When Yueyue got home, she asked her older sister, who was coming home from school at noon, to calculate the accounts for her. She had already given her great-grandfather ten yuan. How much money did she owe him? Her mother gave her five yuan every two weeks. How long would it take her to pay back her great-grandfather?
My sister said it would take nineteen months.
Yueyue didn't know how long a month was, so she asked how many days it was.
Wei An said it would be about 570 days.
That's a huge number. Yueyue asked her sister to count the matchsticks; one matchstick took a whole day.
Wei An was very patient with Yueyue, so he actually started counting. They'd already counted several boxes of matches, but her older sister said they were still far from enough. Then Yueyue wouldn't let him count anymore.
Yueyue understood; it just would take a very, very long time.
Yueyue usually keeps the things she buys in her mother's room.
Every night, Song Yan would keep the raw stones and several jade items that Yueyue had bought in his spatial storage.
One afternoon, Yueyue looked at her things over and over again.
Yueyue's belongings are incredibly diverse, including pipes, incense burners, thumb rings, raw stones, and more.
Yueyue picked and picked, choosing her favorite items and packing the rest away.
When Song Yan returned, he saw a package in her room. It must be Yueyue's.
Song Yan no longer lives at school; Shen Ruomei goes to and from school with her every day. She doesn't come home for lunch; she eats at school.
Aunt Wei was relieved.
After the family finished eating, some were drinking tea, while others were enjoying fruit.
Yueyue asked her grandma to find her a piece of cloth.
"What do you need the cloth for?" Aunt Wei asked.
"I sold my things to pay off the famine..."
"puff!"
"puff…"
People with food in their mouths sprayed it out.
It's funny to see Yueyue looking like that. She's so small, yet she's talking about famine with such seriousness.
Yueyue didn't understand what was wrong with them.
Yueyue: "I'll use a piece of cloth to display the items and sell them."
Little Tiger was laughing so hard: "How did you end up in debt?"
Yueyue mentioned buying a stone.
Aunt Wei exclaimed in surprise, "My goodness! It's so expensive!"
Yueyue showed the stones to everyone.
"What is this?" Song Yan asked Old Zeng.
“Tianhuang stone!” Old Zeng said.
Song Yan: "Tianhuang stone? That would be perfect."
Xiao Hu: "I heard that Tianhuang stone is quite valuable."
This stone is quite expensive.
Aunt Wei: "Brother Zeng, you spoil the child too much!"
After everyone looked at the stone, Yueyue quickly put it away. She seemed to really like it.
Wei An: "I still have money, I'll give it to you."
Wei Ping said the same thing.
Yueyue: "No need, we'll have to pay back what our older brothers and sisters take now anyway, won't we?"
Wei An and Wei Ping said in unison that they didn't need to pay it back.
Yueyue shook her head: "Mom, I think I have to pay it back, don't I?"
Song Yan was truly gratified! Everyone doted on Yueyue, but she wasn't spoiled. "That's right!"
Although no one said it aloud, their expressions showed that they wanted to give Yueyue some money to help with her famine.
Song Yan quickly stopped everyone, saying, "This is our Yueyue, who is sensible and reasonable."
"Don't get involved."
Everyone thought about it and agreed. Was Old Zeng short of money these days? He just wanted to teach Yueyue to be reasonable.
Shen Ruomei: "Yueyue, what are you planning to do with that stone?"
Yueyue: "I plan to give it to Grandpa Shen."
Third Aunt, next time I see something nice, I'll buy it for you too.
Don't let the surprise come too soon!
Auntie San didn't expect that Yueyue also planned to buy her something.
Auntie San was envious when she saw Yueyue giving things to Aunt Wei. Such a young child, yet she was showing the most genuine emotions.
My aunt received 20 yuan in royalties a few days ago. She thought she'd secretly slip Yueyue 10 yuan tomorrow.
Shen Ruomei grinned, knowing how much her father envied Old Zeng's string beans.
I'll call my dad tomorrow and tell him.
Only Old Zeng didn't laugh. Yueyue spent so much money, intending it all for Shen Changchuan!
The next morning, Yueyue hung the things around Baishuang's neck. She and Lao Zeng then set off.
Yueyue laid out the cloth and placed her things one by one.
Old Zeng picked up the jade thumb ring and examined it. He had bought it for five cents; it was ordinary Hetian jade.
Did I see it wrong? This thumb ring has a warm and smooth texture; it's top-quality Hetian jade!
"Yueyue, how much do you plan to sell this for?" Old Zeng asked.
"Is one yuan okay?" Yueyue asked.
"Then you'll be at a huge loss!" Gu San said as he walked over.
"Then how much do you think it's worth?" Yueyue asked.
"Twenty!" That's a fair price. If someone really likes it, they'd definitely be willing to pay a bit more.
The ring felt warm and smooth to the touch. Gu San said, "Sell it to me! Twenty!"
"Grandpa, is fifty more than twenty?" Yueyue asked.
“Yes!” Old Zeng replied.
"Fifty! I'll sell it," Yueyue said.
"I'll pay you 20, but you want 50?" Gu San didn't know what to say. Just now, this kid had said one yuan.
"Aren't you going to bargain?" Yueyue asked, tilting her head.
"Huh?" Gu San almost laughed until tears streamed down his face. If this were his own daughter, he would spoil her rotten.
Gu San and Yueyue haggled for a long time, but she just wouldn't sell it for twenty. She insisted that Gu San add another ten yuan.
This jade thumb ring is expensive at 30 yuan, but Gu San isn't short of money, so 30 yuan is fine.
Gu San took out thirty yuan and gave it to Yueyue. "Here, thirty yuan, I'll buy it!"
"Grandpa, is 20 yuan plus 10 yuan 30 yuan?" Yueyue asked.
Gu San: "It turns out this child doesn't even know how much is twenty yuan plus ten yuan, yet she insists on selling it for that amount of money."
Old Zeng nodded, "Yueyue is still too young to do math."
Gu San couldn't help but ask, "Why are you selling it for 30 yuan?"
"So you think you can just say how much it costs?" Yueyue rolled her eyes, as if to say, "Do you think I'm stupid?"
Gu San: Fine! Turns out I was the stupid one!
I gave it a fair price, but I ended up paying extra to buy it.
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