Finally, Xu Kuo sold half a pound of pork at an extremely low price. The old man went home happily, and Xu Kuo handed the 50 cents to the man. Just as the man was handing Xu Kuo the fan, the system notification sounded again.
[Ding! One Western "Standing Dollar" has been detected. It can be exchanged for 200 points!]
What could be so valuable? With the help of the system, Xu Kuo noticed that he had only seen the fan in the man's hand and hadn't seen the small coin hanging underneath it.
Xu Kuo accepted the fan without making a sound.
"Brother, I really don't understand what's so good about this fan. If it weren't so hot today, I wouldn't even want to take it out."
"Brother, you don't know this. My wife and I just got married, and I haven't bought her anything decent yet. I think the fan you have is quite pretty; she should like it."
Upon hearing Xu Kuo's words, the elder brother immediately showed a knowing expression.
"Your wife must be quite pretty, right?"
Xu Kuo smiled but remained silent, then casually mentioned the coin hanging under the fan.
"Brother, the decorations on this fan are quite unique!"
Xu Kuo wiped the coin with his hand and discovered that the pattern on it was not Chinese, but rather in the style of Western Europe.
This man probably didn't notice these things either. When he saw the pattern clearly, a look of horror immediately appeared on his face.
"Brother, since you've already bought it, it's yours. My family is looking for me, so I'm leaving now."
Seeing his elder brother flee in disarray, Xu Kuo chuckled.
Actually, you can't blame the older brother. After all, in this turbulent era, if this thing were discovered by others, he would be labeled a reactionary.
Xu Kuo didn't linger in the black market. He walked to a deserted path and immediately exchanged points with the system.
Xu Kuo opened the system panel and saw that he still had 475 points.
Xu Kuo was overjoyed. Although he sold his pork at a low price, his points not only did not decrease, but actually increased.
When he was almost home, he exchanged twenty catties of rice and twenty catties of flour with the system, and finally gritted his teeth and exchanged the five catties of lard.
Although a large portion of the points were lost at once, overall it is still more than before.
[Ding! Detected that the host has redeemed more than 200 points in a single transaction. New item unlocked.]
As a mechanical voice sounded, Xu Kuo saw two new items added to the product list on the system panel.
Xu Kuo was both surprised and delighted, never expecting that this exchange would bring such an unexpected surprise.
Seeing that the usual four types of goods had now become six, Xu Kuo couldn't help but let his imagination run wild. If he continued to exchange for goods, wouldn't he be able to open a supermarket in the future?
But right now, the most important thing is to get these things home.
Before they even reached the door, Xu Kuo shouted, "Mom, Xiuya, look what good things I've brought back for you!"
As it was getting dark and their son still hadn't returned home, Ren Hongmei and Jiang Xiuying were extremely worried and had already gone out to check on him several times.
Upon hearing Xu Kuo's voice, the two immediately came out to investigate and saw a large pile of things at Xu Kuo's feet.
"Son, what have you been doing? Did you turn into a bandit after going into the mountains?"
When Ren Hongmei opened the bag and saw the rice and flour, she was even more shocked than when she saw the sweet potatoes.
"Mom, what are you saying? I was lucky today and caught a lot of wild rabbits in the mountains. I took them to the black market and exchanged them for money."
As he spoke, Xu Kuo deliberately lowered his voice. Ren Hongmei naturally understood what her son meant, so she called Jiang Xiuya and the other two to carry the things back home together.
Ren Hongmei couldn't stop smiling as she went from having nothing to now having a full grain bin and rice jar.
"Of my three sons, you are the one I worry about the most. I used to be afraid that if I passed away first, what would happen to you and Xiuya?"
"Now that's all right, I can finally face your father with my own face!"
As she spoke, Ren Hongmei became so emotional that she shed tears. Seeing the other woman crying, Jiang Xiuying quickly stepped forward to wipe away her tears.
"Mom, what nonsense are you talking about? You need to stay with us and take good care of your children in the future!"
Although the matter of the child is still unresolved, Jiang Xiuying could only say this to appease Ren Hongmei.
Upon hearing her daughter-in-law mention her grandson, Ren Hongmei immediately went from crying to laughing.
"Yes, yes, yes, look at what I'm saying. But third brother, it's not like no one has ever been to our back mountain before. They all say it's really eerie there!"
Seeing the doubt in Ren Hongmei's eyes, Xu Kuo knew that his mother still didn't believe him.
"Mom, don't worry, your son is protected by the mountain god, otherwise how could he have hunted so many animals? But if it weren't for buying this grain, our family could have meat too."
After rendering the lard from the remaining half pound of meat, not much will be left.
Thinking of this, Xu Kuo couldn't help but feel disappointed. He wondered when they would finally accept him if he could exchange his flesh for meat.
Upon hearing his son mention the fairy Ren Hongmei, he immediately went out, knelt in the courtyard, and kowtowed three times.
Seeing this, Jiang Xiuying also ran out to pray to the gods, begging them to protect their family.
In the evening, the family of three enjoyed a delicious bowl of rice. Perhaps it was the environment that made Xu Kuo crave it.
"I thought that after the family split up and without the help of your two older brothers, the three of us would have a harder time, but I never expected that we would be doing better and better now."
With food in hand, she felt more secure, but the work points remained a thorn in her side.
Xu Kuo knew what his mother was thinking, but this matter couldn't be rushed.
But to everyone's surprise, two uninvited guests arrived at their door the very next day.
"Mom, Third Brother is home. We heard he went up the mountain yesterday and brought back a lot of things. We're all family, after all. Your grandson is still at home, crying for food!"
Zhang Cuifen had only heard from others that Xu Kuo had brought back several large bags of things, but she didn't know what they were. However, whatever they were, it was better to have them than nothing.
"What are you saying, Second Sister-in-law? Have you forgotten that it was Second Brother who said we wanted to divide the family property? Now that we're all living our own lives, what business is it of yours?"
When Ren Hongmei heard the other party say that the child was hungry, she felt a little sorry for him.
But those things were brought back by the third brother, so Ren Hongmei had no right to dispose of them.
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