Chapter 34

A week passed quickly, Xu Di was thinking about selling her goods.

On Saturday morning, after breakfast, Xu Di went out again.

This time, she went to a place near Liberation Road, she would first see if that boy would come.

Xu Di, dressed up, carrying her basket and bag, appeared in the family compound.

Feeling that the time was almost right, Xu Di decisively stopped, took her things and left.

She found a place to enter her space, changed her clothes, and Xu Di walked towards the agreed park.

From afar, Xu Di saw the boy she had run away with last time, he was wearing work clothes, it was hard to tell which factory he was from.

Xu Di observed the surroundings, checking for suspicious people. Although making money was good, her life was more important.

“Waiting for someone?”

Xu Di walked over after making sure it was safe. She also saw the words on his work clothes, “Beijing Boiler Factory.”

“Sister, are you the sister from last time?”

“Yeah, what’s your name?”

“Sister, my name is Jin Weidong, I didn’t expect you to really come.”

Jin Weidong was half a head taller than Xu Di, but he was a bit thin, well, there weren’t many fat people in this era.

“My name is Xu Di, just call me Sister Xu. We’re in this line of work, we don’t ask about origins, one hand pays, the other hand delivers.”

“Understood, Sister, I’m not new to this either.”

Jin Weidong also got serious, if he hadn’t been forced to the point of having no way out, he wouldn’t have done this.

“How much stuff can you move a week, I only have roosters and eggs.”

“Sister Xu, although I’ve been doing this for a few years, it’s always been small-scale, I haven’t dared to go big, I’m afraid of being caught.

I can sell five hundred eggs and twenty to thirty roosters a week.”

Jin Weidong didn’t dare to say too much, he had a job, he couldn’t do this openly. Small-scale was fine, but if he ruined someone else’s business, he was afraid for his life.

“That’s not bad, I don’t have that much either.

So, every Monday and Friday, I’ll deliver the goods to you. Three hundred eggs and fifteen roosters each time.”

Xu Di was now controlling the number of hens in her space, she couldn’t have too many.

There was limited space in her space, raising chickens required planting corn, she needed to achieve a balance between the two, she couldn’t overdo it.

“Okay, Sister Xu, let’s set a meeting place and specific time.”

Jin Weidong had deliberately worn his work clothes today, just to make a confession.

Unexpectedly, Sister Xu didn’t ask. That was good, they weren’t involved with each other, one hand paid, the other hand delivered, everyone was at ease.

“Give me a phone number where I can reach you, I’ll call you before I deliver the goods.”

Xu Di didn’t want to deliver goods at a fixed place, she was afraid that if it went on for too long, she would be discovered.

“Okay, our factory has a phone, you can reach me.”

“Alright, wait for my call on Monday. For the eggs, I sell them for six cents each at retail, I’ll give them to you for four cents each, the eggs are bigger than those in the supply and marketing cooperative.

The roosters are all about seven or eight pounds, I sell them for four yuan each, seven yuan for two, I’ll give them to you for three yuan each.”

Jin Weidong calculated, the price was reasonable. Sister Xu was selling them at a lower price, eggs and roosters were hot commodities now.

“Okay, thank you, Sister Xu.”

“That’s it, don’t sell them for too high a price, don’t compete with others for profit, safety comes first.”

Xu Di couldn’t help but remind him, it wasn’t easy for anyone, it was better to be safe than sorry.

“I know, Sister Xu, I have a whole family behind me, I won’t be reckless.”

Xu Di didn’t say anything more, the reason she dared to give her real name and didn’t disguise herself was because she had confidence, the goods were all in her space, as long as she wasn’t caught in the act, no one could do anything to her.

Jin Weidong left, Xu Di saw that it was still early, she would go to the Liang family.

The apples in her space were ripe, and so were the pears. She had tasted them, they were good, juicy, and quite sweet.

Xu Di felt that there was some mystery to her space, the things it produced were all good.

She picked five or six apples and five or six pears, Xu Di carried a cloth bag out of her space and took a bus to the Liang family.

This time she didn’t meet Grandma Qian, maybe it was because it was cold, she didn’t come out much.

“Xu Di is here, come in quickly.”

Yan Fangfang opened the door, saw Xu Di, and happily pulled her into the house.

“Mom, Xu Di is here.”

“Auntie, Auntie…”

Kangkang ran out of the house first, calling out to his aunt.

“Kangkang, did you miss Auntie?”

“I did.”

“Auntie missed Kangkang too.”

Xu Di held Kangkang’s hand and walked to the sofa, Aunt Wang also came out.

“Xu Di, why are you bringing things again?”

“I met someone selling apples and pears on the way, they looked fresh, so I bought a few, for Kangkang to try.”

“Thank you, Auntie.”

Kangkang was delighted when he heard it was for him.

“You little glutton, come on, go to the kitchen with Mom to wash the apples.”

Yan Fangfang remembered Grandma Qian’s instructions, she found an excuse to take Kangkang away, to let her mother talk to Xu Di.

Kangkang happily hugged a big apple and went to the kitchen with his mother, leaving only Xu Di and Aunt Wang in the living room.

“Xu Di, Aunt Wang has something to ask you.”

“Aunt Wang, just ask.”

Xu Di and Aunt Wang were already very familiar, they were very casual with each other.

“Xu Di, you’re eighteen, have you considered what kind of partner you want to find?”

“Partner? Aunt Wang, I haven’t really thought about it seriously. The most basic requirement is that he respects women, he can’t be a chauvinist.”

This was Xu Di’s first requirement, in her previous life, Li Kai was a chauvinist, he thought that men should earn money to support the family, and women should be responsible for everything else.

“What about other things, occupation, appearance, height, family background?”

“I don’t have any requirements for occupation, as long as he can support the family. Height, he has to be at least 1.75 meters tall, too short, it will affect the next generation.

I don’t have any requirements for appearance, as long as he’s normal, I’m not some kind of stunning beauty myself. His family background can be similar to mine, but he has to be decisive, he can’t listen to his parents for everything.”

Xu Di said this according to the opposite personality of Li Kai in her previous life, she was tired of that kind of life.

Having such a big, irresponsible man around, not only not helping, but also having to take care of him, it was tiring and annoying, it was better to be alone, with the salary sent home, out of sight, out of mind.

“You little girl, you say you haven’t thought about it, but you’ve already thought it through!”

“Aunt Wang, I just thought about it now, really.”

Xu Di hadn’t really thought about it before, in the 1970s, what kind of man she would marry and have children with.

“That’s true, you’ve always been very insightful. Aunt is asking you, do you dislike soldiers?”

“Soldiers?”

Xu Di thought, she used to complain, she would rather find someone who was away from home all year round than someone who was at home and didn’t do anything, and just caused trouble.

“Yes, soldiers, being a military wife, have you ever thought about it?”

Aunt Wang was a bit conflicted, on the one hand, she thought Zhang Chaoyang was good, on the other hand, she didn’t want Xu Di to have a hard time.

“I haven’t thought about it, but I don’t reject it. Soldiers protect our country, they are all true heroes. What, Aunt Wang, do you have a suitable candidate?”

Xu Di realized that Aunt Wang was introducing her to someone!

Aunt Wang didn’t expect Xu Di to react so quickly, this girl was really good.

It was a pity that she only had one son, otherwise, she would have wanted to bring her in as her daughter-in-law.

“There is a good candidate, he’s good in all aspects, Aunt Wang will tell you about him, you can consider it.”

Aunt Wang thought, she would tell Xu Di about Zhang Chaoyang.

As for whether Xu Di would like him, it would depend on fate. Even if she didn’t like him, she didn’t know he was Auntie Qian’s grandson, it wouldn’t affect their future interactions.