Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 418: Collecting Chili Peppers

Wang Yong’s wife stormed in angrily, "Where’s my useless husband, Wang Yong?"

She didn’t dare to shout at Su Xiaoxiao; instead, she targeted Wang Xiuxiu.

"Go look for your Wang Yong at home, what’s he doing here?"

Just as Wang Xiuxiu was about to speak, she saw a slender figure blocking her front, and her eyes instantly softened.

"My Wang Yong clearly came to your house yesterday; hand him over quickly, or I won’t be polite to you!"

Wang Yong’s wife yelled with hands on her hips but took a step back cautiously, remembering the way this useless girl splashed her yesterday.

"Are you sure he came to us? It’s just the two of us women at home, what would he be doing here at night? Isn’t he trying to act indecently? You better think this through, indecent behavior could get you into serious trouble."

Su Xiaoxiao spoke word by word, noticing Wang Yong’s wife turning pale right after she finished.

Although she wanted Wang Yong to teach these two useless girls a lesson, if this really got out, it would be hard to explain.

If accused of indecent behavior...

Thinking of this, she immediately shook her head vigorously, "No, you misunderstood, my Wang Yong is at home, I... I’m leaving."

Leaving these words, she practically fled in panic.

Su Xiaoxiao scoffed lightly, daring to cause trouble with that kind of cowardice, tsk.

The two of them were not affected at all by this morning’s incident and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast.

Su Xiaoxiao ate two egg pancakes, plus a bowl of millet porridge, and half a plate of shredded potatoes before she contentedly patted her belly.

No doubt, Wang Xiuxiu’s cooking skills are simply amazing.

If she opened a restaurant in the future, she must have Wang Xiuxiu as her chef.

After breakfast, the two strolled leisurely towards the courtyard where the factory was located.

Upon arrival, they found quite a number of people already inside.

Hu San and Chen Hai were leading a group of young villager men, working vigorously.

The village chief was squatting nearby with a pipe, supervising a man at work.

The man being supervised walked with a limp, his back looked somewhat familiar.

When the man came out carrying a load of manure, Su Xiaoxiao immediately recognized him; this unfortunate manure-scooping fellow was none other than Wang Yong, who had been sent away by Chen Hai earlier in the morning.

Wang Yong carried the manure, feeling incredibly frustrated; left in the house outside last night, nearly catching a cold, then beaten by that jerk Chen Hai this morning, had nothing to eat, dragged out to work as forced labor, doing the dirtiest, most tiring job.

Although the courtyard was spacious, people often came here to dry grains before, and although rarely inhabited, the manure pit was always full.

Not only is the new manure, but also accumulated from when the rich landlords lived here, the smell, just thinking about it, is overwhelming.

He almost gagged as he scooped the manure out bit by bit.

The only consolation was that it was winter now; if it were summer, he might have fainted on the spot.

He limped past them with his load, prompting Wang Xiuxiu to pull Su Xiaoxiao and move away with covered noses.

At this moment, Uncle Hu noticed them and approached with a smile, "Comrade Su, you’re here. Look at what we’ve done. We got up this morning at four o’clock, and everything that could be repaired has been repaired. See if there’s anything you’re not satisfied with, and we’ll get someone to fix it."

Su Xiaoxiao looked around; the whole courtyard was transformed in a morning’s work.

Inside, several young men were focused on building stoves, their stance was clearly professional.

At this pace, it would be completed very soon.

She didn’t expect the village chief to be so reliable.

"Village chief, thank you for your hard work. Please share these with everyone to enjoy."

Su Xiaoxiao took out two big packs of beef jerky from her bag, along with two packs of White Rabbit candies.

Uncle Hu nearly dropped his pipe.

Really, she just had a small bag, how did she magically pull out so many goodies?

Su Xiaoxiao pretended not to notice Uncle Hu’s shock, continuing to discuss the next steps with him.

"Village chief, you see the venue is almost ready, next we just need the raw materials..."

Hearing the important matters, Uncle Hu immediately forgot his earlier astonishment and proudly assured, "Comrade Su, this is how we’ll do it. Have Xiuxiu write down what’s needed from the recipe, and I’ll have the village prepare it immediately."

"Alright, then please village chief, I’ll pay for all the materials at market price."

Su Xiaoxiao quickly replied, money matters must be clarified, otherwise it might be hard to acquire the materials.

Uncle Hu flashed a broad smile, "Look at Comrade Su, you’re really too polite, paying afterward when everything’s sold isn’t too late."

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

Is he afraid she wouldn’t pay now? No surprise he’s a village chief, truly a sly fox.

Su Xiaoxiao’s lips twitched, she took out a stack of banknotes from her pocket and waved them in front of Uncle Hu, "Village chief, rest assured, everything delivered will be cash on delivery."

Uncle Hu’s eyes almost popped out at the sight of the thick stack of banknotes.

This Comrade Su really is a God of Wealth, just looking at it, it must be at least a few hundred bucks, their family never sees this much money in a year.

"Alright, alright, Comrade Su, we certainly trust your character, haha."

He then turned to Wang Xiuxiu, "Xiuxiu, see what you need and quickly write it down, I’ll get the folks to deliver them."

Wang Xiuxiu blushingly said with some embarrassment, "Village... Village chief, I... I can’t write."

She was sold to this village at a very young age, spending every day working, never having the chance to learn to read and write.

Uncle Hu scratched his head in embarrassment, "In that case, I’ll find someone literate to write it down for you, you can dictate."

"Village chief, no need to bother, I can write it myself."

Su Xiaoxiao spoke up in time, realizing that most people in this village were probably illiterate.

Indeed, considering the conditions of this village, it’s good enough to have food; most probably don’t have spare money to send their children to school.

"Comrade Su sure is cultured, oh wow, no wonder..."

Uncle Hu now regarded Su Xiaoxiao as the village’s God of Wealth, showering her with compliments generously.

Soon, the village loudspeaker broadcast the village chief’s voice.

"Attention villagers, if you have peppers, garlic, or ginger at home, please bring them over, the more the better, prices adjusted according to the market..."

Once the announcement was made, the first batch of people came delivering peppers shortly after.

Uncle Hu borrowed a scale from a villager’s home to help Su Xiaoxiao weigh the goods, while Su Xiaoxiao was responsible for accounting.

At this point, every household in the village had grown some peppers, forming a long line in no time.

Wang Xiuxiu, with nothing else to do, joined to help.

Dividing tasks among several people, they collected over eighty pounds of peppers soon enough.

Su Xiaoxiao figured the amount was already almost sufficient, just as she was about to have Uncle Hu announce a temporary halt, a commotion broke out in the distance, it sounded like some people were fighting.