Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Jiang Shan spoke with great sincerity.

Su Yuanyuan showed hesitation, but the two of them still left carrying their baskets.

Earlier, they observed Jiang Shan and became more certain that they were not in any danger.

The information they passed to the country needed further consideration.

The two returned to their dwelling with the baskets on their backs, not venturing out at all.

Tan Shaoting held the smallest raw stone. "Yuanyuan, the jade inside this is the best of the best. I'll open it for you, and you will definitely like it."

"I also feel that this one is extraordinary."

"It should be red inside. You'll love it when it's opened."

Su Yuanyuan watched as Tan Shaoting cheerfully returned to his room.

He didn't come out until evening, holding a fiery red piece of jade about the size of a grown man's fist.

He placed it directly into Su Yuanyuan's hand. "Look, do you like it?"

Su Yuanyuan was surprised and delighted; the red color of the jade was so beautiful.

"I love it, absolutely love it."

Tan Shaoting smiled at the delighted expression on the young girl's face.

"In the future, you can make any jewelry you like yourself."

Su Yuanyuan toyed with it in her hand. "How could I dare to? It's so beautiful; I'm not confident in myself."

"Haha, you can definitely do it."

Many years later, Tan Shaoting could still remember this scene: a boy looking down at another boy holding a beautiful piece of stone.

"Yuanyuan, let's head back. We should just report the situation of these two people truthfully."

"But we don't know why things have to be this way."

Tan Shaoting felt helpless. Why was this girl so stubborn?

Forget it, he would accompany this girl to investigate here.

The next day, the two went to Jiang Shan's workshop to inquire about the price of raw stones.

Jiang Shan certainly knew about this.

So on the third day when the two of them went again, Jiang Shan was there.

"Are you two little friends here to trade with me?"

The two were somewhat embarrassed, meaning they hadn't intended to trade.

Of course, Jiang Shan understood.

"You two little friends, let me take you to another, larger workshop and have a look; maybe you'll change your mind. I don't sell raw stones here, only trade them."

At this moment, Betha came in.

"Oh, you two kids are with my old friend here?"

Jiang Shan's eyes didn't show any amusement, but his face and words were welcoming.

The two became more certain that there was definitely an issue between them.

"Do you need more raw stones? My old friend here has plenty of them."

"Haha, they traded a set of tea sets with me for raw stones. Now they have more tea sets, and I'd like to trade with them again.

But it seems our young friends are a bit hesitant."

Betha laughed. "You two young friends brought tea sets intending to trade, didn't you? The two of us may not be the best, but there are definitely enough options for you here."

Both persuaded them, and they saw the two younger ones struggling on their faces.

"Alright, we have three sets of tea sets and will trade them all." Tan Shaoting decided.

"But we have conditions. You have to give us extra raw stones."

Betha and Jiang Shan had been working together for many years and understood each other well. They exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement.

As for how to distribute the tea sets, they would decide later.

"Alright, let's go to another workshop to have a look; we'll give you three additional raw stones."

"Meng Jiangshan, is it one set plus three pieces?" Su Yuanyuan asked.

Both nodded. "Yes, one set plus three pieces."

The two younger ones happily followed them away.

Benefiting from their company along the way, they received plenty of attention.

The workshop was quite large.

"Meng Jiangshan, we'll trade one set here, considering we still need to trade with Meng Betha once."

Betha laughed heartily at these words.

"No need, this is our shared workshop. Feel free to choose here."

Now the two of them worked together. Some of the items that Betha and Jiang Shan noticed held value, but generally, they seemed like common goods. They didn't mind.

The two worked quickly, selecting forty pieces in an hour.

"Is that all? No more trading?"

Betha noticed the little one reluctantly looking at the pile of raw stones.

"Alright, one more piece won't hurt."

This time it was Su Yuanyuan who went back to get the tea sets.

Betha and Jiang Shan didn't stay with Tan Shaoting this time; they went inside to talk, allowing Tan Shaoting to hear everything.

Finally, he knew what their intentions were.

What they did was understandable. After all, this was their territory.

In that hour, Tan Shaoting learned a lot. He was genuinely surprised. They even involved themselves with border issues, likely fabricating the information sent home.

Luckily, he stayed cautious and didn't approach them or get to know them.

When Su Yuanyuan returned, she carried a basket, with the tea sets inside.

"I've brought three sets of tea sets over. Please check them, and if there are no issues, we'll be taking the stones with us."

This time, Su Yuanyuan rode a horse over. Naturally, the raw stones would be carried back by horse.

The two looked at the tea sets on the table, both of them very pleased.

"You two little friends, the tea sets are fine, and the raw stones outside are yours now."

Tan Shaoting exchanged a glance with Su Yuanyuan, and they went out to choose the stones.

When they led the horse back to their place, Su Yuanyuan immediately collected all the raw stones.

"Yuanyuan, those two definitely have issues. Just like you said, they are two-faced."

Tan Shaoting recounted what he heard to Su Yuanyuan.

"We need to quickly return and inform Zhang Chunsheng about this plan."

"Are we leaving right away?"

"Leaving right away would be the normal thing to do, right?"

They quickly packed their things and left.

By the time Jiang Shan's people came to find them, they had been gone for several hours.

"Those two kids really left fast."

"Don't make trouble for them. They didn't take anything valuable. The little one has a very good relationship with Lin Kun.

Last time we already annoyed him over border issues, there's no need to deepen the conflict over something trivial."

"What's their relationship?"

"I don't know the specifics. I just saw the little one wearing Lin Kun's bracelet that he never parts with."

Jiang Shan was also momentarily taken aback upon hearing this. "Then there really is no need.

This Lin Kun is quite unpredictable. These two are obviously foreigners, that guy surely has his eyes on the little one."