"Two yuan a pound, fifty pounds a day, that's a hundred yuan a day, which is already quite high."
Sun Xuelin looked at Su Ying in disbelief, "You're saying fifty catties of dried yellow peaches can earn a hundred yuan?"
"Of course, there will probably be more in the future. Once our dried yellow peaches become well-known, the supply and marketing cooperatives will keep coming to us for more."
Sun Xuelin counted on his fingers how they picked yellow peaches day and night, and then went through many processes to make dried yellow peaches.
"The supply and marketing cooperative only took fifty jin, where did the remaining six hundred and fifty jin go?"
Su Ying made up a reason on the spot. She couldn't very well tell them that all the remaining dried yellow peaches had gone to the black market. If she said that so openly, it would cause a lot of problems.
"The remaining 650 jin were all bought by the director of the purchasing office. Because of the large quantity, there were no receipts, only money was given, at a price of 1.5 yuan per jin."
"Although the price offered was a bit low, the quantity needed was huge, and we already had a lot of stock, so I agreed."
Sun Xuelin found the prices acceptable, since there were plenty of yellow peaches on the mountain, and he could easily pick more if he wanted. It was just a bit of work, and it took about ten pounds of yellow peaches to make one pound of dried yellow peaches, so the prices were reasonable.
"This price is quite high. There are so many yellow peaches on our mountain. Once the villagers hear that yellow peaches can really make money, they'll probably harvest all the peaches off the mountain."
Su Ying smiled. Once word got out that she was making money from the yellow peaches, the villagers would definitely be eyeing them.
"This will depend on the wisdom and guidance of the brigade leader. We need to clear out a plot of land as soon as possible. Each household should contribute a certain number of people and a certain amount of money. All of this should be considered public property. The brigade leader will have his own methods."
Sun Xuelin nodded. These yellow peaches can make money, but he was afraid that the villagers might have bad intentions. They needed to be properly managed.
“My father does have his own ideas. He has been the brigade leader for so many years, and he has his own ideas about managing the villagers. Don’t worry too much about Su, the educated youth.”
Okay. I understand.
Su Ying took out a wad of cash from her crossbody bag and counted out half of it for Sun Xuelin in front of him.
"Today's dried yellow peaches brought in a total of 1,100 yuan. We agreed that the two families would split it equally, with each family receiving half, which would be 550 yuan per family."
He handed the money to Sun Xuelin, saying, "This is half of it; please keep it safe."
Sun Xuelin looked at the lump of money in his hand, feeling a bit unreal. He had earned the equivalent of two to three years' worth of income in just half a month of hard work. It was unbelievable.
"So much money, I've never seen so much money before."
“Then you can count slowly. The oxcart is back to you. Gu Sinian and I will go back to the Gu family.”
She pulled the absent-minded man aside and said, "We'll head back now. See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
Sun Xuelin didn't even bother to lift his head; his eyes were only on the money in his hand.
Haha... I'm rich... I'm rich... Luckily I listened to my father's lewd words back then, otherwise this huge fortune wouldn't be in his pocket today.
Even if he worked diligently in the fields for two or three years, he couldn't earn that much money.
Now the son's tuition, the daughter-in-law's new clothes, and the family's meat supply have all been secured.
Although the next step would benefit the collective, their family still had a considerable amount of inventory.
Selling them all would bring in a lot of money. Su Zhiqing is really loyal and generous. Getting along well with them can really make you rich.
After the family's stock was sold out, he shared half with Su Zhiqing. It was she who gave them the recipe and was dedicated to teaching them how to make dried yellow peaches, which helped them earn their first pot of gold.
Chen Cuie was a little slow. Just as she reached the fork in the road, she saw Su Ying and Gu Sinian walking hand in hand toward the Gu family's house.
Seeing that idiot Sun Xuelin on the oxcart looking down at something, the oxcart driver didn't bother to move it, letting it go on its own, not even worried that the ox would lead him into the river.
Upon closer inspection, Chen Cuie saw that Sun Xuelin had a large wad of money in his hand and was excitedly counting it. Chen Cuie didn't care about the size of the wad and rushed over.
Family-oriented.
Su Ying sat listlessly in Gu Sinian's room, occasionally staring blankly at Grandpa Gu's room door.
What is the truth?
I wonder how their conversation went?
She hoped that, as she thought, Grandpa Gu knew the whole truth.
When Yu Youtian heard that Su Ying had returned, she secretly ran over to find her.
Upon seeing who it was, Su Ying rushed over with delight and grabbed Yu Youtian's hand, "Why did you come here?"
"I heard you're back, so I came to see if there's anything I can help with."
Su Ying pulled a handful of White Rabbit milk candies out of her bag and placed them in Yu Youtian's hand.
"Don't you love eating this? I bought a lot more at the supply and marketing cooperative today. You can secretly hide it and have a little bit now and then to satisfy your cravings, but don't let your mean-spirited mother-in-law see it."
"I wouldn't give her my food even if I fed it to the dogs; she doesn't deserve it."
Yu Youtian was very touched. Su Ying was the kindest person to her besides Grandpa Gu. She had only mentioned once that she liked White Rabbit milk candy, and Yu Youtian remembered it.
"Thank you."
Su Ying didn't want to be too passive and controlled, so she decided to take the initiative.
Yu Youtian is a good girl; it's a disaster that she ended up with a beast like Gu Sihan.
Although I had never heard of Yu Youtian's deeds in my previous life, she was the wife of Gu Sihan, the second wife. How could she possibly escape unscathed after the second wife's incident?
Although I was helping her, I was also helping myself.
Seeing that it wasn't appropriate to leave the door open to discuss what was to come, Su Ying walked to the doorway, looked around, and, finding no one else in her way, quietly closed the door.
Yu Youtian wasn't stupid; seeing Su Ying being so cautious, she knew Su Ying must have something to tell her.
"Has something happened? Why are you being so cautious?"
Su Ying nodded solemnly, pulled her to sit on the edge of the bed, and pressed her down to sit properly on the bed.
"I hope you will think carefully about what I am about to say. The decision is up to you. Gu Sihan is not a good match. When you have the opportunity, you should sever ties with him. The best option is to get a divorce."
She had thought about divorce countless times, but she knew how difficult it would be to actually do it.
“I am all alone and have no skills to rely on. How am I supposed to survive if I leave the Gu family?”
“Actually, I hate Gu Sihan more than any of you. He ruined me, pretended to be drunk and took advantage of me, forcing me to marry him.”
"He wasn't drunk that day; he deliberately got drunk and took advantage of me because of his looks..."
"Gossip is a fearsome thing. So many people saw us sleeping together. Even if I had eight mouths, I couldn't explain it clearly."
Su Ying told her all her thoughts, "That's roughly what I'm thinking. And since you're from the second branch of the family, it's easier for you to steal information than any of us."
"If you agree to help, I will make sure you get your wish and divorce that bastard."
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