My dad's marriage into my family made me rich, and my fierce yet adorable older sister spoils m

"Um... Hong, Hongying... hahaha..."

Hu Dezhu's wife chuckled twice and started backing away.

"Oh, uh... I just remembered, there's still water boiling in the pot, and the fire's still burning! We don't want the house to catch fire! Husband, let's get out of here!"

As she spoke, Hu Dezhu's wife quickly grabbed the younger child, called to the older child, and turned to leave!

"Oh, her second aunt! No! Don't go!"

Lin Chuan shouted, then grabbed the bowl and chased after them, "Didn't you say your family was starving? This is meat your niece caught! At least have some soup before you go! Or, you could at least pay ten yuan for us first!"

"No way! We don't have any money! We didn't see or hear anything! And don't come looking for us again!"

Hu Dezhu and his family were so frightened that they scrambled away.

They ran faster than wolves could chase them, and even lost a shoe in the process!

In the blink of an eye, the whole family had disappeared into the night, afraid that if they were a step too slow, Lin Chuan would grab them and extort money from them.

"Pfft! Hahahaha...!!!"

After a few seconds of silence in the Guan family compound as they fled in disarray, a burst of laughter erupted, enough to lift the roof off the building!

Guan Siya laughed so hard she trembled all over, and tears even came out of her eyes.

She clutched her stomach and crouched shakily on the ground, barely able to utter a complete sentence.

"Oh my god... Lin Chuan, you're so mean! Did you guys see Hu Dezhu's face? It was as green as if he'd eaten gall!!"

Guan Hongying burst into hearty laughter, then stepped forward and patted Lin Chuan's shoulder forcefully.

"Good lad! You're really something! I didn't even need to draw my sword, and you scared these beggars into submission!"

Lin Chuan, holding the untouched bowl of meat soup, slowly turned to look at Guan Daya and Guan Siya, then raised an eyebrow at Guan Sanya, who was watching the show under the eaves, his face full of smugness.

"Eldest sister, fourth sister, I already told you, there's no need to lift a finger."

Guan Daya looked at Lin Chuan's appearance, her pupils trembled slightly, and then she smiled and nodded slightly.

At this moment, in Guan Daya's eyes, Lin Chuan in front of her seemed to be shining.

Just like what they talked about a while ago, the power of knowledge.

Guan Sanya leaned against the door frame, looking at the handsome yet slightly roguish face of the young man in front of the courtyard gate, and she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes.

While having dinner, Guan Hongying looked at the mountain of wild boar meat and pondered for a while.

"Da Ya, Si Ya, after you finish eating, help me divide the meat. We'll keep some fresh meat, and then make some into jerky and cured meat. We can take the rest that we can't finish to the black market to exchange for some food, or other things. At the very least, we can sell it."

Lin Chuan nodded. Indeed, in today's society, without refrigerators, even in winter, fresh meat cannot be preserved for very long.

He raised his hand and volunteered, "Mom, I'll go sell them."

Guan Hongying nodded slightly, "Okay, then let..."

Guan Hongying glanced around, then completely ignored Guan Siya, who was standing to the side with her hand raised.

"Let Daya accompany you to the black market. Sanya's shoulder is injured, so she can't exert herself. Daya is strong."

*

At three or four in the morning, the night was still as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Lin Chuan and Guan Daya had already pulled the cart to the entrance of the alley in the black market.

A biting wind howled at the alley entrance. Guan Daya stood in front of the alleyway of the black market, nervously clutching the hem of her faded cotton-padded coat.

Her palms were sweaty; after all, this was her first time in the black market, and she was a little nervous.

Behind her, a whole two hundred pounds of wild boar meat, covered with a rag, was heavily pressing down on the cart.

"Ogawa..."

She lowered her voice and leaned closer to Lin Chuan, looking at the people around her who were acting suspiciously, wearing large straw hats and tattered masks. Even her voice carried a hint of panic that was rarely seen in her usual tone.

"This place is too chaotic... How about we lower the price and find somewhere else to sell it?"

The eldest sister, who is usually decisive and mature at home, is now like a frightened rabbit.

Looking at her like this, Lin Chuan couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

He brought the cart to a steady stop, then reached out and patted Guan Daya's somewhat stiff shoulder.

"Sister, selling two hundred pounds of top-quality wild boar meat in bulk is too conspicuous and makes it easy to get ripped off. Trust me! Leave this to me; you just need to watch the truck."

The boy's large, warm hands, shining through the cotton-padded jacket, immediately calmed Guan Daya's wildly beating heart.

Guan Daya stood beside the cart, nervously watching Lin Chuan.

Unlike the others who were trying to sell their products to everyone they met, Lin Chuan leaned against the wall, his eyes scanning the crowd like a hawk.

Before long, his gaze settled on a middle-aged, overweight man wearing a military overcoat and heavy leather shoes, who was smoking a cigarette with his head down.

In this day and age, someone who can afford this outfit and even smoke filtered cigarettes must be someone of extraordinary status.

Lin Chuan narrowed his eyes slightly. It was him!

He straightened his clothes and then walked forward slowly.

"Comrade, want to take over the torch?" Lin Chuan leaned forward.

Upon hearing this, the fat man immediately raised his eyelids warily, then glanced at Lin Chuan's patched clothes, and his face immediately showed some impatience.

"Get out of the way! Can't you see I'm annoyed?! I'm not angry!"

"You're so irritable. It seems like the factory's profits from the New Year haven't caught up with you, and you're feeling restless."

Lin Chuan didn't make a fuss about his attitude. Instead, he lowered his voice and said something with a half-smile.

Upon hearing this, the fat man shuddered, and even his impatient gaze changed.

He looked Lin Chuan up and down again. "Young man, what's your story? Got some goods?"

"Hard currency, wild game."

As Lin Chuan spoke, he gestured with his hand to indicate two hundred pounds. "Two fingers thick, those were all brought out from the deep mountains by our own brothers at great personal risk. Two hundred pounds, all from one head."

"Two hundred pounds?!"

The fat man was so startled that he took a deep drag of his cigarette, and his eyes began to glow green in the darkness.

He was Section Chief Zhu from the county's meat processing plant. With the Chinese New Year just around the corner, the plant's pork allocation quota was far from enough!

The workers are very dissatisfied every day, and he is constantly worried that they might cause trouble, so he thought he would try his luck in this black market.

He's been here for several days now, and he hasn't gained anything each day.

There's been a famine lately, and ordinary people can't even afford to eat, so how could they possibly have meat to sell?!

So, after several days without any results, he became very frustrated.