70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 220: Mysterious Girl

"Jiaojiao is staying home to read, while Minglei and the others have already run up the mountain to look for wild mushrooms," Xu Mumu said with a smile.

"I see." Yin Yang’s eyes sparkled a bit. Just the two of them going, how delightful.

Seeing Yin Yang’s happy expression, Xu Mumu didn’t need to guess to know what he was thinking.

The two of them headed towards the mountain. It had been sunny these past few days, and the mountain had a lot of wild vegetables too. Although some were already old, the old ones could still be taken back to feed the chickens.

"Mumu, which way should we go?" Yin Yang looked at Xu Mumu.

"This way, let’s head a bit deeper into the mountain," Xu Mumu pointed to the right.

"I’ll follow your lead," Yin Yang said with a smile. Having been with the Red River Team for almost two years, he had already learned to recognize a lot of wild vegetables. His basket was already holding some vegetables.

The two walked up the mountain. The hillside behind was still quite steep. The path they were taking was often tread by people, so it wasn’t particularly dangerous.

Xu Mumu had run up this mountain many times before, so she roughly knew where the places with dry branches and decaying leaves were.

Bringing Yin Yang to a camphor forest, a place that tended to grow mushrooms.

"Wow, there are quite a few mushrooms here," Xu Mumu said excitedly. This part of the mountain was rather far, and if Xu Mumu wasn’t leading, she wouldn’t let her younger siblings venture this far. So the mushrooms here were untouched and some even rotted.

"Do you guys often come this far?" Yin Yang asked Xu Mumu, glancing around. The mountain was indeed somewhat dangerous, and even with Xu Mumu’s skills, he was a bit concerned for her safety.

"Sometimes we go a bit further. As you know, the wild vegetables outside are pretty much picked clean. Going a bit deeper, with some luck, we might even encounter wild chickens or rabbits, which we can take back to add to our meal," Xu Mumu said calmly.

"I heard a few years ago the village had a wolf problem. Next time, don’t go so far," Yin Yang said gently, putting his basket on the ground and started picking edible mushrooms.

"Don’t worry, I understand, I don’t mess around," Xu Mumu replied with a smile. When the village had a wolf crisis, she remembered it vividly. A large pack of wolves came, killing quite a few chickens. Even a team pig was bitten to death, and a few people were injured. The team even organized militiamen patrols for two months due to the wolf issue.

"Mumu, do you think this one’s edible?" Yin Yang found a mushroom he didn’t recognize.

"It’s edible, that’s called a yellow wood mushroom."

"Mumu, you really know a lot," Yin Yang looked at Xu Mumu. This girl was like a mystery, knowledgeable about many things. Not only did she know about these things on the mountain, but she also knew several foreign languages and could draw mechanical diagrams. Although that time the threshing machine she drew was simple, it showed Xu Mumu had a solid foundation.

"There’s more than that, I know quite a lot," Xu Mumu slightly raised her eyebrows. This guy wanted to know her secrets.

"Is that so? What else do you know?" Yin Yang’s eyes lit up.

"You’ll find out later," Xu Mumu said, feigning a sense of superiority.

"But I want to know now," Yin Yang chuckled.

"That’s not possible. You have to discover it on your own to make it more interesting, don’t you think?" Xu Mumu said with a smile.

"Hmm, you’re right. I’ll slowly uncover it," Yin Yang nodded. What attracted him to Xu Mumu in the first place was her mystery; she wasn’t at all the country girl she appeared to be.

The two chatted away casually as they picked up the remains of the mushrooms around them.

"My basket’s full. Should we head back?" Xu Mumu looked at Yin Yang, whose basket was also fairly loaded.

"Let’s go, this is enough to last me and my grandparents two days," Yin Yang looked at his basket and nodded.

While heading down the mountain, Yin Yang asked about the notes Xu Mumu was organizing, "Mumu, are you planning to print your notes in some time?"

"Yes, I plan to once the college entrance exam news comes out," Xu Mumu nodded, since Yin Yang had already guessed it, there wasn’t any point in hiding it from him.

"Have you figured out where to print and where to sell them after printing?" Yin Yang asked Xu Mumu.

"Sigh, not yet. I’m planning to have my brother look into it, there’s still time," Xu Mumu said, a bit troubled. This certainly wasn’t a small issue.

"Huo Qingze has a friend working at the city’s municipal office. There’s a printing plant in the city, and you could sell them in supply and marketing cooperatives. If you trust me, I can ask Huo Qingze for help," Yin Yang suggested to Xu Mumu. It was a plan he had long prepared.

He was more than willing to help Xu Mumu maximize her profit from those notes.

"Bother Huo again?" Xu Mumu hesitated, though she was also very tempted. Yin Yang was too considerate, every time she needed something, he always sorted it out for her.

"It’s no bother. I’ve helped him several times before. If you feel bad about it, you could share some of the profits with him," Yin Yang said with a smile.

"I’ll think about it and come find you and Huo tomorrow," Xu Mumu pondered for a moment before agreeing. Whether it was Huo Qingze or Yin Yang, they both had connections beyond what she could reach, so how could she not be interested?

"Alright, take your time, no rush," Yin Yang replied with a smile.

Back at home, the kids had already returned. The wild mushrooms they picked, aside from the wild boletus, were eaten that very day, and the rest were cleaned and set out to dry.

Having earned money last year, the kids had all gotten a taste of the benefits and naturally wanted to keep earning.

"Big sis, you picked so many mushrooms," Xu Tao exclaimed with wide eyes at Xu Mumu. He wondered where she went to find them; he was quite envious of her haul.

"Help me sort out the slightly spoiled ones. The rest, wash them and set them out to dry," Xu Mumu said with a smile.

"Got it, big sis," Xu Tao nodded. This was the usual procedure for dealing with the mushrooms they picked.

With the mushrooms the kids had picked, the dried mushrooms were still quite a considerable amount. Xu Mumu estimated that the kids could make a small profit this time. A couple more rains and the wild boletus would grow rapidly, and those mushrooms sold quickly too. A few days ago, when she went to the state-run restaurant, Master Yang mentioned continuing to collect wild boletus.

They had picked a few pieces of wild boletus, which could simply be tossed into the stir-fry. It wasn’t necessary to make egg drop soup with them.

After lunch, Xu Mumu began gathering her notes. She reorganized the content, ensuring everything was correct and just waiting to be printed.

Looking at these notes, they were the result of her long effort, and she hoped to earn some money from them. She believed many people would need them when the time came. She wondered if she could earn enough to buy a house in the Imperial City.