donkey.
Buy a donkey!
No matter what, I have to buy it.
Jiguanshan and Niubeishan are too remote. Remoteness means danger. It would probably take from dawn to dusk to hike there.
Add to that the freezing weather, and spending the night in the mountains would be deadly.
With the donkey, the two childhood friends could ride it across.
Even if you can only make one round trip a day, you can still bring back some things.
"Qingsong, it's so cold outside, are you afraid to go into the mountains?" Lin Mo asked this question after thinking it through himself.
Upon hearing this, Miao Qingsong immediately realized that they could make money from hauling goods again.
If you can make money, cold weather doesn't matter.
"I'm not afraid!" Miao Qingsong patted his chest and said solemnly:
"Brother Lin, what do you think we need to transport this time?"
Seeing Miao Qingsong's quick agreement, Lin Mo glanced at Miao Wang, who was also eagerly looking up at him, his face full of curiosity and willingness to go up the mountain with his cousin.
Going into the mountains alone is no problem, we have a sidecar motorcycle.
Riding a donkey into the mountains alone is somewhat dangerous; it's safer to go in pairs so you can look after each other.
Lin Mo found his sister's notebook and pencil, and roughly drew a route map on the paper, clearly writing out how to get to Niubei Mountain.
“There is a red pine forest on Niubei Mountain, and what you are peeling now is red pine.”
"I'm going to buy two donkeys today."
"You two can ride donkeys up Niubei Mountain and bring back these red pine cones. As for the price..."
Lin Mo originally wanted to calculate the money based on the weight of the pine cones, for example, one hundred yuan for one thousand catties.
However, I'm about to go on a long trip, and my mother still needs to help me dry the frozen mushrooms. Besides, she's illiterate and can't do arithmetic.
"As usual, one yuan per sack is fine!" Miao Wang was very satisfied with the previous price. He figured that with this price, he could keep going.
Upon hearing this, Lin Mo immediately waved his hands repeatedly:
"That's too little. Niubei Mountain is far away. Even if you ride a donkey up and walk back, it would take at least half a day to make a round trip, and you still have to go up to the top of the mountain."
"How about this, we'll calculate it based on pine nuts."
"We'll give you two two yuan a pound each, based on how many pounds of pine nuts you've produced in total. For example, if we shell two hundred pounds today, we'll shell another two hundred tomorrow and the day after."
"That's 600 jin in total, so you two can each take 600 jin, how about that?"
The two of them had only attended elementary school, and after doing some mental arithmetic, they suddenly realized that this method of calculation seemed to make things clearer.
All we need to know is how many kilograms of pine nuts were produced in total.
However, they also immediately realized:
"My goodness, this trip has brought in a lot more money than before!" Miao Wang counted on his fingers.
Previously, it was calculated at one dollar per sack, with each sack weighing about ten pounds and yielding about one pound of pine nuts.
After finally figuring it out, their eyes widened in disbelief.
Good heavens, even with a donkey provided, the money for hauling goods not only didn't decrease, but actually doubled?
"Isn't that too much...?" Miao Wang blurted out unconsciously, startled.
Chen Xin's eye twitched. He wondered if Miao Wang was stupid, that he actually complained about taking too much and even said it aloud.
To be honest, he was tempted by the price.
"I can..."
You can't.
Before Chen Xin could finish his self-recommendation, Lin Mo, having guessed his intentions, immediately refused.
Just as Chen Xin was feeling down, Lin Mo continued:
"You have to do something else for me."
Chen Xin immediately straightened up, excitedly awaiting what would happen next.
"After they bring back the pine cones, can you help me arrange for the villagers to help peel them? They'll pay two yuan per pound."
As they were talking, Lin Mo went to the west room and took out five bundles of the last remaining grain he had hidden away. Five bundles meant five hundred taels of silver.
There's not much food left, so let's leave it at that for now.
"This time we're only picking a small amount of pine cones, so whoever is willing to peel them can only give a maximum of ten pounds at a time. That should be enough if it can be finished in half a day. Don't give us too much."
"If you're not in a hurry for cash, just put it on the books and settle the accounts when I get back. If you're in a hurry, you can use this money to settle your accounts now."
As he spoke, Lin Mo handed five hundred yuan to Chen Xin.
Chen Xin was completely dumbfounded.
this……
We've only known each other for a few days, and we used to be like enemies.
You actually let us manage your accounts so readily?
Aren't you afraid we'll take the money and run?
Five hundred yuan is a huge sum of money.
Lin Mo didn't trust him as a person, but rather believed that he could do the math himself:
“If you help me manage these things, I’ll give you a 50-cent commission for every pound of pine nuts you produce.”
The conversation ended there; there was no need to say so much to a scholar.
Chen Xin immediately understood that Lin Mo had omitted a lot of things.
In other words, if we want to earn more, we should try to produce as many pine nuts as possible!
One jin costs 50 cents, ten jin cost 5 yuan, and one hundred jin costs 50 yuan!
If we want to earn 200 yuan a day, then we just need to find a way to increase our daily output to 400 jin!
Tuition fees are within reach!
This was the first time Chen Xin had seen any hope of having the opportunity to go to university!
Before this moment, he had been feeling uncertain and extremely nervous.
Sometimes he was so anxious at night that he couldn't sleep, and he even thought about giving up. The high tuition fees were obviously a pipe dream for him.
But now, he has hope!
"Okay, okay, okay!"
"Don't worry, I definitely won't take your money and run away." In his excitement, Chen Xin's IQ suddenly plummeted.
Lin Mo smiled and then invited his two childhood friends to go out with him.
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