Chapter 51

Li Yuechan, seeing that there was nothing else for her to do, prepared to leave.

Huang Hehua didn’t say much. She knew that if she wanted to keep this girl around for a long time, they’d need to plan carefully.

Li Yuechan rode her bicycle out of her grandmother’s gate. She hadn’t gone far when she saw Li Goudan idly wandering around the village.

At this time, most people were out working, and there weren’t many around.

She shot Li Goudan a glance and rode past him with a “whoosh.”

Just then, there was a sudden “bang” sound.

Li Yuechan turned her head and glared at Li Goudan. “How dare you smash my bicycle!”

“So what if I smashed it? I smashed it, it’s yours!”

Li Yuechan sneered and put her bicycle to the side. “What do you want, huh?”

“What do I want? Last time you made your brother come after me for money, and I haven’t settled that score yet!”

Li Yuechan cracked her wrists. “You forget how you used to bully me when we were kids?”

“Ha! When we were kids, I bullied you, but you always had your brother come back for you, didn’t you? Last month, your brother beat me up. Let me tell you, Li Yuechan, I’m not someone to mess with!”

“Oh? What’s wrong, did you grow some courage recently? Last month, you deserved it. Who told you to try and steal my family’s eggs?”

“Hmph, Li Yuechan, now you’re the only one left. Without your brother to back you up, why are you still acting so arrogant?”

“Oh, you think I can’t take you down with just one finger?!”

“Tch, stop flapping your mouth! You always had your brother deal with me, but today, I’m settling this score with you!”

Li Yuechan curled her finger. “Come on, if you’re too scared to come, then you’re just a coward!”

Li Goudan rolled up his sleeves. “You little brat!”

Li Yuechan raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face with a loud “smack.” “That’s for your filthy mouth!”

After three slaps, Li Goudan’s face was swollen and almost unrecognizable.

“You…” Li Goudan pointed at Li Yuechan in rage. Li Yuechan kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying five meters away.

She clapped her hands, proudly saying, “If you dare mess with me again, it won’t be so easy!”

Li Goudan spat out blood and mumbled, “I’m going to tell my mom!”

“Go ahead, you idiot!” Li Yuechan couldn’t be bothered to deal with him. She leisurely rode off on her bicycle.

After riding for a while, she still felt a bit uneasy. Was there really no gold on the mountain?

She went back to the mountain to take another look, but still came up empty-handed.

“Sigh, gold isn’t so easy to find, and nothing that comes cheaply is worth taking. Fine, time to head back!”

Just as she was about to leave the mountain, she suddenly heard a rustling sound.

She paused and thought for a moment, then decided to hide in her space.

Before long, she saw a man in his sixties with a spade on his back heading up the mountain.

Li Yuechan thought to herself, “He must be here to dig wild vegetables, right?”

Just as she was about to leave, something didn’t seem right.

This man didn’t seem to be looking for wild vegetables. It looked like he was searching for something.

She watched as he looked around, and whenever he came across a large tree, he would circle it a few times.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up. Could he be searching for those two boxes?

That large paulownia tree was deep in the mountains, and without her space’s attraction, she would never have found that place.

Could it be that the boxes belong to him? If so, she would strike it rich!

The more she thought about it, the more curious she became, so she quietly followed him.

She saw the old man circling a tree, occasionally digging a few shovelfuls of dirt.

At that moment, Li Yuechan’s ears perked up. Someone was behind her!

She quietly walked back down the mountain path, only to spot Lu Weidong hiding behind a large tree.

Li Yuechan held her breath. Ah, so Lu Weidong, who was from a military background, was secretly tailing the old man.

She suddenly remembered the item in the small box and squinted her eyes. It seemed this old man’s problem was bigger than she thought.

As for Lu Weidong, she’d better not draw attention to him. She also needed to consider what he was up to when he visited the Lu family last time.

Forget it. She wouldn’t worry about it for now. When he came back, she’d ask him. As for the box and its contents, she still needed to think it through.

Humming a little tune, Li Yuechan rode her bicycle home.

“Mom, I’m back.”

Her loud voice startled Su Lizhen, who was in the kitchen.

“Xiao Chan, you’re back?”

“Yeah, nothing much, so I came back.”

“How’s Meili doing?”

“Well, what do you think? She’s engaged. Had meat for lunch too.”

“Oh, your grandma’s usually so stingy. She actually allowed meat?”

“Ahem, of course, it was the man’s side who brought the meat.”

“Ah, alright, you rest for a bit, the food’s almost ready.”

“Mom, I’m not tired. Let me help you.”

“Alright. By the way, Xiao Gu called at the street office for you. You weren’t there, so I took the call. He said he’d be back in a few days.”

“What? He came to our street? How did he get our street’s number? I didn’t know about it.”

Su Lizhen shook her head. “I don’t know about that.”

“Alright.”

“Xiao Chan, what’s going on with Xiao Gu? How are things between you two?”

“Same as usual.”

Su Lizhen looked at her daughter’s careless demeanor and thought about it. She wasn’t in a rush for her daughter to get married that early.

After dinner, Su Lizhen went to work, while Li Yuechan leisurely went out to the river alley.

Meanwhile, Zhang Jinbu, who had been busy all day, just returned from the black market when he saw a small note on the table.

His heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly ran to Guihua Alley.

Li Yuechan was walking back slowly when she spotted Zhang Jinbu. Their eyes met, and she quickly found a secluded spot.

“Big sis, you’re finally back!”

“Yeah, how’s everything recently?”

“Big sis, you’re amazing! The black market got raided the night before last. Thanks to your warning, there was nothing much happening on the east side, but the west side was a disaster. They almost got wiped out!”

Li Yuechan widened her eyes in surprise. She hadn’t expected Gu Zhixing to be so reliable.

She cleared her throat and nodded. “It’s good that nothing happened.”

Zhang Jinbu pulled out a cloth bag and handed it to Li Yuechan. “Big sis, this is from Brother Jin, as a thank-you for your help.”

Li Yuechan raised an eyebrow and opened the cloth bag. “Wow, this is good stuff. Either jade or diamonds.”

She quickly stuffed the bag into her pocket but knew that these things weren’t worth much in today’s world.

Still, she said, “Thanks.”

“Big sis, no need to thank me. By the way, are we going ahead with the business tonight?”

“Yeah, I was just about to tell you. Same time, same place.”

Zhang Jinbu’s face lit up. “Got it, big sis!”

Li Yuechan hummed a tune and rode home, while Zhang Jinbu hurried off.

He had recently joined Jin Biao’s black market. With this batch of goods, his status in the market would be secure!