After dinner, Liu Yuanyuan sent the three children to play in the yard, while she pulled Pei Yuezhi back to the room to talk.
Pei Yuezhi immediately sensed that Liu Yuanyuan was somewhat downcast, and she could roughly guess the reason for her bad mood.
Although I made some money today, I didn't buy much before it was all gone. This family is so poor; it's like a disaster has struck.
Sure enough, after closing the door, Liu Yuanyuan sighed, "Sigh, Yueyue, when will things get better? The little money we earned is gone in a flash. It's not like we're breaking even."
Knowing that Yuanyuan was prone to anxiety, Pei Yuezhi comforted her, "Yuanyuan, it's okay. You see, we've actually made a profit. Although we didn't bring back any money today, we did bring back some grain. If we don't need to buy so much grain tomorrow, we can save some money."
"Besides, the system has also released tasks, right? Once the system store opens, we can save a lot of costs. Isn't this much better than our starting point in our previous life?" Pei Yuezhi comforted her softly.
Liu Yuanyuan was noticeably less worried. After calming down a bit, she realized that it was true, and that she had grown up slowly even without any special abilities in her previous life.
......
After getting up in the morning, Pei Yuezhi quickly made the pancakes, thirty servings as usual. After having a simple breakfast with the children, she took them to the front yard.
Pei Yuezhi arrived a little late today and was surprised to find that there was already someone at the table. When she walked over, she saw that it was the aunt who was the first person to buy a pancake yesterday.
"Child, you've finally arrived! I've been waiting here for ages. And two more servings of pancakes for me, my son and daughter-in-law both said they were delicious. Two servings today!"
Pei Yuezhi smiled and replied, "I told you, you'd definitely find it delicious."
My aunt had just left when all those scholars from yesterday came over, along with a few workers.
"Miss, I'd like a pancake."
"I'll have two."
......
"Ding! The host's mission has been completed. Reward issued: System Shop unlocked."
Thirty orders were sold yesterday, and I estimate that I'll reach the target of fifty orders today, so I won't have to go to the market to buy anything to take home.
Selling these pancakes was quite difficult yesterday, but today, I've only been here a short while, and the baskets are empty in no time at all. They're selling so fast!
"Hey girl, your basket is all empty?" The worker who came to buy pancakes yesterday is a little late today, but he's already sold out.
"Yes, brother, we didn't prepare much today. I'll prepare more tomorrow."
"Your pancakes are delicious and filling. You should prepare more for tomorrow."
Pei Yuezhi smiled and agreed.
Today's sales were fast, and there was no need to go to the market to buy anything. Pei Yuezhi also went home early, taking advantage of the fact that the children weren't home, to go back to her room and study the system shop properly.
After closing the door, use your mind to open the system shop. The shop is similar to the shop in a game interface, with each item in a small compartment and its price listed below.
There are also several main categories, a special offers section, and a helpful icon for searching products.
Pei Yuezhi looked through it carefully. The prices of the items in the mall were half the price of those outside, and even the fine rice and flour were not expensive.
Opening the special offers section brought Pei Yuezhi a pleasant surprise.
"Coarse noodles are two coins per pound (limited to 100 pounds), Northeastern pickled cabbage is one coin per head (limited to 50 heads), and all pork is five coins per pound (limited to 50 pounds)."
This is directly one-third of the price outside, especially for pork, which is much more than one-third higher, as pork outside is priced between 20 and 30 yuan.
With such a cheat code, what more could one ask for!
After calculating the available money, I found that I earned 150 coins today, and after deducting the travel expenses and the 395 coins I had saved, I now have a total of 543 coins.
It seems like buying this special offer is a piece of cake.
"System, are there time limits for the special offers? And does the system space have a preservation function? Why are you deducting money from my account?"
"The special offers section refreshes every five days. Items stored in the system space will look exactly the same when taken out. Also, you need to put money into the system space before making a payment, and the amount will be automatically deducted."
"Okay, then get me ten catties of spare ribs, twenty catties of pork belly, ten catties of tenderloin, ten catties of pork knuckle, and one hundred catties of noodles. Hmm, let's start with three stalks of pickled cabbage. We don't really need them, just round it up."
Pei Yuezhi silently calculated in her mind that after this shopping spree, she would only have ninety coins left in her savings. She knew that she couldn't catch a wolf without risking her cub, but even if she couldn't sell them, she had still made a real profit by buying so many things for over four hundred coins.
"Items have been sent to the space." The system's voice was always monotonous.
After buying so much flour and meat from the discount store, Pei Yuezhi felt refreshed. She pushed open the door to think about what to have for dinner, but suddenly realized something was wrong.
Why is no one home?
Yesterday, as soon as I arrived at the door, Liu Yuanyuan brought her three children over, saying that she had been peering out the window for a long time.
I've been home for quite a while now, but no one has come back yet.
Pei Yuezhi sensed that something was amiss and immediately went to the front yard.
Just as she reached the door, she heard a penetrating voice coming from inside the house: "Liu Yuanyuan, I am your biological mother!"
"It's not like that anymore!" Liu Yuanyuan's tone was unusually assertive, and her volume was equally loud.
"Yuanyuan's biological mother? Wasn't she sold when she was a child?" Pei Yuezhi wondered to herself.
It wouldn't have been appropriate to just go in, but the current Liu Yuanyuan is no longer the original person. How could she sit idly by while her best friend was arguing with someone?
"Liu Yuanyuan, when are you going to pay me back the money you owe me? It's been so long!" Pei Yuezhi said loudly as she entered the room.
The two people inside were both taken aback, not expecting someone to suddenly enter.
Pei Yuezhi pretended to have just noticed Aunt Liu and said in a slightly affected manner, "Oh, Aunt Liu is here. I really didn't know."
As soon as Liu Yuanyuan saw Pei Yuezhi, she knew what he meant and immediately took over the conversation with a slightly aggrieved expression.
"Sister Pei, it's not that I don't want to pay it back, I just really don't have the money."
As she spoke, she covered her face and pretended to cry.
“Well, alas, we are a widow and her orphan, and we are also very short of money.” Pei Yuezhi also looked worried.
“Hey.” Pei Yuezhi suddenly remembered something. “Aunt Liu, I heard it at the door just now. You said you are her biological mother. It’s only natural for a biological mother to pay back money for her own daughter!”
Aunt Liu hadn't expected this matter to involve her, and hurriedly tried to distance herself: "What does her debt have to do with me? Besides, she just said she wasn't a debtor anymore."
"This wooden door is old and makes a loud noise when you push it open. I didn't hear it," Pei Yuezhi said with a hint of doubt.
“Auntie, you are her own mother. She owes our family ten taels of silver! I am a widow with two children, and we can barely make ends meet. You have to pay back this money.”
Fearing that Aunt Liu wouldn't take it seriously, Pei Yuezhi even pulled on her sleeve and started crying.
Seeing that she couldn't get a word in edgewise, and Pei Yuezhi started crying incessantly again, Aunt Liu realized that ten taels of silver was no small sum. Besides, even if it were less, she didn't need to pay back money for her daughter.
So he quickly made an excuse: "I'll come another day, I have things to do at home."
After saying that, he grabbed the arm that was being held, turned around and ran out, almost bumping into the door.
"Auntie, don't go! What am I going to do with my money if you leave!" Pei Yuezhi shouted at Aunt Liu as she ran away.
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