CHAPTER 33: CHAPTER 032 THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW IS NOT GREEDY FOR MONEY

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Zhang Shanni multitasked, using her spiritual power to survey the surroundings while her actions were speedy; she bought five sanitary napkins in one breath. She could store the extras in the Space for emergencies—though she didn’t need them, it was necessary to keep up appearances outside!

Then she remembered the special request from her future mother-in-law and obediently bought a piece of bright red floral fabric enough for a top. It was this pattern that she had reluctantly picked out from the pile of red fabrics, which still cost her two two-foot-long cloth tickets.

Thinking about the only two old clothes Xie Jingchen had at home, she felt she should get some fabric for him. She didn’t know how to sew, but the original owner did!

The original owner had taken on all household tasks and had two sisters who were constantly changing their looks, desiring beauty. When they merely talked about it, the original owner would have to stay up all night to make clothes, shoes, and even handkerchiefs, towels, etc., for them!

At this moment, Zhang Shanni also had to thank these two "excellent" sisters for training the original owner to be nearly omniscient, which saved her a lot of trouble!

Of course, she only had the memories, and she still needed to practice the tactile skills on her own. But having the memories saved her a lot of effort!

She wasn’t really fond of the floral fabrics of the time, but they were popular, and she could only go with the flow! The fabrics she bought were not for her own use; she could make them for her little aunt or niece, so they wouldn’t go to waste.

The main thing was, the special fabrics in this corner didn’t require tickets! This was a delightful surprise for Zhang Shanni! She knew that the nationwide cloth tickets Xie Jingchen brought back totaled only seven, each just two feet long. She had just gritted her teeth and spent two, and she couldn’t bear to spend the rest!

Considering the scarcity of ticket certificates in this era, she didn’t know how many favors Xie Jingchen had traded to get them. And yet, she didn’t value the products of this era! Just when she was feeling the pain, there were cloth tickets that didn’t cost big silver coins?! Heaven, this was too perfect—buy, buy, buy!

Floral, pink, light blue, black, gray, and dark green fabrics, some were good, some bad—the cotton fabrics were unevenly dyed, appearing to have shades that were darker in some areas and lighter in others, with several hues appearing on a single piece of fabric.

After all, they were cheap and only cost big silver coins! In addition to Zhang Shanni choosing, there were young ladies, sisters-in-law, and aunties all vying furiously at the forefront to select and claim the best.

Originally hesitant, Zhang Shanni eventually chose quite a few without courtesy.

This was because she heard several customers saying the colors were good and cheap, adding that it’s been a long time since they saw such affordable and attractive fabrics. Among them were older aunties, which showed the fabric was indeed a lucky find for her!

Taking advantage of Xie Jingchen’s absence, she picked out some fabric remnants, thread remnants, and cloth for shoe soles in the ’special price’ section [requiring big silver but no tickets]. There were only three colors of ready-made cloth shoes: bright red, blue, and black. Considering she was about to be married, she steeled herself and chose bright red. If she didn’t like it, she could use the embroidery skills she learned from Aunt to add some color!

In an instant, all her cotton thread tickets and shoe tickets were spent, luckily these tickets looked local and not nationwide, which must have been privately given to Xie Jingchen by his mother-in-law.

The original owner had suffered, but this had its advantages! She could make these cloth shoes, just lacking the soles. Now, she could buy them with big silver and not need a ticket, which made her secretly delighted. She remembered Xie Jingchen’s shoe size, which was 43, of course, in this era, the sizing wasn’t called this, but let’s not go into details.

She stuffed the several sets of underwear she had neatly organized in the Space into the clean cloth bag her mother-in-law had given her when they left the house. This type of cloth bag was only taken out when buying delicate goods. To appear more realistic, she even deliberately took out ten big silver coins and put them into her Space—she did bring out quite a lot of items, after all, it wouldn’t be reasonable if she only spent twenty big silver coins.

Then she spent all her sugar tickets, cigarette tickets, and liquor tickets! These tickets looked well-kept, but upon close inspection, they had been saved for a long time, and the dates noted were approaching. If not used soon, they would be voided!

This way, Zhang Shanni, who had not truly experienced the importance of ticket certificates, browsed through the Supply and Marketing Cooperative twice. Her cloth bag was stuffed full, weighing over thirty jin!

By the time she left the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, more than an hour had passed.

Xie Jingchen didn’t comment on her slow shopping pace; he naturally took the cloth bag from her hands and said, "Little girl, are you hungry? Let’s have something to eat before going back, it’s almost noon."

They had left the Civil Affairs Bureau around 9:30, and helping that frightened pregnant woman took almost half an hour. Thus, time had flown by.

"Sure, okay." Zhang Shanni handed over the big silver coins to him and whispered, "Brother Chen, I bought some fabric and shoes and such. These remaining fifty big silver coins are all here. Mother also gave me twenty coins; let’s give the big silver back to her when we return!"

"Okay." Having a wife who wasn’t greedy for big silver was a good thing! Especially since the big silver was to be returned to his mother, Xie Jingchen minded even less that she was generous.

Nowadays, eating at a restaurant required going to a state-run place, which still needed tickets. Zhang Shanni was completely at a loss, fortunately, Xie Jingchen was thoughtful. He measured the meat tickets and rice tickets before going out and paid an additional five big silver coins, giving them a very hearty meal for two.

Of course, Xie Jingchen also had a Military Officer Certificate, which meant the waiter added more food to their plates, allowing Zhang Shanni to enjoy meat openly for the first time since she was reborn!

This fresh taste of meat was something she hadn’t eaten in a long time! Compared to the automated farming tastes from the future world, the meat now was incredibly delicious!

On their way back, they took the mountain path as usual because it saved them half the travel time. Additionally, the two had developed a silent understanding, cooperating perfectly, without the usual sluggishness of climbing mountains.

When they reached Qingfeng Mountain, Zhang Shanni grabbed Xie Jingchen’s elbow and said softly, "Brother Chen, let’s hunt some game to bring back, shall we? There’s a feast the day after tomorrow, and we could save some meat tickets."

"Aren’t you tired?" Xie Jingchen held a stick he had sharpened as a makeshift spear, carefully surveying the surroundings without turning his head to ask.

"Oh, yes, I am tired, Brother Chen. Give me that cloth bag. I’ll wait here for you and take a break." Walking this far, they were only about twenty more minutes from home at the foot of their own mountain. Knowing his concerns, Zhang Shanni casually mentioned her fatigue, pointing to an open space not far away.

That area was a small clearing shaded by trees. There was a knee-high rock in the middle, and three to four meters of open space around it—enough to spot any wild animals that might break through.