Chapter 7: A Small Profit from the Scam
Jia Dongxu returned home angrily.
"Mom, please let's buy a bicycle. Let's stop sewing the machine for a while. Ma Lan and I will buy one when we earn some money..."
Jia Zhang thought about how the group of people were so surprised when they saw the bicycle, especially Yan Bugui, who wanted to hold the bicycle right away... so she slapped her thigh.
"I'll listen to you this time. Tomorrow you go to the Ma family and bring Ma Lan to buy a bicycle. Let those bastards see the strength of our Jia family."
Jia Dongxu was so excited that he jumped on the spot: "Thank you, Mom. I will go to Ma Lan early tomorrow morning. She will definitely agree..."
After a bad day, Jia Dongxu finally felt relieved after a good day. If he had known he would be in trouble, he would not have gone to the factory to watch the fun...
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After Lin Chen returned home
He took out a piece of lamb chop from the space and simply stewed it. There was no planned economy and the quantitative bill system had not yet been implemented. As long as you have money, you can buy whatever you want, so no one cares if you eat meat now... But the deaf old lady next door would make trouble from time to time, which made Lin Chen very unhappy.
"If the old woman gives me trouble again, I can turn her fake deafness into real deafness with just one shot."
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On the other side, Qin's kitchen
Qin Huairu's sister-in-law Ding is teaching her sister-in-law how to serve a man tomorrow!
"Huai Ru, sister-in-law tells you that men are full of energy. After a while, they will stop working. Don't be nervous... There is nothing to be afraid of."
When women get together, they talk more fiercely than men. Mrs. Ding knows everything. But although the eighteen-year-old Qin Huairu also heard some of it, she didn't know what was going on...
Her face flushed as she listened to what her sister-in-law said.
Mrs. Ding looked at her blessed sister-in-law and smiled: "Are you shy?"
Qin Huairu hurriedly touched her face: "No, I roasted it with fire..."
Ding came forward and leaned close to her sister-in-law's ear to teach her some unique skills.
Qin Huairu looked at her sister-in-law and immediately covered her face with her hands. It was so embarrassing.
"Girl, this is what my mother told me to teach you. Think about why a great doctor would choose you. It's because you are pretty now. But how many years can you be pretty? Why do all those landlords take concubines? All rich men are the same... Isn't our Third Master an example?"
Qin Huairu felt that what her sister-in-law said was absolutely right. Although it was forbidden to have a concubine now, but now the freedom of marriage was implemented and divorce could be granted at will. What should I do if I get old and ugly in a few years and Lin Chen chases me back? So she wrote down all the skills on the kang that her sister-in-law taught her...
Mrs. Ding patted her sister-in-law and said, "Let's boil some hot water for a bath. You're getting married tomorrow..."
Qin Huairu nodded: "Hey, thank you sister-in-law! When I have the ability, I will not forget my parents and you."
This is what Mrs. Ding was waiting for her sister-in-law to say.
"Your brother and I are illiterate and we are destined to be farmers. Don't worry about going to the city. We will take care of our parents. If you can get a foothold, you can bring your nephew to the city and find him a job. Then the Qin family will have a way out."
"Hey, I won't forget. Lin Chen is a filial person. He also said that he wants to honor our parents..."
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After nightfall
Lin Chen put on a scarf and hat. He was not going to go treasure hunting today. Instead, he was going to exchange gold bars. He had spent all the money he had saved in the past two years in two days. He would pick Qin Huairu up tomorrow. He couldn't do without some money at home.
Xicheng Imperial City
The biggest ghost market in Laosijiu City
When Lin Chen arrived, he had just started to...
Everyone was fully armed like Lin Chen, with only their eyes showing. The place was a mixed bag of people, not comparable to the Pigeon City two years ago. The enemy agents were still rampant, and there was no shortage of their activities here. And many people were carrying real weapons...
Lin Chen activated his pupil technique to scan those who had small yellow croakers on them or those who carried large amounts of cash, so that he would have clues to quickly sell his small yellow croakers.
Half an hour later, Lin Chen found two people under a crooked tree. Both of them had small yellow croakers and a lot of cash...
So Lin Chen came over and asked: "Brother, do you want to buy yellow croaker?"
After the two looked at each other
"Collect, follow me!"
One of them took Lin Chen away...
After many twists and turns
"How many do you have, brother?"
Lin Chen looked around cautiously and said, "My master only allowed me to bring one."
Lin Chen deliberately disguised himself as a servant of the Manchu family.
"So that's how it is, follow me!"
After walking for another ten minutes, the two came to a small courtyard with a man guarding the door.
Lin Chen saw that there was no one ambushing in the house, so he followed him in. However, there was something hidden in the house - a telegraph machine, which aroused Lin Chen's interest...
"This is a contact point for enemy spies! We should be able to deal with this wave of thieves robbing each other."
After entering the house
"Brother, I need to inspect the goods."
Lin Chen took out a small yellow croaker from his sleeve without hesitation.
After the other party received the verification
"Three hundred and fifty per stick. If it's suitable, we can trade."
"no problem!"
The man pulled out a bundle of bills from his pocket.
"You count"
Lin Chen knew the amount at a glance and didn't need to count, but he still pretended to count it.
"I just left. I need to go back and tell my master."
Lin Chen turned around and shot a flying needle that hit the opponent's Jingming acupoint. Two seconds later, the man fainted.
"It would be fine if you were really gangsters, after all, even thieves have their own code of conduct. But it's different if you are enemy spies. I am here to protect the fruits of victory for the working people... You are the public enemy of the people!"
Lin Chen took away all the cash and yellow croakers hidden in all the compartments, and turned on the telegraph machine before leaving... Someone would detect them soon, and he wouldn't have to worry about the rest.
"Bye bye!"
The gatekeeper was knocked unconscious by Lin Chen's palm strike, and the Browning on his body was also taken away by Lin Chen.
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It was already 4am when I got home...
On the way back, Lin Chen counted the gains of this trip, twelve small yellow croakers and about four thousand in cash...
"This money will be used to prepare banquets for major restaurants tomorrow... It is important to store more food and drinks in the space. However, when there is nothing else to do in the future, it seems that it is also a good idea to clean up the enemy's contact points. It is mainly for the people to eliminate harm!"
[It’s mainly a case of thieves eating thieves! ]
Lin Chen...!
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seven in the morning
Many people gathered at the pool in the middle courtyard, all listening to Jia Dongxu bragging.
"Dongxu, didn't your mother say yesterday that she wanted to buy a sewing machine? Why did she buy a bicycle today too?" Yi Zhonghai asked puzzledly.
"Master, I think a bicycle is more convenient. After Comrade Ma Lan got married, she lived too far from the hardware factory where she worked, so the bicycle was for her to use. I also walked with everyone..."
Yi Zhonghai felt a little relieved after hearing this. I didn't even buy a bicycle, so why should a disciple like you ride one? Don't I have any dignity?
A few people were discussing what brand to buy when Lin Chen came over pushing his bicycle.
"Good morning, Dr. Lin!"
"Good morning, Dongxu, you better hurry up. I'm going to pick up my wife now..."
Jia Dongxu said disdainfully: "Lin Chen, don't you know today is Sunday? What can you do if you pick her up? We made a bet to get the marriage certificate first, not to pick up the wife first. Comrade Ma Lan and I are going to buy a bicycle today, and we will go to get the marriage certificate tomorrow morning. You just wait to lose a dollar from me!"
Lin Chen chuckled and ignored the idiot. If he wasn't sure, he wouldn't have chosen today. Director Liu from the Street Office had a serious illness before. If it weren't for her grandfather's treatment, the grass on her grave would probably be one meter high now. I had already told her two days ago that she would work overtime for me today.
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