Chapter 27 Let's Cooperate
Lu Xun's physical condition was indeed good, as he did not develop a fever throughout the night. In the middle of the night, because the gauze had become red again, Zhou Zhipeng changed the gauze for him. By then, the bleeding had almost stopped, but there was still some seepage.
Zhou Zhipeng was afraid that Lu Xun would get a fever at night, so he didn't dare to sleep all night. The next day, Lu Xun was in better condition and his face wasn't so pale, so he was relieved. He had breakfast with Lu Xun and then went to catch up on sleep.
Fortunately, there's not much work to do in the fields lately, so the team leader is very lenient about taking leave.
Because Lu Xun was injured, the food they cook in their courtyard is now lighter, and they make some porridge in the morning.
Ning Xuan only remembered to give Lu Xun some medicine to promote wound healing after she finished breakfast; she hadn't dared to use the medicine yesterday because of the heavy bleeding.
However, Zhou Zhipeng was already asleep, so Ning Xuan didn't wake him up. She decided to apply some medicine to Lu Xun herself while she was at it, and leaving the door open shouldn't be a problem.
"This is medicine to promote wound healing. I just found it this morning. Let me use it on you," Ning Xuan said to Lu Xun.
Lu Xun nodded, but he began to feel curious about Ning Xuan. How could such a petite girl have gauze and medicine for treating wounds? And she brought a lot of gauze yesterday.
Lu Xun was curious, but he also knew that everyone has secrets, so he didn't ask rashly. However, he realized that he might have underestimated her, thinking that she was only low-key about finances.
As Ning Xuan applied the medicine to Lu Xun, she recalled yesterday's plan, went over it in her mind, and decided it was feasible. So she stopped worrying and spoke directly to Lu Xun:
Let's work together!
Lu Xun looked up at her.
"Are you doing business on the black market? The cooperation I'm talking about is in that area. I provide the supplies, you help me sell them, and you take 20% of the profits, how about that?"
Lu Xun did not agree directly, "What types of goods do you have there?"
Ning Xuan replied, "The types aren't fixed. I can actually get things like grains, meat, and watches. You can see what they need, and whichever sells well and makes the most money, I'll provide more of that."
Lu Xun knew the rules, so he didn't ask where her goods came from. After thinking for a while, he replied to Ning Xuan:
“I agree to cooperate, but I want 30% of the profits. Although on the surface I will only be contributing my labor, I am taking the risk of being discovered, so I want 30%.”
Ning Xuan's target price was 70-30%, so she agreed.
"But you can't move right now, right? We'll get the goods from you once you're better."
Lu Xun nodded and then shook his head. "Zhipeng knows the area too, so we can entrust the goods to him. We'd better make a profit before the snow, otherwise the roads will be difficult to travel after the snow."
Ning Xuan understood. "Are you sure he can manage alone?"
"Okay, I trust him."
In fact, Lu Xun took 30% because he wanted to split it with Zhou Zhipeng.
They went hunting in the mountains before, and Lu Xun did most of the work, but Zhou Zhipeng also contributed a lot, so they were evenly matched at the time.
Lu Xun wasn't actually short of money, but he really enjoyed the feeling of making money. In the Lu family, he was rather unconventional because he didn't want to go into politics, so he didn't follow his family's arrangements to work at a government agency.
Just then, upon hearing that Xu's younger sister had been tricked into going to the countryside by her sister-in-law, Zhou Zhipeng, that fool, immediately insisted on going to the countryside with her, and Lu Xun decided to join in the fun.
In short, the two of them quickly finalized the cooperation. Ning Xuan didn't ask about the details of their dealings with the black market. She just waited for Lu Xun to ask her for the goods, and then she would take them out.
Ning Xuan also wanted to save more money here as soon as possible. He couldn't keep trading antiques and jewelry with Lin Yuhan every day, and she didn't have that many rare items.
However, even things from the 70s require tickets. If she went to the black market herself, it would be too troublesome because she wasn't familiar with the system, and she was also a bit lazy and not very bold. So she preferred to share the profits and wait to collect the money.
To avoid drawing attention, the four of them decided that they couldn't all skip work at the same time all the time. So these past few days, they would take turns leaving one of them at home to take care of Lu Xun while the others went to work.
There wasn't much work to do in the fields, but there was always something to do in the production brigade. Before it got cold and the ground froze, there was work to do such as weeding, hoeing, and picking up stones.
Today, Ning Xuan was collecting stones on this newly reclaimed land. Only two crops had been grown on this land since it was reclaimed, and the large stones had been moved away when the land was reclaimed, but there were still quite a few smaller ones.
Because of the rocks, you have to be careful when hoeing, otherwise the hoe will break quickly if it hits a rock.
So before, this land was extensively cultivated, and corn seeds were sown; they were just dug a hole and buried.
Now they first pick up the small stones that are visible on the surface, and then clear the land again after each spring. They clear it several times, and by taking good care of the land, it will gradually become fertile.
This job is now very easy for Ning Xuan, and she quickly completed another day of work.
Lu Xun was indeed in good physical condition. After only a few days, he was able to get out of bed and move around. Moreover, in order not to arouse suspicion, he went to work with Zhou Zhipeng on the fourth day and then took advantage of the chaos under Zhou Zhipeng's cover.
However, after returning home, the wound that had started to heal reopened and needed to be nursed back to health.
During Lu Xun's recovery period, he had Ning Xuan take two watches to trade. The watches, which cost 120 yuan in the store and required a ticket, were sold to the black market for the market price, with the ticket price removed. Ning Xuan happily pocketed 168 yuan.
"This time we're testing the waters with them first. We can't release too many good products at once, or the market will be in chaos. Next time we'll release some other things, and we'll take turns," Lu Xun explained to Ning Xuan.
Ning Xuan nodded in understanding, "You can decide on these. I'll be responsible for providing the supplies. I can provide anything I can get my hands on."
In order to facilitate a better transaction with Lin Yuhan, Ning Xuan collected another batch of stamps for Lin Yuhan.
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At this moment, Lin Yuhan was staring blankly at her bank card balance.
Today she finally sold off the antique hairpins she had received recently, as well as the stamps she had accumulated. The hairpins alone sold for over 1 million yuan. Adding these items and the goods she had sold before, her savings suddenly exceeded 3 million yuan.
She never dared to imagine that one day her bank card balance would be more than her password.
Because the system allowed her to earn so much money, Lin Yuhan was very sincere in her transactions with Ning Xuan from the very beginning, and worked diligently as a "personal shopper".
Although Ning Xuan and Lin Yuhan had never revealed their true intentions to each other, they both had a general idea of each other's situation.
Lin Yuhan knew from the things Ning Xuan usually asked for that she was quite knowledgeable about modern times and those vintage items that she guessed Ning Xuan must have traveled from the modern era to that time and had a similar adventure, thus becoming bound to this system.
Ning Xuan had no idea that Lin Yuhan had already exposed most of her true colors, but she didn't care even if she did. After all, it was a mutually beneficial arrangement, and she trusted her trading partner quite a bit.
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