The yard where Chen Shuning stored fruit was not far from the black market, and the group arrived there in no time. Chen Shuning used the excuse of needing to check if anyone inside had left to have Hei Zi and the others wait outside the yard.
He went inside first, took out twenty sets of bed sheets and duvet covers that he hadn't prepared beforehand, and then went to the yard to open the gate that was locked from the inside, waving to Hei Zi and the others outside.
These days, buying and selling is illegal. Moreover, Chen Shuning had said from the beginning that his son worked in a transportation team. It's normal for someone with such a secure job not to want to deal with people like them who run the black market. So, when Chen Shuning said he wanted to check if the people moving the goods had left, Hei Zi and the others didn't suspect anything.
Seeing Chen Shuning wave, everyone entered the house through the door he opened from the inside. The fruit was packed in bamboo baskets without lids, making its quality immediately apparent.
Looking at the big, red apples, the plump, round white pears, and the brightly colored oranges that resembled little lanterns, each one seemed as fresh as if it had just been picked from the tree.
The hater, who initially thought he had given a good price, suddenly felt a little embarrassed, realizing that he had still given too low a price.
Fruit of this quality would be in high demand if transported to Harbin, and could easily fetch a good price.
Hei Zi was a discerning person. Seeing the quality of the fruit, especially after taking a bite of a white pear—its sweet, refreshing, juicy, and tender texture—he didn't hesitate to pull out a wad of cash from his pocket and hand it to Chen Shuning, saying, "Auntie, you see, I really didn't expect your fruit to be of such good quality, so the price I quoted earlier was a bit low. Here's one hundred yuan, as a small adjustment for the difference. Please forgive any overpayment or underpayment. If you have fruit of this quality next time, we'll re-price it. Is that alright?"
Hei Zi handled the matter openly, and Chen Shuning wasn't the stingy type, so she didn't take the money Hei Zi offered. Instead, she smiled and said, "Let it go this time. My third son only brought these fruits back to test the waters, so there aren't many. We'll talk about it next time when there are more. You should hurry up and have someone check and weigh the goods first, I have other things to do."
Hearing Chen Shuning say this, Hei Zi, who was thinking about cooperating with Chen Shuning in the future, stopped worrying and simply put Chen Shuning in the same position as his neighbor, thinking that Chen Shuning was a trustworthy person.
Knowing that Chen Shuning was anxious, Hei Zi only had someone take a general look at the quality of the fruit, and did not weigh them one by one before having the goods taken away. He said that if there were fewer items, it would be fine, and if there were more, he would make up the difference for Chen Shuning next time.
Chen Shuning was indeed in a hurry, so he didn't say anything and nodded in agreement.
After leaving the abandoned shack, Chen Shuning first found a secluded spot to remove her disguise. After all, she hadn't thought too much when she went to the scrap yard to buy things, so she used her real appearance. If she were to use a made-up face to receive the goods now, the gatekeeper probably wouldn't give them to her.
Fortunately, there was still time. When Chen Shuning arrived at the grove, the gatekeeper had not yet come. However, this time Chen Shuning was not lucky enough to find the abandoned house.
So in the end, they could only wait in front of the big pit outside the grove, planning to have someone put the things in the pit. Since the pit was covered by weeds that were taller than a person, they figured that even if someone was far away, they wouldn't see the furniture suddenly disappear.
Things went as smoothly as Chen Shuning had expected. Although the gatekeeper was a little surprised that Chen Shuning insisted on unloading the furniture into the pit, he didn't ask too many questions after Chen Shuning said that his relatives would come to pick it up later.
After the gatekeeper walked away, Chen Shuning packed up his things. At the same time, he wondered if he should rent a house in town, so that it would be much more convenient for him to sell or buy things in the future.
It's probably too late today, let's wait until next time.
Since the village's oxcarts had already returned to the village in the morning, Chen Shuning, having no other option but to resign himself to walking towards the village, had no choice but to continue walking.
Because the bamboo basket behind him was empty, Chen Shuning walked quite fast and even caught up with Wang Chunni and Xu Laidi, who had also bought a lot of things and were on their way back.
Because she encountered her companions, Chen Shuning had to secretly take out the prepared pork, eggs, and snacks from her spatial storage and put them into the bamboo basket behind her.
Although the road ahead was arduous with heavy loads, the companionship kept them company, and the three chattered away as they walked, making the time pass quickly.
At first, it was fine, but as the journey went on for longer, the three of them lost the energy to talk.
The group that slowed down was overtaken by many others who caught up later, including Yang Wanqiu, who had somehow reconnected with Shen Wenge.
Sitting behind Shen Wenge on his bicycle, Yang Wanqiu looked smugly at Chen Shuning, who was being supported by Wang Chunni and Xu Laidi as they walked in the middle.
After not seeing that Chen Shuning had the small kang table in his hand, the frustration he had felt all day instantly turned into smugness.
She was quite shocked when she learned at the scrap yard that a small kang table cost fifteen yuan. She also rummaged through the pile of junk furniture for a while but couldn't find many pieces that she liked.
Yang Wanqiu felt indescribably aggrieved and upset. Why was it that, despite both being sent to the countryside as educated youth, Chen Shuning could live in a house she built herself, while she could only rent a place to live?
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