Chapter 233: Another 200 Jin
Yang Jiabao counted on his fingers, "Even if I can get five yuan a day, thirty days a month, that's one hundred and fifty yuan. Wow, mom, that's more than three months' salary for dad. Hehe, it's half a year's salary. Why should I continue my studies? I should just sell melon seeds."
Jiang Xinbai glared at him and stretched out his hand to pretend to hit him, "Try to say that to me again? Students should act like students. You are a sophomore now, you must get a high school diploma for me, and you must take the college entrance examination."
"Mom, you know I'm not good at studying..."
Yang Jiadong patted his brother on the shoulder and consoled him: "Brother, although you are not good at studying, you have always been lucky. What if you get lucky in the college entrance examination? I will let you pass, don't you think so!"
"You little brat, who do you think is so lucky?" Yang Jiabao pretended to hit Yang Jiadong.
Jiang Xinbai stopped him, "Alright, your brother is right. It's only two years, so just finish high school. Your father and I don't expect you to make a living by studying, but you have to get your high school diploma, right?"
Yang Jiabao looked at his mother's serious expression and promised helplessly: "Okay, Mom, I will study hard, but I can't guarantee that I will be admitted to university."
Jiang Xin rolled her eyes at him and said, "I didn't expect you to be admitted to university. I just went through the motions."
"Mom, brother, it's almost nine o'clock. Should we go to sell melon seeds in front of the cinema?" Suddenly, Yang Jiadong pointed at the clock on the wall. It was almost nine o'clock.
"Go, of course. We still have 30 kilograms at home!" Jiang Xinbai immediately put the money on the table into the cloth bag and walked straight to the east room, saying as he walked, "Leave the money here first, and we'll divide it up after we sell everything."
"Mom, why don't you take the two kilograms left at home for food? I'm afraid it won't be enough to sell." Yang Jiabao pointed to the kitchen, where there were still two kilograms left in the kitchen cupboard.
"That's enough. There's no need. Why don't you bring back the three pounds of melon seeds you took away for your dad?"
Before her husband left, Jiang Xinbai not only prepared steamed buns for him, but also brought him three pounds of melon seeds, so that he could eat them when he was bored in the car.
"Hey, Dad has already boarded the train!"
"Let's go to the cinema and have some fun."
The mother and her two children carried the remaining 30 kilograms of melon seeds at home and headed straight for the cinema.
When they arrived at the entrance of the cinema, they were dumbfounded. The good seats were basically occupied by other people. There were several shops selling melon seeds and peanuts, roasted sweet potatoes, and sugar water. When they arrived, several of them stared at them.
With the experience of the morning, Jiang Xinbai was already very calm. She glanced and pointed to the side of the road, "Let's just put it there."
"Okay, Mom, please move aside and let me carry the melon seeds over." The fifteen-year-old boy was already very strong, and thirty kilograms was a piece of cake for him.
"Haha, another one comes to steal our business." A middle-aged woman from next door rolled her eyes at Jiang Xinbai and the other two, then whispered something to the man selling sweet potatoes next to her.
"Mom, I heard that lady say that we are stealing her business. What? Are there rules here about who can come and who can't?" Yang Jiabao pointed at the middle-aged woman and said loudly.
The middle-aged woman's face instantly turned red after hearing what Yang Jiabao said, and she turned her head away and didn't look at them.
Jiang Xinbai didn't even look at the person next to him, and said directly: "Why do you care about her? We'll sell ours."
"Oh, sure!" Yang Jiabao agreed with a smile. He looked up and saw a young couple walking over. He shouted, "Fried melon seeds, fragrant five-spice melon seeds. I want more. Brother, I'm taking my sister to the movies. Buy her some!"
The young man who was called brother smiled and glanced at the person next to him and asked: "Would you like some melon seeds?"
The young girl hesitated. "We have to go out for dinner after the movie. It would be too troublesome to carry the leftover melon seeds with us." Although she brought a bag, she didn't want to spill the melon seeds in the bag because it would stink.
Seeing this, Yang Jiabao immediately took out a funnel made of newspaper and said with a smile: "No, how can we not finish it! Sister, look, this portion is only 20 cents, which is 2 taels. You two will finish it in a short time."
"Hmm? Can I buy only two taels?" The young girl looked at the paper funnel in Yang Jiabao's hand with some interest. It looked quite convenient.
"Sure, that's it. One cup is one ounce, and one cup is two ounces. Don't worry, it's just the right amount. If you don't believe me, I'll weigh it for you."
Yang Jiabao said as he scooped two cups of liquid into the paper funnel, then placed the paper funnel on the scale. "Here, look, is it more than two taels?"
"Hey, it's true. You're quite an honest guy. Let's buy one!" The young man smiled and handed over two cents.
"Okay, I'll give you two cents. Here are the melon seeds!"
In this way, Jiang Xinbai's model of selling one portion at a time attracted many people. Many people who watched the movie bought one portion each, and after eating, they found a place to throw it away. It was very convenient.
In just half an hour, the bag of melon seeds was empty. Jiang Xinbai looked at the almost empty bag and said happily, "Xiaobao, Xiaodong, we didn't make enough. If we had known earlier, we would have made more. Oh, I regret it so much."
"Right, Mom, I've told you, but you still don't believe it." Yang Jiabao had asked her mother to bring back more raw melon seeds a long time ago, but she refused to listen, fearing that they would rot in her hands.
"No, I'll buy some more raw melon seeds when I get home and fry them in the evening."
Jiang Xinbai thought that when he returned home at noon, he would immediately call his mother to ask her to help collect 100 kilograms of raw melon seeds, take the bus to the city, and then boil them directly and soak them for a few hours. He could fry them in the evening, but this time he had to ask his mother-in-law to help fry them, as he couldn't do it alone.
Yang Jiabao was delighted when he heard this, "Mom, we all make five-spice flavors. This flavor sells best."
As the last movie of the morning started, the electronic melon seeds in the bag were sold out, and the mother and her two children went home happily again.
"You guys count the money first. I'll go to the street corner to call your grandmother and order another 100 kilograms of raw melon seeds." Jiang Xinbai put down the cloth bag and prepared to go out.
"Hey, Mom, wait a minute, how about we just order more? Two hundred kilograms is fine, I'll bring some to school to sell when the time comes, so we can sell them all. But you have to talk to them, since we're buying so many raw melon seeds, the price has to be lower, thirty-five cents is still expensive."
Yang Jiabao calculated the cost and felt it was still a bit expensive.
Jiang Xinbai felt a little guilty, and said as he walked, "I know, I know, I'll talk to your grandmother and ask her to negotiate the price again. It should be cheaper."
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