"How should we try? Buy grain? Or sell corn?"

In fact, although the two of them had to help with the work, they had never earned money themselves and didn't know how difficult it was to earn money.

"Now that we're in this season, we can go up the mountain to stay overnight, and we can also cut down trees, and we can cut down bamboo to make some handicrafts to sell, and we can also make some food to sell at the market."

If you don't try, you'll never make any money. You'll only know which method works by trying, right?

As you can see, you only have ten yuan at home right now, and your registration fee is fifteen yuan each. That's definitely not enough. You also need to keep the ten yuan for living expenses, which means you don't actually have tuition money. Each of you needs to earn five yuan. How about I earn ten yuan from each of you?

The two looked at each other and agreed without hesitation. They wanted to study, especially Dong Lele, who wanted to go to high school and then university.

Dong Leyu is rather... well, she doesn't like studying. She just wants to get a diploma so she can find a job to support herself. This year, both of them are in their final year of junior high school.

In remote areas, tuition fees are subsidized; here it's 15 per semester. As for that scoundrel Dong Letian, he got incredibly lucky and got into high school; high school tuition is 50…

"Ah, Dong Letian's tuition is fifty, he has to earn more himself."

The two: "..."

"Tomorrow morning I'll call the three of you, and we'll hurry up and go pick bamboo shoots. When we get back, we'll sell them. After we sell them, we'll cut bamboo and teach you how to make flower baskets and winnowing baskets. Then you can see what kind of snacks you can make to continue earning money."

Hearing their mother's words, the two of them became more confident, as if it didn't sound so difficult after all.

So, is it difficult or not?

"You two pack up, I'm going out now. I'm going to see your second and third aunts. Don't give Dong Letian any money."

The two little girls obediently agreed, indicating that they understood.

"If your grandma scolds you, plug your ears. If she hits you, run faster. What? You can't outrun her?"

The two girls' eyes lit up. How come they hadn't thought of that before?

Mo Yan got up and was about to leave when the old lady covered her mouth and cried out, "Ouch, ouch, I don't feel well. Am I going to die? Take me to the hospital right away!"

She couldn't let this girl really cut off her grandson's future.

Mo Yan: "..."

"No need to go to the hospital, I'll do it myself. Didn't I learn acupuncture from Uncle Er in the village? Here, I'll prick you a couple of times with the needles and you'll feel better. Where does it hurt? Should I prick you twice, or in half an hour?"

As Mo Yan was saying this, she went to find the needle, which startled the old lady, who quickly stood up straight. "Um, I'm not in pain anymore."

Do you really think she's stupid? That second-in-command is a fake doctor; he doesn't know anything about needles.

"It must hurt, let me take a look." Mo Yan pulled her over and examined her. There was nothing wrong. With this kind of energy, living to 108 wouldn't be a problem.

"Oh dear, Mom, you have to get two injections, otherwise you won't feel comfortable."

Mo Yan turned around to grab the needle, and the old lady ran away in a flash.

"I'm going to play cards."

The old men and women in the village play cards for fun; they don't have any money.

Mo Yan immediately went to find her sisters. None of them had married far away; they were all from nearby villages. The furthest one was only an hour's walk away. After all, in this era, marriage was mostly arranged by matchmakers, and the chances of getting married outside one's hometown were not very high. At most, it would be to marry someone from the next village or something.

When the second sister saw Mo Yan arrive, she started complaining. "Big sister, why did you hit Le Tian? Mom will complain again that you hit her manhood."

"With you?"

The second sister nodded. "He just arrived. He said you didn't feed him and even hit him."

"From now on, you are not allowed to give him money or give Mom money, understand? They are becoming more and more unruly, we can't spoil them."

If you give it to Mom, it's the same as letting Dong Letian do whatever he wants. Wouldn't it be better to keep it for your child?

The second sister was a little confused. She hadn't expected that her eldest sister, a stranger, would want to teach Dong Letian a lesson. "Fine, as long as you tell Mom not to make a scene here."

Their family isn't doing well either; they have to give money to their mother every month, and she's almost at her breaking point.

"Don't worry, I'm here and won't cause you any trouble."

Mo Yan went inside with a feather duster, and within minutes, she kicked Dong Letian out.

Dong Letian got up and kept running.

"Then I'm going to my third sister's place. I need to inform all the relatives on both sides and see if Dong Letian can go to heaven and see for me."

Second sister: "..."

Mo Yan didn't chase after him. She just watched Dong Letian run away from a distance. She would attack every family he went to and tell all her relatives and friends that from now on, they were not allowed to give Dong Letian any money or lend him any money. Otherwise, she would disown him.

Upon hearing this, relatives and friends naturally agreed. Since the child's biological mother had already said so, they certainly wouldn't lend Dong Letian any more money.

Mo Yan beat Dong Letian until he rolled on the ground. "Dong Letian, you're really something. Borrowing money from relatives, just one or two yuan at a time, you have the nerve to do that. Remember this, you have to pay back this money yourself. The reason I didn't break your leg today is so you can earn the money to pay it back yourself."

Dong Letian: "..."

Dong Letian was dragged home by Mo Yan and thrown onto the bed.

When the old lady came back and saw him, she was about to cry at the top of her lungs, "Mom, don't cry. If you cry, I'll hit him. If you cry, I'll hit him."

old lady:"……"

The old lady quickly covered her mouth, feeling extremely distressed. This Mo Yan was so infuriating; it was as if she wasn't her own mother.

Dong Letian, who was in the room, thought that his grandmother could save him, but now he realized that it was completely hopeless, and he felt disheartened.

Dong Lele and Dong Leyu cooked dinner together. They made meat broth, cooked vegetables, and also made a cold eggplant salad. Since it's a cold salad, you don't need to add oil, just some soy sauce and scallions.

I can't eat rice this afternoon, so I'll have rice porridge and some boiled tender corn.

The old lady went to call Dong Letian, but Dong Letian refused to eat until he came. The old lady then thought of leaving some of the food, but Mo Yan stopped her.

"Give him a little, and he'll be happy! If he doesn't want to eat, then he can forget about eating tonight."

Mo Yan wouldn't let the old lady stay, and instead looked at her with a smile, "Mom, what do you think of the dishes cooked in this meat broth?"

The old lady: "..." I'm so angry.

Everyone went to sleep at night.

Dong Letian was starving and in so much pain that he could only call for his grandmother.

The old lady next door got up to find food for her grandson and sneaked into the kitchen.

As soon as she entered, she saw a dark figure, which nearly scared her to death. "Who is it?"

Mo Yan turned on the light. "Mom, why aren't you asleep yet? Do you want me to play cards with you?"

old lady:"????"