Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 22 This is outrageous!

It really was a standing ticket.

I bought a ticket for the evening, so I could get back to the county in one night and save on accommodation costs.

However, this was how they came, meaning they hadn't slept for two days and one night. Tonight, they had to stay strong and couldn't close their eyes, because they could relax a bit when they came, but they were going back with a bag full of money.

Lin Qingping became the focus of protection. Whether they were standing or sitting on the ground in a gap in the crowd, they kept Lin Qingping firmly in the center. They said they would take turns on duty and the others could take a nap, but apart from Zhiyuan, who could fall asleep?

The group kept their eyes wide open until dawn.

They arrived in the county town early in the morning.

After getting off the train, I went directly to Dugan's acquaintance to pick up the remaining 400 pieces of clothing.

Du Gen also asked an acquaintance to borrow a vehicle. This time, they were lucky and managed to rent a horse-drawn carriage for hauling goods. Lin Qingping paid the rental fee and helped them transport the people and goods back to the village.

Lin Qingping made arrangements with him to pick them up from the village early next Saturday morning so they could go to the county town.

finally arrived at home.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; they had been on edge the whole way.

But no one went to rest; they all kept looking at Lin Qingping.

Lin Qingping understood what everyone meant and took out all her money.

They hadn't counted the money along the way, and had an estimate in mind, but didn't know the exact amount. When it was laid out, Liu Fen and Gu Dafu were completely dumbfounded.

"This...this...so much money?" Liu Fen stammered.

“Yes, Mom, this is only 100 pieces. There are still 400 pieces left to sell,” Dugen said proudly.

"Hurry! Hurry up!" Liu Fen kept urging.

Lin Qingping started counting the money, and after counting, it totaled more than 1200 yuan.

"These 100 pieces of clothing only cost a little over 100 yuan to buy," Lin Qingping said with a smile. Even though she had seen all sorts of things in her previous life, her heart was filled with joy at this moment.

"My goodness!" Liu Fen's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. Seeing the 400 newly brought-back clothes, she cried out anxiously, "Quickly! Quickly pack all those up too!"

Lin Qingping smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mother. Everyone has been working for two days and two nights without sleep. Go get some sleep and get enough rest so you can have the energy to work."

According to Gu Youlian, she absolutely must not sleep and must keep working!

It was Dugen again who pulled her along, insisting that she rest!

Everyone then went back to their rooms to rest.

Inside Lin Qingping's room, her second sister and she were leaning their heads together, the second sister close to her sister with eyes full of admiration. "Sister, you're amazing! This time, you really scared me."

Lin Qingping smiled and patted her hair. "What if I fail this time? What were you thinking about when you were squatting in the square?"

The second sister was a little embarrassed. "I... I'm not as smart as my sister, and I can't think of any good ideas. I just thought... if the Gu family doesn't say anything about you when you come back this time, and they still acknowledge you as their daughter-in-law, then I'll be grateful to them, work hard, and make up for the money they owe. If they say you should divorce your brother-in-law again, then my sister and I will depend on each other and still work hard to pay them back. In the end, as long as you work hard, there's no dead end."

Lin Qingping felt a warmth in her heart and gently scolded her, "Silly girl." Silly girl, it's not that you're not smart, you're very smart. It's just that I've lived a lifetime longer than you and know every trend of the times.

After finishing her sentence, the second sister asked curiously, "Sister, you did something so big, doesn't your husband know? If he did know, he really wouldn't say anything to you?"

Brother-in-law? Gu Juncheng?

Hi, I've been so busy these past few days that I haven't had time to knit him that sweater. No, I have to find some time to finish knitting it, no matter how busy I am!

The two sisters were talking when, without realizing it, they both drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, when Lin Qingping woke up, she heard voices outside.

She got up and went outside, only to find that nearly half of the 400 pieces of clothing had already been cleared out!

Her mother-in-law and Gu Youlian are both busy!

"Mother, what time did you get up?" Lin Qingping couldn't help but ask.

“I didn’t sleep all night!” Dugen said. “We got up right after we went to bed last night and have been busy ever since. Youlian didn’t sleep either, she pulled me along to help Mom.”

"Health is the most important thing; you can never earn enough money." Lin Qingping had been tired and sick in her previous life, and even though she returned to the age of 20, she still looked a bit old-fashioned.

"I was just in a hurry!" Liu Fen said with a smile.

Everyone's anxious!

Lin Qingping herself was also anxious, so she stopped talking and started the second round of intensive redesign work.

Seeing that Gu Youlian was all ready to get down to business, Lin Qingping told them to hold off.

She was cautious and changed the blueprints.

The main changes were made to the shirts and coats.

Don't be fooled by these basic styles; there's plenty of room for creative touches. The collar, cuffs, hem, pockets, waist, and even the buttons can be transformed with a few clever designs and alterations.

Gu Youlian exclaimed, "It looks even better this way! How do you have so many bottles?"

"I figured it out with a little thought," Lin Qingping said casually, though she had to be wary of the last woman who came to buy clothes last week.

Gu Youlian felt that anything could be figured out by using her brain, but she couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried. Anyway, she stopped thinking about it and just followed her sister-in-law's lead.

This week, everyone has become skilled workers. After several busy days of division of labor and cooperation, we finally managed to finish the second batch of goods before Saturday.

On Saturday morning, the arranged horse-drawn carriage came to pick them up and took them directly to the county train station.

In the past few days, worried about not being able to buy tickets, Du Gen has been running around the county every day, trying his best to buy tickets.

Finally, with clothes and two children—yes, this time Lin Qingping had Gu Youlian bring her daughter Xiaomai along—the group boarded the train again on Saturday night to go to the provincial capital, arriving early Sunday morning.

They didn't even have time for breakfast before heading straight to the square, setting up their stalls, and taking a few bites of flatbread whenever they had a spare moment while setting up.

At the same time, they also discovered that there were long queues outside the shopping mall near the square that looked down on them from the countryside, while their place, which they had expected to be packed with people, was not as popular as they had imagined.

But the crowd of people playing nearby gradually gathered around, chattering amongst themselves.

"Oh, you guys really came? We thought you weren't coming!"

"Let me tell you, the mall is selling the same style of clothes as you. A lot of people have been buying them this week, even from other streets."

"Yes, I've heard that several shopping malls have stocked styles like yours, and some are even cheaper than yours."

I see……

Dugan, being the quickest-witted one, immediately got angry. "Bottle, so that woman from last time, she came to steal our designs! How despicable!"

Gu Youlian was also furious.