"Hey, you haven't explained the details to us yet. Hurry up and calculate it. I love hearing these kinds of things." Xu Mingjiang couldn't help but urge them on when he saw that they hadn't gotten to the exciting part yet.

"What's the rush?" Xu Mingwan reached out and stroked the notebook, then said, "Let me do the math for you. Look, we bought about 2,400 hair clips. They cost one cent each, and we sell them for one dollar for three. That's a profit of seven cents per dollar. So, we can make 560 dollars from 2,400 hair clips."

Xu Mingjiang also did the mental calculation and confirmed that it was indeed that number, but it was still far from nine thousand!

"Then we bought about two thousand pairs of hair ties, maybe even more. Let's say two thousand. The purchase price was eight cents a pair, and we sold them for twenty-five cents a pair. That's a profit of three hundred and forty, right?"

“Yes, yes,” Xu Mingjiang nodded repeatedly. He stopped thinking about it in his mind. Anyway, the money was here, so it couldn’t be wrong.

"Actually, the most profitable items are princess headbands, colorful threads, and gemstone necklaces, right, Xiao Wan?" Zhang Xuemei knew that these two items had the highest profit margins. If it weren't for the increasing number of people following the trend, they could have made even more money.

“My sister-in-law is right. We bought 1,800 princess headbands. They cost us 40 cents each and we're selling them for 2 dollars each. That's 2,880 here.”

There's also colored thread. Don't underestimate this small bag; we only paid one cent for it. We sold three thousand bags in total, making two thousand seven hundred.

The gemstone necklaces cost 35 cents to buy and sold for 2 yuan each. 1,500 necklaces were sold, bringing in 2,475 yuan. Finally, the gemstone bracelets cost 35 cents to buy and sold for 1 yuan each, earning a profit of over 700 yuan. Adding all that up, that's over 9,000 yuan.

Xu Mingwan read aloud all the data recorded in the notebook in one breath, becoming more and more excited as he read, and his voice grew louder and louder.

This prompted Granny Liu to pat her back repeatedly, saying, "Are you trying to get yourself killed? Why are you shouting so loudly? Do you think the thief won't target you?"

"Hehe, Mom, I know, I was just too excited." Xu Mingwan immediately admitted her mistake. She was really too excited. According to the three-seven split she had agreed on with her sister-in-law, she would get more than 2,800 yuan this time. That's great, more than she would get in a year.

Zhang Xuemei took out her fanny pack from the room, counted out 2,900 yuan and handed it over. "Here, as agreed before, I'll give you 30%, 2,900 yuan. Count it and see if it's correct."

Xu Mingwan happily took the money, brought it to his nose and took a deep sniff. Ah, this is the smell! The fragrance of money is so alluring.

"Xiao Wan, you've only worked for six days and you've already earned 2,900 yuan. That's amazing!" Xu Mingjiang gave her a thumbs up. He himself could only earn that much even if he stayed in the food street all day. He never expected that Xiao Wan would catch up with him after only working with his third sister-in-law for a few days, and that wasn't even a full-time job.

"Hey, young man, don't be envious. You're making money every day, while my sister-in-law and I only have this much time. We don't even know what we'll do after that!"

"Xuemei, you're not selling these trinkets anymore? That's such a good way to make money! Don't worry, child, Mom can take care of the baby for a while longer. Making money is the priority." Granny Liu thought her daughter-in-law was worried about who would take care of the child, so she quickly offered her opinion.

Zhang Xuemei glanced at her husband before answering her mother-in-law's question, "That's not the reason. Now there are too many people following the trend to sell, and although you can still make money, it's not as much. I was thinking of taking a break for a couple of days, then going to check out the market and see what sells well before starting again."

"That's good. I was just worried that you would worry about the child. Don't pay attention to what your dad says. Just do whatever you want. Anyway, I'm just cooking at home, nothing much."

Granny Liu thought to herself that maybe she shouldn't go back for now. Xue Mei and Xiao Wan were making money right now, and since she could help them, she should definitely do so.

They originally wanted to bring Linlin home so they could focus on making money, but judging from Xuemei and Lao San's expressions, they wouldn't agree. It makes sense, since conditions in the city are always better than in the village.

"Here, Mom, this is your allowance." Zhang Xuemei counted out two hundred yuan and handed it over.

Granny Liu quickly pushed it away, saying, "I don't want it, you keep it yourself. What would I do with your money? Honestly."

"Mom, please accept it! Everyone else has received some. Here, Mingjiang thanks you for your help these past few days. Here's a hundred yuan, you don't think it's too little!"

Xu Mingjiang quickly took it, chuckling twice, "It's quite a lot, quite a lot, Third Sister-in-law, you're the most generous."

"What about me?" Xu Minghan stretched out his hand in front of his wife. Everyone had something; he couldn't just leave him out.

Zhang Xuemei handed over the five thousand she had counted earlier, saying, "Here, this is for you."

Xu Minghan's hand sank, looking at the large stack of bills, some in small change and some in larger denominations, and he tentatively asked, "Are you really giving it all to me?"

"Give me what? Just put it in my passbook."

"Alright, I'm just a tool." Xu Minghan put the money away, planning to deposit it tomorrow, since he needed to do it anyway.

Seeing that her youngest son had accepted the money so readily, Granny Liu felt it was inappropriate to refuse any further.

But feeling a little guilty, she said directly, "How about Mom helps take care of Linlin for a while longer, so you can all rest and do whatever you want without feeling restricted?"

"What about Dad?" Zhang Xuemei was willing for her mother-in-law to help take care of the child here, so that she could have some free time.

Granny Liu waved her hand dismissively and replied, "Just do what needs to be done. He's not a child anymore. It's settled then. Xiao Wan, you take me to make the call later."

"Alright, Mom, let's not wait any longer, let's go now!" Xu Mingwan stood up and pulled her mother straight to Xu Huafeng's convenience store, so that her mother wouldn't regret it later.

...

Xu Hongshan from Xiangyang Village was furious when he received a call from his wife. He shouted, "Didn't you say you were only staying for a week? Why is it taking so long? What am I going to do at home all by myself?"

"Isn't Xue Mei's foot still not healed? You can eat at the eldest son's house. Just bring the rice over. There's plenty in the vegetable garden. I'll give her the money when I get back." Granny Liu was a little guilty when she mentioned Zhang Xue Mei's foot was uncomfortable.

"What's wrong with me eating some rice from her house? Why should I pay for it?" Xu Hongshan was unhappy when he heard that he had to pay. With him, money could only come in and never go out.

"Alright, alright, if you don't want to give it to me, then don't. Anyway, I'll go back in a while. Take good care of yourself, that's all." Granny Liu hung up the phone after saying that, afraid that her husband would start nagging again.

Hearing the dial tone on the other end of the phone, Xu Hongshan felt a surge of frustration that he had nowhere to vent.

After returning to the old house, I sat directly on the bed, getting angrier and angrier as I thought about it, feeling all alone.

"Brother, do you have any spare hoes? I can borrow one; mine is broken." Xu Hongzhen, the third uncle of the Xu family, said from outside the door.

Upon hearing that someone had arrived, Xu Hongshan immediately perked up. He slapped his thigh, flopped onto the bed, and began to wail, "Oh dear, what a miserable life I have! I ran into such a scoundrel as Lao San, who called his mother away, leaving me alone at home to starve. I'd rather be gone and have some peace and quiet, so I don't bother them anymore! Ahhhhh!"