Chapter 137

Chapter 137

Wang Qingqi was already feeling guilty, and Zhou Jiaojiao's question made him stutter: "I, I..."

"Old Fifth, why did you run so fast? What happened?" Behind them, Wang Laosan and Wang Laosi also caught up.

The three brothers had been walking fine when Old Fifth suddenly dashed off, forcing them to follow.

"There's nothing, nothing at all." Wang Qingqi glanced at the figure heading towards the county.

He muttered to himself, then looked at Zhou Jiaojiao, planning to ask her again later.

If there really was something, his Third and Fourth Brothers would know, and he would lose face.

Seeing Wang Qingqi's reaction, Zhou Jiaojiao knew he had seen something. But she wasn't worried; after all, she and Brother Hu were upright and honest!

"You said you'd pick me up from the black market today, but you didn't show up. The market closed, and I was left there alone, feeling like dying. If I hadn't bumped into an old classmate who kindly gave me a ride back, I might still be waiting there.

I risked my life for our family, and you have no conscience at all?

How could you forget about me?"

Zhou Jiaojiao questioned Wang Qingqi while crying.

Her tears washed away Wang Qingqi's suspicions. It was true; if there was anything between her and someone else, she wouldn't have mentioned it herself.

Moreover, on the way home, they wouldn't dare to be seen together, let alone give her a ride back.

Thinking this, Wang Qingqi felt even more guilty.

"Jiaojiao, it was an accident. Second Brother and I got beaten up today, so..." Wang Qingqi pointed to his face.

It was pitch dark, and one couldn't see the injuries on his face clearly. Zhou Jiaojiao hadn't noticed at first, but now she saw that he had indeed been beaten.

After Wang Qingqi explained what the attackers wanted, Zhou Jiaojiao became even more frustrated.

Why were the Wangs always so unlucky?

Even with good luck, she couldn't carry such a bunch of unfortunate people.

But she was already married, and divorce was not an option.

Zhou Jiaojiao had absolute reasons not to divorce Wang Qingqi, so she put aside other thoughts and tried another approach.

"You said... can we pin this on Big Brother? They just want money, right? Big Brother and Sister-in-Law took so much money when they separated from us. If they heard about this, they might even beat up Big Brother."

Thinking about Wang Qinghe getting beaten up and Bai Xiuxiu crying, Zhou Jiaojiao felt happy.

Why should only her husband get beaten up?

"Big Brother?"

Wang Qingqi thought about Wang Qinghe's brute strength and felt scared: "That's unlikely. Those guys combined probably couldn't take on Big Brother alone. You don't know..."

"Can't they think of other ways? It's not the theft that worries me, but their intentions. They can make Big Brother and Sister-in-Law miserable. Why should they live comfortably with our money? Besides, whether it's Big Brother and Sister-in-Law being uncomfortable or those who beat you getting beaten, it's all to our benefit.

Let them fight each other!"

Zhou Jiaojiao grew increasingly agitated.

"I think we should discuss this with Father when we get home," Wang Laosan said, seeing his sister-in-law's enthusiasm. He thought they were going crazy.

How could they even consider this?

And why didn't they learn from past experiences? How could they still covet Big Brother and Sister-in-Law's things after being tricked by them?

"That's right, let's talk about it at home," Wang Laosi quickly agreed.

This idea was terrifying. If it failed, they might anger the attackers further, which would be disastrous.

Seeing the three of them acting so timid, Zhou Jiaojiao sneered inwardly.

A bunch of useless people.

Zhou Jiaojiao followed them back to the Wang household, where the Wangs looked at her as if she were gold.

"Old Fifth's wife, how did your trip go today?"

Zhao Guifen controlled her tone, trying to sound gentle.

Everyone else also looked at her expectantly.

Feeling a bit proud under their gaze, Zhou Jiaojiao said, "My old classmate has some influence in the black market. He said we can sell our goods there anytime. He thinks highly of the items I brought, and if we're willing to give him ten percent, he'll help us resolve any issues in the black market.

Everything I brought sold today, earning over twenty yuan."

Zhou Jiaojiao then took out the money.

The sight of the money made everyone envious, as she had used sweet potatoes and a bit of glutinous rice flour, which cost very little.

No wonder everyone wanted to do business; it was so profitable.

"If only our glutinous rice had been soaked properly, I could have made more varieties and earned even more." Zhou Jiaojiao was quite proud of her skills, which not everyone possessed.

She had had this recipe for a long time but never shared it with her family. If she had, her mother would likely have given it to her other siblings and their spouses.

Where could there be such benefits now?

Besides, they are timid; it would be a waste to tell them.

Moreover, she had heard that if a family’s daughter can work hard, the relatives keep her at home and don’t let her get married.

She wasn’t that foolish!

“Alright, alright. Our Old Fifth has married a good wife. Jiaojiao, from now on, all the grain in our family, except for what we need for daily consumption, will be under your management. You decide what to do with it! Your sisters-in-law will assist you.

However, we need to handle this matter discreetly.

Old Third and Old Fourth, you two should go to other counties to buy some grain. Yunjiu's novel

Now that the grain has just been distributed, many families might secretly sell their grain. Buying within our county would be too conspicuous, so you should go to other counties.”

Wang Shoucheng, looking at the money Zhou Jiaojiao brought back today, felt a burning desire inside.

It was only the first day, and they hadn’t made much yet. The cost of this business is low. If they could continue earning like this, what kind of life would they lead?

Although everyone says the black market is dangerous, no one has really suffered any consequences over the years.

Why shouldn’t their family participate?

Zhou Jiaojiao, having gained control, was also extremely happy: “Thank you, Dad.”

Alright, we’ll keep half of today’s earnings, and the rest will be divided among you.

Two yuan per family. Don’t complain about the amount being small. Go around the county and ask how much a worker earns in a month?

About twenty yuan a month!

If you can get two yuan every day, you should be secretly delighted.

In our village, this year was a good harvest. Look at previous years?

One year, our whole family only got how much?

This year, look at the villages in other counties that didn’t have a good harvest. They barely get two hundred yuan per family in a year!

Seeing that the family didn’t seem to care much about the two yuan, Wang Shoucheng became instantly wary.