The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

After Zhao Zhengping finished speaking, the atmosphere at the scene was quiet for a moment.

After he and Zhao Yu recovered from their shock, Li Kaixin spoke again, his voice carrying a hint of persuasion:

"Brother, you're being too modest. If you can't finish it all yourself, you can share it with friends who need it, just like you."

"As I just said, the more you take, the better the price."

After saying that, Li Kaixin winked at Zhao Zhengping.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhengping's eyes lit up instantly, and he quickly began to make plans in his mind.

Seeing his expression, Li Kaixin knew that things were probably going well.

Sure enough, after a short while, Zhao Zhengping tentatively asked, "Brother Zhou, if we buy more, could you really lower the price again?"

Li Kaixin nodded silently.

"Alright then, Brother Zhou." Zhao Zhengping rubbed his hands together, his tone becoming enthusiastic. "But right now, I can only take a maximum of a hundred a week. Do you think the price can be lowered a bit?"

Li Kaixin was secretly delighted, but didn't rush to answer.

He pretended to hesitate for a moment before slowly speaking: "I can offer six and a half dollars for chicken, four dollars for duck, and five and a half dollars for rabbit. However, the transaction must be in gold, otherwise it will be more expensive."

He paused, then continued, "The gold will be converted at the black market price."

"No problem!" Zhao Zhengping immediately agreed.

He couldn't be happier with this request. This was the last thing they had in abundance. If they only wanted cash, they would have to go to the black market to exchange the gold for money first, which would be even more troublesome.

As for why they didn't exchange it at the bank, firstly, they didn't dare, and secondly, the exchange rate at the bank was much lower than on the black market.

Seeing his uncle agree, Zhao Yu interjected with some concern, "Uncle Zhengping, isn't this too risky?"

He glanced around and lowered his voice:

"Look at this place, what if someone sees us and reports us? And taking so much back is too conspicuous."

When Li Kaixin heard Zhao Yu's evasive words, he didn't know whether to call him stupid or praise him for being smart.

"Shut your mouth, will you?!"

Zhao Zhengping really wanted to plaster his nephew on the wall right now, so he turned to Li Kaixin and said with a smile, "Brother Zhou, that's just how he is, please don't take it to heart."

Zhao Yu immediately shut his mouth after being scolded by his uncle.

"It's alright, it's alright!" Li Kaixin waved his hand and said gruffly, "What this young man said makes sense. Next time we should change the location, preferably at night, that would be safer."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhengping's eyes darted around, and he carefully considered his words before speaking: "Brother Zhou, how about I decide on the location for the transaction? I happen to have a detached house with few neighbors nearby, what do you think..."

"No problem! As long as the place is safe," Li Kaixin replied gruffly.

He knew that Zhao Zhengping was being cautious and didn't completely trust him, so he didn't dare let him decide on the location for fear of being double-crossed.

"Okay, it's settled then!" Zhao Zhengping immediately made the decision, afraid that Li Kaixin would change his mind, and then gave an address.

"I've noted down the location."

Li Kaixin nodded, then changed the subject, showing sincerity: "Then let's settle the bill for these thirty animals first? This time, we'll go with the price I quoted earlier."

"Brother Zhou, that's straightforward!" Zhao Zhengping said with a broad smile, turning to call out, "Xiao Yu, hurry up and count!"

"Oh, oh!" Zhao Yu responded, immediately jogging to the back of the bicycle and quickly counting the items.

Not long after, Zhao Yu finished counting and looked up at Zhao Zhengping, saying, "Uncle Zhengping, there are ten chickens, ten ducks, and ten rabbits."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhengping took out a wad of cash from his pocket, counted out 165 yuan, and handed it over: "Brother Zhou, I only brought cash this time. Let's use gold next time!"

"Okay, I won't raise the price this time."

Li Kaixin took the money, counted it quickly, and found that there was five yuan extra. He took it out and said, "Brother, why did you give me five yuan extra?"

"I made a promise with your little brother this morning that I'd give him a big red envelope after it's done," Zhao Zhengping explained with a smile. "Well, I don't know where he is, so I'm asking you to pass it on for me."

"I didn't expect you to be such a considerate person, brother." Li Kaixin chimed in, putting the extra five yuan into his pocket. "By the way, brother, when would you like to arrange the next transaction?"

"Can you send me a hundred the night after tomorrow?" Zhao Zhengping thought for a moment, then added, "It would be best if there were more chickens among those hundred."

"Sure!" Li Kaixin immediately agreed. "I'll get you fifty chickens then."

At this moment, Zhao Yu had already packed the chickens, ducks, and rabbits into two burlap sacks he had brought, and picked them up, one in each hand.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhengping clasped his hands in a fist salute to Li Kaixin and said, "Brother Zhou, we'll be going now. See you the day after tomorrow night."

Take care.

After seeing the two off, Li Kaixin took off the hood, changed back into her usual clothes, and swapped the branded bicycle back into her old one.

I got on my bike and rode straight to the address Zhao Zhengping had just mentioned.

Zhao Zhengping didn't trust him, but he didn't completely trust the other party either. He went to find out what was going on first, so he could be on guard.

Upon arriving at the location, Li Kaixin discovered that it was indeed a detached house with few pedestrians around, and the nearest residents were some distance away, just as Zhao Zhengping had described.

Without hesitation, Li Kaixin looked around and then climbed into the yard.

After looking him over inside and out, he couldn't help but curse him under his breath as a rich bastard.

This courtyard is quite large, almost the same size as the No. 94 courtyard house, and it is obviously vacant and uninhabited.

It seems that this is just one of the many properties Zhao Zhengping owns.

After figuring out the details, Li Kaixin climbed over the wall and rode his bicycle back to the courtyard house at No. 93.

At home, he began packing up the household items he was going to move there.

By the time we finished tidying up, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon.

The room was filled with various items such as washbasins, thermos flasks, and bedding.

Li Kaixin packed his belongings into a large bundle, hoisted it onto his shoulder, and walked out of the house.

Grandma Wang from the backyard saw this and quickly came over: "Kaixin, you're moving in already?"

"Yes, Aunt Wang!" Li Kaixin replied with a smile, carrying her bag.

Seeing Li Kaixin's large bag of things, Aunt Wang asked with concern, "Should I call a few more people to help? This bag looks quite heavy."

"No need, Aunt Wang, I can manage on my own."

Li Kaixin quickly declined, quickening his pace as he headed straight for the front yard.