Send me to the countryside? Turn around and make you homeless!

The boy's words frightened Tan Yuan so much that she broke out in a cold sweat. She didn't dare to show it too obviously and glanced around.

Sure enough, she saw several men glancing at her intentionally or unintentionally, and it looked like they were coming to surround her.

——Damn, I was so careless that even these people didn’t notice!

Tan Yuan cursed herself in her heart. As expected, everything went too smoothly after her rebirth, so she let her guard down and didn't even realize that she was being targeted.

"who are you?"

She asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear. Those who were targeting her should be the people who managed this black market. She didn't know whether these people wanted to rob each other or something else. But why did the boy in front of her specifically remind her?

It is human nature to stay out of things that do not concern you, especially in this black market which is already in a semi-dark area.

Hearing Tan Yuan's guard against him, the boy did not get angry, but just explained in a low voice.

"Sister, don't you recognize me? We've met before. We were in Huaiyin Brigade. Brother Jianguo is my brother."

It was Zeng Erwa who called out to Tan Yuan. He usually did not do business in this black market, but happened to come here to deliver goods today. The transaction had just been completed when he saw Tan Yuan standing here, and several people who were watching the place were quietly surrounding her.

When he went to Huaiyin Brigade to find Brother Guan, it was the sister in front of him who helped him. Zeng Erwa considered himself a gangster, and loyalty was the most basic thing. He had to repay Tan Yuan for helping him, not to mention that Brother Guan had specifically told him before he left that if the sister from Huaiyin Brigade came to see him, he must do his best to help if he could.

Either of these two points is enough to make Zeng Erwa take action.

Zeng Erwa was a familiar face in the black market. He called Tan Yuan "sister" in front of so many people. Those who were surrounding Tan Yuan stopped, exchanged glances, and then retreated.

Since he is an acquaintance, he can't be an undercover agent, let alone a cop.

The brother surnamed Guan from the Huaiyin Brigade? This hint shouldn't be too obvious. There's only one brother in the entire Huaiyin Brigade, okay?

Tan Yuan's mind flashed with Guan Jianguo's appearance, and she also recalled who the boy in front of her was.

"I remember now, it was you."

Zeng Erwa was quite happy when he saw that Tan Yuan remembered him: "Sister, do you want to buy something? Tell me, I will definitely get it for you."

Zeng Erwa was confident about this, but Tan Yuan shook her head to deny it.

"I'm not buying anything, I'm just here to look."

She didn't want to buy anything, she wanted to sell something, but she didn't make this clear to the boy in front of her.

Tan Yuan smiled and walked out of the alley with Zeng Erwa. After all, this was a black market and someone might come for a surprise inspection at any time. If they were caught, they would have no explanation.

Tan Yuan lowered her head slightly, not wanting others to see her face. Zeng Erwa simply pretended to be dependent on Tan Yuan, making Tan Yuan's action of lowering her head more reasonable.

The people guarding the black market looked at the two men and did not suspect anything, so they let them go.

"Thank you for today. This is for you."

Tan Yuan took out a sugar-roasted chestnut that she had fried yesterday from her bag. Although the chestnut was cold and the skin inside was stuck to the flesh, making it difficult to peel, it tasted soft, sweet and very delicious.

Zeng Erwa peeled one and put it in his mouth: "So sweet!"

He narrowed his eyes slightly. Although he followed Brother Guan and had made several big deals recently, sugar was a scarce commodity. He was used to being poor and was reluctant to spend money even if he had it. He liked to save it or buy it for his family, but he was reluctant to eat it himself.

"You like it? Then eat more. I have more here."

Tan Yuan simply took out all the sugar-roasted chestnuts she had with her and gave them to Zeng Erwa.

She has never been a stingy person, not to mention that Zeng Erwa had just helped her. It was just a handful of roasted chestnuts, so she just gave it to him.

"No, no, sister, this is too expensive. I can't accept it." Zeng Erwa, who received a handful of chestnuts just because he showed that he liked it, shook his head and refused to take this charity food.

Tan Yuan smiled and said, "How can these be expensive? There are chestnuts everywhere on this mountain. You can just pick some and stir-fry them. They're not worth much. If you really like them, I'll bring you some next time."

"I picked these chestnuts from the mountains, but you cooked them, and you must have added something else. Even the chestnuts in the snack shop aren't as delicious as yours, so I can't accept them. How about this, can you sell them to me? I'll pay you."

Zeng Erwa was not lying. The snack shop also sold roasted chestnuts, but they tasted far less delicious than the ones given to him by the sister in front of him. He wanted to take these chestnuts back home for his younger sister to try as well.

Snack shop?

There is a kind of store, just like the supply and marketing cooperative, which is also owned by the state. It sells all kinds of roasted nuts, such as melon seeds, peanuts, longan and red dates. During the Chinese New Year, every household has to prepare New Year's goods, and the roasted nuts store business is very popular.

It is already mid-December, and there is only one and a half months left until the Chinese New Year. Soon, all kinds of fried snacks will become popular.

“If I could sell some roasted nuts…”

Tan Yuan was muttering, and Zeng Erwa didn't hear what she was saying clearly, so he asked again, "Sister, what are you talking about?"

"You said these chestnuts are better than the ones from the snack shop, right?"

Zeng Erwa was a little confused, thinking that Tan Yuan was doubting her cooking skills. He said firmly, "Yes, it's much better than the ones in the store. I have never eaten chestnuts better than yours, sister!"

"Your brother Guan is involved in the black market, so you are too, right?"

Tan Yuan leaned close to Zeng Erwa and spoke in a tone that only the two of them could hear. Although her words were a question, the certainty in her tone was unquestionable.

The topic changed too quickly. Zeng Erwa didn't expect Tan Yuan to directly expose his past. His pupils shrank a little at this moment.

Zeng Erwa didn't want to answer, but under Tan Yuan's gaze, he nodded hesitantly, thinking that it must have been Brother Guan who told his sister. His sister must have a very close relationship with Brother Guan, so he could tell her such a secret. Since Brother Guan trusted her, Zeng Erwa felt that he had nothing to doubt.

Zeng Erwa, who is neither young nor old but no longer naive and gullible, was deceived by Tan Yuan's tone and expression, and thought that Guan Jianguo told Tan Yuan the secret in person. However, these were just Tan Yuan's guesses. Guan Jianguo never revealed this matter to anyone in Huaiyin Brigade from beginning to end.