Chapter 3

"Comrade, where do you want to put your man?"

The man on his back shouted at the top of his lungs. Ye Jinxiu threw down the broom and walked out of the door, shouting, "Come here."

"You're stealing a man!"

It wasn't a question, but an affirmative tone.

Ye Zhao got up from the ground and walked over to grab Ye Jinxiu's hand. Perhaps he was too surprised to control his strength, but Ye Jinxiu's wrist was bruised.

"What?"

The man on his back stood at the door, not daring to enter. The words' stealing a man 'scared him so much that he almost dropped the man on his back.

Stealing a man was no joke. He had carried the man all the way from town. He didn't know if people would misunderstand.

Thinking of this, the man on his back glanced at Ye Jinxiu, then at Ye Zhao. The more he looked, the more he felt that the man on his back was not innocent.

He put the man down on the spot, turned around, and left in a hurry.

"Don't you want the money?"

Ye Jinxiu chased after him to ask, but the man on his back walked quickly. She chased for a short distance but couldn't catch up, so she had to go back.

When she reached the door, she saw Ye Zhao struggling to drag Gao Xuejun into the house.

The thirteen-year-old Ye Zhao was thin and short. His height only reached Gao Xuejun's shoulders. His thighs were not even as thick as Gao Xuejun's arm.

With his size, it was impossible for him to drag someone in.

"What are you doing?"

Ye Zhao glared at Ye Jinxiu and said with an exasperated look, "You don't love yourself too much.

What are you looking at? Hurry up and help him into the house! "

Ye Jinxiu didn't move. Ye Zhao glared at her. "Hurry up. If the villagers see him, you can forget about getting married for the rest of your life."

Ye Jinxiu understood and looked at Ye Zhao like he was an idiot. "I didn't steal a man."

Gao Xuejun shifted his butt and leaned back against the door. "You misunderstood."

"That's right, I have nothing to do with him."

Ye Jinxiu pointed at Gao Xuejun and said calmly. Then, she remembered that Gao Xuejun had promised to give her ten thousand dollars. She thought that Gao Xuejun was a man after all, and if she took care of him, it would inevitably attract gossip.

She looked at Ye Zhao and said, "I told him that our family will take care of him for three months. After three months, he will give us 10,000 yuan."

Ye Jinxiu did not mention a word about her saving his life.

The way Ye Zhao looked at Gao Xuejun instantly changed. His eyes glowed with greed. "You're really giving him 10,000 yuan?"

"Really?"

Gao Xuejun coldly replied. He thought that the woman who saved him was a good person, but he didn't expect her to be a money-grubber.

There was no need to get close to such a person. Once he recovered, he would leave immediately.

"Aiyo, let me help you into the house. Are you tired?"

Ye Zhao helped Gao Xuejun into the house like a lackey. Ye Jinxiu smirked. They were indeed a family. Ye Zhao's money-grubber personality was too similar to hers.

Ye Zhao helped Gao Xuejun to lie down. "You sleep first. Call me if you need anything."

After closing the door, Ye Zhao rubbed his hands. His thin face was full of smiles. "Sis, where did you find this person?"

Ye Jinxiu did not want to talk about this with him. She changed the topic and said, "Take good care of him. When I get the money, I will give you 200 yuan."

There was a huge difference between ten thousand and 200 yuan. Ye Zhao planned to take all the money himself. As for Ye Jinxiu, she was already 17 this year. It was time for her to get married.

As the saying goes, a married daughter is like spilled water. She was already married. How could she share the family's money?

Ye Jinxiu saw Ye Zhao's eyes darting around and knew that he was up to no good. "Why? Do you think it's too little?"

Ye Zhao clicked his tongue in his heart. Then he remembered something very important and said, "Sis, I found a good man for you."

In order to avoid being heard by Gao Xuejun in the room, Ye Zhao pulled Ye Jinxiu to the other side and said, "That man is from the town. He has three brothers in his family. He is the third brother and works in the shoe factory."

He found such a person for Ye Jinxiu as a betrothal gift. His family was so poor that they could barely afford to eat. How could they afford to raise Ye Jinxiu?

Besides, Ye Jinxiu was already 17 this year. If she did not get married soon, her reputation would be tarnished.

"What's that person's name? How old is he?"

Ye Jinxiu's mind was filled with the system's mission. He did not have any thoughts of getting married at all.

"His name is Li Hongjun. He just turned 30 this year.

Sis, I have seen him for you. Li Hongjun is tall and handsome. Furthermore, he is a worker. If you marry him, you won't have to worry about food or clothes in the future. "

"Sis, when you are living a good life, don't forget about me."

Ye Zhao looked at Ye Jinxiu pitifully. Ye Jinxiu asked indifferently, "30 years old?

Is it his first or second marriage? "

"This …"

Ye Zhao's eyes wandered. Soon, he smiled and said, "Sis, Li Hongjun is very popular. I heard that all the women in the garment factory and shoe factory want to date him."

"Sis, his family is rich. After you marry him, you will be able to live a happy life for the rest of your life."

Live a happy life?

She did not know if it was her or Ye Zhao who was living a happy life.

If she was still in her original body, she might have been bewitched by Ye Zhao. Unfortunately, she was not. She was Ye Jinxiu from the 21st century. She would not be brainwashed by him with just a few words.

Ye Jinxiu grabbed Ye Zhao's cheeks and pulled, "Young man, are you trying to sell me for glory?"

Ye Zhao stretched out his hand to hit Ye Jinxiu's hand. Unfortunately, Ye Jinxiu was too strong. He could not break free at all.

Ye Zhao was a smart person. Seeing that his strength was not as good as Ye Jinxiu's, he quickly said obediently, "Sister, you can't say that. I'm your brother. How can I harm you?"

"Sis, you have to think of it this way. Li Hongjun's family is rich. If you marry him, you will be marrying into money. After you give birth to Li Hongjun's child, all the money in the family will be yours."

At this point, Ye Zhao said with a look of pity, "It's a pity that I am a man. Otherwise, I would also find someone like Li Hongjun."

Ye Jinxiu let go of his hand and looked down. He smiled faintly and said, "Little Brother, if you don't want to be a man, I can help you."

Ye Zhao was so scared that he quickly covered his crotch. He said bitterly, "Sis, his family is really rich. You won't lose out by marrying him."

Ye Jinxiu raised his hand. Ye Zhao was so scared that he shrank back and said anxiously, "If you don't want to marry him, then so be it. I will see who dares to marry you in the future!"

Ye Zhao turned around and wanted to leave. Ye Jinxiu grabbed his collar and said, "Do you have money? Lend me some."

The system only gave her 100 yuan as a start-up fund. This amount of money was not enough for her investment. She had to be frugal with her spending.

In the original body's memory, Ye Zhao's younger brother was a rich man. From time to time, he would secretly buy meat for himself to eat.

"I don't have money!"

Ye Zhao covered his trouser pocket, afraid that Ye Jinxiu would snatch it away.

Ye Jinxiu pulled his hand away and reached into his trouser pocket to take out a stack of money.

After counting, Ye Zhao found that there was almost 1 yuan in his trouser pocket.

"That's my money. Give it back to me!"

According to Ye Zhao's character of wanting money more than his life, taking his money was equivalent to taking his life!

Ye Jinxiu blocked his fist and said, "Little Brother, we are family. Your money is mine. Why are you still so calculative?"

Ye Zhao was so angry that his eyes turned red. He struggled to snatch the money back.

Ye Jinxiu clicked his tongue. Then he put on a stern face and threatened, "Don't move. If you move again, I will beat you."

Ye Zhao took a deep breath and said with a sobbing tone, "That's my money!"

Ye Zhao thought bitterly that Ye Jinxiu was too hateful. He must marry her off as soon as possible.

"It's my money now."

Ye Jinxiu let go of his hand. When Ye Zhao wanted to sneak an attack on her, she glared at him from the corner of her eyes.

Ye Zhao was beaten up by Ye Jinxiu today and had his money snatched by her. He was afraid of Ye Jinxiu and did not dare to snatch the money back.

Ye Jinxiu took out 50 yuan and waved it in front of him. "There's no more food at home. Here, take this and cut some meat."

Ye Zhao's heart ached. That was his money. Instead of using his money to cut meat, he might as well cut his own meat!

But with Ye Jinxiu staring at him, he did not dare to say anything.

After taking the money, Ye Zhao planned to buy less meat and leave some for himself.

"Little Brother, I know how much pork costs in town. Don't skimp."

Ye Zhao stole a glance at Ye Jinxiu and cursed in his heart. Damn it!

How did she know that he wanted to skimp?!

"Hmph, I'm not that kind of person!"

Ye Zhao stuffed the money into his pocket, snorted, and ran out quickly.

He still had some money in his other pocket. He had to leave quickly. He could not let Ye Jinxiu take the money.

Looking at Ye Zhao's fleeing figure, Ye Jinxiu touched the tip of her nose. She seemed to have scared him.

Seeing that it was still early, Ye Jinxiu decided to go to the fields to see how he could earn his first bucket of gold.

Ye Jinxiu's family had a total of ten mu of land. Four mu were paddy fields, and the remaining six mu were barren fields.

Her family's land was divided into two parts. The upper part was paddy fields and the lower part was barren fields.

At this time, the rice in the paddy fields had already been sipped. It would not be long before they could be harvested.

Out of the six mu of barren fields, two mu were used to plant peanuts, two mu were used to plant soybeans, and two mu were used to plant sweet potatoes.

Other than paddy fields and barren fields, the family also had a few mu of mountain fields. Mountain fields were fields that were owned by the family. These kinds of fields did not have much fertilizer and could not grow much food.

When she arrived at the fields, she saw a field of gold. The harvest was imminent.

Ye Jinxiu put on her straw hat and walked towards the barren fields with her bamboo basket.

Since she had opened a Taobao shop, she planned to sell some agricultural products there.

When it came to agricultural products, the first thing she thought of was dried sweet potatoes.

When she was in university, she used to buy dried sweet potatoes as snacks. However, those dried sweet potatoes were probably genetically modified and tasteless.

Looking at the gathered sweet potato fields, Ye Jinxiu was a little excited.

She brought two bamboo baskets, a hoe, and a lawnmower. She put down the bamboo baskets, broke open the sweet potato leaves, and gently dug. A small piece of yellow sweet potato was revealed.

Ye Jinxiu was suddenly full of energy. She put down the lawnmower, picked up the hoe, and started digging.

She had never done farm work before. When she used the hoe, some of the sweet potatoes at the bottom broke, some broke the skin, and some were flung away.

This could not go on. Ye Jinxiu picked up the sweet potatoes that she had dug out. In her heart, she thought of her cheap brother.

It was okay that she had never done farm work before. Her brother could!

Ye Jinxiu did not stay in the field for long. She left immediately after picking up the sweet potatoes.

When she got home, she saw Ye Zhao sitting at the door, pounding his chest and crying. When he saw Ye Jinxiu come back, he burped and sniffed pitifully.

Ye Jinxiu wanted to coax him, but before she could say anything, Ye Zhao beat her to it.

"I bought all the pork for 50 cents!"

Ye Zhao rushed in front of her, held up a piece of pork, and said loudly, "The price of pork has increased today. I only bought this much!"

Ye Jinxiu glanced at the piece of pork. It looked like it was only three or four ounces.

Money was money. Even if he was threatened by her, Ye Zhao still dared to hide the shortage of money.

"Got it."

Ye Jinxiu took the pork and carried it to the kitchen.

At noon, she cooked a pot of sweet potato porridge and a plate of braised pork.

For the sake of the 10,000 yuan, she endured her heartache and gave Gao Xuejun a piece of pork.

"Comrade Gao, we left all the good food for you to eat. You have to remember it."

Ye Jinxiu put down the food and looked at Gao Xuejun innocently.

Gao Xuejun twitched his mouth. A bowl of sweet potato porridge was good food?

Did he take him for a fool?

Ye Jinxiu picked up the piece of braised pork and brought it to Gao Xuejun's mouth. "Comrade Gao, for you, my brother and I pooled our money to buy you a piece of meat. You have to eat it carefully and remember our kindness."

Gao Xuejun pursed his lips tightly. He really couldn't eat that "precious" piece of meat.

The next second, Ye Jinxiu said again, "I see that your injury is not light. You can only recover quickly if you eat meat. How about this, you add another five thousand yuan. I guarantee that you can eat meat every day."

Gao Xuejun opened his mouth and bit the meat. After swallowing it, he said, "No need. My stomach is not good. I can't eat meat!"

Ye Jinxiu's heart ached. He wished he could turn back time and eat the piece of meat left for Gao Xuejun.