C12 Self-pity

She divided the place where she planned to plant the vegetables into ten big pieces, each piece divided into a few small pieces according to the number of seeds, and then began to loosen the soil. The soil in the Wide Open Space was very loose. She did not need to spend much effort to loosen the soil. Furthermore, she had started to plant crops since she was ten years old, although she rarely picked up a hoe in the next ten years. However, the things she learned were not easily forgotten. Yesterday, she had dug another day's worth of isatis root in the mountains. That unfamiliarity had long passed. Now, she could be said to be very familiar with these tasks.

Two hours later, she planted watermelons, corn kernels, kidney bean, green bean and three-colored amaranth. The chili pepper and potatoes were all planted. She didn't plant many of them, but after they matured, they were enough for her to eat. As for the other things, she planned to take some time to plant them in the future. After all, she hadn't done this kind of rough work for more than ten years. It was indeed uncomfortable to bend her waist for too long.

After washing away the dust on her body, she went to the bedroom to take a look at the mirror. When she saw the changes in the mirror, she was a little surprised. Her face had changed quite a bit, although it was still as thin as before. But it had become much whiter. Her skin had become smooth and delicate, and it also had a healthy rosy color. Her lips were also very rosy. In the future, if she became a little fatter, she would become a little beauty.

Everyone loved beauty, and Ye Ziqing was no exception. But she knew that looks were not everything. If she wanted to gain a foothold in this world, she must have true talent and knowledge. She felt pity for herself for a while, then picked up the middle school mathematics book and read a few chapters. She waited until dawn outside before leaving the Wide Open Space.

After she bought some food, she didn't go to Pine Forest Mountain like usual. Instead, she took two baskets from the east wing and filled them with mushrooms. She picked up the baskets and took the scale at home to the market near the chemical plant. Most of the customers here were employees of the chemical plant. The market wasn't big, but the chemical plant had good benefits. The market business was very good. There were people who sold everything.

Ye Ziqing found a conspicuous place and put down the basket. She began the first transaction after her rebirth.

"This mushroom is so fresh. Little sister, how much is one jin?" Just as Ye Ziqing set up the stall, a young woman who was buying vegetables walked over.

"Big sister, I picked this mushroom yesterday afternoon. The things in the mountains have no cost, so I only earn some physical money. It's not expensive, two dollars per catty. " Ye Ziqing smiled and said," Big Sister, two jin? There are not many mushrooms in this season. I had to walk a long way to pick these mushrooms."

"Five yuan for three catties. I'll buy five yuan." Eldest Sister was very tempted, but she still couldn't help but bargain.

"Two yuan for one jin can't be any less. Eldest Sister, look at the hot weather, if it wasn't for the tuition fees... I wouldn't have risked the hot summer to go into the mountains to pick mushrooms. " Ye Ziqing shook her head firmly. Mushrooms in the spring cost two yuan per jin. Mushrooms in this season were rare. How could she lower the price?

"The girl is such a diligent child. Why did she go into the mountains to pick mushrooms in such a hot day? Give me two jin." The elder sister sighed twice and took out four yuan to buy two catties of mushrooms.

Two baskets of fresh mushrooms attracted a lot of people. Ye Ziqing wanted to weigh the mushrooms again and wanted to collect money. She was flustered for a moment but the harvest was not small. In less than two hours, she sold all the mushrooms.

At this time, the shops nearby all opened. She went to buy a pair of canvas shoes, two rice bowls, and two vegetable bowls (Wide Open Space bowls were really too high-end. She was afraid that if she used them, they would break, and she would feel heartache), a bag of chopsticks, and two large pieces of plastic cloth. Then, she went to the pharmacy to buy a bag of medicine before heading towards Pine Forest Mountain.

Halfway there, she found a place with no one around and sat down. She took out the money from her pocket and counted. She put the basket and the pole into her space and then took out the basket and bamboo rakes. She hummed a small tune as she headed towards Pine Forest Mountain.

After hiding the basket filled with pine needle in Pine Forest Mountain, she took out a pack basket and hoe from her space. She crossed the valley beside her and walked towards the mountains there. If she wanted to gain something, she couldn't just stay where she was. There weren't many resources in Pine Forest Mountain to begin with. After a day of picking, there weren't many isatis roots or mushrooms left here. Even if there were a few fishes that escaped the net, they could only be used as seeds.

The sun was high up in the sky, and Ye Ziqing was still working hard in the mountain. Humans needed to change their minds at the critical moment. She changed places, and her gains were much greater. In the mountains, not only were there more isatis root and wild lily, there were also more mushrooms. In just half a day's time, she had obtained a harvest that was equivalent to yesterday's.

"Sister, how should we go to Phoenix Mountain?" At this time, a few young men carrying big bags were walking at the foot of the mountain and shouting.

"You want to go to Phoenix Mountain?" Ye Ziqing saw their clothing and knew that they were tourists. She really did not understand what was fun in the mountain.

"Yes, we want to go to Phoenix Mountain. Can you give us directions?"

"You are heading in the wrong direction. If you want to go to Phoenix Mountain, you should head south after leaving White Water Town. After crossing the Southern Bamboo Mountain, you will enter the Phoenix Mountain. You won't be able to reach the Phoenix Mountain from here. It is already afternoon. I suggest you all go back to the White Water Town and rest for a night. You can continue tomorrow." Ye Ziqing kindly suggested.

"Thank you. We didn't think that we would go in the wrong direction before entering the mountain. It seems like it isn't that easy to enter Phoenix Mountain." One of the young men felt that this operation wasn't going smoothly. This wasn't a good start. It seemed like the chances of them finding a good quality orchid was very low this time.

After discussing, they decided to listen to Ye Ziqing's words and return to the White Water Town to rest for a day.

"Captain, besides us, there are a few other teams coming to the Phoenix Mountain to search for orchids this time. If we don't hurry, we will fall behind others."

"It is already very late. It is already evening when we return to the White Water Town. Even if we enter the mountain, we won't be able to walk very far. We might as well have a good rest tonight and leave early tomorrow."

"It's my fault. When we were in White Water Town, we should have found the route to Phoenix Mountain. I thought that with a simple map, we would be able to smoothly enter Phoenix Mountain and find high quality orchids. I overestimated myself. " The captain blamed himself.

"It's not your fault. You don't want others to know that we entered the Phoenix Mountain." There was a rumor that there were high quality orchids in the Phoenix Mountain these days. People were running to the Phoenix Mountain in groups.

A few of them were whispering to each other as they walked out of the mountain.

"I didn't expect them to go to Phoenix Mountain to find orchids." Ye Ziqing looked at their backs and seemed to be lost in thought. The economy had developed these few years. Those who were rich first started to raise orchids in order to show that they were not ordinary people. The prices of orchids rose again and again, especially in the next few years, the prices of orchids soared to a shocking level.

"Can I earn money from this?" Ye Ziqing stopped what she was doing and put the hoe on the ground. She sat on the hoe and pondered.

She remembered that when she was in her first year of high school, many tourists came to White Water Town. Later, people found out that they were all going to Phoenix Mountain to find orchids. Later, some unemployed people in the town also joined the search for orchids.