“Money is meant to be spent.”
Yun Huaying's concept of money in her past and present lives is different from that of others. She never saves in material life. Even though her economic and material conditions are relatively poor now, she will try her best to live a good life every day.
She also had other thoughts, saying calmly, "This money was left by my grandpa and mom. My scumbag father used it to raise vampires. Now that I have it all back, I naturally want to live a good life. Eat well, dress well, and use things well. I want to do whatever makes me happy and comfortable. That way, my grandpa and mom can rest in peace in heaven."
"Huaying, you are right. This money was left to you by your deceased elders. You should spend it as soon as possible. Those vampires have bad character and will definitely not accept it. Sooner or later they will come to covet this money. When the time comes, we will make them suffer." Lin Shan supported her very much.
"So that's how it is."
Jiang Yuan understood and no longer thought she was extravagant. She patted her on the shoulder and said, "The money your elders left you should be spent on yourself instead of giving it away to others. If you eat it, wear it, and buy things you like, then it's worth it."
Yun Huaying's lips curled up in a faint smile. "That's right. People live their whole lives, working hard just for a few ounces of silver. If they can't earn it, don't treat themselves well, and don't enjoy life, then isn't this life meaningless?"
Her words were straightforward, yet profound. Jiang Yuan listened carefully, and a certain fixed mindset she had developed since childhood began to change. She nodded in agreement, "Yun Huaying, you're right. I should learn from you."
Lin Shan listened and laughed: "Huaying, you're giving us chicken soup again."
"Huh? Chicken soup?" Jiang Yuan didn't understand.
"Chicken soup for the soul, a nutritional supplement for the mind."
Lin Shan also heard Yun Huaying say the words "chicken soup for the soul". She thought the adjective was very appropriate and interesting.
"Haha, it's really some inspirational quote." Jiang Yuan also laughed when she heard it.
Yun Huaying was in a good mood, with a smile on her face. She gave them the cloth belts she had just bought at the street stall. "Three belts, one for each of us, in different colors. You can pick your own."
"Huaying, I won't be polite with you." Lin Shan said with a smile.
"Yun Huaying, thank you." Jiang Yuan had been in contact with her for a few days and was familiar with her personality, so she accepted it without any pretense.
After the two of them finished choosing, they put all the other small things into the bag and gave the pork and dried seafood to Lin Shan. She was in charge of cooking today, so they asked her to put them in the kitchen cupboard first.
"Lin Shan, come over here after you've collected it. I want to tell you something important."
Seeing Yun Huaying take out a large box of watercolor pens and a thick stack of white paper from her backpack, Jiang Yuan asked, "Yun Huaying, do you want to paint?"
Yun Huaying nodded, took out the newspaper from the interlayer, and spread it on the table. When Lin Shan came over, she waved to the two of them and pointed to the call for submissions in the newspaper. "Youth Daily is soliciting manuscripts and pictorials about the workers, peasants, and soldiers of the new era. We'll select the best works for printing and publication, and the remuneration is generous. I think we should give it a try."
The call for papers was concise, with a detailed mailing address, zip code, and recipient's name at the end. Yun Huaying waited for them to finish reading the content, then pointed to the recipient's name and said, "This is the editor-in-chief of Youth Daily. I've heard him introduced on the radio. This call for papers is absolutely authentic and reliable."
Lin Shan wanted to give it a try, so she asked her, "Huaying, it says here that you can submit a manuscript or a pictorial. Which one do you want to submit?"
Yun Huaying didn't answer her, but looked at Jiang Yuan: "Can you draw?"
"No." Jiang Yuan shook her head.
"You've worked on the news bulletin board at the school radio station for two years, so you should be good at writing, right?" Yun Huaying asked again.
Jiang Yuan smiled modestly: "Not bad."
"Jiang Yuan, don't be so modest." Lin Shan said with a smile, and took the initiative to tell Yun Huaying: "Huaying, I saw Jiang Yuan's notebook before. She has written many articles by herself. Her writing skills are very high. She also writes modern poetry. The content of her poems is very poetic. She is a talented woman."
Yun Huaying's eyes lit up, "Jiang Yuan, can you show it to me?"
"Okay, I'll get it."
Jiang Yuan was very happy to be recognized and affirmed by them, and immediately ran back to her room to get her notebook.
Jiang Yuan's literary background is indeed very good, her writing is outstanding, and her works have a certain literary quality. Yun Huaying only flipped through a dozen pages and gave her a thumbs up: "Jiang Yuan, you are really too modest."
"Hey, it's just normal."
Jiang Yuan smiled happily but was being modest.
During the time she spent with them, she discovered that Yun Huaying and Lin Shan were both excellent people. Both of them were very charismatic. They came from good families and had strong learning abilities. In fact, she felt a little inferior in front of them.
But now they both praised her literary writing ability and recognized her talent, which made her happier than receiving praise from her homeroom teacher at school.
Her notebook was thick and filled with content. Yun Huaying planned to go through it carefully in the evening. She closed the notebook and talked to them about business: "This time, the Youth Daily is soliciting articles, and there will definitely be a lot of submissions. I think the three of us can work together well."
"How to cooperate?" the other two asked in unison.
"Jiang Yuan has strong writing skills. Lin Shan and I are good at calligraphy and painting. I'm good at landscape painting and calligraphy, and Lin Shan is good at propaganda posters. We were both responsible for painting bulletin boards at school. She also painted propaganda posters for her father's factory and was praised and rewarded by the factory leaders."
Lin Shan is usually very low-key and rarely promotes her painting skills. Seeing her friend praising her, she smiled brightly and said, "I draw promotional posters for my father's factory. Actually, Huaying also helps me a lot."
"You two are so low-key." Jiang Yuan once again gained a deeper understanding of their abilities.
Yun Huaying's lips curled slightly as she continued to make arrangements: "The three of us will collaborate to create a work that's different from others, combining manuscripts and paintings. Let's submit a preliminary draft first to test the waters."
"Okay." The two agreed without saying a word.
Jiang Yuan also said, "Yun Huaying, you are our core coordinator. You make the arrangements, and we execute them."
"OK."
Yun Huaying already had a plan in mind. She glanced at her watch and saw that the soybean harvest was about to begin. She said, "Let's get to work first. We'll have a small meeting after dinner. We'll first finalize the core content of the first draft. We'll hurry up over the next two days to finish it and submit it as soon as possible. Besides, if our work is selected, the remuneration will definitely be substantial, so we won't have to worry about going hungry in the future."
"right."
This is what Jiang Yuan is looking forward to the most. If she can earn royalties, plus the work points earned from farm work, she won't have to worry about survival in the short term.
"Put your things away first, we'll go get to work now."
Yun Huaying quickly packed up, drank a large glass of water, then put on her hat and followed them to the threshing ground to harvest soybeans.
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