How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 130: Selling Pine Nuts_1

Old Mrs. Qin returned home and saw Qin Jin sitting in the courtyard wiping sweat with a towel, her face grim, "Are all the pine nuts fried?"

"They are. Do you want some? I’ll peel them for you."

Old Mrs. Qin didn’t respond and continued to ask, "Have the clothes been washed?"

"Washed, and the floor has been swept, rabbit droppings have been cleaned up too."

Old Mrs. Qin wanted to avoid the conversation but couldn’t find a reason to leave.

About an hour later, Dong Lamei arrived with the candy Yu Feng had sent.

To coax Peng Chunhua to move back in with her father, Yu Feng took Feng Bing to the health clinic to check his ears, leaving only the unhelpful Mr. Feng at home.

Worried that his daughter-in-law and son would blame him if they returned, Mr. Feng dared not accept the candy Dong Lamei had brought back, repeatedly calling her "in-laws":

"We can talk things over, no need to get angry."

Dong Lamei looked down on him, "Our families haven’t even started discussing a marriage, why make such a fuss." She berated Mr. Feng for a while with her hands on her hips, then went to the Qin family. "Li Qiao, get out here! Your sister was yelling for help so loudly, why didn’t you care?"

Old Mrs. Qin felt it was unfair, "Jin is busy with the fried goods, and Qiaoqiao is in the house, how could she hear anything? We were sitting outside and didn’t hear a thing either."

The aunties backed her up.

Yu Cuiying added, "I only went to open the door because I thought it was strange to see Yu Feng squatting by the door." She knew somewhat of the characters of Yu Feng and Feng Bing. Originally, He Xiaohong didn’t think much of Feng Bing, but after Yu Feng invited He Xiaohong home for a meal and told everyone that Xiaohong had agreed.

Word got out to the He family.

The He family felt that not marrying Feng Bing would reflect poorly on He Xiaohong’s reputation.

Feng Bing had been quite decent to He Xiaohong after they got married. There had been no word of him hitting his wife; it was just that Yu Feng was too manipulative.

Always ordering her daughter-in-law around as if it were decades ago when a daughter-in-law had to bow and scrape before her mother-in-law. Did she still think those times haven’t changed?

Now she’s gotten what she deserved, lifted a rock only to drop it on her own foot.

Dong Lamei: "You all count on the Qin family to make money, so of course, you would say that. Li Qiao, you can! Bad deeds never go unpunished. Sooner or later you’ll be struck by lightning..."

Qin Jin stepped out of the courtyard, ice-cold, "My wife is asleep. If she’s woken up, you’ll answer for it!"

Dong Lamei swallowed her harsh words: "She... "

"What about her? She didn’t force your daughter into Feng Bing’s household, it was your girl who was too flirtatious and threw herself at him."

The aunties looked at each other, thinking Qin Jin dared to speak the truth, but it was not a lie. What business did she have going to Feng Bing’s place for no good reason?

Girls with their marriages arranged don’t visit their fiancé’s family without cause."

Dong Lamei’s finger trembled, "You, you, you!" She gritted her teeth, "Just you wait!" That damn scoundrel, better be careful when it thunders on a rainy day!

Qin Jin was contemptuous, "Wait for what?"

...

Not long after Dong Lamei had left, Yu Feng and Feng Bing returned with a piece of gauze covering his ear. The doctor said they were limited in their abilities, and the ear couldn’t be reattached.

They would have to go to the county town.

Yu Feng had no more money to offer, leaving him no choice but to settle for his son becoming one-eared.

Feng Bing, missing an ear, hung his head in dejection, his spirit wilting.

Yu Feng promised to marry Li Jinhua off to him and immediately began rallying relatives, stirring up trouble in Tulou Village.

Upon arrival, they found the Li Family’s gate locked tight. The neighbors said the whole family had just gone out.

The group waited for a while, but when no one returned, they surmised the Li Family had anticipated the trouble and avoided it in advance.

The more Yu Feng thought about it, the harder it was to swallow her pride. She and her relatives decided that they still needed to confront Li Qiao about it.

The Feng Family’s relatives were reluctant to offend Qin Jin and, since Li Qiao was a college student, they could not predict when they might need his help in the future.

It was justified to seek out Li Jinhua since they had a direct grievance with her, but what did Li Qiao have to do with it?

Someone started to say:

"We won’t be involved in seeking out Qiaoqiao for this."

"It’s not Qiaoqiao’s responsibility anyway, and besides, we can’t afford to offend Jin."

"If you ask me, you had it coming, luring a girl into your house to do that."

Yu Feng was also regretful. Wasn’t it all because her family couldn’t afford the dowry of sixty-six? They thought once the girl was with their son, she could be easily controlled.

Who would have thought it would end up like this?

...

Yu Feng’s household was overwhelmed with gloom, while next door at the Qin family, life was lively and prosperous.

Qin Jin went out early in the morning to sell pine nuts. Li Qiao had thought it would take him several attempts to sell the goods, but by noon, he brought back a middle-aged man driving a tractor who, after looking at the goods, agreed to take them all at 4.6 yuan per half-kilogram, paying on the spot for the 150 half-kilograms of pine nuts.

Old Mrs. Qin and Li Qiao were both very satisfied, especially the latter, who thought Qin Jin was capable, able to figure out any trick of the trade.

"Have you sold the pine nuts?"

An auntie who was working asked.

Old Mrs. Qin played dumb, "Sell them? They’re for supply to others."

"But you still have to get some money for the supply, right? How much?"

"Ask Jin. He’s the one handling it," Old Mrs. Qin diverted, "Let’s get on with the work. We have to finish weaving in a couple of days."

Everyone thought the pine nuts must have sold for a good amount of money, considering they spent three to four days just frying them.

The Qin family sure had an easy life.

Everything was new save for their rundown house.

Just look at Old Mrs. Qin’s complexion, rosy and glowing. It was clear that life was treating her well.

...

Qin Jin weighed the money in his hand.

Business with no capital involved, worth it!

He took out fifteen yuan and divided it among the three people who helped move the pine nuts.

Feng Fugui and Feng Kui took the money and immediately wanted to join Qin Jin in finding more pine nuts to sell.

Qin Jin was still thinking about the trip with Li Qiao and decisively declined. He handed the remaining five yuan to Liu Er, who also clamored to continue moving.

Qin Jin said, "Find your own supply. Once you have it, bring it home, fry it, and call me to sell it. If we make money, I’ll give you a bigger share." These past few days had worn him out, to the point he didn’t even have the energy to take an extra glance at pretty women.

....

Qin Jin rested at home for a day, and the day after, he took Li Qiao to continue sightseeing. This time, it was more successful, and the two of them nearly visited all the scenic spots in the county and watched both the sunset and sunrise together.

Li Qiao, concerned about the announcement of her exam results, vetoed Qin Jin’s suggestion to take her out of town, "I’ve been away from home for five or six days. I want to go back."

"Let’s stay outdoors tonight to watch the moon and count the stars together. I’ll take you straight to the school early in the morning. It won’t delay checking the results," Qin Jin said with a teasing look in his eyes.

Li Qiao waved her hands, having counted stars for several nights in a row; her legs were weak and her back sore, and she had no desire to count stars any time soon. "Let’s go home right away."

Qin Jin couldn’t persuade Li Qiao, so he took her home.

As they neared the front gate, they saw Hu Xiufang and her elder brother Hu Hai delivering goods.

Hu Xiufang also spotted Li Qiao and waved at her, "Li Qiao, where did you and your partner go for fun? Old Mrs. Qin said you’ve been away from home for several days."

Li Qiao replied, "We’ve just been hanging around the county. Hello, big brother."

Hu Hai responded with a smile.

Qin Jin handed a cigarette to Hu Hai as a greeting.

Hu Hai hurriedly accepted the cigarette, "You’re being too polite."

Meanwhile, Hu Xiufang was asking Li Qiao, "What’s there to visit in the county?"

"A lot," Li Qiao said, leading her into the house and pulling out a sketchbook from her bag, "I drew these landscapes. Our hometown is really beautiful." The first time she had seen it in winter, it had been barren all around.

Now, with lush trees and charming vistas.

Hu Xiufang flipped through the pages. The first few undyed drawings were hard to appreciate, but the colored ones were even more beautiful than landscape paintings for sale.

All the figures in them were Qin Jin.

"You really draw well. It makes me want to learn."

"It might be a bit late for you to start learning now, mainly because you don’t have the time. You need to start young and practice a lot to draw like I do," Li Qiao inadvertently let slip without realizing it.

Hu Xiufang’s interest in learning to draw was lost, but Qin Jin, who was outside, took the conversation to heart. He stayed out of sight, so she wouldn’t panic at seeing him.freeweɓnovel.cøm