Upon hearing this condition, Sun Zhou's eyes narrowed, and he looked at Xu Ningyan with a cold, piercing gaze.
His mind raced, wondering if Xu Ningyan genuinely wanted the gold and antiques, or if she was testing him.
"Are you sure you want this? You know, these things aren't easy to sell right now—" Sun Zhou asked tentatively.
Xu Ningyan said frankly, "Those who want these things naturally don't need to worry about this! You just need to get them, and you don't need to worry about anything else!"
Sun Zhou thought about it and agreed. Nowadays, everyone is shouting to destroy the Four Olds. These things will be smashed, burned and destroyed when they see them. But anyone with a little sense will hide the good things when they see them.
He has a batch of them, which he obtained from the minor leaders of those Red Army soldiers.
From the two transactions, he could tell that Xu Ningyan wasn't someone with ulterior motives, so they could continue their cooperation.
He also has these things. If he takes out some of them to buy his goods, he can open up the channels he wants to open up, which can be considered a win-win situation.
After pondering for a while, Sun Zhou gritted his teeth and agreed.
Xu Ningyan appeared calm and composed, but she was actually quite anxious. Seeing that Sun Zhou had agreed, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Then let's have a pleasant cooperation! I'll let you know if there are any good things in the future! Just one thing: I can't stand being deceived. If I find anything wrong, we'll never do business together again!"
This also serves as a reminder to Sun Zhou not to attempt any underhanded tactics.
Sun Zhou patted his chest: "You can ask around about my character, Sun Dahu. I'm a man of honor and a man of my word! I would never betray anyone!"
Xu Ningyan almost choked. It turns out that Sun Zhou was using the alias Sun Dahu on the black market!
Cough, hold it in! Don't laugh!
Clearing her throat, Xu Ningyan said that the collaboration had been quite pleasant and that they would contact each other again next time.
After saying that, he took his leave and left the courtyard.
After she walked away, someone next to Sun Zhou couldn't help but ask, "Boss, aren't you really going to send someone to follow her and check on her?"
Sun Zhou glared at him: "Me, Sun Dahu, is that kind of person? Besides, the fact that they can bring out these sought-after items proves that the people behind them are quite powerful! We're here for money, not trouble! Why do we need to know so much? Are we afraid of not dying fast enough?"
"Listen up, everyone! Ask what you should ask, and don't ask what you shouldn't! Otherwise, you'll die without even knowing how you died! Do you understand?"
His subordinates were busy and readily agreed.
Sun Zhou then glanced discreetly outside the wall, composed himself, and ordered his men to move the things away.
Xu Ningyan remained very cautious. After quickly leaving the alley, she took a long detour and finally entered the back gate of the hospital. She found a secluded spot, changed her clothes, and only came out after making sure no one was around.
When I got back to the department store, it was time to leave work.
When Sister Hu saw Xu Ningyan, she waved and invited her to her house for dinner.
Xu Ningyan didn't stand on ceremony and brought two melons and a piece of cured meat to mooch a meal.
Sister Hu scolded her for being too polite, but Xu Ningyan just smiled.
When Li Jianguo's two sons saw the cantaloupe, they cheered. Knowing that Sister Hu wouldn't allow them to eat it, they surrounded Sister Xu Ningyan, calling her "sister" and coaxing her to wash and cut the cantaloupe for them to eat.
Sister Hu shook her head as she watched the three of them making a ruckus, but she was secretly pleased. She knew that Xu Ningyan knew that they had given her all the receipts in the house as a token of their gratitude, and that they were now short of money.
So whenever they come to eat, we bring something to help them out.
Who wouldn't love such a sensible girl?
Sister Hu looked at the cured meat in her hand. She had only cut off a third of it, but when she saw the three children outside, she gritted her teeth and cut off the other half.
The following day, Xu Ningyan went to the bookstore and the recycling station.
Perhaps Xu Ningyan didn't have the protagonist's halo. She searched the entire junkyard but didn't find the legendary items: a smashed jewelry box with hidden compartments; a limping table with small yellow croakers hidden in its legs; or a thick, hollowed-out book filled with banknotes.
I worked up a sweat before finally finding a set of "Self-Study Series on Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry". Although it was a bit old and the cover was tattered, the contents inside were complete.
Furthermore, there were handwritten annotations and problem-solving approaches. Xu Ningyan glanced at them and found that they were all correct, which was quite remarkable.
I also found a stack of old newspapers, which are good stuff; I can take them home and use them to wallpaper the walls.
She found a few more tattered ancient books, which she couldn't quite understand, but that didn't stop Xu Ningyan from putting them into her spatial storage.
Next, she threw any slightly damaged porcelain vases, or pieces of furniture that looked like huanghuali wood but were missing parts into her spatial storage when no one was looking, just to organize them slowly when she had time.
Finally, carrying a stack of newspapers, a small table that looked like it was made of either elm or camphor wood came out.
The table was covered in grease; if it weren't for the fact that it looked relatively intact, Xu Ningyan wouldn't have wanted it.
The old man guarding the scrap yard squinted his cloudy eyes and glanced at the item in Xu Ningyan's hand before speaking: "One yuan."
Xu Ningyan readily paid the money and carried the items back to her dormitory in the department store.
After thoroughly scrubbing the table with soap and a brush, its true nature was revealed. It was still pitch black, but it was clearly coated with black paint, giving it a glossy sheen that made it much more pleasing to the eye.
The students in the next dorm couldn't help but take a second look and asked, "Xiao Xu, your desk looks pretty good, where did you find it?"
Xu Ningyan didn't hide anything: "I found it at the recycling station. I originally went there to buy some old newspapers to wallpaper the walls, but this table was still in pretty good condition, so I just brought it back. It was only one yuan, a good deal, right?"
This remark attracted several single men from next door who all came over and circled the table, saying they would also go to the junkyard to scavenge when they had some free time.
Xu Ningyan felt relieved after making sure everything was out in the open, so that if anyone brought it up later, there would be someone to testify to it.
Having nothing to do in the afternoon, she went to the garment factory and dragged back the remaining bag of scraps of cloth. That evening, she said goodbye to Li Jianguo and Sister Hu. The next morning, she got up and went straight back to the countryside without saying goodbye to them again.
Li Jianguo didn't linger. Anyway, with this job, Xu Ningyan would be traveling to and from the county town quite often in the future.
I only gave her a couple of routine reminders to be careful on the road, and that was it.
Sister Hu pulled Xu Ningyan aside and whispered to her, asking if she could help pick some fresh vegetables from the countryside next time she came. The vegetables Xu Ningyan brought this time were not only delicious to her, but also well-received by several neighbors.
You can't usually buy such good vegetables.
Everyone was thinking that if it was convenient for Xu Ningyan, she could bring some things with her each time she came, whether it was vegetables, eggs, rice, or noodles.
They were all happy to pay for the tickets.
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