Wei Aiguo took out money, "Three ginseng roots, sold for a total of 1,800 yuan. The bracelet sold for 600 yuan! That's a total of 2,400 yuan, it's all here."

Song Yan pointed to the more than 20 jade pieces displayed in front of him. "You didn't spend any money on these?"

"How could that be? I buy things I like. If the price is right, I'll sell them. These things were bought with the money I earned these days." Wei Aiguo only had thirty yuan left in his pocket!

Song Yan: "You're really capable." Song Yan's praise was genuine. Thinking about how he had previously sold ginseng that was practically selling carrots, he thought, "These ginseng people are really overcharging."

Wei Aiguo was pleased with his wife's praise. "Wild ginseng is hard to find, and aged ginseng is even harder to find. Anyone who claims to have a hundred-year-old ginseng is just lying."

Such aged and intact ginseng is quite rare.

"Originally, one would cost around four or five hundred, but I had two buyers meet, and they kept driving up the price." Wei Aiguo shrugged. "That's how it's going to be sold!"

Song Yan: "I don't care how much money it costs, your safety comes first."

“Yes! I know that. But I feel like the people who buy jade bracelets seem to want to resell them,” Wei Aiguo said.

"Jade artifacts will become better and better in my space. They're not some rare treasures, so let them mess with them if they want."

"I just think you'll only go to those places for a bit of fun. Once you've seen enough, you don't need to go anymore." Song Yan was still worried about Wei Aiguo.

“I know what I’m doing. Once these things are properly cared for, I’ll sell them,” Wei Aiguo said.

In fact, Wei Aiguo did have some plans. Now that the crackdown has eased, some people have become active. For example, the jade bracelet he sold—if it were sold domestically, no one would pay 600 yuan for it.

Even if that jade bracelet is exquisite, it's not a true treasure. But if it were a treasure, wouldn't it have been lost overseas?

Wei Aiguo will go again whenever he has time; he has an idea.

"Is it because I'm putting pressure on you to buy a house? Otherwise, you wouldn't get involved in these things, would you?" Song Yan asked.

"What are you talking about? You don't know, the day before yesterday I went for a walk and someone took a few paintings. Two patrolmen went to join in the fun, wanting to buy them too, and didn't pay any attention to them." Wei Aiguo hugged his wife. He had done such a small thing, and his wife was already feeling sorry for him.

Wei Aiguo didn't feel pressured about buying a courtyard house. He figured his wife would only buy one. Who would actually buy seven or eight? Wouldn't she be in for a beating then?

This weekend, Song Yan and Wei Aiguo went to see Jiang Xiaoxiao and Li Yuanzhao.

It feels especially heartwarming to meet someone in a foreign land.

When they parted, Jiang Xiaoxiao gave Song Yan a package and told her to go back and check it.

When Song Yan opened it, she found it was actually a dress.

Jiang Xiaoxiao has excellent needlework skills; the dress she made is very beautiful.

Jiang Xiaoxiao's thoughtfulness is rare. Getting this piece of fabric wasn't easy! However, Song Yan can't wear it; the dress is fitted at the waist.

Her belly was already protruding, but it was all hidden by her loose-fitting clothes.