Chapter 30

Lu Xuan had some thoughts in mind, but as he listened to the words whispered in his ear, those thoughts slowly dissipated.

He looked at her with a serious expression, “Really?”

Shen Wu made up a story that was seven parts true and three parts false. The false part mainly omitted Long Yu Jiao, even the snake incident was told truthfully, but when Lu Xuan asked her, she wasn’t nervous.

She nodded, “It’s with Xu Yin, not with me, she wouldn’t feel comfortable giving it to me.”

Actually, Shen Wu was afraid that it would be discovered if she hid it with her, but with Xu Yin, she had good fighting skills, and ordinary people couldn’t get close to her.

“The back mountain is dangerous, next time you go, call me. It’s fine if you encounter a grass snake, but be careful of poisonous snakes.” After saying that, Lu Xuan rubbed her hair, “I’ll go find the fourth brother.”

Shen Wu noticed that he loved touching her hair. She tidied up her messy hair, thinking about going to the black market that the novel’s heroines all loved to go to, she felt inexplicably excited.

Lu Xuan came out quickly and came back quickly.

He closed the bedroom door and lowered his voice, “You haven’t told anyone about finding the ginseng in the back mountain, right?”

Shen Wu nodded, “No, only Xu Yin and I know. We’ll sell it together and split the money, she won’t tell anyone.”

Lu Xuan looked outside, “It’s still early, let’s talk about it later at night.”

There wasn’t much entertainment now, but it was hot, and people came out to stroll and chat. The probability of being discovered was high at this time. Although Shen Wu was excited, she still nodded obediently, listening to Lu Xuan.

She was bored anyway, so Shen Wu got up to tidy up their small room. The Lu family had many people, and her room with Lu Xuan wasn’t big, but it was a brick and tile house. There was a dresser next to the bed, and a wardrobe made by a carpenter that was taller than a person. In the village, it was considered a very good family.

While Shen Wu was cleaning, Lu Xuan didn’t idle either.

He took out his clothes to wash.

He was strong, and he washed quickly. He shook them a few times and hung them up to dry. When he entered the room, he saw Shen Wu taking out a book from the cabinet.

Just as she was about to flip through it, Lu Xuan thought of something and his face flushed red.

“Don’t open it!”

Shen Wu heard his voice and subconsciously came back to her senses. Her eyes fell on the book, but before she could see clearly, it was taken away by a big hand.

Lu Xuan looked a little uncomfortable, “This, it’s not a book for you to study.”

He took the book and hid it behind his back, looking mysterious. Shen Wu frowned, “What kind of book is it? You wouldn’t be hiding some kind of foreign novel at home, would you? If people found out…”

“No.” Lu Xuan decisively denied, “It’s not a book that’s forbidden to read.”

Shen Wu stared at him, still a little suspicious, “Really?”

Lu Xuan nodded, “Really.”

No matter how interested Shen Wu was in the book, Lu Xuan was determined not to let her see it. Shen Wu circled around him, but he held the book high, and she couldn’t reach it.

In the end, she was picked up and pressed onto the bed by him.

In a short while, he didn’t know where he hid the thing, “What is it? Why are you so stingy?”

“Are we not a family anymore, third brother?”

…

No matter whether Shen Wu was acting cute or trying to manipulate him, the man didn’t respond. Instead, he silently cleaned the parts of the room that she hadn’t tidied up, and he also organized the things.

The current atmosphere was such that going to the black market couldn’t be discovered, otherwise, someone might report it, and then it would be disastrous.

It was past twelve o’clock when Lu Xuan quietly went out.

He came back soon after.

He gave Shen Wu a look. Shen Wu was fully equipped, she had changed into a set of old black and blue clothes, and she had brought an extra piece of clothing, ready to cover her face.

Shen Wu had seen the car Lu Xuan came in.

It was the same old man’s car she had taken that day. Lu Ye had hung a carrot in front, and the donkey didn’t bray, it chased after the carrot.

At night.

The village was dark everywhere, very quiet, only the faint sound of the wheels rolling over the land and the sound of breathing. This kind of quietness was actually nerve-wracking.

It wasn’t until they left Lao Ya Village that Shen Wu breathed a sigh of relief.

She pointed to the donkey in front, “This, aren’t you afraid that the old man will find out?”

Lu Xuan didn’t say anything, but Lu Ye lowered his voice and replied, “This donkey is stupid, give it a handful of hay, and it’ll be tricked.”

“Pfft!”

With Lu Ye’s words, the donkey stopped and sneezed loudly.

The sound was particularly loud in the quiet night.

“Oh dear, ancestor, I’m wrong! You go well… There’s no donkey in our village that’s smarter than you, you know how to get extra snacks.”

Just when Shen Wu was questioning whether this would work, the donkey actually walked.

Shen Wu…

Lu Xuan said softly, “Don’t listen to his nonsense.”

“Zhou the old man who drives the cart came to Lao Ya Village begging when he was young. He didn’t have a good life, he didn’t marry a wife, he had no relatives here. Ten years ago, he found a child in the back mountain and raised him. He’s old now, he doesn’t earn many work points, and his life isn’t easy. Every time he finishes using the cart, I’ll leave some money or food. So the old man turns a blind eye to the matter of using the cart.” After all, there’s no benefit in reporting it.

“Does he know you’re using it?” Shen Wu was curious.

Lu Xuan shook his head, “I’m not sure, I guess he knows, but I tested him before, and I didn’t find out anything.”

Shen Wu thought of the old man last time, “This old man is also a smart one.”

She said, yawning.

Lu Xuan leaned his arm towards her without a trace, “If you’re sleepy, sleep for a while.”

“I’m not sleepy.” But Shen Wu still leaned against Lu Xuan, looking up at the sky. There were no lights now, only a small flashlight that Lu Ye turned on when he was driving. Looking up, she could see many stars, which was rare in the cities of the future.

It took almost an hour to reach the county.

They parked the donkey cart a distance away from the black market and fed it some food and water.

Both Lu Xuan and Lu Ye wore hats to cover their faces, Shen Wu also followed suit with a piece of clothing.

Xu Yin frowned, but seeing Shen Wu doing this, she simply followed suit.

The two of them covered everything except their eyes, they looked at each other and couldn’t help but laugh.

The black market was in a forest. Because it was at night, the shadows of the trees were swaying, and the figures were moving back and forth quietly. Most of the people who came would disguise themselves so that others couldn’t recognize them, so some people called it the ghost market.

This was the place that the heroines in the period dramas all loved to come to. Many heroines had spaces and made a lot of money selling things. Shen Wu envied those who had space and food cheats.

But those were all heroines, she was a weirdo supporting character, she didn’t have any.

Shen Wu muttered to herself. She and Xu Yin were curious about everything they saw, but Lu Xuan and Lu Ye were clearly not here for the first time. They went straight to a vendor who collected this kind of thing.

He couldn’t see his face, but he looked like a chubby man.

Seeing Lu Ye take out the thing, he was excited, “Good stuff! Where did you get this?”

Lu Xuan coughed when he heard this.

The chubby man immediately let out two awkward laughs, “I’m sorry for being nosy, it’s not the first time we’ve cooperated. How about thirty yuan?”

“You know, I’m the most generous when it comes to offering prices.”

Generous my ass! Shen Wu remembered that Long Yu Jiao sold it for fifty yuan in the book, and later, there was a part where she sold it at a loss, and a key character used it…