Chapter 422: Seventies: The Mature Husband 22

After that, Tang Wan kept a close eye on Xue Xingtong's every move through Little Cutie.

He was clearly very experienced in this sort of thing. Carrying a snakeskin sack that looked shabby but actually had another layer sewn inside, he left Hekou Village overnight under the cover of darkness. He then walked all the way to the town and took the first bus at five in the morning to the county seat.

Once on the bus, he appeared to be leaning against the seat and sleeping, but in reality, he remained vigilant at all times.

After entering the city, he used a stack of small-denomination bills to buy a green-skinned train ticket to Haicheng. He even messed up his hair until it was all disheveled, making himself look as poor and shabby as possible.

Only after boarding the train did he sit down in a hard seat and take two wowotou from his snakeskin sack to gnaw on.

Tang Wan felt a pang of sadness at the sight, but she knew very well that if one wanted to make money at this time, one had to be cautious and careful. There was never such a thing as a free lunch in this world. Without putting in this kind of hard work, there was simply no way to earn the huge price difference in the middle.

……

The green-skinned train traveled for an entire day and night before finally arriving in Haicheng.

After reaching Haicheng, Xue Xingtong first bought a set of new clothes that looked decent, then found a reasonably nice hotel and rested for the night.

Although the ten-yuan-per-night lodging fee made his heart ache terribly, he thought about how staying in those cheap, chaotic little hostels would require him to remain constantly on guard against the people sharing his room. He would spend money and still fail to get any proper rest. In the end, he steeled himself and found a hotel with a decent environment.

The most important thing on this trip was to bring the goods back safely.

Therefore, he had to get enough rest. That way, when it was time to return, he would have enough energy to make it through.

Seeing that he hadn't tried to save money by staying in one of those cheap dormitory-style hostels, Tang Wan finally felt relieved.

……

The next day, Xue Xingtong changed into his new clothes, combed his hair into a slicked-back style, and then wandered around the various shopping malls in Haicheng.

As a middleman, Xue Xingtong naturally knew what goods would be the most profitable and convenient to transport.

After spending eight hundred yuan on eight watches, he fastened the watches tightly around his waistband. Then he changed back into his original dirty, worn-out clothes, grabbed a handful of dust, and rubbed it into his hair. Only then, his heart filled with excitement, did he hurry toward the train station.

A watch that sold for one hundred yuan in Haicheng could be resold for forty yuan more in their area without any trouble.

Forty yuan was more than half a year's income for many people.

Thinking of this, Xue Xingtong became even more cautious.

These goods absolutely could not come to any harm!

……

When Tang Wan watched Xue Xingtong rub dust into his own hair, she immediately spat out a mouthful of water.

But afterward, she couldn't help revealing an expression that was both helpless and heartbroken.

Tongtong was really going all out to make this money.

When he came back, she would have to make sure he got some proper nourishment.

After calculating when Xue Xingtong would return, Tang Wan went to the market first thing in the morning and bought two jin of large pork bones and one jin of pork belly.

By the time she brought them home, it was already noon. She didn't go to Li Cheng's house. Instead, she took advantage of the fact that there were fewer people around and went to the Xue family.

“Ruru, your sister doesn't know how to cook. Could you help me stew some bone broth? I want to have some soup tonight.” Tang Wan spoke to the little girl.

Hearing this, Ruru instinctively swallowed, then nodded. “Okay.”

“Here, then I'll leave it to you!” Tang Wan handed the meat to her.

……

By evening, Tang Wan went to the Xue family again.

In another half an hour, Tongtong should be back.

After the Xue siblings finished stewing the meat soup, although they were extremely tempted, Xue Xingtong had clearly taught them well. Neither of them had even thought about sneaking a tiny bite.