Wait... why would she touch Rong Zhaonan's underwear? She's not sick!
Ning Yuan shook her head, dismissing the strange thought, and reluctantly accepted the 150 yuan, deciding to wash her hands later.
Tu Ge and his gang look like the kind of people who don't know where their next meal is coming from, but they're loaded with 'huge sums of money'.
She made up a price of one hundred yuan, which was based on current prices and market estimates.
Such a fine item could easily fetch millions at an auction house in a few decades.
But there's nothing we can do right now; everyone's poor, and there's a market for these products, but prices are high.
Brother Tu had acquired some rare finds, so he packed up his stall and left immediately—he didn't want to leave too late and get robbed.
There was no excitement to watch. It was midday, a break time, and there were hardly any customers. The other vendors had all scattered and gone back to their own stalls to rest.
Uncle Liu frowned as he watched her put away the money: "Girl, keep your money safe. Go back to the village early today. The security isn't as good as it was two years ago."
Although the red armbands have stopped intervening and brought about greater convenience in buying and selling, the public order has gradually become somewhat chaotic.
After putting the money away, Ning Yuan looked at Uncle Liu and nodded earnestly: "Thank you for reminding me, Uncle, and thank you for speaking up for me today."
She could tell that Uncle Liu didn't necessarily want to compete with Brother Tu for the bowl; he was just trying to help her raise the price.
Uncle Liu looked at her and smiled: "It's nothing. If you really want to thank me, why don't you introduce me to your grandfather sometime and see if he has any good stuff left?"
Ning Yuan was taken aback, then suddenly understood—
It turns out that the uncle helped her raise the price to do her a favor and build connections with her, all because of Grandpa Tang and Grandma Xia!
Ning Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll ask. But I don't have Uncle's contact information either."
These days, only government employees and children of high-ranking officials have telephones.
Uncle Liu waved his hand: "It's alright, I'll still be here collecting goods for a few months after the New Year."
Ning Yuan nodded: "Okay."
In the afternoon, she changed stalls, found a crowded place, and sold off her remaining mountain products at a 20% discount, practically giving them away for free.
Before four o'clock, she packed her things, waved to Uncle Liu, and said, "I'm leaving."
Uncle Liu was taken aback: "You're going back by yourself?"
Ning Yuan pointed to the tall figure pushing a cart not far away: "I have someone to pick me up."
She had already gone to find Chen Chen after entering the city and arranged for him to pick her up at four o'clock in the afternoon.
Uncle Liu took one look and saw that the other person was tall and had an air of arrogance about him.
He smirked: "No wonder you, a little girl, dared to come all alone to sell expensive goods."
He had served in the army in his early years, and in recent years he had been forced to leave his hometown and travel all over the country. He could tell at a glance that the tall man was a formidable character who had seen human blood on his hands.
Ning Yuan smiled and said, "Who says otherwise, Uncle Liu? These days, with the economic work underway, there are bound to be some greedy and unethical robbers. We have to be careful."
Uncle Liu narrowed his eyes and this time he really smiled: "Little girl, you've got business acumen, you're very clever."
Ning Yuan waved her hand: "I'm leaving."
With that, she walked briskly toward Chen Chen, jumped into his car, and drove away.
As Ning Yuan's figure receded into the distance, several fierce-looking men approached Uncle Liu and said, "Uncle, do you want to go with that country girl? There are only two of them."
They assaulted someone and robbed them of their money, but by the time the two people reported it to the police, they had already fled far away.
Uncle Liu took a water pipe and blew out smoke rings.
The smoke blurred his face, revealing a fierce and ruthless side that didn't match his honest and simple image: "None of you could be dealt with by that kid in a few moves."
Even when they're involved in shady dealings, they have to be selective about who they target.
They claim to deal in old and antique goods, but in reality, they've done all sorts of things to make a living.
"Alright, although that girl is a novice, she seems born to do business. She also has a powerful backer. I still want to get some good stuff from her, so I'll do her a favor this time." Uncle Liu smiled.
That girl sells real earthenware pots that are just out of the kiln—sets and sets of them.
At first, he was completely fooled by her, genuinely believing that she was just a clueless village girl selling mountain products.
Since the leader had said so, the others looked at each other and naturally agreed.
It's rare to see a ruthless boss praise someone like that, especially a country girl.
...
Before entering the room with the kettle that had been boiled, Rong Zhaonan glanced at the sky; it was already past four o'clock.
That woman went out with such expensive things; if she doesn't come back by now, she won't be able to return before dark.
He frowned slightly. Although he had already instructed Chen Chen to pick him up, what if that kid wasn't quick-witted enough...?
He should probably go out with her.
The official transfer order from the capital to reinstate him to his current position is already in Chen Chen's hands.
He can now freely enter and leave the village without any restrictions.
"Hey! Modified molecule!"
Rong Zhaonan was deep in thought when a man's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
He turned his head and saw Wang Jianhua, with his hair parted in the middle, standing outside the courtyard with two educated youths.
Rong Zhaonan's face turned cold, and he turned and went into the house, completely ignoring them.
When Wang Jianhua saw that Rong Zhaonan dared to ignore him, a flash of anger appeared in his narrow eyes: "You reformer are too arrogant..."
He led his men straight into the courtyard.
As soon as they stepped into the courtyard, a gray-white figure suddenly rushed out with a "woof!" and barked at them.
"Oh my god!!" Wang Jianhua was so frightened that he and the two male educated youths quickly backed away and closed the fence gate!
Luckily, they dodged quickly, otherwise the gray-white 'big dog' would have bitten off a piece of their flesh.
Looking at the big "dog's" fangs and its fierce, fluorescent green eyes, Wang Jianhua felt both scared and angry.
He raised his voice and shouted angrily outside the courtyard gate: "You surnamed Rong, you bad element who was sent down for reform, you still dare to raise vicious dogs to attack the people, get out here!"
Rong Zhaonan sat down in the chair and casually glanced at Xiaobai outside the door: "Well done. Don't let the bastard into the yard. You'll get extra food for dinner tonight."
As if it could understand, Xiao Bai excitedly tucked its tail between its legs and lowered its head to make a threatening "woof-woof" sound towards Wang Jianhua.
"What should we do? That guy won't come out. If we go in, he'll get bitten by the dogs." The other two male educated youths asked in low voices.
Wang Jianhua was furious: "Does this scoundrel think he can get away with it by hiding? Ning Yuan isn't here today, let's see who protects that Rong guy!"
When Ning Yuan was around, they couldn't easily deal with Rong Zhaonan, since that girl was also an educated youth, and if they started a fight, they wouldn't be in the right.
She went into the city again this time, she definitely won't be back by now!
His eyes darted around, and he raised his voice to sneer into the courtyard: "Hey Rong, what are you so smug about marrying a used woman? When she was in bed with you, she was naked. Guess who took her clothes off..."
A loud "bang!" resounded.
A metal bucket suddenly flew out and slammed into the fence next to Wang Jianhua, startling him so much that the rest of his sentence got stuck in his throat.
Rong Zhaonan's tall figure walked out of the room, looking at him expressionlessly: "What do you want to say?"
His dark, cold gaze made Wang Jianhua swallow hard, feeling a sense of fear for some reason.
Then, Wang Jianhua straightened his back and pointed at him fiercely: "Get out of the yard."
He refused to believe that this defenseless reformer could possibly escape to anywhere! Daring to steal his woman, he'd cripple him!
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