Chapter 33

Half an hour later, the lady came back with her handbag and said to Sheng Kangning with a smile:

“Little girl, Old Li will charge you five cents for one piece, and eight pieces for forty cents. This is for you, take it! See if it fits you well. If not, I’ll ask Old Li to make it for you!”

Sheng Kangning opened her handbag, took out a menstrual belt from it, looked at it, and said in surprise:

“You did a great job. The glue is all over the bottom. Now we don’t have to worry about leaks! Thank you, Auntie!”

The lady smiled and waved her hands:

“What are you thanking me for? I’m going to buy new menstrual pads for my three girls tomorrow and put glue on them right away. So I should be the one thanking you, little girl. I even used your idea!”

Sheng Kangning smiled and said:

“Auntie, that’s not a good idea. I also saw others do this. But thank you so much this time! Otherwise, I really don’t know how to start the conversation. After all, Mr. Li is a man!”

The lady pointed to an alley nearby and said to Sheng Kangning:

“Go inside and see the third house with a walnut tree in the yard. That’s my home. My last name is Feng, so you can just call me Aunt Feng. If you need anything in the future but can’t open your mouth, just come to me and I’ll help you!”

Sheng Kangning thanked Aunt Feng and left.

The mood is beautiful.

I thought that after I get home, I would modify these eight menstrual belts so that they could be worn like small pants and would not fall off.

Passing by the Friendship Store, Sheng Kangning went in and bought some needles and thread, especially white and black threads, of which Sheng Kangning bought a lot.

I saw toilet paper and bought ten more rolls.

No one would complain about having too little of this kind of stuff. The toilet paper sold here is soft and white, while the one sold in Beidahuang is locally produced and very rough for women. It is better to buy more if you can.

The ones I bought before have been sent via the post office.

Seeing that there were biscuits for sale, Sheng Kangning weighed three pounds of biscuits.

Cookies aren’t cheap.

One yuan and three cents per pound. This is a rectangular biscuit, very big, with a lot of white sugar on it, and it smells very fragrant.

Seeing that she bought a lot, the clerk asked her if she wanted the items to be packed in boxes so that they could be stored for a longer period of time.

The box is charged extra.

Sheng Kangning asked the clerk to take out the box and have a look. It was a long aluminum box, each box holding one kilogram.

Three pounds of biscuits need to be packed in three aluminum boxes.

After the biscuits are finished, this aluminum box can still be used to store things, which is quite useful.

The clerk saw Sheng Kangning holding the box and looking at it over and over again, and was not sure whether the girl would buy it or not.

Many people buy biscuits without the boxes because they think they are too expensive and don’t eat them. Now the store has a lot of them piled up in the warehouse.

It’s also a problem if it can’t be sold!

This box is quite big, it can hold a lot of things and is convenient for storage. Sheng Kangning plans to buy a few more. He put the box down and said to the clerk:

“Give me five!”

“Five? You really want it!”

Sheng Kangning nodded: “Yes! Please put the biscuits in.”

The clerk was very happy to be able to sell the box. He packed the biscuits for Sheng Kangning very attentively, looked around, and asked Sheng Kangning in a low voice:

“We still have some broken biscuits here. Do you want them? Not much, only about two pounds. I’ll give you 40 cents per pound. If you don’t want them, these broken biscuits are for us employees to use internally. I bought two extra boxes just for you. They’re empty anyway.”

The clerk was right. You wouldn’t normally see things like broken biscuits.

They are all treated as benefits and consumed by internal staff.

The items are all the same, they are just broken and don’t look good.

People outside who want to buy it cannot buy it.

Sheng Kangning is also lucky.

When Sheng Kangning heard this, he thought that four cents a pound was a good deal, and nodded with a smile:

“Okay, I want them. Please help me put them all in the box!”

Sheng Kangning counted the money and handed it over.

Then I bought ten pairs of ordinary thread socks.

At the Zhiqing counter, these thread socks had already been sold out, but Sheng Kangning managed to grab ten pairs of wool socks, which were for winter wear and were super thick.

After buying almost everything, Sheng Kangning went home carrying her handbag.

When I got home, I realized that I had forgotten something.

Forgot to buy food.

Sheng Kangning went to the kitchen immediately, and just as she expected, it was empty. Not to mention the dishes, even the pots and pans had been looted by Ma Juan and her gang.

Sheng Kangning cursed angrily: “A bunch of robbers!”

Fortunately, my grandma has good habits. She locks up things that she doesn’t use in the storage room, which is behind the room where she lives.

Sheng Kangning put down her handbag and planned to go out to buy some buns for a meal.

Just walked to the door.

There was a knock on the door.

It was already dark. Sheng Kangning cautiously took out a pair of scissors from his pocket, hid behind the door, and asked in a low voice, “Who is it?”

“Is this Sheng Kangning? I’m Xu Hongmei, and Captain Chu introduced me here!”

Hearing that the voice was a woman’s, Sheng Kangning did not step forward, but continued to ask:

“Which Captain Chu?”

The person outside the door laughed and said, “Our company commander’s surname is Chu, and his name is Chu Nanzhou!”

Sheng Kangning was unmoved: “How old are you?”

The person outside the door seemed to think about it and said, “Uh! He should be around 26 years old! No one has ever asked the company commander about this.”

Sheng Kangning raised his eyebrows: “What did he ask you to do?”

“It’s like this. I’ve retired from the army and transferred to the Great Northern Wilderness. I’m on the same train as you, so I’ll have someone to take care of me on the way. If you don’t believe me, you can call Captain Chu and ask him. You can open the door only after he confirms. Captain Chu said you have a phone at home.”

Unable to get in for a while, Xu Hongmei simply put the bag in her hand on the ground with a smile on her face. She thought that this little girl named Sheng Kangning was really interesting. Although she was young, she was very alert.

Sheng Kangning went forward and opened the door.

He saw a tall figure standing outside, and Sheng Kangning was immediately attracted by the man’s hair, a buzz cut.

Sheng Kangning was thinking almost subconsciously.

Isn’t her name Xu Hongmei?

Why is there such a buzz cut?

Looking down, she has long and thin eyebrows and delicate features, so it is definitely a girl.

Curiosity prompted Sheng Kangning to continue looking down. Her breasts were not as prominent as his, but they also had that thing.

This is a very special woman with heroic looks.

“You’re discharged?”

Xu Hongmei smiled: “He was demobilized and transferred to civilian jobs!”

“You said you were going to the Great Northern Wilderness?”

Xu Hongmei smiled: “That’s why Captain Chu introduced you. Our destination is the same place, Hongyang Farm.”

Sheng Kangning: “Are you going to Hongyang Farm?”

Xu Hongmei nodded: “That’s it!”

“What about your company commander? Is he going too?”

Xu Hongmei shook her head: “I don’t know about that. I only know that our company commander will also go to the Great Northern Wilderness, but I don’t know where exactly he will go.”

Knowing that it was one of his own, Sheng Kangning breathed a sigh of relief and put the scissors in his hand back into his pocket.

This scene was seen by Xu Hongmei.

Sheng Kangning smiled a little awkwardly:

“I live alone, and I use it for self-defense!”

Xu Hongmei smiled:

“It’s right to be cautious. By the way, this is for you. The company commander asked me to pass it to you!”

The dagger in Xu Hongmei’s hand was not big, only a little longer than a palm, but it was exquisite.