novellhall Chapter 9 Good things absolutely cannot come her way.
Chapter 9 Good things absolutely cannot come her way.
"If you miss this place at 5 p.m., you'll have to walk back," Li Qiusheng reminded them.
Following the original owner's memories, Joanne arrived at the post office. She had only come to town this time to pretend to buy something.
The real purpose was to send a telegram to Huo Jiyun.
Otherwise, that foolish man will send them money again next month.
Sending telegrams was expensive back then, charged by the number of words.
Including what Wang Feng gave her, Qiao An only had 250 yuan left.
We still need to be careful with our spending.
She scribbled and drew on the paper, simplifying it again and again, until finally she left 13 characters.
"I am Qiao Anqian, and the money was transferred to me after someone embezzled it."
Punctuation marks also cost money. Qiao An read it over and over several times and felt that Huo Jiyun should be able to understand it.
After filling in Huo Jiyun's work address, Qiao An paid the money.
One cent per character, totaling 1.3 yuan.
After leaving the post office, Qiao An went to the supply and marketing cooperative. Although she had everything she needed in her space, she still had to buy some daily necessities there, such as bamboo thermos bottles, which Mo Yuxuan's world couldn't buy.
It was worktime, and there weren't many people at the supply and marketing cooperative. As soon as Qiao An opened the door, he saw Wang Shuyun picking out shoes.
Qiao An ignored her and went straight to the counter.
"Comrade, I need two thermos flasks, a dressing mirror, two kerosene lamps, four white porcelain bowls, two washbasins, and six towels..."
Hearing Qiao An's words, Wang Shuyun, who was standing to the side, lost all interest in choosing shoes.
How much money will it cost to buy so many things?
She originally came today intending to buy pants for her son, but after what happened yesterday, she only had 30 yuan left at home, let alone buying pants.
From now on, we'll have to tighten our belts.
Ultimately, it's all because of Joan!
Wang Shuyun was furious. She randomly picked out two pairs of the cheapest shoes, paid for them, and was about to leave.
Seeing her sour face, Qiao An asked with a smile, "Sister-in-law, you only bought two pairs of shoes on your trip to town? Didn't you bring any food for the kids?"
"Look at my memory, I guess I'm out of money?"
Do you need me to lend it to you?
Wang Shuyun glared at her irritably, then pushed open the door and left.
"Comrade, you said too much just now, I didn't remember it all, could you please repeat it?"
Joanne snapped out of her daze, smiled at the sales clerk, and said, "I'd like two thermos flasks."
"Huh? Then... what about the others?" The sales clerk looked completely bewildered.
"I don't want anything else."
Are you kidding me?
"Don't you need money to buy things?" She had said those words deliberately for Wang Shuyun to hear.
Just buy two as a symbolic gesture.
Despite the sales clerk's disdainful look, Qiao An left the supply and marketing cooperative with two bamboo thermos flasks in her hand.
Although the Xia Kingdom in the novel has a market economy, it also allows private individuals to set up small stalls, although the management is relatively strict.
Joan is currently unemployed, so asking her to go farming is absolutely out of the question.
They don't earn much money all year round, and they get tanned dark.
She strolled through the town's market, looking for a business opportunity.
Just as she was craning her neck and looking left and right, she suddenly heard someone shouting not far away.
"Where's my wallet?!"
"Stop thief! Stop thief!"
Following the sound, Qiao An saw a panicked woman with a clean tear in her shirt pocket, clearly cut open with a knife.
She was pushing her way forward, wanting to see what was going on.
A thin, bony man walked against the flow of the crowd and bumped into her shoulder.
"Excuse me," the man said softly, bowing his head, without stopping.
But after taking two steps, someone grabbed my arm.
"Hey! Is an apology all you're going to do?"
"Then what else do you want?" He waved his hand impatiently, but was surprised to find that he couldn't shake off the woman's hand.
"An 'excuse me' and you'll give me 20 yuan in return? You're quite polite, you thief." Qiao An looked up and smiled at him.
In her past life, Qiao An also survived a journey through mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
If you don't notice someone stealing your wallet, you've wasted all these years of your life.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who's the thief? Let me tell you, framing someone is against the law!" the gaunt man shouted, straining his neck.
Hearing the commotion, the woman who had been yelling about losing her wallet immediately ran over.
She looked quite well-off, and you could tell she came from a good family. The clothes she wore were expensive items that could only be bought in the county.
"Big sister, he probably stole your wallet." Qiao An pointed at the skinny man.
The people of Xia love watching a spectacle, and everyone was heading in that direction, but he went against the flow and even stole 20 yuan from Qiao An.
Who else could it be but a thief?
"Fine!! You blind fool, you dare steal from me! Do you even know who I am?"
"I'm innocent! I really didn't steal your wallet. I admit I stole the girl's money, but I definitely didn't steal yours!"
After saying that, the skinny man turned his pants pockets inside out, took off his coat, and took out 20 yuan in small bills to return to Qiao An.
"Sister, I really didn't steal your wallet," the skinny man protested.
Upon seeing this, the plump woman became even more anxious, slapping her thighs repeatedly with both hands.
"Oh my God, that's public money!"
Joan's eyes darted around.
Public funds were stolen...
She suddenly remembered that this scene was in the novel.
Wang Shuyun came to town to buy things and unexpectedly found a wallet. Because there was too much money inside, she dared not keep it and handed it over to the police station.
Unexpectedly, the wallet belonged to He Hua, the logistics director of the police station. Because of her honesty in returning the lost money and with He Hua as her guarantor, Wang Shuyun was hired by the police station and became a canteen employee.
I've managed to snag a semi-permanent position.
From then on, she was very successful and could do whatever she wanted in Lianchi Village.
Qiao An was sent to a labor camp with the Mu family and was starving. She wanted to ask Wang Shuyun for a bite to eat.
She threw the coarse bread she brought back from the cafeteria to the stray dogs, and laughed as she watched Joan and the dogs fight over the food.
Thinking of this, Qiao An felt a nameless anger rise in her heart.
Such a great opportunity, we have to seize it.
Joan slowly withdrew from the crowd.
The thief probably hid the wallet, intending to retrieve it later.
Qiao An searched along the market but didn't find the wallet. Instead, she spotted Wang Shuyun in a small alley.
She was resting on a stone beam by the wall.
Right behind her, in the gap between the stone beam and the wall, was a yellow wallet.
Wang Shuyun was about to put the basket in her hand onto the stone beam.
She'll definitely see the wallet in the gap as soon as she turns around.
No!
Good things should never come her way.
"Wang Shuyun!" Qiao An called out her name in a moment of panic.
Wang Shuyun paused, looked up and saw Qiao An, then glared at her irritably.
What are you doing?
As they spoke, Qiao An sat down, blocking her view, and slowly reached her left hand behind her.
Wang Shuyun rolled her eyes and said, "Spit it out."
Joan pulled her wallet out of the gap and put it in her pocket, her eyes curving like crescent moons.
"I just came to tell you that I bought too much stuff, so I just spent 2 dollars to hire a horse-drawn carriage."
Wang Shuyun's face darkened.
"Look where you are! Hurry up and show off, otherwise this money won't feel right."
Joan stood up, brushed the dirt off her pants, and said, "Alright, you can sit here now."
Watching her waddle out of the alley, Wang Shuyun was so angry her liver ached.
Is she sick?!
Did he come to her just to show off how rich he is?
But at that very moment, Wang Shuyun suddenly felt as if she had missed something.
She turned around and placed the basket in her hand on the stone beam, her gaze falling on the gap between the stone beam and the wall.
There...shouldn't there be something here?
"I found a penny on the side of the road and handed it to the policeman..."
Joan hummed a little tune as she arrived at the town's police station, just like in the novel.
She handed the wallet to the police, and He Hua arrived within two minutes.
"Oh! It's you, girl. We're really destined to meet."
When Qiao An smiles, she reveals two small tiger teeth, looking charming and cute. "Big sister, do you see if any money is missing from your wallet?"
"No, I've seen them all." He Hua patted his chest. "Thanks to you, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten my salary this month."