Rong Zhaonan looked at them expressionlessly: "Fine."
Then, he opened the door and followed Wang Jianhua out of the yard.
...
On the other end of the county road, Chen Chen rode his bicycle and said—
"Sister-in-law, you were being watched by several people in the market. That Uncle Liu is probably not a good person."
As soon as he arrived at the market, his keen senses, honed from his background as a scout, alerted him to the fact that someone was watching Ning Yuan.
Ning Yuan smiled, her bright, dark eyes crinkling, "I guessed so, but he probably won't lay a hand on me."
These days, anyone who dares to deal in antiques and secondhand goods is bound to be a troublemaker.
In business, you wouldn't just let someone carry you around; you'd either be after connections or money—it's all about rigging the business.
A transaction of 150 yuan is already the largest transaction in the secondhand market, so the news must have spread long ago.
There are rules in the black market, and no one will take action there, but that doesn't mean you won't be robbed when you go out.
This is why she called Chen Chen over—he's Rong Zhaonan's old subordinate, and his skills are definitely not bad.
However, now that Uncle Liu has taken a liking to Old Tang behind her, and with Chen Chen in charge, he probably won't make a move against her for the time being.
Ning Yuan felt the cold wind blowing across her face, and she covered her small, tattered cloth bag with it, feeling very happy.
A full 150 yuan!
She earned in just one morning the money she would have made selling mountain products over two or three months.
Most importantly, she met antique dealers on the black market, got a feel for the industry, and thus began her journey into the business!
Although it was quite dangerous, especially before the nationwide crackdown in 1983, there were several years of chaotic public security.
But when it comes to doing business and reselling goods, where is there no danger?
She had already learned from her experience of reselling mountain goods what it meant for the timid to starve and the bold to thrive.
Now that the door to a new world has been opened, she feels an excitement to begin an adventure.
Chen Chen muttered, "I still need to talk to the captain about what happened to you today."
Ning Yuan smiled and nodded casually, "Mm."
As Chen Chen pedaled, he suddenly spoke hesitantly, "Sister-in-law, there's something I want to tell you about the captain. Please... don't be angry after you hear it."
Upon hearing this, Ning Yuan smiled curiously and asked, "What?"
A secret related to Rong Zhaonan? She was very curious.
Chen Chen said, "The captain has a fiancée in Beijing, and she will probably come here sometime."
Ning Yuan's curious smile froze on her face: "..."
A cold winter wind swept across her cheek, and she was momentarily stunned and bewildered.
What should our reaction be?
She didn't know that she originally thought it would be another year and a half before she and he would get their divorce certificate.
But if he already had a partner so early, does that mean she should get a divorce certificate with Rong Zhaonan sooner?
Chen Chen coughed lightly, somewhat embarrassed: "I haven't told the captain about this yet. I forgot to tell him last time."
This news is something important that he forgot to tell the captain last time.
If his sister-in-law already knows about this and doesn't mind, then the captain won't "forget" to tell him about it and get angry.
Although the captain had some doubts about his sister-in-law's background and social standing, he could tell that the captain seemed to care about her quite a bit.
If Ning Yuan's background is legitimate, divorce is not something to be mentioned lightly these days; she is indeed the sister-in-law.
Chen Chen was secretly plotting his own scheme.
Ning Yuan gave a wooden "oh," tightened her scarf, and buried her face in it.
For some reason, she felt the January afternoon wind was a bit cold, the kind that chills you to the bone.
So, she should return Rong Zhaonan to that girl from the capital.
Ning Yuan lowered her long eyelashes and thought without any expression.
Chen Chen felt that the person behind him was too quiet, and he became a little uneasy.
Chen Chen coughed: "Cough cough cough, the person the captain is engaged to in Beijing is actually..."
"Stop the car." Ning Yuan suddenly interrupted him, her voice somewhat cold and hard.
Chen Chen was taken aback, quickly stopped the car, and turned to look at her with some unease.
But all I saw was her jump off the back seat and run towards a state-owned store, leaving behind only the words, "I need to buy some New Year's goods to take home. Wait for me a moment."
She had no desire to know anything about Rong Zhaonan and that girl's affairs in the capital.
Chen Chen paused for a moment, scratched his head, and felt a little uneasy. His sister-in-law shouldn't be angry, right?
Ning Yuan went to the state-run store and bought a lot of things. She carried the bags back to the back seat of Chen Chen's car.
Seeing that she was perfectly fine and chatting and laughing freely, Chen Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The young woman didn't seem to care, so the captain probably wouldn't be angry that he told her about it beforehand.
He escorted Ning Yuan all the way to the village entrance, just as dusk was beginning to fall.
Ning Yuan jumped out of the car: "Go back now, don't stay out too late, it's not safe on the road."
We are currently in a period of social transformation, and public security will be much worse. No matter how powerful Chen Chen is, he can't fight against so many opponents.
Chen Chen wasn't about to let her go back alone, so he quickly blocked her way: "It's alright, it's just this short distance, I'll take you. I have some things to tell the captain."
Even though Ning Yuan was carrying many bags and packages, he still had to personally tell the captain about the people coming from the capital.
Ning Yuan hesitated for a moment, and before she could speak, she heard a sharp and sarcastic voice: "Pah, shameless slut, shoving and pulling at your lover here!"
Ning Yuan subconsciously turned her head and saw a thin, middle-aged woman carrying pig feed walking into the village, looking at her and Chen Chen with disdain as she walked.
"Aunt Wang, what nonsense are you talking about!" Ning Yuan said coldly.
This old shrew, who plunders every passing goose, was instigated by Tang Zhenzhen half a year ago to steal the grain and cloth coupons that Rong Zhaonan had obtained by handing over the wild boar to the authorities—
The reason given was that the traps the wild boars fell into were set by her father.
In fact, Rong Zhaonan killed all those wild boars with a knife; he didn't use any traps at all.
It was only because Rong Zhaonan was still a 'reform target' who was under close scrutiny at the time, and he didn't want to attract attention, that he said he lured the wild boar into the trap.
As a result, the shrew wouldn't let it go, clinging to her own legs and throwing a tantrum until Sister Manhua stepped in and finally subdued Aunt Wang.
Aunt Wang shouted disdainfully at Ning Yuan, "Don't think I didn't see it. Last time, in the middle of the night, it was this same lover who brought you back. You unfaithful slut, you should have been drowned before liberation!"
Chen Chen was furious. He pushed his old bicycle forward a few steps to argue: "Shut up! What did you see? If you saw it, you would know that when I brought my sister-in-law back last time, Comrade Rong Zhaonan was also there!"
He had never seen such a shrew before, who dared to throw dirty water at him and his sister-in-law without even opening her mouth!
He's a grown man who doesn't live in the village anymore, what will happen to his wife?!
Aunt Wang was startled when she saw his huge figure approaching. She stumbled and twisted her ankle, yelling, "Ah!"
She fell flat on her face!
Coming to her senses, Aunt Wang, both angry and resentful, flung the pig feed basket off her back and rolled on the ground, howling –
"This is outrageous! Ning Yuan's adulterer is hitting someone! Help! Someone help me!"
Chen Chen froze, startled, and quickly yelled, "Are you crazy? Who hit you? You fell down by yourself!"
He was a veteran of countless battles, and he had never seen such a shrewish woman in the village spout nonsense and slander before!
Aunt Wang noticed that the villagers not far away were all attracted over.
She grabbed Chen Chen's leg and wailed even louder, "Ning Yuan's lover is going to kill me to silence me!! Help!!!"
That little bitch Ning Yuan stole my food coupons and cloth coupons, and she's determined to make that little bitch and her lover return them double!
"You...you...this is a staged accident!" Chen Chen's forehead veins bulged.
If she were an enemy, he would have kicked her right in the chest and taken that old shrew's life!
Ning Yuan said calmly to Chen Chen, "You are a cadre, a civilized person. Don't pay any attention to her. That old shrew is trying to extort you."
This is how country women throw tantrums: crying, making a scene, threatening suicide, and rolling around on the ground.
Chen Chen nodded angrily: "Yes, we civilized people don't bother with people like that..."
"Bang!" Ning Yuan suddenly put down what she was holding, bent down, grabbed Aunt Wang's hair roughly, and dragged her outside.
Aunt Wang never expected her to pull this move!
The tearing pain in her scalp forced her to loosen her grip on Chen Chen's legs, struggling and screaming, "Aaaaaah—Let go! Let go! You little slut! You whore!!!"
Chen Chen stared in disbelief: "..."
Didn't we all say we should all be civilized people?
Ning Yuan grabbed Wang Sanyi's hair with one hand, looked up at him and smiled faintly: "You are a civilized person, but I am not. I am also a shrew in the village!"
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