Chapter 276

Su Hongchen was surprised to see that Jiang Yexun didn’t even hesitate when faced with such a large sum of money. He couldn’t help but look at him more closely. But then again, considering Jiang Yexun’s previous reactions, it wasn’t surprising. When his sister’s prescription lacked any basis and required a lot of money, Jiang Yexun had not blinked an eye.
“Alright, it’s getting late. We should get going,” Su Hongchen said with a slight cough.
Jiang Yexun led him outside the educated youth dormitory where Zhang Tiewa and the others were hiding around the corner by the wall. As soon as they saw Jiang Yexun and Su Hongchen, they immediately stood up.
“Brother Ye.”
“This is Xiaoxiao’s brother, Su Hongchen,” Jiang Yexun introduced.
“Brother Chen.” They greeted Su Hongchen quietly.
Su Hongchen nodded in acknowledgment. Just as he was about to say something, he heard some noise coming from the educated youth dormitory. He signaled for everyone to be quiet and peeked out to see Pan Yongsheng looking around furtively. After confirming that no one was following him, Pan Yongsheng quickly headed towards the edge of the village.
“I’ll follow him. You guys stay here and keep watch,” Su Hongchen silently signaled before trailing Pan Yongsheng.
After Su Hongchen had walked a fair distance, Zhang Tiewa asked, “Brother Ye, aren’t we going after him?”
“He’s a professional, and I have something to discuss with you,” Jiang Yexun replied calmly.
Zhang Tiewa and the others immediately became serious.

“Brother Ye, what is it?”
Recently, Brother Ye had been very busy and hadn’t mentioned what they should do during the winter months. Although they had earned a lot from selling bear products, being cooped up all winter wasn’t something they could stand. Especially for Xingzhi, being cooped up in the house and constantly seeing his father’s miserable state made it unbearable.
“Once we resolve the issues with Pan Yongsheng and Dong Jiaxuan, I plan to go to Shanghai. You know I have a job lined up, but I don’t plan to take it, so I plan to sell it for a thousand yuan. Tiewa, since you have many relatives, it will be troublesome to gather this thousand yuan, so you should continue to follow me. Xingzhi, you want to find your sister, right? Ask the team leader for leave and come with us to visit several cities. Plus, you need to keep an eye on your father in the village. Considering all these factors, Luo Shanzhu is the most suitable for this job. However, if Luo Shanzhu doesn’t want to work in the city and prefers to eat the allocated grain, that’s fine too; you can find someone else who wants to buy it.”
Although Jiang Yexun had decided to use this job to remove Luo Shanzhu from his squad, he needed a plausible reason.
Zhang Tiewa was usually agreeable to whatever Jiang Yexun decided and had no objections to the arrangement, though he felt a bit regretful.
“Brother Ye, don’t you want to eat the allocated grain? Your wife is a city girl, and her whole family is quite successful. If you had a job in the city, it wouldn’t be as good as Shanghai, but it would still bring you closer,” Zhang Tiewa asked in confusion.

Luo Shanzhu, who had been secretly contemplating, brightened up at this suggestion. Indeed, having a stable job and becoming a city person seemed like a good match with Educated Youth Su.
“No, with my mother and the Jiang Family causing such a ruckus, I need to stay in the village,” Jiang Yexun explained with a reason so reasonable that it was hard to refute.
Zhang Tiewa and Xingzhi sighed, then looked at Luo Shanzhu. Luo Shanzhu quickly said with embarrassment, “Brother Ye, I know that a thousand yuan for a formal job isn’t a lot, but as you know, I have several brothers and sisters to support, and I really can’t come up with that much money. Could you lower the price a bit? We’ve hunted together in the mountains for many years, and you have the least pressure to support a family. You don’t really need this thousand yuan, do you?”