Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside-Chapter 1300 - 1302: Landed a Big Deal

Zhong Lihui’s wife went to the kitchen to prepare some food, leaving Zhong Lihui behind.

Looking at her son, the Zhong family’s eldest aunt asked, "Li Hui, you just got back from Beijing, right? How did it go? Didn’t you say you wanted to sell our stones to Beijing?"

Faced with this question, Zhong Lihui’s eyes showed a slight evasiveness as he replied, "It didn’t work out. It’s not that easy to sell them."

Upon hearing that the sale didn’t go through, the Zhong family’s eldest aunt didn’t seem too disappointed. "If it didn’t work out, it didn’t work out. Our mountain is sealed off anyway, even if it sold, there’s no way to deal with the stones."

"Yeah." Zhong Lihui just uttered a sound of agreement and didn’t bring up the matter again.

Zhong Lihui’s wife also returned from the kitchen with some food, and he sat there eating, but it was clear he had no appetite. Everyone in the Zhong family had been like this for the past couple of days, so people were used to it and just urged him to eat a bit more.

After eating, Zhong Lihui stood up, "Mom, you guys stay here, I’m going to the Feng family to take a look. No matter what, that boy died for our family."

"Alright, you go ahead."

With that, Zhong Lihui left the house.

Seeing this, Xiaoxiao quickly found an excuse, "Mom, I’m going to the restroom."

Saying this, Xiaoxiao went out and caught up with Zhong Lihui, "Big cousin, wait up."

Zhong Lihui hadn’t even stepped out of the main door when he heard Xiaoxiao’s voice. He turned back and asked, "What’s up?"

"Big cousin, you’re hiding something from everyone." Xiaoxiao said this because she noticed from Zhong Lihui’s expression as soon as he entered the house. Upon hearing that their family members were arrested and the mountain was sealed, he seemed absent-minded. When the eldest aunt asked him about the business, his eyes were evasive. She concluded he wasn’t telling the truth.

Being confronted by his younger cousin, Zhong Lihui felt a bit uneasy, but he didn’t want to talk about it, not wanting everyone to worry even more, so he pretended nothing was wrong, "Xiaoxiao, what are you on about? How could big cousin be hiding anything from everyone?"

The more he tried to conceal, the more Xiaoxiao felt something was up. She widened her eyes, pretending to be very upset, "Big cousin, if you don’t tell me and I find out later that you lied, don’t expect me to speak to you again." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Upon hearing this, Zhong Lihui had no choice. This matter couldn’t be hidden for long, so he had to speak up, "Alright, but don’t tell anyone else to prevent them from worrying."

"Okay." Xiaoxiao nodded earnestly.

Faced with his younger cousin, Zhong Lihui had no choice but to tell the truth, "Actually, I did go to Beijing this time to discuss a big deal, but now that our mountain is sealed, it’s not going to happen."

Even though the Zhong family pooled together two thousand silver taels this time, which took decades to save, the mountain doesn’t earn much money in a year anyway. Fortunately, the Zhong family members don’t spend recklessly; they use the money for necessary matters. Normally, they live better than other farmers, but they’re not extravagant. That’s how they managed to save so much.

The stones have always been sold nearby these years. There’s quite a lot of stone production, but the prices aren’t high. This time, he went to Beijing to see if their exquisitely crafted work could catch the eye of the affluent families there.

It was no easy task, negotiating until he managed to secure a big deal, which was originally a happy event, but who could have expected the Stone Mountain to be sealed off. Not doing the business is a minor issue, but the main thing is...