"Dad, should we go pay back the money first, or go sell the things first?" Gu Xin asked now because the family of four had been chatting with Sun Yumei on the way and hadn't brought up the matter yet.
"Xin Xin has made her decision!" Gu Shouxin said with a smile.
"Then let's go pay back the money first!" Gu Xin said after thinking for a moment.
“Okay, then let’s listen to Xinxin and go pay back the money first. Once we’ve paid it back, we’ll go sell things,” Gu Shouxin said.
“Dad, Niannian, Xinxin, it would be best to sell these lousy chili peppers to a restaurant. They don’t know how to cook them. Let Niannian go to the restaurant and cook a plate of them, and then we can eat at the restaurant!” Cai Xiaolian said.
"Yes, that's right, Mother's idea is good!" Gu Nian nodded.
"But Mother, the food at the restaurant is very expensive. Do we have enough money? Father wants to go to school. I heard Grandpa say that going to school costs a lot of money. My cousin is disobedient at school, and Uncle scolds him for wasting money!" Gu Xin had no objection to selling things, but she was skeptical about eating.
"It's alright. This is Xinxin and Niannian's first time visiting the county town, so Dad is treating you," Gu Shouxin said with a smile.
“Yes, Xinxin, the vegetables in our field will be ready in four days, and we can sell them for money! We work so hard to make pickled chili peppers, sell cakes, make dried radishes and kimchi, isn’t it all to make our lives better, to eat well and dress well? Otherwise, what’s the point of working so hard?” Gu Nian said.
“Xinxin, let me tell you, this money isn’t saved, it’s earned. Let me give you an example. We sell the leftover chili peppers to a restaurant, and the restaurant pays five taels of silver for them. Then we take those five taels of silver to the restaurant and eat there, spending only two taels, leaving us with three taels. And the restaurant owner then spends two taels of silver to buy our cakes. So, in the end, don’t we still have five taels of silver left?”
"You made money and ate delicious food, isn't that great?"
Cai Xiaolian gave Gu Xin another analogy.
“What Mother said is quite right, but, but…” Gu Xin thought about it and realized that it was indeed true, but what was wrong with it?
"Haha, Xinxin, don't think so much. Remember, your father and mother want to give you and your sister the best. You are our precious darlings! Although what we eat and wear isn't the best right now, it will be someday. I promise you, Xinxin!" Gu Shouxin said firmly.
"Dad, I don't want the best. I just want Dad, Mom, and my sister to always be by my side, and if you're all happy, then I'll be happy too!" Gu Xin said earnestly.
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When the oxcart arrived in the county town, the mother and her two daughters, except for Gu Shouxin, once again looked on with starry eyes.
Taoyuan County is a large county in Qingzhou Prefecture with a large population. It is located at the center of the Great Yan territory, with houses built better and more exquisite than those in Zhoujia Town, and the people on the street look wealthier.
Anyway, Cai Xiaolian did see the fat man. She had been selling cakes in Zhoujia Town for so many days, but she had never seen a fat man before. She had only seen people who were rather plump, and very few of them.
She thought everyone in ancient times was slim!
Moreover, there are very few oxcarts in the city; most goods are transported by mules and horse-drawn carts.
Having no acquaintances in the county town, they drove directly to the gambling den where they owed money.
It's morning now, and no one's come to the gambling den yet. Usually, the gambling den is busiest in the afternoon and evening.
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