Chapter 68 Chapter 11 Over a mountain and across a bridge...

After climbing a mountain and crossing a bridge, the car drove along the winding road, swaying slowly towards the bustling road ahead.

The scenery along the way was beautiful, but the ox cart was bumpy, and Xie Qingyu felt very uncomfortable. He had no time to enjoy the scenery and was just looking forward to getting to the town quickly.

Escape from this torturous ox cart.

Not far away, unlike the sparsely populated houses on the road, there were more residents in front. Xie Qingyu's battered body and soul finally had a place to rest.

It's finally here.

It's too difficult.

"Young man, we're here. Remember to buy some good things and take Erniu's car back here." An old woman was the last one to leave. She found a young man lying in the corner who had not left yet, so she called out.

Since he started to feel uncomfortable, Xie Qingyu stopped enjoying the scenery along the way and instead lay down with the help of his legs.

The oxcart had just stopped and I was about to take a break when someone called out. Xie Qingyu also felt it was about time, so he checked his belongings and got off the oxcart.

The money Song Boyuan gave him was quite a lot, and I guess he gave him all the family's belongings.

Xie Qingyu shook his head and put it away. He couldn't refuse it, and he felt embarrassed to eat for free!

In an instant, Xie Qingyu decided what to do first when he came to town today.

This silver watch is a good item. Even after two years, it is not an exaggeration to call it an antique.

You still have to wait for the teacher, and it will take at least a month to make money later.

I can’t just starve for a month!

I clenched my fist, hardened my heart, and decided to sell it!

But...where should he go?

Private trading is not allowed now, except on the legendary black market.

He couldn't find the black market, but Xie Qingyu knew there were a lot of people there! He went to the supply and marketing cooperative and waited there. There would always be people who wanted to buy things that couldn't be bought with tickets. When someone led him there, he could find his way to the black market.

Hard work pays off. A person who was dressed in ordinary clothes and could blend into the crowd without being noticeable at all started chatting with a person who was dressed in luxurious clothes.

There must be something fishy going on.

Xie Qingyu's eyes lit up, as if he had seen the entrance to the black market.

There's movement, follow up.

After a narrow escape, we finally found the entrance.

The black market is very different from the supply and marketing cooperatives. There are people setting up stalls everywhere, and transactions are not done with tickets, but with money.

"I'm selling rice. Do you need rice?"

"I have some new fabrics from the south. Do you want some?"

“…”

There was a dazzling array of goods, which dazzled Xie Qingyu.

The young man ignored the vendors selling basic items at the door and continued walking in. Sure enough, there was a piece of cloth inside, and the items were placed on the table and the transaction was carried out.

There were shops inside. After walking for a while, I finally found the shop I wanted.

Pawn shop.

It's the only store, but it's deserted.

It is also difficult for most people nowadays, and they don’t have anything good in their hands.

"Young man, do you want to buy something or sell something?" The wealthy shop owner personally solicited customers at the door.

Xie Qingyu took out the watch in his hand.

"I want to pawn this. I wonder how much it can sell for?"

The shop owner picked up the watch on Xie Qingyu's hand and looked at it carefully.

A flicker of satisfaction flashed across his eyes, but his tone was full of contempt: "With this kind of quality, and there's even a scratch, how about a hundred yuan?"

Xie Qingyu followed the shopkeeper's gaze and looked at the scratch. He was speechless for a moment. It was just a tiny mark, but he made it seem like it was much longer.

When I bought this watch, it must have cost more than a hundred yuan!

Xie Qingyu's face darkened: "Are you sure this is only worth a hundred?"

"Sell it if you want or not. If not, get out." The shop owner relied on the fact that he only had one shop and spoke bluntly.

Xie Qingyu was too lazy to argue with this man, so he took his watch and turned away.

Without any drag.

Xie Qingyu had an extraordinary memory. After thinking carefully, he remembered that there seemed to be someone mentioning that a watch was missing.

The red that caught my eyes filled my entire eyes.

The bright red quilt was hung on the pole, and the old man I had seen before was still there.

It looks like I have already chosen several quilts here.

"Grandma, do you need a watch?"

He was touching the fabric with his hands. When he heard the voice, he looked up in surprise and looked at Xie Qingyu: "Young man, what is this?"

"I heard before that you seemed to need a watch. I happen to have one here, so I came to ask you." Xie Qingyu said as he put the thing on his palm and showed it.

Watches are a scarce commodity on the black market these days. The Chinese New Year is just a few months away, and more and more families are getting married.

The supply is insufficient to meet the demand.

The old lady glanced at the young man with delicate eyebrows and eyes, then picked up the watch in Xie Qingyu's hand and examined it carefully.

The glossiness and newness are both top-notch.

In this day and age where everything depends on tickets, you may not be able to buy what you want, but if you can buy a watch of this quality, it would be a good dowry for your daughter.

The old lady nodded frequently, as if she was very satisfied.

"How much are you going to sell it for, young man?"

"I don't know much about this. What do you think, grandma?" Xie Qingyu pushed the subject back and tried to find out what the grandma was thinking.

"How about 200?" After all, it was made of silver, so the old lady carefully considered and gave a reasonable price.

"Okay, let's do as grandma said. At the same time, I wish your daughter a happy wedding." Xie Qingyu thought the price was about the same and accepted it with pleasure.

When the old lady heard Xie Qingyu's congratulations, she was very happy and was happy to pay.

Seeing that the old lady had bought a lot of quilts, Xie Qingyu helped her move some of them into the car.

"Good boy. Thank you." The old lady held Xie Qingyu's hand and thanked her repeatedly.

With a huge sum of money in hand, Xie Qingyu also started his shopping trip.

The medicine in town should be good. Let’s buy some medicine suitable for Song Boyuan first. I hope he can get better soon.

As the sun set, Xie Qingyu realized that it was time to leave.

"Xie Zhiqing is here. Luckily Boyuan told me to check on the people before leaving. Otherwise, I almost left you behind."

"Sorry, I'm late." Xie Qingyu quickly bowed and apologized.

Erniu waved his hand: "That's nothing, it only took a while to clear out the people, it didn't take long."

"Xie Zhiqing bought so many things with so many bags!" The woman sitting next to Xie Qingyu asked curiously when she saw Xie Qingyu's pile of things.

After all, the original owner knew everything about the situation and the fight.

"I bought this for Boyuan. As you know, he was injured recently and can't come to town to buy things for the time being. I bought it for him."

Song Boyuan was a skilled worker in the village, and the only one who lived frugally, so it was natural for him to take out money to buy these things.

"You are talking about Boyuan! He has a hard life too! Fortunately, you are here, otherwise he would be alone with his leg injured, so sad!" After Xie Qingyu said that, the topic changed instantly.

"Fortunately, you helped him." One of them said this while looking at Xie Qingyu, without the initial inquiry in his eyes.

"He helped me a lot in the past, so it's my duty to help him now." Xie Qingyu agreed.

I staggered again, and unexpectedly, when I arrived at the place, I saw Song Boyuan.

"Why are you still here?"

Song Boyuan: "I have nothing to do. I thought you should be back soon, so I came to wait and see."

"How long have you been waiting? I know how to get back."

"It won't take long. Let's go home together." Song Boyuan ignored the second half of Xie Qingyu's sentence and invited him to go home together.

When they reached the road where only two of them were left, he asked, "Why are you so pale? Did something happen while you were in town? Or did you have a seizure on the way?"

The originally fair face now looked pale as if it had been suddenly frightened. No wonder Song Boyuan would think too much.

"It's okay, it's just that the carriage is a bit too bumpy. It's a bit uncomfortable." I came across a pond on the road, and my pale reflection was reflected in the water.

"Does your heart feel bad?"

"No." There was an extra hand on his chest. Xie Qingyu freed his hands and gently took away the hand that was touching him.

Song Boyuan didn't notice that his hand was pulled away, and instead wanted to reach out to help Xie Qingyu get something.

Xie Qingyu put the things away and avoided Song Boyuan's hand: "You are still injured, I will take it, it's not heavy."

Song Boyuan thought he wouldn't be discovered, but when he was caught, he pulled his hand back awkwardly: "Really? Is that so?"

After putting the things in the room, Xie Qingyu immediately went to the kitchen. He didn't feel anything was wrong sitting in the carriage, and it was fine to walk on the flat road.

I didn't expect to fail on the last uphill section on the way home.

Xie Qingyu felt that his mouth was dry, his face was burning, and his steps were unsteady.

I was tired but thirsty, so I quickly drank a large bucket of water, and the heat in my heart was completely washed away.

"Why are you following me? I'm just thirsty, so I came to the kitchen to drink some water." After Xie Qingyu solved his thirst problem, he didn't expect that Song Boyuan would follow him to the door.

He's like a clingy puppy, why can't he live without people?

Putting her hand on Song Boyuan's shoulder, she said, "Let's go back to the bedroom and see the good things I bought at the market today."

The young man excitedly took out a medicine bag first and said, "Boyuan, this is the medicine I bought for you. When the doctor's medicine is finished, use this. You will get better faster."

Next came a small round blue iron box that smelled like medicine and contained white paste.

The young man took out a blue object as if presenting a treasure: "And this, it's used to remove scars after your wounds have healed. I heard it's very effective. Once your wounds are healed, you can use it to remove scars."

"You don't need these. No one will notice the scars on your legs." Song Boyuan found it hard to accept that the things Xie Qingyu bought were actually for him.

"I've already bought it, are you really not going to use it? You helped me so much before, but now you're not willing to accept my return gift?"

After a series of questions, Song Boyuan no longer hesitated.

"That's good, let's try this first." Xie Qingyu peeled off a candy and put it into Song Boyuan's mouth: "Is it sweet?"

The round candy with a milky aroma filled Song Boyuan's mouth: "Sweet."

"I knew you would like it. There are plenty here." Xie Qingyu knew that Song Boyuan liked it. He found that among the dishes on the table, Song Boyuan preferred sweet ones.

Apart from this bag of candy, there was nothing else that was superfluous.

It was just rice, flour, oil, salt, and some necessary seasonings. The supplies they bought this time were enough for the two of them to eat for a month.

"Is it gone?" Seeing Xie Qingyu taking out some daily necessities and not seeing many of Xie Qingyu's clothes, Song Boyuan asked in confusion.

Xie Qingyu thought Song Boyuan felt the food was not enough, so she explained, "This is enough for us to eat for a month. It's not just rice, there are also a few handfuls of noodles. It's definitely enough to last us a month."

"Why don't you buy some more winter clothes?"