Just when Gu Shichu was about to return with a full load, she suddenly saw a familiar figure. She looked closely and found that the person also looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before...
Suddenly, her eyes widened in astonishment. This height, this facial contour, this brow bone and nose bridge! Wasn't it exactly the same as her "blue-faced confidant" Ji Mingtao
Although Ji Mingtao disguised himself, making his originally handsome appearance 70% uglier and darkening his skin color to become an ordinary-looking man, his height, facial features and skeleton could not be changed at all. Gu Shichu himself was a master of disguise and recognized him after a careful inspection.
His disguise was very clever, he was worthy of being her bedmate. Gu Shichu's satisfaction with him increased again.
Gu Shichu had long discovered that Ji Mingtao's private life was quite comfortable, and he guessed that he must have other ways to make money. Now, when he saw him appear on the black market, he had a feeling that "as expected".
After meeting someone familiar, Gu Shichu was not in a hurry to leave. She wanted to see whether Ji Mingtao was selling or buying something.
After being disguised, Ji Mingtao took out several flashlights from his bag and placed them on the stall. Then he took out a few watches and waited for people to come forward and ask questions.
When Gu Shichu saw what he took out, she couldn't help but be shocked. She thought that even if Ji Mingtao was selling something, it would be some prey or something like that, but she didn't expect that he was actually selling these!
Flashlights and watches are extremely scarce and precious items nowadays, and can be considered luxury goods. I don’t know where Ji Mingtao got them, and there may not be just one or two.
This time, Ji Mingtao refreshed Gu Shichu's understanding of him. This man is indeed not a simple person.
After knowing what he was going to sell, Gu Shichu had no interest in staying any longer. She took her things and left the black market, returned to a remote and deserted alley, removed her makeup, and turned herself into a "simple country girl" again.
Gu Shichu even went to the department store on purpose, because it was market day and villagers from several nearby villages had all gone out of town, so the department store was quite lively. However, everyone was poor at the moment and didn't have much money, so most people came to take a look and broaden their horizons, but relatively few actually spent money to buy anything.
Gu Shichu originally wanted to see if they had sanitary napkins for sale, but when he asked the salesperson, the arrogant salesperson glared at him and asked unhappily, "Sanitary napkins? What sanitary napkins? We only have toilet paper here, no sanitary napkins!"
Gu Shichu was stunned. Is there no sanitary napkins for sale at this time? What should she do in the future? She used to use sanitary napkins saved from a previous world in the companion space when she had her period, but now she has used up all those sanitary napkins. She thought of buying some, but she never expected that the Flower Country had not introduced sanitary napkins yet!
"What do women use after their period every month?" Gu Shichu asked the salesperson hurriedly. Could it be that they still need to use a menstrual belt like in ancient times
"You mean menstrual belts? Just call them menstrual belts! What are you talking about sanitary napkins?" The salesperson rolled his eyes and found a few black cloth bags in the corner. "How many do you want?!"
Gu Shichu picked three with a sad face and said, "Just these three. And a few pounds of toilet paper."
When the salesperson saw that she really wanted to buy something, his expression improved a little and he found some toilet paper for her.
Gu Shichu left with these sanitary products with a heavy face. In ancient times, she used a sanitary belt only when she had no choice, but now that she is in modern times, she didn't expect that she still has to use it.
But in ancient times, even if she was not born into a wealthy family, she could still earn her own money, so her menstrual belt was filled with clean cotton and thrown away after use, instead of using wood ash like the girls from poor families.
But in this day and age, cotton is not something that can be bought casually. Gu Shichu was a little worried. She began to regret not growing cotton in the companion space before, otherwise she would be self-sufficient.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, people from the same village gathered at the agreed place, and Gu Shichu followed them home.
She was carrying a lot of things in her hands and a bag on her back. Zhang Weihong came over and asked her in amazement: "Shi Chu, what did you buy? So much!"
Gu Shichu smiled and said, "They are all necessities of life, such as cooking oil, food, etc. It's a rare opportunity for me to come to the county town, so of course I bought everything I needed. I bought so much without realizing it."
Zhang Weihong asked, "Do you want me to carry some for you? It's such a long walk back to the village, you'll be very tired."
"No, no, I'm very strong. I can earn ten work points by working in the fields just like a strong laborer. It's not tiring for me to walk and carry these things. I won't bother you." Gu Shichu quickly refused.
Seeing that she really didn't feel any strain, Zhang Weihong stopped talking, but she took a fancy to the backpack that Gu Shichu was carrying.
"Your backpack is so nice and convenient. It must be easier to carry with two straps than with just one, right? Oh, why didn't I think of a backpack could be made like this?" Zhang Weihong said in amazement.
"This is called a backpack. I just made it casually." Gu Shichu said. Nowadays, most people's bags are handbags or single-shoulder bags. Backpacks are relatively rare, so Zhang Weihong found it novel.
"If you carry it on your back like this, you don't have to hold it in your hands, and you can free up your hands to do other things. Shichu, I also want a backpack like this. Can I learn to make one?" Zhang Weihong looked at Gu Shichu pleadingly.
Gu Shichu nodded: "Of course, I can teach you. Hey, you teach me high school knowledge, and I teach you how to make a backpack. We are helping each other."
Zhang Weihong was very happy when she heard it: "Yes, I will definitely teach you well!"
Because of the presence of Zhang Weihong, a chattering and lively girl, Gu Shichu did not feel very tired when he returned to the village. After agreeing on a time for Zhang Weihong to visit him, Gu Shichu went back to his home.
She did not go to find Ji Mingtao in the evening, but Ji Mingtao came to find Gu Shichu by himself, holding something in his hand.
"Clothes I bought for you." Ji Mingtao took out two tops from the cloth bag, one was a blue cotton women's Zhongshan suit top, and the other was a gray Dacron short-sleeved shirt. These two pieces of clothing seemed very fashionable to people at that time.
However, Gu Shichu could not appreciate such clothes, but this was bought for her by Ji Mingtao, and she could not despise other people's kindness, so she had to pretend to be surprised, took it, and said, "It's really beautiful, I like it very much, thank you."
Seeing how happy she was, Ji Mingtao couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly, thinking to himself that the salesperson at the department store was right, it would be hard for any girl to not like such clothes.