1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 238 Do it your way
When the first snow fell, there was a half-sack of cornmeal and a half-sack of sorghum flour in her basket: "Mom, I'm back."

When Liu's mother saw her return, she quickly came over to greet her: "You've seen your sister?"

As Chu Xue unloaded her basket, she replied, "I saw her. She looks quite nice. Her brother-in-law is looking at her today. When I arrived, the woman's side of the family was also there."

"Have you met them? Do you think they're easy to get along with?"

"I didn't see her, but my sister knows that girl. She's dealt with her a few times before, and my sister says she has a nice personality."

"That's fine, that's fine."

Liu's mother helped Chuxue put down her basket: "What's in your basket? It's so heavy!"

“We’re going to have a housewarming party in a few days, and we’re afraid we won’t have enough grain. I’ve asked someone to exchange some. I’ll go to the village committee later to see if there’s any wheat left in the warehouse, and then I can exchange some more. We’ll make steamed buns with a mixture of wheat, water, and flour.”

It wasn't that she didn't want to make the housewarming party more elaborate; firstly, the grains in her space weren't ripe yet, and secondly, these days, being able to eat one's fill is already quite good, and her own family was already conspicuous enough, so it was better to keep a low profile.

Knowing that her second daughter was shrewd, Liu's mother said, "Alright, do it your way."

Thinking of what her daughter had arranged for her to do: "Daughter, I've already asked in the next village, and Aunt Wu agreed. She said she'll come over early on the afternoon of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year."

"Then I'll go up the mountain on the morning of the fifth day to see if I can hunt some wild animals, and then go to the pond in the afternoon to catch some fish. Even if there's no meat, fish will do. I'm afraid the vegetables in our private plot won't be enough for the feast, so Mom, you can exchange some with Aunt Cuihong and the others."

She does have vegetables in her storage space, but it's inconvenient to take them out. It's better to exchange them with villagers; it's safer to do so.

The mother and daughter talked for a while longer before Chuxue went out to check if there was any flour left in the village warehouse. If not, she would think of another way.

The grain we collected from the Ge and Chen families before was mostly coarse grains; the presence of wheat flour was negligible and made little difference.

She had decided that she would hunt a few wild rabbits and pheasants, but not too many, so as not to provoke envy and cause trouble. She could bring back a few more fish, which would also be a meat dish.

When I arrived at the brigade headquarters, only the Party Secretary was there: "Secretary, are you there?" "Chuxue, is there something you need?"

"Secretary, we're having a housewarming party on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. I wanted to come and see if there's any wheat in the village warehouse so I could exchange some."

How much do you want to exchange?

"If possible, could you exchange it for 20 jin?"

The Party Secretary nodded and said, "Okay, shall we go get it now?"

"If it's convenient, I'd like to go pick it up now, since I have nothing to do today, and grind it into flour."

The Party Secretary stood up, took a key from his drawer, and said, "Let's call the accountant on our way."

Upon hearing that she needed to call the accountant, Chu Xue's smile vanished. However, since this was standard procedure, she could only nod and say, "Okay."

As they approached, Liu Quanwen was just coming out of the courtyard.

The Party Secretary stated his purpose directly, and even if Liu Quanwen was unwilling, he couldn't refuse to give the Party Secretary a letter.

Aside from Liu Quanwen's unfriendly attitude, things went very smoothly.

After paying and receiving the receipt, Chuxue picked up the wheat and left.

As Liu Quanwen watched Chu Xue's retreating figure, a dark and ambiguous light flashed in his eyes. Chu Xue naturally saw his expression through her spiritual power and couldn't help but think: If you dare to make a move, I will make you regret it to the core.

(End of this chapter)