Chapter 52: Leaving a Good Impression

"Captain, we have already exchanged a lot of dried fish with the fishermen here, which should be enough for us to eat."

Xie Yunfeng looked at the bamboo baskets filled with salted dried fish and some fresh seafood. Apart from these salted items, they would not take too many of the other fresh ones at one time, lest they go bad when stored and become inedible.

"That's enough, let's go back first!"

As they were about to leave with the exchanged supplies, Su Lanqiao came up behind them, breathless, carrying a bamboo basket on her back. Seeing these men in military uniforms about to leave, she quickly waved and shouted, "Wait a minute... Wait for me!"

When Xie Yunfeng heard the noise, he stopped and turned around to take a look. It was a young and fair girl.

However, Su Lanqiao is exposed to the wind and sun in the fishing village, and her skin is not as white as it was in the city. But compared with the people here, her skin is still very different.

She took a long time to finally bring the bamboo basket to Xie Yunfeng and the others. "Comrades, I'm sorry I'm late. I heard you were exchanging supplies, and I have some dried fish here."

"Why don't you take these things too? I just came to this fishing village to work in the countryside, and this is the first time I've seen you coming from other places to exchange supplies. I need some cash, and I wonder if you can help me."

Su Lanqiao began to act pitiful again, trying her best to make use of the advantages she had.

She wiped the sweat off her face, and some of the sweat slid down her delicate neck to her collarbone, which made Xie Yunfeng's eyes darken.

"Miss, you're late. We've already exchanged all the supplies. If there are more, we won't be able to explain to our superiors."

When she heard this, her face immediately turned anxious. "Comrades, please help me. I don't have a penny on me right now. If you don't exchange supplies with me, I don't know where I'm going to get the money to live here."

"Besides, I don't have much dried fish, just this small box. I don't want more. Just give me one dollar."

Xie Yunfeng looked at the number of dried fish in her bamboo basket. An ordinary person would have to pay around three yuan, but she only needed one yuan. It could be seen that she was in some difficulty.

Su Lanqiao bit her lip.

She noticed that the man in the middle of the group didn't say a word, but everyone seemed to obey his orders.

After noticing this, she approached Xie Yunfeng directly, "Comrade, I know you guys come to the fishing village to exchange supplies every once in a while. Please do me a favor. Next time, please tell me what you want in advance, and I'll do my best to satisfy you."

"It's just a basket of dried fish. Just take it. I won't bully you for a dollar. You can't exchange it for anything. I'll give you three dollars."

After Xie Yunfeng finished speaking, he took out three dollars from his pocket and handed it to Su Lanqiao. He winked at the soldier behind him and immediately took away her basket of dried fish.

"Thank you, you are such a nice person."

Su Lanqiao excitedly put the three dollars in her pocket, but in fact she didn't care about the three dollars at all.

In her previous life, any item might cost several dollars, but these three dollars could allow her to live in this remote fishing village for nearly half a month.

"Where are you coming from to purchase supplies? This is the first time I've heard of people coming here to exchange supplies. If I had known earlier, I would have prepared more."

Xie Yunfeng saw that Su Lanqiao was innocent and a girl. If someone else asked about their army, he would definitely ignore them, so he was not very wary of Su Lanqiao.

"I'm also nearby, mainly responsible for the daily procurement and transportation of the troops. You came at the right time. If you were a little later, we would have left by now."

"Is that so? Life in your army should be pretty good, right? I've been in this fishing village for so long, and many of them were born and raised here. I always feel like I can't fit in. There's not even anyone to talk to. If you could come here more often to exchange supplies, I'm not sure I'd even get to talk to you more."

The two chatted for a while, and Xie Yunfeng's vigilance towards Su Lanqiao had largely dissipated.

"Then you guys should go first. It's getting late. Next time you come over, I'll prepare some more supplies for you. You don't have to pay me so much. Just consider it as making friends."

Su Lanqiao is equivalent to being able to give Xie Yunfeng and others a discount. Smart people will definitely find her first to exchange supplies.

As expected, because of what she said, Xie Yunfeng and other soldiers had a much better impression of her.

Two days after this incident, Su Jinhui originally thought that Su Lanqiao would temporarily give up and would not harass her again.

That evening, Yan Li'an got off work at the military district.

When he returned home, he saw Su Jinhui talking to her neighbor Mrs. Wu at the door.

Su Jinhui listened so attentively that she didn't even notice Yan Li'an approaching.

"Mrs. Wu, are you telling the truth?"

"Of course it's true. Troops from other military regions come here to buy medicated soap. I heard from the soldiers there that a beautiful girl suddenly came to a nearby fishing village, and many people want to go there to exchange supplies with her."

"I don't know if he's attracted to that girl. Later, I asked the troops who often buy medicated soap from our factory. I found out that the girl's name is Su Lanqiao. Then I thought, isn't this the sister who came to see you last time?"

Su Jinhui's face darkened. She knew that Su Lanqiao was working in a nearby fishing village, but she didn't expect that she would actually try to win over the hearts and minds of the soldiers who were going there to exchange supplies.

Is the purpose of doing this to use these people as a springboard to escape from the fishing village?

"Yan Li'an is back, so I won't disturb you two and will go back first!"

After being reminded by Mrs. Wu, Su Jinhui realized that Yan Li'an had actually walked up to her side without her knowing when.

"When did you come back? Why didn't you make a sound?"

"I saw you were having a great time chatting with Mrs. Wu, so I didn't interrupt you. But I seemed to hear Su Lanqiao's name just now. Are you talking about her?"

There was no need to hide this matter, and Su Jinhui admitted it immediately. "My sister-in-law told me that the troops who often bought medicine stoves from the factory told her a piece of gossip. A young girl suddenly came to a nearby fishing village. She was quite beautiful. She found out that this person was Su Lanqiao, so she came to tell me."

"Mrs. Wu is a good person. She's probably worried that something like last time might happen again, so she came to warn me."