Chapter 17 Buying and Selling



Dad, may you rest in peace. Mom, I will definitely find a way to get you out.

She was originally the daughter of Gao Tieshan, but unfortunately, her parents' work was so unusual that they were always at risk of being arrested.

To ensure her safety, she was fostered by distant relatives from a young age, while the children raised by her parents were used as a cover for orphans.

She only learned about her true identity a few days ago.

Her father said that the less she knew about many things, the better for her, because their family would soon be able to go abroad together, and that's when her father told her the truth.

Unfortunately, just a few days ago, her parents were arrested together. Her father was executed yesterday, and her mother is in jail, where she will likely spend the rest of her life.

Her relatives said that her parents were likely reported by someone, and she hated the person who reported them. If she found out who reported her parents, she would definitely not let that person get away with it.

Her parents told her about life abroad, saying that they would have a wonderful life there. She had been looking forward to it for a long time, and it was about to come true. Why did this happen just when they were about to have a wonderful life?

Later, her relatives were also arrested, leaving her all alone at home. It's unknown whether she was implicated in her parents' affairs.

She heard from others that, generally speaking, for children like them, the best way to avoid trouble was to leave this place and become educated youth in the countryside.

She wiped away her tears, went back into the house, and took out a white porcelain bottle from the drawer. Her mother had given it to her a month ago as a gift to mark the reunion with her family.

She thought of giving money or gold and silver jewelry as gifts because it was too tacky.

It contained a slow-acting poison from Japan, colorless and odorless, which would cause poisoning upon skin contact and could kill silently.

Lin Shanshan picked up the medicine bottle; this was for the person who reported her parents.

Afterwards, she tidied herself up and went to the educated youth office, sitting opposite the person in charge: "Comrade, I would like to sign up to go to the countryside."

Li Hongying spent a whole day looking for work, her feet aching from running around, but no factory or company was willing to hire her.

Firstly, she lacks education and formal education; secondly, because of his parents' problems, their children will also be implicated.

Li Hongying was unwilling to give up and wanted to try her luck again tomorrow.

Anyway, she would rather die than go to the countryside to suffer as an educated youth.

Because she was short of money, she planned to sell the house to make ends meet for a while.

With four days left before heading to the countryside, Luo Jingyan packed her things at home. There were three quilts in total. Winters in Northeast China are particularly cold, and she and Luo Changtian each needed at least two quilts, so they were still short one.

In addition, Luo's parents will definitely need thick quilts in winter, so at least three quilts need to be prepared.

She was afraid that she wouldn't have time to prepare after going to the countryside, so she had to prepare in advance.

But she didn't have enough cotton coupons, so she could only try her luck on the black market to see if she could exchange them for cotton coupons or buy cotton directly. It would be even better if she could buy a cotton quilt on the black market.

Luo Changtian went to school again. She took the basket from home, put it in her spatial storage, and left the house.

After finding the entrance to the black market and changing her clothes, she left the space and entered the black market.

She quickly found cotton on the black market. Cotton was three yuan a pound, and she bought fifty pounds in one go. Besides making quilts, she could also make cotton clothes.

Then she went to a fabric stall and bought fabric and lining for making quilts. There was no fabric for making clothes on the black market, nor did she see anyone selling clothes, so she left the black market.

Afterwards, she went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a set of men's clothes that fit her body. She also had several wigs in her online space. Two of them were short, which she would need to disguise herself as a man later.

Back home, after bolting the door, she immediately went into her spatial dimension. She took out a few bright yellow pears and left them for Luo Changtian to eat. She then returned to her spatial dimension and ate the two durians she hadn't finished earlier.

The durian's unique smell once again drove Black Tiger away.

Luo Jingyan smiled and said, "Black Tiger, I will never eat durian in the villa again."

Black Tiger poked its little head out from the door frame and nodded gently.

The next day, three days before going to the countryside, Luo Changtian also stopped going to school and prepared supplies for the trip with Luo Jingyan.

When they went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things, they met Li Hongying, who was looking for work everywhere.

Li Hongying mocked them: "What? You're about to be sent to the countryside, aren't you? I hope you never come back."

When Luo Jingyan heard her say that, did she not know that she was going to go to the countryside?

So, it wasn't she who volunteered to go to the countryside.

So, who is that person? And what was the purpose of sending Li Hongying to the countryside? And why didn't Li Hongying know?

What confuses her most now is where Li Hongying will be sent to work in the countryside.

She smiled at Li Hongying and said, "Yes, we're going to suffer in the countryside, unlike you, who can stay in the city and enjoy life."

Li Hongying has been extremely worried these past few days because no company is willing to hire her. However, she knows that jobs are hard to find, and she will try her best.

She smiled and said, "Of course! I've started working, and I'll get a salary every month from now on. Isn't that what it means to enjoy life?"

"Then I wish you continued happiness, Xiao Tian. Let's hurry and prepare the things for your suffering."

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