"Whatever is convenient for you, but it's best to do it at night, when you're less likely to be discovered."
"Okay, how about tomorrow night at midnight? How about the old grain station? It's a bit remote there, and nobody will go there at night."
"Can."
Zhuang Feifei wanted to collect some antique treasures. She was very discouraged because she didn't find anything at the scrap yard last time. This time, she was determined to get more antiques. In twenty or thirty years, she could live a rich and comfortable life just by relying on those antiques.
"Brother Biao, I don't want to trade with money alone, because I like to collect old things and goldfish and jade artifacts of all sizes. I wonder if you have any of these? If you do, can we exchange them for goods?"
Master Biao has never accepted those things before, and it's probably too late to do so now.
"I don't have those things here, but if you want, I can have my men collect some so we can use them for our next transaction."
"Alright."
He heard that collecting those antiques didn't cost much money, and since the other party asked him for them, he naturally wanted to make a profit.
After finalizing the deal with Boss Biao, Zhuang Feifei left feeling smug and triumphant.
Boss Biao ordered his men: "Follow her and find out where her goods come from."
"yes."
After hearing the information, Black Tiger immediately left the courtyard to find Luo Jingyan.
"Master, we've heard the news."
"Advanced space, we'll talk about it after I get out."
"good."
Black Tiger entered Luo Jingyan's space, and Luo Jingyan left the black market with her basket on her back.
Once outside, Zhuang Feifei discovered that someone was following her. Only after shaking off the person did she dare to find a place to enter her spatial dimension to change clothes.
Luo Jingyan also found a place to enter her space and change back into her original attire, then listened to the information that Black Tiger had gathered.
Black Tiger said, "[Zhuang Feifei has already finalized a deal with the local black market boss. They're trading 5,000 jin of rice, 1,000 jin of pork, 100 jin of milk powder, 100 jin of chocolate, and 100 watches. They've agreed to meet at midnight tomorrow at a place called the Old Grain Station.]"
【Oh?】 Luo Jingyan raised an eyebrow. Milk powder, chocolate, watches—she didn't have any of those things in her space. The pork in her space was all wild boar, not enough of it, and wild boar meat was rather tough. Although it tasted better than domestic pork, it lacked the tenderness of domestic pork. If she could have both, they could complement each other. 【Black Tiger, let's come check it out tomorrow night. Maybe there'll be some excitement to watch.】
She also wanted to familiarize herself with Boss Biao's trading style and the rules of large-scale black market transactions, so that she could be well-informed if she were to trade with him or other black market bosses in the future.
Luo Jingyan then went to the black market to exchange some cloth coupons and other certificates. After leaving the black market, she did not go home immediately. Since she had come to the county town, she remembered that she had promised Grandma Qin that she had not visited the Qin family for many days. She wanted to go and see Grandma Qin and cook her a meal.
Grandma Qin is now not only an old friend she met by chance, but also Xue Yanchen's maternal grandmother.
She will marry Xue Yanchen in the future, and Grandma Qin will become her family. Grandma Qin has anorexia, and she wants to help her.
She took out two pounds of pork belly, a piece of tofu, and two pounds of potatoes from her spatial storage and carried them to Grandma Qin's house.
When Luo Jingyan arrived at the Qin family home, the old lady Qin was still alone at home. When the old lady saw her, she immediately greeted her happily: "Jingyan, you've come! Oh dear, you haven't been here for so many days. Grandma has missed you so much."
"Grandma, I miss you too."
She observed Grandma Qin's reaction and realized she didn't know about her relationship with Xue Yanchen. She took the things out of her basket and said, "Grandma, I'll cook again today."
Grandma Qin declined, saying, "Jingyan, I'm already flattered that you came to see me. Please put your things back. I have things here, so I can't use yours."
"Grandma, look, I've already brought it with me, you can't make me take it back now."
"But Grandma will feel bad about it. Okay, you can leave it here this time, but you can't bring anything next time you come to Grandma's."
"I understand, Grandma."
Grandma Qin found Luo Jingyan more and more pleasing to the eye and really wanted to introduce her to her outstanding but unromantic grandson. However, she couldn't be in a hurry, lest she scare the young lady away. She decided to wait until next time.
While Luo Jingyan was cooking, she secretly added half a bowl of spiritual spring water to the pot when Old Madam Qin wasn't looking, and also added some spiritual spring water to the water tank in the Qin family's kitchen, hoping to help Old Madam Qin improve her appetite.
At noon, Qin Zhenzhen returned, and as soon as she entered the door, she smelled the aroma of cooking.
"Oh my, it smells so good! Is Jingyan here?"
Grandma Qin said, "Your nose is more sensitive than a dog's; you can tell who cooked the food without even looking."
Qin Zhenzhen said, "Grandma, am I right?"
Her gaze drifted towards the kitchen, where the girl's back looked exactly like Luo Jingyan's.
She went in and greeted Luo Jingyan, "I knew it was you here, because you're the best cook I've ever seen. Today's food tastes even better than last time. Jingyan, were your ancestors chefs? Your cooking skills are amazing."
"Because my dad loves to cook, I learned from him. He's not a professional chef, he just enjoys making delicious food."
"To do something this well just because you're a hobby, you guys are quite something."
During the meal, Grandma Qin praised Luo Jingyan, saying, "Jingyan, your cooking skills have improved again."
"Maybe," Luo Jingyan said, the spiritual spring water could only silently exert its effects.
When Luo Jingyan was about to leave after the meal, Grandma Qin took out some snacks from the house and gave them to Luo Jingyan, saying, "Take these home and eat them."
"Grandma, I can't accept this. You should keep it and eat it."
Grandma Qin was displeased: "Do you look down on your grandma and dislike the things grandma gives you?"
"Of course not."
"Then take it."
Luo Jingyan had no choice but to respectfully comply.
When she left, Grandma Qin escorted her to the entrance of the family compound, where she ran into Aunt Li.
Grandma Li complained to Grandma Qin, "I don't know what that young man Dong Xiao has been up to. He hasn't come to sell anything here for days. We're even out of rice. My little grandson wants to eat apples. When is he going to come back?"
Grandma Qin was also a little worried. Her granddaughter had been hoping that Dong Xiao would come, but more than half a month had passed and she still hadn't seen him.
Luo Jingyan wanted to laugh, but she still kept her lips tightly pursed.
Grandma Qin said, "Perhaps it's because of the snow these days, making it inconvenient for people to go out."
"Maybe so. It's been sunny for so many days, it should be here by now," Aunt Li said impatiently.
Who knows?
Grandma Qin pulled Luo Jingyan along, and didn't respond to Aunt Li's words anymore.
At the door, Grandma Qin told Luo Jingyan, "Girl, come visit Grandma often when you have time."
"I understand, Grandma."
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