Upon hearing Qian Duoduo's words, Guo Ni smiled and said, "Of course I'll thank you."
Qian Duoduo smiled and said, "Alright, we've delivered the things to Sister Guo. Brother Qian Xiang and I are going back now." Seeing that Guo Ni was going to see them off, she immediately said, "Sister Guo, no need to see us off. My brother knows how to get there."
As they were leaving, they ran into Jiang Caiqin carrying some things back home. Her eyes lit up when she saw Qian Xiang, but to her surprise, Qian Xiang and Qian Duoduo walked past him without even glancing at him. This infuriated Jiang Caiqin. "That strong woman Guo Ni would help someone as weak as me, yet she wouldn't even lend a hand? But I've never considered why Qian Xiang was willing to help you." Guo Ni saw Jiang Caiqin approaching, walked over, and turned back into the house.
Jiang Caiqin wanted to ask Guo Ni for help, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she saw Guo Ni's back as she went into the house. She gritted her teeth, thinking that she would definitely teach Guo Ni a lesson when she had the chance. She went back to her room but didn't see Guo Ni's things. Her gaze swept lightly over Guo Ni's cabinet, which still had the lock on. Her eyes flickered. She put her own things on the kang (a heated brick bed) and saw Guo Ni drinking water. She asked, "Nini, Qian Xiang helped you carry your things, why didn't you even offer him a drink of water?"
Guo Ni said calmly, "Men and women are different."
Jiang Caiqin smiled and said, "It's just a glass of water, it's not a big deal."
Guo Ni shook her head and said, "We still need to be careful, after all, we are women."
Jiang Caiqin didn't say anything, but opened her package and saw that there was only one set of clothes inside, and it looked very familiar. It was made by her eldest sister two years ago, and she didn't expect that it would be sent to her this year. She looked in Guo Ni's direction and found that Guo Ni wasn't looking in her direction. She had originally wanted to play the victim, but unfortunately, no one was paying attention.
As Qian Duoduo and Qian Xiang walked back, they giggled. Qian Xiang rubbed Qian Duoduo's head helplessly and said, "All you ever do is try to be clever."
Qian Duoduo took out the White Rabbit milk candy that Guo Ni had given her, waved it in front of Qian Xiang, and said, "This was given to me by Sister Guo."
Qian Xiang's eyes flickered when he saw the White Rabbit candy. He said, "Does Duoduo really like Sister Guo?"
Qian Duoduo said, "Yes, Sister Guo is so cute. Not only do I like her, but other people like her too." After saying that, she looked at Qian Xiang.
Qian Xiang laughed and said, "You little rascal."
Qian Duoduo said with a smile, "I will go to visit Sister Guo more often in the future. When I have money in the future, I will treat Sister Guo to delicious food."
Qian Xiang watched as Qian Duoduo shouted arrogantly in front of him, but there was nothing he could do. After all, she was his youngest sister, and everyone in the family knew how much they doted on her. Besides, she was his sister, so he had to spoil her. Moreover, he also wanted to meet with Xiao Guo, the educated youth, more often through Qian Duoduo.
When Qian Xiang and Qian Duoduo returned home, she handed the White Rabbit milk candy to her fourth brother, Rao Qian. Qian Rao asked curiously, "Where did you get the White Rabbit milk candy?"
Qian Duoduo said with a smile, "This was given to me by Sister Guo from the educated youth compound."
Qian Mao asked curiously, "We don't have any connection with the educated youth compound, so why would she give you candy?"
Qian Duoduo said with a grin, "That must be because I'm very cute and pretty."
Qian Mao would never refute this, because in his heart, he felt that his younger sister was very cute and beautiful, and no one else's younger sister was as good as his.
Qian Mao said, "Let's go inside quickly. Auntie and Uncle are waiting inside."
Qian Duoduo and Qian Xiang exchanged glances and immediately walked into the main room.
He Ying saw her son and asked with a smile, "Did you send them back?"
Qian Xiang blushed slightly and hummed in agreement. Qian Duoduo said with a grin, "Auntie, my brother blushed when we were in the educated youth compound."
Upon hearing this, Qian Xiang immediately bristled and looked at Qian Duoduo. However, seeing that the adults were all looking at him, he stammered, "No, no, I didn't have any."
Qian Duoduo ran to He Ying's side with a grin and said, "Yes, no, you're not embarrassed at all. I was mistaken." Although she said she was wrong, her teasing tone and mischievous expression made it clear that she was being sarcastic. This aroused He Ying's curiosity, and just as she was about to ask more, she heard Qian Cai say, "Let's count the money first. After we finish our business, we can chat about other things."
Upon hearing this, He Ying thought, "Hmm, that makes sense." So she took out the cloth bag she had used to store money at the black market that day, poured it onto the table, and coins and banknotes clattered all over the table.
Qian Cai and Qian Sheng's eyes lit up again. Unlike the last time they went to the black market to sell things, they earned much more money this time. The adults asked Qian Duoduo to count the money. Qian Duoduo sat at the table and looked at his four older brothers, saying, "Third brother, fourth brother, Qian Xiang, Qian Gui, let's all count together."
Five people climbed up; some counted the large bills, some the small bills, some the pennies, and some the cents.
As Qiancai watched the five children count their money, his thumb and forefinger unconsciously rubbed together.
Qian Sheng swallowed hard, while He Ying and Jin Jinxiu watched with smiles as the five children counted their money with great enthusiasm.
A short while later, Qian Duoduo sat up straight and said, "I'll count the first time, Third Brother will count the second time, and Brother Qian Gui will keep track of the numbers. Then we'll add them up and we'll know how much money we made today."
Qian Mao and Qian Gui nodded immediately, and Qian Rao said, "I'll go get a notebook and a pen."
Everything was ready, and Qian Duoduo began counting the money: eight one-yuan bills, 26 five-mao bills, 44 two-mao bills, 36 one-mao bills, 80 five-fen bills, 40 two-fen bills, and 80 one-fen bills.
After Qian Duo finished counting, Qian Mao also finished counting and said, "The quantity is correct."
Qian Gui said, "I've finished memorizing too."
Qian Cai asked, "How much is it in total?"
Qian Gui looked at his notebook, scratched his head, and said, "I haven't added it yet."
Qian Duoduo said, "It's 39 yuan in total."
Qian Cai's voice suddenly rose: "How much? 39? The sales clerks in the town's supply and marketing cooperatives only make 24 yuan a month, and you made 39 in one day?"
Qian Duoduo smiled and said, "Grandpa, don't be surprised. This 39 yuan was sold by the four of us: my aunt, my mother, Xiang Ge, and me. But my four older brothers went to pick fruit and make beet juice, and my dad and I also helped to pick the seeds from the red berries. So, when we divided the money among ourselves, it was only 3.9 yuan each. That's not much!"
Qian Cai said, "That's quite a lot. How much can we earn in a year by toiling in the fields?"
"Thinking it over, well, we did make quite a bit today." Jin Jinxiu sighed and said, "But there are no more red berries on the mountain now, so this business is over."
The others sighed upon hearing this; there was nothing they could do about it.
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