northernbook Chapter 546 As long as we put our hearts into it, we can always get it delivered.
Chapter 546 As long as we put our hearts into it, we can always get it delivered.
Now it was Lin Chang'er's turn to be stunned. If that's what you meant, you should have said so earlier!
Old Zhu and the others were already fired up, and even forgot that it was originally Lin Chang'er who came to ask them for help.
They immediately found a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, moved a chair to a place to plan and coordinate, and then Old Zhu, who had the best handwriting, took the pen to record it.
As the saying goes, "One person's plan is short-sighted, but three people's plans are long-sighted." After brainstorming for a while, something suddenly came to mind.
Turning to look at Lin Chang'er standing behind them, Old Zhu slammed down his pen. "This is something my niece excels at. Come, come, take a look and see if there's anything missing. Add a few strokes."
At this time, Lin Chang'er would certainly not be polite to them, but she still had to maintain appearances. "My uncles are all knowledgeable and their thoughts are surely more comprehensive than mine."
As he said this, he had already given the note a cursory glance, and the list of beans was impeccable.
The clothing list even included a note indicating that winter clothes had been purchased, showing that they had thought of everything carefully.
Other miscellaneous items include easily preserved pickled fish and meat, dried goods, and other dishes. If they wanted the soldiers to live a more refined life, that was fine with them too.
However, Lin Chang'er changed the subject and said with a smile, "I know that you uncles have thought things through carefully, but salt and sugar..." Salt is a commodity controlled by the government, and of course it is a highly profitable industry. There must be some stubborn people who engage in smuggling salt, and Lin Chang'er herself is one of them.
What can be done then?
She supports so many people, especially the men who have to do physical labor. They won't have any strength if they don't eat salt, right?
There are also canteens and workshops, which consume huge amounts of resources every day.
There were quotas for government-supplied salt, weren't there?
There simply weren't enough, and since I knew how to get salt, what could I do? Of course, I'd avoid causing trouble for the government and just do it secretly.
As for whether Wu Qingfeng knew about this, she thought he probably did!
After all, they earned their positions through their own abilities, not through ancestral blessings or being granted official titles.
What is the current situation in Linshui Village? Is her share of salt enough? Isn't that obvious at a glance?
But she paid a lot of taxes. We were all on the same boat, and she didn't engage in smuggling.
At worst, we can just invite him to play together; he can't exactly flip the table, can he?
"How about the salt and sugar?" Old Zhu asked.
Old Chen chimed in, "We were thinking, doesn't our niece have her own sugar factory? Fortunately, the quota allocated to our niece can be offset by sugar."
"I am naturally very grateful for your kindness, but please don't forget that salt is controlled by the government, and sugar is a scarce commodity for ordinary people." It's too expensive, and we can't afford it. Even if we buy a little something to sweeten our mouths during festivals, it's only for children. Adults definitely can't afford it.
Of course, soldiers definitely need sugar, especially when they are injured or have exhausted themselves. Drinking some sugar-salt water can greatly aid their recovery.
The old buddies were all taken aback, looking at each other in surprise.
Finally, they slapped their foreheads. They couldn't be blamed; money makes the world go round, and they even had their own sugar factory.
Whether it was government control or a scarce commodity, they had never experienced shortages, so naturally they wouldn't have thought of this aspect.
They also felt that both of these were good things, and that the people and soldiers in the North would definitely need them.
So, Old Zhu still wanted to try, "Chang'er, is it really impossible to add these two?"
Lin Chang'er said definitively, "It's definitely not going to work on the surface, but..."
Changing the subject, she smiled and said, "As long as we put our heart into it, we can always get it delivered."
This time, they also reminded her that she needed to write down a recipe for the sugar-salt water solution and have Wu Qingfeng find a reliable person to take it with him...