My Stepbrother Is a Little Pitiful (ChatGPT Translated)

☆ 70. Chapter 69. Expanding the industry, expanding the industry.

Chapter 69. Expanding Industries

Cheng Songer gave Li Shen'er and her daughter two days to move out. On their way back to the village, Cheng Songer saw that some villagers from nearby villages were still gathering in the county town at this time. They were carrying all their belongings, large and small, on their backs.

If someone entered the city empty-handed, it was obvious that they were poor and had nothing left. The city gate guards didn't even bother to look at them.

But if someone came with their family and carrying all their belongings, but didn't seem like a wealthy family, the guards would stop them and search them, trying to get some benefits.

Cheng Songer observed this and remembered it. On the third day, she used the same trick again. She put on the clothes she wore when she sold grain with Liu Landlord, and Cheng Qingzhi also wore a set of similar clothes.

By doing this, the two of them had about 30 kilograms of grain in their clothes. Cheng Songer intentionally smeared a thick layer of dirt on her face, making her look like a refugee from Africa.

After they arrived in Chengyang County, they easily found the wonton shop. Both the tooth merchant and Li Shen'er were waiting for them in the shop. Cheng Songer was surprised to see the tooth merchant. She didn't expect him to do so well after-sales.

Li Shen'er seemed much better than a few days ago. After a simple handover, they packed up and left.

"Miss, last time you left in a hurry, I didn't even know your surname," the tooth merchant asked with a smile.

"Cheng Songer," she replied.

"Cheng, Cheng Songer?" The tooth merchant was clearly surprised when he heard her name.

"What? Have you heard of me?" Cheng Songer smiled.

The tooth merchant awkwardly nodded, "I have heard of your name before. Cheng Songer, the notorious troublemaker in Chengyang County. I heard that you changed your ways and returned to your hometown to live a peaceful life."

But that was just hearsay.

Whether she really changed her ways was still unknown. After all, in troubled times, she was able to come up with dozens of taels of silver to buy a shop. Although she looked thin, she didn't seem destitute.

It was said that life in the countryside was much harder than in the city. Who knows what unspeakable methods she used to survive until now? What if she had killed or set fires?

The tooth merchant suddenly felt a chill in his heart, feeling like he had provoked a ruthless person.

Cheng Songer looked at the tooth merchant with a frightened and nervous expression, holding back her laughter and not intending to explain.

In this world today, the reputation of bad people is more effective than that of good people. She doesn't need her neighbors to like her, she just needs them to fear and distance themselves from her. Once the crisis is over, she will slowly build good relationships with her neighbors.

"After such a long journey, you must be tired. Come inside and rest for a while," Cheng Songer leisurely pulled Cheng Qingzhi towards the back of the courtyard and said.

She gently patted Cheng Qingzhi's shoulder. The heavy curtain obscured his dusty appearance, but it couldn't hide his graceful figure and charm.

Cheng Qingzhi nodded and remained silent in the presence of outsiders. He obediently entered the house and closed the door behind him.

In that instant when he turned around, a corner of the gauze curtain was blown up by the early autumn wind, revealing his exquisitely outlined profile. Although it was only a fleeting moment, the tooth merchant was instantly captivated. He was definitely a beautiful person, a peerless beauty that even the most renowned courtesans of the Yihong Pavilion would feel ashamed in front of.