She also checked the price for opening this category. Since it was a small category and contained frequently used items, the opening price wasn't expensive, only 1,000 yuan.

She quickly found a calligraphy brush, and was stunned by the price.

Fan Jin couldn't see the prices in the mall, but he could see Shui Qing's expression and asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay if it's too expensive, but no way."

Shui Qing snapped out of her shock and asked in delight, "Guess what? You'll never guess the price!"

Fan Jin was in a dilemma: did this refer to expensive or cheap?

Shui Qing didn't really expect Fan Jin to guess correctly, and directly announced the answer: "Small size: ten for eight yuan; medium size: ten for nine yuan; large size: ten for ten for ten yuan." (Prices on Pinduoduo)

Fan Jin had a general understanding of the pricing system in the marketplace. He knew the prices of bamboo mushrooms, skirt mushrooms, chicken head rice, and also the prices of he shou wu (Polygonum multiflorum), rice, wheat flour, and so on.

But he never expected that the calligraphy brush, the calligraphy brush he cherished most, would be so cheap!

He calculated, "Could one pound of rice buy two large calligraphy brushes?"

"Hmm, how about I open an account and buy ten for you to check the quality? If they're not good, the kids at home can use them as practice writing, it won't hurt to buy them," Shuiqing suggested.

This afternoon, apart from a few households, everyone in the village worked extra hard, and harvested 110 catties of water chestnuts in one afternoon.

My savings increased by more than 10,000!

Shui Qing didn't even blink at the 1,000 yuan activation fee.

Her only concern now is how to legally convert the money in the online store into cash.

Fan Jin nodded blankly.

The water was checked and the circuit opened. With a wave of her hand, ten bottles of each size (large, medium, and small) arrived!

Total cost: 27 yuan!

Fan Jin looked at the thirty extra calligraphy brushes in front of him.

The brush tip is sharp and delicate, the bristles are flat and even, without any uneven or stray hairs, and the brush as a whole is round and full, with the softness and hardness of the bristles being just right.

The four virtues of a calligraphy brush—"sharp, even, round, and resilient"—are all met by the brush in front of me!

It's even much, much better than what he bought for 150 coins!

Shuiqing knew nothing about calligraphy brushes, and seeing that Fan Jin remained silent, she asked, "How is it? Is it not good? How about letting a few children practice with it?"

Since they are mass-produced by machines, they may only have form but no substance.

Although she didn't understand the meaning of the calligraphy brush.

Fan Jin finally looked away from the brush and exclaimed with delight to Shui Qing, "Shui Qing, that's wonderful!"

These calligraphy brushes are all excellent! Your online store is amazing; the items you produce are both cheap and of high quality.

Shui Qing: ...Because there is something called a machine.

It's strange that places with mass-produced goods by machines often value handmade and natural products.

In places where labor is purely manual, the biggest advantage of machines producing large quantities of goods is simply their price.

price?

Shui Qing had a sudden flash of inspiration and an idea came to her mind.

She figured out a legitimate way to siphon money out of the mall!

Perhaps, we won't have to wait until next year; the courtyard house can be built before the Lunar New Year this year...