Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Chapter 189: 189 city miles

Su Yuanyuan shook her head, ”Let’s do it together, take it slow, I don’t have much to do anyway.”

”Rest if you’re tired.”

Honestly, weeding is really tiring; the two of them finished half of it. Then it started raining again.

The rain really seems to have all gathered in the second half of the year.

When it rains, Su Yuanyuan just wants to rest, and Tan Shaoting sits by her side telling her about the Four Arts, which seem unreal to her.

Tan Shaoting couldn’t do much. Right now, here, he really can’t prove anything.

He wasn’t very proficient in the Four Arts before, but he still talked about it with Su Yuanyuan.

When the weather cleared, the two of them continued weeding.

They finished weeding all the vegetable plots and were digging the furrows.

Ma Changshun came over. ”You two should go to the farm headquarters.”

”Did something happen?”

”Seems like Director Feng went to the city and came back, he wants to see you.”

The two hitched a ride to the farm headquarters.

”Director Feng, what can we do for you?”

”Good news, you have been commended from above. They want you to go directly to Y Province after this autumn harvest. Here’s the address and the contact’s name for you.”

Tan Shaoting took it and glanced at it; they definitely didn’t know anyone there.

”Alright.”

”Xiao Tan, when will you plant your winter wheat?”

”We want to plant it in early September because it’s our first time. Not sure about the timing, just want to try it out.”

”Alright, when you plant wheat, I’ll still send people to help you.”

The two of them smiled and thanked Director Feng.

”Xiao Tan, you’ve planted quite a bit of greens, what do you plan to do with it?”

Tan Shaoting shook his head, ”We don’t know yet, but if we need to go over there, we’ll just take it along.”

”Are you intending to donate it?”

That changes things. Delivering there means no money for it.

”Yeah, we’re going there anyway. It’s just the transport cost.”

Feng Baoshan turned the matter over in his mind.

”Actually, that’s not bad. We’ll talk about it then.”

If it were a regular year, he could organize everyone to donate vegetables, but it’s been three years now, and folks don’t have money or food.

He could donate himself, ask them to take it over, but he can’t force others.

The two were driving back. ”Over there, it’s right by the battlefield.”

Tan Shaoting furrowed his brow, ”In war, injuries are unpredictable; it’s hard to say.”

”We have to go, regardless.” Su Yuanyuan didn’t overthink it. These aren’t decisions they can make or deny.

At this point, they sent a message to prevent them from leaving like last year.

Their life remained the same: plowing, weeding.

One day, Zhao Yanli came by. ”Yuanyuan, I want to make a trip to the city, do you want to come?”

”Why isn’t Brother Qingxiang going?”

”He’s weeding, I’m going to the supply and marketing cooperative to turn in some shoes.”

”Alright, I’ll go with you.”

Tan Shaoting listened from the side, ”Can I come with you?”

Su Yuanyuan shook her head, ”Better not. You just stay at home.”

Tan Shaoting still felt uneasy, but he understood they didn’t want him to come along.

”Yuanyuan, when shall we go?”

”When do you want to leave?”

”Let’s leave now; we don’t have to rush, arriving by tomorrow morning is fine.”

”If we wait until tomorrow morning, we should leave a bit later.”

”Alright, I’ll go home and pack. I need to buy a few things this time.”

After lunch, Su Yuanyuan drove to find Zhao Yanli.

The two girls went out. They really were worried, but since they insisted, they could only watch them leave by cart.

Zhao Yanli lay on the cart, with a straw hat covering her face.

”Yuanyuan, it’s rare to have such a leisurely time.”

”You consider this leisure?”

”Yes, we haven’t worked hard these past two years. It’s a bit hard to adjust.”

”Things should return to normal in the future. You need to adjust quickly.”

”I know, I know. There’s no way out; my family has one hundred and fifty acres, I can’t just not work.”

”You.”

”Yuanyuan, why are you so capable?”

”Am I? I actually feel like I’m not as capable as you.”

”I’m far behind compared to you.”

”You’re just imagining things.”

When it comes to work, Su Yuanyuan really doesn’t think she’s competent.

The night temperature was just right. Su Yuanyuan was driving the cart alone, while the sleeping Zhao Yanli snored gently.

By five o’clock the next morning, the two arrived in the city. By this time, Zhao Yanli had already woken up.

”Xiao Li, I’ll treat you to a meal.”

”That sounds good, I ate at a restaurant back when I took the train here.”

It took the two of them quite a while to find a breakfast stall, and seeing the long queue, they exchanged helpless glances.

But it’s still early, and they didn’t want to go hungry, so they lined up to wait.

Watching people walk by holding their breakfast made Su Yuanyuan feel a bit disappointed.

Because since she came here, she really hadn’t been wronged in terms of food. However, her good friend was quite happy.

Finally, it was their turn; Su Yuanyuan ordered four buns and two bowls of wild vegetable soup.

”You eat three, one is enough for me.”

”You eat so little?”

”It’s alright.”

You can’t say she can’t eat; only at times like this does Su Yuanyuan feel out of place here and find herself too delicate.

Su Yuanyuan chose a table near the door so she could keep an eye on the donkey cart outside.

After they ate their fill, they took their bags and got back in the cart.

”Xiao Li, it’s hard to park outside the supply and marketing cooperative, you go in by yourself, I’ll wait for you outside.”

”That works, it’s not my first time.”

”Be careful too.”

Su Yuanyuan parked on the side, letting the donkey drink water, and fed it some handfuls of soybeans.

”Su Yuanyuan, Su Yuanyuan,” a girl called her.

”Sister Bai,” it turned out to be Bai Shanshan.

”What are you doing in the city? Where’s Xiao Tan?”

”Tan Shaoting is working, I came here with sisters from the farm. Are you here to shop at the supply and marketing cooperative?”

”No, my partner works at the cooperative.”

Su Yuanyuan smiled and nodded, ”Then I won’t hold you up, Sister Bai.”

”Su Yuanyuan, are you and Tan Shaoting together?” Bai Shanshan decided to ask directly.

”Sister Bai, yes, we are together.” The words carried a bit of ambiguity but were the truth.

”Su Yuanyuan, then you should keep an eye on Tan Shaoting, my sister has always had an eye on him.”

After Bai Shanshan finished, she saw Su Yuanyuan frozen there, seemingly unhappy. So young after all, she still didn’t understand these things.

”Su Yuanyuan, I’m telling you, my sister is figuring out how to go find Xiao Tan.”

If she can’t have him, she couldn’t stand her sister always sneering at her, so it’s better for nobody to have him. She got a job, but someone too difficult-looking? Dream on for thinking she’s better than me.