Chapter 95 Selling Pearls

There was a sudden knock on the door of the room, and Zhou's mother's voice rang out: "Alei, aren't you going to the city? It's six o'clock, get up!"

Before they kissed, Jiang Xia was startled by Zhou's mother's voice and quickly lay down.

Zhou Chenglei opened his eyes, put his arm on his forehead, and replied to Zhou's mother: "Okay."

He turned sideways and touched Jiang Xia's forehead.

Jiang Xia held his hand and said, "It's okay, get up! We still have to go to the shipyard."

"Yeah." Zhou Chenglei responded, but he hugged her in his arms and held her without wanting to move.

Jiang Xia's mouth corners slightly raised as she let him hold her.

In the early morning of summer, there are cicadas chirping, birds singing, and his strong heartbeat.

In sync with each other, harmonious and beautiful.

After a while, Zhou Chenglei kissed her forehead before letting her go: "Get up!"

He also had to go to the production team to borrow a tractor.

The couple both got up and Zhou Chenglei folded the quilt.

After that day, he slept almost naked, wearing only a pair of shorts.

He bent over slightly and folded the quilt. His six-pack abs were clearly visible because of his movements. His long and straight legs had beautiful and smooth lines. His muscles were firm and full of strength.

Sexy as hell! It was the first time Jiang Xia saw it so clearly, and couldn't help blushing. He quickly took a shirt and a pair of trousers from the closet and handed them to him: "Your clothes."

Zhou Chenglei folded the quilt. Seeing that she had prepared clothes for him, his eyebrows were dyed with smiles. He took the clothes handed over by Jiang Xia and looked at her, but found that her face was as red as an apple. He was startled and threw the clothes on the bed. He stretched out his long arms, pulled her into his arms, and reached out to touch her forehead: "Are you feeling unwell?"

Jiang Xia's face was forced to his chest, which made it even hotter. She pushed him and said, "No! Put on your clothes quickly."

Zhou Chenglei saw her increasingly red face, as beautiful as a peach, what else could he not understand? His eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles, and he lowered his head and pecked her: "There is not enough time, go to bed early tonight."

Jiang Xia glared at him. How could she mean that! Life or death! Zhou Chenglei grabbed her waist, lifted her up, and pressed her against the wall...

Only after Jiang Xia felt that her breath was about to be taken away did Zhou Chenglei let her go, put on his clothes and went out first, otherwise his mother would urge him again.

There is not enough time. I have to go to the city today and I am a bit busy! Whenever Zhou Chenglei leaves the room, he is always dressed neatly, with the top button of his shirt buttoned.

Jiang Xia waited until he left before she changed her clothes and combed her hair. She looked in the mirror and saw that her lips were extremely red. The old marks on her neck had just faded, but new marks appeared. She knew what was going on at a glance!

She had no choice but to change into a collared shirt, then took out the cosmetics prepared by Zhou's mother, put on some light makeup, and applied some lipstick to cover it up. After she was done, she remembered that she hadn't brushed her teeth or washed her face yet! When Zhou Chenglei came in, Jiang Xia glared at him and asked him to bring in a basin of water while she wiped off her lipstick.

Zhou Chenglei looked at her face, which was even brighter after she put on makeup, and said, "No need to go through so much trouble."

He stepped forward, held her face in his hands, and lowered his head to kiss her lips.

*Today I went to the city, also by bicycle, but the production team’s tractor was not available today.

It is inconvenient for cars not to pass by the shipyard.

Zhou's father rode one bicycle by himself, while Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei rode together to the city.

When they met villagers on the road, everyone asked them where they were going. Zhou's father replied with a smile that he was going to the city to sell dried fish. Everyone then stopped caring because they all knew that they had dried a lot of shrimps and fish.

This time they also brought 20 kilograms of dried shrimps, 80 kilograms of dried golden pomfret, and 20 kilograms of dried miscellaneous fish to the city to hand over to the trader Hou Ye.

I gave away some of the dried shrimps I dried last time, and only about 20 kilograms are left. I still have dozens of kilograms of dried golden pomfret at home.

Before leaving, Zhou Chenglei went to the production team to borrow a tractor and called Hou Ye, and they agreed to meet at the dock at around eleven o'clock.

There were twenty kilograms of dried shrimps in the basket on the front of Zhou Chenglei's car, and fifteen kilograms of dried fish were hung on each side of the handle.

Fifty kilograms of dried fish were tied to the back of Zhou's father's bicycle.

Jiang Xia discovered that Zhou's father was over 60 years old, but he didn't seem to have any difficulty riding a bicycle to the city carrying 50 kilograms of things. He really admired him.

"Dad, you're amazing! You're carrying such a heavy load and riding such a long distance on your bike without even getting out of breath. Are you tired?"

When his daughter-in-law showed concern for him, Zhou's father said with a smile, "I'm used to it. Besides, the bicycle does most of the work, so I'm not tired."

When Zhou's father was in the production team, he used a cart to pull hundreds of kilograms of fish. After coming back from the boat, he would start taking them to the city to sell at around five or six in the evening. He would not stop until dawn, and that was when he was really tired.

Pulling dozens of kilograms of loads on a bicycle was not too hard for him.

People of their generation are used to hardship and are not afraid of it.

Zhou Chenglei couldn't help but reach out and squeeze her hand around his waist: Doesn't she know how to care about him?

He was carrying 50 kilograms in the front of the car, and she was carrying 90 kilograms in the back! Together, they weighed more than 100 kilograms! Jiang Xia didn't understand what he meant, but subconsciously turned her hand and held his fingers tightly. Zhou Chenglei was satisfied, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Father Zhou turned his head to look at the two men's clasped hands, and said, "How about I put these fifty kilograms of dried fish on the front of your car as well?"

This might sell for more!

Zhou Chenglei: ???

*When they arrived in the city, Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia went to the city to sell pearls. They put all the dried fish on Zhou's father's bicycle, and Zhou's father went directly to the dock to sell the dried fish.

Zhou Chenglei brought Jiang Xia to the department store, parked the car outside the door, locked it, and the two walked in.

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Zhou Chenglei took her directly to the gold shop in the mall.

Zhou Chenglei was dressed in a white shirt and green military pants, looking very imposing.

Jiang Xia was wearing a Dacron floral shirt and green military pants. She had fair skin and beautiful looks, and was carrying a military green crossbody bag. She had an extraordinary temperament.

As soon as the two entered the gold shop, a salesperson came up to greet them enthusiastically: "Welcome, what would you like to buy?"

The saleswoman was a middle-aged woman. She looked at the two of them and finally her eyes fell on Zhou Chenglei's face and couldn't move away.

Jiang Xia: "We are not here to buy anything."

Salesperson: ???

The salesperson's tone immediately lost its enthusiasm: "If you're not here to buy anything, what are you here for? Looking for a toilet? Public toilets are just outside the mall. Turn left and walk about 500 meters. Then turn into a small alley and you'll see a public toilet."

Zhou Chenglei: "We are here to sell pearls."

The salesperson looked at Zhou Chenglei, his expression became a little better, and his tone was a little more curious: "Selling pearls, where do the pearls come from?"

Jiang Xia: "We are fishermen, we catch pearls from the sea ourselves."

Fisherman?

I really can't tell! Why are you pretending to be so smart?

The salesperson's tone unconsciously added a hint of disdain: "How many are there? Are they pretty? Let me see."

Jiang Xia took out a relatively good pearl from his backpack and asked, "How much would you charge for a pearl of this size and quality?"

The pearl that Jiang Xia took was about 10mm in size, golden in color, with a very good luster and only a few flaws that could cover the skin.

The salesperson took a look, his eyes lit up, and said nonchalantly, "Let me see."

Jiang Xia gave her the pearl.

She pinched the pearl and looked at it, then held it in her palm and looked at it carefully several times.

This pearl has a soft luster, rich color, perfect shape, and luster. It has few flaws and can completely cover them up. It can be said to be extremely rare and is considered to be a top-quality product.

She suppressed her surprise and said calmly, "Your pearl is good, but it has a flaw. Usually we charge three to five yuan for pearls of this size. Your pearl has relatively few flaws, so I'll give you six yuan!"

Jiang Xia: "Six yuan?"

The salesperson glanced at her and said in a rather arrogant tone, "Yes, six yuan, it's quite expensive, do you want to sell it to me?"

(End of this chapter)