Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 417: A Bunch of Illiterates

Despite not being happy in his heart, Hu Second Uncle still tried to keep smiling in front of Su Xiaoxiao.

"Wang Family’s daughter-in-law, if you have something to say, just say it."

The young wife who was called immediately squeezed to the front of the crowd.

Su Xiaoxiao took a look and was surprised to see a familiar face, it was the person she splashed with a basin of foot-washing water today.

If she wasn’t mistaken, the short man beside her with a face full of bloody scratches was her cuckolded husband.

At this moment, the two were holding hands, showing no signs of their previous fierce altercation.

Tsk, this couple is quite interesting.

Just as Su Xiaoxiao was thinking this, she saw that young wife putting one hand on her hip, angrily pointing at her: "Village chief, with the factory we’re setting up in the village, what is this dead girl, an outsider, doing here?"

Village chief: "..."

It turns out she didn’t hear a single important word of his long explanation just now.

His face immediately darkened: "Wang Family’s daughter-in-law, Manager Su is here to invest in setting up the factory, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"I wasn’t talking about Manager Su, I was referring to this little b*tch!"

The young wife took two steps forward, almost poking Su Xiaoxiao’s nose with her finger.

Hu Second Uncle’s brow twitched: "She’s Manager Su, were you kicked in the head by a mule? Can’t you understand what I’m saying?"

"What? How could a little girl be a manager? Village chief, are you trying to lie to a ghost?"

The young wife stared wide-eyed, full of disbelief.

As a loyal supporter of Su Xiaoxiao, Hu San jumped out immediately.

"Why couldn’t she be? Open your eyes wide and take a good look, come on, Sister Su, show them your ID, let them see clearly."

He spoke proudly, as if he were the one who had become the manager.

Su Xiaoxiao’s mouth twitched, feeling oddly like one of those melodramatic scenes where a loyal sidekick helps lead the charge.

"Sister Su, what are you waiting for? Quickly, everyone’s waiting."

Reminded by Hu San, she noticed that a group of people underneath were eagerly watching her, waiting for her next move.

She quickly took out her ID to show everyone.

The Wang Family couple standing at the front stretched their necks, scrutinizing carefully.

"Well, did you see it clearly?"

Wang Yong and the young wife scratched their heads simultaneously: "We can’t read, what’s written here?"

Hu San: "..."

At this point, someone earnestly read aloud: "All mouth silk king..."

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

For f*ck’s sake, was this some kind of comic relief monkey brought here? Why are they reading only radicals?

Thankfully, there are literate people in the village.

A crisp child’s voice loudly corrected: "What eyes do you have? It’s called Sales Manager, a group of illiterates."

The speaker was an eight or nine-year-old boy, looking very proud.

Hu Second Uncle awkwardly scratched his head, then coughed to clear his throat: "Alright, you’ve all seen the ID, who still has objections?"

"Village chief, I have an objection!"

Before the words were even finished, someone else raised their hand.

Hu Second Uncle felt his heart clog up, for f*ck’s sake, all these good opportunities, and you’re still making a fuss? What the hell?

He looked at the middle-aged man speaking, and shot him a look like a knife: "Chen Erzi, if you’ve something to say, get it out, Manager Su’s time is precious."

The man called Chen Erzi scratched his head embarrassedly: "Village chief, what are you planning to do with the rent?"

"Yeah, yeah, it’s eight bucks a month, that’s ninety-six bucks a year, that’s not a small amount."

"That’s right, village chief, you have to explain clearly where this money is going."

Chen Erzi started, and quite a few people followed suit, shouting.

Hu Second Uncle forcefully tapped his smoking pipe against the wall: "Have you all forgotten how much money and grain our village borrowed from the commune during the famine years ago? This money doesn’t even cover the interest, and you still want a share? Share what crap!"

With those words, no one dared make a sound anymore.

The matter of setting up the factory was thus somewhat smoothly settled.

Su Xiaoxiao discussed with the village chief about setting up a few stoves in the factory tomorrow to make chili sauce.

That night, she was arranged to stay at Wang Xiuxiu’s home, who was alone at home since her mother-in-law was taken away, which was convenient.

Chen Hai’s home wasn’t far from here, and before leaving, he reminded the two to call him if there was anything.

After a busy day, Su Xiaoxiao almost fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

In the middle of the night, she heard a loud crash next to her ear, followed by vague screams.

She was sleeping too deeply and couldn’t tell if it was a dream or reality, and after a confused moment with no further noise, she simply went back to sleep.

The next morning, when she got up to wash and went out, she was startled to see someone lying under the window.

That person was lying face down, tied up tightly with ropes; if it weren’t for the snoring, Su Xiaoxiao would have thought they were dead.

Who is this? They must have big hearts to be able to sleep like this.

At this moment, Wang Xiuxiu peeked out from the small kitchen, "Sister Su, are you hungry? The food’s almost ready."

Su Xiaoxiao glanced at the person sleeping soundly on the ground, her expression complicated: "Xiuxiu, who’s this? Why are they lying under the wall?"

Wang Xiuxiu casually replied, "Wang Yong, the husband of that young wife from yesterday, was sneaking around under the wall last night, so I knocked him out with a basin."

She finished lightly and continued stoking the fire.

Su Xiaoxiao was shocked, she didn’t expect the seemingly soft and gentle little girl to be this bold.

Just then, the gate was knocked on, and Chen Hai’s voice came from outside: "Sister Su, are you up?"

Su Xiaoxiao glanced at the person still sleeping on the ground and went over to open the gate.

As soon as the gate opened, Chen Hai saw the human-shaped object in the yard and was puzzled: "Sister Su, what’s this..."

As he spoke, he turned the person over, and upon seeing the face, he couldn’t help but curse a national treasure: "This b*stard, how dare his mom come climbing walls in the middle of the night?"

Chen Hai kicked Wang Yong on the ground several times, the unconscious person was woken up by the pain.

Seeing Chen Hai, he immediately struggled to kneel and beg for mercy: "Brother Hai, spare me, I was wrong, I’ll never dare again."

"Again? You think there’ll be an again? I’m going to cripple you right now!"

Chen Hai pulled out a fruit knife from his pocket and aimed it at Wang Yong’s legs.

Before he even touched him, Wang Yong rolled his eyes and fainted again.

"Spit, coward!"

Chen Hai cursed, lifted him off the ground, and turned to Su Xiaoxiao, his tone incredibly gentle: "Sister Su, I’ll send him to the village chief’s house, you all can come to the factory after breakfast, no rush."

He dragged the person out like a dead dog, and not long after he left, Wang Xiuxiu arrived with food from the kitchen.

Breakfast was scallion egg pancakes and millet porridge, with a plate of stir-fried shredded potatoes, quite a luxurious breakfast for this era.

"Sister Su, try my cooking."

Wang Xiuxiu shyly pushed the food in front of her. Su Xiaoxiao was already hungry, and just as she was about to dig in upon smelling the aroma, the courtyard gate was suddenly kicked open.