Marrying a childless superior, she became pregnant and lived a carefree life in the 1970s.

Chapter 63 Buy, buy, buy!!! A whole truckload!

The vendors all knew that this market was a collaboration with the Northwest Military Region. When they saw Gu Jianing, who was relatively unfamiliar and wearing a military overcoat, they immediately realized that she was a new military wife and were very enthusiastic towards her. Moreover, when they saw Gu Jianing's pretty face, they were very impressed with her. People like beautiful things, so they had a very good first impression of Gu Jianing.

"Little girl, I have radishes, cabbages, and tomatoes here, all freshly picked from my own garden today. What do you want?"

Gu Jianing noticed that the stalls selling vegetables were the most numerous. When she walked up to one of the stalls, an elderly couple was selling their produce. They greeted her as they saw her approaching.

How much are these?

After inquiring about the prices, Gu Jianing bought quite a few of each item, as they would keep longer in winter.

After that, Gu Jianing continued shopping and bought several bags of dried shiitake mushrooms, vermicelli, a bag of potatoes, and several blocks of tofu when she saw someone selling it.

It seems that Gu Jianing is a big customer because she buys a lot and doesn't haggle much.

Many of the farmers who set up stalls greeted Gu Jianing warmly as she walked by, inviting her to buy their products.

Gu Jianing did see many things she wanted to buy, but she was worried that she wouldn't be able to carry them all back by herself.

"It's alright, there are people at our market who bring carts and can help deliver it to the military area for just one cent." As Gu Jianing was worrying and muttering to herself, someone immediately gave her a solution and even pointed it out to her.

Gu Jianing did see a lot of handcarts gathered together. At first, she thought they were selling handcarts, but she didn't expect them to be used for hauling goods.

Then she can buy it with peace of mind.

Seeing the fresh, jumping fish in front of the fish stall, Gu Jianing didn't hesitate and asked them to catch several large black fish to buy!
Upon seeing a stall selling chickens and ducks, she bought two chickens directly. As for chicks, she didn't buy any; she didn't know how to raise them and didn't plan to.

Seeing piles of potatoes, I bought half a bag.

There's even a pork stall! Hmm, I'll buy all kinds of pork belly, ribs, and lean meat!
Gu Jianing also saw someone selling wild cordyceps, and the price was very cheap.

This is cordyceps that sells for a very high price in later generations, but it seems that cordyceps is produced exclusively in the Northwest region.

Without hesitation, Gu Jianing bought them all, keeping some for herself and sending some to her parents' home and to her maternal grandparents' home.

The caterpillar fungus was sold by a brother and sister who were only about ten years old. They dug it up from the mountains and tried to sell it, hoping to exchange it for some rice and flour to take home.

But before, no one was willing to buy it, not even to look at it.

Unexpectedly, a fairy sister appeared and bought them all up. They were overjoyed.

After browsing the entire market, Gu Jianing's purchases had filled an entire cart.

"Sister, I have other herbs at home, do you want some?" Seeing that Gu Jianing really liked the cordyceps, the little boy Qin Tian mustered up his courage and asked.

The brother and sister are from a nearby mountain village. They currently live with only an elderly woman in poor health. The family is small and old, and they are unable to work in the fields. Fortunately, the elderly woman taught them a lot about herbal medicine in the past.

So, they would occasionally go up the mountain to look for medicinal herbs, save them up, and sell them at the county hospital. However, the price was very low, and the journey took at least four hours, which was too far. When the weather was cold, the road was covered in cold and snow, which was unbearable.

Therefore, the siblings' favorite market day is the one on the 10th of each month. The market is close to their village, and as long as they can sell their goods, the price is relatively reasonable and won't be driven down too low.

Once the herbs are sold, they can buy rice and flour for their family. Grandma has been sick recently, so it's best for her to eat refined grains.

Moreover, they had a wish they hadn't told anyone: to save money to go to school. "Yes, we need some..." Gu Jianing named some herbs. "If you have any of these herbs, sell them to me. I also want some cordyceps."

As soon as Gu Jianing finished speaking, Qin Tian and Qin Qing's eyes lit up. "Sister, we have these herbs at home right now. Can you wait for me? We'll go back and get them now."

Qin Tian rubbed his small, gloved hands together; the gloves were torn, revealing a few fingers. His lips were pursed, and he looked at Gu Jianing with a cautious gaze. Qin Qing did the same, her eyes filled with expectation, as if Gu Jianing were their only hope.

Gu Jianing liked children, and looking at the siblings, she knew that their family was probably not well-off.

“Okay, I don’t plan to leave the market for now. You guys go back and get them. I’ll wait for you here. How many of those herbs do you have? I’ll take them,” Gu Jianing said generously.

The siblings' eyes lit up instantly. "Thank you, fairy sister! We'll go back and get it now."

After saying that, the siblings ran off like the wind, rushing off in a certain direction.

As Gu Jianing watched their retreating figures, her expression softened.

The reason for agreeing was twofold: firstly, I wanted to help the siblings, and secondly, Gu Jianing genuinely needed these herbs.

Soldiers often have to go on missions and training in harsh environments. In this day and age, medical care is backward and medical supplies are scarce. Therefore, soldiers often suffer from stomach problems, as well as spinal diseases such as backache and leg pain, and rheumatism is common.

Even Sheng Zexi would do that.

Sheng Zexi hadn't told her, but it was detected during the scan when he was registered as a patient.

Then she asked, and Sheng Zexi said that it wasn't just him; basically, all soldiers had this problem.

After listening, Gu Jianing fell into deep thought.

These problems might be tolerable when you're young, but they'll cause you suffering when you get old.

Therefore, Gu Jianing went to the system's exchange shop and used 10 points each to exchange for the recipes for rheumatism plaster and stomach-protecting pills.

These two formulas are the ones sold in the store that require the highest points and are also the most effective. The description says that they were developed 100 years ago.

Of course, there were other options with lower scores, but the results were less effective, so Gu Jianing ultimately chose these two.

Now that Sheng Zexi is her husband, she should cherish her own husband, so she still needs to keep these rheumatism plasters and stomach-protecting pills on hand.

It's all about these points...

Seeing that she only had a pitiful 4 points left, Gu Jianing felt an urgent desire for her sister-in-law to get pregnant as soon as possible, and also wanted to cure Sheng Zexi's infertility as soon as possible, so that she could earn 300 points.

Points are a good thing; once you use them, you have one less.

The herbs she just mentioned are the ones needed to make rheumatism plaster and stomach-protecting pills.

She was worried about how to get the medicinal herbs, but she unexpectedly met the brother and sister, and they got what they needed, killing two birds with one stone.

(End of this chapter)