Chapter 141: Preparing for Winter

If it weren’t for Su An, she wouldn’t be in this situation.

Shen Ruyi was holding on, waiting for the chance to take revenge.

Su An had hurt her so badly, she had to pay her back and make her life miserable.

Su An’s situation was different from Shen Ruyi’s. She was living happily in the Yutou Village production team.

Without Shen Ruyi, Su An felt her life was much more pleasant now.

Without Shen Ruyi, the educated youth point felt a lot quieter.

Now the weather was getting colder, and the farm work in Yutou Village was basically over. Although the farm work was done, the team members weren’t idle.

Everyone had to prepare for winter.

The weather in the northeast was cold, so they had to stock up on more firewood, food, and pickle more vegetables before winter truly arrived, otherwise, it would be inconvenient to go out.

Sun Xinxin also mentioned it to Su An, saying they should go to the county town to buy some cloth and make two more padded jackets.

They needed thick padded jackets so they wouldn’t feel cold in the winter.

Su An thought this was a good idea. She could make two sets of thick winter clothes.

In the winter, without a thick coat, you would definitely freeze when going out.

In fact, she still had some cloth left at home, but she could buy more.

And it didn’t matter if she bought more cotton.

After discussing this, Su An and the other two went to the county town and did some shopping.

Su An thought that it might not be easy for the old couple Wu Mingzhong in the cowshed. Would they be cold in the winter?

How about sending them some padded clothes and quilts to keep them warm?

In fact, she already had these things in her space, so she could just send them to them when the time came.

After buying cloth and cotton in the county town, Sun Xinxin took the time to make winter clothes at home these days.

Su An saw that Sun Xinxin was sewing by hand, so she asked, Xinxin, wouldn’t it be faster if we used a sewing machine?

Sun Xinxin hurriedly said, Of course, if there is a sewing machine, it will be much faster to make clothes.

In that case, I’ll go get one later.

Su An had a sewing ticket in her hand, so at worst she could buy a sewing machine.

Unlike other machines, the materials for assembling a sewing machine were not easy to get, so Su An planned to buy one directly.

Anyway, she wasn’t short of money or tickets, so spending some money was really nothing to her.

Hearing Su An’s words of wealth, Sun Xinxin couldn’t help asking, An An, aren’t we being too high-profile?

The conditions of the country people were not good. If an educated youth who went to the countryside bought a sewing machine, there must be people who were jealous behind their backs.

Su An said, that’s not the case. I’ve received so many awards, and everyone knows that I have the ability.

Forget it, An An, it’s just a few sets of clothes. We don’t make clothes every day, so buying a sewing machine is too extravagant. I’m not in a hurry now.

It will just take a few more days. There’s no rush.

Su An felt that this made sense. They really didn’t have many opportunities to use it.

Okay, Xinxin, you’ll have to work hard to make winter clothes these days.

Sun Xinxin waved her hands, An An, it’s not hard. You and Wanting will be responsible for collecting firewood, and I’ll be responsible for making clothes.

We each have our own responsibilities. In comparison, it’s more tiring for you two to go up the mountain to collect firewood.

What Sun Xinxin said was true.

It was always easier to stay at home than to go out. Now every household was coming out to collect firewood for the winter, and firewood wasn’t so easy to collect now.

Su An and Lu Wanting had to go deeper into the mountains.

But if you went into the deep mountains, you had to walk more to go up and down the mountain, and it took a lot of effort to go back and forth.

For many team members who had little ability, they wouldn’t choose to go into the deep mountains, because there was a greater chance of encountering wild beasts in the deep mountains.

They weren’t Su An, and they didn’t have the same ability as her to deal with these wild beasts.

In addition to collecting firewood, Su An also went to the county town. She had harvested a lot of fruits in her space and sent some to Li San every time.

Unfortunately, the fruits that Li San could eat were limited.

Su An thought that when she went back to the city, she could send some to Liu Peng and let him and his friends sell them.

These fruits weren’t difficult to sell, and the risk wasn’t great.

In addition to sending fruits to Li San, the ginseng that Su An had planted in her space before had almost grown.

The ginseng looked several decades old, but in fact, it hadn’t been too long since she planted it.

Ginseng was a good thing. Even if it wasn’t a hundred-year-old ginseng, a few decades old could still be sold at a good price.

Su An had transplanted about dozens of ginsengs in her space, but she didn’t dare to sell them all.

Selling too many at once would first arouse suspicion, and secondly, it would lower the unit price.

Scarcity makes things valuable. No matter what it is, if there are too many of them, they are worthless.

The same is true for ginseng. If there were as many ginsengs that were several decades or hundreds of years old as cabbages, could you expect to sell them at a good price?

Su An only brought two ginsengs for Li San this time.

Li San’s eyes lit up when he saw the fruits Su An sent and the two ginsengs that were several decades old that she brought.

Auntie, you are so kind to me. You actually got me such a good thing this time?

Su An didn’t listen to Li San’s glib words, but asked him directly, Knowing that I am kind to you, shouldn’t you give me a good price?

These two ginsengs, you name a price.

Li San looked at the two ginsengs, and then said, Auntie, we are old acquaintances, I will definitely not cheat you on the price.

If it were someone else, I would definitely only give 500 yuan per plant. But since you sent it, I will give you 800 yuan for each one, what do you think?

Su An was very satisfied with the price Li San quoted.

She also knew that this was the market price.

Although Li San was a bit cunning, after being taught a lesson by her, he didn’t dare to play tricks in front of her now.

Seeing that Su An didn’t say anything, Li San said to her with a pitiful face,

Auntie, this price I offered is very high, it really can’t be higher, if it’s higher,

I won’t have any profit margin.

You can see that I have so many subordinates, they all depend on me for food. I have to make a little money to support my brothers.

Su An said at this time, I didn’t say the price is not good, just do as you said, 800 per plant.

Li San was very happy to see Su An agreed to the price.

Okay, auntie, if you have more goods next time, you must send them to me. I’m not bragging, except for me, other places can’t afford such a high price.

Su An knew that Li San wasn’t bragging. If it were someone else, they might want to make more money from her, so they would indeed lower the price.