"Okay, thank you then." To avoid arousing Xia Minglei's suspicion, Lin Yiwan smiled with her eyes crinkling, looking as innocent and adorable as a sixteen-year-old girl.
This way, Xia Minglei wouldn't be on guard and wouldn't want to hide anything, allowing Lin Yiwan to know more.
Lin Jing saw that Lin Yiwan agreed to let Xia Minglei take her home, and glared at Xia Minglei angrily. This Xia Minglei was really annoying. He had to take Yiwan away from him. It was clearly him and Yiwan who had grown up together since childhood.
Back at her doorstep, Lin Yiwan brushed her wind-blown hair aside and smiled shyly, "Comrade Xia, thank you. I'll head home now. You should go home and get some rest too!"
Xia Minglei smiled as he watched Lin Yiwan until she turned and entered the courtyard. He lingered there, reluctant to leave, until she went inside.
Lin Jing snorted coldly, pushed open his own courtyard gate, and went inside.
Lin Lan shrugged helplessly, entered the courtyard, and then turned around to close the gate.
Lin Yiwan returned to her room, sat down at her desk, and slammed her fist on the table. If she had known Xia Minglei was this kind of person, she would never have had an ambiguous relationship with him.
She had originally planned to take the college entrance examination in the city where Xia Minglei lived after it was reinstated, so that it would be easier for them to be together. Now it seems that there is no need for that anymore.
She would rather raise a puppy that belongs only to her than have a man like Xia Minglei who plays around so much.
Wen Xi arrived at her doorstep and saw Lin Chuyang standing outside the gate with some things in his hands. She asked, somewhat puzzled, "Comrade Lin, what are you doing here?"
"Comrade Wen, I've come to see you." Lin Chuyang limped up to Wen Xi. "Comrade Wen, thank you for what you said before. If it weren't for you, I would have been soaking in the water for quite a long time."
Wen Xi smiled faintly, "Comrade Lin, this is a very small matter, you don't need to take it to heart. I believe that anyone would lend a helping hand in this situation."
People in this era are simple and warm-hearted. When faced with such a situation, few people would stand idly by. So Wenxi was right.
"No matter what, Comrade Wen has helped me a lot. If it weren't for Comrade Wen, I might have already gotten sick from soaking in the water. So thank you, Comrade Wen." Lin Chuyang put the cloth bag in his hand on Wen Xi's basket, then turned around and walked away quickly, limping like a big white duck.
When he fell into the ditch, he must have been hit on the leg by the bicycle, causing a minor fracture. That's why he walks with a limp now. Even in this condition, he still wouldn't behave himself and had to run out to thank her and give her things. I really don't know what to say about him.
Wenxi looked at the cloth bag in the basket and smiled helplessly. After closing the courtyard gate, she carried the basket inside, placed it by the well, and then carried the cloth bag back to her room.
Afterwards, Wenxi began to check the contents of the basket. To her surprise, there was a can of malted milk powder, a bottle of canned yellow peaches, and a box of biscuits. Wenxi was also surprised that Lin Chuyang was so generous in giving her so many thank-you gifts. However, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue had also helped pull Lin Chuyang's bicycle up, so Wenxi would not keep these things for herself.
Wenxi placed the three items in the cupboard and told Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue to eat and drink what they wanted and not to waste them.
The next morning, Wen Xi ate breakfast early. Before dawn, she went out with her basket on her back. She had already told Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue that she would visit Aunt Yan's house today. It was her first time going there and she was not familiar with Aunt Yan's family yet, so it was a bit inappropriate to bring Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue along.
Because others might easily mistake them for poor relatives from the countryside who are trying to freeload off others.
Before going to bed that night, Wenxi had also prepared all the items she wanted to sell, so she could just go to the black market to trade them.
Lin Yiwan goes to trade every Friday night because many units only have one day off on Saturdays and Sundays, and everyone is in great need of supplies. In other words, if Lin Yiwan gets supplies from the black market, they will probably be divided up before dawn.
So as long as she avoids Fridays, she won't run into Lin Yiwan on any other day. And today happens to be Thursday, so everyone should have used up most of the supplies they stockpiled.
Having read the original text, Wen Xi naturally knew where the black market Lin Yiwan went to every Friday was, so she went directly to the black market Lin Yiwan went to.
It was still dark, but people were already coming and going in the alley, as everyone was trying to buy things before their families went to work.
Wen Xi took a 'Rejuvenation Pill' that she had signed for and swallowed it. She then transformed into the appearance of a strange man. This 'Rejuvenation Pill' could change her appearance, but one pill could only change her appearance for two hours. Therefore, she had to complete the transaction within two hours, otherwise she would have to take a second pill.
There were only a few 'Rejuvenating Pills' in that small glass bottle, and she couldn't bear to waste them.
Wen Xi took out a mirror and looked at herself. The image of a middle-aged man appeared before her eyes. She guessed that even if her parents and second brother stood in front of her, they would not recognize that this middle-aged man was her in disguise.
At the entrance to the black market, two young men stood on either side keeping watch.
Wen Xi walked over, but was stopped before she could speak. "What are you doing?"
Wen Xi took out two cans of rapeseed oil from his basket. "Comrade, I need to see your boss. I have some business to discuss with him. Could you please inform him?"
She then shoved one of the bottles of rapeseed oil into the man's hand. At that time, rapeseed oil was very rare, so when the man saw the rapeseed oil, he understood everything.
The man glanced at Wen Xi and whispered, "Follow me."
Then he led Wenxi inside, turning left and right in the dimly lit and long alley. After a while, they finally arrived at a door. The man told Wenxi to wait outside while he went in to announce their arrival.
Soon the man came out and let Wenxi in. Wenxi did not hesitate and went in directly. She saw a man who looked about ten years older than her husband sitting in the main seat, looking at her with a serious expression.
Considering her current appearance as a middle-aged man, Wen Xi figured the other party wouldn't easily do anything to her, so she steeled herself and walked over.
The black market boss spoke up, "So you have business to discuss with me?"
Wen Xi nodded, then placed the rapeseed oil and a large fish weighing more than half a pound on the table in front of the black market boss, and said, "I don't have much rapeseed oil, only ten pounds, and I have several hundred pounds of fish. I want to exchange it for money and tickets. I don't know if you are willing to do so."
The black market boss picked up the rapeseed oil, opened the cap, and brought it to his nose to smell it. It smelled incredibly fragrant, so fragrant that he almost drooled.
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