“Old Black, you’re really stupid. I carried you all this way with great difficulty, and you still want to go back to die? I really want to slap you to death. It’s no use going back now. It’s been so long, I reckon they’ve already loaded the goods away. Those people are ruthless killers. If I hadn’t brought you back, not only would they have stolen your goods, but they would have taken your life too.”

Zhuang Feifei clenched her teeth tightly, secretly cursing her bad luck today.

After calming down, she asked Luo Jingyan, "Why did those people stop you? How did they know we would be making a deal over there today?"

“I don’t know either. If I knew everything, I wouldn’t have been robbed. It was probably just a coincidence. I was driving to the grain station when a group of about five or six people suddenly appeared on the way. They shot out my tires, damaged the engine, and took all my money. They asked if I was going to trade goods, but I refused to say, though they already guessed. I told them the transaction would be in the grove, and they wanted me to take them there. I was worried that if I took them there, they would find out I was lying and kill me, so I took the opportunity to escape and rushed to tell you. They will definitely find the grain station, so I came to find you and get you away.”

Zhuang Feifei was furious. She showed no gratitude whatsoever to Lao Dong, who had "rescued" her, and didn't even ask about Luo Jingyan's wounds.

"Old Dong, this is so dangerous, how can we continue our transactions?"

And when will Lao Dong repay the 30,000 yuan he owes her?

Luo Jingyan said, "It's all my fault for being too careless. I absolutely can't go alone anymore. I'll bring a few people with me to trade. And you, you'll need someone to accompany you in the future to ensure your safety."

"I don't need to," Zhuang Feifei said guiltily. "You can make the arrangements on your end. Don't worry about me. I have my own ways."

"Okay, ouch!" Luo Jingyan cried out in pain, clutching her chest. "Old Hei, you'd better leave before they come over. If they do, I'll distract them."

Adhering to the principle of "better to die than to die myself," Zhuang Feifei left Luo Jingyan without a care in the world and departed alone.

Luo Jingyan chuckled inwardly; the female lead's cold-blooded ruthlessness had actually done her a great favor.

Once Zhuang Feifei was out of sight, she immediately released Pang Hu from her spatial dimension. Pang Hu grew larger, and she rode on his back. Pang Hu was fast, and they returned to the old grain station in just three or four minutes.

At this moment, Black Tiger was still crouching in the corner of the warehouse. Its black fur blended perfectly with the thick darkness of the night as it carefully observed the situation. If anything unexpected happened, it could inform Luo Jingyan of the situation.

Luo Jingyan returned to the grain station and quickly stored all the goods in the warehouse into her personal space, making a fortune once again.

She and Black Tiger and Fatty Tiger entered the space, and immediately opened two cartons of pure milk for them to drink. The two cats seemed to enjoy it.

Outside the county town, Zhuang Feifei remained uneasy. Even after walking two miles away from the town, she still couldn't put her mind at ease. It seemed that unless she saw the supplies being looted with her own eyes, she felt there was still hope of getting them back.

She pondered all the way back and finally decided to go back and check. If the things hadn't been stolen, she could still get them back. She immediately turned around and went back to the old grain station.

When she arrived outside the old grain station, fearing that someone might actually be robbing people inside, she did not go in immediately.

She stood outside the wall and listened to what was happening inside. It was quiet inside, as if there was no sound at all.

Had her belongings already been moved away, or had no one come to steal them at all?

She prayed in her heart that it would be the second scenario.

When she entered the warehouse and shone her flashlight inside, she found it was completely empty.

It was really stolen, and completely robbed, not a single grain of rice was left.

She's had terrible luck; since she came here to do business, she's had very few smooth sailing days.

Why is it that other female protagonists can sell goods on the black market smoothly, while she has to go through so many twists and turns?

This world is too dangerous. It's all about double-crossing and robbery. Why do transmigrators in other books have it so easy?

The more she thought about it, the more discouraged she became, and she really wanted to give up.

But thinking that Lao Dong still owed her 30,000 yuan, she had to get it back from him as soon as possible. She stared at the empty warehouse for a while, bit her lip hard, and then turned and left.

A few days later on the mountain, Xue Yanchen and Zhao Jun met, both with furrowed brows.

"Brother Chen, we've put in a lot of effort, but this thing seems to have burrowed underground. We just can't find it. We've practically traversed this mountain twice already. If we keep going like this, we'll flatten the whole mountain, and we still haven't found anything in the village. I don't know if we'll ever find it. Ugh, it's driving me crazy."

"You've been worried about this for more than just a day or two."

"I'm more worried now than before."

Xue Yanchen, equally frowning, held out his hand to him, "Do you have any cigarettes? Give me one."

Zhao Jun took out his cigarette case, took out two cigarettes. He was also extremely annoyed and needed a cigarette to calm down.

He put the cigarette in his mouth, but said coolly, "Smoking to drown your sorrows only makes them worse."

"Then stop smoking and give it all to me."

"No, I want to smoke."

The two of them lit a cigarette each. Xue Yanchen held the cigarette between his fingers, took two puffs, and before he could even exhale a smoke ring, he put the cigarette down and stubbed it out on the ground.

At this point, smoking will no longer serve any purpose in relieving anxiety.

Zhao Jun continued, "The busy farming season is coming soon, so there will be even less time to search. Fortunately, we caught Lai Chunyang before, otherwise, we might have really been punished. What should we do next? The higher-ups can't keep us here without making any progress."

"There's no other way, just keep looking."

"What if we can't find it?"

"Then keep searching until they give the order to summon us back."

Zhao Jun shrugged: "What we're saying is as good as nothing."

Just then, Luo Jingyan took Black Tiger and Fatty Tiger up the mountain to gather firewood. After seeing Xue Yanchen and Zhao Jun, she immediately sent Fatty Tiger into her spatial dimension, leaving Black Tiger outside.

Xue Yanchen and Zhao Jun were planning to split up and search for fuel samples in opposite directions.

Luo Jingyan was curious about what they were doing wandering around the mountain for no reason. Moreover, they were walking and looking around, clearly looking for something.

She suddenly remembered that Xue Yanchen used to like to wander around in the mountains, and he did the same thing. Could it be that he had been looking for something?

So what exactly is it that takes so long to find?