Gift giving something that's unavailable in the market yields results far superior to ordinary festival gifts that anyone can buy.
Although An Yi no longer resides in the village, who knows if she might need help from the villagers in the future? Keeping them in reserve is also good, since she doesn't mind sparing a few resources.
"Teacher An, thanks to the fertilizer you gave last year, our harvest has increased by a full 20 percent. Um, is there any chance of getting some fertilizer again this year?"
When the team leader looked at An Yi with a flattering smile, she was quite shocked: "20 percent? Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?"
"Exaggerated? No, not at all. Didn't you notice yourself that there's an extra hundred or so jin of grain at your house this year?"
An Yi was taken aback, "Extra," realizing that the captain's voice had lowered, she quickly followed suit.
