Xia Youyou ignored their conversation and looked at the things in the box.
After all, it needs to be put away separately, no matter the quality or size, it does need to be placed in a safe.
Qi Siling took a quick look at the jewelry inside, compared it with his previous jewelry-buying experience, asked about the price, made a rough estimate, and then took out two small yellow croakers from his chest pocket.
"Want to exchange this for something?"
The manager was a little dazzled at first, but then he quickly calmed down and took it from him. "Sir, wait a moment. I need to inspect the goods."
Qi Siling nodded, reached into the box and took out a ruby necklace. With one hand, she pulled Xia Youyou's hair aside and put the necklace around her neck.
Xia Youyou followed his movements and took a bracelet in her hand to put it on Liu Hui.
Qi Siling turned his head to look in front of her. The ruby was a little bigger, but he felt that the bigger it was, the more suitable it was for his baby.
The manager came over quickly, handled the exchange procedures for them, and took out a number of small but exquisite and high-quality bracelets from the glass cabinet as gifts.
After seeing a few people off, the manager said that people from the inland were indeed rich and they bought things with gold!
Xia Youyou took off the necklace. It was too conspicuous to wear it here. It shouldn't be too high-profile and attract attention.
Back at the dock, Cao An looked around and made sure no one was paying attention before he and Xiao Hai went to open the warehouse.
This warehouse is about 100 square meters and is hidden and inconspicuous. It will be convenient for the fruit seller to load the goods when he drives over later.
Qi Siling took Xia Youyou and Liu Hui to hide in a place where no one would notice them. After ensuring their safety, they kept an eye out for anyone watching them.
When Cao An and Xiao Hai came out, they did not join the three of them, but stood at the dock, pretending to be waiting for someone.
Qi Siling saw two people glance in their direction, mutter a few words, and then one of them quickly ran away while the other lowered his head and continued with his own work.
He took out his walkie-talkie and said, "Brother, there's a guy at 5 o'clock wearing a coarse cloth shirt and a white towel around his neck. He has strong arms but is not tall. He's a bit suspicious. One of his companions just left."
Both Cao An and Xiao Hai were wearing headphones. When they heard what Qi Siling said, neither of them moved. After a few seconds, they pretended to be unintentionally annoyed and looked around.
He glanced at the man casually and raised his hand to press the button on his ear.
"I see. Tell me when that person comes back."
Qi Siling pursed her lips and rubbed the little girl who was peeking beside her. This second-generation walkie-talkie is so convenient!
Apart from not being able to communicate at a distance, this unobtrusive method suits them perfectly!
Xia Youyou was confused by the touch and raised her hand to pinch his waist.
Qi Siling quickly grabbed her hand and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get away.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Cao An took Xiao Hai to the alley. Qi Siling did not move with the two of them. He wanted to observe for a while and then meet up at the agreed place later.
Those who had noticed it a long time ago just looked up at Cao An, then looked towards the warehouse with inquiring eyes, but so far there has been no suspicious behavior.
Seeing that it was almost time, Qi Siling took Xia Youyou out, and the little girl took Liu Hui's arm. The three of them pretended to be strolling as they entered the alley.
After they reunited, Cao An took them to a small restaurant for dinner.
Liu Hui was amazed at the food she ate. The food here was light and sweet. As a native of the north, she was not used to it.
After dinner, Cao An went to the warehouse alone, Xiao Hai protected Xia Youyou and Liu Hui, and Qi Siling found an excuse to lure the suspicious man away.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain the fruits appearing out of nowhere in the warehouse, and it might even cause trouble for the fruit owner.
They were busy, and when Cao An saw that everyone had been led away, he went to the warehouse to put the fruits out.
Jackfruit, durian, sugar apple, carambola, mangosteen, and the rambutan, lychee, and wax apple that Xia Youyou brought from Yue. After filling up the warehouse, the fruit owner led a convoy to the dock in the evening.
Cao An opened the warehouse to him to inspect the goods, and the final price was set at 200,000.
After the deal was concluded, Qi Siling also escaped and switched places with Xiao Hai, guarding Xia Youyou while Xiao Hai helped load the fruit onto the truck.
The fruit seller went to get the money, and when the two thugs came back, they saw a large group of people loading goods onto the truck. Although they were confused, they didn't have the courage to go up and ask.
Because Cao An is obviously not someone to be trifled with.
There weren't many fruits, not even half of what they had. The boss had brought too many sacks, and wax apples were hard to harvest, spoiling easily after being bumped, so he didn't want many.
So, the convoy left in a mighty manner. After Cao An threw the money into the space, he closed the warehouse in a swagger and left calmly with Xiao Hai.
The two thugs couldn't understand why the deal had already been made just because they went out to earn some extra money.
Due to my own negligence, I didn’t dare report it online, so I can only say that there was nothing abnormal.
The group left the city quietly and returned to the mountains under the cover of night.
Xia Youyou was carried on Qi Siling's back, and she was very curious about how he led the people away.
The man carried her up the mountain without even taking a breath.
"I just said I was going to collect the goods and would pay 100 yuan a day, and they were eager to follow me. I said I didn't need that many people, and they were embarrassed. They didn't dare to mess with the two henchmen, so I pretended to pick two people at random, and they nominated them."
Thinking of that scene, I shook my head and sighed, "Those real backpackers must have been so used to being bullied that they didn't dare to resist at all."
"I took them for a walk on the street. Because there were so many people, they thought their cars couldn't get through and that their money was going to be lost, so they started making trouble. I gave them the money and I got away."
Xia Youyou understood, it was just about money after all.
After reaching the top of the mountain, several people sat together for dinner. Liu Hui sighed, "My own cooking is still the best. I'm really not used to the food here!"
Several people laughed, the difference between the north and the south is indeed quite big!
Xia Youyou knew that decades later, this difference had sparked a heated discussion online. Questions like whether to eat dumplings during Chinese New Year and how much to give in red envelopes were all points of complaint!
But for her, it doesn’t matter what she eats during the Chinese New Year, the most important thing is to be with people! It doesn’t matter whether she accepts red envelopes or not, the most important thing is who gives them!
Sure enough, Liu Hui gave her the red envelope she had prepared long ago, "Today is our Youyou's birthday. We are out here and I didn't make anything delicious for you, so I'll give you a red envelope. Go home and buy yourself something you like to eat!"
Xia Youyou hugged her tightly and shook her, "Thank you, Mom!" Her nose felt sour and her eyes were hot, as if she was about to cry.
Liu Hui touched the back of her head lovingly and said, "I wish our Youyou good health and happiness!"
Cao An and Xiao Hai also took out the red envelopes they had prepared long ago and gave it to her, which made Xia Youyou feel a little embarrassed.
She's already grown up, and she's still receiving red envelopes for her birthday...
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