Chen Lan immediately waved her hands, refusing, "No, no, Mingxuan Ge. The chefs in the mess hall are already working hard enough every day to make three meals a day for so many soldiers in the camp. Let's not add any extra trouble for them."
Seeing that Xu Mingxuan still wanted to insist that the camp's chefs try, Chen Lan further explained, "Mingxuan Ge, I heard that cooking bear paw is very particular. To make it delicious and without any fishy smell, it needs to be prepared using special methods. It not only takes a lot of time to make, but also requires many precious ingredients and seasonings. I heard that it takes one to two years from start to finish to enjoy a delicious bear paw!"
Xu Mingxuan asked in surprise, "That long? Lan'er, are you sure?" Su Dan Novel Network.
Chen Lan nodded very seriously and replied with certainty, "That's right. I heard that fresh steamed bear paw isn't tasty and is particularly fishy. To bring out its deliciousness, it needs to undergo special preparation and then be stored for one to two years before it's good to eat. So! Mingxuan Ge, why should we go through all that trouble! So, I think we should just forget it! Let's just prepare some more seasonings to remove the fishy smell for the mess hall and let the chefs stew the bear paw with the bear meat to improve the soldiers' diet!"
Xu Mingxuan felt it made sense after hearing Chen Lan's words and no longer persuaded her, lest it cause a commotion and have a bad influence on the camp!
After Chen Lan stored the brown bear, estimated to weigh four to five hundred pounds, into the system warehouse, the couple prepared to go down the mountain to Pogranichny town to find Madam, whom they had arranged to meet yesterday during an exchange. They hoped Madam would bring good news today.
So Chen Lan said to Xu Mingxuan, "Mingxuan Ge, don't walk so fast. Wait a moment. Let's walk slowly. I'll first ask my father-in-law to prepare some samples for us to exchange, so we can directly trade with Madam's farm when we get to town."
After speaking, she lowered her head and opened the system warehouse with her mind, organizing the leftover samples from the online direct sales stores they had contacted earlier. There were quite a lot of samples sent by the stores! It's no exaggeration to say that, except for food, guns and ammunition, tanks and planes, they had everything imaginable.
Chen Lan organized some winter clothing, shoes, socks, hats, scarves, snow boots, and prepared thermoses, enamel cups, flashlights, and other small hardware items; toiletries such as towels and toothbrushes; and washing supplies such as soap and laundry soap, and a series of other small household goods. There were also children's toys like rag dolls, toy cars, and toy planes. Additionally, she specifically placed an order in the system for some common Chinese patent medicines, such as cold medicine, cough medicine, diarrhea medicine, and the most common anti-inflammatory drugs.
Chen Lan also specially selected a brightly colored bed linen set with a large floral pattern from the samples sent by an online store that produced bedding. She prepared it in advance. If the business was successful, she would give it to Madam as a wedding gift for her daughter. The items were too numerous to fit into the two large carrying baskets, so she had to leave some in the system warehouse. She could take them out from the system warehouse later if Madam and her family needed them. She didn't know the specific details of the negotiation yet, so she would play it by ear. The items were quite heavy, and there was no need to take everything out and carry it herself in the baskets.
After preparing the items for exchange, the couple soon arrived at the main road leading to Pogranichny town at the foot of the mountain. Seeing sparse figures walking towards the town not far ahead, and nearing the town, Chen Lan stopped and used her mind to take out the two large carrying baskets filled with goods from the system warehouse. She and Xu Mingxuan each carried one and continued walking towards the town.
Before the couple reached Madam's stall, they saw from afar that Madam had already started setting up her stall. Chen Lan quickly whispered to Xu Mingxuan, "Mingxuan Ge, we have limited time. Let's buy all the things Madam brought. That way, we can quickly discuss the exchange of grain with her."
Xu Mingxuan nodded in agreement. He came to Madam's stall with Chen Lan.
Seeing the couple approaching with their large carrying baskets, Madam was very happy. After Xu Mingxuan greeted Madam, they exchanged polite greetings. Chen Lan remained silent, only nodding politely to Madam.
After Xu Mingxuan and Madam exchanged pleasantries, Xu Mingxuan officially started talking to Madam. He expressed that the couple would buy all the "Dalieba" bread and sausages Madam had brought today.
Madam was not as surprised this time. She chattered with Xu Mingxuan for a long time. Chen Lan guessed that Madam was probably stating her exchange requirements.
After they finished negotiating, Xu Mingxuan pulled Chen Lan aside and told her, "Lan'er, Madam said she discussed it with her old man and they agreed to the exchange. She said that if our goods are abundant, good, and reasonably priced, they will exchange the remaining half of the corn they have after completing their task with us."
Chen Lan asked, "Mingxuan Ge, did you ask Madam clearly how many catties of corn they plan to exchange, and if the corn is all dried kernels?"
Xu Mingxuan held Chen Lan's hand and said with a smile, "Lan'er, don't worry. I asked clearly. They plan to exchange only eight thousand catties of corn kernels. The corn kernels are all high-quality kernels prepared for the task, absolutely guaranteed in quality. They have already set aside any immature kernels separately to feed the livestock and poultry on the farm."
Xu Mingxuan said, and then took Chen Lan's hand, "Lan'er, let's take out the things in the carrying baskets for Madam to choose from! We have so many high-end goods, I guess Madam has never seen many of them before. She will definitely be very satisfied with what we've brought!"
Chen Lan nodded. Although the things she brought out were leftovers from the previous life's twenty-first-century manufacturers, these items were the most fashionable and advanced in this era. So Chen Lan was confident about this.
Chen Lan believed that Madam would find it hard not to like them. Moreover, the quality of these items was absolutely top-notch, Chen Lan was confident about this.
Moreover, these were the now-famous "Made in China" from the future, which had a global reputation. Even decades later, products from our country are still loved by people all over the world.
Not to mention in the early 1960s Soviet Union, where light industrial products were severely lacking. Even after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia and other countries, for decades to come, like many other countries, would still rely on the quality and affordable "Made in China."