Chapter 10: Is Bai Wei About to be Recruited by the National Team?

"... Father of the child, hurry back to the village, our little shop has a big business deal!"

"Call your second uncle, third uncle, fourth aunt... call them all back, find more hands."

Zhang Shen held her phone, calling for help, her eyes squinting with joy.

Such a big deal was something her rural shop hadn't seen in ten years; one transaction could earn her a year's worth of income!

On the other side, Bai Wei also received a return call from Zhou Yuchuan.

"... Sorry, the Archaeology Team was in a meeting just now. This set of wine vessels has been appraised by Professor Ye and several experts in the team; it is indeed a sacrificial item belonging to the Prefect of Xuancheng, well-preserved, and a complete set at that."

"However, it will take some time for the Archaeology Team to apply for funds from above. Professor Ye intends to pay out of his own pocket to buy it first. He asked me to check if you can accept the price of five million?"

Five million!

Bai Wei was so excited she covered her mouth at once.

So much!

With this much money, she could buy sufficient supplies to help the Daliang army survive the bitter cold!

"I can..."

"By the way, Professor Ye has one more request, which is that he hopes you will join the Archaeology Team."

"What?" Bai Wei was stunned.

Let her join the Archaeology Team?

Was there a mistake?

She studied at a medical university and knew absolutely nothing about archaeology.

Zhou Yuchuan's gentle voice continued to sound from the receiver.

"The Zhenbei King Tomb we are excavating this time has an unknown figure and dynasty. It may belong to a dynasty that existed for a very short time in history. There are no detailed records about it in books, let alone any antiques left in the world."

"The only people connected to it are you and your grandmother."

"The country attaches great importance to this investigation. If the history of this dynasty is brought back to the world, the history of Huaxia will see a major breakthrough."

"Professor Ye said that if you are willing to join the Archaeology Team, he will immediately help you apply for an official state position. The monthly salary is about fifteen thousand. If you want to sell antiques, we will purchase them at a high price. In addition, if you need help in your life, we will definitely do our best to assist."

Bai Wei held her breath.

They actually wanted to recruit her as an archaeology team member?

She graduated from medical university and couldn't find a job for over half a year; her fellow students were squeezing their heads just to pass the civil service exams, and yet she had landed an iron rice bowl just like this?

How much did they value this excavation?

Bai Wei thought for a moment, "Then if I join the Archaeology Team, can I go to the Zhenbei King Tomb to take a look?"

"Of course you can," Zhou Yuchuan laughed, "It's just that the tomb is still being excavated, so it will take some time before you can enter."

Bai Wei became excited all of a sudden.

Her consciousness had gone to Daliang; although the time was short, she had been deeply shocked.

She wanted to truly understand that dynasty, understand the Zhenbei King Xiao Moting, and see all the glory he had experienced!

But, Bai Wei still held back.

She wasn't stupid. She was just an ordinary medical student, and her major wasn't even relevant. Since Zhou Yuchuan offered such good conditions, he must have sensed something.

"Professor Zhou, I will consider the matter of joining the Archaeology Team. Please transfer the money first."

"Alright," Zhou Yuchuan was very straightforward, "Professor Ye wants to come to the village to meet you tomorrow. You can give your answer then."

"Okay."

After hanging up, Bai Wei suppressed her excitement and immediately started writing in her notebook again.

With five million, she could buy more supplies!

In the dead of winter, the soldiers were still using worn-out cowhide water bags, and the water inside was frozen.

Then she would get thirty thousand thermal mugs for the elderly, so they could drink hot water!

She would also stock up on heat patches, buying five thousand boxes.

Seeing that Zhang Shen was already busy with the phone, making calls and taking notes, she couldn't keep up.

Bai Wei examined the list; the life-saving cold-weather supplies were mostly bought, and the rest could wait.

She had seen that the Daliang soldiers only ate brown rice and had no vegetables at all.

Next, she was going to buy vegetables!

Ding-dong!

Her phone received a text message from the bank; five million had arrived!

Just as Bai Wei was about to get up, a commotion came from not far away.

A villager ran over, panting.

"Bai Wei, your mother was pushed by the vegetable vendor."

"My mother?" Upon hearing this, Bai Wei immediately stood up anxiously and ran outside.

After running two steps, she turned back and grabbed the handheld megaphone from the little shop.

"Zhang Shen, I'm borrowing this."

Bai Wei arrived at the entrance of the village and saw a large group of villagers gathered on the threshing floor, surrounding two Military Trucks.

Her mother stood to the side, at a loss, with five baskets of peaches beside her; one of the baskets had been overturned, and the peaches were rolling all over the ground.

A fat man wearing a gold chain was smoking a cigarette and pointing at her mother.

"... I'm only paying thirty cents a jin for these peaches. If you want to sell, sell; if not, get lost!"

Her mother's face flushed red, and she stammered, "B-but they sell for seven yuan a jin in the supermarket. Your price is too low, can you raise it by twenty cents..."

Bai Wei recognized at a glance that this fat man was named Huang Renfa, a wealthy man in the village. He didn't farm; relying on his connections in the city, he did vegetable resale business and had built a four-story building in the village in less than two years.

Qingshan Village is a poverty-stricken village far from the city, and the roads are dilapidated; other vegetable-collecting trucks are unwilling to come, so Huang Renfa, relying on the fact that only his family has a truck, suppresses the vegetable prices extremely low, leaving the villagers dissatisfied but helpless.

Several villagers supported her mother, speaking up one after another in anger.

"Huang Renfa, the prices you pay for our vegetables are too low; five cents for radishes, fifteen cents for bok choy... it adds up to us working the land for a year for nothing."

"The neighboring village also has vegetable collectors, and their prices are twice as high as yours."

"We are all from the same village, yet you are the only one scamming your own people!"

Huang Renfa puffed on his leaf tobacco and spoke mockingly.

"If you want to make money, if you have the ability, walk the dozens of miles of mountain roads and go sell your vegetables in the city!"

"A bunch of ignorant peasants, do you think trucks are free? Do you think gas is free?"

After speaking, he reached out and pushed her mother, "If you aren't selling, get lost, don't block me from collecting vegetables..."

Bai Wei rushed forward and gave Huang Renfa a fierce shove.

"Get lost, don't touch my mom!"

Huang Renfa was pushed until he staggered.

The neighbor, an older woman, was startled and grabbed her.

"Xiao Wei, you've offended him; from now on, your family's vegetables won't be sold."

Huang Renfa regained his composure and pointed at Bai Wei, roaring in a rage.

"You dare push me? Fine, from now on, I won't take a single leaf of the vegetables your family grows, and I'll let all your vegetables and fruits rot in the fields..."

Bai Wei looked up and smiled, "Huang Renfa, your days of making dirty money are over! From this moment on, this lady won't let you collect even a single rotten vegetable leaf."

After speaking, she picked up a megaphone and turned the volume to the maximum.

"Uncles and aunts of the village, I will take all of your vegetables, at the same price as the wholesale price! I'll take as much as you have, I'll take whatever you have, I'll take it all!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the surrounding villagers were all stirred up.

"Girl Wei, you're collecting vegetables? You aren't joking, are you?"

"Xiao Wei, how did you get into the vegetable business?"

Huang Renfa was also stunned, "What nonsense are you spouting? You don't even have a truck, and besides, where would you get so much money?"

Just then, the village chief ran over excitedly.

"Girl Wei, Zhang Shen asked me to tell you that the charity supplies you ordered—thirty thousand buckets of instant noodles, one thousand boxes of Yili QQ Star, two thousand bags of White Rabbit Creamy Candy, and four thousand boxes of luncheon meat—are all settled; they will be moved to your house first thing tomorrow morning."

Instantly!

The surrounding villagers exploded.

"Did I hear that right? Bai Wei actually bought so many things!"

"Bai Wei has struck it rich!"

"She wasn't lying to us; she really is going to collect vegetables."

Bai Wei smiled, "I really am!"

After speaking, she pointed to the vegetable baskets on the truck, "Move all the vegetables on his truck down; don't leave him a single leaf!"

Several villagers were overjoyed and hurriedly jumped onto the truck to move the vegetables.

Seeing the vegetables he had collected being moved away by the villagers, Huang Renfa was furious and rushed in front of Bai Wei in one step.

"You damn brat, you dare steal business from me?"

Just then, the village chief took a stride in front of Huang Renfa and scolded him with a stern face.

"What are you trying to do? Professor Ye wants to invite Bai Wei to join the Archaeology Team to assist in the investigation, and tomorrow he is coming to visit her with the senior experts! If she loses even a single hair, I will drag you to the village security department right now!"