Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 283 - 0283 Feihong the Person3_1

Chapter 283: Chapter 0283 Feihong the Person3_1

Shen Feihong listened to her speak, then laughed and said, "Hear me out, big sister."

Feng Qingxue fell silent, "Go ahead, I’m listening."

"Big sister, I’m indebted to you, so I’ll be blunt with my brother. I told him that you’re no ordinary person; we can’t push prices so high or I’ll lose face." Shen Feihong was somewhat annoyed by his brother’s grasping nature but he would never reveal this feeling to anyone, "So thirty catties of corn flour is the final price."

Thirty catties of corn flour was much more expensive than the market price, but what could be done if that’s what Feng Qingxue wanted?

As far as Lu Tianjun was concerned, the meaning of this bracelet was far greater than thirty catties of corn flour could express.

"Deal!" Feng Qingxue lifted a bag of corn flour from her basket.

She had brought only about ten catties of corn flour from home, signifying an honest deal, which she had made with an old woman earlier. However, on her way to the city, she had prepared several bags of grain, with bags of ten catties of flour, twenty catties of corn flour, and thirty catties each. She did this for convenient transactions. Now, she took out a bag of thirty catties of corn flour.

All of Shen Feihong’s possessions had been confiscated in the black market. He scratched the back of his head at the sight of the bag of flour, "I forgot to bring something to carry it in. Big sister, if you trust me, give me the bag as well, and I’ll return it to you when I see you next time."

"Alright!" Feng Qingxue gave him both the bag and the flour, then took out two bundles of noodles wrapped in paper from her basket and handed them to him.

In his stunned gaze, Feng Qingxue smiled and said, "You’ve been a great help, brother. I feel bad about it, so take these noodles home for your grandmother. They are the best food for those with poor teeth."

Shen Feihong wiped his face with his hand, "Big sister, I won’t stand on ceremony! If you need anything in the future, just ask."

He nodded to Wang Dachun, then picked up the bag of flour and noodles and left.

Feng Qingxue put away the bracelet, swung her basket onto her back, and it wasn’t until she left the city and was alone that she showed it to Wang Dachun, saying, "Yesterday, Tianjun and I came to the city to grind flour, and Tianjun incidentally recognized a bracelet in this man’s hand that belonged to his mother, a jewel of her dowry. He swapped it back then, and today I asked him to get back another one that was in someone else’s hands."

Wang Dachun took a look at the bracelet, nodded and said, "That’s right, it was his mother’s. I saw her wearing it often before their family ran into trouble! Since it’s their family’s property, it ought to be reclaimed whenever possible. I know the man with whom you bartered."

Feng Qingxue was taken aback, "Big brother, you know him?"

"Shen Feihong, didn’t you notice him nodding at me? We obviously know each other." Wang Dachun lowered his voice even though no one was around, "This kid, like an eel, is very slippery. Do you know what business he is in?"

Feng Qingxue shook her head, "No, I only just met him yesterday, and if it weren’t for the bracelet, I wouldn’t have come looking for him."

Wang Dachun said, "Well, on the surface he is a little ruffian, but in reality, he is engaged in the business of speculative arbitrage! He uses money or coupons to trade for goods like grain, eggs, fruit and vegetables in the countryside, then resells them to city folks. He continues to buy more with the money and coupons he gets from the city folks. He has gathered quite a few thugs and no ordinary person dares to mess with him. Additionally, city dwellers who are in need often seek him out for help with getting supplies, so they give him face and don’t report him."

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