The Age of Rebirth: Winning since the educated youth went to the countryside

"Xiao Zhou, your mushrooms were sold yesterday. They were collected by a hospital in the county for two cents per catty. At that time, they weighed one hundred and thirty-eight catties sixty-two and a half, and only counted one hundred and thirty-eight catties. The change was due to wear and tear, and it was sold for twenty-seven and six dollars."

"If you change it to grain, we will calculate it for you as one cent and forty-one catties, and it will be one hundred and ninety-seven catties and twenty taels. You can do the math yourself."

When he came to the office, Wu Dagang told him good news and settled an account for him.

"No problem, thank you Uncle Wu." Zhou Ziwen nodded happily.

One hundred and ninety-seven kilograms and two taels, nearly two hundred kilograms of grain, enough to feed him and the Chen sisters for three months.

If you save some money, it's possible to take it for five months.

But he won't treat his stomach badly. If he runs out of food, he'll have to think of something else.

Although there is no chance to ask the production team to help process it like this time, we can exchange it with the villagers in smaller batches.

This time he was lucky. The village needed to check the sales of mushrooms, so he took advantage. He wouldn't have such a good opportunity next time.

"Since there is no problem with you, let's go find Lao Zhu to sign it later!" Wu Dagang waved his hand.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Zhou Ziwen didn't chat much with Wu Dagang. He went to find Zhu Youde first and asked him to sign for the food.

"Xiao Zhou, the market response to the mushrooms you grew was very good. When we went to sell them, they asked us when we could deliver them next time!"

"You also need some snacks here, so you can get the mushrooms in the village started as soon as possible."

He seemed very happy to see Zhu Youde.

Through Zhou Ziwen's batch of mushrooms, they also figured out the market demand for mushrooms.

Generally speaking, mushrooms are easy to sell. Mushrooms are even easier to sell than vegetables.

After all, mushrooms are sometimes more fragrant than meat when eaten stir-fried!

In this era of scarce supplies, it would be a blessing to be able to eat mushrooms every day.

"Okay, Uncle Zhu, I'll follow closely." Zhou Ziwen nodded.

"Okay, let's sign first!" After a while of speaking, Zhu Youde had already completed the formalities. All he needed was Zhou Ziwen's signature.

Zhou Ziwen signed his name, and then Zhu Youde led him to the granary to collect food.

The food the village gave him in exchange was coarse cornmeal.

Although this stuff doesn't taste very good, and it can make your throat irritated if you don't grind it finer, it's good that I'm very hungry.

Zhou Ziwen is not picky, just cornmeal, as long as it can fill his stomach.

If he wants to eat pure white noodles, his current ability is not enough, and he needs to continue to work hard.

Zhu Youde worked very efficiently. When he came to the granary, he quickly weighed the weight and gave him the cornmeal.

When weighing the pounds, Zhu Youde was very careful, not even a little more or less. One hundred and ninety-seven pounds and two ounces of grain were worth every penny.

"Sorry to trouble Uncle Zhu, I'll leave first!"

In charge of food, Zhou Ziwen is also preparing to go back. He is also planning to catch some fish in the morning and have a meal at noon!

"Okay, if you have anything to do in the future, you can come to me. As long as I can do it, I will do it for you." Zhu Youde said politely.

"Okay, thank you Uncle Zhu."

Zhou Ziwen had a smile on his face. After he left, the smile on his face subsided.

Zhou Ziwen did not intend to have a close friendship with Zhu Youde.

Unlike Wu Dagang, he treats people sincerely.

Even though Zhu Youde was very enthusiastic towards him, he actually had a lot of tricks up his sleeve!

Zhou Ziwen has never had a close friendship with such people, nor does he want to offend them, as long as they look passable.

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"Yiyi, sister, I'm back with the food!"

Zhou Ziwen quickly returned home carrying two bags of cornmeal.

"So many?" Chen Shiying and Chen Qiaoyi were both surprised.

"Yes, the mushrooms sold well. The village helped exchange them for grain, which is almost two hundred kilograms." Zhou Ziwen said with a smile.

"Great, now we don't have to be short of food." Chen Qiaoyi jumped up with joy.

"Yeah, now I don't have to worry about being hungry."

Speaking of this, Zhou Ziwen actually felt guilty.

Because most of the food for the three of them was eaten by him, the two sisters together did not eat as much as he alone.

"I'll open the door next door. You can just put it over there." Chen Shiying said.

"Okay." Zhou Ziwen nodded, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something, "I forgot, this grain needs to be ground again first, Yiyi, you come with me!"

The cornmeal produced by the production team is very rough, so you need to grind it yourself with a stone mill before you can eat it.

"Ok."

Chen Qiaoyi clapped her hands and stood up from the stool happily.

She has a rather active temperament, and having her sit on a stool every day is simply more uncomfortable than being in jail.

Now that I had the opportunity to go out with Zhou Ziwen, I was so happy that my eyes narrowed into a crescent shape.

"Go early and come back early!" Chen Shiying warned from the side.

"Okay." Chen Qiaoyi waved her hand without looking back, ignoring her sister's words.

"Brother Ziwen, is this heavy? Do you want my help?"

On the way to the village mill, Chen Qiaoyi asked enthusiastically.

"It's funny, no need to help." Zhou Ziwen carried two bags of cornmeal as if he didn't mention them.

The two chatted and laughed all the way, and soon arrived at the mill.

It is said to be a mill, but it is actually an open space with several stone mills placed on the open space.

Arriving at the mill, Shen Zhaodi and Zhou Chaoyang were working hard.

One of them was grinding the mill, and the other was cleaning the straw.

After being crushed by a stone mill, the straw has become relatively fine and has the shape of catkins.

Straw in this state is most suitable for culture media.

"Brother Zhou, why are you here?" Zhou Chaoyang was a little surprised to see them.

"We are also here to grind with stones." Zhou Ziwen said with a smile.

"Has that batch of mushrooms been sold out?" Shen Zhaodi asked from the side.

"Yes, I heard from Brother Ziwen that the mushrooms are easier to sell this time, and a lot of food has been exchanged!" Before Zhou Ziwen could answer, Chen Qiaoyi spoke first.

This was the food her brother Ziwen exchanged for, and she was honored to be his partner.

"You're tired, just take a rest for a while. Don't be in a hurry, just do it slowly." Seeing Zhou Chaoyang sweating profusely, Zhou Ziwen said.

"Hey, it's okay, Brother Zhou, just do some exercise." Zhou Chaoyang wiped his sweat and said with a smile.

This was a painful lesson for him.

Since he came back from the county town last time, he has made up his mind to exercise.

It's just that if he wanted to box with Zhou Ziwen, he had to get up very early. He gave up before he started.

But instead of learning boxing, he can exercise in other ways.

No, grinding is also a physical activity.

He works hard here as a way to exercise.

"Then it's up to you!" Zhou Ziwen didn't dissuade him.

It is rare to find someone who is willing to work hard. If there is any physical work in the future, we can arrange for him to do more.