Chapter 53 Aunt's Little Scheme
Jinran resumed her solitary life, busily tending to herself like a squirrel storing food for winter.
Through Jinran's persistent efforts, she finally opened half of the container blind boxes and obtained some useful and useless odds and ends.
What suited Jinran's taste the most was finding old-fashioned items that fit the era. She remembered a time in her previous life when the 70s and 80s retro style was particularly popular. She guessed that some shop owner wanted to make a quick buck, but it ended up being very convenient for her.
Items like thermos flasks, enamel mugs, Friendship cards, flashlights, handkerchiefs, double happiness bed sheets and pillowcases, study and exam materials...
Wait a minute... study materials... what kind of insane cheat code is this?!
Sure enough, her fairy-like identity could no longer be hidden.
A bunch of random things took up a container. Jinran grinned as she looked at them. All of this could be exchanged for money. She definitely had to go to the legendary black market someday. The black market was the second place that any transmigrated woman had to visit.
Jinran organized all her study materials, and before the college entrance examination resumed, she would give a copy to her brothers, saying that she had found it at a scrap metal yard.
Perfect!
Time flies, and Jinran and her friends finished their exams and were on vacation. Dahong excitedly invited Jinran to go up the mountain, "Nini, my grandma said it's going to rain these next few days, and then there will be mushrooms on the mountain. Let's go together!"
"Okay, but I only recognize a few kinds of mushrooms, Da Hong."
Da Hong said nonchalantly, "It's okay, I'm better than you. Let's just treat it as a trip. After a while, we'll be busy in the fields, and then we won't have time to play. Ugh, just thinking about this gives me a headache."
Jinran nodded in agreement.
Back home, Jinran lazed around for a while, not wanting to cook. She took out some food from her storage space and ate it, feeding the pigs and chickens with the food she had stored in her space. She also fed Doujin and Fugui a few more jars of food.
I don't want to do anything today, I just want to lie down and do nothing.
I found an idol drama to watch on social media, but after watching for a while, I felt incredibly disgusted. I'll just watch Ma Dashuai instead!
Doujin and Fugui also watched with great interest.
Just as I was enjoying myself, I heard a knock on the door.
"Woof woof~~" I haven't seen enough yet.
"Meow~" Yes!
"Even if you haven't seen enough, you have to pause. Good things should be shared. You can't see more than I have."
"Woof woof~~" I really hope you can be more mature.
"Meow~" Well, that means we'll be waiting a while~
Jinran ignored Dou Jinfugui's complaints and went out to open the door to see who it was. Grandma Shen usually didn't come at this time.
Who is it?
"Nini, I'm your aunt. Open the door, I need to talk to you."
Jinran rolled her eyes and reluctantly opened the door. Her aunt said in a complaining tone, "You child, why are you taking so long to open the door! I came to find you something good."
Jinran didn't believe it. "Impossible! There's absolutely no way something good could happen!"
“You silly child, it’s true. Your sister Yanhong is getting engaged. I was thinking, since you’re raising pigs, and they’re almost ready, why don’t you sell them to my family? My family is also planning a banquet. That way, you can make money, and my family’s banquet will look good. It’s a win-win situation.”
Jinran was shocked. This person actually wanted to take advantage of her piglet, which was still a young pig that hadn't even been sold yet. How could he be so heartless!
Jinran still wanted to know where her aunt's bottom line was, so she asked, "How much money are you planning to spend?"
The aunt said somewhat guiltily, "I was thinking that since it's your sister Yanhong's wedding, your family can't go empty-handed, right? So I'll give you twenty catties of grain, and the rest can be considered as a wedding gift from your family."
Jinran was shocked again. "Aunt, you could have just robbed it, but you kindly gave me twenty catties of grain."
The eldest aunt said unhappily, "That's not a nice thing to say. Let me tell you, your pigs weren't that big, and they didn't use much grain when you traded them for them. I even inquired and found out that I gave them more than they should have!"
Jinran felt that since things had already progressed this far, it would be impolite not to tell her parents.
Jinran didn't say anything, but pushed her aunt out and quickly locked the door. She then ran towards the old house.
Auntie ran behind him, shouting, "Shen Jinran, where are you going? Say something if you can't do anything! I didn't say anything, where are you running to? This child is so reckless!"
When Aunt Jinran entered the old house, her face turned pale. After thinking for a long time, she turned around and ran home.
Grandma Shen looked at Jinran and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Since you're here, why don't you eat here tonight?"
After catching her breath, Jinran recounted the whole story of her aunt's visit to her house. Then, as if she had suffered a great injustice, she said, "I know what my aunt was thinking. Do you know how hard it is for me to raise pigs? I take care of them from head to toe, and she actually wants to kill them. They're still babies!"
Grandma Shen was initially very angry, but upon hearing Jinran's complaints, she burst out laughing.
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