Chapter 174: Marriage Competition 1 What did you say? Stepfather? What stepfather...

Yao Weihua was away for four or five days, going treasure hunting.

Because he was not sure whether Xiaojun had lied to him, nor did he know whether the things had been accidentally taken away by someone else, he only brought Jiaojiao and Jiaojiao's mother.

One man and two snakes worked hard for several days and finally got the thing back.

The moonlight was just right, and he smiled, revealing two rows of white teeth. "What's the point of going on a blind date? I don't have anyone I like. Look, little sister, these are all good things. Go call Uncle Ning over and see if there's anything you need to hand over. The rest are all yours."

"Give it to me?" Yao Zhizhi was stunned. Where did the third brother get these things?

Quickly wake up Qi Changxiao and ask him to call Uncle Ning over.

She quickly went to boil two more pots of hot water so that her third brother would have enough water when he wanted to take a bath later.

It is deep spring now and the temperature is already over 10 degrees Celsius. He is sweating all over, so he shouldn't catch a cold if he soaks in a big bucket of bubbles.

Ning Zhengrong came by herself without calling Tang Fengyuan. She had to go to the Public Security Bureau for a meeting early tomorrow morning and needed to go to bed early.

Ning Zhengrong quickly closed the gate and helped Yao Weihua unload the goods.

Wow, look at these full snakeskin bags, there are so many good stuff.

I quickly found a booklet and started organizing and registering.

I took the time to ask in the midst of my busy schedule, where did these things come from? Were they from tomb robbers?

Yao Weihua laughed. "How could I possibly have that ability, Uncle Ning? This was left to me by a friend on his deathbed. He has no one left at home, so it would be a waste to keep it. Isn't this illegal?"

"There are no clear legal provisions at present. As long as it is not tomb robbing or something like that, it is not illegal." Ning Zhengrong quickly picked up a set of tea sets, which was a set of rare treasures from Jian Kiln.

However, they weren't so scarce that they needed to be handed in, so he smiled and said, "You can keep this set." As he spoke, his eyes swept across a set of glittering golden phoenix crowns, and he quickly verified the grade and regulations. "This should be used by a county lady at her wedding, so it doesn't need to be handed in. But that one—well, it's not necessary either."

As he spoke, he pointed to a luminous cup and said, "The kid will probably like this one."

Yao Weihua didn't know much about appreciation, he just watched for fun, and came over and asked, "Can you keep all these?"

"Yes." They were all gold and silver jewelry commonly found in merchants' homes during the Qing Dynasty. There were no rare or unique pieces, but Ning Zhengrong was quite surprised that he could keep them all. "You are a good friend. The things you gave you are all good, but they are not treasures at the level of cultural relics. They are quite good. Keep them. I'm going back."

"Uncle Ning, please pick a few that you like and use them." Yao Zhizhi quickly pointed to the tea set, which looked very prestigious.

Ning Zhengrong smiled and said, "No need. I have a similar set that your brother gave you. You can keep it."

Yao Zhizhi had no choice but to look at her brother and handed him a bowl of freshly cooked noodles: "Brother, eat something quickly. You look so dirty. Go take a shower after you finish eating."

"Hehe, okay." Yao Weihua was happy. With so many good things, he could let his younger sister and two children make them.

Qi Changxiao hurriedly sent Ning Zhengrong back. After returning, he closed the gate and looked helpless: "There are so many, how can I collect them?"

"Don't worry, I'll see if there are any storage props." Yao Zhizhi didn't want to accept these things. Her third brother had already paid so much for her in the past few years. How could she bear it?

Besides, didn't Third Brother want to go to Hong Kong? If he really wanted to challenge Hu Biheng, how could he do it without the necessary start-up capital?

Uncle Ning also said that these things were just ordinary jewelry and could be sold. It would be better to let the third brother take them away. At least the money from selling them would provide start-up capital and allow him to stand up straighter.

He quickly searched the system store but couldn't find it. He had no choice but to question this backward system: "Don't you have space storage technology? Don't you have similar items for sale?"

"Host, that needs to be upgraded online. I haven't upgraded it since I followed you." The system felt aggrieved. The host used all the tokens he earned to buy clothes and food to support his family. The only time he made a lavish purchase was when he bought a digital camera.

Yao Zhizhi had no choice but to ask, "Do I need tokens to upgrade? How much do they cost?"

"One million. The host has eaten a lot of melons because of the Hulu Commune incident a while ago, and rescued several children and women. Including the system's reward for bravery, the current balance is a total of 570,000 tokens, and there is still a shortfall of 430,000. The host should keep up the good work." The system is very optimistic. The host is very good and will have great opportunities. It is no big deal to save a few tokens.

Yao Zhizhi had no choice but to put the things away first, then click to look at the unsettled melon-eating tasks. After a rough calculation, it would be enough to just finish a few of the big melons.

She hurriedly urged, "Third brother, go take a shower first. Let's decide on going to Hong Kong later. I'll prepare something good for you."

"No need to prepare anything, just keep these." Yao Weihua originally dug up the treasure for his sister, so why would he want to keep it for himself?

Yao Zhizhi's face immediately fell: "I told you to wait, so you wait, or I will cry in front of you."

Yao Weihua was timid: "Okay, okay, okay, don't cry, I'll wait, no matter how long you want me to wait."

Yao Zhizhi was satisfied. Ha, just a sister-con.

The next morning, I quickly called Li Jing. There was a shocking case in Qiandeng Commune and asked Li Jing if she was interested.

When Li Jing heard this, she was actually interested in the bloody story of the commune director forcibly seizing someone's wife. "Wait a minute. I'll come to your house after get off work this afternoon to discuss it in detail!"

As soon as Yao Zhizhi heard it, she knew that it was the soul of the melon-eating person that was burning.

I happily agreed, and when I went back at noon, I asked Sister Xiao Gao to cook one more meal in the evening.

Li Jing came over in the evening, and the two of them "plotted" in the room for more than two hours.

Yao Zhizhi shared some big news and was preparing to make some big news with Li Jing.

Li Jing smiled from ear to ear. "The newspaper president is so sorry he didn't extend an olive branch to someone like you sooner. Now that your magazine is selling so well, he's absolutely envious. It's perfect, you've delivered some big news. Don't worry, he'll definitely be willing to provide resources."

That's good. Yao Zhizhi felt relieved. As long as these big news were settled, she could go online and buy some good things for her third brother.

For the next period of time, she and Li Jing would meet every day to follow up on the progress of several big news.

Let’s just ignore the melons from Hulu Commune for now and deal with them later.

*

Mao Ling thought it through. She was unwilling to accept this and didn't want to see Kong Badou being proud.

So, introducing someone to Kong Badou? Don't even think about it.

Peng Dajun had no choice but to date her secretly to avoid being discovered by Kong Badou.

Unfortunately, there is no wall that is completely airtight.

That night, Zhou Juan came to Zhou E's house to give her aunt a gift for her 50th birthday. When she was leaving after dinner, she happened to see Mao Ling coming over.

She was very curious and pulled Mao Ling to ask, "Sister Mao Ling, what are you doing here?"

Mao Ling didn't want to make it public, so she made an excuse and said that she was visiting relatives.

Zhou Juan wanted to ask something else, but Mao Ling went straight into Peng Dajun's house and closed the door.

Zhou Juan looked at him in surprise and asked curiously, "Zhou E, isn't your neighbor, Brother Peng, divorced? What's his relationship with Mao Ling?"

Zhou E heard some noise recently, but he didn't want to get involved and just said he didn't know.

Zhou Juan curled her lips and said, "Forget it if you don't want to talk about it. Even if you don't say it, I can tell that they are together, right?"

Zhou E ignored this and turned on the flashlight, urging: "Are you going to leave or not? Don't waste my time, I still have to come back to do my homework."

"College students still have homework." Zhou Juan was very surprised. She thought college students only needed to attend classes.

Zhou E rolled his eyes. "Who said there's no homework? Doesn't my brother-in-law usually bring homework home to correct?"

"No." Zhou Juan shook her head. She wouldn't ask that question if she had seen her before.

Zhou E suddenly realized that it must have been marked at school. Teacher Xu has always been diligent and positive.

I quickly sent Zhou Juan back home. When I got to Xu's house, I looked at Xu Wei and asked, "Teacher Xu, are you feeling better recently?"

"Much better, thank you, Xiao Zhou. Let's go back. It's getting late." Xu Wei's complexion has indeed improved a lot recently. There is nothing he can do about it. Zhou Juan has been very attentive to him recently in order to please him.

Zhou E was relieved, but before leaving, he still gave her a reminder: "If my cousin acts up, just tell me and I'll tell her. I'm her younger brother, and if she wants to save face and doesn't want to listen to me, maybe she'll change her ways."

Xu Wei smiled and said, "Okay, I won't be polite to you."

Only then did Zhou E leave.

Zhou Juan rolled her eyes, went out to get a basin of water, and helped Xu Wei wash up.

It was already April and the weather was getting hot. Every day she would help Xu Wei wipe the areas under his armpits, neck, and knees that were prone to sweating.

After wiping, clean up your personal hygiene.

Xu Wei enjoyed it very much, squinting his eyes with a look of joy.

Afterwards, I discussed with her, "Juan'er, don't be so petty in the future. Look, isn't it quite harmonious for the two of us to live like this?"

Zhou Juan thought about it and sighed silently: "I know, I don't want to be like that Mao Ling, who got divorced and had to find a man in his thirties. She is really not picky. That man is almost forty years old and is just an ordinary surveyor. What's her intention?"

Xu Wei didn't want to get involved in other people's affairs, so he advised, "Other people's affairs are their own, just live a good life with me."

"I didn't say I don't want to live a good life with you. Don't I serve you every day? What else do you want from me?" Zhou Juan rolled her eyes, stood up to pour out the water, and when she came back, she rubbed her sore cheeks and complained, "You're too difficult to deal with. Can you be faster next time? I'm tired."

"I'll try my best." Xu Wei's face flushed, and he patted the empty space beside him. "Come and sleep, it's getting late. When I get better, I'll ask a relative to come and take care of you during the pregnancy and confinement period, until the baby is one year old and weaned. Is that okay with you?"

"Will you take care of all the laundry and cooking for the people you invite?" Zhou Juan was happy. This man still had her in his heart.

Xu Wei nodded: "It's all covered. If you don't mind, I'll let her come and take care of you when I get better."

"Who? Have you already thought of a candidate?" Zhou Juan was curious. Why had she never heard him mention it?

Xu Wei smiled and said, "She's my cousin. Rural girls usually marry very early, and my aunt is reluctant to let her go. She wants me to find her something to do so she can marry off in a few years. I'll let her take care of you. Get along well with her and don't argue, okay?"

"Okay, find some time and ask her to come to your house first. I'll see if we like each other." Zhou Juan didn't dare to make any promises, in case the other party was difficult to get along with.

Xu Wei thought it was a good idea, so the next day he asked his mother to call the supply and marketing cooperative at his uncle's house and ask his cousin to come over.

Since guests were coming to her house, Zhou Juan had to make some preparations, so she got up early to buy groceries.

Recently she has been learning from her father-in-law, and her cooking skills are just passable. Anyway, she cooks all the ingredients and tries to make the seasoning neither too salty nor too bland, and leaves the rest to fate.

These days, other dishes are easy to get, but pork is hard to buy. Not only do you need a ticket, but you also have to queue.

There’s only so much I can take every day, there’s nothing I can do about it.

Those who really want to buy something have to get up early. She is pregnant and can't get up too early. When she arrived at 7 o'clock, the items were almost sold out.

I can only see if there are any people who bought the meat who are willing to give it up.

I asked several people but none of them were willing to do it. I was getting worried when I saw Kong Badou.

Zhou Juan's face lit up with joy: "Kong Badou, sell me this piece of meat. I'll add fifty cents."

Kong Badou didn't want to sell it to her. He had to go back to see his children today, so he bought a piece of meat specially so that the children would not recognize him.

Zhou Juan could only smile and persuade him, "Why are you wasting your time? Mao Ling has already found a stepfather for your child. Why don't you just ask him to buy it? Wouldn't it be better for you to just go back and eat something ready-made?"

When Kong Badou heard this, he became anxious: "What did you say? Stepfather? What stepfather? How come I don't know?"

Zhou Juan raised her eyebrows and stretched out her hand to ask him for the meat: "If you sell the meat to me, I will tell you."