"Really, we can't keep selling like this forever. We need to negotiate cooperation openly and honestly, and make money under everyone's watchful eyes. That way, no one will say anything."
Lin Qiyue was mainly afraid that her attention would cause trouble for Lan Yuchu.
Although she only wanted to help Uncle Yu's family, black market trading is illegal after all.
If no one reports it, it usually goes unnoticed, and the locals just turn a blind eye. But if someone reports it, they will be arrested and dealt with.
She has already found someone and will go to the city in a few days to talk to the manager of the supply and marketing cooperative.
After chatting with Yu Dayin, Uncle Yu returned from gathering herbs outside.
He was carrying a mule on his back. When he saw that it was Lin Qiyue, he said with a smile, "Qiyue is here. You must be here to get some medicinal herbs from me, right?"
"Yes, the beauty cream I recently developed seems to be working quite well! I've read some medical books and plan to improve it." Lin Qiyue came this time to buy some medicinal herbs from Uncle Yu.
She's currently conducting research at home, and her plan is to either hand it over to a research center to make money or sell it to a skincare company once it's developed.
"July, you're a promising candidate for medical school?" Uncle Yu had spent a lot of time with Lin Qiyue over the past month and could tell that she was very skilled in this area.
Lin Qiyue chuckled and said, "No, I just came here for fun. I don't like dealing with patients, I don't have the patience for it."
Indeed, absolute trust is required among patients. She doesn't like dealing with patients because she has a certain understanding of her own abilities.
Uncle Yu said, "Wait a moment, I'll go get it for you. It's already dried."
After receiving the herbs, Lin Qiyue paid the money and went home.
When I came out, I saw Chen Yaqin returning with several middle-aged women.
The group, who had been chatting and laughing, exchanged glances and instantly turned cold.
Lin Qiyue didn't care about them. She was upright and honest, so she wasn't afraid of anything.
After only a few steps, one of the women said, "Yaqin, what about you? You've been a widow for years, and you finally met someone you liked, but that man is just like that, deceiving you like this?"
"That's right. I also heard that Lin Qiyue doesn't do any chores at home and makes that Battalion Commander Lan do everything. Battalion Commander Lan must be afraid to get a divorce for the sake of his future. You're just unlucky!"
"Why do these powerful and influential people enjoy bullying us ordinary people so much?"
"Oh dear! This Battalion Commander Lan is really unlucky!"
Lin Qiyue felt increasingly distressed as she listened, and finally couldn't bear it any longer.
Chen Yaqin caught a glimpse of Lin Qiyue out of the corner of her eye, and deliberately raised her voice, saying, "That's right, that Battalion Commander Lan built me a house. Luo Li said back then that it was Lin Qiyue who drugged Battalion Commander Lan and forced him to marry her. I also heard that after she got married, she was still secretly having affairs with other men, and that man has already been sent to the police station by Battalion Commander Lan."
"Oh my god! No wonder she was willing to give up her comfortable life in the big city to come here. Turns out she was cheating on Battalion Commander Lan!"
Hearing these words, Lin Qiyue suppressed her anger and quickened her pace to return home to the family compound.
She deliberately pinched her thigh, her eyes reddened, and a few tears streamed down her face.
At this time, it was just the time when the political commissar and his wife were coming home from get off work.
Ignoring rumors can kill a person.
She arrived at the political commissar's house with red, teary eyes. Their family had been granted a courtyard house.
"Auntie!"
"Auntie~"
Lin Qiyue's eyes were red from crying, and then her whole body trembled, making her unable to stand steadily.
Huang Lanying, who was cooking in the kitchen, came out from inside. Zheng Yuanchao, who was in the living room helping his high school daughter with her homework, also came out when he heard the noise.
"July, what's wrong?"
"Auntie, I..." July's acting skills were so good that she felt she could be an award-winning actress.
Huang Lanying looked at Lin Qiyue, who seemed to have been bullied.
Lin Qiyue lunged at Huang Lanying, then deliberately stumbled and fell to the ground.
Huang Lanying caught Lin Qiyue in a flash.
"Auntie, how am I supposed to live..." Lin Qiyue's tears fell even harder as she spoke. "What's wrong? Who bullied you?" Huang Lanying was anxious and her heart was pounding when she saw that Lin Qiyue was not speaking.
How could such a nice girl be bullied like this?
“Auntie, I went to the village to exchange vegetables, but those people refused to give me any. They even said that Yu Chu wanted to divorce me. They said I forced Yu Chu not to divorce me, and that I was having an affair, and that my lover had already been sent to the police station... How am I supposed to live? I'm just a young woman, and no one listens to my explanations. With rumors like this, I might as well be dead!”
Upon hearing this, Huang Lanying frowned slightly.
She heard those words too.
Zheng Yuanchao walked over, bent down and comforted her, "July, calm down and don't cry! Tell us what's wrong, and we'll solve it."
At this moment, some of the women from the family compound also came out after hearing the commotion.
“Commissar, I only go out to buy groceries every day! They say I’m not a virtuous woman, they laugh at me, they say I’m using Yu Chu’s future to force him not to divorce me. How can I talk back to the whole village by myself! I can’t live with this accusation of being unfaithful!”
As a woman, how could Huang Lanying not understand the suffering of women?
But these people are just too awful.
She quickly helped Lin Qiyue up.
"Sister-in-law, Political Commissar! We've heard these things in the village, and they're definitely having a bad influence. We must investigate this thoroughly! This woman's reputation is a serious matter. Sister Qiyue must have been unable to bear it any longer, which is why she came here!"
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