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

"Medicinal cuisine?"

"My stomach isn't very good."

Li Qingqiu wasn't quite sure about the specific symptoms, but Yin Yi thought for a moment. "How about we try a stomach-nourishing soup? Use yam, lotus seeds, fox nuts, poria cocos, and wild boar stomach to make a soup. It's quite effective for daily conditioning."

"Okay, write me a note, specifying what to do?"

Yin Yi found a piece of paper and wrote down the specific method for making the pork tripe soup. "It takes a bit of time, simmering over low heat, and it will take all night."

"Would you like me to stew it for you?"

"No need, just write it down."

When I have some free time, I should ask Uncle Medicine Basket about it. Most stomach problems are related to irregular eating habits.

Li Qingqiu tucked the note written by Yin Yi into his pocket, slung his basket over his shoulder, and didn't waste any more time.

A blizzard struck, and in just a few hours, the snow depth increased by ten centimeters, which was quite alarming. Li Qingqiu planned to hurry over and return as soon as possible. "Yin Yi, Zhao Nan, I'll bring you meat buns when I get back."

"Li Qingqiu, be careful."

"Third Uncle, please be careful."

"rest assured."

Li Qingqiu patted his chest. "I'm a hunter who's killed wild boars, what's a little snow to me?"

Yin Yi and Guo Zhaonan were both amused, and Li Qingqiu smiled and waved his hand. "You two should also keep an eye on the snow on the roof and clear it away from time to time."

"Don't worry, we understand."

"Then I'm leaving."

Li Qingqiu waved and left quickly. After exiting the main road of Lijia'ao, he looked around and saw that apart from the heavy snow, everything was white and he couldn't see anything clearly. Li Qingqiu casually stuffed the wild boar, wild boar stomach, winter bamboo shoots, and the pickled vegetables that Shilan had asked him to bring into the system storage shelf.

They set off easily, and if it weren't for the need to make a show of it, they would have stuffed the entire basket into it, traveling non-stop all the way to Lishan Commune.

"Luckily I brought a straw hat, otherwise, with such heavy snow, I would probably be soaked to the bone by now."

He checked his Lazy Eater Technique practice time, sighed; less than thirty minutes had passed, and he'd barely rested the whole way. "I'll go find Fourth Brother first."

"Looking for Li Qingshi to get things done?"

"Who are you?"

"I am his third brother, Li Qingqiu. Just tell me, and I'll send him some things."

Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "This old man is quite principled."

"You wait."

Li Qingshi came out shortly after, but to Li Qingqiu's surprise, Zhang Xiaoyu, the fourth brother's girlfriend, was also there. Somewhat embarrassed, Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "What bad timing."

"Third Brother, this is Xiaoyu."

"Third Brother."

"Hello, Comrade Xiaoyu."

Li Qingqiu greeted him with a smile and led him to a small office in the commune compound.

"Third Brother, is there something you need today?"

"It's nothing serious."

Li Qingqiu smiled and put down his basket. "Yesterday, I took Qi Chu and a few others into the mountains and we hunted a wild boar..."

"What did you say? You went into the mountains and hunted a wild boar?" Li Qingshi asked in surprise.

"Yeah, I shot a wild boar. I got the first shot and got a few extra pounds of wild boar meat. That's why I wanted to bring some over for you."

Li Qingqiu took out the wild boar meat and weighed it in his hand; it probably weighed more than two pounds.

"We'll just eat at home."

"We have some at home. We got more than ten kilograms this time. Besides, this isn't for you."

Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "Fourth brother, what's wrong with you? Don't you even know this?" "Eldest sister-in-law, the second sister-in-law's two families each received two jin (1 kg). This is for Xiaoyu's family, a little over two jin."

"Ah, Third Brother, no need, no need, you're too kind."

Zhang Xiaoyu never expected that her third brother, who had a bad reputation and was known for getting his head broken over a steamed bun, would actually be able to hunt wild boar. She was even more surprised that he would brave the heavy snow to deliver wild boar meat to her family in the commune.

"Comrade Xiaoyu, we're family, let's skip the formalities. Keep this meat, and I brought extra bamboo shoots too." Li Qingqiu said, emptying the bamboo shoots from his basket, which weighed about twenty pounds.

"They're all freshly dug winter bamboo shoots, so tender and delicious."

Li Qingqiu said with a smile, "Stir-fried cured pork or stir-fried pickled vegetables are both delicious."

"Xiaoyu, you should take some home too."

"Third Brother, winter bamboo shoots aren't cheap, are they? Look, why don't you just take them to the food station to sell?" Zhang Xiaoyu was even more surprised that so many winter bamboo shoots could be dug up in this heavy snow.

"Who cares how much it costs per pound? Five cents or a dollar? I'm eating it myself, so why should I care about that? Fourth brother, bring more for Xiaoyu."

Li Qingqiu gave Li Qingshi a wink. Li Qingshi was a little confused. Although he had recently received some news that his third brother seemed to have changed, he did not expect that his third brother had changed so much.

"Since Third Brother has said so, take some back with you."

"Oh well."

Zhang Xiaoyu's impression of Li Qingqiu changed considerably; wild boar meat and winter bamboo shoots were both delicious foods.

"By the way, who should we give the rest to, Fourth Brother? If it's not enough, I'll send some more over later," Li Qingqiu said.

"That's enough, that's enough, Third Brother. There's no need for so many. I don't have anyone else to give gifts to."

Although Li Qingshi had frequent interactions with several leaders, he always believed that doing his job well was enough and never gave them gifts privately.

"Director Guo, and a few deputy directors and office leaders, you should at least send them some gifts."

Li Qingqiu said, "Although winter bamboo shoots aren't exactly high-quality, they're still the first ones of the season, so it's nice to try something new. Besides, they were dug up by our own family, so they're free. The leaders won't say anything."

"Alright."

Li Qingshi hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded. Zhang Xiaoyu glanced at Li Qingqiu; this third brother was quite the talker. Qingshi was usually too honest, and she had tried to persuade him, but it was no use.

"Oh, right."

Li Qingqiu took out a piece of paper and handed it to Li Qingshi, saying in a low voice, "I heard that Director Guo damaged his stomach when he was young due to work. This is a recipe for a nourishing diet. It's made by boiling a few ingredients with a little wild boar stomach. It's quite beneficial for regulating the stomach."

"ah."

Li Qingshi was stunned for a moment. "Third Brother, how did you know Director Guo has a stomach problem? And aren't you trying to take advantage of this?" "Third Brother, how did you know?"

"Don't worry about this."

Do you have a coal stove in your house?

"without."

"That's troublesome."

Li Qingqiu frowned slightly. Cooking this pork tripe and four-herb soup would take too long, so it wouldn't work in the cafeteria.

"Third Brother, we have a coal stove at home."

Zhang Xiaoyu whispered, having understood Li Qingqiu's words. This was a good opportunity! Qingshi was too honest; she hadn't expected that this seemingly unreliable third brother actually had something on his mind. "Leave the soup-making to me."

"I usually brew Chinese medicine, it's just something I do on the side."

"I just looked at the materials; they're not hard to find. Just give them to me."

Zhang Xiaoyu said with a smile, "I'll cook two bowls then, and Qingshi, you can find a chance to give one to Director Guo."

"Isn't this inappropriate?"

Li Qingshi felt that he was working diligently, and Director Guo would see it, so there was no need to resort to these underhanded tactics.

"Fourth brother, Director Guo treats you well, doesn't he?"

"It's pretty good."

Li Qingshi nodded; Director Guo still valued him highly.

"Look, you're making this soup for Director Guo's health, it's a way of repaying kindness, what's wrong with that?" Li Qingqiu's words left Li Qingshi with no reason to refute.

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

"That's right."

Li Qingqiu chuckled and patted Li Qingshi on the shoulder. "Alright, it's getting late, Fourth Brother, Sister-in-law, I'll head back now. I'll come over again when I have time."

"Oh, right, fourth brother, here you go."

"What?"

"Waawai Oil, this is something I specially had someone make. You can give it to your girlfriend later." Li Qingqiu patted Li Qingshi on the shoulder. This kid probably doesn't usually give his girlfriend anything.

"Third Brother, no need, I'll buy it myself later."

"I told you, I had someone specially prepare this for me. It's much better than what the supply and marketing cooperative sells." Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "If it weren't for your happiness, I wouldn't be willing to use my points to upgrade."

"All right."

"I'm gone."

"Third Brother, wait a moment."

Li Qingshi pulled out a wad of bills and stuffed them into Li Qingqiu's hand. "This is your salary for this month. Take it back to your mother."

"How many?"

"It cost forty-five in total. I kept ten dollars for food expenses."

"What the hell? Ten yuan isn't enough."

Li Qingqiu casually took out fifteen yuan and handed it back to Li Qingshi. "We made some money selling winter bamboo shoots these past few days. You should keep more of your salary. When you have free time, take your younger siblings to the movies, have meals together, and buy them some things they like."

"Third brother, no, no, our family didn't work at the forest farm this year, so we don't have enough work points..."

"Don't worry about it. We've already filled the gaps by digging for winter bamboo shoots. Don't worry, I'll take care of things at home."

Li Qingqiu said softly, "You shouldn't just let the girl spend money; spend some money yourself and be romantic."

"What romance? Third Brother, don't talk nonsense. Our friendship is purely that of revolutionary comrades."

"Okay, then you should treat your comrades to a couple more movies and to a few more meals out."

Li Qingqiu said with a smile, "At worst, I'll just buy a couple more canned goods to sweeten my mouth."

Good heavens, Li Qingshi had no idea what his third brother was saying, and his face turned bright red. Zhang Xiaoyu, who was not far away, also vaguely heard some of the conversation. "This third brother is quite shrewd, but his reputation is a bit bad. It would be good to introduce him to Xiaomin."

"I'm gone."

"I'll talk to Mom about the salary when I get back. Don't worry about it."

Li Qingqiu left as soon as he finished speaking, and Li Qingshi didn't even have a chance to return the fifteen yuan.

"That silly boy."

She doesn't even know how to hide some of her own money, and she's in a relationship too. If it were her own money, she probably wouldn't even be able to give her family 15, let alone 35.

"Sigh, we still have some time to spare."

After scrolling for half a day, only an hour had passed since Li Qingqiu started using the "lazy eating method." He muttered to himself, "I went to the food station first and bought fifty or sixty catties of winter bamboo shoots. It's not easy to come all this way."

Then he went to the supply and marketing cooperative and made a lot of purchases. In no time, he had almost spent all the money he had made from selling winter bamboo shoots.

There was over ten feet of thick cloth, some canned goods, and a few other odds and ends. I wanted to buy a bottle of wine, but I didn't have the ration coupons, let alone any pastries. "Sigh, these days, even if you have money, you can't necessarily spend it all."

After fiddling around for a while, Li Qingqiu realized that there was still more than half an hour left in his Lazy Eater Technique training. Oh well, the most crucial thing was that the steamed bun shop was closed. What the hell? The steamed bun shop was closed, so he couldn't sign in.

"never mind."

On the way back, Li Qingqiu wondered to himself whether signing in at the fields counted as part of the trial area or the spirit plant garden.

[Sign-in successful. Sign-in location: Spirit Plant Garden. Received 2 catties of Spirit Ginseng and 1 point.]

"What the heck?" Li Qingqiu quickly pulled it out to take a look, and for a moment he was both amused and exasperated. "Isn't this a horse hoof? Damn, this thing really does grow in the ground. This guy just randomly checked in near the ditch, no wonder this thing appeared."

Two jin (1 kg), at least I'll have some fruit to eat now. Li Qingqiu comforted himself, thinking it wasn't a bad deal, two jin is quite a lot. He tried two, and the taste was surprisingly good. As expected, anything produced by the system is always top-notch.

"The Pig Spirit Beast, let's take this opportunity to get it."

Li Qingqiu glanced around and saw that Lijia'ao was still about a mile away. In the blizzard, even if there were people around, they probably couldn't see anything more than ten meters away.

"This little pig is quite cute." It's pink and tender, with a short, swollen nose that looks like it's been punched, and a chubby face. It's undeniably endearing.

With two soft hums, it snuggled into Li Qingqiu's arms. The little thing was quite clever, knowing where it was warm. After teasing it for a while, Li Qingqiu put it in the basket. Li Qingqiu hummed a little tune as they arrived at the educated youth settlement.

"Yin Yi, Zhao Nan?" Li Qingqiu called out, but the door was suddenly closed.

"Li Qingqiu, you're back."

Yin Yi ran over from the backyard, her face beaming with joy.

"Third Uncle, you're back."

"What are you doing here?"

"We're pulling up the snow behind the house; it's snowing so heavily," Yin Yi said with a pained expression. "It's kind of annoying. I wanted to go into the mountains with you to dig for bamboo shoots in winter."

"Let's just skip this day."

Going into the mountains is deadly, and Li Qingqiu was already having some difficulty moving around on the way back.

"Oh, right, come inside quickly, I have something good to show you."

Li Qingqiu believed that the two of them would definitely like the pig spirit beast; the little thing was especially cute and clever.

"What is it?"

"You'll know when you see me."

Upon entering the house, Li Qingqiu put down some baskets and carried the pig spirit beast out. Yin Yi and Guo Zhaonan were stunned. What a clean and adorable little pig! Where did it come from?

"How about it? Five yuan. I bought it from an old farmer selling piglets at the commune. He said this little piglet is very clean and smart. Five yuan, definitely not a bad deal." Li Qingqiu said as he put the pig spirit beast on the ground. The little thing sniffed around and then ran back to Li Qingqiu's feet, rubbing against him. This was hardly a pig spirit beast; it felt more like a dog spirit beast.

"So cute."

Guo Zhaonan's eyes sparkled, and Yin Yi's eyes also twinkled, though they resembled roast suckling pig. "So pink and tender, it must taste delicious roasted, so delicious."

"This little guy is in your care now."

Li Qingqiu said with a smile, "I'll give it some water later. As for food, I didn't have time to buy any, so I'll just give it whatever I can find."

"Third Uncle, are you saying we should take care of these piglets?"

"Yeah, you're learning how to raise pigs, so why don't you start by taking care of this little guy?"

"Thank you, Third Uncle."

Guo Zhaonan still thought Li Qingqiu had specially bought her a little piglet.

"Alright, I'm going back now. Your fourth uncle brought some money for me to give to your grandmother."

Li Qingqiu waved his hand.

"Oh, right, this is the two yuan and fifty cents you made selling winter bamboo shoots, Zhao Nan."

"And steamed buns, one for each person."

Li Qingqiu took out three steamed buns from the storage shelf, one for each person.

"It's still warm, eat it while it's hot."

Li Qingqiu gave the two another can of food before picking up his bamboo basket and preparing to go home.

"Li Qingqiu, are you coming back later? I'll make you some wild boar meat."

"I'll come back tonight to help you haul snow."

Li Qingqiu waved and left. He returned home and handed Li Qingshi's wages to Shi Lanhua.

"Why only twenty?"

"Mom, I gave Lao Si another fifteen yuan. Ten yuan is only enough for food. Lao Si is dating, so we need to see a movie and have a meal together." Li Qingqiu was slapped several times by Shi Lanhua before she could finish speaking. "You certainly know how to be generous."

"Mom, we can't let people think that the fourth son is poor and stingy."

"Fine, just give me five yuan, that's enough. It costs more to watch a movie."

Shi Lanhua muttered to herself, and Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "We can't just watch movies and eat. What can five yuan do with that?"

"Hey, what's this?"

"Cloth, my coat is in terrible condition. As the vice-captain of the treasure hunting team, I should at least have a decent set of clothes."

"Where do you get your cloth ration coupons?"

"Where did the money come from?"

Shi Lanhua's eyes changed, especially when she looked at the twenty yuan in her hand. Could it be that Lao Si's salary had been embezzled by Lao San?

"Mom, no, what's wrong with your eyes? How could I possibly...?"