Chapter 10 - 10 10 Squandering Money

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10: Chapter 10: Squandering Money 10: Chapter 10: Squandering Money Even if she disdained it, the money still had to be collected. “By the way, boss, do you know where I can buy a bicycle in the black market?” It was impossible without a bicycle. There was indeed a pointer in the supermarket of her space, but unfortunately it was useless. It didn’t suit the current era. The butcher seemed surprised; surely this girl wasn’t thinking of using the money she just made from selling meat to buy a bicycle, was she? “Don’t you already have a bicycle?” Rong Yan boldly replied, “I borrowed it from someone else, just tell me if you know or not.” “Yes, one of my brothers does this. If you want, I can have someone take you there. A permanent bicycle for one hundred and sixty.” “Okay.” Rong Yan didn’t mind about the money. After all, her space supermarket had a lot of other resources, many of which could be traded. “Alright, wait a moment; I’ll have someone take you.” The butcher waved to a man not far away. The thin, dark man hastened over. “Brother Song, what’s up?” “Take this girl to Lao San; she wants to buy a bicycle.” The thin, dark man glanced at her and was stunned by her beauty; they didn’t have a girl as fair as her around here, just like those white steamed buns. Rong Yan saw him staring at her face, and an annoyed expression leaked her aura, her gaze instantly sharp. The thin, dark man had never seen a girl with such a formidable presence. Just one glance made his scalp tingle and even gave him chills. Alright, someone he couldn’t afford to provoke. “This way...” Rong Yan slightly lifted her chin, indicating for him to lead the way. She then pushed the team leader’s bicycle to follow. After making several turns, they arrived. “It’s... here...” The thin man couldn’t help but admire the girl’s courage. Wasn’t she afraid of running into bad people? “Knock on the door.” Rong Yan’s voice was faint. The thin man hurriedly knocked, “Brother San, open the door.” Upon his call, soon someone opened the door. A man around thirty came out and when he saw Rong Yan, a look of astonishment flashed across his face. Where did this beautiful girl come from? The thin man quickly moved closer, “Brother San, this girl wants to buy a bicycle.” The man addressed as Brother San heard there was business and naturally, he was happy. His whole demeanor became enthusiastic, “Come in.” “The bicycles are all here; have a look for yourself.” In previous years, he wouldn’t dare just display them in the courtyard like this. But since the recent announcement of the college entrance exam, the policy seemed to have relaxed a bit, plus it was nearing the end of the year. People turned a blind eye. “Here are the women’s bicycles, and over there are the men’s. Which one do you want to buy?” Rong Yan was going to say a women’s bicycle, but then she thought, the bicycle could also be ridden by Qin Ye. Wouldn’t it be nice to have him accompany her? Besides, the money was from Qin Ye killing that wild boar. “I’ll take the men’s bicycle, how much?” “One hundred sixty, the lowest price. The cooperative over there is selling for one hundred fifty but you need a bicycle voucher. I’m really offering a fair price.” Rong Yan scoffed lightly, earning an extra ten yuan. Ten yuan at this time was a significant amount. She directly pulled out five ten-yuan bills from the stack, handing over the remainder. “Here’s exactly one hundred sixty; count it yourself.” “Ah, okay.” Brother San took the money, spat on his fingers, and started counting. Rong Yan saw his operation and her lips twitched. “The count is right, come again next time.” His smile revealed a set of yellowed teeth. Rong Yan hurriedly pushed the bicycle outside. She was managing two bicycles alone, which wasn’t a problem for her, but she still needed to buy some things... Qin Mei stared eagerly at the gate. She had already cooked the meal; why hadn’t her sister-in-law come back yet? Qin Yu had no heart to do anything else. Will this person... not come back? Rong Yan had returned with her bicycle amid the twins’ anxious worries. She shouted at the door, “Qin Yu, open the door.” At that shout, the twins’ eyes suddenly brightened. Qin Yu moved even faster, immediately darting out from where he had been sitting at the doorstep. When he opened the door, he was shocked by the items hanging all over the bicycle’s handlebars. How... could there be so many things? Did she rob a place? “What are you dazing for? Help me lift the bicycle.” Qin Yu quickly came back to his senses and went to lift the rear... As Rong Yan entered the village, she happened to meet the team leader, to whom she returned the bicycle. This saved her another trip. She pushed the bicycle into the courtyard. At that moment, Qin Mei also ran out of the house. When she saw so much stuff, her eyes widened to their fullest. In her whole life, she had never seen so many delicious things. Rong Yan parked the bicycle properly and then directed the little ones. “Come, take these vegetables to the kitchen; there’s meat inside, remember to put it away properly, we’ll stew meat tonight.” Meat? The twins immediately focused on the meat, such a large chunk... their eyes were glued to it and couldn’t look away. “This...” much meat, how much money did it cost? After Qin Yu was shocked, he felt pained. “Don’t just stand there, keep taking these inside. Oh, and I bought each of you two sets of new clothes and shoes. Try them on later to see if they fit; if they’re too small, we’ll need to exchange them.” Clothes from the Space Supermarket were not suitable for them to wear; they were simply too frustrating. She had to buy some; fortunately, she saw some ready-made clothes at the black market, although they were a bit crude. But that was still better than nothing. Looking at both of their clothes, in the dead of winter... they didn’t even have cotton-padded coats to wear, it was really pitiable. Actually, Qin Ye was quite strong, and he was good at hunting, but he was just incredibly unlucky; no animals would come near him when he was up on the mountain. It was really strange. Even on the rare occasions when he did encounter one! Others would spot him. He had to turn over everything he got. And the land he was assigned to work on was the kind that required the toughest, most exhausting labor. Plus, Qin Mei needed year-round medication; little was earned, but much was spent. It was good enough not to starve; how could they afford to buy fabric? Besides, he didn’t know how to make clothes. To have someone in the village make them, unless he gave double the benefits, they would fear his bad luck affecting them. Take this time, for example, he had finally encountered a big one, but he almost lost his life. Anyway, he was just one of those unlucky fellows. Luckily, the twins weren’t fussy about their clothes, nor could they afford to be. It had been several years since they had worn new clothes. Now that they heard their sister-in-law say she bought each of them two sets of clothes, they were both stunned for a moment. Rong Yan looked at them standing there foolishly, “What’s the matter, don’t you like them? They are indeed a bit ugly, but that’s the condition for now. When I go to the county town later, I’ll pick some nicer ones for you. For now, just make do with these.” She handed the bag of clothes to the twins and took down the rest of the stuff herself. Going to the town was too much trouble. So she bought some items and took others out from her space on the way when she was passing through. She hung items on both sides of the bicycle’s rear and the handlebars. There really were quite a lot of things.

Chapter 10 - 10 10 Squandering Money

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