Su Chenhao noticed that the girl in front of him had turned around, and realized that it was Qiao Xiaoni standing in front of him. He nodded slightly.

Qiao Xiaoshan rushed over and patted Su Chenhao on the shoulder when he saw him after several years.

"Brother Chenhao, when did you come back from out of town?"

Su Chenhao took a step back. Qiao Xiaoshan was too enthusiastic, and he was still a little uncomfortable. He thought about how this kid had always been unrestrained and hadn't changed over the years.

"Did you and your sister come to the market in town yesterday? I came back yesterday."

Qiao Xiaoshan pulled the person aside and briefly explained what had happened.

Su Chenhao was surprised to hear this. Selling food had actually earned him several yuan. The town market was indeed short of stalls selling ready-made food; having just experienced three difficult years, everyone was tight on money, and probably no one had realized that selling food could be profitable. He began to look at Qiao Xiaoni with new respect. People who knew how to seize opportunities were rare, especially an 18-year-old girl. He was 25, and in his eyes, 18 was no different from a child.

Qiao Xiaoni could tell from their familiarity with the place that they must have had a good relationship before. "Brother Chenhao?" Thinking of Sujia Village next to Qiaoqiao Village, she immediately guessed that this man's surname might be Su.

When hunter Zhang Dali saw that they were actually talking, he coughed and said, "Are you going to buy anything or not? If you're not going to buy anything, give up your spot and don't delay my sales."

After finishing his conversation, Su Chenhao winked at Qiao Xiaoshan, then turned to the middle-aged man selling furs and asked, "Uncle, how much are your fox furs?"

Freshly skinned fox pelts, if the price is right, can be collected and sold in the city to make some money.

Seeing him ask the price, Qiao Xiaoni quickly followed suit, asking, "How much?"

"What do you two mean? Fair competition or buying together?" Zhang Dali stared at them wide-eyed. He'd been setting up his stall since early morning, but hadn't sold a single piece of clothing. His family was waiting for him to buy rice!

Qiao Xiaoni rolled her eyes and walked over to Su Chenhao: "Since you also like this fox pelt, how about we buy it together? We can split the profits 50/50, that way we won't have to compete for a higher price."

Su Chenhao felt a faint fragrance wafting to his nose. The little girl's mouth opened and closed, and the words she uttered were so interesting that he nodded in agreement without even thinking.

After receiving his confirmation, Qiao Xiaoni turned around and went to the stall. "Uncle, we've decided to buy this fox pelt together. Name a reasonable price, and we'll pay right now if it's fair."

Thinking of his hungry children at home, even though he wanted to sell the fox pelt for a high price, Zhang Dali could only grit his teeth and offer the lowest possible price.

"I'll sell it if you can raise 15 yuan. Black foxes are very hard to catch; I can say I can't catch even one in a whole year."

If you don't believe me, just look at the guy next to me. I can tell at a glance he can hunt too.

Su Chenhao touched his nose: "Your price is not right. 15 yuan is too high. I think it would be better to do it for 12 yuan. That way, we can each pay 6 yuan and buy this fox pelt."

Being shortchanged by three yuan, Zhang Dali's expression changed. If they weren't the first customers to open the shop, he would have been ready to curse them out.

"Brother, you cut too hard! You've ripped off a huge chunk of flesh. Leave me a way out!"