At the same time, Hu Haiqing, the eldest uncle, and Luo Hu, the younger uncle, were also asking He's father if all the family's assets were really under He Wenlin's name.
"Her business is of course in her name, and she manages the money, but we bought a house and a car, and now we're very poor."
What He's father said was almost the same as what He's mother said.
Hu Haiqing's eyes widened: "Linlin is just a child, and you're really letting her manage the household? Aren't you going to keep an eye on her? Aren't you afraid she'll lose all the money?"
"She's smart, what's there to be afraid of? If she gets lost, she gets lost."
Mr. He spoke with great magnanimity and straightforwardness.
They completely forgot who was the one who had been eyeing He Wenlin's money bag back then.
(Dad: Anyway, it wasn't me!)
Luo Hu: "You two are really something, making money like this, so you're fearless."
Mr. He sighed, "I haven't made any money. Now I'm working for the bank. This debt will probably take several years to pay off. It's a lot of pressure."
Of course, He's father wouldn't say that he was the least influential and poorest person in the family, even poorer than the youngest, He Wenjun!
...
At six o'clock in the evening, Luo Yumei arrived excitedly.
"Linlin."
Before even seeing the person, He Wenlin heard Luo Yumei's voice.
He Wenlin opened the door unhurriedly: "So happy. Are the pickled radishes sold out?"
“Yes, yesterday afternoon I sold five yuan worth, and Guodong sold four yuan worth. Today I sold thirteen yuan and thirty cents worth, and Guodong sold eleven yuan and eighty cents worth.” Luo Yumei was extremely excited. “Here, Linlin, this is for you.”
The radishes were bought by He Wenlin from He Shan's house. Four radishes weighed ten and a half pounds and cost only two yuan in total.
They didn't spend any money on chili powder, only a little on vinegar and transportation.
When they came here to pick up the goods, she and Luo Guodong each paid half of the transportation cost, so the transportation cost was two yuan.
This means Luo Yumei should have received an income of fourteen yuan.
For students, fourteen yuan is not a small amount at this time.
"Linlin, hurry up and make me some more pickled radishes. The ones Guodong and I made didn't taste good," Luo Yumei said.
"Alright, I'll soak it tonight. You can take it to sell tomorrow after you've had breakfast."
"Linlin, could you make me a little more?" Luo Yumei smiled shyly. "My cousin also wants to go to Fengshou Town to sell his wares."
"Okay. But you'll have to pay for the materials."
It doesn't make sense for me to contribute my own effort and technology and then give her my own capital.
"Linlin, I bought you a bag of spicy chips. I remember you like them."
A pack of spicy chips costs two yuan and contains a dozen or so chips, each one quite large.
"You're smart to know what's good for you!"
He Wenlin put the spicy chips away and put them in her room. She couldn't let her parents see them, because they would confiscate them, saying that eating too many was bad for her.
He Wenlin went to buy four yuan worth of radishes from Grandma He Shan. Radishes were worthless in the countryside and no one bought or sold them, so Kang Yinhua gave a lot to He Wenlin.
"Are you buying so many radishes to make pickled radishes?" Aunt He asked with a smile. "Yu Mei, your pickled radish business is doing quite well."
"Hehe, not bad."
Aunt: "Then you earn your own living expenses. I won't give you living expenses for the first two months of your studies."
Luo Yumei's face changed immediately, regretting that she shouldn't have said it was okay.
"Mom, Guodong, Guoliang, and I sell these pickled radishes for three cents a piece. After deducting costs and transportation expenses, we only make about a dollar a day."
The aunt laughed and said, "An Yun, the child only earns three or five yuan, so don't keep an eye on him."
"Auntie is the best. Auntie, I'll buy you meat when I earn money." Luo Yumei always had a sweet tongue.
Adults all like children like this, so Luo Yumei has always been well-liked by her relatives.
...
The next day was the third day of the Lunar New Year.
After breakfast, the aunts and uncles were about to head back.
Mr. He drove the whole family to his eldest aunt's house for lunch. After lunch, they went to his youngest aunt's house for dinner.
In previous years, when He Wenlin visited her two aunts for the New Year, she would always stay overnight at their homes.
This year they were in a rush, so they ate lunch at one house and dinner at another. After paying their New Year's visits, they also had to prepare to leave for Shaoxing.
Because I had a disagreement with my second aunt, I didn't visit her or my eldest aunt for the New Year.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Mr. He drove his wife to his uncle's house to pay a New Year's visit and buy tickets.
This year I have a car, so I'll definitely be bringing a lot of preserved meats and local specialties to Shaoxing for the trip. Plus, there will be a lot of people going, so I'll need to bring even more things, as preserved meats are quite heavy.
So, for the trip to Shaoxing, the car is currently only occupied by He Wenlin's family of five, plus He Yongping as the driver, and the rest of the space is used to store the heavy items that each family needs to bring.
We had to buy the tickets in the city, and since Dad He had a car and was going to the city anyway, he just bought them.
Mr. He had also asked everyone about their departure time in advance, and bought everything in advance.
Anyway, at that time the tickets weren't registered under real names.
Tickets for the sixth day of the Lunar New Year were hard to get. Dad bought five tickets for the sixth day, all standing tickets. He also bought four tickets for the eighth day, all standing tickets. And five tickets for the ninth day, all seated tickets.
The specific departure date and person will be assigned tickets based on individual circumstances.
Tickets are the hardest to buy during the Spring Festival travel rush.
It's already good enough if you can even buy one.
...
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, because Mr. and Mrs. He were not home, no one came to pay their respects.
There were no guests at home, and the second brother, He Shanlinfei, had returned from visiting relatives for the New Year in the afternoon. Now everyone was gathered around He Wenlin's place to begin the most anticipated part—settling accounts!
In fact, everyone had wanted to calculate how much money they made from their stalls before the New Year, but they were too busy visiting relatives and friends to do so.
"Brother Fei, this shows the daily turnover. You can take a look. Here are the receipts for each time I deposited money into the bank..." He Wenlin took out the ledger and transaction vouchers for him.
"Linlin, I believe you."
“I thank you for trusting me, but even close brothers should keep clear accounts. If there’s anything you don’t understand, just ask,” He Wenlin said. “Our total amount this time is 0.1 yuan, of which we gave away…”
Everything was meticulously recorded, from how many items were given away to how many were sold at cost price.
However, it still deviates slightly from the total amount.
But that's normal, because there will be times when you give the wrong change, or when you receive the wrong money, and there will definitely be times when you're not paying attention and someone steals your money.
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