Reborn in a virtual world, before the house was taken away

As she hurried toward the educated youth compound, she suddenly heard a quarrel coming from afar, and the voices sounded somewhat familiar.

Feng Qingqing's breath hitched, her eyes flickered, and after determining the direction, she slowly moved step by step toward the place where the argument had taken place.

A man's and a woman's voices drifted over slowly:

"Shanshan, I really don't have a single penny left. How many times do I have to tell you before you believe me? Besides, I didn't lend any money to Jiang Yun or the others. When the police came before, that was just something I said offhand. After all, if I didn't have a target, wouldn't that be strange? The police would think I was lying to fool them."

“Brother Hongsheng, I’m not stupid. I could tell you were interested in Jiang Yun from the train. What’s the point of saying this now?”

"Besides, you used to have such a good relationship with them. Now that you need something, shouldn't you consider contacting the Jiang family first, instead of ignoring me all the time and only coming to me when you need something? Don't you think so, Brother Hongsheng?"

Feng Qingqing had already realized that the two people arguing were Qi Hongsheng and her neighbor's sister Zhuang Shan, and that the argument seemed to be about borrowing money.

That's true. Ever since Qi Hongsheng lost his money and called the police, his relationship with the Jiang family hasn't been as close as before, or rather, both sides have deliberately distanced themselves. Jiang Yun's point is that since the incident just happened, and Qi Hongsheng just lost a large sum of money, things won't improve quickly in the short term. It's good for things to cool off for a while. Besides, based on her intuition, Qi Hongsheng won't completely distance himself from them; sometimes her intuition is frighteningly accurate.

Qi Hongsheng, on the other hand, felt somewhat ashamed. After all, he hadn't taken responsibility proactively, which was rather ungentlemanly. He genuinely had feelings for Jiang Yun, and it wasn't his intention to let the girl he liked suffer from gossip. It can only be said that Qi Hongsheng knew his own limitations; he simply wanted to wait until he had more money and then slowly find an opportunity to mend their relationship.

Zhuang Shan was initially very determined to win over Qi Hongsheng on the train, but after arriving in the countryside, she didn't cause much of a stir. However, Feng Qingqing remembered that the day after Qi Hongsheng called the police, Zhuang Shan took leave to go to the commune, probably to call home from the post office to explain the situation. It seems she's become much smarter; at least she didn't foolishly give all her money to Qi Hongsheng. Otherwise, life would be very difficult in the countryside without money. Not everyone is like her, with superhuman strength to earn work points.

Feng Qingqing smiled sarcastically to herself. Look, when they're broke, all sorts of monsters and demons come out to show themselves. Let's see how these people can cause trouble when they're penniless.

Knowing who was arguing, Feng Qingqing didn't linger and quietly turned and walked back.

Back at the educated youth settlement, it wasn't completely dark yet, and we saw that most of the educated youth had returned. Some were cooking, some were washing up, and some were chatting in twos and threes. It was quite harmonious.

As soon as she entered the house, she heard two educated youths talking in the courtyard, which Feng Qingqing, whose hearing and eyesight had recently improved since taking some kind of energy pill, overheard:

"What do you think the Jiang siblings have been discussing these past few days? Jiang Yun's two older brothers are nowhere to be seen after work every day."

"I've also seen it a few times, when the two brothers asked for leave together, and the team leader was going to have a problem with it. He was implying that we educated youth were only working sporadically, and that this was ruining our reputation."

One of the female educated youths said somewhat indignantly.

In fact, many people in the educated youth settlement disliked the Jiang siblings, but they just didn't dare to say it out loud. However, there were quite a few people who talked about it behind their backs.

"Do you think they're up to something illegal? After all, from what I heard, Jiang Yun has lost all his money. Winter is coming soon, and they haven't even seen any winter supplies yet. Without some money, they're going to have a hard time this winter."

After one of the educated youths finished speaking, the others also showed thoughtful expressions. To be honest, that made a lot of sense. But if it were exposed, the educated youths living with them would be implicated. Just thinking about it was depressing enough. They had only been here for a few days, and this group of people had been involved in one thing after another.

It's really not a happy thing.

The whole affair involving the Jiang siblings is undeniably tied to money. After all, having money in hand brings peace of mind. But not having money inevitably leads to panic, especially for someone like Jiang Yun. Even when the Jiang family was facing dire straits and had accumulated so much debt, she didn't offer this money for immediate relief, demonstrating just how much she valued money.

They'd only just arrived in the countryside and already lost 200 yuan. The siblings needed to find a way to earn money. They spent several days thinking about how to make money in the countryside, and finally came up with a flimsy solution.

That is buying and selling. This idea came from Jiang Yun, or perhaps it was inspired by a dream. She didn't think it was dishonorable; on the contrary, she thought that as long as she could make money, it was a good thing.

So she persuaded her two older brothers to do it. Jiang Hongjun was fine; he agreed as soon as his sister asked. Jiang Hongwei, on the other hand, was worn down by her nagging and, with money running out and winter approaching, they all knew they would suffer if they didn't make some preparations in advance. That's why he reluctantly took on the task.

What exactly they were reselling was that the two brothers went alone into the deep mountains. Jiang Yun, as the current scorekeeper, was trying to ingratiate himself with others and thus knew a little about the surrounding area.

A few families lived in the mountains not far from their brigade. They had made their living by hunting for generations and had little contact with the Lanshan brigade. Occasionally, they would exchange their game for necessities with the nearby brigade, but there was basically no other interaction between them.

Jiang Yun's eyes lit up when she heard this. It's true that the female protagonist in her previous life had some business acumen; she could see a way to make money from this.

She asked her two older brothers to inquire carefully about the exact location of these families, what local specialties they had, and whether they had any other mountain products besides game. They were all from the city and knew that for city dwellers, some well-off families, especially dual-income families, had ration coupons and money but no goods. Jiang Yun believed that the situation in the commune here was the same as in the county town.

Once you get these things out and resell them, the resale price difference will definitely be substantial. Moreover, if you're careful, you can do this for a long time; it's a way to make money.

After discussing it over and over, the siblings decided that they still had to do it. Even Jiang Hongwei supported them. After all, the family was struggling to make ends meet after the eldest brother lost his formal job, let alone support the three of them in the countryside. If they didn't prepare early, they would suffer the hardship themselves.

After figuring things out, the three siblings focused intently on the matter. In particular, the two brothers had been working tirelessly in the mountains from dawn till dusk, and they had finally made some progress. They had basically figured out the general situation of those hunters and were just waiting to take action.

Before it even started, some of the more observant former educated youth living with them noticed something amiss. If you're planning something, in the long run, it's bound to be discovered; that's unavoidable. But as long as they could make money, they didn't care about anything else.

But Feng Qingqing was wary. She couldn't let them make money peacefully, but she also didn't want to take action before they even started.

Within two days, Feng Qingqing had followed the two brothers twice and roughly figured out what the Jiang siblings were up to. It can only be said that without her, if the Jiang siblings had been more cautious, they could have earned their initial capital through this business in this era.

Unfortunately, Feng Qingqing gave a cold laugh.