Li Li is a person who will argue even if she is wrong, and after being lectured by her husband, she became angry.

"I don't understand reason? I'm stupid? Lao Ling, you think you are very smart, right? If you were really smart, then Chuanzi would earn thousands of dollars. What about you? You earn nothing and you have to rely on others' charity to have a sip of soup. You still have the guts to criticize me? You are really like a crow landing on a pig's back, you only see the black in others!"

The neighbors live right next to each other, so if there is any noise in one house, the people around can hear it.

"Li, did you quarrel with your old Ling again?"

In the afternoon, Sister Taozi, who was good friends with Li Li, came to visit the Ling family with a small basket of red plums. As soon as she entered the door, she started to tease Li Li with gossip.

When she mentioned her husband, Li Li, she was furious. "Don't mention him."

"Hey, why are you so angry? Your old Ling is already a good person. He doesn't drink, doesn't play cards, and doesn't mess around outside. He brings home every penny he earns. You should just be content."

Li Li felt a little better after hearing Sister Taozi listing her husband's advantages.

"Taozi, please sit down. I'll go get you some water."

"No hurry, just pack this up. I need to take the basket back with me to buy groceries tomorrow."

Li Li loved eating plums. She took the basket from the other person with a delighted smile on her face. "Wow, these plums are really good. They are big, red and fresh. Where did you get them?"

"Xiaojun's grandfather picked it from the countryside. I thought you'd like to eat it, so I brought some over for you."

"Oh, thanks then."

"Why are you being polite? It's not a rare thing."

Li Li poured the plums into a winnowing basket, grabbed a handful and washed them, then brought them into the main room to share with Sister Taozi.

While eating plums, the two chatted casually.

"Li, I heard that your old Ling made a lot of money?"

Li Li thought Sister Taozi was here to borrow money, so she waved her hand and said, "How can my old Ling make a lot of money? He is just a worker. The ones who really make money are Chuanzi and his wife."

"So how much did they earn?"

"Four or five thousand."

Sister Taozi’s eyes widened.

For ordinary people like them, the total family income is only about 300 yuan a year. After deducting living expenses and social interactions, they are lucky if they can have a hundred yuan left.

Four or five thousand is a sum they could never save in their entire lifetime.

“Is this true or false?”

Li Li sneered in annoyance, "Can I still lie to you?"

Sister Taozi's heart was beating like a rabbit in her chest.

This is such a lucrative business. If she could get on board, she could at least have some soup, even if she didn't eat the meat.

"Li, tell me the truth, what kind of business are Chuanzi and the others doing? Don't worry, I promise not to tell anyone. To be honest, I have some extra money on hand, and if it works out, I would also like to do it with Chuanzi and the others."

The reason why Sister Taozi is called Sister Taozi is because her family grows peaches and they have an entire mountain of them.

It just so happens that Li Li likes to eat fruits like peaches and plums, and Sister Taozi caters to her preferences by sending them to her from time to time, and the two of them have established a good relationship.

"Taozi, you must not tell anyone else about this."

Sister Taozi naturally agreed readily and even raised her hand to swear.

Li Li did not hide it anymore and told Sister Taozi about Ling Chuan's reselling of electronic watches. After that, she still worriedly reminded Sister Taozi not to spread the news.

Sister Taozi said, "Don't worry, Li Li, I know the severity of the situation. Besides, there are so many people doing this now, and I haven't seen anyone get into trouble."

"I don't think it will work this time. Uncle Zhi has already taken the money to go to the Pearl Market to purchase goods. Let's wait for next time. Next time I will take you to find Chuanzi. You should prepare the money first."

Sister Taozi nodded happily, "Okay, I'll come see you in a few days."

When Sister Taozi returned home, she immediately told her husband Hu San about this. Although she was in charge of the family, she did not dare to take the family money to do business without permission.

When Hu San heard that he could make a lot of money, he didn't object. He just mentioned it to a few friends when he was drinking the next day.

In a blink of an eye, it was Friday again, the day when Deng Zhi would bring the goods back to Jiang City.

Early in the morning, after sending Yunmo to take the tram, Lingchuan also took the tram to the train station.

The train from Zhu City to Jiang City arrives at 11 o'clock, but Ling Chuan waited from 11 o'clock to 5 o'clock in the afternoon and still did not see Deng Zhi.

He didn't think much about it, thinking that it was the same as last time, he didn't get the ticket or was delayed by something else.

The next day, Lingchuan had breakfast and went to the train station to wait.

From Friday to Sunday, for three consecutive days, Ling Chuan didn't wait for anyone and didn't receive a call from Deng Zhi. He finally realized that something was wrong.

"Momo."

After working on papers for the whole afternoon, Yun Mo took Dabai and Erbai out for a walk when the sun was setting and it wasn't so hot, so she could relax herself at the same time.

When she came back from relaxing, she was greeted by Ling Chuan's anxious face.

"What happened? Tell me slowly."

"Uncle Zhi still has no news, and he hasn't returned to Jiang City."

Yun Mo's heart tightened, and she immediately closed the door and pulled Ling Chuan into the room to talk.

"Has Uncle Zhi contacted you since he arrived in Zhu City this time?"

"Yes, he called me on Wednesday afternoon and said they had received the goods and were taking the evening train back to Jiang City. They were supposed to arrive on Friday."

"Have you asked the Deng family?"

"I asked them, but they didn't know what was going on."

Deng Zhi's wife, son and elderly mother are all in Jiang City. They have no debts and they left Yun City with their eldest son Deng Jiahui. It is unlikely that they would run away with the money just for a few thousand yuan.

There is only one possibility, something happened on the road.

Just when everyone was busy looking for Deng Zhi and his son, Ling Chuan received a call from Deng Jiahui.

As Lingchuan and Yunmo expected, something went wrong with the shipment and Deng Zhi and the goods were abducted by the police.

Deng Jiahui was in the toilet at the time and escaped the disaster, but he was also frightened and dared not return to Jiang City. He is now hiding with a friend.

After receiving the news, Yun Mo immediately went to Zeng's house with a generous gift and asked Zeng Xingguo to help find someone from the Public Security Bureau to inquire about Deng Zhi's case.

Soon, Yun Mo got the news through Zeng Xingguo that Deng Zhi was now detained in the Economic Investigation Team of the North City Public Security Bureau.

That night, Yun Mo called the two families together for a meeting.

When she heard that Deng Zhi was arrested, Li Li immediately started yelling, "What about my money? What about the money I invested?"

Even the good-tempered Ling Jiang couldn't help but get angry, "Shut up!"

"Why do you want me to shut up? I invested 400 yuan in real money, is it going to go down the drain? If you don't give me an explanation today, I won't let you go!"

(End of this chapter)