Chapter 97: Robbing the Rich and Helping the Poor

Since the other person was Zheng Man, whom she often passed by, his residence must be near where she sold things. In order to avoid arousing suspicion, Zheng Man went there that night to check the situation.

Tang Yuan was worried the whole night, and the next morning he went out early to the market where they usually met.

The two agreed to meet today. Tang Yuan didn't have to wait long before he saw Zheng Man riding a bicycle hurriedly over. She looked normal, but there was something wrong with her riding posture.

"It's okay. I sprained my foot while running yesterday," Zheng Man stopped the car, her face full of anger. "Those people really had bad intentions. When I got there, they were discussing how to detain me and then find a way to lure you over. Because you exchanged a lot of RMB, they thought you must have a lot of money and wanted to take advantage of you."

"It is as expected." Tang Yuan was not surprised.

Life was indeed full of dangers these days. Ever since she started her rag business, people had been keeping an eye on her. Fortunately, she was careful and let the other party know that her business was not profitable, otherwise something bad would have happened long ago.

This time she just wanted to exchange some RMB to buy more things in China, make a profit from the price difference, and avoid being targeted.

Fortunately, she had asked Zheng Man to go. Although they were both women, Zheng Man looked harder to bully, so people didn't dare to attack her directly. If she had gone alone, she would have been detained long ago.

This business is too dangerous. Even if she has a golden finger, she dare not act rashly.

"Are you still going over today?" Tang Yuan asked. She thought Zheng Man was fine and was probably just doing some investigation. However, the two parties had agreed to meet today. If she didn't go, she was afraid that the other party would be suspicious. "You can go over and say that you don't need RMB anymore..."

"No need to go," Zheng Man laughed. "Since they are so unkind, they can't blame me for being unjust. I have been bullied to such an extent, how can I leave empty-handed?"

Tang Yuan raised his eyebrows and saw Zheng Man's smile getting deeper. He continued, "I heard them talking and was planning to leave. But not long after I left, I found a gang of people plotting something bad over there. So I helped them get a clue. When they started to make trouble, I sneaked in and took the money."

"RMB?" Tang Yuan asked, "If we are discovered, after all..."

"They won't be discovered," Zheng Man shook her head calmly, "I listened to you and obeyed the law. After taking the things away, I also called the police for them. By the way, the conspiracy of that gang seems to be related to drugs, so even if they can clear themselves of the connection, they will probably not be able to get out in a short time."

Being caught by the police was a good outcome.

They didn't intend to do good things, so they have to bear the corresponding consequences.

Tang Yuan thought about it, then belatedly remembered Zheng Man's words: "Did you take something?"

"If we only take RMB, wouldn't it be too easy to be discovered..." Zheng Man whispered, "I saw some things in the room that looked like antiques, so I took some out, and there are also these..."

Zheng Man handed a stack of information to Tang Yuan.

Tang Yuan took it with doubt. After reading the contents, he was furious: "These people really committed crimes in the mainland and ran away! Can we hand over this information to the Hong Kong government...?"

"No," Zheng Man shook her head, "The government here won't care about what happens in the mainland."

After saying that, seeing that Tang Yuan was still angry, he said, "But it doesn't matter. They will not have a good ending this time. I want to keep some of the things they took out, and I will give you all the RMB."

"I don't care about yours," Tang Yuan thought for a moment and took the initiative to say, "As for the RMB given to me, I want to use it first. When I have the chance in the future, I will return it to the mainland with interest. Now just consider it mine, okay?"

She is not short of money, but of RMB. Now she has a considerable amount of money and will not return it in a short time. She can keep it and make full use of it.

"The RMB was originally given to you, not just as a gift," Zheng Man said immediately, her eyes sparkling. "When do you think we will have the opportunity to exchange? Do we have to wait until 20 years later?"

"No, I don't think so. Maybe the situation will change in a few years," Tang Yuan said firmly, looking up at her. "By the way, remember, if they are fine, the next time you meet that Uncle Liu, you must take the initiative."

"I understand. First, I will accuse him of not abiding by the agreement," Zheng Man patted her chest and promised, handing the money in the plastic bag to Tang Yuan. "This amount is not 20,000 yuan, probably only more than 10,000 yuan. They set a trap in the first place, so they gave an ambiguous amount of money, hoping to steal more money from us."

"That's fine," Tang Yuan put the money away and complained to himself, "Now it's good. I'm a grasshopper in the same boat with you, and I'm also a thief like you."

"As you said, it's better for us to have these things in our hands than in those people's hands," Zheng Man comforted Tang Yuan, "You will definitely be able to use them in an important place."

Tang Yuan smiled and didn't answer directly: "Very good, we are good at making excuses for ourselves. Today's circle is for you. This needs to be done slowly. I don't have any stock. If you sell it quickly, we will have to trade once a day."

"As long as there's stock," Zheng Man tied a bag of hair bands to the back seat of her own bicycle, and then handed the empty bag to Tang Yuan, "I'm going first, I have a busy day today."

"Go ahead, be careful."

"Don't worry. Most people don't dare to mess with me." Zheng Man got on the bicycle, stepped on the pedal, and quickly walked a few meters.

Tang Yuan watched her leave, put away the bag of money in his hand, and rode back to his residence to count it.

Finally, she counted 16,329.35 yuan. If it was a normal transaction, she would need to pay 80,000 yuan. Now she got this money for free, which is equivalent to saving a store after rounding off.

But with this money, she no longer needs to worry about not having enough RMB.

Currently, if you add up all her RMB expenditures, she has to spend about 700 yuan every month. She originally calculated that the several thousand yuan she had saved before would barely last her until after the tea season, but with the addition of hair bands during this period, her monthly expenses have increased by at least 180 yuan, which means 900 yuan in five months. She is thinking of starting a side job to make money during the Chinese New Year.

Now that I've got this money for free, I really don't have to worry anymore.

After the incident, Tang Yuan returned to his normal life. When doing business, Zheng Man deliberately avoided the place where the trouble happened and went to other places to sell the things in her hands.

After the incident had died down, Zheng Man went to where those people lived, only to find that the place had been sealed off.

When I talked about this with Tang Yuan, we both agreed that it was the right thing to take the things out of the house in advance. The things that were taken away now would not be returned to the mainland, especially the antiques, which could not enter the pockets of foreigners under any circumstances.

After confirming the situation, Tang Yuan no longer felt too burdened and just regarded it as robbing the rich to help the poor.

At the same time, she received a new order from Aunt Cao.

The end of the year is coming and it is time to visit relatives and friends. Plus, the college entrance examination is only a few days away, so many people need to give gifts. In this case, Apple, which is durable and looks good, is a good choice.

This time, Tang Yuan went directly to a wholesale market a little further away and brought back bags of apples. He would give the apples to Aunt Cao every few days.

Tang Yuan made money, but Aunt Cao did not. However, after she gave away apples through her son, people would give her some things that they had in large quantities, which more or less supplemented the things that Aunt Cao's family was lacking. The money saved could be used to buy other good things from Tang Yuan.

This business is good for both Aunt Cao and Tang Yuan.

Just like that, after a wave of apples were given away, the first college entrance examination after its resumption was launched vigorously. During the few days of the examination, the whole machinery factory was lingering with a feeling of anxiety and tension. Even those who did not have college entrance examination candidates at home looked nervous.

Tang Yuan did not take the college entrance examination, but she was calm in her heart.

However, she was not completely free of worries. Her biggest worry was what would happen if Tang Jianguo failed the exam and returned to the machinery factory to cause trouble?

Before she could make up her mind, she received news that Tang Jianguo considered himself very confident and rejected the suggestion to return to the machinery factory immediately, and would wait for the acceptance letter in his hometown.

He obviously didn't think he couldn't pass the exam.

Such self-confidence made everyone in the boiler room believe him inexplicably, thinking that he might really be admitted. When they met Tang Yuan, they were full of envy in their words.

When another person came to congratulate him, Tang Yuan's eyes turned and he said, "Then I'll wait for the admission letter. But can the admission letter be delivered to my father? Don't let it get lost on the way. What if the admission letter is picked up by someone? Can he go to school with the letter? In addition to the letter, do I need anything else?"

"This……"

This is only the first college entrance examination after its resumption. Everyone is crossing the river by feeling the stones. No one knows what will happen. But in some villages and towns with particularly strong human touch, there may be situations of "changing names and replacing surnames".

Tang Yuan remembered that there were related things happening in recent years, but she was insignificant and had a reputation as a "silly child". Even if she said something, no one would listen. It was better to let Tang Jianguo handle it.

Sure enough, under her deliberate guidance, the topic of whether someone might impersonate someone else arose in the machinery factory.

The news radiated out from the machinery factory, and people in the surrounding area started talking about this matter one after another. They were all worried that someone in their family might be impersonated. Because the noise was a little bit loud, related news appeared in the newspapers.

Tang Yuan quietly disappeared and became a transparent person in the boiler room again. No one could remember that the source of these sounds was her words.

After the college entrance examination, the apple business did not decline. Every now and then someone would ask Aunt Cao's son to help carry apples. Sometimes it was two or three kilograms, sometimes it was three or five kilograms. The amount was not large, but over time, it would become a significant number.

By the eve of the Chinese New Year, Tang Yuan had sold over a thousand kilograms of apples in this piecemeal way, at one yuan per kilogram, earning a total of one thousand yuan.

The holidays have begun in Hong Kong, and craft shops and coffee shops have all closed. On the mainland, after consulting everyone, Tang Yuan has only given three days off, from New Year's Eve to the second day of the Lunar New Year.

Those who have enough money can take a holiday, and those who do not have money can work as many days as they can. They are happy to work, and Tang Yuan will not force them to rest. It is a good opportunity for them to save some inventory.

In fact, she herself did not take a holiday. Since the beginning of the year, she has started calling the families who ordered strawberries last year to inquire about their strawberry needs.

After a year of upgrading, this year the game space can grow ten kilograms of strawberries every day. In line with the principle that scarcity makes things valuable, she did not increase the output to ten kilograms all at once, but only increased it to six kilograms, still at two hundred yuan per kilogram. After confirming the needs of several families, she picked the freshest strawberries and delivered them every morning.

I earn 1,200 yuan a day from strawberries, and after selling them in large quantities for only 15 days, I earn 18,000 yuan.