Chapter 9 The First Bucket of Gold

The next day, Ruan Fu got up early on purpose.

Several ladies were looking around the door.

"Fuzi, what did your family do last night? It was so lively."

Ruan Fu glanced into the yard.

Sun Hongxia immediately raised her head, her expression tense.

Ruan Fu deliberately said loudly: "It's nothing, just a big rat got into the house and kept bothering us for half the night."

The woman breathed a sigh of relief.

"I thought there were thieves in the village, and I was so scared that I couldn't sleep all night."

Ruan Fu glanced and saw that Sun Hongxia's head was lowered again.

She ignored it and went out with the backpack on her back.

There were still serious things to do today.

Walking along the familiar village road, in just over ten minutes, she came to a valley. Going further in, she saw several peach trees laden with fruits.

She had discovered these when she was cutting grass for pigs. She

would soon separate from the Ruan family. Even if she could get some money from Sun Hongxia, it would not be a long-term solution to live off the land. She still had to think of another way to make a living.

In her previous life, she made her first fortune by selling fruits on the street. After making enough money, she went to study medicine, which she liked...

She thought about it all night last night and decided to focus on these peaches.

The market economy is just beginning to develop, and there are not many people selling fruits in the city.

Scarcity makes things valuable. These fresh peaches will definitely sell well, and the most important thing is that they cost nothing to grow.

I just put in some effort, and I can earn a lot of money with a round trip.

With the idea of ​​making money in mind, Ruan Fu immediately started to climb the tree with great energy.

She was used to farm work, and in less than an hour, she had picked all the peaches from the tree, and the basket behind her was full.

She weighed it and it was about twenty pounds. She

also covered the top of the basket with some dry grass to prevent others from seeing it and learning to pick and sell it.

Making money is the first thing, and it will be worthless if there are too many people.

Seeing that it was still early in the morning, Ruan Fu did not dare to stop, and hurried to the county town with the peaches on her back.

The people in the village were poor, and they had to dig for food in the fields, and even their food was just enough. They could hardly see a few banknotes all year round.

But it was different in the county town. There was a large textile factory with many salaried workers. As long as they had spare money, they would definitely spend it. These were their customers.

Ruan Fu walked for an hour and a half with her head down, a distance of less than twenty miles.

At noon, they finally arrived at the county town.

The common fruits in the market now are all shipped from the south. The main reason is that these things are like snacks, with a short shelf life and high prices. No wonder they are not selling well.

Ruan Fu decided to take a walk around the textile factory first.

At this time, the factory workers just got off work at noon, and the place was bustling with people coming and going.

People are encouraged to develop secondary industries these days, and some people are setting up stalls on the roadside.

Some vendors hold chickens and ducks, and some sell fresh potatoes, but it is rare to see people selling fruit.

Ruan Fu immediately knew that she had come to the right place.

She put down the basket.

As soon as she shook off the dry grass on it, an elderly woman came up to her.

"Do these look like peaches?"

When it comes to doing business, you have to smile every time you meet someone.

Ruan Fu nodded, "These are wild peaches I just picked from the mountain. They are fresh, one cent a pound. If you really want them, I can give you a discount."

Wild peaches are also fruits.

Although it is smaller than ordinary peaches, it is crisp and sweet.

People nowadays just want to fill their stomachs, and they are not so particular about quality.

The woman picked and chose, and it was obvious that she was tempted.

Ruan Fu had a clue in her mind, and immediately smiled and said, "Sister, can you give me a business to start with? How about seven cents per pound?"

This price is not expensive for fruits.

The woman nodded, "Okay, help me pack it."

Ruan Fu borrowed a scale from the vendor next to her, and skillfully weighed out a pound and handed it over.

When she actually held the paper money, she jumped three feet high with joy.

This is the first money she has ever earned! How can she not be excited!

Several vegetable vendors around were staring at her.

This little girl looks young, but she is very experienced in doing things. She is not slow at all. I don’t know if she has found the right person.

After the first deal was done, customers naturally came to the store after hearing the news.

Wild peaches are fresh goods, and the price is not high. There are many people coming and going. If you bring three kilograms, he will bring two kilograms. They will be sold out in less than an hour.

More than twenty kilograms, minus the change, a total of sixteen dollars and fifty cents were sold.

I gave the uncle next to me three cents as the rental of the scale.

The uncle got the money for free and was very happy. He

quickly asked Ruan Fu if she would come later, and he could still borrow the scale.

Ruan Fu smiled and said that if she came to sell again, she would definitely borrow it from him. There are

about forty to fifty kilograms of wild peaches in the valley, and she is thinking about picking them as soon as possible in the next two days.

After all, she would have to leave the village in a while, and she couldn't take the wild peaches with her, as they would rot over time.

All in all, she could earn about 60 yuan, which was equivalent to several months' salary for an ordinary worker.

Ruan Fu was greatly encouraged. As long as she had a way to make money, she could survive even if she left the Ruan family! After

putting away the basket, she walked around the city excitedly.

In a few months, the economic system will undergo tremendous changes.

The market economy will completely replace the planned economy. By then, social productivity will develop rapidly, and there will be plenty of opportunities on the market. As long as she can grab one or two, she will definitely be able to make a complete comeback in this era.

The noodles in the noodle shop smelled so good that it made people drool. Ruan Fu stood there and smelled them, but she couldn't bear to go in.

She gritted her teeth and spent fifty cents to buy two mixed-grain steamed buns at the bun shop next door.

She didn't make much money today, so she had to spend it sparingly.

While chewing the two steamed buns, she actually walked to the gate of Yucai High School.

It was summer vacation, and the senior class had not started yet, so the campus was empty.

Looking at the campus that she had been away from for a long time, Ruan Fu's heart was excited.

Soon she would be a student here again, and she would definitely be able to get into college. This was the way for her to completely change her destiny.

She was about to walk closer to take a look, but she heard a cry coming from not far away.

On the side of the road, a little girl of about four or five years old was wiping tears sadly, calling for her daddy, and was almost hit by passing bicycles several times.

It looked like someone's child was lost.

Passers-by were in a hurry and unwilling to stop.

Ruan Fu couldn't bear to watch it, and just wanted to walk over, but was stopped by the aunties around.

"Little girl, don't go."

"What's wrong?"

"The child was dressed so beautifully, how could she be lost? Most human traffickers now use this kind of thing as a gimmick to attract young girls, kidnap them and sell them to the mountain villages as wives. If you go up now, you might get cheated and you won't even have time to cry."