NOVEL WEB Chapter 207: 207 Harvest
"Let's not reveal our identities for now, let's observe for a while."
Of course, Su Yuanyuan agreed. Only a fool would go straight up.
So now the two of them were in the mood to have some fun.
"There are still a lot of good things over here, let's go take a look."
Whatever Su Yuanyuan said in such matters, Tan Shaoting would agree. He was quite willing to accompany her shopping.
There were also ready-made jewelry here, and Su Yuanyuan remembered her promise to Ruan Lingyu, so she selected quite a few. Fortunately, they brought enough money.
Su Yuanyuan was eating fruit while strolling, and Tan Shaoting helped carry things alongside her.
This combination attracted a lot of attention.
Su Yuanyuan didn't feel embarrassed either. She thought, since it wasn't her real face now, she might as well enjoy herself.
Whenever she saw unfamiliar fruit, she would buy some. If she found it tasty, she would store it in her space to plant it later. This way, she could enjoy the fruit from here in the future.
Su Yuanyuan's eyes widened at the sight of dried fruit. This was great; they could have a large quantity.
"Excuse me, are there only these kinds of dried fruits?"
"There are more at home."
"Can I buy a few hundred pounds?"
"Yes, we probably have over a thousand pounds at home."
"Great, take us to see them. If it's suitable, we'll take them all."
In the end, Tan Shaoting returned to their lodgings to get two horses, and they took all the dried fruits. This exhausted the money Su Yuanyuan had on hand, but it was worth it.
With that, the two led their horses away from here. Originally intending to stay here, plans change too quickly.
"We can only go back tomorrow," Su Yuanyuan said helplessly, knowing they had to sleep in a tent again tonight.
Thus, the two lingered there, picking up good things whenever they saw them.
Both felt happy here, but they weren't idle; they also familiarized themselves with the area's routes.
They managed to learn some things about those two people, but not much. They mostly saw ordinary people in the streets, and those two were of a higher status.
The two stayed here for another week. According to the calendar back home, it was already the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month; this year they were destined to celebrate the new year abroad.
Su Yuanyuan became a bit anxious, wanting to return soon. She thought of the winter wheat she had planted, wondering how it was doing.
In hindsight, she couldn't understand why she had been so obsessed, thinking of planting it next year would have been just fine.
"Tan Shaoting, why didn't you stop me then? If the winter wheat doesn't succeed, all our efforts and the seeds would be in vain."
"What's wrong with trying? It'd be perfect if it succeeds, and if it doesn't, at least you'd know without more guessing."
Su Yuanyuan twitched her mouth. She thought Tan Shaoting had a point.
"When should we contact them?"
"It's up to you. What else can they really do with us?"
Sometimes things happen unexpectedly. Today they ran into someone on the street.
The two exchanged glances; the day was as good as any.
They had already learned about these two people, so they approached, "Meng Beta, we want to buy some Jade stones, finished ones."
Beta was surprised, "You want to buy Jade from me?"
Tan Shaoting nodded, "Yes, we've heard you are an honest merchant, we believe you will be trustworthy."
Beta could tell where they were from, so he smiled, "Alright, follow me."
They followed him directly into Betha's house.
He and Jiang Shan did not live together but were not far apart.
Beta poured them some tea. None of this was customary here.
Both of them drank without reservation, seeing the tea set and leaves were in fact from back home; clearly, they had brought many good things from there.
"How much Jade do you want? What price range?"
"Meng Beta, I need something beautiful, with good quality."
"I wonder if Meng Beta also trades in Gold?"
"Kids, I don't just take Gold, but I want something of equivalent value in exchange."
"Please clarify what is equivalent value."
"It's about the value. If you want Jade from me, you need to exchange it for something of equal worth."
"Can this tea set be used for exchange?"
Beta chuckled, "Certainly, I've learned many ways to appraise porcelain in your country."
This implied they couldn't fool him.
Su Yuanyuan took out a kung fu tea set from her bag. It was simply an ordinary purple clay teapot but was small and exquisite, making it very likable.
"Meng Beta. What can I exchange this for?"
"You are so familiar with my country's culture, you should know the quality of this item."
"Oh? The material is decent, and the craftsmanship is indeed exquisite."
Beta played with the small cup in his hand.
"Kids, I like this tea set, but it's not worth much."
Su Yuanyuan smiled, "Then I'll use this tea set to make tea for Meng Beta once."
Beta, being a merchant, instinctively considered the value and subconsciously sought their own maximum benefit.
Wanting to let go reluctantly upon hearing Su Yuanyuan's words.
"Kids, this tea set, I'll give you ten pieces of raw stone. Of course, you can choose yourself, how does that sound?"
Su Yuanyuan smiled, putting down the teapot in her hand. "Of course, it's fine."
"But only the kids can choose." This meant not letting Tan Shaoting help.
Su Yuanyuan nodded, "No problem. I'll hand this tea set to Meng Beta first."
"Great. I promise not to disappoint the kids. Let's go, you can choose right now."
They followed Beta to the back.
His house was really big, and they were highly alert. They felt puzzled as Beta's messages back home seemed problematic, indicating no threat.
This realization made them more cautious, better to remain disguised as gold miners.
Upon reaching the backyard, it was indeed large, with a truck unloading, attesting to Beta's significant capacity, owning two trucks alone.
"Kids, you can choose freely."
"Are even the ones being unloaded available?"
"Yes, they are. Everything in this yard, go ahead and pick what the kids fancy."