Xiao Jiu didn't bother her and turned to leave. Ye Zhen wanted to call her back, but when she thought of the bag on her back, her expression changed, and she quickly turned around and entered the family compound gate.
Xiao Jiu finally had time to go online and count tonight's haul.
A total of 128 yuan and 65 cents were found on the rapist, along with 5 jin of national grain coupons, 3 jin of local grain coupons, and more than ten other miscellaneous coupons such as cloth coupons, sugar coupons, pastry coupons, and milk powder coupons.
The briefcase contained a work ID card from the railway bureau of Z city, the provincial capital, some meeting materials, a stack of letters of introduction, and more than ten blank sheets of paper, some without even a date.
Besides these, she even found two small yellow croakers, a brand-new women's Plum Blossom brand watch, a national bicycle ticket, and a sewing ticket in her briefcase.
Good heavens! This guy is not only from out of town, but he's also a corrupt official.
This must be from bribery, right? Look at all these things: bicycle tickets, sewing machine tickets, watches, cash, and small silver coins. Is this guy getting married?
How audacious is he to do something like this after getting married?
That's why they say if a man can't control his genitals, something bad will happen.
Look at this bastard, it's probably his first time doing this, he's so nervous he even threw his briefcase off his bicycle and ignored it.
Then I washed the money in clean water, stuck it on the table, and it probably dried overnight.
Then she looked at the two bundles again. Because they were quite heavy, she assumed they were supplies that these people were reselling.
When I opened it, oh my goodness!
The first bundle was opened, and it was full of coupons, all kinds of coupons, mostly national coupons. Since national coupons were mostly used by business travelers, most of them did not have an expiration date. The more frequently local coupons were used, the more coupons there were. They were categorized and stacked by type. I roughly counted, and there were twenty-six stacks in total. No wonder it was so heavy!
Xiao Jiule's mouth was stretched from the corners of his head to a wide grin.
So this bag contains tickets, what's in the other bag?
When the second bundle was opened, her eyes widened in disbelief.
Wow, the big unity bills are amazing! Not to mention the colorful banknotes, there are so many big unity bills. This bag is even heavier than the previous one. There must be more than two thousand yuan in here, right?
Because the "Great Unity" bill had two thick stacks, she estimated that each stack contained a thousand dollars.
She's struck it rich! She became rich overnight. That's exactly what they mean by someone like her, right?
She actually reached the pinnacle of her life because of the burden of being a ticket scalper?
Hehehe... Little Jiu happily rolled around on the floor of the space.
Without saying much, she first counted the cash. There was a total of 2,866 yuan in that bundle of cash.
The receipts contained 156 jin of national grain coupons and 238 jin of local grain coupons (coarse grains, flour, and rice).
Meat coupons: 36 jin; sugar coupons: 23 jin; egg coupons: 8 jin; cooking oil coupons: 15 jin; salt coupons: 32 jin; pastry coupons: 42 jin; tea coupons: 5 jin; health powder coupons: 5 jin; liquor coupons: 22 jin; cloth coupons: 108 chi; industrial coupons: 29...
Besides these items that caught her eye, there were also coupons for soap, matches, chimneys, iron stoves, iron pots, aluminum kettles, wardrobes, wooden beds, round tables, and even alarm clocks and light bulbs.
Industrial vouchers are quite useful; they can be used to buy towels, blankets, yarn, hand cannons, iron pots, aluminum basins, enamel basins, raincoats, rubber shoes, razor blades, scissors, and so on.
Now that I'm rich, I've taken out the liquor that will expire in three months and plan to spend it when I have time.
Every ticket here is precious; she absolutely cannot waste them.
She then sorted out all her money. Before today, she had 126 yuan, earned 43 yuan from selling candy and biscuits, found 128.65 yuan on the man with glasses, and got 2866 yuan from the ticket scalper. She now had 3163.65 yuan in cash, and with the loose change she had before, she could easily scrape together 3164 yuan.
There were 161 jin of national grain coupons, 273 jin of local grain coupons, 45 jin of meat coupons, and countless other coupons such as sugar.
Two small yellow croakers, one plum blossom watch, one bicycle ticket, and one sewing ticket.
Unfortunately, the ticket scalpers didn't have any extra bicycles, watches, or sewing tickets, which was a real shame.
Even with a scale like that, she can be considered a wealthy woman.
With the money and the tickets, what else is there for her to sell?
That night, Xiao Jiu was so excited that she tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep until dawn.
I was woken up early on National Day by the deafening sound of gongs and drums, mixed with the sound of firecrackers.
Yes, today is National Day, no wonder it's so lively.
I turned over in a daze and went back to sleep, sleeping until my stomach started growling. When I looked in the mirror with my hair all messy, I realized that I hadn't washed up before going to bed, and now I had a dirty face!
She quickly went outside to boil water. Fortunately, she had enough water in her space and poured water in whenever she had time, so she didn't lack water now.
Since I needed to wash up, I simply boiled a big pot of water and took a cold shower.
Considering that she couldn't get good meat at the state-run restaurants outside, which mostly served canned meat and minced meat, she decided not to join in the fun. Instead, she stewed a pot of braised pork in her space, ate it with steamed rice and fresh vegetable soup, and enjoyed a delicious and satisfying meal.
With people constantly coming and going outside, she couldn't find an opportunity, so she simply sat in the space to study, and ended up studying for most of the day.
I ate too much rice and vegetables with the leftovers in the evening, so I had to go outside and take a walk around the square to digest.
He didn't emerge from the space until night fell and the surroundings quieted down.
Although she has a bicycle, it belongs to someone else. It would be bad if she were stopped on the road. Although no one would bother to check this for no reason, it's hard to guarantee that the bespectacled man won't report it to the police. If he's here on a business trip, the bicycle could very well belong to the government or to someone in the government.
That guy's name is Wang Wei. He's not very old, only twenty-five. He has a stamp on his photo and looks quite respectable. It's a black and white photo, so it's not impossible for him to use this work ID later.
However, she can't use it; it says male on it, unless she disguises herself, in which case it might be acceptable.
It was already five or six o'clock when she left the space, and there wasn't much to see around, especially since she had hit someone and poured water on their brother. What if the other party called the police?
The timid Xiao Jiu simply took a bus back to the vicinity of her school.
"Sigh, a whole day passed in a daze, and the National Day of 1960 is over just like that?"
It's a bit of a disappointment, but also feels like I got a little too cocky.
She had assumed the school would be closed today, but to her surprise, she saw lights on in the teaching building.
I figured wandering around outside wasn't very interesting, so it was better to sit in the classroom and study, which had a better atmosphere.
So I took a mooncake and knocked on the school gate.
"Happy National Day, sir. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 5th. I wish you a happy holiday in advance."
"Young man? You're a sophomore in high school? That doesn't seem right, how come you're so... short?"
She guessed that the upperclassmen had a day off and were coming back in the evening to study. They were busy studying and every second counted.
"Sir, I'm a first-year high school student. It's only a few days until the Mid-Autumn Festival, right? My family members all went to visit relatives. I was afraid that the trip would delay my return, so I didn't go. I can't concentrate on my studies at home either, so I was thinking of just coming to school. Could you please let me in?"
"Oh my, this is the first time I've met such a studious kid. Alright, come in. Your dorm supervisor is on leave, so just go find her to get your dorm key. There's also a teacher on duty in the classroom, so go find the key there."
"Thank you, sir, and happy holiday."
When Xiao Jiu entered the campus, the old man turned around and was stunned. There was a delicious-looking five-nut mooncake on the gatekeeper's table.
"This child is being too polite with me."
The old man smiled and shook his head, but then carefully wrapped the precious mooncake in clean paper, planning to take it home with his wife after get off work the next morning.
The generous little wine not only brought holiday greetings to the old man, but also gave a piece to the school dormitory supervisor. She even remembered the old man in the boiler room, which touched everyone deeply.
"You silly child, have you come to bring us warmth ahead of time?"
Xiao Jiu joked with them with a grin, "It's too lonely at home, and it's not very interesting. It's better to come to school. I'll go to class tomorrow. I brought some dry food and hot water, so I don't even need to go to the cafeteria. I just need to trouble the teacher to open and lock the door for me."
"What's the trouble? This is just my job. Just let me know if you need anything. You're about the same age as my daughter. Mine is still in elementary school, while you're in your first year of high school. Sigh, you just can't compare people!"
While the boiler room was open, Xiao Jiu went back and forth all day to collect a lot of hot water and store it in the space, filling all the large plastic buckets in the space before stopping.
These plastic buckets are used to hold seafood. They are very sturdy and durable, sky blue, and 1.2 meters tall. Although she is now 1.4 meters tall, she still needs to stand on a stool to scoop water!
She found eight of these plastic buckets, and the water in them would last her about a month, provided it was only for eating and drinking.
There is a toilet area, and it's a flush toilet. She couldn't get into the old place before, and she forgot when she could get in. She felt that this space could be upgraded, but it was the kind of upgrade that happened quietly, and she had to figure it out herself. You didn't know why it was upgraded or where the opportunity for the upgrade was. It all depended on luck.
After entering the dormitory, Xiao Jiu bolted the door, cleaned the dormitory, and entered the space before lights out.
I ate two substantial meals today, with both meat and rice, so I didn't eat dinner. Instead, I peeled a dragon fruit and ate it directly.
The bell rang at 5 a.m. the next day, and the senior students had to enter the classroom by 5:30 a.m.
Since the difficult times began, morning exercises have also been cancelled.
No matter how diligent Xiao Jiu is, she won't miss the chance to sleep in. Sure enough, she turned over and opened her eyes again, and it was already nine o'clock in the morning.
I washed up at a leisurely pace, drank a bowl of leftover millet porridge, ate two eggs, steamed a pot of pre-made buns, grabbed an Orleans chicken bun and ate it, then carried my schoolbag to the teaching area. I asked the teacher on duty to open the door for me, and went straight to my seat to start doing my homework.
No wonder people feel the urge to study when they're in the classroom. It's not just the stacks of books on the desk, but also the homework and exercises assigned by teachers from multiple subjects during the holidays. I played all day yesterday and didn't write a single word, so I have to do some serious practice today.
I ate a big breakfast, and when lunchtime came, I wasn't in a hurry to leave. I kept writing until 4 p.m. before I finished all my homework.
During this time, I would eat fruit when I was thirsty and bread when I was hungry, just enough to get through until it was time to lock up and go back to the dormitory.
The lighting here is poor at night, so she plans to go back to her space to study.
Considering she hadn't eaten a proper meal, Xiao Jiu went back to her dorm and entered her personal space, where she cooked a bowl of stinky and spicy snail rice noodles. Having not eaten it for a long time, she felt that these snail rice noodles were simply a delicacy, and it was worth adding two lion's head meatballs to them.
Her roommates were supposed to arrive on the afternoon of the 3rd. Following the schedule from the 2nd, she got up at nine o'clock, washed up, ate breakfast, and went to the classroom at ten o'clock to start studying.
She finished her studies at 4 p.m. and returned to her dormitory. During this time, some students had already come to the classroom to finish their homework. When she arrived at her dormitory, only Zhu Hongqi remained.
Given what happened last time, everyone was worried about her. It wasn't until before evening self-study that the girl ran breathlessly to the dormitory.
Seeing her like that, I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. "Did you run all the way from the bus station again?"
Zhu Hongqi smiled sheepishly, quickly put her things down, took a basin to wash up, and combed her hair again. Everyone waited patiently for her until she put her backpack back on, then grinned happily and said, "Let's go, I'm all ready."
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xiao Jiu slipped her a mooncake, saying, "You haven't eaten yet, have you? Hurry up and eat, everyone else has already eaten."
Xiao Jiu gave each of her roommates a mooncake, and everyone returned the favor with gifts they brought from home. No matter how good or bad they were, at least they showed their appreciation. Only Hongqi spoke cautiously and with a sense of inferiority.
"Peach, I'm sorry, I haven't paid back the money and tickets from before, I..."
Before she could apologize, Xiao Jiu stuffed 2.2 jin of coarse grain coupons and 3.65 yuan in cash into her hands.
"Why are you being so polite with me? Here, take this and use it."
"No, no, I haven't finished spending what I had before,"
"Then you can keep them. Come on, let's go into class."
The reason she gave Zhu Hongqi both small and large amounts of local food coupons and cash is because she gave him the change from both.
Xiao Jiu's roommates all heard what she said, but they all remained silent. That very night, the honest Zhu Hongqi wrote Xiao Jiu an IOU.
Xiao Jiu casually stuffed it into the space; if it weren't to appease her, she wouldn't have wanted to accept it.
She got such a great deal this time, but she can't announce it to the public. Ugh, it's so frustrating!
To help students get back into the swing of things after the holidays, the teacher entered the classroom and started passing around handwritten test papers engraved with ink, then began testing them right there in class.
Well, there wasn't even an opening. It seems like the first year of high school has already entered hell mode.
Because of this unexpected windfall, Xiao Jiu plans to temporarily close the net and wait until he has spent all the tickets with expiration dates before going out to make more money.
Fortunately, apart from meals, there were basically no other expenses at school. Even Zhu Hongqi, thanks to her financial assistance, finally looked less sickly. She could at least eat one meal a day, if not three meals a day, which was enough to maintain the basic energy her body needed.
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