Chapter 16 Chapter 16 (Revised) Stupid People with Lots of Money
In fact, they couldn't remember whether there was really a girl wearing a pink peony dress, but no one dared to deny it.
If they really cared about the children, this wouldn't happen.
Many years have passed and they have forgiven themselves.
This is not their fault. It’s just that life is too hard and they can’t survive. There is really nothing they can do.
They worship Feitou God every day, hoping that Feitou God can protect Mang Village.
But the worship that lasted for a hundred years did not bring them mercy from the Flying Head God, and they still could not get enough food.
It happened that someone came to Mangzhai and mentioned this transaction.
Those who can afford tobacco paste are all rich people. As long as they are served well, money is not a problem.
They agreed that each family would send one daughter so that they would not compete for the business and could make money together.
The youngest girl was only 14 years old. Her parents couldn't find a suitable marriage for her, so they pushed her away.
Feitou God was the deity that Mang Village had been worshipping for many years. From this day on, they put away Feitou God and no longer believed in any ghosts or gods.
"They said... this is against the law, and breaking the law will bring trouble to us. We have a whole family to support, and we can't die!"
The detectives came over and found out that the gang selling the tobacco cream would not protect them, so they gathered together for a meeting.
We must cut off all clues! We can't be implicated!
This is the goal of all of them.
So they brought their daughters to the edge of the tiankeng. It is said that this tiankeng has existed much longer than Mangzhai. It is said that the tiankeng can protect them like the Feitou God.
They knelt beside the tiankeng and sincerely repented.
The tiankeng is indeed much more useful than the flying head god.
Ruan Feng sneered, "So you teamed up to let them die?! Drain all the value out of them and then abandon them?! You pushed them down!"
Everyone was quiet, no one objected, no one spoke.
But Sang Baiyu thought that they would not regret it, but would only resent Fang Xiaoman who went down the sinkhole.
Zuko had no choice. He knew he could no longer hide, so he slowly walked down the mountain with his crutches.
In the silence, Nata's voice was particularly abrupt, "Laitong's daughter was also pushed down?"
Lai Tong retorted fiercely, "I didn't!"
Nata said, "Still being stubborn? I'll take you back and ask you for a trial!"
Sang Baiyu said: "Maybe he really didn't lie."
Nata: “Do you believe him?”
Sang Baiyu looked at the beggars and kept laughing when their behavior was exposed.
I don’t know if it’s because her vocal cords are damaged, but her laugh sounds weird.
Sang Baiyu asked, "Do you know Lai Tong?"
"How could she know Lai Tong? Even if she did, it wouldn't be surprising since they live in the same village."
Sang Baiyu said, "Tirad's head was cut off, which fits the legend of the Flying Head God. If Tirad was silenced because of the tobacco paste, why did they cut off Tirad's head? Why did they put his head at a barbecue stall near the police station? This behavior and the anonymous letter have the same purpose: to attract the police's attention and lead you to investigate. Mang Village used to worship the Flying Head God, but since they collectively harmed the girl, they no longer do so. She is the only one who worships the Flying Head God."
She is different from others, she does not resist the flying head god.
Nata thought it was incredible, "But she is a disabled person, she can't go down to the cellar to cut off the head of the corpse."
Sang Baiyu said: "Someone is helping her."
"She brought help?"
"You are wrong. Her helpers are in Mang Village."
Nata looked at the other people in Mang Village in confusion.
Min Wen and Min Jun were at the police station, and almost everyone else was there.
The people of Mangzhai are very united. The beggars came later. Who would join forces with outsiders?
Sang Baiyu said: "Uncle is a bit stupid, you are wrong, she should not be an outsider."
Ruan Feng said: "Don't be polite, he is not a little stupid, he is brainless."
Nata: “…”
Sang Baiyu said, "If she doesn't want to say it, maybe we can ask Sang Bo."
The Sangbo house was tainted with the smell of a Buddhist shrine.
He is the one who sets up the Flying Head God every day.
When his name was suddenly called, everyone noticed Sambo in the crowd. He stood quietly in the crowd without dodging.
Sambo was unmarried and had no sisters, so he was not involved in what happened.
The people of Mang Village realized then that Sangbo shouldn't have been so concerned about the sinkhole. It was unlikely that he had come to watch the fun; he preferred quiet to excitement.
Sambo pursed his lips, frowned and stared at the beggar, and it seemed that he would not cooperate in telling the truth.
The beggar suddenly stopped laughing and crawled towards the passage.
She could only move her hands slightly, and even when she did, it was a deformed movement. She scraped the ground and slid forward, looking up at Lai Tong, "Dad, I missed you so much."
After these words came out, Nata almost couldn't catch his breath.
Beggar Guan Laitong calls...Dad?
Nata realized something, "She is Lai Tong's missing daughter?!"
Seeing this, Sangbo walked over quickly, squatted down and grabbed the beggar, "Forget it, have you forgotten how he treated you? We have nothing to say to him."
Lai Tong fell to the ground and backed away in horror.
That beggar looked hideous, how could she be his young and beautiful daughter?
Lai Tong has retreated to the edge of the tiankeng.
His wife screamed hysterically and tried to stop him, but Lai Tong was so scared that his legs were weak and he could not hear her at all.
Wu Yuanqing grabbed Lai Tong's shoulders in time and said, "Even if you want to die, you have to wait until she finishes speaking."
The beggar's voice was strange, sharp and hoarse.
Sang Bo felt heartbroken when he heard this. He raised his head and said angrily, "Her throat is injured and she hasn't spoken often in recent years. It's not convenient for her to speak. I'll speak for her."
Someone whispered, "I remember that Sasha wasn't among those kids."
Sasha is Lai Tong’s youngest daughter, the third child.
Sambo said: "It is true that she was not selected, but Lai Tong asked her to do other things."
Lai Tong's face was ashen. "You... I clearly asked you, you! Shut up! Or I'll kill you!"
Sambo paid no attention to Lai Tong's shouting.
He took the beggar to the shade of a tree and found a fan to fan her. Only then did the beggar lower her head and look much more comfortable.
Sang Bo looked at Lai Tong and sneered, "Of course you didn't sell your daughter with them. You sold Sasha a long time ago! You sold Sasha to Min Chun!"
Li Rong lied that she had been married to Min Chun for twenty years. Even if it was really twenty years, Min Wen was only thirteen years old. It was very rare in Mangzhai to have a child after seven years of marriage.
Two hours ago, Wu Yuanqing found out that Li Rong had gone to a small clinic for treatment of infertility.
The unscrupulous doctor at the clinic was unqualified, but Longxinggang City didn't care. Li Rong went there several times but failed to get pregnant.
Min Chun was determined to continue the bloodline. After he lost his temper at his father-in-law's house, they agreed that Min Chun would find another one. Min Chun set his sights on Shasha from Mangzhai.
However, Longxinggang City is still monogamous on the surface, and Min Chun cannot take Sasha home directly, so he gave Lai Tong some money and took Sasha away without anyone else when needed, until Sasha successfully became pregnant.
It’s not that she doesn’t know how to resist, but that she can’t resist.
She is only a teenager and her biological father is in charge. What can she do?
Until she gave birth to her child, Shasha never returned to Mangzhai.
It's a pity that she gave birth to a daughter. Although Min Chun was very happy, he was not that happy. He hoped that Sasha could give birth to a son.
"Min Chun likes Sasha, and Li Rong feels a sense of crisis. Min Chun might divorce her and take Sasha home. So, while Sasha hasn't fully recovered from giving birth, she takes her to the tiankeng and pushes her in!"
Lai Tong was horrified. He and his wife supported each other, tears streaming down their faces. "Shasha, listen to me! They said you ran away because you didn't want to have a baby. I didn't know they killed you! I really didn't know! How could I not love you? You're my child!"
Fang Xiaoman usually looked down on these people, and now she was even more critical: "But you still haven't gone to see Sasha, haven't checked her injuries, and you don't even dare to take a step forward. What are you talking about love? You should be feeling lucky that Min Chun didn't care about you selling your daughter for money, right?"
Lai Tong: “…”
The wife's weak voice emerged, "It's not that we don't want children, it's just that life forces us to...it's the same for everyone."
Which family in Mangzhai has never sold a child?
Fang Xiaoman said: "This only proves that all of you are scum."
Some people didn't want to listen to Fang Xiaoman and rolled up their sleeves and walked forward. Before Wu Yuanqing could go over to help, Fang Xiaoman picked up a brick and smashed it with a palm, breaking the brick into several pieces.
“…”
Fang Xiaoman smiled strangely, "Is there anything else?" The man retreated silently.
Wu Yuanqing: “…”
Sangbo continued, "Li Rong pushed Shasha down, and she was lucky she didn't die. The tiankeng has a slope, so it's very likely she wouldn't have died immediately after falling in. Your daughters probably died from their injuries, the pain, or bled to death. Before they died, they must have wondered, 'I did everything you said, so why was I pushed in?'"
Sangbo's description made most of the people in Mang Village lower their heads, but most of them were not because of guilt.
It would be fine if they died immediately, but if they could really live for a while, their resentment would probably be even stronger than that of the Flying Head God.
Sasha is not only lucky, but also has strong perseverance.
She did not give up on herself and kept looking for an exit at the bottom of the sinkhole.
After climbing for most of the day, she discovered the sound of flowing water and discovered that there was an underground river at the bottom of the tiankeng.
With water, we can at least hold out for another two days.
Sasha was lucky; she found the exit.
The exit was in the mountains. Although it was much lower than the tiankeng, Sasha still couldn't get up there by herself.
At this time, she met Sambo.
Lai Tong kept shaking his head when he heard what Sanbo said. "Impossible, this is impossible. He has already fallen down. How can he still be alive... How can there be an exit?"
No one has been down there to see what it is like down there.
Ruan Feng asked: "Didn't you send Shasha home?"
"What's there to give her family? Sasha and I are friends, and her father still tries to appeal to my feelings. If Sasha hadn't told me the truth, I would still be in the dark. I went to find a doctor for her, and she luckily survived and passed away."
Sasha doesn't want to stay in Mangzhai. Sangbo wants to go with her, but Sasha refuses. She wants Sangbo to stay and look after Li Rong. Sasha wants revenge.
She asked Sangbo to steal her ID and she wandered to Changxia, begging all the way.
After Sasha came back, Sambo finally understood why she was saving money. She was going to blow up the sinkhole.
Ruan Feng said, "But judging from the time, the girls were still fine when she was pushed in. Why did they blow up the tiankeng?"
Sasha laughed again.
Sambo said angrily, "When she fell in, she saw a lot of corpses in the tiankeng!"
It was unknown whether those people were murdered or fell accidentally. Sasha could see incomplete skeletons every few steps. Judging from the time, they might have been from decades ago, or even longer.
Fang Xiaoman said, "Oh, the first time I went down there, I was so focused on looking at the bones at the entrance that I didn't even venture inside."
"I bought the explosives," Sang Bo said, "and I threw them down. It has nothing to do with Sasha. Also, Li Rong and Min Chun deserved it."
Sang Baiyu was stunned when he heard this.
Ruan Feng gently hugged Sang Baiyu. When these girls were first pushed out to accompany the men, they were not much older than Sang Baiyu. She must have been scared.
The next second, Sang Baiyu frantically shook Fang Xiaoman's arm, "Sister Xiaoman! Translate!"
They speak too fast, I can't understand them!!
Ruan Feng: “…”
Ruan Feng turned around to look at Wu Yuanqing, who was grabbing Nata's ear and asking, "Why don't I understand what you just said? Do you think this is what you meant..."
Ruan Feng: “…”
*
The detective gave Min Wen the opportunity to meet Li Rong.
As soon as Li Rong saw Min Wen, she asked anxiously, "How is Xiaojun? Will he be arrested?"
Under the supervision of the detective, Min Wen looked at Li Rong quietly, as if trying to remember every detail of her face.
Li Rong became more and more anxious as she looked at him. "You kid, why are you..."
Min Wen interrupted her softly, "Are you my biological mother?"
Li Rong was slightly startled.
Min Wen said: "When I was little, I never understood why I had to take care of Min Jun, as he was only a few years older than me. Why was your attention always on Min Jun, and why did you never pay attention to me?"
Li Rong said: "You are my elder sister..."
"Whatever good things we have at home, you give them to Min Jun. You often lecture me, saying I'm not good-looking, my eyes aren't right, my nose isn't right, nothing about me is right."
Li Rong turned her head away guiltily, pinching her arm tightly with her fingers, not even noticing that her nails were digging into her skin.
The detectives looked at each other. They wanted to remember the conversation between the two and report it to Wu Yuanqing.
Min Wen didn't speak for a long time.
Li Rong never looked at her. The mother and daughter were no more than two meters apart, but it seemed as if there were thousands of mountains and rivers between them.
Min Wen asked: "Why did you kill him?"
It would be more accurate to say that she was muttering to herself rather than asking Li Rong.
"Dad has been going too far these past few years, and you've never considered killing him. Why did you do it that day? Was it because..." Min Wen raised his head and looked at Li Rong anxiously, "Is it because he wants to marry me off?"
Li Rong suddenly broke down and yelled like crazy, "I won't let him marry you off! You have to continue studying and go to school. You'd better go back to Changxia and wait until you're in your twenties to find a man you like and marry him. Do you understand?!"
Min Wen's eyes were moist and hot, and his breath was getting shaky. "Since you only care about Xiaojun, don't pretend to care about me. I will study hard in the future. I will go back to Changxia and will not repeat your life. As for Xiaojun, I will not care about him. I will never care about him in my life."
Li Rong closed her eyes weakly, and after a long while she said, "I can't change your wish. If Xiaojun can still get out, send him to the welfare home in Changxia. Since your last name is Min, there's still a chance."
Min Wen asked: "Aren't you going to ask me why I don't care about him?"
Li Rong said, "You hate us."
Min Wen raised his voice and said, "No, because he is not my brother. We are at most half-brothers, so I don't care about him."
Li Rong smiled bitterly and said, "You know everything."
"I'm not your biological child, so you treat me badly. You killed my mother. I wrote the report letter, and it was Uncle Sambo who called the police. I will join them in revenge against you."
Li Rong stared at Min Wen in a daze.
She wasn't angry or excited. After calming herself down a bit, she said, "If you can go to China, don't come back. The climate in Changxia and Longxinggang is similar. It's fine to stay in Changxia. Don't go any further... If you really want to leave, that's fine. I heard that China is very big, and it takes a long time to get to the capital. I wonder what the capital is like. Is it bigger than Longxinggang?"
Min Wen suddenly stood up and said, "You didn't want to kill him because of me. You're not good to me!"
Li Rong's eyes reddened as she nodded gently, "I did this for myself."
Min Wen proposed to meet with Li Rong just to hear this sentence.
She didn't believe Li Rong would kill for her.
But when Li Rong really said it, Min Wen didn't seem to feel as relaxed as he had imagined.
Min Wen said viciously: "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be caught in here!"
Li Rong: "I know."
"I deliberately didn't mention the sinkhole! I deliberately mentioned the cellar! I told you to throw the body into the cellar!"
Li Rong was silent for a moment, then said, "I wanted to dispose of the body, it has nothing to do with you."
She said gently: "Xiao Wen, I have wanted to kill him for a long time. It has nothing to do with you."
Li Rong calmly tidied her clothes and hair, then looked at the detective and said, "Hello, you can take me home now."
Min Wen stared at her back in a daze.
Two other people came forward to lead Min Wen. They exchanged words, "The team just reported back that the sinkhole in Mang Village exploded. A woman reported that Li Rong pushed her in. She must know about the sinkhole."
Since you knew that, why didn't you throw the body into the sinkhole like others?
Li Rong, handcuffed, slowly walked towards the detention room.
She knew about the sinkhole, but from that day on, she would never be able to get close to it again in her life.
Li Rong looked out the window, the sunlight was scorching and dazzling.
She has never been to school, but she has heard people read articles.
There is a sentence in "Walden" that she has always kept in mind.
When the sun rises, all things become bright.
*
Ruan Feng and Fang Xiaoman translated the conversation between Sang Bo and others to Sang Baiyu verbatim.
Sang Baiyu came back in the police car, muttering, "Since Li Rong pushed Sasha down there, and she must have known about the sinkhole, why didn't she just throw Min Chun's body into it? That way, Min Jun wouldn't have gone to exchange bodies."
Fang Xiaoman shrugged. "Who knows what they're thinking? If it were me, and I were really bullied by my husband, I would chop off his hands first. If he still doesn't obey after chopping off one, I'd chop off the other."
Nata was shocked, "You little girl."
Fang Xiaoman flexed his muscles, "Want to talk to the girl?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Yuanqing organized the agents to move Sasha out of the car, with Sangbo following at the end.
Sambo admitted that it was at Sasha's request that he cut off Tirad's head and placed it near the police station to attract investigation.
This was something they had already discussed. After Li Rong killed someone, they would let the police investigate the matter.
It’s a pity that the body was replaced by Min Jun, otherwise it would have been smoother.
It happened that Min Wen had just been released.
She was stunned when she saw Sasha being carried onto the chair.
Sasha was also looking at her.
The two passed each other without either of them speaking first.
Min Wen stopped at the door of the police station.
Fang Xiaoman whispered, "Can't Min Wen be arrested? She's in cahoots with Shasha and Sangbo, and she even wrote an anonymous letter to report them. It's clear she's deliberately trying to lure Li Rong into a trap."
Nata said, "Sasha is really something. Why did she involve the child? At such a young age, she found out that her mother was not her biological mother and that her adoptive mother killed her biological mother. How upsetting it is."
Sang Baiyu looked at Min Wen quietly.
Min Wen nodded slightly at her, and without stopping, strode away.
*
It is not easy to find the person who killed Tirad. According to Wu Yuanqing, we have to investigate the Chi family's business.
As for the Chi family, it will be up to Wu Yuanqing to investigate.
Fang Xiaoman went home to pick up Ning Hongying, and the two of them took Sang Baiyu to Changxia City together.
They all have border resident permits and can enter and exit freely within the designated areas of the two cities.
After passing the checkpoint, Fang Xiaoman immediately hailed a taxi. She was about to go to the department store to go on a shopping spree.
Sang Baiyu propped up his head and looked out the window.
Changxia City actually has a very exotic feel, and many of its buildings are influenced by Ninglan. It is estimated that it will become a tourist city in the future.
Changxia now relies mainly on import and export trade. It has been developing better and better in the past two years, and high-rise buildings can be seen everywhere.
"I heard from my elder sister that the people here are all workers, working in the factory. The factory is very good and even provides housing."
Unlike them, if you don’t have money to buy a house, you can only wander the streets.
This situation should continue until 1998, but not everyone can live in an apartment. Many people are crowded in tube-shaped buildings and use public toilets and kitchens.
The taxi stopped at the department store and the driver warmly invited them to stay in Changxia to develop their careers.
The driver spoke in dialect, but it was standard Chinese. Sang Baiyu was moved when she heard it.
Finally, Fang Xiaoman is no longer needed for translation!
God knows what she will translate it into!
The department store has a complete range of goods, almost everything.
Fang Xiaoman gave Sang Baiyu a hundred yuan and said, "I have already changed the money. Your task today is to spend it all."
Sang Baiyu has been using Ningbi recently. The exchange rate between Ningbi and Huabi is different, so she didn't know what she could buy with one hundred yuan.
After walking around, I realized that one hundred yuan was really a lot of money in the early 1990s. For example, rice and noodles for daily consumption were only a few cents per pound, and pork was only two yuan per pound.
Ning Hongying said slowly: "Brother, you gave more than just this money, right?"
Fang Xiaoman: “!!”
Shh!
Sang Baiyu smiled gently, "That's enough, it's a lot."
The three of them went their separate ways, each buying what they liked.
The wide variety of goods dazzled Sang Baiyu.
She first found a store selling liquor, walked in and looked at the brands one by one. The cheapest brand liquor was twenty yuan a bottle, so Sang Baiyu picked a bottle that cost thirty yuan.
The boss stared at her and said, "Hey, kids can't drink."
Sang Baiyu said in a sweet voice, "I bought it for my dad."
This is a very good reason. Most people's fathers are alcoholics, and the boss will take the money and give the change promptly.
Sang Baiyu went to the place where tapes were sold again.
In her time, cassettes were rarely seen, but in Changxia, they were still very fashionable.
Sang Baiyu relied on his memory to select two tapes, both of which contained current popular songs.
A cassette costs five dollars, and she can still squander sixty.
She went to buy another pair of shoes and a simple cotton T-shirt.
After removing these, there are still thirty pieces of mulberry white jade.
I spent the remaining thirty dollars on snacks.
Two hours later, the three of them got together, and Ning Hongying and Fang Xiaoman bought their own things respectively.
Ning Hongying likes reading and stationery, and she spends all her money on buying these.
As for Fang Xiaoman...
Sang Baiyu picked up one of the strange objects and asked, "Is this... a nunchaku?"
Fang Xiaoman said, "It just looks cool, but it's actually useless. If you like weapons, I can make you something really useful."
Sang Baiyu: "..."
I don’t quite understand what Fang Xiaoman said.
Sang Baiyu saw the pen Ning Hongying bought and felt a little annoyed, "I forgot to buy stationery."
"It's okay, I still have money," Ning Hongying slowly dug out...
Fang Xiaoman: "If you don't want to pay, just tell me, okay?"
She stuffed more than twenty yuan into Sang Baiyu's pocket and said, "Buy more. Buy me a pen too. I don't have a pen to show off lately."
Ning Hongying: "Your pen..."
Fang Xiaoman said, "Let's go back to the guesthouse and talk about it, otherwise we won't be able to go back today, okay?"
Ning Hongying smiled and nodded.
Fang Xiaoman breathed a sigh of relief.
The guesthouse was not very clean, but Fang Xiaoman was well prepared and brought bed sheets from home.
Sang Baiyu asked curiously, "Is the guesthouse in Changxia like this too? I thought it would be cleaner."
Ning Hongying looked at Fang Xiaoman.
Fang Xiaoman pretended not to see it and said, "Let's go to the restaurant for dinner tonight!"
The taste of Changxia is very similar to that of Longxinggang. The two cities influence each other. Changxia has the characteristics of Longxinggang, and Longxinggang also has the characteristics of Changxia.
Among the many specialty restaurants, Sang Baiyu resolutely said, "I want spicy food!"
Sang Baiyu eats noodles or glutinous rice every morning and misses Sichuan cuisine very much.
Fang Xiaoman was surprised and asked, "Can children eat spicy food?"
She wasn't allowed to eat any chili peppers until she was fifteen or sixteen.
Sang Baiyu was surprised and said, "I've been eating it since I was a child."
Ning Hongying asked: "Your mother... doesn't care about you?"
Sang Baiyu said, "They will also give me food."
Ning Hongying looked at Fang Xiaoman, who muttered, "No wonder they didn't come looking for you when you got lost. If they were my parents, I would tear them into pieces."
Fang Xiaoman took the two of them to eat Sichuan cuisine.
Sichuan cuisine means spicy food, so you have to order boiled pork, twice-cooked pork, and spicy chicken.
The restaurant waiters served the dishes frequently.
The heads of the people at the next tables were almost twisted off, and all the dishes were served to the three girls' tables.
Three people, girls at that, eight dishes and one soup, too luxurious.
And there is only one vegetarian dish, the rest are meat dishes!
They looked at the three pitiful dishes in front of them and felt extremely sad.
With just these three dishes, I only have enough spare money to prepare a meal since I just got my salary.
Someone said quietly, "Little girl, it's not good to waste."
"Is anyone at home? How can you spend this money like this?"
The three of them ignored them completely, didn't say a word, and just focused on eating.
An hour later, the three of them threw down nine CDs and left in style.
The men who ate one mouthful of meat and drank three sips of beer: "..."
this……
Someone whispered, "I just heard them say they want to try our city's barbecue."
“…”
It’s so scary for a child who is still growing!
At the same time in the hotel, a man in a floral shirt and burgundy suit walked quickly into the private room.
Colorful suits are popular nowadays, and the styles of shirts are even more fancy, so only tall people can wear them well.
The person sitting in the private room was different. He was wearing the simplest black suit and white shirt, but his figure was a little thin.
The man in the burgundy suit reported, "They went to the department store first, then returned to the guesthouse, and are now out again."
He lowered his head and said nothing.
The man in the burgundy suit just continued to report, "Then they went to eat kebabs, rice noodles, polo, and lemon chicken..."
Everyone in the suite looked over.
Burgundy Suit: "..., they really ate it!! I'm not lying!"
Who understands? He's doing a mission and looks like a spy!
*
The next afternoon, Sang Baiyu and the other two returned to Longxinggang with a feeling of unfulfilled desire.
When passing the checkpoint, the three of them looked back frequently, reluctant to leave.
Fang Xiaoman swore, "In the future, I will definitely go to Changxia City to get a house!"
Ning Hongying reminded: "You have to work in a factory to be eligible for housing."
Sang Baiyu said, “And by the time you get there, the commercial housing market will probably have already begun.”
Fang Xiaoman asked: "How do you know?"
"But there are advantages to buying commercial housing. The price increase in Changxia City may not be that big... Let's go to the capital and buy as many houses as we can. I'll let you sell them again and again in the future, and I guarantee you'll make a lot of money."
Fang Xiaoman started thinking about making money, but unfortunately...
"Among the three of us, only Hongying helps out at the jade shop and earns a salary. How long will it take to save enough to buy a house? My elder sister and brother will definitely not agree to return to China."
Sang Baiyu thought for a moment and asked, "Jade is still quite valuable, right?"
"Of course good jade is valuable. Look at our store. There are some treasures that my elder sister won't let me touch. My elder sister is very generous. If she doesn't let us touch something, it must be extremely valuable."
Sang Baiyu pondered, "The gambling jade business has been very hot in the past two years. If we can get some jade..."
"Don't even think about it," Fang Xiaoman said. "I hang out in jade shops every day, and I can't tell which stone contains jade. My eldest sister said it's possible there is jade, but why is it called gambling? It means that only a few people win, and everyone who gambles loses."
Ning Hongying said: "Your sister Xiaoman..."
Sang Baiyu and Fang Xiaoman looked over.
Ning Hongying: "People who can speak out don't talk much, you have to listen."
Fang Xiaoman: “…”
Ning Hongying and Fang Xiaoman pinched each other's necks for a while.
Sang Baiyu waited until they had fought enough before saying, "I can smell it. I smelled it in the store. Let's try our luck at the jade market."
The taste of stone and jade is different.
Fang Xiaoman and Ning Hongying looked at each other for a moment, and Fang Xiaoman said earnestly, "Good children shouldn't lie, you know that?"
Sang Baiyu nodded.
Ning Hongying said: "Actually, we are not short of money."
Fang Xiaoman said: "I'm still missing something."
Ning Hongying: “…”
Sang Baiyu said: "Different substances are composed of different elements, so of course they taste different. For me, the taste of stone may be 32189, and the taste of jade is 89312. They can be distinguished."
Fang Xiaoman was skeptical.
Ning Hongying said, "It's quite unusual that Xiaoyu can smell who wrote the anonymous letter."
Fang Xiaoman hesitated for a moment, then took Sang Baiyu's hand and said, "Let's go! Buy a house!"
There is a jade trading market in Longxinggang.
Here, roadside vendors are filled with a large number of jade bracelets, pendants, and bracelets, and you can tell whether they are real or fake.
All the gambling stones were placed on the stalls, with stones of all sizes piled together. There were more than a dozen stalls selling gambling stones.
Ning Hongying said, "Jadeite comes in various types, including glass, ice, and glutinous. The more transparent it is, the more valuable it is. The more watery it is, the higher the transparency, and the more valuable it is. A vivid emerald green is best. The specific value depends on the distribution of the color and what can be made from it. You have to make a good judgment."
Fang Xiaoman picked up a stone at random and said, "You can see the fart of the stone. This one is white and gray. Take a look."
Sang Baiyu said, "It's good enough to say it's marble."
Fang Xiaoman: “…”
Sang Baiyu glanced around and said, "It's good enough to say these are marble."
"Is that so exaggerated?" Ning Hongying said, "When my elder sister buys in goods, she can also find a few good ones."
Sang Baiyu looked at several stalls in a row but didn't see any stones that satisfied him.
A few men in suits came into the stall next door.
Their suits were colorful, their shirts were holiday-inspired, and everyone wore sunglasses.
Standing in front of the stall, he looked like a member of some gang or faction.
The boss was busy greeting their young master.
The young master was dressed casually, but also in a holiday style. He had some muscles, but not much, and was jumping up and down in front of the gambling stone stall.
Fang Xiaoman asked, "Have I disturbed the children's nest recently?"
There are children everywhere.
Ning Hongying said: "When you first came, I thought the same thing."
Fang Xiaoman: “…”
Sang Baiyu whispered, "He has practiced before, he's a martial arts master."
Fang Xiaoman hummed, "Luckily I've practiced before, otherwise I'd be a telephone pole ready to fall over at any moment. Judging by my age, I should be about the same age as you."
The young master picked out several stones and said in Chinese, "These ones will definitely win!"
A henchman nearby advised, "Please don't be so hard on us. It doesn't matter if something happens to you, but we are all finished."
Young Master: "Open!"
Fang Xiaoman asked, "Is he heavier?"
Sang Baiyu said, "If his family is short of stone stepping stones, this should be useful."
The stones were placed under the machine for cutting, and at his command several blocks of marble were cut in half.
Young Master: "..."
Fang Xiaoman was surprised: "You can really smell it?"
Perhaps because he was too sad, the young master was unable to accept the bad news and started to throw a tantrum.
Fang Xiaoman hates to see children throwing tantrums the most. It is enough for her to have a disobedient child in the world!
"Come on, let's continue picking."
After visiting two more stalls, Sang Baiyu finally stopped.
She bought two or three pieces of raw stones from each stall. She didn't need the stall owner to cut them. The jade shop had tools and they could do it themselves.
It would be bad if you cut it outside and let others see it.
The three of them shopped for more than two hours, and Sang Baiyu picked out ten pieces in total.
This stone may not look big, but if you add ten of them together, it becomes quite big.
Business people coming and going all look over here.
When they went out, the young master just opened a piece of jadeite of decent quality.
He jumped high with the jade in his arms and asked the stall owner to make him an unparalleled bracelet.
The stall owner was full of flattery, saying that the jade was unique, and then he started with various processing fees.
Fang Xiaoman grumbled in a low voice: "He's stupid and has a lot of money."
Ning Hongying didn't want to meddle in other people's business and signaled her to leave quickly.
At this time, a middle-aged man walked up to the young master holding a stone and asked nervously, "Can you help me take a look? Is this stone okay?"
The young master glanced at the man.
The man quickly explained, "I... I want to make money for my child's medical treatment. The money is too much, and there is really no other way. I can only gamble. This is the last bit of money I have. If I can't get the money out, I will have nothing to pay for my child's medical expenses tomorrow."
Sang Baiyu saw that the onlookers were covering their mouths and laughing.
In fact, the number of people coming to the jade trading market is very fixed. People who don’t know much about jade will just stroll around and won’t stay here every day.
It was obvious that the man was lying. Most of the others laughed because they knew him and knew that he was making up stories to trick the newcomers.
With so many people around this young master, they should be able to tell that he is a liar, right?
Before Sang Baiyu could finish his thought, the young master waved his hand and said, "I'll give this piece to you!"
Sang Baiyu: "..."
He is really stupid and has a lot of money.
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