Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine-Chapter 167: Ship out

Yuanyuan got two hundred and twenty taels of goldfish from Xing Min, and she was excited to keep touching them.

The paintings and goldfish were placed on the cart, and because they were helping to put them into the cellar, a lot of time was delayed. It was already twelve o’clock now.

After the two came out, Yuanyuan directly packed up these things. Then they went to Chen Ximei’s doorstep, still gave her a lot of food, collected two thousand yuan, and hurried to that old man’s house.

The old man directly let them place it in the side room. The two certainly had no objections.

The food was unloaded completely, and the number was exactly right.

The three of them now started loading the hall’s furniture, paintings, and decorations.

The three did not make any noise at all until the two carts were loaded, and then they went inside.

The elderly man lit the kerosene lamp. He took out a box, "Check this out, see the quality and quantity."

There were a total of five hundred taels. If converted to pounds, it’s about over thirty-one pounds.

Tan Shaoting directly carried it out, and Yuanyuan took out eighteen hundred yuan and handed it to the old man.

Both parties checked the numbers, and the transaction was considered completed.

The two pulled the cart away, turned into an alley halfway, stored it away, and hurried to the train station.

It was already past four o’clock; they checked the train schedule and found one at seven in the morning, which made Yuanyuan relieved.

They really had a great harvest this time.

"Let’s go abroad again next year and come back with things you like."

Yuanyuan nodded, "Still sneaking over."

The two didn’t know that the places they collected from last year deliberately did not collect more wheat this year, waiting for someone to help them collect wheat and gold again.

They went out at six o’clock to have breakfast. This time, they bought a lot of meat buns and twenty pickled vegetable vermicelli buns, and then hurried back to wait for the train.

They had been out for almost a month, and it would be half a month before the end of the lunar year.

"Let’s head directly to my hometown side." Last time they received a letter from blacksmith Yang, thinking about going back to see him. If possible, leave him some food.

Tan Shaoting had no objections; whatever she wanted was fine.

This time it was a long-distance train. Although not direct, it could go to the Capital. So, they were now at ease.

They had a good time for three days until someone entered the compartment.

It was a beautiful girl, who was particularly pleasant looking. Yuanyuan stared at her for a while.

Tan Shaoting, with strong senses, watched the girl’s actions and felt speechless. What was this hobby?

This girl also felt the gaze, so she glared at Yuanyuan.

Yuanyuan then retracted her gaze and continued to read her newspaper.

With the stranger in the compartment, the two didn’t talk.

The girl also made no sound at all.

When it was time for dinner, they didn’t go out to eat usually, but with another person present, they couldn’t do this, so unwillingly went to the dining car to eat.

Tan Shaoting felt resentful in his heart; he had the pursuit of good food, yet now he couldn’t eat it, which was really depressing.

Yuanyuan sensed Tan Shaoting’s gloom, so she took out a lunchbox from her bag, containing sausages.

Tan Shaoting liked this flavor, so he ate it with mixed flour bread and a bowl of corn porridge, which was acceptable to him.

While eating, they heard a broadcast announcing the train was arriving at a station, so Yuanyuan wanted to get off for a walk.

"Better put on a coat." The temperature was about minus fifty degrees outside; too cold.

"Let’s go down for some activity, or I’ll feel like my bones are aching."

Tan Shaoting had no objections; he followed her wherever she wanted to go.

The two returned to the compartment; the girl was eating. She had white bread and fried noodles, indicating she was from a rather affluent family.

The two tidied up, leaving their bags at the bedhead, containing some books, newspapers, lunch boxes, and ceramic cups, nothing else.

After getting off the train, the platform was really empty; it’s no wonder, who would come out in such cold weather? Moreover, there was a strict crackdown on small-scale merchants.

No one came to the train station to trouble themselves.

After getting off, Yuanyuan started running on the platform. Wearing so much, she looked round, which was quite amusing.

Tan Shaoting didn’t join, just watched her from the side.

This stop lasted for forty minutes. Yuanyuan ran below for half an hour, already sweating, before Tan Shaoting called her back onto the train.

"Quickly go back and hug a hot water bottle, don’t catch a cold."

"No problem; this feels much better. I will get off and run each time the train stops."

They returned to the compartment, only to see the girl sitting on Tan Shaoting’s bedding.

Yuanyuan didn’t mind much, as traveling by train was like this before. Since the upper berth people can’t always lie down, sitting below is understandable.

But this girl had a stool yet didn’t sit on it, which was somewhat displeasing.

They said nothing. The girl stood up upon seeing them come in.

Yuanyuan sensed Tan Shaoting’s mood was bad.

"Yuanyuan, give me a new sheet."

Yuanyuan helplessly looked at him; was he having cleanliness issues? She took out a clean sheet from her bag and handed it to him.

The girl felt particularly embarrassed, seeing Tan Shaoting’s actions as serious discrimination and disdain against her.

Tan Shaoting changed the sheet and went out with a basin, apparently off to wash, displaying his disdain thoroughly.

Afraid others didn’t know he disliked her?

Yuanyuan took off her coat, then sat on the bed reading. Honestly, with an additional person suddenly, neither of them felt accustomed.

When Tan Shaoting returned, it was time to turn off the lights, so they lay down.

Thus, the compartment was usually very quiet. During the day, Tan Shaoting went to find many newspapers. Now they were not bored and could only chat during meals.

This day, Yuanyuan didn’t like the lunch provided, so she took out a lunchbox containing braised entrails, neatly cut and arranged.

They were very satisfied with this meal. They sat in the dining car for a while, then saw the girl enter with a middle-aged man.

They decided not to linger and returned to the sleeping compartment.

"Is there someone new?" Yuanyuan saw luggage on Tan Shaoting’s upper berth.

"Should be, similar to us, probably paying for an additional ticket."

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