Chapter 40 Chapter 40 (Update 1) Jiang Qing borrows a cart to pull...
Make big money?
Who doesn't want to make a lot of money?
The two brothers came all the way here from the production team, wasn't it just for money?
If it weren't for the money, they wouldn't have been beaten up by Li's nephew. But they didn't want to run away even after being beaten. They just wanted to get some money from Ma Jian.
But Ma Jihai didn't believe Jiang Qing at all.
Where can she, a girl, get the money?
And if she had been smarter, she wouldn't have pestered Ma Jian so much and ended up not being able to marry into the Ma family.
He didn't want to pay any attention to her at all, and directly said to the brother next to him: "Why hasn't he come out yet? He wouldn't dare to come out if he knew we were blocking him here, right?"
"Probably not." Ma Jihu shook his head. "I asked around, and the motor factory only has this one front door. The back door is locked and you can't get in or out."
"Then why didn't he come out?" Ma Jihai looked annoyed. "It's almost dark now. Where are we going to spend the night if we can't wait for him? Li Zhen is really a fierce woman. Ma Jian is so unlucky to marry her!"
There is clearly somewhere to go.
In the past, they went to the tube-shaped building just like going to their own home.
I even gave them a key so they can come and go at any time without having to tell anyone.
Unlike now, he is hiding from the Li family like a rat crossing the street.
The two brothers complained to each other, but Jiang Qing, who was listening to them, was particularly happy.
How could she not be happy?
The brothers blamed their sister-in-law, but that was because Li Zhen didn't do her job well. As long as she could keep the other members of the Ma family in check, she would find a way to conquer Ma Ji'an step by step.
So this time she wanted to find someone to go with her to steal the bacon from the broken temple, and after thinking about it, she decided that the Ma family was the most suitable person.
Firstly, she really didn't know who to look for.
She didn't know many people, except her relatives and neighbors, but she hated every one of them now.
Her family is unreliable, and the neighbors she has known for more than ten years only care about watching the fun. How can she be willing to make a fortune with them?
Besides, she also wanted to curry favor with the Ma family.
She has always known that marriage is not a matter between two people, but a matter between two families. Especially since Ma Jian has always been a very filial person to outsiders. Even Old Lady Ma would often praise him for how filial he is and how much he loves his brothers. Supporting a large family by himself is tiring, but wouldn't the responsibility and pressure make him more motivated?
Jiang Qing was not willing to change all this. Maybe the reason why Ma Jian became the richest man in his previous life was because of the motivation given to him by his family. In his previous life, he had never heard of any conflict between the richest man and his family. It must have been a harmonious big family.
So she thought about pleasing the Ma family.
With them speaking for her, Ma Jian would definitely have a better impression of him. Then, let Old Lady Ma look for trouble with Li Zhen and mess up the affairs between them. It would be best if she could directly force them to divorce. Only then would she have a chance to successfully marry Ma Jian.
Look, when something good happens, they are the first to be thought of.
Jiang Qing was even happier now that he heard them complaining about Li Zhen. Seeing that there was no one around, he excitedly asked, "Did you hear that a lot of pork was stolen from the slaughterhouse?"
Ma Jihai raised his brows.
He actually heard about it. When he first arrived at the family compound, he heard many people talking about this matter, which made him very excited.
However, they don't have many opportunities to come to the city, so even if they want to help find it, they can't find it. No matter how rich the rewards are, they have nothing to do with them.
I was so jealous at the time that I scolded the pig thief. If only the pork could be given to them, it would be great. There were several hundred pounds of pork. Not only could they exchange it for money, but they could also eat it themselves for several years.
"You're not talking about finding a pig thief, are you?" Ma Jihu said sarcastically, "You're such an idiot, you think it's that easy to find a pig thief? And you're even taking us to make a lot of money, it's really hilarious."
The two brothers' expressions of disdain and sarcasm were particularly obvious.
But Jiang Qing was not angry. She thought it was because they did not understand her. Once they knew that they could get many things that they had not been able to get before by staying with her, their attitude towards her would definitely change.
They feel that she is the most suitable person to be their sister-in-law.
She raised her chin and said mysteriously, "I don't know who the pig thief is, but I know where they hid the pork!"
"!!"
"You didn't lie to us, did you?"
The two brothers looked at her at the same time, greed revealed in their similar eyes.
Pork!
If I heard correctly, nearly a thousand kilograms of pork were thrown away in the slaughterhouse, which would be at least five live pigs!
What is the price of five live pigs?
A few hundred yuan or even close to a thousand yuan. If they had this much money, would they still pretend to be grandsons in front of Majian?
If this money fell into Majian's hands, he would have to work for three or four years to earn enough!
The two brothers looked at each other and gave each other a look at the same time.
At this time, Ma Jihai curled his lips and said, "How is that possible? You don't even know who the pig thief is, so how can you know where the pork is hidden?"
"Yeah, I almost believed your lies. No wonder my eldest brother looks down on you. All you know is to lie to people. When I see my eldest brother, I will have a good talk with him and ask him to stay away from you!" Ma Jihu also joined in.
"I didn't lie to you!" Seeing their suspicious looks, Jiang Qing got anxious and told them his plan immediately: "I know where they hid the pork. The cellar is full of it. We can borrow two carts to drag the pork back in one night."
She thought it through at home.
That's why I went all the way to the motor factory's compound to wait for the Ma brothers.
She had originally been thinking about whether she could run into them, and if so, she would quickly get the job done. But now that the news was spreading like wildfire outside, she was really afraid that the pig thieves might move the pork hidden in the ruined temple to another place, so she had to hurry up and get it first.
Fortunately, God is on my side.
She didn't wait long before the Ma brothers showed up. She continued, "I've prepared the cart. We'll go to the place where the pork is hidden at night!"
Jiang Qing was still somewhat cautious, so she didn't reveal the ruined temple. She continued, "Once we get the pork, we won't sell it on the black market. I heard that the security department of the slaughterhouse is guarding there, and they will arrest anyone who sees pork for sale. So we can sell it at a distant family compound. It looks like more than a few hundred kilograms, but we can definitely sell it all in the shortest time with our partnership."
Let’s not talk about whether this plan is comprehensive or not.
But Jiang Qing had even prepared a cart, so it was possible that she really knew where the pork was hidden.
This made the Ma Jihai brothers breathe faster.
Several hundred kilograms of pork!
"We'll split the bill after we change the money, according to..." Jiang Qing originally wanted to split it 30:70, 30 for them and 70 for him.
But after thinking about it, I felt a little reluctant.
The Ma brothers were just lending a hand. If she hadn't been willing to help them make money, how would they have known where the pork was hidden?
To put it bluntly, she is the core of this matter, so it is too little for her to get only seven.
After a slight pause, the amount he said changed, "It's 20:80, you take 20 and I take 80, which means if this batch of pork can be sold for 1,000 yuan, you can get 200 yuan."
"Only two hundred?" Ma Jihu narrowed his eyes, his expression instantly turned fierce. Just when he was about to threaten, Ma Jihai pressed his shoulder. Compared with the fierceness on his brother's face, he seemed particularly kind and discussed in a good tone, "Isn't two hundred a little too little? After all, we have two people."
"It's a lot!" Jiang Qing was unwilling to back down. "If I hadn't been willing to take you with me, you wouldn't even have 200 yuan. I'm willing to take you with me to make money because of Ma Jian."
In order to show her importance and make the two brothers willing to listen to her, she also put on a very arrogant look: "Not only can I take your two hundred dollars this time, as long as you listen to me and work hard, there will be many opportunities to make money in the future."
She doesn't think there's anything wrong with that.
Having experienced so much in my previous life, I can always remember some opportunities to make a fortune, such as the pork this time. Who knows, there may be opportunities to make a fortune with mutton, chicken, etc. next time.
Jiang Qing really wanted to tie them together.
Firstly, it was because of Majian, and secondly, she was indeed short of manpower and had many things that needed help.
Ma Jihai put on an unhappy look, as if he had had some ideological struggle, and then held up two fingers, "Give us another twenty, and we'll fight you!"
After all, they were brothers who grew up together. Ma Jihu immediately understood what he was planning. He also rubbed his face to get rid of the sly look on his face and said, "Yes, add another twenty dollars and we'll listen to you."
Twenty yuan is a lot for Jiang Qing now.
She couldn't even take out a penny from her pocket.
But thinking that she was about to make a fortune, she naturally had no regrets, "Okay, you guys come with me."
After saying that, he led the two of them towards the alley next to him.
There were two carts parked inside.
Jiang Qing shamelessly borrowed this from a neighbor, who also promised to give him a commission later.
Even though her pockets were empty, she did not feel guilty at all when she said this, because she was very sure that she would become rich.
It’s not dark yet, but the ruined temple is some distance away.
So after agreeing on the distribution ratio, she took the two of them to the ruined temple.
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The "game" of National Detective is more popular than expected.
In less than a day, the news spread to everyone in the area, and there were noticeably fewer people on the streets. Most people felt that if there were really pig thieves, they would definitely not hang out in crowded places, so they would instead look for them in groups of three or five in the surrounding areas.
"My mother also carried a basket. She said that even if she couldn't find the pig thief, she could still pick some wild mushrooms in the suburbs."
I don't know if the people in this area are focusing on the rewards. No one has been making any noise these past two days, and the street seems particularly quiet.
Look, there are even people chatting while knitting sweaters.
Xiong Ping slapped her thigh and said, "Why didn't I think of that? If I had known, I would have told Mom. If I couldn't find any clues, I could have just brought back some wild mushrooms and black fungus."
"It's probably going to be difficult, with so many people rushing there at the same time. It's hard to find mushrooms without any clues. But they're all full of energy and they ran out before daybreak." Director Wang shook her head helplessly. Her parents-in-law were among them. They used to complain about pain here and there, but now they're in high spirits. They made an appointment with other old friends in the mansion to go up the mountain, saying that it's easiest to encounter bad people in the wilderness.
But fortunately, I wasn’t overwhelmed by the reward.
He even planned to get together with a dozen partners and even agreed in advance how to distribute the rewards. I don't know where he got such great confidence that he would be able to catch the pig thief.
She looked at the silent people by the window and asked, "Xiao Jiang, why don't you join in the fun? Many people go out for a stroll as soon as they get off work."
Jiang Shuangshuang shook her head and said, "I don't think I'm cut out for this. I'd better not join in the fun."
Although she was the one who proposed the suggestion, she really had no ability to earn the reward.
She is not good at investigating cases, and she is not necessarily lucky either. There is almost a 99% chance that she will run into a pig thief, so it is better not to waste her energy. You might as well stay at home and eat melon seeds and play with your little brother.
"You really aren't going?" Director Wang said with some regret. "I was thinking that you're good at martial arts, and it would be safer to follow you. The temptation of this bicycle is really too great. Look, I've made an appointment with someone to try our luck together."
As he said this he started laughing.
It is said that the parents-in-law were overwhelmed by the reward.
Why isn't she?
A bicycle is equivalent to her annual salary.
Besides, even if she worked for a year, she might not be able to buy a bicycle. How could she not be tempted?
Jiang Shuangshuang could actually understand it.
Let alone people of this era, why doesn't she like bicycles? In this era, a bicycle is no less valuable than a luxury sports car in the 21st century.
Especially since she is an amateur street stalker.
I usually like to wander around, and it would be much more convenient if I had a bicycle.
Unfortunately, it takes time to save up money, and bicycle tickets are not easy to get, so she never thought about a brand new bicycle, but had other ideas.
Although she didn't join in the fun after work, she didn't go home directly either.
Instead, he went directly to a nearby scrapyard.
"Xiao Jiang, you're here." The man guarding the scrap yard was an old man with his right leg missing. It was obvious that this was not the first time they had met. He greeted her and pointed to the small room next door. "I have counted out all the things you wanted, but there are still some parts missing. I have already asked other scrap yards for you, but it will take some time."
"Thank you, Uncle Liao." Jiang Shuangshuang walked into the small room and took a look. There were a lot of useless scrap parts piled inside, and ordinary people could not tell what they were used for.
But there is one thing that everyone can recognize at first sight.
That is the trunk of the bicycle.
There are no wheels or seats, just a bare torso.
"This thing looks useless, but no one is willing to sell it as junk. They would rather keep it at home as a decoration than sell it. I had to spend a lot of time to persuade them."
A bicycle is definitely a big item.
Even if it is tattered, it is considered rare to put it at home as a decoration. Moreover, people who can afford a bicycle in this era will naturally not be willing to sell it as junk for a few dollars.
So just for such a trunk frame, Uncle Liao really spent a lot of time and effort, begging and pleading, and finally had to spend a lot of wine to get it taken down. "I have already inquired about the wheels, but this thing is more valuable than this frame. After all, a wooden frame can be put on it and pushed. No one is willing to exchange it unless the price is higher."
"It's okay, they're just two wheels, they can't be that expensive." Jiang Shuangshuang didn't care. She didn't think two wheels could be that expensive. They couldn't be more expensive than a brand new bicycle.
"Okay, just be prepared." Uncle Liao handed over a list with many kinds of accessories on it. They were all originally asked by Jiang Shuangshuang to find. He drew a check mark behind many of the accessories. "There is still one third left to be received, but we should be able to receive most of them before the end of this month."
After that, he confirmed again: "Can you really put it together? You have to think it through. Not all the parts will necessarily match up. It's not like putting a model together and you're done."
After all, the accessories he collected were not for the same car model.
Some are too big and some are too small, and the models don’t match.
You have to modify it yourself to make it match.
It is really difficult, otherwise if the bicycle was so easy to assemble, someone would have already set their sights on it.
"Whether it works or not, we've already collected one third of it, so let's give it a try." Jiang Shuangshuang was quite calm and didn't seem worried at all.
She couldn't guarantee it 100% whether it would work.
But since she had plenty of time and had no other way to get a bicycle, she decided to give it a try.
And the cost of purchasing accessories is really not much.
It's only about 20 kilograms of wild boar meat.
"Okay, take these parts back first." Uncle Liao saw that she had made up her mind, so he didn't persuade her any more. He just reminded her, "Come back at the end of the month to pick up the other parts. Don't forget the wild boar. It should be a little higher than your estimate."
I was particularly surprised when I heard about the transaction of about 20 kilograms of pork.
The other party didn't care where he purchased the accessories from. As long as all the accessories were complete, she would exchange them for 20 kilograms of pork. If some accessories were difficult to obtain, she was willing to give him an extra kilogram or two of pork.
Then he must have agreed.
The wages at the scrap yard were low, and he couldn't do other work because of his lame leg. His wife and children hadn't seen Roujia for a long time, so how could he refuse?
I had a rough idea of the value of waste products and knew after a rough calculation that I could make a lot, so I agreed without hesitation.
Xiao Jiang was also very sincere and paid him five pounds of pork as a deposit in advance. The rest would be traded after all the accessories were collected.
He suddenly thought of something and smiled: "Fortunately you paid for wild boar, otherwise I wouldn't dare to accept it."
Taking out twenty pounds of pork all at once would not be a big deal under normal circumstances.
However, the theft of pork from slaughterhouses is becoming more and more serious. If someone were to take out pork from so many farms at once, it would be hard not to arouse suspicion.
"You heard about it, too?"
"How could I not have heard it?" Uncle Liao narrowed his eyes and smiled. "My kid ran out and said he wanted to look for some "treasure". If his mother hadn't stopped him, he would have gone off to who knows where."
As he said this, he gestured to Jiang Shuangshuang: "Wait here for a while, I'll go over to the side and borrow a cart for you."
There aren't too many accessories, but they are a bit too fragmented.
In addition, with such a large bicycle trunk, it would be difficult to pull it back without a cart.
Less than two minutes later, he came back on crutches: "What a coincidence! Lao Zhang said your aunt borrowed the cart. How about this? I'll have my boy bring it to you tomorrow morning."
If it weren't for his leg problem, it wouldn't be so troublesome.
I could just carry it in a basket and deliver it to her personally without having to ask anyone else for help.
"Jiang Qing?"
Uncle Liao nodded, without explaining to her that Old Zhang had just scolded Jiang Qing severely, saying that he had never seen such a shameless person, who clearly said he didn't want to lend her the money, but she pushed him away.
He also said that he would be rewarded when he returned the money.
Who would believe this? If you really want to pay me back, why don't you pay me now? Why wait until the time comes to pay me back?
It was difficult to say this to Xiao Jiang, so he could only say, "Maybe he was transporting some goods. He not only asked Lao Zhang but also other people, and borrowed two carts in total."
Jiang Shuangshuang frowned.
What goods does Jiang Qing want to transport by borrowing the cart?
What kind of cargo could she have?
Everything Jiang Qing has done during this period of time made her feel very inharmonious. Why did old man Jiang scold this old lady and call her crazy when he saw her now?
It's because her behavior seems crazy in the eyes of normal people.
Take Cheng Jin and Ma Jian for example. Without any contact with these two people, everyone would choose Cheng Jin, right?
But Jiang Qing chose Ma Jian, who was older than her and the father of two children, without hesitation.
In Jiang Qing's eyes, Ma Jian was perfect in every way, so good that she was willing to marry him regardless of her own reputation.
As for Cheng Jin, although Jiang Qing had never met him before, she seemed to know him and his family situation very well.
Under this premise, Jiang Shuangshuang couldn't help but make a bold guess.
I wonder if Jiang Qing is likely to have the same experience as her?
Maybe there are some differences, because apart from some fragments of her original body's memory, she has no idea what will happen in the future.
But she felt that Jiang Qing knew.
Although she knew that Majian had obvious shortcomings, she was still certain that he was a good match for her. Perhaps it was because Majian would have outstanding qualities at some point in the future?
This guess is quite bold, so bold that we don't know how to verify it.
But now Jiang Shuangshuang has an idea in his mind.
This idea might prove whether her guess was correct.
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