Chapter 29

Li Yuechan turned to look at the man, and, coincidentally, said, “Alright, but don’t come too early, I need to sleep.”

“Okay, is 10 o’clock alright?”

“Fine, hurry back then.”

“Alright.”

Gu Zhixing looked at the window that had been closed and smiled smugly to himself.

On the other side, at the Han family home.

“Han Jinzhu, you better explain this clearly! The money has been paid, the letter of understanding has been written, so why hasn’t my Han Chunguang been released yet?”

Han Chunguang’s mother shouted hysterically.

“What do you know? That’s the police station. You can’t just go in and out whenever you want,” Han Jinzhu said with a serious face.

“Stop giving me that excuse, Han Jinzhu! I had my brother inquire about it. That Feng person has already been released. Why is my son still in there? I spent 1,500 yuan to get the letter of understanding!”

“You don’t understand anything, woman. I can’t be bothered to argue with you.”

After saying this, Han Jinzhu slammed the door and walked out with an emotionless face, while behind him, his wife’s voice continued to scream.

Outside the yard, he looked at the closed door with a complicated expression, then turned and left.

Meanwhile, Li Yuechan had slept for a while and then hurriedly made her way to the East Hill woods.

When she arrived, she thought for a moment, then threw out ten bags of rice before hiding inside her space.

When Zhang Jinbu arrived, he looked at the ten bulging sacks. After opening them, he was shocked to see that they were full of shiny, white rice!

His eyes widened in nervousness. He hastily tied up the sacks, looking around before quickly loading them onto his handcart.

Luckily, he had modified the cart earlier; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to carry the rice back.

Zhang Jinbu then went back to the previous courtyard, where Jin Biao was waiting. Upon seeing the ten sacks of goods, Jin Biao curiously asked, “What’s in these?”

Zhang Jinbu, excited, replied, “Brother Jin, take a look. Top-grade rice!”

Upon hearing this, Jin Biao immediately stood up, opened a sack, and upon seeing the white rice, was so surprised his hands trembled.

“Wow, this rice is really good. Where did it come from?”

Jin Biao stared at Zhang Jinbu, who looked awkward and said, “Brother Jin, I really can’t say.”

Jin Biao smiled and patted Zhang Jinbu on the shoulder, saying, “Jinbu, we need to know where the goods come from in our line of work. If the source isn’t clean…”

Zhang Jinbu quickly reassured him, “Don’t worry, Brother Jin, it’s definitely not that. Let me think…”

He hesitated, then said, “It was given to me by a hunter I saved before, and the wild boar came from him too.”

Jin Biao raised an eyebrow and asked, “A hunter? Where is he from?”

“Brother Jin, I really can’t say. I’ve promised the family,” Zhang Jinbu said nervously.

At this point, A Liang, standing nearby, said, “Brother Jin, I heard some hunters have a piece of land deep in the mountains where they can’t even finish all the food they grow.”

Jin Biao nodded. He had heard of this, but those who lived deep in the mountains weren’t simple folks—there were all kinds of wild beasts in those mountains.

“Alright, Jinbu, you’re lucky. If there’s more good stuff, just bring it straight to me next time.”

“This rice is of good quality. Tell the other party two mao per jin. Whatever they have, I’ll buy.”

“Got it, Brother Jin, I’ll make sure to pass on the message.”

After a few exchanges, the ten sacks weighed 50 jin, a total of 500 jin, which earned them 100 yuan. Zhang Jinbu counted the money, his face beaming, and left happily.

Ajie closed the door and turned to Jin Biao, saying, “Brother Jin, should I go check which hunter it is?”

Jin Biao shook his head. “Forget it. Those hunters are never good people, and we don’t need to deal with them.

With the quality of this rice, if we sell it on the black market for three mao per jin, it’ll be snapped up in no time! The only problem is it’s too little—only 500 jin, not even enough to sell for half the day.”

After thinking for a moment, Jin Biao said, “Let’s not sell the rice on the black market. We should send it straight to the capital next time, at least we can sell it for five mao per jin!”

Ajie’s eyes lit up when he heard this. “Old brother, you really have a plan!”

Li Yuechan smacked her lips and muttered to herself: “I only make two mao, and they can turn around and make three mao. Wow, the difference for middlemen is really huge!”

However, right now, she didn’t have the ability to transport it to the capital, so this wasn’t bad, although it was a bit troublesome.

She still had over 9,000 jin of rice in her space, so it seemed like next time she should produce more. After a moment of thought, she shook her head. “Never mind, I’ll take it slow. Don’t scare them.”

Besides, the wheat had ripened, so it would be perfect to sell it together next time.

After thinking this through, Li Yuechan happily returned home.

The next morning, Cheng Huai’an finished his breakfast and noticed his mother had prepared a pile of things.

“Later, go check on that girl. I’ve got two buckets of wheat milk essence here to help her strengthen her body. And these apples, take them to her. They’re from the family that gave them to your dad a few days ago. They’re quite precious.”

“Okay, Mom.”

This time, Cheng Huai’an didn’t drive but rode his bicycle with the gifts.

Li Yuechan was still lying in bed when she heard some commotion outside. She rolled over and continued her sleep.

After a while, she sleepily sat up and checked the time. It was so early!

She quickly put on her clothes, slipped on her shoes, and went out the door, shouting loudly, “Mom, who’s here? It’s still early in the morning, can’t I sleep?”

Su Lizhen chuckled and said, “It’s Cheng. Sit down, this girl has a bit of a temper when she wakes up. I’ll go check.”

Su Lizhen went out of the main house and yelled at her daughter, who was leaning on the doorframe, “You naughty girl, why are you shouting? Cheng came to see you.”

Li Yuechan froze for a moment. “Who’s Cheng?”

“Ah, he’s the one who bumped into you the other day. But when I came to check on you this morning, I didn’t see anything wrong with your ankle.”

Li Yuechan looked outside, quickly shut the door, and said, “Mom, it’s an internal injury, very serious!”

Su Lizhen was startled. “Yuechan, we should hurry to the hospital then.”

“Mom~ you know.”

Then Su Lizhen saw her daughter mischievously wink at her.

Su Lizhen said irritably, “Alright, go ahead. Cheng has been waiting for half the morning.”

“Ah, is he here to apologize?”

Su Lizhen shook her head. “I don’t know, but he brought some things.”

“Okay, I’ll go have a look.”

Li Yuechan quickly fixed her braided hair, washed her face, brushed her teeth, and then walked into the main house.

Seeing two bottles of wheat milk essence and a bag of apples on the table, she gave Cheng Huai’an a sweet smile and said, “Hello, Comrade Cheng.”

Cheng Huai’an, looking at the girl’s bright smile, also smiled politely and said, “Hello, Comrade Li.

I really apologize for yesterday, it was quite rushed, and this is a small gift to make up for it.”