Chapter 6 - 6

Chapter 6 TaobaoYun Ting wandered around and unknowingly ended up at the scrap yard."Since I'm just passing by, wouldn't it be a waste not to go in? Maybe I can find some treasure like those heroines, hehe..."Arriving at the scrap yard, a familiar scene unfolded: an old man lay on a recliner, fanning himself."Sir, may I find some old newspapers?"The old man glanced at her and said, "One cent a pound. Don't take what you shouldn't take.""OK…"The junkyard was a mess, covered in dust, and the smell of decay and mold hit Yun Ting, making him instinctively cover his mouth and nose.There were many old newspapers and books piled up in the corner. She squatted down and looked through them, but didn't see anything special. Suddenly, the math, physics and chemistry books in the corner caught her eye.This set of math, physics, and chemistry books will be highly sought after when the college entrance examination is reinstated. She glanced at it, put the set aside, and continued flipping through the other books. There were no other books that caught her eye.She went to the other side, where there were broken and dilapidated furniture and desks with half of their drawers falling out.The decaying dressing table huddled into a gray-black monster amidst the mold. As Yun Tinguntangled the spiderwebs, the copper handle shattered into several pieces of green rust in his palm.The bottom drawer was jammed shut. She gripped the rusty metal edge and yanked hard, sending wood chips and rat droppings scattering out, revealing half of a faded floral cloth bag.She pulled the cloth bag out, but didn't dare to look at it closely, and put it directly into her storage space.I searched through the items casually, but there was nothing else. A lot of time had passed, and if I didn't go out soon, the old man would get suspicious.She immediately picked up a stack of old newspapers and the set of books she had just received, and strolled out."Sir, how much?"The old man glanced at the old newspapers and books in her hand, "Give me fifty cents!""Thank you, sir."The old man gave her a meaningful look.When Yun Ting got home, she couldn't wait to go into her room, lock the door, and take out the cloth bag. The edges of the bag were worn shiny, and a faint metallic glint could be seen. She untied the three-stranded hemp rope, and six gleaming " small gold bars " lay prominently on the greasy velvet."Wow... small gold bars!" Yun Ting excitedly touched the six small gold bars.She really struck gold! Thinking about the look the old man gave her before she left, she wished she could throw the small gold bars in front of him and show them to him, haha…Thinking about tonight's transaction made her feel even better; her lazy days were one step closer to reality."Today is such a good day..." she hummed.——At night, Yun Ting was busy in her spatial dimension. It was 9:30 when she finally left, quietly heading straight for the outskirts of the city.When she arrived at Shipo, it was quiet and dark all around, but she wasn't afraid at all. After observing her surroundings, she took advantage of the fact that no one was around, spread some straw on the ground, and then took out the rice and apples. What could she do? She didn't have any bags.Not long after, there was some movement ahead..."Sister Qian...""Here..."Jiang Shaobai arrived personally with several of his underlings.When he saw the rice and piles of apples at Tsinghua University, he felt like pinching his philtrum."Sister Qian, you...you're being too careless." He rushed over to check the apple, thankfully it wasn't damaged."Don't worry, it won't break." She was too embarrassed to say that it was because she didn't have a bag.Jiang Shaobai gestured to his underlings to bring over snakeskin bags, carefully filling them with apples, while the rice was left to chance."850 apples, 510 yuan; 1000 jin of rice, 500 yuan; total 1010 yuan. Sister, please count it."Jiang Shaobai handed her the money, and Yun Ting quickly counted it."I'm leaving now." She casually stuffed it into her pocket, but actually tossed it into her storage space."Big sister, remember me next time you have stock!""Okay, I'll definitely look for you." Yun Tingwaved and quickly left."Boss, should we follow them?" one of the underlings asked in a low voice."Why should we follow them? Do you think they're stupid? If they dare to trade alone, they must have a backup plan. Besides, with such good goods, we'll have to rely on them next time.""Yes, boss, I was wrong."Yun Ting was also keeping an eye on whether anyone was following them. Fortunately, it seemed that Jiang Shaobai was a smart man.——Back home, everything was quiet. Without disturbing anyone, she quickly took a showerusing spiritual spring water in her spatial dimension, then lay down to sleep. She had to get up early to catch the train the next day.The next day, at four in the morning, Mother Yungot up early to prepare breakfast for her daughter, as well as some dry food for the train.I made several large meat patties and boiled some tea eggs; these are for the train journey.It was already six o'clock when Yun Ting heard the noise."Mom, I overslept, why didn't you wake me up?""It's okay, it's just the right time to get up. Mom has prepared breakfast for you. Let's eat and then we'll set off."After breakfast, Mother Yun followed her to the room to get her things. Seeing her several large bundles, she exclaimed in surprise, "Girl, you didn't even bring your padded jacket and trousers, did you?""Mom, isn't it said that it's very cold in Northeast China? What will we do if we don't bring it?""Oh dear, I forgot to tell you, I'll mail you your cotton-padded clothes, trousers, and blankets later. You're going to be on the train for three days by yourself right now, how are you going to carry them? What if you lose them again...""Then I'll leave it behind?""Yes, leave it there. Mom will definitely make sure you don't get cold. I'll have your sister keep an eye out for cotton and make you another new cotton-padded coat to mail to you together."After saying that, he picked up two bundles and went out, saying, "Let's go!"Mother Yun rode her bicycle to take her to the bus stop. Yun's father had to go to a meeting in the morning and couldn't take her. His eyes were red before he left."I stuffed meat into those pancakes, don't be stingy with them, they'll spoil easily in this weather. So do the eggs. There are a lot of bad people on the train, don't talk to them. Let us know you're safe when you get there..." Mother Yun kept reminding her all the way.Upon arriving at the train station, small groups of young people gathered together, presumably all of them educated youth heading to the countryside.The neighborhood encourages people to go to the countryside to support construction. Train tickets are subsidized, so you don't have to pay. The subsidy for going to the countryside is 100 yuan and some subsidy tickets! Mother Yun gave her all of it this morning, and she couldn't refuse.Compared to other educated youth, she didn't have much luggage. It consisted of toiletries, a few sets of clothes to change into, and some miscellaneous items. She didn't bring blankets or cotton-padded jackets, but she did bring a thin mattress, since the weather wasn't cold yet.When the train stopped, Mother Yun's eyes welled up with tears as she held her daughter's hand, reluctantly reminding her to be careful on the journey. Yun Ting also felt a pang of sadness; she had finally experienced the warmth of family love, and now she was leaving in just a few days."Mom, go back! Be careful on your way, I left something under my bed..." she whispered toher mother, Yun."Mom is watching you leave..."Just as Yun Ting was about to turn around and board the train, her older sister's voice came from behind her, "Little sister, wait...""Big sister, what brings you here? Didn't you say you didn't need to come?"Yun Shu was out of breath, panting heavily, and shoved a bag of things into her hands."Here... this is all food. Take it and get in the car! Write to me later!"Yun Ting hugged her older sister before reluctantly getting on the bus. There were still empty seats available, so she chose one by the window, put her luggage away, and put the important things in the storage space.She looked out the car window and saw thatMother Yun and her older sister were still there, looking for her from each window! She leaned out and waved to them, calling out, "Mom, older sister, I'm here, go back now!"The train slowly started moving. They waved, their eyes red, saying something, but she didn't hear them…Her eyes welled up with tears, and a wave of sadness washed over her. This was family love, something she had always longed for, and now she had it.