Era: Life's Big Winner

Chapter 14: Meeting Qin Jingru Again in the Suburbs

In the morning, the sun is shining brightly.

Today is the last day of his honeymoon, and Liu Hongchang plans to go to the countryside to see if he can buy some pigs, sheep, etc. to raise in the space.

The streets are busy with traffic and people are rushing to work.

The buses and trams are packed to the brim. There are relatively few cars on the streets, mostly bicycles.

Liu Hongchang pedaled calmly and evenly in the bicycle traffic, looking at the traffic on both sides of the street moving forward.

When he was about to leave the city, Liu Hongchang saw a public-private joint-venture cotton-fluffing shop, so he turned and stopped at the door.

Liu Hongchang went to ask if there were any cotton seeds with a try-it attitude, and to his surprise, there actually were some.

The boss was a bullet maker, and he was easy to negotiate with. He charged 60 cents per pound without a ticket, so Liu Hongchang bought ten pounds directly.

The boss wrapped them in newspapers, each package weighing one kilogram, and then tied them all together with ropes to make it easier for Liu Hongchang to take away.

After coming out of the shop, Liu Hongchang carried cotton seeds in one hand and supported his bicycle with the other, and headed for the suburbs.

Passing by a deserted place, he put the cotton seeds into the space and continued on his way.

Today, rural reforms have continued to unfold, and free markets for agricultural product trade have been restored in most urban and rural areas.

Even in the city, some emerging markets allow you to negotiate prices to buy small amounts of supplies. No tickets are required, just money, and the prices are a little higher.

However, if one wanted to buy piglets, sheep, etc., one could only look for them in rural towns and villages, so Liu Hongchang came prepared.

Not far from the suburbs, he came across a small market, which was quite lively, with stalls lined up on both sides and people coming and going.

What they sell include vegetables, pickles, dried fish, chili peppers, garlic, tofu, apples and pears, clothes, shoes, hats, needles and thread, etc.

After searching for a while, Liu Hongchang didn't find any piglets or live sheep. After asking, he found out that if he wanted to buy these, he had to go to a larger market.

But since he had come here, he did not return empty-handed. He spent three dollars and bought a large bag of tobacco seeds from an old farmer.

I went to the fruit stall again and used the system to detect that the cores of the apples, pears and red dates on the stall could all be planted.

So I weighed a pound of each, planning to use the fruit cores to plant fruit trees in the space.

Then he stopped wandering around, carried his things out of the market, and after walking a distance away and seeing that there was no one around, he put everything into his space.

After riding along the road for another ten minutes, Liu Hongchang saw a lot of dry ramie on the roadside, so he stopped immediately.

This thing can be used to make paper, weave cloth, and raise silkworms. The leaves can also be fed to pigs and can even be eaten by humans.

There are many ways to eat it, whether it is used for cold dishes, stews, or stir-fries, it is a good choice.

The tender leaves of ramie are used to make green rice balls or cakes, which have a fragrant taste and are delicious.

Liu Hongchang used space to collect the dried ramie. He didn't need any effort at all, he could collect it just by touching it.

After collecting a large piece, he moved his mind slightly and controlled the space processing factory to process paper, and instantly produced a lot of white hemp paper.

"Time acceleration isn't enough!"

Liu Hongchang resisted the urge to plant cotton, ramie and fruit, and planned to use the remaining two acres to speed up livestock breeding.

Just as he was about to continue collecting ramie, he heard the sound of a bicycle bell in the distance. Liu Hongchang hurriedly stopped and looked in the direction of the sound.

"Liu Hongchang, what are you doing here?" Qin Jingru rode her bicycle up to him, looking curious and smiling.

Liu Hongchang looked at her for a few times. She was still dressed the same as yesterday. He grinned and said, "I'm looking for a place to poop!"

"Oh, that's so disgusting!" Qin Jingru shuddered.

Liu Hongchang laughed and asked, "Are you going back to your mother's house to show off?"

"What do you mean by showing off? I have a career now, why don't I return home in glory?" Qin Jingru said with a frown.

"By the way, why are you running out to this remote place instead of accompanying your delicate wife?"

"I took a private job and wanted to go to the countryside to buy some piglets and mutton." Liu Hongchang smiled. Qin Jingru patted her full chest and said, "You should have told me earlier. I have some at home, but my uncle's family also has some."

"Don't take pictures. It's frightening and you're afraid it will explode." Liu Hongchang joked with a smile.

Qin Jingru was stunned for a moment, her face flushed, she took off her shoulder bag and threw it at him, scolding him with a smile: "You want to die!"

"I'm concerned about you, why are you scolding me?" Liu Hongchang said with a smile and took the bag with both hands.

Qin Jingru got out of the car and said with a smile: "I'm in a good mood today, it's good enough that I didn't hit you."

"Then I advise you not to have such an idea. If you dare to hit me, I will hit you too." Liu Hongchang said seriously.

Qin Jingru looked at him twice and frowned, "No way? Do you really hit women? Have you ever hit He Wenhui?"

"I've been there. Do you want to try it? I guarantee you'll scream!" Liu Hongchang chuckled.

Qin Jingru curled her lips, not believing it at all, and said unhappily: "You men just love to talk."

"Is it the kind of talk I thought it was?" Liu Hongchang asked with a smile, returning the bag to Qin Jingru.

"If it's not that kind, then what kind?" Qin Jingru didn't react. She took the bag in her hand and slung it over her shoulder.

Just as she was about to continue her journey, she suddenly froze, her face flushed with embarrassment, she turned around, glared at Liu Hongchang and said:
"You are so frivolous. Nine out of ten sentences you say contain hidden meanings. What's the matter? Can't He Wenhui serve you?"

"That's right. Do you think I'm a silver-plated spearhead like Xu Damao?" Liu Hongchang said with a smile.

Qin Jingru pursed her lips and remained silent.

Her life with Xu Damao was not satisfactory, and Xu Damao's skilful skills made her irritable and crazy.

That would be fine, the key point is that she has not been able to get pregnant. She has had a physical examination and nothing is wrong with her, so she suspects that there is something wrong with Xu Damao.

But Xu Damao was stubborn and insisted that there was nothing wrong with him. When he was asked to go to the hospital for a check-up, he instantly got angry.

This matter has now become a source of worry for her. She forces herself not to think too much about it, but every time she thinks about it, she feels particularly melancholy and depressed.

"No way? I was just joking and I really got it right?" Liu Hongchang chuckled.

"It's none of your business!" Qin Jingru rolled her eyes at him and rode away on her bike.

Not far away, he found that Liu Hongchang was not following him, so he stopped immediately, turned around and asked loudly: "Are you not going with me to buy piglets?"

"There is a bamboo forest not far over there. Do you want to go?" Liu Hongchang answered the question irrelevantly.

Qin Jingru frowned and said, "You want to dig bamboo shoots? They haven't grown yet in this season!"

"I just want to ask you if you want to go?" Liu Hongchang said with a smile and got into the car.

Qin Jingru hesitated for a moment, turned the car around and chased after him.

The path was winding and the bicycles could only be pushed. Soon, the two of them entered the bamboo forest, one in front and one behind.

"I told you there were no bamboo shoots, but you didn't believe me. If you can find some today, I will eat them raw." Qin Jingru said with a smile.

Liu Hongchang was walking in front, and he looked back at her meaningfully and said, "There are some bamboo shoots coming. I'll peel them and eat them slowly later."

"Zhusun came with you?...You, don't talk nonsense." Qin Jingru was frightened by her gaze and stammered.

Liu Hongchang smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? This is in the wilderness and no one can see you. I will let you broaden your horizons."

"Liu Hongchang, don't do anything rash. I'm not a casual person." Qin Jingru said with a blushing face and stopped.

Liu Hongchang continued walking forward and said, "It's all voluntary. If you miss this village, you'll miss this store."

"It doesn't matter if I don't want this store. I'm leaving first." Qin Jingru was embarrassed and was about to turn around and go back.

Liu Hongchang smiled and said, "You don't want me to say anything unpleasant to Xu Damao, do you?"

"Liu Hongchang, you are going too far. I will fight you!" Qin Jingru was furious. She threw her bicycle away and rushed over.

(End of this chapter)