The group slowly entered the village, and after parking their vehicle, they quickly headed towards Mo Yuan's house, where they regrouped. Along the way, many villagers noticed their return, and knowing their purpose for coming to the city, they enthusiastically approached to inquire about their situation.
"Oh my, you've gone to town? Are those mushrooms selling well?" a middle-aged woman asked curiously.
Another old man came over and asked, "I heard that these mushrooms are quite rare in the city, since they're not picked from the mountains but grown by ourselves. How did your sales go this time? Did you sell them all?"
However, before setting off, Mo Youshan had already instructed everyone not to flaunt their wealth, lest it attract jealousy and sabotage from those with ulterior motives, affecting their greenhouse business. Therefore, faced with these eager inquiries, everyone tacitly chose to remain vague.
"Hmm...it's alright!" one person replied with a smile.
Another person chimed in, "It's alright, not bad." After saying that, they quickly made an excuse and left the scene.
As a result, those who inquired, though filled with doubt, could not glean any specific details from their brief responses. They could only guess that the business must have been profitable, since seeing them return empty-handed meant they had sold all their goods.
Meanwhile, Mo Chunsheng, Gouzi, and the others had already rushed to Mo Yuan's house. For no other reason than that they were all preoccupied with the same important matter—dividing the money! Previously in the county town, all the money earned from selling mushrooms had been temporarily held by Mo Yuan, and later collected and stored by Mo Youshan.
Even the money spent on purchasing various items from the supply and marketing cooperative was paid out of Mo Youshan's own pocket.
After the last member arrived, Mo Youshan quickly scanned the room to make sure everyone was there, then shouted, "Hey, Gouzi, go close the door!"
Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he calmly reached into his pocket and began to rummage. He slowly pulled out a stack of colorful banknotes of various denominations and neatly arranged them on the slightly worn wooden table.
The pile of colorful bills instantly attracted everyone's attention, and everyone's eyes lit up as they looked at them, feeling extremely excited and cheering.
However, Mo Youshan did not waste any time. He was always straightforward and decisive, and without hesitation, he chose to get straight to the point, reporting to everyone clearly and concisely how much money he had earned that day: "Today we sold a whole hundred catties of mushrooms at the supply and marketing cooperative, and earned a total of forty yuan!"
Furthermore, at the Public Security Bureau and the county government compound, mushrooms cost three mao per jin (500g), so... Later, at the supply and marketing cooperative, each of our families spent some money. Chunsheng's family bought a lot of candy and fresh meat, spending a total of over three yuan; Gouzi's family also spent over two yuan; as for our own family, because we bought more things, we spent over five yuan..."
In this way, Mo Youshan meticulously and conscientiously calculated every single account clearly and thoroughly.
After all the accounts were settled and unanimously approved, confirming there were no errors, the exciting part began: counting the money. After a careful count, the final amount matched the previously calculated remaining sum perfectly!
Finally, after careful calculation, the weight of mushrooms picked by each household was converted into a corresponding amount. Then, after deducting the costs previously incurred by the supply and marketing cooperative, the remaining money would be divided equally among the three households.
Today, almost every household picked over 100 jin (50 kg) of mushrooms! After calculating the total, each household actually received as much as 30 to 40 yuan!
Mo Chunsheng and Gouzi's mother were overjoyed and carefully counted the banknotes in their hands repeatedly, over and over again, afraid of making any mistakes. When they finally confirmed that the amount was accurate, their joy was so great that they trembled with excitement.
"My God! This is a huge sum of money!" Mo Chunsheng's eyes widened, his face flushed, and he exclaimed excitedly, "We can earn so much in just one day! If we can make this much every day, won't we really be rich?" He was so excited that he stammered and became incoherent.
But at this moment, who cares about any of that? After all, the huge sum of money in front of them is just too exciting and exhilarating!
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