"My cousin lives in the county town, so I'm going to deliver some rice and fruit to her."
"Do you still have rice?"
The old lady's eyes were as bright as a 250-watt light bulb.
"Oh, my relatives have some, and they mailed over a lot."
The old woman immediately said, "Young man, did you bring a lot this time? If you did, could you share some with me? I'll give you money."
Seeing the old lady's eager eyes, Luo Jingyan pretended to be hesitant, then readily agreed: "Okay, since you want some, I'll share some with you. I can always give more to my cousin next time I come. My cousin won't blame me."
At this time, those who secretly sell goods in the family compound will say this, and both buyers and sellers know what's going on.
“Young man, come with me. My home is right here. Let’s go inside and make the deal.”
Luo Jingyan followed Aunt Li into the residential compound. Someone asked Aunt Li, "Who is this handsome young man?"
“My nephew from the countryside came to visit me in the city. Nephew, come inside with your aunt.”
The woman rolled her eyes, acting as if no one knew what she was doing. She was just a saleswoman; everyone in the residential compound knew her routine.
Aunt Li knew she couldn't hide it anymore, but she couldn't admit it either.
She didn't know how much stock this young man actually had; if it wasn't much, it definitely wouldn't be enough to share with them.
Luo Jingyan didn't see Grandma Qin in the yard, so Aunt Li led her to her house. She asked Luo Jingyan to put down her basket so she could check the quality of the rice and apples.
"Young man, how much are these for?"
"Rice without coupons costs 90 cents, apples cost 80 cents."
Aunt Li immediately frowned: "Young man, you're selling it for more money than on the black market."
"Auntie, I also need to add postage, so it will naturally be a bit more expensive."
"Young man, I want both. Can you give this lady a discount?"
Luo Jingyan seemed to think for a moment: "Alright, auntie, considering your difficulty in getting food, I'll reduce the price by one mao, okay?"
"Let's lower the price by another ten cents, rice will be seven cents and apples six cents." Aunt Li pouted, as if she were being coquettish.
"Alright then, I'll do as Auntie says." It's even more expensive than what she sells on the black market.
"Young man, give me ten pounds of rice and five pounds of apples. My daughter-in-law is pregnant and needs to supplement her nutrition, so I need to buy her some fruit to eat."
"OK."
Aunt Li rummaged through her cupboard and pulled out a small scale. Luo Jingyan asked, "Auntie, is there anything wrong with your scale?"
"No problem, no problem. I weigh things with this scale every time I buy something from outside."
Luo Jingyan weighed out ten jin of rice and five jin of apples for her, which cost a total of ten yuan.
Aunt Li asked, "Young man, when will you come again? Do you have any other grains or fruits?"
The people in the family compound didn't lack money, but rather tickets. Sometimes, even if they had money and tickets, they couldn't buy what they wanted.
Luo Jingyan didn't speak, but Aunt Li directly saw through her: "Alright, young man, stop pretending. I know you're a vendor. I bet you don't have any cousins here. Everyone who's bought things here says so. Don't worry, I still need your things and won't report you."
Luo Jingyan smiled and said, "The old lady has already bought my things. If you report me, wouldn't you be reporting yourself too?"
"That's right, that's right. You're in it for the money, and we're in it for a meal. We're all getting what we need."
Luo Jingyan said, "I have all kinds of grains, and besides apples, I also have pears and oranges, as well as dried fruits like dates, walnuts, and peanuts."
"Alright, next time get me some millet, some oranges and walnuts, to nourish my little grandson who's still in his mother's belly."
"Okay, ma'am."
As soon as Luo Jingyan stepped out of Aunt Li's house, she was stopped by four women who also wanted to buy her things.
Luo Jingyan sold all the remaining rice and apples in her basket and got forty yuan. Adding the fourteen yuan from Aunt Li, she had a total of fifty-four yuan.
Luo Jingyan went out again, but still didn't see Old Madam Qin. Her outfit made it inconvenient to look for Old Madam Qin, so she left the family compound.
After finding a secluded spot, I removed my makeup and prepared to go home.
After walking for a while, she felt someone following her. She turned around and asked, "Who's following me? If you're a hero, come out."
This was a small alley, and Hu Wanjun walked out from the corner of the alley.
“It’s you.” Luo Jingyan raised an eyebrow.
Hu Wanjun said, "Give me back the things I put in your basket last time."
Luo Jingyan sneered: "You voluntarily put it in my basket. I took the risk at the time, and now it's mine. You can't take it back."
Perfect timing! If we apprehend Hu Wanjun today and send him to the police station, he won't bother her anymore asking for things, and we can also collect the 200 yuan reward.
Hu Wanjun said, "Little girl, don't talk nonsense. My wanted posters are plastered all over the streets. You should know what kind of person I, Hu Wanjun, am. If you mess with me, I'll kill people. Anyway, I've already got blood on my hands, so I don't care if I kill a few more."
Luo Jingyan secretly realized that Hu Wanjun was no ordinary person; even though he was wanted by the police, he could still run around freely.
"Then let's see if you can kill me."
"Little girl, I just want the thing. Tell me where it is, and I'll take it without hurting you."
“I want that two hundred yuan reward, so I have to arrest you. Ha, arresting you will be doing a service to the people.”
"Little girl, you're asking for it."
Luo Jingyan put down her basket and took out a thick wooden stick. With a weapon, she wouldn't fight the other party bare-handed.
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