Back in her room, Ning Shu didn’t spend the night making clothes to pass the time, because she was a bit tired and sleepy.

At the same time, she didn’t go to the shelf to put up the 60 pounds of chestnuts, because there would be more tomorrow, so she planned to put them up together when she received tomorrow’s chestnuts.

She slept particularly soundly that night, probably because she didn’t stay up late, so she woke up early the next day and unexpectedly didn’t hear Yibao calling her.

It was worth noting that she had been woken up by Yibao for two consecutive days.

Ning Shu looked at the time and found that it was only a little after five. She wasn’t sleepy at the moment, so she checked the app. She was curious about the five types of items available today.

Sweet milk: 23 yuan per crate, 10 bottles per crate, each bottle 200ML, 18 crates remaining.

As soon as she saw the milk, Ning Shu’s eyes lit up. Seeing that there were 18 crates, although she didn’t like to drink it, it didn’t stop her from wanting to buy them all.

However, considering the shelf life of milk, she carefully read the introduction. Each item had an introduction. Previously, she had bought either fruit or instant products, so she didn’t care.

But milk was different. It couldn’t be consumed immediately, so she had to check it. Seeing that the shelf life was 180 days and the date was fresh, she didn’t hesitate. She bought all 18 crates, spending 414 yuan, and her balance dropped from 628 to 214, back to where she started.

However, Ning Shu didn’t regret it. This was milk, something the whole family could drink.

You had to know how expensive milk powder was in this era, not to mention that it was often unavailable. Milk was even more expensive than milk powder.

In the original owner’s memory, a bottle of milk cost 20 cents in this era, making it an absolute luxury. And now, she was someone with 180 bottles of milk. With two bottles a day for each of the three children, they could drink milk for three months.

Thinking about this, Ning Shu felt like she was going crazy. This was money she had earned through hard work.

How could she not hesitate when buying milk? And she even took the three children for granted?

She felt like her mind was playing tricks on her and needed medication.

As for the medicine… she would ask Lin Guodong for money for bicycle tickets and to buy a bicycle.

She had just spent 414 yuan on milk for his son, hmph!

Feeling balanced, Ning Shu happily continued to look at the other four items.

Mixed Sushi: 14 yuan per box, 10 pieces per box, 5 boxes remaining.

Handmade Big Wontons: 8 yuan per pack, 12 pieces per pack, 36 packs remaining.

Crab Paste: 27 yuan per bottle, 1 pound per bottle, 1 bottle remaining.

Tofu Skin: 11 yuan per bottle, 450 grams per bottle, 11 bottles remaining.

Ning Shu felt that she couldn’t hide the remaining 214 yuan anymore.

She bought one box of Mixed Sushi for 14 yuan, two packs of Handmade Big Wontons for 16 yuan, and one bottle of Tofu Skin for 11 yuan, spending another 41 yuan.

She was left with only 173 yuan.

Indeed, when women have money, they just keep buying. In her past life, she had never experienced the joy of spending money.

It turns out this joy comes from this life.

After buying the goods, Ning Shu got up. She rummaged through her wardrobe and pulled out a pair of black wide-leg pants, followed by a gray old cloth short-sleeved T-shirt.

She then took out the 18 crates of sweet milk.

She wanted to criticize the app for not allowing her to extract the items one by one. This time, the 180 bottles of sweet milk were quite large. The bottled sweet milk was packed in baskets woven with grass, similar to modern boxed fruits, with each bottle separated by compartments. Each crate contained 10 bottles of milk.

She carefully moved all 18 crates into the wardrobe and took out two bottles. Right, she now had 180 glass bottles as well.

For breakfast, she made cabbage rice porridge. There was leftover rice from last night, so she steamed three soft-boiled eggs and served them with tofu skin.

Rice porridge with tofu skin tasted especially good.

In another pot, she started boiling water, filling it to the brim. Once the water boiled, she filled two water kettles, poured out a large soup bowl to cool for drinking, and used the rest for washing and heating milk.

“Mom…”

Yi Bao woke up early every day. Children slept early and woke up early. When he woke up today, he stayed in his room for a while.

His mom liked to sleep in, and he had been calling her for two days. He wasn’t sure if he should call her today.

He hadn’t decided yet, but he couldn’t hold his urine, so he opened the door to go to the bathroom. He noticed that his mom’s room door was already open.

He looked at the door for a while, and since his mom wasn’t inside, he went to the kitchen and found her cooking.

“Yi Bao, you can wash up and come eat. I’m going to the supply and marketing cooperative later,” Ning Shu said.

“Okay.” Yi Bao was about to burst, so when he saw that his mom was indeed up, he hurried to the bathroom.

It was safe for a five-year-old to use the squat toilet by themselves. After using the toilet, Yi Bao pulled the rope and saw the water flush out.

His mom liked cleanliness, and if he didn’t flush the urine away, she would scold him.

After flushing the toilet, Yi Bao brought a small stool and placed it under the water tank. He then picked up a wooden ladle and fetched water from the wooden bucket to fill the water tank.

Their toilet had a wooden bucket specifically for water. Every time he used the toilet, he had to fill the water tank with water from the bucket.

Yi Bao was small, and although the water tank wasn’t high, he couldn’t reach it without the stool. Fortunately, the ladle was small, and one ladle of water wasn’t heavy for him, so he filled it quickly.

After filling the water tank, he washed his hands and went to the room to wake up his two younger brothers.

Er Bao and San Bao were not lazy either. They had enough sleep, and children didn’t like to oversleep.

After getting up, Er Bao helped San Bao stand in the yard while Yi Bao went to the kitchen to fetch water for washing up.

Ning Shu had been waking up later than Yi Bao for the past two days, so when Yi Bao woke her up, Er Bao and San Bao were already up.

She didn’t know how they washed up, but today she woke up early and saw everything clearly.

She saw Yi Bao filling the washbasin with some cold water, then put the towel in it and carried the water out. The three children took turns washing their faces with the same towel. After washing, Yi Bao poured out the water and carried the washbasin back.

Ning Shu carefully recalled that she never saw the scene of the three children washing up in the original memories.

Was it because she had never seen it, or because she always woke up later than the three children?

“Yi Bao, do you guys not have toothbrushes and toothpaste?” Ning Shu didn’t see any children’s toothbrushes on the shelf next to the washbasin, there was only one toothbrush.

The washbasin shelf at the doorway of the bathroom was custom-made by the original owner.

It had three layers, with the original owner’s washbasin at the top, the children’s washbasin in the middle, and the third layer empty.

Next to the washbasin shelf was a small storage box for cups, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and the like.

Now in this storage box, Ning Shu didn’t see any other toothbrushes, only her own, the one the original owner usually used.

“No, we don’t.” Yi Bao shook his head. “Mom, didn’t you say that kids don’t need to brush their teeth?” He remembered when Er Bao was naughty, he imitated Mom brushing her teeth with Mom’s toothbrush and toothpaste, but Mom scolded him, saying that kids don’t need to brush their teeth.

Ning Shu also found this memory. She felt embarrassed. “You guys are big kids now. Big kids can brush their teeth. Brushing teeth clean makes your mouth smell nice.” She had bought toothbrushes and toothpaste for them when she went to buy sugar today.

“Okay.” Yi Bao didn’t have any thoughts on this. “Mom, can we use your toothbrush and toothpaste?”

“No, I’ll buy them for you when I go to the cooperative today.”

“Mom, are you going to the cooperative today?” Oh, Mom just said that. Yi Bao was curious about what the cooperative was like.

He also wanted to see it. He had heard other children say that the cooperative was a powerful place.

But he didn’t dare to ask, because if he did, Mom would scold him, thinking that he wasn’t a good boy.

“Yep, someone’s coming to exchange chestnuts today, so I need to go buy candy,” Ning Shu didn’t just brush off Yi Bao because he was a child. “Go call Er Bao and San Bao in for breakfast.”

“Okay…” Yi Bao ran out.

Ning Shu took out the two bottles of milk from the pot. The milk was already hot, almost too hot. She rinsed the lids with cold water, then twisted them open and poured the milk into three bowls.

“So fragrant, so fragrant…” Before Ning Shu could finish pouring the milk, Er Bao’s voice rang out, “Mom, it smells so good, what is it?”

It smelled even better than anything he had ever smelled before, “It’s a bit like the white stuff in the biscuits we had yesterday.”

Yi Bao also smelled it, indeed, it smelled like the white stuff in the biscuits they had yesterday.

“Mom, let’s eat…” San Bao was impatient with his brother’s slow pace, so he tried to push him aside to get to the table faster. “Bowl, bowl…”

Er Bao didn’t dare to let go of him. They quickly arrived at the table, supporting their little brother.

“This is milk, it will help you grow tall,” Ning Shu said.

As soon as Er Bao heard that it would help him grow tall, his eyes lit up. “Mom, I want to grow tall too, can I drink it?”

“Yes, you can. Each of you gets a bowl. But you have to promise me, you can’t tell anyone about drinking milk, understand? If you tell, there will be no more milk, no more meat, no more biscuits, no more fragrant pears and apples, and no more rice cakes.” Ning Shu admonished with a hint of threat.

“I definitely won’t tell,” Er Bao said as he picked up his bowl and drank. He wanted to grow tall so he could climb trees and pick more chestnuts.

Lin Er Bao’s aspirations were that simple.

“Mom, I won’t tell either,” Yi Bao said earnestly and seriously.

Ning Shu trusted Yi Bao, but she was wary of Er Bao’s quick mouth.

However, Er Bao had a weak spot—if you threatened him with food, he wouldn’t dare.

As for San Bao… he could be left out for now.

“Be careful, it’s hot,” Ning Shu’s warning came too late. Er Bao, quick with his mouth and hands, had already taken a sip. “Ah…” He opened his mouth wide, it was really hot, but he held his head high, not letting the milk spill out.

Even if it was hot, he didn’t want to spit it out.

“Er Bao, are you okay? Did you burn yourself?” Ning Shu asked hastily.

“Er Bao…” Yi Bao was also very worried, his eyes full of concern.