Old Han sighed, knowing that Old Yang was right.
"Girl, these are the things our family has collected over five generations, all good stuff. Now they’re definitely not worth much.
If I give them to you, can you keep them safe?"
"I can."
"Alright, I’ll pack them up. There are three boxes in total. Just give thirty dollars, but girl, you must keep them safe. In the future, they might not be worth millions, but they will be worth more than Jinyu."
Su Yuanyuan nodded, "Alright, I will definitely keep them safe, but thirty dollars is too little."
Old Yang sighed on the side, "Girl, just listen to Old Han. These are ticking ti bombs now. If they’re really discovered, there will definitely be danger to your life in the future.
If we give them to you, you can do as you wish. We just trust that you’ll keep them well."
These words made it very clear.
Su Yuanyuan nodded along. Now, no matter what is said, it’s all too uncertain.
Old Han took out a few pieces of Jinyu. They were still decent.
"Uncle Han, how much are you giving ?"
"Two hundred taels. Seven dollars and fifty cents per tael."
"Alright."
Old Yang agreed. They would co to move them at eight o’clock this evening. Su Yuanyuan also handed Old Han a thousand dollars as a deposit.
They left the Han Family’s place. "Uncle Yang, let’s go to the train station to see when there’s a train."
The two bought the earliest train, which was at nine in the evening.
They went back to Old Yang’s house and didn’t leave until after dinner.
Old Han had already prepared by the afternoon. When they arrived at the Han Family’s place, they loaded the car directly.
Three large boxes and one small box.
Su Yuanyuan gave the remaining five hundred and thirty to Old Han, and the two left with the car.
The two of them found a secluded place, and Su Yuanyuan put everything away.
It was just after eight o’clock, and the two decided to head to the train station to wait.
"We didn’t even spend all the money we got from the three wild boars," Su Yuanyuan remarked.
There weren’t many people in the train hall, so the two sat next to each other, accustod to waiting for the train, so there was no rush.
This ti, they were heading to the city where Su Yuanyuan previously sold the wild boars.
Planning to sell two more there, then continue traveling south, with the last stop being the cotton-producing area.
This ti, they must bring back so cotton seeds, to justify the trip.
There were no sleeper tickets available. Since the journey wasn’t long and they had seats, they just took the hard seats directly.
Su Yuanyuan held a tea mug, contemplating where to sell so enal basins and tea mugs.
At night, Tan Shaoting offered Su Yuanyuan to lie on his lap to sleep, but Su Yuanyuan refused and simply leaned against his shoulder to sleep.
It wasn’t until the afternoon of the next day that they arrived. After getting off the train, Su Yuanyuan took Tan Shaoting for a walk around the city.
Actually, she was rembering that rich man from last ti, wondering if she’d have the luck to run into him this ti.
After a walk, the place felt unusually quiet, sowhat eerie.
So Su Yuanyuan thought for a while and decided to check out the scrapyard.
Her intuition was right. At the scrapyard, Tan Shaoting made friends with the person in charge using a box of cigarettes.
Su Yuanyuan scavenged through the large pile outside on her own.
"We lack everything to get by,"
The old man took a deep puff of his cigarette, "Isn’t that true? No one’s having an easy ti these days."
Su Yuanyuan discovered so good lumber and, with the spirit of scavenging, collected a lot of things.
Tan Shaoting also understood the local situation. So the two paid and left.
"It’s too chaotic here. We better leave quickly, don’t you think?"
Su Yuanyuan nodded, "Alright. Let’s go, to the train station."
The two boarded the train again, deciding to go to the provincial capital to see what the conditions were like there.
This ti, Tan Shaoting managed to get sleeper tickets, so they wouldn’t have to suffer.
"Do you think we spend a third of the year on trains?"
"It’s not bad; at least you’ve gained a lot of experience."
"Yeah, we feel increasingly warr. It’s just too cold over there."
"Are we spending the New Year on the train or in a city?"
"On the train, it feels a bit freer than being down there."
In four days, they arrived at the provincial capital. It was already the 20th of the twelfth lunar month.
The festive atmosphere for the New Year wasn’t strong. In these tis, just being able to eat was good enough.
But Su Yuanyuan believed that the wealthy would always have money.
After getting off the train and checking around, they quickly found the black market.
The black market here was quite blatant, being near the train station.
They also took a stroll around. Of course, the most sought-after items were foodstuffs. The grain prices were quite high here; even corn had risen to thirty-five cents, but it was snatched up as soon as it appeared.
The price of dried sweet potatoes was also pretty high, reaching thirty cents a pound.
The two had a rough understanding of the local market. Su Yuanyuan thought of sticking to the previous prices; the Holy Mother’s intention was to let people spend a little less money.
She laughed at herself. Even if you sell at a di less, it’s the sa price when it reaches soone’s hands.
Su Yuanyuan thought she had good judgnt of people. This ti she chose a middle-aged man with a scar on his face.
"Comrade, I have goods, in large quantities."
Zheng Huicheng was taken aback, "Young lady, let’s talk outside."
Su Yuanyuan and her companion followed him outside, walking quite a distance.
They stopped in a park.
"Little girl, what do you have?"
"Comrade, there are two wild boars, each with about 450 pounds of pure at, plus 3,000 pounds of wheat, and 2,000 pounds of corn."
Zheng Huicheng looked at Su Yuanyuan in disbelief. How could there be so much grain and at now?
Su Yuanyuan saw his distrust and just smiled, giving no explanation.
"Young lady, what are the prices for these?"
"The wild boar is three dollars per pound, wheat is thirty-five cents, corn is thirty cents."
Zheng Huicheng calculated that the wild boars were the biggest part. Based on a combined weight of nine hundred pounds, that’s twenty-seven hundred dollars, plus a thousand and fifty for the wheat, and six hundred for the corn. It totals four thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.
If there really are these amounts, and he can fulfill the trade, he could earn at least a thousand dollars from this deal.
"Young lady, where are the goods? I need to see them."
Su Yuanyuan smiled and turned to leave.
"Young lady, don’t go, isn’t this a reasonable request?"
"Don’t you know the rules of this business? Asking such a question?
I haven’t asked you for money upfront, right? It’s cash on delivery. If you don’t want it, you’re free not to take it.
I’m not boasting, but for my goods, adding a di to each item, plenty of people would want them." Su Yuanyuan remarked sarcastically, making Zheng Huicheng quite embarrassed.
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