After a while, the black market boss said, "I can give you two yuan a pound of rapeseed oil, and fifty cents a pound of fish, how about it?"
Wen Xi thought the price was pretty good, and that the black market boss wasn't lying to her, so she nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll give you the rapeseed oil first. You guys prepare the scale and all the receipts together, and I'll go out and get the fish from someone else."
Wen Xi deliberately created the impression that they were a gang, so they wouldn't do anything underhanded. The female lead has so many things, and he doesn't do anything underhanded, so he probably wouldn't be interested in such a small amount of stuff from her, right? It's obvious that the female lead has more and more valuable things!
Wen Xi went out of the house, pushed the small cart that the black market boss had lent her, and then left the black market. She walked to a corner, took out the fish she had prepared in advance from the system warehouse, and pushed the small cart into the black market.
Wenxi made two trips to get all eight sacks of fish to the black market. The black market boss immediately arranged for the fish to be weighed, and to his surprise, the eight sacks of fish weighed over 900 jin (400 kg).
The fish cost 50 cents a pound, totaling 480 yuan. Adding the 20 yuan for rapeseed oil, it comes to exactly 500 yuan.
Wenxi asked for 300 yuan in cash and 100 yuan worth of old items. At that time, old items were practically worthless, like garbage. A piece of gold jewelry could only be exchanged for a few kilograms of coarse grains at most. So Wenxi exchanged 100 yuan for a sack full of old items. Even if others saw it, they would never think much about what was inside.
Wenxi wants old items because the female lead always asks for some old items when she comes to trade. Old items are not valuable now, but they will be very valuable decades later. So Wenxi plans to hoard some old items for future use.
The remaining hundred yuan required coupons for grain, sugar, and meat. With these coupons, one could occasionally treat oneself to a meal at a state-run restaurant. After all, meat couldn't just magically appear every time.
Afterwards, Wenxi made an agreement with the black market boss that every time she came to trade, she would need some old items, and the black market boss would prepare them for her, and he must not try to fool her with fake or inferior products.
After leaving the black market, it was already broad daylight. Wen Xi checked the time and realized there was still a while before the 'Rejuvenation Pill' expired. She slowly walked towards Yan Zheng's house, planning to find a secluded place to disguise herself and then retrieve the prepared items from the system warehouse.
Wen Xi arrived at a forest, leaned against a tree trunk, and then closed her eyes to check the old items she had just acquired in the system warehouse. They were all small items like jewelry and jade, without any more valuable items like calligraphy, paintings, or porcelain. She guessed that the valuable items were probably all in the hands of the female lead!
However, Wenxi was not greedy. She was already satisfied with getting so many jewelry and jade items for just one hundred yuan, because these things would be worth a lot of money decades later!
Two hours later, Wen Xi returned to her original form, then picked up the things she had brought for the Yan family and headed to Yan Zheng's house.
At this time of year, people are either at work or at school, and there aren't many people outside.
Following the address Yan Zheng wrote down, Wen Xi arrived at the place and knocked on the door. "Aunt Yan, Uncle Yan, are you home?"
A moment later, the courtyard gate opened, and Aunt Yan saw Wenxi standing outside and smiled happily, "Xiaoxi, you've finally arrived! Our Lili always talks about Sister Xiaoxi!"
Aunt Yan beckoned Wenxi in, then closed the courtyard gate and invited Wenxi into her home, saying, "Lili, your sister Xiaoxi has come to see you. Come and talk to her."
Mother Yan went to the kitchen to make tea for Wenxi and said to Father Yan, "Old man, go to the police station and call Yan Zheng back. Tell him that Xiaoxi has come over."
Yan Zheng always uses taking care of Yan Lili as an excuse to refuse blind dates and marriage. They are very anxious about this. Wen Xi is so beautiful, and they like her very much. Moreover, Wen Xi has done a favor for their Yan family. They should let Yan Zheng spend more time with Wen Xi. Maybe the two of them will develop feelings for each other!
If Yan Zheng could win Wen Xi's heart and make her their daughter-in-law, that would be wonderful.
The strict father understood the strict mother's meaning and nodded happily. Then he hurried out. He was also very willing to let Wenxi be his youngest daughter-in-law.
Mother Yan brought out two bowls of sweet soup, one for Wenxi and one for Yan Lili. Wenxi quickly stood up and said, "Aunt Yan, I'm a grown-up, plain water is fine with me."
"You are a great benefactor to our family, how can we serve you plain water!" Mother Yan said with a smile, looking at Wen Xi with obvious affection.
As for whether she can become his daughter-in-law, that depends on Yan Zheng's efforts.
Wenxi took the contents out of her basket: eggs, small fish, tea bags, and a large handful of wild vegetables. "Aunt Yan, I don't have anything good to offer in the countryside, so I traded some things with the villagers. I hope you won't mind."
"Xiaoxi, it's good that you're here. Why did you bring so much stuff?" Seeing all the things, Aunt Yan liked Wenxi even more. She was a sensible child who didn't like to take advantage of others.
If it were anyone else, they would have already gone to their door and pestered them to arrange a job for them.
"Aunt Yan, I'll take Lili to play for a while. Aunt Yan, please tidy up these things quickly!" Wen Xi didn't want to owe anyone a favor, nor did she want to hear Yan's mother refuse again, so she pulled Yan Lili to play in the yard.
The Yan family lived in a detached house with a courtyard. They had added a few rooms to the courtyard for Yan Lili's parents. Even so, there was still some open space in the courtyard. The Yan family also planted some scallions and garlic in old jars by the wall and raised a few chickens to lay eggs.
Sure enough, with parents around, everything at home is arranged perfectly; this is the happiness of having parents by your side.
Of course, the premise is that the parents have sound values and don't cause trouble. Some parents are restless and make a fuss at home every day. You won't be happy with such parents around.
Yan Zheng walked side by side with his father on the way home.
As they walked, the father instructed, "Xiaoxi is young and beautiful. She's easily targeted by unmarried young men in the countryside. They don't have the means to provide her with a good life. Visit the Fengshou Brigade more often when you have time, and make those men give up on her."
Yan Zheng responded thoughtfully. He had been extremely busy dealing with that matter lately and hadn't been able to go. Once the matter was settled, he would go without his father reminding him.
He will not let what happened last time happen again.
If he hadn't given Wenxi his number so she could contact him, she probably would have suffered an injustice.
Reaching the door, Yan Zheng pushed it open and saw Wen Xi and Lili playing in the yard. The winter sun shone on Wen Xi's face, highlighting her fair and radiant skin. She seemed to be enveloped in a sacred glow. Yan Zheng was stunned and stood there dumbfounded.
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