Chapter 98 Eavesdropping

Li Meng opened her eyes at the sound of the alarm clock and looked at the time. It was 6 o'clock. She quickly got up, dressed, and went out to make breakfast.

For breakfast, Li Meng made scallion pancakes and corn porridge, fried eggs, kimchi and meat sauce, and salted duck eggs. She took them all out and put them away. She also boiled 10 eggs for her brother to eat on the way.

"Brother, clean up and you can come for breakfast," Li Meng shouted to Li Wen who was chopping wood in the yard.

Wu Ruirui also cleaned up and came out. The three of them sat at the table and ate breakfast. Zhou Hui's portion was in the pot and he would eat it soon.

"Brother, you should eat more in the morning. I have packed the eggs I cooked for you. Remember to bring them with you for lunch later."

"Okay, I estimate that I will arrive at the army around 3 pm, so don't worry about me. Remember to tell me if you have anything. I have written the army's phone number and address on a piece of paper for you," Li Wen looked at his sister.

The biggest feeling I had during this trip was that my sister had really grown up and could stand on her own.

"Okay, don't worry, big brother, we will all take care of Mengmeng," Wu Ruirui assured with a smile.

The three of them quickly finished their breakfast and loaded their belongings and bicycles into the car. Li Meng and Wu Ruirui planned to squeeze into the passenger seat.

"Zhou Hui, there's breakfast in the pot, left for you. We're going to town. Remember to cook for lunch and wait for me to come back and cook," Li Meng said to Zhou Hui who was walking over.

"Okay, I got it. Be careful on the road. Goodbye, Brother Li. Drive carefully on the road." Zhou Hui stood at the door and waved goodbye to Li Wen in the driver's seat.

Li Wen also responded, started the car and set off.

"Brother, this small bag contains boiled eggs and water for you. Everything you need to take is in the back. When we get off the bus, remember to put it in the front. It's safer this way."

Li Meng explained, and Li Wen nodded while driving with his eyes fixed forward.

Cars are fast, and after a bumpy ride we soon arrived at the door of the town's post office.

"Brother, you must be careful on the road. We'll meet again next time." After Li Meng and Wu Ruirui got off the car, they took their bicycles down with the help of Li Wen.

"I understand. Take good care of yourself. I'm leaving." Li Wen waved and said goodbye. The brother and sister said goodbye and separated.

Li Meng parked and locked her bicycle, then took her things into the post office and sent out the package and letter. Wu Ruirui also sent the letter, and she picked up the package her parents sent her.

The package Wu Ruirui received was not big, so he couldn't wait to open it in the post office. It contained a new piece of clothing, some money and tickets, two pieces of bacon and a salted chicken. He quickly put the money and tickets into the small package, put the chicken and bacon in the backpack, and the two of them planned to go back.

The two of them had just pushed the cart out of the post office when they saw Liu Huan arguing with a man at the opposite corner.

"Mengmeng, look? Who is Liu Huan with? I've seen this man in the village before."

"Don't talk first, let's go over and take a look." Li Meng made a gesture to Wu Ruirui to keep quiet, and quietly came to the telephone pole behind the corner where Liu Huan and the man were talking, and stood behind it secretly, stretching her ears to eavesdrop.

"Mr. Qian, what did you tell me before? You said you would marry me? Now you treat me like this!" Liu Huan said while beating the man beside him.

Qian Wei blocked his face with one hand and pushed Liu Huan with the other hand. Since Qian Wei was not short, Liu Huan was unable to hit Qian Wei.

"Come on, how many of my good things have you eaten? I also spent a lot of money on you. It was all consensual. You are being unreasonable now. If you make me angry, don't blame me for giving you a hard time." After Qian Wei finished speaking, he pushed Liu Huan hard, and Liu Huan fell to the ground.

"Qian Wei, you are so great. If you don't marry me, you will never have a good life," Liu Huan cried.

"You try it, who knows who will suffer then, bah." Qian Wei turned around, spat, and walked away.

Li Meng and Wu Ruirui saw the man named Qian Wei tidy up his clothes and go into the post office.

The two of them stretched their heads to take a look at Liu Huan who was still sitting on the ground crying, and left quietly. They had come to watch the fun in the first place, and besides, they didn't want to meddle in other people's business, so they took Ruirui and left.

"Mengmeng, I want to go to the black market to see if there are any mountain products. I'll send some to my parents so that they can eat during the New Year." When Wu Ruirui saw Li Meng sending things to her family, he suddenly wanted to send something back to his parents.

"You always think of one thing at a time. Okay, I'll go with you. Get in the car." Li Meng got on the car and took Wu Ruirui all the way to the entrance of the black market.

He nodded to the two guards and pushed the cart inside. In the long alley, both sides were filled with nearby villagers who brought mountain products or some things from their homes to sell.

Wu Ruirui looked around and bought a lot of wild mushrooms, all of which were dried, about 3 pounds in total. He also bought some dried vegetables from farmers, packed them all in a cloth bag, and planned to take Mengmeng away.

At this time, Li Meng's eyes were attracted by an old man. The old man was squatting on the ground, looking at the people passing by him with a little anxiety, and in front of him was a wooden box and a tattered book.

Li Meng handed the bicycle to Wu Ruirui and squatted down to ask the old man.

"Uncle, hello, how do you sell this? Do you want money? Or do you want a ticket? Or do you want to exchange it directly for something?"

The old man raised his head and looked at the girl in front of him with a pair of cloudy and pleading eyes.

His lips moved: "Girl, money is okay, but it would be even better if I could have milk powder. My grandson was just born, but his mother was so unlucky that he died before she even had time to see the child." After saying that, he wiped his eyes with his sleeve.

"I also went to the supply and marketing cooperative, and they said they were sold out this month. I have to wait until next month, and there's no guarantee they'll be available next month, so I came to the black market to try my luck." The old man's voice was not loud, but Li Meng heard it clearly.

"This is something passed down from our ancestors. It's a book of medical skills. One of our ancestors was an imperial physician. Only one copy of this book has been passed down to me. I heard before that it was a set of four books.

"This box is also handed down from my ancestors. Inside is a snuff bottle. Girl, if you are interested, you can take a look at it."

When Li Meng opened the wooden box, she saw another exquisite small box inside. After opening it, she found a snuff bottle inlaid with gems and painted with exquisite patterns. She looked at the bottom of the bottle and her eyes lit up immediately.

If I am not mistaken, this is an antique, most likely from the Qing Dynasty. It is so attractive to hold it in your hand.

I won’t say more, this is a bargain. Oh my god! Forget about milk powder, even if we want milk cows we have to get them!