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

The room hadn't been cleaned for six days, and a thin layer of dust covered the floor.

After entering the house, Li Kaixin tidied up briefly.

Lying in bed, remembering that today was the day of her transaction with Zhao Zhengping, she flashed into the secret realm again.

Time flew by and it was already past midnight.

Li Kaixin, whose face was covered, appeared outside Zhao Zhengping's courtyard house, pulling a cart full of chickens, ducks, and rabbits.

After knocking lightly on the door twice, four figures appeared at the doorway shortly afterward.

"Brother Zhou, what a perfect time to come! We were just talking about you when you arrived," Zhao Zhengping greeted him with a smile.

"That's quite a coincidence," Li Kaixin replied in a gruff voice, then turned to the side, revealing a cart behind him that was fully loaded with goods:

"Brother, this is the goods we agreed on last time: a total of one hundred chickens, fifty rabbits, and fifty ducks."

"Great! Great!" Zhao Zhengping's eyes lit up when he saw the truckload of goods.

"Brother Zhou, please go inside and rest. The rest is up to the four of us."

"Brother Zhou, please." Zhao Zhengliang followed suit, and Zhao Zhengqiang and Zhao Yu also stepped aside with smiles.

Li Kaixin didn't stand on ceremony and went straight into the courtyard.

Zhao Zhengping and the others exchanged glances, then walked to the cart, rolled up their sleeves, and got to work.

Last time, carrying in a hundred animals exhausted Zhao Zhengliang and his two companions, so this time they were determined to drag Zhao Zhengping along as well.

Zhao Zhengping had argued that he should entertain the Zhou brothers, but the three of them ultimately refused.

Over the next few days, Zhao Zhengping and his companions went back and forth, carrying chickens, ducks, and rabbits from the cart into the yard time and time again.

It took about fifteen minutes of effort to get the cart and all the goods into the yard.

Li Kaixin sat on the stone bench, watching the four of them struggle, and felt speechless.

I wanted to go up and help, but they all stubbornly stopped me. Isn't this just being too proud and suffering for it?

Zhao Zhengping wiped the sweat from his forehead, sat down next to Li Kaixin, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Brother Zhou, for keeping you waiting."

"It's okay, bro."

Li Kaixin insincerely praised, "You finished moving so quickly? You guys are much more efficient than many people in Beijing."

"Not at all!" Zhao Zhengping felt pleased by the praise and didn't forget to flatter him in return, "Brother Zhou is really capable, pushing the cart all by himself."

After exchanging a few more polite words, Zhao Zhengping took out a black cloth bag from his pocket, placed it on the stone table, and pushed it forward.

"Brother Zhou, this is the payment for this order. It's the price we agreed on last time—five small yellow croakers, plus sixty-two yuan and fifty cents in change. Would you like to check?"

Li Kaixin took the cloth bag, opened it, glanced at it casually, and then stuffed it into his pocket.

"Brother Zhou, aren't you going to count the money?" Zhao Zhengping asked, somewhat surprised.

Li Kaixin waved his hand dismissively, "I trust you to handle things, brother. You wouldn't stoop to such a low level as to trick me."

"Yes, yes! Brother Zhou has a truly broad perspective."

Zhao Zhengping's smile widened, and he rubbed his hands together, saying, "Brother Zhou, could you perhaps add a little more to the next shipment?"

Li Kaixin looked up at him intently, then lowered her voice and asked, "How much are you planning to ask for, brother?"

"Three hundred!" Zhao Zhengping held up three fingers and added, "Same as always, more chickens will do."

Li Kaixin pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Alright, three hundred then. I'll prepare one hundred and fifty chickens for you, and seventy-five rabbits and seventy-five ducks each."

"However, the price offered is already the lowest; we can't lower it any further."

"It's alright, as long as Brother Zhou can deliver the goods!" Zhao Zhengping waved his hand dismissively.

As soon as Li Kaixin left the courtyard, Zhao Yu, Zhao Zhengliang, and Zhao Zhengqiang surrounded him.

Zhao Yu quickly spoke up, his tone filled with worry: "Uncle Zhengping, haven't we ordered too much? What if we can't sell them all?"

"Yeah, Zhengping, three hundred of them, can we really sell them all?" Zhao Zhengqiang echoed, his face showing the same concern.

Only Zhao Zhengliang remained silent, but his eyes also held the same question.

Zhao Zhengping glanced at them and said dismissively, "How can we not sell them all? Didn't we sell out the last batch in just three days?"

"But..." Zhao Yu was interrupted angrily by Zhao Zhengping before he could finish speaking:

"But what but? Isn't it good to make more money? If you're worried, just pay for two hundred, and I'll pay for the remaining one hundred myself."

"But let me make this clear from the start: don't even think about making money off those hundred."

"Don't be angry, don't be angry!" Zhao Zhengliang quickly stepped in to smooth things over. "Xiaoyu is just worried, he didn't say he disagreed."

Zhao Yu and Zhao Zhengqiang quickly smiled apologetically and repeatedly said that they didn't mean it that way.

Seeing that the others had given in, Zhao Zhengping softened his tone and patiently explained:

"We already get our goods for less than the black market. Even if we can't sell them all, we can just lower the price a little and people will be scrambling to buy them."

He paused, glanced at the three of them again, and lowered his voice:

"Think about it, how much did we earn last time? If we could sell three hundred chickens a week, how much would we earn? I'd rather sell three hundred than we could ever make!"

Zhao Yu and the other two's eyes lit up after hearing this.

Zhao Zhengqiang couldn't contain himself any longer: "Then what are we waiting for! Let's go call some people right now!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the group left the courtyard without further delay.

After parting ways with Zhao Zhengping and the others, Li Kaixin found another secluded place to use as a temporary trading point.

Soon after, Li Kaixin appeared in the black market.

As soon as he arrived at Hu Laoliu's stall, Hu Laoliu immediately greeted him with a smile: "Brother Zhou, you've finally come today."

"Brother Hu Liu, long time no see." Li Kaixin looked him up and down. "You look better and better."

"We have to thank you for your help last time, which removed a malignant tumor for us."

Hu Laoliu leaned closer and lowered his voice: "By the way, Brother Zhou, the kid who shot you last time, my boss has already had him buried."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Boss Guan." Li Kaixin nodded slightly.

Li Kaixin understood what Hu Laoliu meant.

This was to show that what happened last time had nothing to do with them and to express their full support, so as to put their minds at ease.

Seeing this, Hu Laoliu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

His expression relaxed, and he asked with a smile, "Brother Zhou, are you here to ship some goods today?"

Li Kaixin nodded. "You'll have to offer a higher price this time, or I'll lose money."

"No problem, this time the price will satisfy you." Old Hu patted his chest and agreed.

Li Kaixin then announced the 500 rabbits, 400 chickens, 400 ducks, and more than 3,000 jin of chicken and duck eggs that he had prepared for the day.

Hu Laoliu was clearly taken aback for a moment, then smiled and replied, "Brother Zhou, I'll go prepare right away. Please wait here for a moment."

As soon as he finished speaking, he jogged off into the distance.