Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Chapter 316: Gift Exchange Again

Next is the gift prepared by Wu Aiqing.

He prepared a small wooden box for each person.

Jiang Yu moved the sliding board on the top of the wooden box and saw a small ginseng lying inside, with moist sand underneath.

"You'd better deal with this stuff quickly. Whether you're soaking it in wine or preparing it and drying it for storage, fresh ginseng won't last long." Wu Aiqing warned.

Jiang Yu looked up at them in confusion. No? Why did you roll up a New Year gift? One gave very expensive leather shoes, and the other gave an even more expensive ginseng? What kind of nouveau riche behavior are you guys doing?

Not to mention her, everyone else fell silent after seeing the contents of the wooden box.

Seeing their speechless expressions, Wu Aiqing laughed, "Oh, this thing is so small, it's not worth much!"

"Not valuable? This is wild ginseng. Even if it is not very old, it is still wild ginseng. How dare you say it is not valuable?" Although the value is limited, it is very difficult to get it outside. Xiong Lijin felt that his eyes were about to turn red again, not because of being touched, but simply because of jealousy.

"It's really not worth much. It's young and can be used to make soup." Wu Aiqing wandered around the mountains and harvested a lot, so he gradually became wealthy.

Jiang Yu thought that Wu Aiqing must be very lucky in terms of medicinal materials. She was also wandering around in the mountains, so why didn't she have the good fortune to pick up ginseng everywhere?

Fu Biao sighed, "With you guys like this, I suddenly feel like my gift is a bit embarrassing."

"What's the big deal? Gifts are about the thought, not the value. Come on, take out your gift." Xue Li immediately asked for his gift.

What could Fu Biao do? He couldn't change his mind now. He could only take out the things behind him and give one to everyone.

Jiang Yu quickly removed the outer cloth bag and took out the heavy things inside. They turned out to be dairy products? All kinds of dairy products from the grassland.

"Where did you get this?" Xiong Lijin was shocked. After all, even he had never seen these things. If Fu Biao had the channels, why didn't he use them to do business? Dairy products were very precious in that era of material scarcity.

Fu Biao had a look on his face that showed he had seen through you. "I asked my comrades to do it for me. It's not a big amount. Forget it."

Everyone knows that dairy products are valuable and in short supply. If that comrade’s family didn’t have extensive connections, he would never have been able to get these things.

Xiong Lijin snorted and gave up his plan.

Next came the ginger fish. She didn’t even require the recipient to unpack the package. She just lifted the cloth covering the basket, revealing five small and cute oval olive knives inside.

"Is this a knife?" Fu Biao looked at the sharp blade with a cold glow at the front, reached out to take it, put his index finger through the hole in the middle, and held it.

"Yes, I give it to you for self-defense." Jiang Yu nodded. This knife was made of fine iron quenched in a smelting furnace. She originally wanted to make a long sword, but considering the time problem, she made this small, mini and easy-to-hide olive knife.

Jiang Yu distributed the leather sheath for the knife to everyone, "It is small and not easy to be found, very suitable for carrying."

Chen Jinghan also picked up one. His eyes were focused on the fine iron at the back end. The silver-white iron sheet was flashing with cold light. He intuitively felt that this knife was extraordinary.

Xiong Lijin happily put the knife into the scabbard and put it directly into his pocket. "Not bad, not bad. Such a cute knife. I hope I will never need it in the future."

"It's best if you never need it." Jiang Yu nodded.

Although it was given to them for self-defense, it is better not to use it if possible.

Then it was Xiong Lijin’s turn to give gifts. He was a pragmatist, so he gave clothes, a shirt and a pair of corduroy trousers to each person.

Jiang Yu touched the material of the pants, which was quite thick and soft. She liked it very much.

Xue Li liked that shirt. It was the simplest classic style. Although the fabric was cotton, it gave off a lazy feeling. It would look good when he wore it next year when the weather got warmer.

Finally, it was Chen Jinghan who gave everyone a set of books. He pursed his lips and said, "I think reading is very useful. No matter how this society develops, reading can help people understand more, so that there are more possibilities for development. So I prepared such a gift for you. I hope that in the future, everyone can still work together and move forward and backward together towards a better future."

Xue Li looked at the math, physics and chemistry series in his hand with some surprise. He didn't know whether Chen Jinghan really had news or it was just an accident. It was indeed very timely for him to send this set of books.

Perhaps in two years, the notice of the resumption of the college entrance examination will come out, and the value of this set of books will skyrocket by then. Those who have the books in advance and have studied them in depth will be one step ahead of others. Tsk tsk, the gap between them...

After sharing the gifts, it was late at night. Several people shared a plate of dumplings, then went back to their homes, lay down in their warm beds, and had a good night's sleep.

The next morning, Jiang Yu got up early in the morning, full of energy, took the gift he had prepared for Yi Chi, wrapped in a cotton coat and went out.

Halfway up the mountain, Yi Chi was cooking porridge. There was a steamer on the pot, filled with last night's leftovers, which could be eaten with the porridge after heating up.

When there was a knock on the door, he went to open the door for Jiang Yu with a smile on his face.

After returning to the warm room, Jiang Yu shivered twice, then took out a small flat wooden box from his pocket and handed it to Yi Chi, "Happy New Year, Yi Chi."

Yi Chi couldn't suppress the smile on his face. He took the gift with a smile, then went to his kang and took out a familiar wooden box and handed it to Jiang Yu, "This is a New Year's gift. You can't refuse it this time."

Jiang Yu reached out to take it, opened the buckle and lifted the lid. Sure enough, it was the jade bracelet that he had sent last time but was returned by Jiang Yu. "This is too expensive."

"In today's environment, it's worthless. Not only is it worthless, it can also cause trouble. So I'd like to ask you to keep it for me for a while, okay?" As for how long it will be kept, that depends on the future relationship between the two.

Jiang Yu looked at his unreasonable way of making excuses and felt a bit amused. "Wouldn't there be no trouble if you didn't take it out?"

"But I have taken it out now." Yi Chi said confidently.

Jiang Yu held the box and looked at him for a long time, not knowing what to say.

Yi Chi smiled mischievously, "Have you had breakfast?"

"I don't want to eat anymore." Jiang Yu sat down and took out the valuable fruit green bracelet from the box to look at it.

This color is indeed more suitable for young girls, but the problem is that Jiang Yu is not an ordinary girl. She does not have any of the tenderness and sweetness that are unique to ordinary girls. Perhaps it would be more appropriate for Yi Chi to give her dark-colored jewelry.