With Ruan Changsheng's walking speed, it would take him another half day to reach the mayor's house. But now because he was carrying one more person, even though this young man had a light frame, he was still an adult after all, so it took most of the day to get there.

When they were almost in town, the young man got off him, threw the sack up and walked away by himself.

Ruan Changsheng followed her panting and asked her again: "Now can you tell me your name and where you are from? Can we... be friends?"

The young man turned his head and looked at him, then said, "My name is Qian Chuan, and my family is from this town."

Ruan Changsheng swallowed his breath and said, "Money string?"

This name is really descriptive. She is probably the reincarnation of Qianchuan, who dares to speculate and sell things in this world.

Qian Chuan ignored him and asked again: "What about you? What's your name? What are you doing in town?"

Ruan Changsheng's breathing became more stable. "My name is Ruan Changsheng, from the Fengyan Brigade, and I'm here to restock the tailor shop."

"Restock?"

Qian Chuan expressed great interest in these two words.

Ruan Changsheng nodded, "Restock."

Qian Chuan smiled and said, "Then I'll go play with you."

The two of them became friends. Qian Chuan no longer tried to get rid of Ruan Changsheng and walked to the town with him. When she arrived in town, she didn't rush home, but went shopping in the state-owned store with Ruan Changsheng.

Ruan Changsheng was replenishing the stock with a list, and she was watching beside him.

She asked, "Does your family run a tailor shop?"

Ruan Changsheng said, "My niece's tailor shop asked me to come and help restock some stock."

Qian Chuan was very curious, "How old is your niece? She can be a tailor already."

Ruan Changsheng: "Not very old, only fifteen."

Qian Chuan: "You can be a tailor at this age? Sure, I'll go see it when I have time."

Ruan Changsheng turned around and asked her, "How old are you?"

Qian Chuan said: "I am three years older than your niece. I am eighteen."

Ruan Changsheng smiled and said, "Then I am two years older than you. I am twenty this year."

Who cares how old you are? Qian Chuan deliberately said, "Oh, then you look a little old, like thirty."

Ruan Changsheng: “…”

You want to get beaten up, little brother?

The two chatted while buying good things in a state-owned store.

Ruan Changsheng didn't plan to stay in the town any longer. He walked for a while and said to Qian Chuan, "I have to go back after I have stocked up. If you have nothing to do, go home. Go home and take a shower and wash your face. You are so dirty. Don't you look like a woman? I will come to play with you when I am free. Tell me where did you get all these things."

As he spoke, he glanced at the sack on her shoulder.

What does it have to do with you whether she looks like a woman or not? !

Qian Chuan thought about it, then suddenly grabbed Ruan Changsheng's wrist and pulled him to a secluded place. After stopping, she put down the sack and said, "Don't be too busy. I'll give you some today. Do you want it?"

Ruan Changsheng was a little surprised, "Give it to me?"

Qian Chuan smiled and looked at him, "Of course, I have to pay for it."

Ruan Changsheng is not stupid and knows what Qian Chuan means. She was a seller anyway, so it didn't matter who she sold to. Instead of going to the mountains and running around, it would be better to sell it to him directly and get a lot of money back in one go.

Ruan Changsheng looked at her for a moment and said, "Then you have to give me a discount."

Qian Chuan was straightforward, "Of course."

Ruan Changsheng happened to have the money that Ruan Xi gave him for running errands, so he picked and chose in the sack, picked out some things that he felt would sell well, and bargained with Qian Chuan several times. Finally, he paid the money and put the things into his schoolbag.

Qian Chuan received the money with a bright smile on his face. He happily rolled up the money and put it in his pocket. Then he picked up the sack and said to Ruan Changsheng, "Okay, I'm going home. I won't keep you here any longer."

Ruan Changsheng also stood up, "Why don't you tell me now, where did you get these things?"

Qian Chuan still spoke bluntly, "That won't work. If you want to sell it again next time, you can come to town to find me and I will give you another share. My house is next to Tianfeng Primary School, you can just ask for my name there."

Ruan Changsheng: “…”

This girl is so cunning!

After Qian Chuan left, Ruan Changsheng didn't stay in the town any longer.

He took the replenished goods and the groceries given to him by Qian Chuan and returned to the mountains along the same route he came.

However, this time he was not in a hurry to go home. Along the way, he looked for villages and went to places where there were people. When he found a place with people around, he would sneak up on them like a thief and ask them:

"Uncle, would you like to have a cigarette to try?"

"Madam, do you want a thimble?"

"Want some candy?"

"Are there rats stealing food at home? I have rat poison!"

…

Because he used to hang out outside often and came into contact with many people, he knew more or less about every village on Fengming Mountain. He was also good at finding and judging people, and seemed to be able to tell what others really needed, so it was extremely easy for him to sell things.

But after all, it was his first time doing this, and he knew that he would be in trouble if he was caught, so he was always very cautious and did not dare to go all out. If there was any sign of trouble, he would run away immediately.

He has no other skills except that he is strong enough to fight fiercely and run very fast.

He sold things secretly while going up the mountain secretly. However, he had only walked halfway through the village in Fengming Mountain when he had bought all the things he had bought from Qian Chuan.

Of course he didn't take much. He only took goods worth one dollar and fifty cents in total. After selling them, he made seventy cents after deducting the cost.

Seventy cents is not a small amount. It is enough to buy a pound of wine and a pound of pork.

He worked hard in the production team for a month and only earned five or six yuan. Now he can earn 70 cents just by talking and walking a little more. It is so easy and pleasant to earn this money.

Of course, no matter how happy he was, he couldn't let other people know. He didn't even plan to tell his family, for fear that they would worry about him getting caught. Especially if his second sister-in-law Sun Xiaohui knew about this, wouldn't she be jealous and report him?

It was afternoon when Ruan Changsheng got home. Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi were still in the shop at that time, so he did not go home, but went to Jinguan Village first. It happened that Jinguan Village was closer than Fengyan Village.

When they arrived at the tailor shop, he gave the things he had bought to Ruan Xi.

Ruan Xi had no problem with it after reading it, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Uncle Wu."

Ruan Changsheng was very happy and said with a smile: "Call me if you have such good things in the future."

Ruan Xiguo nodded, "Okay, as long as you don't feel tired."

Ruan Changsheng didn't feel tired at all. "Why would running be tiring? Can it be more tiring than going to the mountains to mine?"

He was the kind of person who loved to run around and hang out, and didn't like being trapped. There was no place in the mountain that he had not been to.

Besides, he can get errand fees for running around now. He can also use the fees to get goods from Qian Chuan and sell the goods on the way back. It is such a good thing to be comfortable and make money. He wishes he could go out and run every day.

Ruan Cuizhi also said: "You really don't mind being tired. You have loved running around since you were a kid."

The three of them were talking in this way, and when they were getting excited, they suddenly heard someone shouting, "Is the little tailor here?"

Ruan Xi immediately responded, "Yes!"

Ying Wan and Ruan Cuizhi went out together and saw a woman with short hair coming to the door. He was accompanied by a young man in his twenties, who, judging by his appearance, should be her son.

Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Xi welcomed the two people into the house and asked whether they wanted to make clothes or alter clothes.

The woman with ear-length hair had a smile on her eyes and mouth. She looked at Ruan Xi and said, "My son got a good job in town, and I plan to make him two sets of decent clothes, so I want to ask you, the little tailor, to come to my house in the next two days."

Ruan Xi agreed with a smile, and Ruan Cuizhi had already taken a tape measure to measure the woman's son.

The woman with ear-length hair took out the cloth she had bought and showed it to Ruan Xi. She discussed with her, "I bought khaki and velvet. I plan to make two sets of clothes to wear alternately. What style do you think would look good?"

Ruan Xi looked at the fabric and didn't think much of anything special. He just said, "How about making two sets of uniforms for you? A complete set of uniforms looks very fashionable and energetic when worn. Many people in the city wear them like this."

How could a mountain person have seen a city person? The woman with ear-length hair looked at him with bright eyes: "Really?"

Ruan Xi nodded, "Yes, I'll draw the picture and bring it to you."

Everyone in the mountain knows Ruan Xi's craftsmanship now. The woman with ear-length hair is very confident in her. She just smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I'll ask someone to come over the day after tomorrow to help you carry the machine. Our team is a little far from here, it's a thirty-mile walk. When I came, many people in the team said that when you get there, they will ask you to alter their clothes, so you may have to stay for a few days."

This kind of thing is very common. Ruan Xi nodded, "Okay, I'll pack some clothes and take them with me."

After that, she asked one more question: "Which brigade are you from?"

The woman said, "From the Akabane Brigade."

When they heard the name of this brigade, Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi didn't react much, they just said they knew it. Ruan Changsheng was slightly stunned for a moment, but it was just a moment, and then he was back to normal.

He chatted as usual and asked the woman, "Has Xie Tao from your team found a family?"

The woman looked at Ruan Changsheng and suddenly realized that he looked familiar. After a long while, she said, "Have you been to our brigade? You are... the person Taozi had a blind date with before, right? The guy named Ruan, right?"

When he came into contact with Xie Tao, Ruan Changsheng had indeed been to the Akabane Battalion twice. Because the two villages are far apart and Xie Tao is a girl, if he wants to have more contact and get to know them better, he would naturally go to the Akabane Brigade.

He said indifferently: "We are not a couple, there is no relationship between us."

The woman looked at Ruan Changsheng and said, "Why? You haven't found a partner yet? Taozi later looked at two more, but she didn't like any of them. She's probably still thinking about you, and is waiting for you to give in and then go find her."

Ruan Cuizhi came over after taking the measurements and asked in confusion, "What concessions?"

Didn’t they say that the relationship was broken off because their personalities weren’t compatible?

Hearing Ruan Cuizhi ask this, Ruan Changsheng suddenly realized something and quickly interrupted, "Nothing, nothing."

He must have lost his mind just now, because when he heard the woman say that she was from the Akabane Brigade, he subconsciously started to make some idle remarks. Only at this point did he realize that he couldn't say this in front of his third sister!

So he interrupted her and wanted to send her away, but she was tempted to gossip. She felt uncomfortable until she finished talking, so she pushed him aside and looked at Ruan Cuizhi and said, "The Xie family has a problem with his third sister."

Ruan Changsheng was so anxious that he wanted to cover the woman's mouth, but was pulled away by her son.

The woman then said, "The Xie family's intention is that if he sends his third sister back to her husband's family, the marriage will go smoothly. If he doesn't send his third sister back to her husband's family, then there will be no marriage."

After hearing this, Ruan Cuizhi's face darkened and she looked at Ruan Changsheng.

Ruan Changsheng gritted his teeth, closed his eyes and wanted to slap himself in the face.

Ruan Xi didn't know about this before, and was stunned after hearing it. She turned to look at Ruan Changsheng, and from his expression she knew that he and Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua had deliberately kept this a secret from Ruan Cuizhi.

Ruan Cuizhi looked at Ruan Changsheng and asked, "Is this true?"

Ruan Changsheng took a deep breath and said, "Third sister, don't listen to her nonsense. It's not true."

The woman's eyes widened slightly when she heard this, "Third sister?"

Then he looked at Ruan Cuizhi and asked, "Are you his third sister?"

Then he asked Ruan Xi: "What about you, the little tailor?"

Ruan Xi said: "I am his niece."

After hearing this, the woman lowered her brows and froze for a moment, as if she was thinking about something.

After a long time, she seemed to have sorted it out. She looked up at Ruan Xi and said, "Everyone in the mountain calls you the little tailor. If you are not from the nearby brigade, who knows whose daughter you are! So you are from the Ruan family in Fengyan Brigade? Then your third aunt is here with you. Is she a tailor with you?"

Ruan Xi nodded, "My third aunt is also very skilled. All the work in the shop is done by her and me together."

After hearing this, the woman lowered her brows and thought for a moment, then she turned around and packed her cloth, stuffed it in, took her son and hurried out, saying, "Little tailor, I'm leaving now. I'll ask someone to pick you up home the day after tomorrow."

Ruan Xi didn't even have time to see her off, so he could only look at her from behind and say, "Take care."

The woman took her son and left in a hurry, leaving only Ruan Cuizhi, Ruan Xi and Ruan Changsheng in the room.

Ruan Cuizhi looked at Ruan Changsheng and asked him, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Ruan Changsheng returned to his indifferent attitude and said, "If you don't want to, forget it. What's there to say?"

It has been more than half a year, and Ruan Changsheng has not looked for a date again. Ruan Cuizhi just looked at him and asked, "Is it because you like this girl named Xie that you don't want to go on blind dates anymore?"

Ruan Changsheng laughed out loud, "What the hell is that? I've only met her a few times, so there's no such thing as liking her or not. I just think blind dates are boring, like doing business, so I plan to find someone myself."

Ruan Cuizhi still asked: "You really don't like it?"

Ruan Changsheng said in a firm tone: "It really hasn't come to that. Third sister, don't think too much. When she made this request, I would never have anything to do with her. Even if her family was willing to give in later, I would not marry her. She wants me to drive my own sister away before she even married me. Wouldn't there be more trouble after we get married?"

Ruan Cuizhi watched him take a deep breath, then suddenly turned around, sat on the bench and stopped talking.

Ruan Changsheng could see that she was blaming herself, so he hurried over to give her a back massage and said, "Third sister, don't think too much. There is nothing wrong with you. This is all their family's problem. Believe me, I will definitely bring back a girl who is better than her to be your sister-in-law."

Ruan Cuizhi turned her head and looked at him.

Ruan Xi also came over and said, "Third aunt, I believe that Fifth Uncle can do it."

Ruan Cuizhi slowly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Yes! My brother is handsome and suave, he will definitely be able to do it!"

On the other side, the woman with hair cut to her ears took her son and hurriedly walked thirty miles along the mountain road to get home. The first thing she did when she got home was not to go home, but to go straight to the door of Xie's house. When he got there and wanted to drink some water, he sat down and said to Xie's mother, "Oh, your peaches are in big trouble!"

Xie's mother didn't understand and just asked, "Why are you saying this?"