The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 106 - 104: Jiang Nanzhou Finds Out

Chapter 106: Chapter 104: Jiang Nanzhou Finds Out

Uncle placed the bamboo basket down and lifted the cotton cloth on top to give her a peek.

There were dried shrimp, kelp, dried oyster meat, dried ribbon fish, and also dried abalone.

Exactly what she wanted, her eyes lit up with joy, "Uncle, how much are these?"

"Shrimp, four dimes, oysters, one dime, ribbon fish, thirty-two cents, abalone, eighty cents, kelp, twenty cents. I’ll take coupons, any kind of tickets will do. Also, large yellow croaker, thirty-five cents a pound."

Lu Jingqiu hadn’t expected it to be so cheap; at their place, dried shrimp would cost at least fifty cents, and abalone could sell for eighty cents.

"Uncle, I have sugar coupons, hygienic paper coupons, and meat coupons. Do you think that would work?"

"Sure, sure."

"How many pounds do you have of these items?"

"Two pounds of shrimp, three pounds of oysters, six pounds of ribbon fish, three pounds of abalone, and four pounds of kelp."

"I’ll take them all."

The uncle was delighted. But seeing she had nothing to carry the fish with, he was a bit troubled.

Lu Jingqiu pointed towards the entrance of the textile factory and said, "My cart is over there. Could you help me bring them there?"

The uncle glanced over, just a few steps away, and was of course willing.

Lu Jingqiu then asked, "Uncle, do you have more of these goods?"

"Yes, our village is full of fishermen. Comrade, if you need more, I can bring some to you tomorrow."

"Are they all dried like this?"

"We have both fresh and dried."

"How much dried abalone do you have? I want a lot of it."

The uncle was somewhat embarrassed, "We don’t have much dried abalone at home, but we have a lot of kelp and dried ribbon fish, several dozen pounds. It’s all from our regular fishing. Other families have them too. Every family in our village has some stock."

"Would they sell it?"

"They would. We rely on these things for some income."

Lu Jingqiu led him to the side of the truck, took a cloth bag from the vehicle, and poured everything into it.

Just then, her second cousin also came out.

"Second cousin, take a look."

Yang Mingchao glanced at the contents inside, and let out a curious sound, "This stuff is not bad."

Lu Jingqiu introduced the uncle standing beside them to Yang Mingchao, "He’s from a suburban fishing village. The village has some. Second cousin, what do you think?"

Yang Mingchao understood his cousin’s intention, and then scrutinized the goods inside more carefully. Before, they hadn’t thought about dealing in such goods, since the weather was hot and it was not feasible to transport fresh fish.

He hadn’t expected to find such dried goods, "How much are they selling for?"

Lu Jingqiu told him the prices she had just heard, and Yang Mingchao was somewhat tempted.

At that moment, Gao Da also came over from the transport team. After discussing with him, Gao Da also examined the goods.

"What’s your respected surname, uncle?"

"My surname is Zhang."

Gao Da said, "Uncle Zhang, we are from the transport team, and we would like to buy some of your village’s fish products, specifically these kinds of dried goods. Could you go back and ask the villagers on our behalf?"

Uncle Zhang’s heart leapt with joy, "Yes, yes. How much do you want?"

Yang Mingchao said, "Several hundred pounds, or around a thousand pounds would be fine. If an agreement is reached, come here tomorrow morning to let us know. Does that work for you? My surname is Yang, and this is my colleague, surname Gao."

Uncle Zhang nodded with joy, "Comrade Yang, Comrade Gao, don’t worry. I’ll go back and ask around for you."

Gao Da said, "Please do us this favor."

An unexpected joy made the three of them very happy.

Lu Jingqiu said, "Before, we bought prawns for one yuan per catty from Xue Jia, clams for fifty cents. Squid for eighty cents, and some dried goods are even more expensive than fresh ones. Bringing them back could be more profitable than selling rice and flour."

Yang Mingchao said, "Qiuqiu, you really are our lucky star. How come you stumble upon such good things the moment you go out?"

"It was just a coincidence. Did you guys find someone?"

Gao Da said, "We found someone. We’ve seen the goods, and he’s preparing to take two hundred catties by himself. Right now, he’s gone to ask his colleagues and friends for us."

Lu Jingqiu knew that there’s strength in numbers; city folks aren’t short of tickets or money, but they do lack good stuff.

It wasn’t long before a couple of people from the transport team came out. After a while, those three signaled to Second cousin and Fourth Brother, and they began moving the goods.

At that moment, not far from a bus stop, Jiang Nanzhou got off a bus. Jingqiu spotted him at first glance, hurried over, and greeted him with a smile, "You’re back. Did you buy everything?"

"Yes, our tickets are for tomorrow morning, and my aunt and her husband’s are for tomorrow afternoon."

"Ah, when did my aunt and her husband get involved?"

Jiang Nanzhou pursed his lips with a smile and didn’t tell her but rather lifted the net bag in his hand, "I just bought half a jackfruit at the bus station and two small bunches of longan." Saying that, he picked a longan, peeled it, and put it in Lu Jingqiu’s mouth, "Is it sweet?"

Lu Jingqiu nodded, "Hmm, it’s delicious. I forgot that this is the season when fruits ripen. Let’s buy some more in a bit. To bring back for the family to try."

Jiang Nanzhou nodded, looked at the group busy in front, and squinted his eyes, "You guys?"

Lu Jingqiu knew she couldn’t hide it from him and confessed, "My brother and the others got some stuff, and it just so happens we know people here."

Jiang Nanzhou sighed lightly, "It’s not just your brother and the others, right?"

Lu Jingqiu, like a child who made a mistake, said, "I just, invested a tiny bit of money."

"Jingqiu, we’re not short of money at home. Be more careful next time."

"I understand."

They reached the side of the truck. Gao Da had already followed them into the transport team. Yang Mingchao, seeing Jiang Nanzhou, said, "Nanzhou, we’ve bought the tickets."

"Hmm, do you guys want to come back with us to the guesthouse in a bit?"

Yang Mingchao scratched his head, feeling guilty, "We might need some more time."

Lu Jingqiu said, "Second cousin, we’ve just arrived here. I’ll take a walk here with Nanzhou, and we can go back together later. Second cousin, look, the fruits here are out. They’re very nice."

As she spoke, she offered some longan to Second cousin. Jackfruit needed to be peeled with your hands and was also a bit sticky, "I love jackfruit. I’ll find some nylon gloves to peel it when we get back. Second cousin, you too could take some fruits back from here if you don’t linger elsewhere during your trip." Lu Jingqiu didn’t avoid Jiang Nanzhou.

Yang Mingchao ate a longan. They didn’t have these fruits back home, and they would definitely sell well in their town.

But fruits couldn’t be kept for too long, "We could take some back."

As they were discussing, Meng Xintian came over with Zhang Xinguo, followed by two others.

"Jingqiu, Second Older Brother Yang. I brought my spouse here, and these two are my second cousin and my cousin." After the introduction, she leaned in and whispered, "We’d like to buy some fine rice and flour to take back."

Yang Mingchao looked at the others who had just split up and now met again, and as it was his sister-in-law’s relatives, he felt it was awkward to ask for money. He took them to the truck and filled food for each of them, insistent on not taking their money.

Zhang Xinguo hurriedly put down the goods, "Second Older Brother Yang, although we’re relatives, times are tough for everyone. If you don’t take the money now, we won’t accept the goods either."

The sister-in-law’s Third Brother also said, "Younger Brother Yang, it’s not easy for you to come here. We’re able to get such good rice and flour thanks to you, we can’t just take the goods for free."

Seeing this, Yang Mingchao stopped refusing. He charged them the lowest price, and in the end, he also gave them some millet, "Third Brother Meng, Big Brother Liu, Younger Brother Zhang, this millet is my gift to you elders, and for this, please don’t be courteous with me. There are many people here, so let’s not push it back and forth. Also, I’d like to ask where we can find more fruits here, as we’re planning to buy some."

Upon hearing this, Third Brother Meng’s eyes lit up, "Second Younger Brother Yang, what fruits are you thinking of getting?"