After doing the math, it was definitely more cost-effective to buy three catties for ten coins. Besides, several students could pool their money to buy it together, so it would only cost three or four coins anyway.

"Auntie, I want three catties of fruit."

"Auntie, I want three jin too."

"There are many of us, so we need six jin."

Once one person bought some, the other students would flock to buy the fruit. It was all for good luck, and besides, you could sample a fruit for free, and it tasted pretty good.

The two baskets contained about 40 to 50 pounds of fruit, and most of them were sold in no time.

Sister-in-law Yulan was in charge of packing the fruit, while He Tiantian was in charge of counting the money and calling out to customers.

"Hurry up and buy if you haven't already, today's fruit is almost sold out. If you don't buy now, you'll have to wait until tomorrow!"

One second He Tiantian was envious of the fried pancake stall next door, and the next second the aunt next door was envious of He Tiantian's fruit stall.

Wow, at this speed, she's selling even better than her pancakes!

In less than fifteen minutes, He Tiantian's fruit had all been sold out.

The two couldn't hide their joy; the feeling of receiving so much money was simply amazing.

Sister-in-law Yulan and He Tiantian walked to the small stall where they bought wontons last time. They each ordered a bowl of wontons and deliberately chose a secluded spot to sit.

The two of them craned their necks to count the money in the cloth bag; they had made a total of four hundred coins!

Good heavens! This money...is this money so easy to earn? Sister Yulan's jaw almost dropped in astonishment.

He Tiantian stuffed two hundred coins into Sister Yulan's arms, "Let's split the money fifty-fifty. After we finish eating, we'll go back and call the children to go pick fruit together. We'll come back to sell tomorrow!"

"Okay, okay!" Sister-in-law Yulan nodded happily.

They were both very happy to have made money. It was the first time that Sister Yulan had carried so much money outside, and she held the handkerchief containing the money tightly while sitting on the oxcart, afraid that she might accidentally lose it again.

"Wanzi's mother, you really have a knack for business. How did you come up with that 'guaranteed to pass exams fruit'?" Sister-in-law Yulan couldn't help but ask curiously.

He Tiantian understood the mindset of students very well. As a college student in the 20th century, she knew that most students didn't study hard and relied on luck for exams.

In schools, when final exams are approaching, people either pray to koi fish for good luck or worship Confucius; everyone hopes to pass their exams.

Therefore, in this ancient era, all these students felt the same way. Moreover, Bailu Academy conducted monthly tests, and those who failed consecutively were said to be assigned to the worst class.

Amidst this tense and anxious atmosphere, He Tiantian's "guaranteed exam pass fruit" timely comforted the students' nerves. However, it was merely a publicity stunt.

"I've heard Aunt Zhao talk about her son at the academy a lot, and after hearing it so many times, I've learned a bit. They have a lot of tests, and everyone wants to have good luck!" He Tiantian said with a smile.

By the time the two arrived at the village, the sun was setting.

Liu had already prepared dinner at He Tiantian's house, cooking a pot of rice and slicing a plate of pickled vegetables as He Tiantian had instructed.

We also stir-fried some bamboo shoots that we dug up in the afternoon.

Not only was the meal prepared, but Liu also fed all the chickens, sheep, and rabbits in the house. Even the two dogs ate some rice beforehand and fell asleep from being too full.

Liu Yonghe and Wang Dazhuang hadn't returned from weeding in the fields yet, and naturally, the children hadn't come back either.

He Tiantian asked Sister Yulan to bring them more water, and then called Liu Shi to come along as well, and they went to the fields with baskets in their arms.

Liu had only heard that they were going to pick mulberries, but she didn't know anything about mulberries, and she was still wondering about it.

When they arrived at the field, He Tiantian found that more than half of the ten mu of land had already been dried. She called everyone over to have a drink of water before continuing to work.

When everyone had rested and were ready to get back to work, He Tiantian and Sister-in-law Yulan took Liu to the mulberry grove.

"What did you say? These fruits can be sold for money?" Liu looked at the tree full of mulberries, somewhat incredulous.

He Tiantian thought the Zhao family was quite nice, so she wanted to bring Liu's wife along when she made her fortune.

"Yes, sister-in-law, we didn't believe it at first either. But today, Yulan's mother and I just came back from the county, and the fruit is selling very quickly."

He Tiantian then explained some details about picking fruit to Liu Shi, saying that they should pick the good-looking and large fruits, and not pick any with even the slightest blemish.

Having tried it today, this time they carried larger baskets and kept picking until it got dark and they could no longer see.

There were three people, each with a heavy basket filled with fruit.

That evening, Liu told her husband about selling mulberries the next day, which surprised Zhao Tingzhang.

"Is this really true? Our ancestors have lived here for generations, how come we've never heard of this?"

Liu nodded. "How could it be fake? I ate the fruit too, it was sweet and really delicious. Besides, Wanzi's mother said that they made four hundred coins on the first day."

"What?!" Zhao, the village head, exclaimed in astonishment. "This thing is worth that much?"

"I'll go to the county with Maruko's mom tomorrow and we'll know when we get back."

The thought of making so much money in a single day filled Liu with a mix of excitement, worry, and nervousness. She tossed and turned for a long time, unable to fall asleep.

The next day, before dawn, Liu arrived at He Tiantian's house. Despite not having slept well all night, Liu's face showed no signs of fatigue; on the contrary, she was very energetic.

The fruit was all stored at He Tiantian's house. The three of them carefully carried their baskets and boarded the oxcart.

Uncle Li was also quite puzzled. While driving the oxcart, he asked, "Wanzi's mother, Yulan's mother, why are you going to the county every day?"

He earns about half of his money driving the oxcart from this, and of course, he hopes he can earn more money than he can ever want.

“Hehe… I’ve started a small business. Farmers can’t rely on just a few acres of land all year round, can they? Uncle Li, you’re still farming and driving a cart at the same time!” He Tiantian replied with a smile, without any attempt to hide her feelings.

Uncle Li chuckled twice, saying that what he said was quite right.

He Tiantian didn't actually intend to hide her mulberry business. After all, there were so many mulberries on the mountain that they couldn't possibly sell them all by themselves.

She planned that if sales were good today, she would talk to the village head about it and get the whole village involved in the sales.

This can also increase the family's income.

Liu arrived at the academy gate with He Tiantian and Sister-in-law Yulan, around the same time as yesterday.

When Aunt Wang, who sells fried pancakes next door, saw He Tiantian coming again, she quickly smiled and said, "You young wife are good at doing business. Yesterday you gave me some fruit, and I took it back to my grandson at home."

"My little grandson is five years old. He wasn't satisfied after finishing his meal and wanted to keep eating. I'm going to buy three more pounds today."