Shen Qingmiao also tried it herself to see how it tasted. It had to be said that the mooncakes that came out later tasted much better than the ones that came out earlier. The last time she bought ingredients, Shen Qingmiao specifically asked about the prices of mooncakes at the supply and marketing cooperative. After knowing the prices there, she knew roughly how much she should sell them for.
Mooncakes at the supply and marketing cooperative were 80 cents per pound, and you needed six ounces of grain coupons. A pound of mooncakes was about six. If she were to sell them without coupons, they would cost about 25 cents each.
Shen Qingmiao calculated the cost price and figured out that she could make at least a little over 10 cents from one mooncake.
Okay, let’s do it.
Shen Qingmiao suddenly thought of someone—Lin Jian. She clearly remembered that Lin Jian's family had connections at the textile factory, and that the factory usually gave out benefits during the Mid-Autumn Festival. If she could negotiate this deal, the profits would be more than just a little bit.
But should she go talk to Lin Jian?
Shen Qingmiao looked conflicted, her mind wavering. She wasn't sure if Lin Jian was trustworthy. If he turned around and sold her out, she would be in great danger.
After thinking about it, Shen Qingmiao decided to give up on Lin Jian and try it himself this year.
It was obvious that she couldn't do it alone. Her every move was under the eyes of everyone in the Shen family and was seen clearly.
"What am I supposed to do?"
"Should I tell my parents?"
Shen Qingmiao suddenly realized that making money here was so difficult.
In the end, Shen Qingmiao made a decision. Rather than telling her parents and making them worry, it would be easier to do it herself.
Shen Qingmiao plans to rent a house in the county now, so that she can meet other needs in the future.
Shen Qingmiao did it right away. She told her mother that she planned to go to the county to see her third brother. Mother Shen agreed without thinking.
Shen Qingmiao came to the door of the textile factory and asked the guard to help call her third brother out.
When Shen Jianmin came out, he saw Shen Qingmiao standing at the door. Excited, Shen Jianmin trotted out.
"Qingmiao, why did you think of coming to see me?" Shen Jianmin asked in surprise and confusion.
Shen Qingmiao said directly: "I came to see you because I want your help with something."
"What's going on?"
Shen Qingmiao pulled Shen Jianmin aside and whispered his thoughts into his ear.
Shen Jianmin was actually stunned after hearing this. He didn't expect his sister's idea to be so bold. During the time he worked in the county, Shen Jianmin had heard about this kind of thing.
Compared to his previous resistance to this matter, Shen Jianmin can now be said to have finally accepted it. But he still has some fears about doing it himself.
"Third brother, what exactly do you think?" Shen Qingmiao asked when he saw Shen Jianmin remained silent.
Shen Qingmiao continued to lobby and seduce Shen Jianmin, and eventually Shen Jianmin fell under Shen Qingmiao's sweet talk.
"Okay, let's do it together."
With the help of their third brother, Shen Jianmin, the siblings quickly found a satisfactory house. This house was known to Shen Jianmin's co-worker, and if it weren't for the co-worker's face, the old man would never have refused to rent the house to them.
The house has three rooms, a kitchen, and most importantly, a large yard where you can grow some vegetables.
After agreeing on the price, Shen Qingmiao and Shen Jianmin rented the house in half. After renting the house, Shen Qingmiao said to Shen Jianmin: "Third brother, you don't have to sleep in the dormitory anymore, just sleep here."
Since she had already rented the house, she couldn't just leave it empty when she wasn't using it. Furthermore, with this house, she could implement the money-making plan she had been thinking of. She couldn't live in the county forever, so she would have to ask her third brother to help look after it.
Shen Jianmin was so happy to have a room of his own that he couldn't refuse. "Okay, Third Brother, you can move in tonight."
In a dormitory with more than a dozen people, not only were there people snoring and grinding their teeth, but there were also people stealing. Shen Jianmin had long wanted to leave.
Now that we have a house, it’s time to prepare everything we need, as the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon.
In the afternoon, Shen Jianmin took half a day off and asked someone to help build the homemade oven that Shen Qingmiao needed. Shen Qingmiao went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy the ingredients he needed.
Today's event had almost wiped out all the money Shen Qingmiao had earned during this period. But it didn't matter. As long as these mooncakes could be sold, the profit would be much higher than before.
Shen Qingmiao cleaned the house thoroughly, and that afternoon, Shen Jianmin moved all his daily necessities into the house. Shen Jianmin chose one of the two connecting rooms, leaving the largest one to Shen Qingmiao.
Before they knew it, it was already evening. As it was getting dark, Shen Jianmin said to Shen Qingmiao, "Qingmiao, why don't you stay home tonight and sleep here? Call home and tell your parents."
Judging from the weather, it would probably be dark by the time they were halfway there. Shen Jianmin was worried about his sister walking home at night.
Shen Qingmiao thought about it and agreed: "Okay, then I'll call my parents later."
Shen Qingmiao and Shen Jianmin came to the post office and called the village committee, and then the village chief went to call Shen's father and mother to answer the phone.
As soon as he received the call, Shen Qingmiao told him that he would not be going home that night.
Mother Shen asked, “Where do you sleep at night?”
"Don't worry, Mom. Third brother will rent a house here and I'll sleep at his place."
"This prodigal son, why would he rent a house when he has nothing to do with it?"
Shen Qingmiao explained to Shen's mother: "Actually, Third Brother didn't spend much money. The owner of the house and his son went to the provincial capital and asked Third Brother to help them look after the house."
He also explained the relationship between the owner of the house and the third brother. Knowing that the third brother was a co-worker of the owner's relative, he asked the third brother for help.
After hearing Shen Qingmiao's explanation, Shen's mother's anger subsided.
"Then you should listen carefully to your third brother."
Fearing that she would waste money, Shen's mother hung up after talking about this.
Shen Jianmin was afraid that Shen Qingmiao would catch a cold at night, so he gave his blanket to Shen Qingmiao.
"Give me the blanket, what about you, third brother?" Shen Qingmiao asked.
"Well, I'm fine. I'm not afraid of the cold. Besides, I have my coat over my shoulders. I won't feel cold."
Thinking about tomorrow's actions, Shen Qingmiao went to bed early in the evening, perhaps because he was tired all day.
It was late at night and everything was quiet. There were not even a few people walking on the street.
Everything is so quiet!
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