Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The county is nothing like she previously told Grandpa, Uncle, and Aunt, where you could casually set up a stall.
If you want to sell braised pig head, you have to go to the black market, which starts in the middle of the night and ends just before dawn.
When Gu Jiajie covered for her, Gu Jin already knew that her cousin must have known all of this.
So, at this moment, Gu Jin didn’t hide anything. She glanced at Gu Jiajie and casually said, "It takes about two hours to walk to the county. I’ll leave at eleven o’clock, and there will only be cars in the morning. I can have breakfast in the county and then take the car back."
Gu Jiajie frowned slightly, glanced at the big basin filled with braised pig head, and the pot with about forty pounds of braised pig head cooking, and his eyes darted around.
"Xiao Jin, it’s too heavy for you to handle these things alone. Why don’t I lend you a hand and go with you? We can also borrow a bicycle, which will save time and effort."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Jin immediately responded, "Sure, that would be great!"
From the beginning, she had a small scheme in her heart. If her cousin could accept it, finding a helper wasn’t a bad idea either.
So when she heard Gu Jiajie’s words, she naturally agreed without hesitation.
The bicycle was unexpected, but if there was a bicycle, it would save her even more time and effort.
Gu Jiajie, however, took it a step further: "Then what if we bring another person along? I can get two bicycles and bring some pork to sell at the black market?"
Gu Jin added a handful of firewood to the stove and looked at Gu Jiajie with a half-smile.
The latter touched the tip of his nose awkwardly and lowered his eyes, not daring to meet Gu Jin’s gaze.
"Sure, we can earn even more money this way."
Gu Jin really looked at this cousin in a different light.
In her past life, she only knew that her cousin was a troublemaker. People in the village were very afraid of him and knew that he was the type to fight without regard for his life, but she never thought he was also clever.
"Alright! I’ll go find someone and borrow a bicycle right now!"
When Gu Jiajie heard his cousin agree, he slapped his thigh and turned to walk out of the kitchen.
Watching his departing figure, Gu Jin pursed her lips and smiled.
It didn’t really matter to have more people; she just wanted to use the black market to earn some money to invest in stocks.
Now, she had reported her age to be two years older on her household registration, making her eighteen, an adult, eligible to open an account and buy subscription certificates and stocks.
To seize the opportunity, she had to hurry and make money. The more people, the more helpers, and the quicker they could earn money.
While the villagers of Qingshan Village were asleep, two figures slowly approached from the east, and the shadows moved faster and faster. Upon getting closer, it turned out to be two people riding bicycles.
The two were none other than Gu Jiajie and his good friend, Liu Pingyuan.
They rode their bicycles to the entrance of the Gu Family’s home.
Gu Jiajie whispered, "Yuanzi, push the bicycle into the yard, and be gentle."
"Got it."
Liu Pingyuan followed behind him, speaking in a voice as soft as a fly.
Gu Jin had already prepared the braised pig head, placed it in a wooden bucket, and was cutting fresh wild boar meat in the yard.
Hearing the commotion at the entrance, along with their mosquito-like whispers, she shook her head and chuckled, picking up a flashlight beside her to shine on them.
The beam of the flashlight shone on Gu Jiajie and Liu Pingyuan, scaring them into stopping their actions instantly.
"Come over quickly and load the pork onto the bike."
Gu Jin called out in a low voice.
Hearing it was her voice, Gu Jiajie finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Xiao Jin, you scared me half to death!"
He complained, pushing his bicycle to the wooden plank holding the wild boar meat.