When I walked into the yard, I heard the voice of a man talking in the house.
Ning Jia and An Ye looked at each other and both stopped.
It was already dark, and there were sounds of a man in this widow's house... If this news got out, it would probably cause trouble and criticism.
"Are you still going in?" An Ye asked.
Ning Jia pricked up his ears and listened. The sounds in the room were intermittent, and then there was a plop sound from the door.
Then came the angry voice of Widow Chen: "Do you have any shame? If you do this again, I will call for help!!"
Ning Jia heard something was wrong inside, cleared his throat, and shouted loudly: "Is Sister Chen home?"
Soon, the noise in the house stopped.
Widow Chen hurriedly came out of the house, tidying up her hair and clothes. She was very surprised to see Ning Jia and An Ye standing in the yard.
"Why are you two sisters-in-law here?
These two people love to quarrel on a daily basis, and they are well-known in Laohuaishu Village.
Ning Jia knew what she meant, so she continued, "My mother-in-law asked her to go to the mountain to collect dry firewood, and asked me to supervise her! To prevent her from being lazy!"
"That's complete nonsense! It's asking us to supervise each other!" An Ye retorted.
"Okay, stop arguing here, both of you. What do you want from me so late at night?" asked Widow Chen.
"Then I'll tell you." Ning Jia continued to explain her purpose, "Sister-in-law, I want to buy some eggs from you! The more the better..."
When Widow Chen heard this, she immediately made a gesture to keep quiet: "Shh~"
She pointed inside the house and waved at Ning Jia.
Ning Jia understood and immediately said loudly: "Sister Chen, we are thirsty after walking all the way. Can we go to your room to drink some water first?"
"Of course I can! Why not! Come in with me!"
As soon as Widow Chen finished speaking, Wang Erlaizi came out of the house with a cigarette in his mouth and a nonchalant look.
"It's you again!" Ning Jia's eyes widened. "What are you doing here so late at night?"
Wang Erlaizi glared at her and said, "Why would a dog meddle in a rat? You have no right to interfere! Pah!"
He spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm. Fortunately, Ning Jia dodged quickly, otherwise it would have fallen on her.
"How disgusting!" Ning Jia was disgusted.
"Tsk~" Wang Erlaizi snorted and walked away with a swagger.
As soon as he left, Ning Jia asked Widow Chen, "Sister Chen, what happened to him?"
Widow Chen's eyes turned red and she started to cry: "He is such a scoundrel! He came here this afternoon to borrow something, but as soon as I walked in, he refused to come in... You must have heard it just now, he was so shameless to touch me! I am a widow..."
The more she spoke, the sadder she became. She took out a handkerchief from her pocket and covered her face with it.
It’s not that Widow Chen is not afraid of being embarrassed and tells everything to others.
It was really because this Wang Erlaizi had a bad reputation in the village. He flirted with widows and teased young girls.
Everybody disliked him to death.
But no one speaks out these things openly.
One reason is that young girls and wives are concerned about their reputation and are unwilling to publicize it.
The second reason is that although Wang Erlaizi is not a good person, his father is a well-known figure in the village.
Three years ago, there was a heavy rain and the village was flooded, trapping many people.
Wang Erlaizi's father actively organized people to rescue the villagers. He did not sleep for three days and three nights and saved dozens of people.
Finally, he was washed away by the flood in order to save the production team leader's old mother.
When he was salvaged, he was already swollen beyond recognition.
On the day he was buried, the whole village attended his funeral.
From then on, Wang Erlaizi did evil in the village. Everyone knew about it and was disgusted with him. However, considering that he is his father's only son, everyone tries to be tolerant of him.
Wang Erlaizi is well aware of this, which is why he dares to be so arrogant.
Widow Chen was afraid that Ning Jia would misunderstand that she was willing to hang out with Wang Erlaizi, so she brought up this matter reluctantly.
"This bastard!" An Ye's teeth itched with hatred, "He really deserves a beating!"
Isn't this Wang Erlaizi just as bad as the bastard boss he has at work?
She didn't want to be taken advantage of by her boss, but she was bullied everywhere.
"Forget it." Widow Chen waved her hand, "Let's not talk about him anymore! Let's go inside and talk."
As soon as they entered the room, Widow Chen opened the drawer and took out two handfuls of melon seeds. She stuffed a handful into each of their hands and said, "Eat melon seeds."
Ning Jia was not polite and took it and started to eat it proudly: "Sister Chen, I know you have two chickens at home, but you live alone and you probably can't finish all the eggs on weekdays. So I want to buy some eggs from you."
"Okay, okay." Widow Chen readily agreed. She was a smart person. If someone wanted to buy, she would just sell it and never ask why. "How much do you want?"
"How many do you have? I want as much as you want." Ning Jia held up two fingers, "I'll buy yours for 20 cents per pound."
Widow Chen lives alone and it is inevitable that she will get sick or have a disaster. She needs to save some money just in case.
On weekdays, earning work points is only enough to fill your stomach and you can't save any money at all.
So, she would save some eggs from time to time, or dig some herb roots from the mountains, and sell them secretly every now and then to earn some money for herself.
It doesn't matter who you sell it to.
Since Ning Jia wanted it, she sold them all.
"I have saved three kilograms. I'll get them for you now." Widow Chen happily stood up and asked him to get eggs from the kitchen.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law." Ning Jia hurriedly stopped her, "I'll pay you first, but I'll keep the eggs with you first. I'm not in a hurry to take them."
Widow Chen was stunned and didn't understand what Ning Jia meant.
"Sister Chen, do you know the relationship between Lin Zhiqing and my seventh son?"
Widow Chen nodded repeatedly: "I know! Everyone in the village knows that your son, the seventh son, is going to marry Lin Zhiqing. I heard that they are planning to hold the wedding during the Chinese New Year. What? Is the collection of eggs related to Lin Zhiqing?"
"Her mother is a salesperson in the city, do you know this?" Ning Jia asked again.
Widow Chen smiled: "Who doesn't know this? Everyone knows that Lin Zhiqing's father is a factory director and her mother is a salesperson in the city. She has a lot of things in her hands!"
"That's right." Ning Jia said with a smile, "The Chinese New Year is just a few months away. The demand for eggs in the city is greater than usual, but the purchase volume cannot keep up with the sales. So, I thought of collecting some eggs from our village. Lin Zhiqing is reluctant to come forward, so she asked me to collect them for her!"
Widow Chen suddenly realized: "Oh, so that's how it is."
"But you also know that we are doing this secretly, and we can't make it public. So, I want to borrow your place for a few days. When we have enough, we can transport them together."
"This..." Widow Chen looked at Ning Jia, then at An Ye, feeling a little worried, "What are you doing..."
Aren’t they mortal enemies?
On the wedding day, I almost scratched the other person's face. How come we are both scratched now?
Ning Jia is here talking to her about buying and selling eggs. Isn't she afraid that An Ye will turn against her and complain to her after she leaves this room?
An Ye saw what Widow Chen was thinking: "Sister Chen, you don't have to look at me. I won't tell anyone about this."
After An Ye finished speaking to Widow Chen, he turned to Ning Jia, "Here, my dear, let's talk about this. I will keep it a secret for you. You have to give me some of the favors that Lin Xiaoxi gave you. Otherwise, don't blame me for turning my back on you!"
Ning Jia glared at her with disdain: "Give it to you, give it to you. I'll give you the genitals. But if you tell me about it, I'll never forgive you. I'll dig up your ancestral grave with a pickaxe at night!"
Widow Chen looked at the two men in astonishment.
How could they hate each other and want to strangle each other, but still have to work together?
Seeing that Widow Chen was stunned, Ning Jia smiled and said, "Don't be surprised, sister-in-law. Although she is not a bad person, she has one problem, which is that she is greedy for money. For money, she can definitely keep her mouth shut."
Widow Chen nodded repeatedly: "Yes, then yes."
"Then it's settled. I'll have someone send all the eggs to you later. Of course, I won't treat you badly, sister-in-law. I'll send you some White Rabbit candies tomorrow as a token of my gratitude to you, sister-in-law!"
When Widow Chen heard that there was White Rabbit milk candy to eat, her eyes lit up.
"Oh, I heard that this candy is very expensive! Sometimes you can't even buy it at the town's supply and marketing cooperative."
"That's right! It's because you, sister-in-law, have helped me a lot that I want to give you White Rabbit Milk Candy!" Ning Jia said with a smile.
Widow Chen smiled happily: "I thought you and Lin Zhiqing didn't have a good relationship before, but now it seems that's not the case! Otherwise, she wouldn't have given this job to you!"
"That's for sure!" Ning Jia said seriously, "Don't worry, sister-in-law."
"Don't worry, I'm really relieved!" My widow Chen continued, "This educated youth Lin's family is really rich. She gave away White Rabbit milk candies! I heard that she is going to run a literacy class. Villagers can get a piece of milk candy as long as they attend the class for two days!"
"Is that so?" Ning Jia said with a smile, "My sister-in-law is not an ordinary person, she is very generous. By the way, sister-in-law, please help me contact them privately and ask whoever has eggs to send them to you. I will charge you 20 cents for a pound of eggs. In addition, you will get a piece of White Rabbit milk candy for every pound of eggs you sell! Try to collect 50 pounds of eggs within five days!"
When Widow Chen heard this, she immediately agreed happily: "Don't worry about this, I will definitely get it done for you!"
"Okay, I'll trouble you, sister-in-law, in that case. I'll bring you some candy tomorrow!"
"You're so polite."
After Ning Jia finished with the wedding, she stood up and said, "It's getting late. We won't disturb you to rest. See you tomorrow."
"Okay, okay, okay. I won't see you off. Take your time."
Coming out of Widow Chen's house, An Ye immediately gave Ning Jia a thumbs up: "This move of yours is really amazing!"
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