The black market was a must-go. Song Yan needed to find a place to enter his spatial dimension, so he went into a secluded alley. The person at the other end of the alley was He Jianian. Seeing him alone, Song Yan wanted to punch him. Instinctively, Song Yan wanted to follow He Jianian. Reaching the alley entrance...
Suddenly, two people appeared from both sides of the alley entrance. One grabbed He Jianian from behind, and the other put a black hood over his head. Then the two of them started kicking and punching each other...
Wow! What a great thing! The sound of fists and feet hitting flesh is so nice.
"You seem to be enjoying this!"
The sudden sound startled Song Yan. The young man who spoke had his hands in his pockets and his legs swinging idly. He Jianian was still being beaten up, but this guy wasn't afraid at all, which meant they were in cahoots. "I didn't see anything. I was just passing by," Song Yan said, backing away.
The young man said, "It's never good to meddle in other people's business!"
Song Yan chuckled, glancing ahead; she really hadn't seen enough. She just happened to see He Jianian get kicked in the head. "You can't hit the head or face. Hitting the head can be fatal, and hitting the face is too conspicuous."
The young man was taken aback. Song Yan took off running, and the young man followed him until he disappeared around the corner of the alley. A vague unease crept into the young man's heart, and he had no choice but to go find his companion.
Song Yan calmly changed his clothes in his spatial dimension before emerging. Unfortunately, he couldn't see He Jianian being beaten after turning the corner. Filled with regret, Song Yan went to browse the black market.
There were quite a few roosters in the space; today they were mainly selling roosters and eggs. (Regarding the black market...)
Song Yan was already quite familiar with the business. Eggs cost four cents each at the supply and marketing cooperative, but Song Yan sold them for five cents. Roosters and rabbits were still selling quickly. Meat was scarce these days. A typical family raised four chickens, with larger families raising two more. Chickens were usually kept for eggs; people were reluctant to buy them. Forty roosters and thirty rabbits sold out in no time. Eggs sold more slowly. Song Yan simply asked who would keep all his eggs for four cents each. Several vendors on the black market were quite interested. Eggs sold well, just slowly. Four or five people discussed it and decided to keep all 1220 of Song Yan's eggs. They rounded down the price, collecting 48 yuan for 1200 eggs. He made a total of over 280 yuan, and Song Yan left happily with the money in his pocket.
There are still so many fish in the space. But we can't sell any more; they're too conspicuous. We can breed more chickens and rabbits. We won't sell the corn for now; we'll feed it to the chickens and rabbits. Song Yan walked back happily, pondering how to utilize the space.
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Seeing the familiar village, Song Yan truly felt like he was coming home, and felt especially warm and welcome.
After finishing work, Wei Aiguo deliberately stood at the village entrance to wait, estimating that Wei Ping and Song Yan should be back in the next couple of days. When he saw the people on the oxcart in the distance, Wei Aiguo felt relieved.
Wei Ping really missed his second uncle, and when he saw him, he rushed towards him.
The carriage was loaded with many things, and Old Du drove it back to them. Wei Aiguo looked at all the things and felt a headache coming on. He had finally managed to borrow enough money for Wei Ping's surgery. Now Song Yan had bought so many things; wouldn't he have to give her money too?
When they arrived at the Wei family's house, Jiang Xiaoxiao and Li Yuanzhao were both there. It turned out that ever since they went to the commune that rainy day, Li Yuanzhao and Jiang Xiaoxiao had been helping to take care of Aunt Wei. After Wei Aiguo returned, the two of them continued to help whenever they had free time. Jiang Xiaoxiao quietly said to Song Yan, "People in the village love to gossip. If the two of us come together, no one can say anything."
That's definitely what Jiang Xiaoxiao thinks. But whether Wei Aiguo and Li Yuanzhao might develop other feelings for each other is anyone's guess.
Everyone was naturally very happy that Wei Ping returned safely.
Song Yan only took one basket of eggs from the oxcart, leaving the other basket for Lao Du to take back. Now that Song Yan was back, Jiang Xiaoxiao and Li Yuanzhao asked after him for a while before returning to the educated youth settlement.
Wei An felt particularly aggrieved; she hadn't seen her second aunt for so many days since she left. When Wei Ping called her "Auntie," she immediately changed her address and called her "Auntie" too. Ever since Song Yan returned, Wei An had clung to her and wouldn't let go. Eventually, Wei Aiguo had to clean up the dishes after meals.
Wei Aiguo was also worried. If Song Yan left, Wei Ping and Wei An would cry and make a scene. His mother wouldn't be happy either!
Is Second Brother home?
Song Yan felt that the voice was somewhat familiar.
Wei Aiguo heard the sound and went out to investigate. Song Yan felt he had heard the sound before. The two of them went to their room. Where did they hear that sound? Song Yan simply carried Wei An to see.
…“I just don’t feel at ease. That’s why I came to tell my second brother.”
"Do you think that girl knows He Jianian?"
The young man didn't answer Wei Aiguo's question. He stared at Song Yan, who had just entered the room, as if he had seen a ghost. "It's her!"
Wei An was displeased. "Why are you pointing at my aunt?"
Wei An's aunt is Wei Aiguo's wife! The young man suddenly realized and said, "This is my sister-in-law? I'm relieved to see that it was my sister-in-law who hit me."
Song Yan was equally surprised. How could the person who beat He Jianian know Wei Aiguo? What did that person mean by what they just said? Song Yan instantly understood, "So it was you who had He Jianian beaten up." Song Yan could figure out why Wei Aiguo would hire someone to deal with He Jianian even with a fool's eye. But Wei Aiguo was quite petty. Song Yan had been a perfect wife and mother for the past two months, and he still wanted a divorce? Fine, let's divorce! He agreed. Besides, considering how he had saved Wei Ping, Song Yan felt that even if he had made a huge mistake, he should let it go. But what about him? Regardless of the reason, Song Yan was happy as long as He Jianian was unhappy. Besides, Wei Aiguo and He Jianian had nothing to do with him anymore. "You two talk things out. I'm going to check on Wei Ping."
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These days, Wei Ping has been following Song Yan around. When it's time to sleep, Wei An is still clinging to Song Yan, and then Wei Ping comes up to him. Aunt Wei still wants to hold her grandson, so as soon as they fall asleep, she immediately sends Song Yan back to his room.
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