Chapter 15 News
The peanuts came with their shells, so back home it might not weigh two catties once shelled, but my yard isn't big, so it should be enough.
I asked the staff here for the location of the seed station. Since I'm here, can I buy some vegetable seeds to take back?
But when I got there, I found out that the seeds weren't sold to individuals. I came out disappointed, feeling lost on the street. Once again, I deeply realized I was in this era of scarcity.
I might as well wait at the station, but what's the use of wandering around? Even if I have money, I can't buy anything without tickets.
Passing by the waste site, I remembered how the heroines in time-travel novels always found treasures in waste sites.
So she went in too. She saw the gatekeeper, remembered what novels said, and told him she wanted to buy books, only to be looked at with disdain, "Tell the truth."
"Sir, I'm just looking to see if there's anything I need. My family is poor, and it's not easy to come to the city. City folks have money; maybe I can use what they don't want."
The old man glanced at this frail little girl and nodded in agreement. She was right. There's really no supply in the countryside; there's nothing that can be done about it.
He promised to watch Jiang Xinyu's basket, thinking this girl was quite bold to leave her belongings with a stranger.
Jiang Xinyu entered the waste site, dumbfounded by how dirty and messy it was. With her slight germaphobia, she felt quite uncomfortable.
She headed into the paper storage first; all she saw were old newspapers and books. There were no rare ancient books or calligraphy as described in novels. But she did find a few interesting novels, which were good enough. In winter, staying home and reading would be nice.