Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Chapter 291: 291 Go Home

The iron stove in the house was also lit. Although they wouldn’t be staying at home tonight, it was better to heat things up quickly. An hour later, after the housework was done, the stove was smothered. It was only then that the door was locked and they headed to the Zhao Family.

Zhao Yanli was not a stingy person; for dinner, she made sauerkraut stewed with meat and steamed cornbread on top.

After Zhao Yanping came back, she hurriedly prepared mixed cabbage hearts and shredded radish.

By the time everyone arrived, the food was ready.

The two drivers were very satisfied with such a meal. It was warm and had meat.

Su Yuanyuan finished washing up in the evening and sat on the kang teasing Little Haiyan.

”Yuanyuan, how’s it going outside?”

”It’s okay, going pretty smoothly. I met three people on the train who happen to work at the pesticide factory.”

”Haha, you’re really lucky. Are you not going out this year?”

”I’ll go out once, but I should be back soon. We still don’t have any fertilizer yet.

Tomorrow I’ll head to the city and then take the train there.”

”Can you still get some?”

”Just need to spend some more money.”

”Do you need me to go with you?”

”No need, I can manage on my own. You just take care of things at home.”

”Sister Yuan Yuan, you’re really amazing. My grandpa is always praising you.”

Su Yuanyuan shook her head with a smile, ”What’s the big deal? Anyone could do it. If Xiao Li has time next year and still wants to go out, she can come with me to the pesticide factory, and you can bring the truck back.”

”Sure, I’ll make sure I’m ready early. I’m eager to go out together.”

”Xiao Li, I’ve started a fire at home, especially in the room with the pesticides. You need to keep the fire going every day. Don’t let the pesticides freeze. Also, the pesticides belong to both the older and second brother’s families, so tell them not to worry.”

”Alright, I’ll keep the fire burning every day.”

Little Haiyan was fussing to find her mom. Su Yuanyuan suddenly remembered Zheng Lanying.

”Big sister, did you keep the fifty acres here?”

Zhao Yanping nodded, ”Of course, I settled it right after autumn. Why do you ask?”

”Nothing, I brought back a female comrade who wanted to live with me, but I refused her. I’m afraid she might want to be placed here.”

”Is there really such a person?”

”Indeed. She’s at the farm office now.

Because I didn’t agree to her living with me, she’s been ignoring me.”

Zhao Yanli got anxious, ”You’re just being kind. If it were me, I wouldn’t have brought her back.”

Su Yuanyuan just laughed. Having lived so long and experienced so much, she really wasn’t bothered by such a trivial matter.

Lying in the warm blankets, Su Yuanyuan felt comfortable all over, and soon fell asleep.

The next day she didn’t get up early. Listening to the sounds of work outside brought a smile to her face.

Breakfast was still cornbread and stewed sauerkraut.

After eating, the two drivers went to start the truck. At this temperature, it would take at least half an hour to get it moving.

Su Yuanyuan also went back with them. The fire at home continued to burn. The temperature mustn’t be too high, but also not too low. It’s really not easy.

The two drivers laughed when looking at the wheat on the truck, thinking this woman is really something. Wouldn’t it be better to load the truck together?

Inside, there was hot water. This time, hot water could be added to the truck to speed things up.

Su Yuanyuan also took out two bags of sweet potatoes. These needed to go in the driver’s cabin to prevent freezing.

After tidying up, the water temperature rose. Only then did they set off.

Su Yuanyuan went with them to the city and got off the truck. She originally wanted to treat them to a meal, but they refused.

There were still many trains heading to the fertilizer factory. So she didn’t have to wait long to board the train.

Still, there was no need for a sleeper because it was a short trip. There were so many people on the train that Su Yuanyuan didn’t even have a seat. So she went to the dining car, but it was also full. She had no choice but to find a quiet place to stand and wait.

Seeing this situation, a sleeper was probably out of the question. She couldn’t give up and asked the attendant, but the answer was as she expected.

She stood for three hours until some passengers got off at a stop.

But since where she was standing was a quiet place, by the time she went to find a seat, there were none left.

When the train stopped again in the evening, not many people got off.

She spent the night leaning against the train wall, really experiencing the cramped feeling of crowded trains.

By the next morning, she finally found a seat, but it was truly not easy.

Although it was a bit cramped, she now knew even a hard seat was comfortable.

Finally, she made it to her destination, taking a deep breath of relief. Goodness, it was exhausting.

She went straight to the fertilizer factory, hoping to find the manager before they finished work.

This time was quite smooth; they gave her ten tons of fertilizer.

Su Yuanyuan no longer cared whether it was basal or topdressing fertilizer. These ten tons of topdressing were already quite good.

She found Mr. Zhou Yongbing from last year. This year, he could only give ten tons, but Su Yuanyuan was already very satisfied. She also wanted to get a truckload for the farm, which made sense.

Zhou Yongbing felt quite embarrassed.

”Mr. Zhou, I’m already very grateful to you.”

In this planned economy, being able to get twenty tons of fertilizer meant finding the right person. Otherwise, even getting one ton would be difficult.

Loading the truck was scheduled for two days later, so Su Yuanyuan went to a hotel.

Having been too exhausted on the train and not daring to enter space outside, she just lay on the kang enduring it.

She didn’t feel rested until the next day. This was no easier than doing hard labor in the fields.

Since they were loading the truck the next day, Su Yuanyuan had become familiar with the place, so she wandered to the waste recycling station.

She was lucky today, arriving just as a batch of items was being brought over, saying they seized a traitor’s house.

Chatting with the old man there, she learned the person really had issues, directly arrested and searched by people from the province.

”It happened the day before yesterday; quite a crowd came.”

”Sir, can I buy some of his stuff?”

”Sure, since it was sent here, they’re things without issues now. If you like, quickly go pick some. Let me tell you, you must keep it hidden.”

Su Yuanyuan was delighted and started picking through the items.

As she picked, she sighed in her heart, what wasted items.

Even fine porcelain was smashed, it was heart-wrenching.

She suddenly found a small porcelain bottle, not drawing much attention. She picked it up and suddenly checked with her Divine Sense and got startled.

”Sir, sir, come over quickly.”

The gatekeeper was startled and hurried over, ”What’s wrong?”

”Sir, look, there’s a note inside this porcelain bottle.”

Su Yuanyuan quickly handed it over. The old man took it and glanced at it.

”Young lady, go to the police station and get someone over here, I can’t leave now.”