Ye Chenming went back with Bei Nan, and after hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Bei Nan, what exactly happened between you and Wang Erniu?"
Upon hearing the name Wang Erniu, Bei Nan felt displeased and proceeded to tell Ye Chenming everything about how ungrateful his family was and how Wang Daniu and Wang Erniu had ruined Nan Nan's reputation.
Ye Chenming was furious. How could there be such shameless people in the world? And how old is that little girl? She's already been smeared. So what if she's pretty? Who does it bother?
Seeing Ye Chenming's united front against the enemy, Bei Nan patted him on the shoulder, saying, "We're brothers."
Ye Chenming dropped Bei Nan off at her doorstep and then went to find Ye Chen'er. He had seen Bei Nan's gesture earlier and knew that Bei Nan hadn't given up yet. He needed to have Ye Chen'er talk to Yan Xiaonan as soon as possible and tell Yan Xiaonan to keep an eye on things.
Ye Chen'er knew this was a big deal, so she quickly ran towards the Yan family's residence, grabbed Yan Xiaonan, and started walking out. As she walked, she looked around as if she were a thief. Yan Xiaonan was confused and stopped Ye Chen'er.
"Nan Nan, my brother said your third brother hasn't given up, and he wants you to be careful." Ye Chen'er said quickly, then glanced at the entrance of the Yan family's courtyard to make sure Bei Nan wasn't there before letting out a sigh of relief.
Yan Beinan found it amusing. It was just a sentence, why act like a thief?
Yan Xiaonan returned to the courtyard and called Zhongzi out. She used her mind to tell Zhongzi to keep a close eye on Beinan and come to her if there was any disturbance. Zhongzi barked excitedly. Yan Xiaonan suddenly missed Zhongnan's howls. A wolf is a wolf!
However, Zhongzi was indeed a good dog. Whenever Bei Nan tried to go to town alone, Zhongzi would either grab his trouser leg and not let go, or bark loudly to attract his family. Bei Nan had no choice but to wander around the village, but he could never escape Zhongzi's pursuit.
But Zhongzi was just a dog, and how could he possibly outmaneuver Beinan's desire to make money? Beinan finally lured Zhongzi to his house, tied his mouth tightly with a rope, and secretly took two hundred yuan to the black market.
Grain, pork, malted milk powder, sugar—they sold whatever sold well. The two of them thrived in the black market. Mao Tou's henchmen all called Bei Nan "Brother Nan," which made Bei Nan quite happy.
Yan Xiaonan kept an eye on Yan Beinan every day. After all, Zhongzi was just a dog, and it was unrealistic to rely on it entirely. When Yan Xiaonan pushed open Beinan's door, she saw Zhongzi with its mouth tied, anxiously pacing around the room.
Yan Xiaonan's mind raced, but there was no sign of Bei Nan in the house. She sighed, untied the rope, and took Zhongzi to her grandmother's room. Grandma Yan shook her head after hearing this.
"My dear baby, if a cow doesn't want to drink water, you can't force it to drink. Never mind, let it be."
Yan Xiaonan nodded. If he really followed his lead, Bei Nan would definitely get into trouble, and it might even implicate the family. Fortunately, now it was just her living with her parents and grandmother. Her two older brothers had moved out. Based on this alone, her grandmother was wise.
Yan Xiaonan knew her mother was timid and worried she wouldn't be able to handle it, so she decided to give her a heads-up beforehand. Cuihua's heart pounded in fear after hearing this, and she grabbed Yan Xiaonan's hand, saying, "Nannan, what should we do?"
Yan Xiaonan said, "Mom, we don't fight unprepared battles. You go and pack up first, and give me everything you want to hide. Let's keep the house a little poor."
Cuihua was completely at a loss. She hurriedly followed Yan Xiaonan's instructions, but all the bedding in the house was new. The old bedding had already been taken up the mountain by Yan Xiaonan to Tiger King. Cuihua had a sudden inspiration and took a few scraps of cloth of different colors and sewed them onto the new bedding.
An uninformed person would really think that this quilt has been used for many years, and that it is so worn out that they have not replaced it with a new one, so they must be extremely poor.
Grandma Yan watched the busy Cuihua, but in her heart she was thinking about Bei Nan's behavior. Bei Nan always said that she wanted to support her grandmother and parents in their old age, so she was eager to make money. If Bei Nan knew that the family was rich, would she stop?
Grandma Yan closed her eyes, and after a quarter of an hour she shook her head decisively. If Bei Nan knew about Nan Nan's abilities, he would not only not stop, but would even intensify his actions. Bei Nan must not be allowed to find out.
Yan Xiaonan finally hid the things that Cuihua felt were unsafe, but she was still a little uneasy, wondering when Bei Nan would return.
The changes at home could not be kept from Yan Xiaoqiang. Under his repeated questioning, Cuihua told Yan Xiaoqiang what Bei Nan was doing, which made Yan Xiaoqiang so angry that he ran into the kitchen, grabbed a rolling pin, and rushed into Bei Nan's room.
When the door opened, the house was empty. Bei Nan had sneaked off to town without even having breakfast. Now that Bei Nan had money in his pocket, he used it to buy tickets and often went to the state-run restaurant to get a meat bun or a bowl of shredded pork noodles. He was living a really carefree life.
After having breakfast, Bei Nan swaggered into the black market. Mao Tou saw him and quickly ran over: "Bei Nan, my brother took some men to the county town. He left one of his friends to look after this place. I can't get the goods at the original price anymore."
Bei Nan was startled: "When did this happen?"
"The day before yesterday, my cousin's people from the county town came over and said that things were almost done there, so my brother went over there." Mao Tou was a little excited; the business was going to extend to the county town!
"Then why can't we get the original price here? Isn't he your brother's man?" Bei Nan asked, puzzled.
Mao Tou was also puzzled: "He said that the cost of goods has increased, so the price has to be raised."
Bei Nan thought for a minute and said to Mao Tou, "I won't be coming over for the next few days. Be careful too. If you can go to your brother's place, go as soon as possible."
Mao Tou was stunned for a moment, wondering what Bei Nan meant by that.
Bei Nan added, "Be careful of that person."
This time, Maotou understood, but he couldn't run away. This was the territory his elder brother had built; he couldn't just give it up to someone else.
Bei Nan sneaked into the house. Xinan and Tang Xiaoling had already gone to work. Yan Xiaoqiang had gone to work in the fields. Cuihua was busy cooking lunch in the kitchen. Grandma and Nan Nan were still in the house and hadn't come out. Even Zhongzi was nowhere to be seen.
Bei Nan breathed a sigh of relief, took off her clothes and went to bed. She had gotten up too early in the morning and felt sleepy, so she decided to take a nap first. Yan Xiaonan already knew that Bei Nan was back, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was finally at ease: "Grandma, Bei Nan is back."
Grandma Yan raised her eyelids slightly: "Nannan, listen to me, don't worry about him. Everyone has their own destiny, let him be."
Yan Xiaonan knew that her grandmother was heartbroken, and that she had tried so many methods but still couldn't get Bei Nan to turn back.
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