"Not expensive, not expensive, five yuan each!" Shen Qiqi answered readily.
"Five dollars? So expensive?" The aunt was a little surprised.
"Auntie, this is a one-of-a-kind handmade product. Think about it, it's made by you yourself, so it has a different meaning! Moreover, this is a limited edition, and it will be gone forever if you miss this opportunity!" Shen Qiqi spoke eloquently, making the auntie very happy. She immediately paid for the little doll.
Seeing this, other customers also paid for the products, fearing that they would miss out if they were too late.
In less than an hour, all the handmade products were sold out.
Shen Qiqi counted the thick stack of money in her hand, her eyes narrowed into slits with laughter.
"Qiqi, you are so amazing!" Lu Qing hugged Shen Qiqi excitedly and kissed her hard on the face.
"Hehe, no big deal~" Shen Qiqi stuck out her tongue playfully.
"Qiqi, you are such a clever little girl!" Old Mrs. Lu smiled so hard that the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes smoothed out.
The little daughter also jumped up excitedly: "Mom is great! Mom is great!"
Looking at the happy smiling faces of her family, Shen Qiqi felt a warm current in her heart.
The library is finally funded!
In the next few days, Lu Qing and his family worked together to move the purchased books and equipment into the library.
"This bookshelf is so sturdy!" Lu Qing exclaimed as he moved the books.
"Of course, I carefully selected this!" Shen Qiqi raised her chin proudly.
"Mom, this library is so beautiful!" The little daughter ran around in the library excitedly.
"Yes, from now on the children in our village will have a place to read and study." Old Mrs. Lu said with relief.
Lu Qing held Shen Qiqi's hand tightly and looked at her affectionately: "Qiqi, thank you."
Shen Qiqi held Lu Qing's hand back and smiled slightly: "Silly boy, what are you saying thank you for?"
Everything is ready, just waiting for the library to officially open.
"By the way, Qiqi, that thing you mentioned before..." Lu Qing suddenly remembered something and hesitated to speak.
Shen Qiqi smiled mysteriously: "Don't worry, the best is yet to come..."
On the opening day, firecrackers blasted, gongs and drums roared, and it was as lively as the New Year.
There was a big red silk flower hanging at the entrance of the library, and the bookshelves were filled with brand new books, more than 500 in total, which simply dazzled the villagers' eyes.
Old Mrs. Lu was so excited that she burst into tears. She praised Shen Qiqi for her ability to everyone she met. Her proud expression was as if Shen Qiqi was her own daughter.
The little daughter was wearing a new dress and flying around in the library like a colorful butterfly, holding a thick fairy tale book in her hands, which she couldn't let go.
Lu Qing transformed into a librarian, patiently explaining the borrowing rules to the villagers. Her gentle appearance simply charmed a group of aunts and young wives.
Looking at all this, Shen Qiqi felt warm in her heart, sweeter than drinking honey.
The family of four hugged each other tightly, their eyes blurred with tears of joy.
"Wow, we finally succeeded!" Old Mrs. Lu cried with tears and snot, and those who didn't know would think that some touching story had happened.
The library's funding also exceeded the target, reaching more than 300 yuan.
This is a huge sum of money!
In the 1970s, this amount could buy an apartment in the city!
"Qiqi, what are you going to do next?" Lu Qing gently wiped the tears from Shen Qiqi's face, his eyes full of doting.
"Of course, to make money!" Shen Qiqi winked playfully, a sly glint in her eyes, "I want to make handmade soap!"
However, making handmade soap requires a large amount of natural plant raw materials. There was no omnipotent Taobao in the 1970s, so where could these raw materials be obtained?
Shen Qiqi frowned and fell into deep thought.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she thought of a person - Collector Wang in the village, who was a walking encyclopedia of plants!
The next morning, Shen Qiqi brought Collector Wang to the back mountain...
"Brother Wang, take a look at the plants on this mountain. Which ones can be used to make handmade soap?"
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