Time Travel in the 1980s: The Rough Factory Manager Lifted Me Up High

Chapter 69 Buying Potatoes

Shi Zhenlan's hand holding the basket was a little nervous. Yanhong also pulled Shi Zhenlan's clothes tightly and looked at Jiang Yu'an not far away.

His eyes were full of envy. He looked really good in what he wore. The clothes looked new and fit well. The shoes on his feet looked expensive and his hair was neatly combed.

Lin Zhi came out with two glasses of sugar water, "Auntie, come, drink some water."

"Hey, okay, thank you." Shi Zhenlan took the water glass slightly awkwardly.

"Auntie, sit down, why are you standing?"

Shi Zhenlan looked at the clean stool and sat down hesitantly. Yanhong stood behind Shi Zhenlan, holding a glass of water.

Lin Zhi smiled and said, "You sit down too."

Yanhong glanced at Shi Zhenlan before sitting down.

Shi Zhenlan originally thought about leaving after delivering the things. After all, the people in this village were not very friendly with her.

They felt that they were unlucky. First, their husbands died, and then their daughters ran away with others. Most of them laughed at them when they saw them.

Shi Zhenlan took a sip of water, thinking to relieve her embarrassment, but after finishing the drink, she found that the water was sweet and turned out to be sugar water.

Lin Zhi looked at Lin Zhi with some surprise. Lin Zhi just smiled and said nothing. Shi Zhenlan's eyes were a little moist.

Yanhong also drank water. It was so sweet and delicious that she couldn't help but take a few more sips.

"Auntie, did you grow these potatoes yourself?" It could be seen that Shi Zhenlan was a little uncomfortable, so Lin Zhi changed the subject.

Shi Zhenlan said: "Yes, I grew this by myself. I don't have anything good at home. I hope you don't dislike it."

When she said this, Shi Zhenlan was still full of anxiety, because this was the only thing she could get, but these things should be nothing to such a rich Lin Zhi.

The hand holding the water glass slowly tightened, and the joints turned slightly white. She was a little afraid of Lin Zhi's reaction.

But instead of being disgusted, Lin Zhi was very pleasantly surprised: "Auntie, you are such a good potato grower. They are so big. How do you grow them? Can you teach me?"

Potatoes can be used to make many delicious dishes, such as French fries, mashed potatoes, and many more. She likes to eat potatoes.

Shi Zhenlan was a little surprised. Seeing that Lin Zhi's expression didn't look fake, she let go of the anxiety in her heart. She breathed a sigh of relief and became more grateful and fond of Lin Zhi.

"of course."

"However, I haven't started yet. How about I ask you for advice when I start planting?" Lin Zhi asked sincerely.

Shi Zhenlan smiled, "Okay, I'll live at the east end of the village. You can just go and find me when the time comes."

"Okay, thank you first, Auntie."

Lin Zhi had only grown vegetables, not potatoes. It was just a good time to ask for advice, and he would have a steady supply of potatoes from now on.

"However, we may not be able to plant potatoes until spring after the Chinese New Year. If we plant them at this time, we probably won't survive until winter comes."

"Ah?" Lin Zhi was a little frustrated when she heard this. She didn't know that it was necessary to find the right time to plant potatoes. In the past, she only knew that potatoes could be eaten all year round, and she thought that potatoes had no distinction between seasons.

But if so, whatever you plant depends on the season.

"Ok."

Seeing that Lin Zhi was a little disappointed, Shi Zhenlan said, "If you like it, I'll give you some more."

At first, when Shi Zhenlan heard about Lin Zhi, she didn't have a very good impression of Lin Zhi. It was mainly because some people in the village said that Lin Zhi was from the city and was very squeamish. So when she came today, she still felt... A little uneasy.

But after getting along for a while, Shi Zhenlan felt that Lin Zhi was not what outsiders said.

Lin Zhi rolled his eyes when he heard this, and then said, "Auntie, if you have a lot at home, how about I buy them with you?" "You don't have to buy any potatoes. I can just give them to you as much as you want." Shi Zhenlan said disapprovingly.

"That's okay. You must give what you deserve. There is no reason to take it for free. I think potatoes in the county are sold for [-] cents per catty. Your potato looks so good-looking. I will give you [-] cents per catty. How about it?"

"No, you don't need so much, just a dime will be enough." Shi Zhenlan could see that Lin Zhi was sincere, but fifteen cents was really a bit much, and ten cents was already good.

Lin Zhi smiled and stopped pushing around: "Okay, then it's only a dime per catty. Auntie, I need to trouble you to bring it to me. I just want twenty catties first."

Shi Zhenlan stood up immediately, "Okay, I'll get it for you right now."

"Okay, thank you, auntie."

Yanhong wanted to follow Shi Zhenlan, but Lin Zhi said, "Auntie, just let Yanhong stay here. Running around is not a problem."

Shi Zhenlan glanced at Yanhong and said, "Okay, Yanhong, you stay here, I'll get the potatoes."

Yanhong nodded obediently. After Shi Zhenlan left, Lin Zhi returned to the room. Yanhong sat in the yard, looking around uneasily.

When Lin Zhi appeared again, he had something extra in his hand, "Yanhong, come here, eat some candy."

Yanhong looked at the candy in Lin Zhi's hand, stood up immediately, and shook her head: "No need."

"It's okay, take it." Lin Zhi stuffed it into Yan Hong's arms, and Yan Hong could only hold it.

Looking up, he saw Lin Zhi's face with a gentle smile: "Eat."

Yanhong's eyes turned red: "Thank you, aunt,"

Lin Zhi smiled gently: "You're welcome." In order to prevent Yanhong from feeling uncomfortable, Lin Zhi took the potatoes back to the kitchen.

After Lin Zhi left, Yanhong carefully opened a candy. Just smelling it, she felt it was sweet. In the past, she could only watch others eat it. She didn't even have candy during the Chinese New Year, but now she There are several.

She almost ate the candy with tears in her eyes. It was so sweet. It turned out that the candy was really delicious.

She carefully put the remaining candies in her small pocket, which could only fit her three fingers. In the past, there was nothing but dirt in this pocket.

But at this moment, it was filled with sugar, very sweet sugar.

Tears dripped from the corners of his bright red eyes, and he lowered his head, not daring to raise it.

Not long after, Shi Zhenlan came over carrying a basket of potatoes. When she saw Shi Zhenlan, Yanhong immediately ran forward and showed off the candies in her pocket.

"Mom, candy."

Shi Zhenlan looked at the candies in Yanhong's pocket and smiled: "Eat it."

"Auntie, so fast?" Lin Zhi heard Yan Hong's voice and came out, and saw Shi Zhenlan carrying a whole basket of potatoes. Each of those potatoes looked white and fat.

"Well, there are about twenty kilograms here, look at it." Shi Zhenlan said with a smile.

Lin Zhi knew that this must be more than twenty pounds, but Lin Zhi had no intention of exposing Shi Zhenlan, "Okay, Auntie, please wait here while I go get you the money."

"Okay, don't worry." Shi Zhenlan smiled.

After a while, Lin Zhi came down. In addition to money, he also took some clothes and a bag.

"Auntie, look, here are two dollars. There are also some old clothes here. If you don't like them, take them back and change them. I think Yanhong also likes candy. There are some candies here. You can take them back. "

"No, just give me money. I can't have any of this." Shi Zhenlan refused firmly.

(End of this chapter)