After dinner, Yang Gangyong drove back to a small hotel in the county town to rest. He Wenlin told him to come pick him up at seven o'clock the next morning.
As soon as Yang Gangyong left, Kang Yinhua and her granddaughter He Shan came over.
He Wenlin and her friends took all the cash out of their bags and started counting it.
Counting money is always the most anticipated and exciting part.
There were many people, so the number was counted in just a few minutes...
"I have 518.5 yuan here."
"I have 393.2 yuan here."
"I have 516.7 yuan here."
"This is where I am..."
...
"Take your time reporting it," He Wenlin said, taking out her calculator and adding things up quickly. "The final result is two thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine yuan and thirty cents."
"How could there be a few cents?" He Shan said. "Our prices are all whole numbers. Count it again, just in case we made a mistake."
Then, everyone counted again, and He Wenlin added it up again, but the result was still the same.
"They must have given the wrong change."
With so many people and such a busy schedule, it's impossible to avoid making any mistakes.
"Be careful tomorrow, don't give the wrong change, and most importantly, don't receive counterfeit money, especially fifty or one hundred yuan bills."
Some people will first show you a real bill, and after you check its authenticity, they'll say they don't want it anymore and take the money back. Then they'll say they want it again and give it to you. At this point, you probably won't check the bill again, thinking you just checked it and there won't be a problem. In reality, the scammer has already switched the real bill with a counterfeit one. So be extra careful; always check your money under any circumstances.
He Wenlin repeatedly gave instructions to everyone.
He Wenlin continued, "Each of us five originally had 100 yuan in change in our bags. That means today's revenue is 2,359.3 yuan. We'll keep 100 yuan in each person's bag, and I'll keep the rest for now."
He Wenlin put 100 yuan into everyone's bag, and kept the rest separately.
The second brother grinned foolishly: "We only sold for half a day today. If we go earlier tomorrow, we'll definitely break five thousand! Maybe even six thousand or eight thousand!"
"Don't get carried away," He Wenlin instructed again. "Once you're out this door, don't say anything you shouldn't. Quickly prepare all the goods we're taking out tomorrow. We'll set off as soon as Uncle Yang arrives tomorrow."
Second brother: "Don't worry, I'll just say I don't know if anyone asks me."
As she spoke, He Wenlin led everyone in organizing the goods they would be taking out the next day.
Tomorrow we'll be selling all day, so we definitely need to bring more—at least four times today's sales!
"Linlin." He Na's voice rang out from outside just as she finished tidying up.
After packing her things, He Wenlin came out of the house and met her childhood friend He Na.
He Na: "Linlin, Chunmei told me that you set up a stall in the county town this afternoon, and business was booming."
Liu Chunmei runs a small shop. Her house has mahjong and a TV. People usually gather at her house. It can be said to be the village's intelligence center.
She came back with He Wenlin today, and she helped He Wenlin sell goods for so long. When she got back to the intelligence center, she must have talked about it.
“We have a buy-one-get-one-free offer just to recoup some of our costs. Come in and pick out two items, and I'll give them to you.” He Wenlin led He Na to the merchandise area. “These are the ones you can wear. Choose one yourself.”
"real?"
"Yes, really! Choose for yourselves. Sister Ya, Brother Dong, you each get two sets too. Choose for yourselves, I'll give them to you."
For every item sent out, He Wenlin had to make up the corresponding payment, since she wasn't the only boss, and everyone had agreed on this beforehand.
None of the three of them stood on ceremony with He Wenlin. He Na chose two tank tops and two pairs of socks.
Luo Guodong chose a set of thermal underwear and two pairs of socks.
Luo Yumei didn't want thermal underwear; instead, she chose two base layers and two pairs of socks.
He Wenlin gave each of the three of them a pack of face cream, but Luo Guodong refused, thinking it was something girls would use.
"Linlin, don't worry, I won't take this for free. I'll help you promote it. Tell me how much it costs?" He Na said.
He Wenlin read out the prices.
"Buy one get one free, such a cheap price!!" He Na's eyes widened. "This base layer I'm wearing, my sister bought it last year, two of them cost forty-seven! I don't think the quality is much different from yours."
He Shan: "Buy one get one free is cheap."
"I'll go to the village tomorrow to spread the word for you."
"Okay, thank you in advance."
"We're like family, no need for thanks," He Na said. "I heard from my brother that you now own a food factory and three stores, with Shan Shan as your store manager. Lin Lin, how are you so amazing? Even if I don't get into No. 1 or No. 2 Middle School next year, I'll be your store manager too!"
"You're trying to steal my job, aren't you?" He Shan said. "You'd better give up on that idea."
"Don't worry, don't worry, I won't steal your job. Linlin is so capable, she might open another branch next year, right, Linlin?"
He Wenlin laughed and said, "I'm going to school next year. It's my last semester of junior high. I'll definitely be studying like crazy. How am I supposed to open a branch? I'm not that awesome. Nana, you should study hard. Without a degree, you won't be able to find a decent job. For rural kids like us, studying is really the only way out. With a degree, you'll have more options in the future."
"Studying is too hard, especially math and English. It's so hard to pass. If I don't get into the top two high schools, my mom definitely won't send me to school anymore. Then, Linlin, I'll really stick with you."
“Okay, you should come to Shaocheng too, so we can keep each other company.”
If you really can't get into it, you can't force it.
After traveling for more than ten hours and working so hard today, everyone is exhausted.
He Shan went back with her grandmother, and He Na also went back tactfully, saying she would come to visit tomorrow.
He Wenlin's family took turns showering and washing up before going to bed, as they had to get up early to work the next day.
He Na returned home and immediately showed off to her mother and sister: "Linlin gave this to me. She sells things really cheaply. Sister, her undershirt is similar to the one you're wearing. It's 30 yuan for one, buy one get one free, which is 15 yuan a piece. And socks are 5 yuan a pair, buy one get one free, and there are many different patterns."
“That’s really cheap,” He Ni said. “Mom, look at my socks, the toes and heels are all like this. Give me fifty yuan, I’ll go buy two base layers and a few pairs of socks.”
“Even if it’s cheap, we still have to spend money to buy it. You two sisters have so much tuition and living expenses every year. After the New Year, the family will build a new house. Without a new house, how will your brother get married? Everything costs money. Where will the family have money to be particular about food and clothing? I’ll sew some socks for you. Just hang in there. Winter will be over in a few more months.”
Li Jinfeng took out a needle and thread, found a piece of scrap cloth, and sewed up the torn socks.
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