Qingya and Mingwu walked in front to lead the way, Zhou Bing was in the middle, Xuemei and Han Chen were behind, and the group went down the mountain like this.
"Comrade Xuemei, can you give me the backpack? I'll carry it. I'm quite strong." Han Chen said to Xuemei.
"It's okay, Han Zhiqing. I also grew up doing farm work, so this isn't a big deal," Xuemei said.
"Han Zhiqing, it shouldn't be five o'clock yet, right? Why don't you come with us to sell the mushrooms later?" Xuemei asked.
Han Chen replied, "It's four forty, but I plan to take these mushrooms back home, dry them, and mail them to others."
"Let me see how the mushrooms you picked are." After Xuemei said this, she stood on tiptoe to look at Han Chen's backpack, and Han Chen also lowered his body to cooperate.
"The ones you picked aren't big enough, and they weigh six or seven pounds. How much can you earn? The purchasing station now collects mushrooms by grade. The small, round ones are easier to store and transport, and the price is generally ten cents per pound. The medium-sized ones in my basket are generally five cents per pound, and the larger, slightly broken ones are two cents per pound.
People like to make dried mushrooms from these larger and slightly chopped mushrooms. You can go to the village and exchange them. They all taste the same, but they're much more cost-effective. You can get four pounds of dried mushrooms for one cent in the village.
Xuemei saw Han Chen staring at her face, so she touched her face and found nothing. Xuemei thought Han Chen was implying that she had a big face and was meddling in other people's business.
He quickly made amends: "Comrade Han Chen, I'm just reminding you that you don't have to sell it."
"Ah? Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll go sell mushrooms with you later." Han Chen retracted his gaze and replied.
"Oh, okay, let's walk faster. We're some distance away from the front." Xuemei said as she quickened her pace.
"Comrade Xuemei, do you also think men should cook?" Han Chen asked in a low voice.
"Ah? Han Zhiqing, what did you just say? I didn't hear clearly." Xuemei turned her head and asked
Han Chen didn't have the courage to ask again, and just said: "Nothing, I said we should go faster."
As soon as I reached the foot of the mountain, I saw Ruirui and Feifei coming with Accountant Li and He Laidie.
He Lai Di walked over to Li Quanmin on Zhou Bing's back and cried, "You child, you are tearing out your mother's heart. If anything happens to you again, how will your father and I live?"
Li Quanmin cried and said, "Dad, Mom, I'm sorry. I made you worry again. I won't do that again. I've figured it out."
Accountant Li asked doubtfully, "Really, Quanmin, you didn't lie to your parents, did you?"
Li Quanmin said firmly, "Dad, it's true. If you don't believe me, ask Sister Xuemei."
Accountant Li and He Zhaodi both looked at Xuemei expectantly. Xuemei felt sad as she watched Accountant Li and his wife age so quickly in just a few days. She said seriously, "Uncle Li, seriously, Quanmindi has figured it out. He won't do anything wrong in the future. Don't worry, can you?"
"Xuemei, uncle and aunt thank you. When your aunt is free, she will cook some delicious dishes for you. You all can come then." Accountant He said gratefully, and He Laidie nodded.
"Uncle Li, you should thank Mingwu and Zhou Zhiqing. They were the first to discover Quanmin, especially Zhou Zhiqing who carried him all the way down from the mountain. Let's talk about eating later. You should go back first! Zhou Zhiqing is almost tired of carrying him." Xuemei reminded.
"Yes, Xuemei, you are right, Zhou Zhiqing, I am really sorry to trouble you today. Thank you so much." Accountant Liu said gratefully to Zhou Bing.
"Accountant Liu, it's okay." Zhou Bing answered generously.
Seeing Zhou Bing was about to leave, Xuemei shouted, "Zhou Zhiqing, we'll take your mushrooms to the purchasing station to exchange for money!"
"Okay, thank you for your help, Comrade Liu Xuemei." Zhou Bing replied.
Since there were so many people today, everyone walked directly to the commune's purchasing station. Ruirui, Qingya, and Mingwu each carried a basket on their backs, one in front and one behind; Feifei and Juhua each carried a basket; Xuemei carried half of Zhou Bing's basket and held a basket. Han Chen carried his own half of the basket and even took Xuemei's basket to carry.
Xuemei's family sold 25 jin of mushrooms at 10 cents each and 35 jin of mushrooms at 5 cents each, for a total of 4.25 yuan. They planned to take the remaining 5 jin of large, broken mushrooms home to dry and make mushrooms.
Mingwu and Juhua sold 20 jin for 10 cents each and 10 jin for 5 cents each, for a total of 2.5 yuan. Han Chen's mushrooms earned 65 cents each, and Zhou Bing's mushrooms earned 55 cents each.
On the way home, Qingya walked up to Xuemei and asked, "Big sister, can you calculate how much money I can get this time?"
Ruirui and Feifei also came over and looked at Xuemei eagerly.
Xuemei looked at her younger brothers and sisters who were taller than her and found it funny that they had grown taller but were still children at heart.
Xuemei smiled and said, "Mom said that this time I should be the one to distribute the money. I plan to give Mom one dollar and twenty-five cents, and I'll take one dollar for myself. The remaining two dollars can be divided among the three of you. I'll give it to you when we get home."
Qingya immediately said, "Then I'll take 80 cents, and you and Ruirui can split the rest."
"Second sister, you are trying to make excuses. The three of us have about the same amount, so we should divide it equally." Ruirui retorted.
Although Feifei didn't say anything, this was what she meant when she looked at Qingya.
"Then can you share the money from raising pigs this year? You can earn five or six yuan from raising pigs, and you are fighting with me for just these two cents." Qing Ya said deliberately.
Feifei saw that Ruirui was almost convinced and said gratefully, "Second sister, the money we earned from raising pigs is what we deserve, and it can't be confused with this."
Ruirui also reacted and quickly said, "Yes, second sister, you are trying to mislead me again."
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