Chapter 23

“Enough, it’s none of your business!” Yu Jia looked disgusted, turned her head to the conductor not far away and said loudly, “Conductor! There’s a young man harassing a woman here, can you ask him to go back to his seat?”

“Who?” The conductor squinted and walked over, his eyes full of warning.

He Zi’an, who was usually a bully at home, immediately cowered, “Conductor, I just saw someone I knew and came over to say hello, I’ll go back now, I’ll go back now.”

He then ran away in disgrace.

“Zi’an brother!” Fang Qingqing made a heartbroken gesture, but because her cousin was still there, she could only stay there resentfully, but her heart had already flown away.

The farce ended, Ji Wanqing continued to close her eyes and rest, her consciousness sinking into her space to watch a movie.

In a daze, she seemed to hear some exclamations.

“So beautiful! Did you buy it at the Friendship Store?”

“You’re so good to your relative, that must have cost a lot of money.”

The voices belonged to the two girls next to Ji Wanqing.

Fang Qingqing said sourly, “Cousin, how come I didn’t know you had relatives in Yunnan Province?”

Yu Jia was annoyed, “Why does everything have to be known by you? Who do you think you are?”

Fang Qingqing suppressed her jealousy and said sweetly, “Good cousin, this dress is really pretty, can you give it to me? I’ll definitely help you do more work after I go to the countryside!”

“No need,” Yu Jia said coldly, “This dress costs fifty yuan, if you want it, pay for it.”

Fang Qingqing widened her eyes, “Fifty! Why don’t you just rob me!”

Ji Wanqing heard the scream and opened her eyes, her gaze falling on the retro long dress, she couldn’t look away.

!

I told you the heroine had good things!

Actually, Yu Jia didn’t intend to do this on the train.

But she noticed the beautiful woman diagonally in front of her, wearing a Rolex on her wrist, obviously someone with money, and her desire to make money couldn’t help but stir.

Before going to the countryside, Yu Jia had made a small fortune in the black market through the trading system.

She had been reborn, so she naturally knew that the next three or four years would be a good time for reform and opening up. Before that, she had to save enough capital to have the funds to start a business.

Thinking about the poor consumption power in the village after going to the countryside, Yu Jia couldn’t help but seize the opportunity to make another quick buck.

Sure enough, the beautiful woman’s eyes lit up when she saw the dress!

Yu Jia put the dress away and expressed her disdain for Fang Qingqing’s attempt to freeload, “I bought this with my money, you want to take it for free without giving anything? How come I didn’t realize you were so shameless before?”

The other two girls also said, “Yeah, fifty yuan! I wouldn’t even dare to take advantage of someone for five cents, this is fifty!”

Fang Qingqing was so embarrassed that her face turned red, she forced a smile, “I was just kidding, why would my cousin take it seriously.”

Damn it, in the past, when she asked Yu Jia for things, even if she didn’t give them to her at the time, she would give them to her later after coaxing her! Why has she become so stingy lately!

She’s like a miser!

Yu Jia liked to make friends with people who were straightforward, she picked up her cup and said to the three girls opposite her, “I’m going to get some hot water, give me your cups and I’ll bring them back with me.”

The other two quickly said thank you, Ji Wanqing stood up, “I’m going to get some too, let’s go together.”

Yu Jia’s eyes sparkled with joy and she agreed, “Okay.”

These days, private transactions were strictly controlled, and most people did them secretly. With Fang Qingqing around, she didn’t want to expose herself.

On the way, Ji Wanqing glanced at Yu Jia’s micro-expressions and guessed that she had deliberately brought out the beautiful dress to hook her.

But the dress from the trading system was really beautiful. From Ji Wanqing’s discerning eye, the style, cut, design, and fabric were all very high-level. In modern times, it would cost two or three thousand yuan for one.

But now Yu Jia was selling it for fifty.

Ji Wanqing felt that she could tolerate anything, but this she couldn’t.

While waiting for the water to boil, Ji Wanqing was the first to speak, “Comrade Yu, where did you buy the dress you gave to your relative? I want to buy one too.”

Yu Jia suppressed her joy and said seriously, “I bought it at the Friendship Store in our city. I’m acquainted with Manager Wang there, he got me a few from inside.”

“A few?” Ji Wanqing showed a look of interest, “I wonder if I could… cough, exchange a few with you, I’ll pay for them.”

Their voices were very low, and they were both women, so the people around them only thought they were familiar people talking in hushed tones.

“If you really want it…” Yu Jia thought for a moment, “Alright, we Young Intellectuals are going to stay at the guest house for a night, come find me tonight. I sent a package a few days ago, there are some extra dresses inside.”

She paused and added, “This was originally a gift for my other cousin, but we had a fight on the phone yesterday, it’s too expensive to send it back and forth, I was going to take it to the countryside with me, if you want it, I’ll exchange it with you.”

Ji Wanqing didn’t expose this clumsy excuse, “Okay, I’ll come find you then.”

They agreed, got their hot water, and went back to the carriage together.

Soon, the Young Intellectuals’ special train was filled with cheerful singing.

The journey was bumpy, and Ji Wanqing was in pain all over, she could only rely on the spiritual spring water to relieve the soreness.

Because they got on the train close to noon, most people had eaten before boarding, and it was still early for dinner.

So before dinner time, some people couldn’t wait to take out their lunch boxes to satisfy their hunger.

Yu Jia took out a box of braised meat, and the rich aroma instantly filled the entire carriage. The girls next to her asked, “It smells so good, Comrade Yu, where did you buy this?”

Yu Jia said, “This is a special skill of our canteen chef, it’s not shared with others.”

It did smell good, but Ji Wanqing thought it was probably a product of the system.

Noticing Ji Wanqing’s gaze, Yu Jia said, “I see you didn’t bring any food when you got on the train, do you want me to share some with you?”

Ji Wanqing said, “I can’t eat your food for free, how much does this cost per pound? I’ll pay you back.”

Yu Jia said with a smile, “This can be kept for a long time, you can eat it tomorrow too, I’ll give you half, you can give me five yuan.”

It’s strange in China, if you exchange things with money, it’s called a private transaction, which is illegal.

But if you exchange food with money, it’s called mutual help, to solve an urgent need.

In short, China is a country that is very tolerant of food.

Yu Jia quickly divided half of it and carefully wrapped it in brown paper.

Ji Wanqing took out her small purse, rummaged through the pile of ten yuan bills, and took out five yuan, “Here you go.”

The five people present all stared intently at the money bag in her hand.

Yu Jia looked over worriedly, “Comrade Ji, we Young Intellectuals are all educated intellectuals, we wouldn’t do anything sneaky, but you’re going to the countryside, you should keep your money safe.”

Of course, Ji Wanqing was deliberately showing off her wealth.

She had to show Yu Jia with her hard power that she could afford to give her more good stuff!

But she also thanked Yu Jia for the reminder, “I will.”

After hearing Yu Jia’s words, the other three silently looked away, only Fang Qingqing’s eyes were filled with jealousy.

She looked at Ji Wanqing, wishing she could strip her of her seductive skin and then grab her purse, putting it all on herself!

Why is heaven so unfair?

All the good things have been taken by her!