SIAS Chapter 272.2

When she went to the countryside, she had actually guessed a little bit about it. Yun Guyuan didn’t have the support of his family, but he didn’t seem to be short of money either.

There was also the time when Gao Beizhu looked for him in the county town. Also, whenever he had time, he would run to the back mountain and hunt so many prey that he couldn’t possibly eat them all by himself. However, when he came to the capital to study, he didn’t have much luggage.

Yi Qingqing had her own secrets, so she knew that she should give others space and not pry into everything.

“I did make some money on the black market when I went to the countryside, but that’s not what I’m talking about.” Yun Guyuan said.

“Not this?”

Besides this, Yi Qingqing couldn’t think of any other way for Yun Guyuan to make money.

In this day and age, everything is tense and follows the rules. A minor simply cannot make extra money. Only the black market is a possible way. And there’s nothing wrong with making money through writing like Qian Lailai.

Besides these two things, what else could it be?

“Was it obtained legitimately? I mean, without theft or robbery, right? Buying and selling doesn’t count.”

“Legitimate, very legitimate, but it’s somewhat bizarre and rare. And for certain reasons, there’s a confidentiality agreement, so I can’t tell anyone. However, I’ve already submitted an application, and once it’s approved, I can tell you. The process is a bit slow, and the result won’t be available until July of this year.” Yun Guyuan said vaguely.

Even Yi Qingqing, who wasn’t usually curious about other people’s secrets, was intrigued.

What did ‘bizarre and rare’ mean?

An application was required?

And a processing time of half a year?

This must be a big organization!

And it was a way to make a living where finding a partner was considered a drawback.

A bold guess popped into Yi Qingqing’s mind: “Um, Ah Yuan, you haven’t betrayed the country, have you?”

Seeing Yun Guyuan’s scrutinizing gaze, she silently shifted her position, moving further away from him.

Could he be a spy?

But what spy would spend more than three years in the countryside?

Even spies couldn’t have predicted that the country would reinstate the college entrance examination!

There didn’t seem to be any key units around Tieling County, so it couldn’t be that simple!

Yun Guyuan hadn’t expected her to think that far.

He quickly shook his head: “No, it’s a traditional trade in our country.”

“Oh, a traditional trade.” Yi Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief. She was so scared.

“It’s okay, everyone has a couple of traditional trades, right? I also have a way to make a living that I can’t explain the source of right now, but it’s a legitimate way, a traditional trade, a bit strange. You don’t have to mind that; we’re both in the same boat. Even if your application fails, it’s okay if you can’t tell me. Anyway, I can’t explain mine to you clearly either.”

Her golden finger comes from the underworld, a legitimate traditional folk institution with a long history. Paper-folding, incense making, and traditional Chinese medicine are all traditional crafts.

Looking at it this way, she and Ah Yuan are quite a match; both are secretly skilled in traditional crafts.

Perhaps Comrade Yun also possesses similar traditional skills, like paper-folding, and is secretly making money from it!

But he also has a secret organization. It turns out that even at this time, there are still people secretly preserving traditional crafts!

Sure enough, where there’s a will, there’s a way!

At this time, such skills are indeed against scientific principles and are prohibited; calling them flaws won’t be an exaggeration.

“Let’s make a pact. Because of our unspeakable traditional profession, we might both encounter things of inexplicable origin around us. How about we don’t investigate further and respect each other’s secrets? We can also cover for each other if needed!”

Yi Qingqing thought that this was a super good idea. With this agreement, she could produce many things without having to rack her brains for reasons and sources.

 

 

 

 

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