A lonely, unlucky military officer with a stubborn fate insisted on marrying me.

Lin Yinyin ran the whole way, and Lin Huizhi called after her the whole way.

She stopped abruptly only when she felt she was almost out of air in her lungs.

Lin Yinyin clutched her chest, silently cursing herself for being useless!

How did I become a deserter?

It's just a suspected pregnancy, not even a confirmed diagnosis, why panic like this?

What is she feeling guilty about?

She didn't do anything wrong!

Having eaten the drugged apple, not seeking a man was tantamount to waiting to die, so she did nothing wrong in saving herself.

She simply chose a rather capable man! It's because she found Li Jinye pleasing to the eye!

Hey!

Thinking of that man, Lin Yinyin shook her head. No, she couldn't think about it anymore. She had to put the man and the child aside; she needed to get on with something important!

"Yinyin, you've finally stopped!" Lin Huizhi chased after him, her face flushed.

"Does your leg still hurt? You were running so fast, what if you twisted it again?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore. Sis, I want to go to the post office to mail a letter. Are you coming with me, or are you going back to the military region?"

"I took half a day off. Since you're free, I'll head back."

Lin Huizhi was still worried and hesitated before speaking, "It's just about the pregnancy..."

"Hey, the old Chinese medicine doctor made a mistake!"

Lin Yinyin interrupted first, "I was just too thin and malnourished, and my pulse was weak, which is why I was misdiagnosed. There's no such thing as being pregnant."

"real?"

"Of course it's true!" Lin Yinyin nodded vigorously.

"Go back to work quickly, don't let this interfere with your work."

"Wait!" Lin Huizhi pulled a stack of tickets from her pocket and stuffed them into her hand. "I just got paid, take these tickets. I also exchanged two jin of pastry tickets with someone, go buy some chicken cakes to nourish your body."

"Sister, I have money, I don't need yours!" Lin Yinyin tried to push it back, but Lin Huizhi held her hand down.

"Here you go!" he said, ruffling her hair. "Take good care of yourself, and let me know if you need anything."

"Sister, you're so kind."

After seeing her sister off, Lin Yinyin went straight to the post office.

She first sent out the letter of commendation to the military region, and then wrote a separate letter to Wang Erhua.

They asked her if it would be convenient for her to go to the black market to find a man surnamed Fu, buy 100 brown sugar mooncakes and send them to her, each costing 25 cents. She sent 25 yuan with the letter, along with three meat coupons, three cloth coupons, and 30 jin of grain coupons as a thank-you fee.

She wasn't worried that Aunt Erhua would embezzle the money; if she were that kind of person, the jade pendant from back then wouldn't have been preserved until now.

As for brown sugar mooncakes, they are very practical for her to eat herself or to give as gifts.

After mailing the letter, Lin Yinyin took the remaining 76 yuan and ration coupons and headed straight to the supply and marketing cooperative.

She wanted to scout things out and prepare for entering the black market.

There weren't many people in the supply and marketing cooperative. Saleswoman Li Juan, seeing Lin Yinyin dressed plainly, said with a hint of arrogance, "What do you want to buy? If you're not buying, don't block other people's way."

"Comrade, I'd like to buy 8 jin of chicken cakes," Lin Yinyin said, raising her head high.

"How much?" Li Juan thought she had misheard and her eyes widened.

These days, people buy pastries by the half-pound or one-pound, who would buy eight pounds at once?

"8 jin (4 catties)." Lin Yinyin said, taking out a stack of pastry coupons.

This was a collection of pastry coupons from her sister, the brigade leader, Widow Liu, and Lin Dayong's families. She wanted to appear wealthy and powerful.

Sure enough, Li Juan's attitude changed instantly, and a smile spread across her face.

"Eight pounds! I'll get it for you right away!"

The older woman behind her wasn't happy about it. "What's wrong with you, young lady? Buying so much, what are other people supposed to buy?"

"I bought it for the kids in the village, what's it to you?"

Lin Yinyin raised an eyebrow and deliberately raised her voice, "My family's pigs had 20 piglets this year! Such a joyous occasion, what's wrong with treating all the children in the village to some snacks?"

"20 heads?"

Everyone was stunned; this pig was having an incredible number of piglets!

"How many do you raise at home?" someone asked.

"Eight heads?"

"What?"

You have to understand that these days there are strict restrictions on private pig farming; a family can basically only raise two pigs. Eight pigs is way too many.

"My family originally only had one pig, but my mom is really good at raising them. All of my pigs are fat and strong, and they can reproduce. So the brigade leader arranged for my family to raise a few more. Is there a problem with that?" Lin Yinyin made up a story with a straight face.

"Eight pigs? Does that mean your family never lacks meat?" someone asked.

"Absolutely!" Lin Yinyin's smug expression was spot-on.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Lin Yinyin with envy.

These days, who doesn't envy those who can eat meat? They want to become large-scale pig farmers too!

Li Juan's mind immediately started working, and she pulled Lin Yinyin towards the back: "Miss Lin, I have a batch of defective fabric here, do you want it? I'll give you a discount!"

"No! I don't like it!"

Li Juan: Looks like he's really rich.

"Miss Lin, I have something to discuss with you."

"You want to buy meat?" Lin Yinyin asked directly.

Li Juan nodded repeatedly: "Yes! Meat is in limited supply and it's hard to buy now. My family is large, and we all want to eat meat."

"But I don't have any meat at home!"

"what?"

"but........"

Lin Yinyin also has her big pink pig in her space. It was missing four legs before, but it still had a lot of meat on it.

"But, would it be okay if I had salted meat?"

She was afraid the meat would spoil, so she salted it.

She was staying at her sister's house and didn't want to feed Old Lady Li, so she figured she might as well sell it.

Besides, her goal has always been the black market!

Sure enough, Li Juan quickly said, "Salted meat is fine too! I want 5 jin!"

"You have the nerve to ask for 5 jin?" Lin Yinyin scoffed.

Upon hearing this, Li Juan's eyes lit up. "Then I want 10 jin!"

"Don't rush," Lin Yinyin continued.

"Private sales are illegal now, but black market transactions are in accordance with local regulations."

Besides, you're asking for so little; it's not easy for me to come all this way. If any of your relatives also need it, they can come with you.

Li Juan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

She already knew the location of the black market, but she didn't dare to venture there easily.

"Alright. See you at the black market in two hours!"

"What's the address?" Lin Yinyin finally asked, revealing her purpose.

Li Juan tactfully whispered to Lin Yinyin.

Lin Yinyin left the supply and marketing cooperative carrying 8 jin of chicken cakes and found a secluded corner to enter her spatial dimension.

She ate two pieces of sponge cake to fill her stomach before going to check on the three acres of land.

Now, each acre of land is planted with vegetables such as cabbage, radish, green beans, peppers, and eggplant.

She wants to plant potatoes on the other acre.

Potatoes are high-yielding, easy to store, and can be prepared in many ways, making them an excellent choice for stockpiling food.

She brought over a large basin and selected the sprouted potatoes from the 100 jin (50 catties) potatoes she had bought on the black market. She then dug small holes and buried them in the basin.

She wanted to plant soybeans on her last acre of land.

Soybeans are a treasure trove of benefits. The sprouting ones are called soybean sprouts, and the larger ones are called pea shoots, which can be stir-fried and are tender and delicious.

Mature soybeans can be boiled and eaten, or processed into soy milk, tofu pudding, or large tofu. For easier storage, they can be made into dried tofu, fragrant tofu, or frozen tofu. In short, soybeans are a family of loyal and devoted people.

Lin Yinyin busied herself in the space. A white rabbit ran around happily, occasionally hopping to her feet. Lin Yinyin didn't pay much attention to it and let it be.

After finishing the two acres of land, she started processing the wild boar, dividing and packaging the meat.

Although wild boar meat is tough, there are still over 200 jin (100 kg) of it, so it'll all be money if we sell it!