The timeline system has gone awry; they insist that steamed buns are a magic pill.

[Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate a young person's potential—a scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days' absence. Show your strength, young man! Complete the task to earn reward points +20]

Here it comes, here it comes. No scolding was for nothing. Li Qingqiu finally received the system task. Sure enough, the system is still as good at understanding people as ever.

"Auntie, Zhao Nan has grown up now, it's normal for her to go out and play occasionally."

Li Qingqiu interrupted, which greatly displeased Guo Liushi. "What are you? You unreliable wretch, lazy and good-for-nothing, do you really think you're your uncle?"

"Zhao Nan is not even sixteen years old yet, how can she be considered grown up? Some people are already in their mid-twenties and still haven't grown up."

"Auntie, what are you saying? Sigh, she's over twenty and still hasn't grown up. That's because her grandparents dote on her like a child. Zhao Nan doesn't have anyone to pamper her." Li Qingqiu retorted, thinking, "Little brat, do you think I don't know how to be sarcastic?"

"Come on, Zhao Nan, your uncle bought some candy. Take it and eat it. Others may not care about you, but your uncle will."

Guo Zhaonan was a little surprised that her third uncle would bring candy. Was he kidding? He was usually lucky if he didn't freeload off their candy.

Just as Guo Liu was about to make a sarcastic remark, Li Qingqiu pulled out a large piece of pork. "Oh dear, look, I took the wrong one. I forgot the candy wasn't in this bag. I also bought some pork on the way. Brother-in-law, look, this meat is quite fatty."

"pork?"

Guo Chuan was a little confused. "You didn't actually bring anything, did you?"

Good heavens, when did this brother-in-law start bringing things, especially pork, which looks like it weighs about a pound?

"Where's the candy?"

Li Qingqiu muttered something, casually tossing the pork aside and pulling out a pheasant. "Look, I forgot, there's another pheasant. Brother-in-law, what do we do with it? Where do we put this candy?"

"Zhao Nan, wait a moment, let your third uncle look again. Don't panic, the candy is definitely in the basket."

Li Qingqiu fumbled around for a while, then pulled out more than ten winter bamboo shoots and tossed them aside. "Winter bamboo shoots stir-fried with pork, brother-in-law, hurry up and prepare the winter bamboo shoots."

"These winter bamboo shoots are so fresh, they must be expensive!"

"What money do we need? You can't even buy it for six cents a pound outside. But it's free for our family. I dug all of these myself. You have no idea how busy I've been lately. The brigade leader and the accountant insisted that I be the deputy leader of the treasure hunting team. I didn't want to, and Mom said that giving me twenty-five work points a day was a waste. Honestly, I don't care about those work points. But the brigade leader came to our door, and I couldn't refuse. So I had to bite the bullet and take this damn deputy leader position. It's exhausting. I don't want to do it for even a day." Li Qingqiu's tone was slightly complaining, but Guo Liu's eyelids twitched.

"So what do the team leaders of these treasure hunting teams do?"

Guo Chuan asked curiously, but Li Qingqiu said nonchalantly, "It's nothing. I just led everyone to dig for winter bamboo shoots. We've dug up several thousand kilograms in the last few days. Sigh, the price is a bit cheap. It's less than 50 cents a kilogram at the food station. Fortunately, the price is higher at the free market, more than 60 cents a kilogram. In the end, we can't even sell them for 2,000 yuan. It's not very interesting."

"You could just dig up a few thousand kilograms?"

"Selling it for two thousand yuan, isn't that pointless?"

Guo Chuan is already a little numb. Can you believe this is human speech?

Guo Liu scoffed at this, thinking, "How could that be? He's just bragging without thinking. Who would believe that?"

"Why am I saying all this? It's such a small thing, not worth mentioning."

Li Qingqiu pulled out another rabbit, leaving Guo Chuan bewildered. Pork, pheasant, rabbit, winter bamboo shoots—now he pulled out a piece of tofu and a packet of dried bean curd. Li Qingqiu scratched his head. "Oh my god, there's so much stuff! Where did the candy go?"

"Zhao Nan".

Li Qingqiu waved his hand. "Never mind, I don't know where I put the candy. Here, take this fifty cents and buy some candy yourself."

"What money do children need?"

Guo Chuan quickly stopped him, but Li Qingqiu said it was 50 cents, yet he pulled out a dollar. "Brother-in-law, this is what I'm giving to my niece as her uncle, it's none of your business. Come on, Zhao Nan, take this and buy some candy. Others may not care for you, but your uncle does."

This guy gave Guo Liushi another look. Guo Liushi was about to say something sarcastic, but when she saw the pork, pheasant, rabbit, and a small pile of winter bamboo shoots that were no cheaper than meat on the ground, she suddenly didn't know what to say.

Good heavens, we've never been this well-off, not even during the New Year! Wild rabbit, pheasant, pork, and even tofu and dried tofu—even high-ranking officials don't live this extravagantly. Guo Liushi subconsciously swallowed. How could this boy have become so successful?

Li Qingqiu glanced at Guo Liushi, who hadn't spoken for a long time, and a cold smile appeared on his lips. Little brat, are you dumbfounded? Are you stunned? Can't believe it?

"Oh dear, Yin Yi, why did you put the leftover meat buns from this morning in your basket?"

Li Qingqiu looked embarrassed. "Brother-in-law, I bought about ten meat buns this morning but didn't finish them. I just put them in my basket and thought I was going to throw them away."

"You can't finish the meat buns, so you throw them away?"

At this point, Guo Liu couldn't stand it anymore. What a joke! This boy was doing it on purpose, but the meat buns were real. "Yin Yi, you take these first, we'll steam them tomorrow morning. Sigh, I've had enough."

"That's strange, where did the candy go?"

Li Qingqiu muttered to himself, seemingly oblivious to everything else, focusing solely on the candy. "Could I have forgotten it at the supply and marketing cooperative? No, brother-in-law, I have to go there. I bought this candy especially for the kids; it can't be lost."

"Yin Yi, sit here for a while. Zhao Nan, you're about the same age, so you should greet your sister Yin Yi."

Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "I've packed almost everything. I need to find some time to go out and clean out the winter bamboo shoots on the storage shelf." "I'll be right back." Without giving Yin Yi a chance to speak, Li Qingqiu slung the empty basket over his shoulder and jogged out the door.

Upon arriving at the food station, Li Qingqiu found his basket already filled with winter bamboo shoots. He pulled the towel wrapped around his head to cover his forehead and slightly raised the collar of his jacket to conceal his face.

"Comrade?"

"What's up?"

The purchasing agent at the food station glanced at Li Qingqiu carrying a bamboo basket.

"I dug up some winter bamboo shoots, do you buy them here?"

"Winter bamboo shoots are hard to dig in this weather, but I'll buy them for forty-one cents."

"Okay, weigh it for me."

As he spoke, Li Qingqiu put down the bamboo basket and poured out the winter bamboo shoots. Good heavens, a small pile! The buyer glanced at it. "Quite fresh."

"Just dug it up."

"Alright, Xiao Sun, come and lend a hand and help this comrade weigh himself."

The winter bamboo shoots were picked into a large basket, weighed, and accurately weighed. "Comrade, look, 105 jin (52.5 catties), minus 5 jin (2.5 kg) for the basket, your winter bamboo shoots weigh exactly 100 jin (50 kg)."

"become."

It's alright, they didn't use a steelyard balance. State-owned stores still have some standards.

"I'll give you a receipt, comrade. Where are you from?"

"Zhang Xueyou from Ma Ya Commune, Zhangjiazhuang."

Li Qingqiu had inquired about the place names and knew some of the communes and villages. Zhangjiazhuang in Ma'ya existed, but as for Zhang Xueyou, he didn't know.

"Alright, here's forty-one yuan, count it. And here's the receipt."

"If you have any more winter bamboo shoots, send them over immediately."

"Okay."

Li Qingqiu didn't bump into the storage shelf with the forty-one yuan; instead, he kicked it into his pocket. Feeling relieved, he felt less anxious with money in hand. He planned to make a couple more shipments when he had time, and transfer the assets to Bai first.

After leaving the food station, Li Qingqiu took out some candy from the system's storage shelf and threw it into his basket.

Just as he was about to head back, he bumped into Li Qinghong. "Third brother, what brings you here? Why aren't you going home?"

The food station is located north of her house. Logically, Li Qingqiu, coming from Lishan Commune, should have passed by her house.

"Sis, are you off work?"

"You're off today? Your brother-in-law is home too. Come on, let's go home together."

Li Qinghong grabbed Li Qingqiu, thinking that Li Qingqiu was too embarrassed to go to her house because of what happened last time.

"Sis, I just..."

"Let's talk about it when we get home."

Well, Li Qingqiu sighed helplessly and stuck out her tongue at Xiao Lingdang beside her. Xiao Lingdang was six years old, very cute, but unfortunately, she was not liked by Guo Liushi. Girls were all a waste of money to her. In the whole family, Guo Liushi probably only liked her son and grandson Guo Dapeng.

Her sister and three nieces were all thorns in her side. If her sister hadn't been so strong-willed, she would have been bullied terribly. Plus, Li Qingqiu was unreliable, which made her sister feel weaker at home. Today, she decided to put aside the mission and atone for her past actions against Li Qingqiu.

"Come on, little bell, have some candy."

"Why are you buying candy? It's so expensive! Where would you get the money if you're all alone?" Li Qinghong said, reaching for her wallet to give Li Qingqiu some money. "Sister, no, I have money now, really, I'm telling you, I'm quite capable now."

"Yes, yes, you're quite capable."

Li Qinghong sighed. "Qingqiu, you're over twenty now. You need to be more mature, find a wife soon, and have a son."

"Sister, why say all this? This is something that can't be forced; it's all about fate."

"Nonsense. Finding a wife isn't something that happens by chance. When will you find one? I'll introduce you to someone later." Li Qinghong said. "We just got two temporary workers at the post office, about eighteen or nineteen years old. I think there's a girl who's quite nice. She's honest, capable, and has a good personality."

Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "Honest people are no good. Honest people are only good for taking over jobs. I'm not a noble cultivator anymore; honest people aren't worthy of me." He continued, "Sister, forget it. The intersection commune is too far from our brigade. I don't have time to come."

"You're just talking nonsense. Come over more often, even if it's from a faraway place. Have a meal at my house sometime, and maybe that will work out."

Li Qinghong had worried a lot about Li Qingqiu's marriage. Guo Liushi had even criticized her for it, and Guo Chuan also had some opinions. After all, Li Qingqiu was unreliable. If things didn't go well after you introduced her to someone, wouldn't they come after you?

Especially since they were colleagues, it was even worse. Li Qinghong had thought about what Guo Chuan had said, but when she thought about how it was her own younger brother, if she didn't care, who would? She would try to persuade him, since Li Qingqiu had always listened to her since childhood.

"I'll talk to Mom about this later, and then we'll see if you still try to back out."

"No, sis, I'm still young."

"You're young, you'll be twenty-six by the New Year."

"Twenty-five, okay."

At the age of 30, Li Qingqiu stubbornly insisted that he couldn't get married right after graduating from university. After all, after passing the civil service exam, Li Qingqiu had decided not to get married before the age of 30.

"I'm in charge of this."

"Fine," Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "I won't care then. At most, I'll stand you up. Sister, don't blame me if you get blamed later."

"Hurry up and come inside."

Li Qingqiu stood at the gate of the courtyard, thinking to himself, "I wonder what kind of expression my sister will have when she sees all the meat, pheasants, and rabbits on the ground."

"Ah, okay, coming."

"Come in quickly, don't dawdle. We're family, why be so formal?" Li Qinghong thought Li Qingqiu was still embarrassed about what happened last time, so she grabbed him.

"I'm back."

Guo Chuan paused, not expecting Li Qingqiu and Li Qinghong to return together.

I ran into Qingqiu at the intersection.

Li Qinghong suddenly stopped. Huh? Why is there an extra person in the house? And what's going on on the ground? Pork, pheasant, rabbit, and bamboo shoots, tofu, dried tofu, what's this?

"Is this the agricultural technology station distributing New Year's goods? So early this year?"

"So many?"

Li Qinghong was full of surprise. Why was the agricultural technology station so good this year?