How could Tang Baozhu accept his fur so easily? She quickly returned the fur to him, saying, "Comrade Jin, we are not related, it's really not right for me to accept your things, and it wouldn't be good if others saw it. You should take it back quickly!"
Jin Meng could tell that the girl genuinely didn't want him and wasn't pretending or playing hard to get. He also knew that the girl might not be interested in him. But if the girl didn't want him, winter would be too unbearable.
"Tang Zhiqing, please don't be so polite. It's really hard to get through the winter here without furs. I hope you can accept them. Please don't make things difficult for your health."
Tang Baozhu couldn't tell him that she had leather, and besides, he really meant well, worried that she wouldn't have a good winter and had gone out of his way to bring it over, so she thought she should just accept it. But she wouldn't accept it for nothing; she would pay him the full amount due.
"How much are these hides worth? I'll give you the equivalent amount of money. If you don't want them, you can take them back."
Jin Meng looked at the girl's expression, which seemed to say, "If you don't want the money, take it back." He felt that the girl was completely distancing herself from him.
"Oh, by the way, Comrade Jin, how much did those hair clips you had someone send you last time cost? I'll return the money to you. Don't send me these flashy but impractical things anymore; I don't need any of them."
Tang Baozhu only just remembered that she hadn't used any of those things and had just left them in some corner. Now that she remembered, she realized she hadn't brought them with her, so she had no choice but to give them to him in cash.
"Tang Zhiqing, those hair clips aren't very expensive, just give me five yuan. As for the leather, ten yuan is fine. Don't worry, I won't overcharge you."
Tang Baozhu didn't believe he had made money off her; it was good enough if he hadn't lost money. Those few hair clips and face creams alone cost more than 15 yuan.
I don't know if he was worried that he wouldn't have enough money to pay, or what?
"Comrade Jin, please give me a fair price. If you don't give me a fair price and try to make me take advantage of you, then I won't take it."
Jin Meng saw that the little girl was so pretty and originally thought she was an eccentric, but he didn't expect her to be so smart. Now, he hadn't been able to fool her and had even let her see through his intentions. He wondered if she would be angry with him.
"Tang Zhiqing, that's not what I meant. I didn't mean to fool you. Although you may not accept me, you can't refuse my feelings for you. You don't have to respond. Liking you is my own business. As for those things, including the leather, just give me 30 yuan. Don't worry, I definitely didn't say too little this time. Everyone I asked said it was about the same price."
Tang Baozhu didn't even look at the leather inside. She just took out 30 yuan from her pocket, handed it to him, and then left with the things.
Jin Meng was overjoyed to see that the little girl hadn't looked at the contents of the bag, realizing that the gift had finally been delivered.
He wasn't really trying to scam the girl. If it were just regular leather and accessories, 30 yuan would be about right. But the leather he gave her was top-quality, and there was even a red fox pelt inside. He planned to hide for a couple of days to avoid the girl catching him and demanding more money from him.
Tang Baozhu carried a large bag of shavings and went straight back to the educated youth settlement. The people inside saw Baozhu carrying a large bag of things and asked curiously what it was.
"This is a piece of leather I bought from the village chief's youngest son. It cost 30 yuan. I haven't even seen the leather yet, so I don't know if I paid too little."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's open it quickly and let everyone see. Although we can't tell, Feifei and Comrade Jianguo have been here for so many years, they must have some discernment."
On the way back, Tang Baozhu realized that she hadn't checked the contents of the room and wondered if he had stuffed anything that shouldn't be there. She was even thinking of going inside to open it up and check it herself.
Seeing that everyone was quite interested, I finally couldn't resist showing it to them.
As soon as I opened the bag, I saw a bright red leather piece inside. It was so bright red that it stood out the most among all the colorful and white leather pieces.
Li Feifei took out the leather inside and looked at it. She knew that all these things were definitely worth more than 30 yuan. At the very least, this fox fur pelt couldn't be bought for 30 yuan.
What's more, there were other deer and rabbit skins nearby, and if I'm not mistaken, there was also a wolf skin. For a moment, I didn't know what to say.
"Wow, the leather inside is so beautiful! Can you help Baozhu check if the things inside are very valuable?"
Sheng Xueli's family is quite well-off, so she has a good eye for quality. Although she doesn't know how much these leathers cost, she knows they look very valuable.
“Baozhu, the brigade leader’s youngest son might really be interested in you and want to date you. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have given you such a precious pelt. Putting aside everything else, just this fox pelt alone is very valuable now because foxes are so rare. If someone who knows their stuff finds this pelt, it could be worth more than 100 yuan. Not to mention the wolf pelts inside and the rabbit pelts. Not a single hair is mixed in. It’s not easy to collect so many rabbit pelts without any mixed hairs.”
Those listening nearby were utterly stunned. They knew the items inside would be expensive, but they never imagined they would be this expensive.
When Li Feifei opened the package, Tang Baozhu knew that the contents were very valuable. Having seen all sorts of good things in her previous life, she immediately recognized the origin and preciousness of the leather.
"It's really too expensive. I'll go find him tomorrow and return the items."
"There might not be time tomorrow because the autumn harvest is coming. Why don't you take advantage of the little time you still have and return it first? The autumn harvest is just around the corner, so you have to put everything else aside and not delay the harvest, otherwise the brigade leader will blame you."
"Okay, I'll go return it now, but I don't dare go directly to his house to find him. What if people misunderstand?"
Li Feifei also thought of this problem. "Don't worry, ask Comrade Zhang Jianguo to help you send it back to him. It's okay if Comrade Zhang Jianguo goes to find him."
When Zhang Jianguo saw that his partner was giving him trouble, he didn't refuse. "Okay, put all the leather into the bag. I'll go find Comrade Jin Meng now. I suppose you two haven't been separated for long, so you should be at home."
Tang Baozhu was quite grateful to see that the male and female protagonists had taken the matter into their own hands. If she had known, she would have preferred to buy scrap leather from someone else, so that she wouldn't be in this predicament, unsure whether to accept it or not.
"Thank you, Comrade Zhang. When you get back, we'll all have a meal together. Anyway, the autumn harvest starts tomorrow, and I happen to have a preserved rabbit. It'll be a good treat for everyone."
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