Duan Lei left a total of 150 yuan. They were not short of money on weekdays, but they had no intention of saving money. This time they were both acting on the spur of the moment, and although the money was not much, it was all they had left after paying for travel expenses.

Ye Xiaoxiao put the rest of her money together, totaling 500 yuan.

This money was her starting capital, and she had to do something with it.

"Where are you going? Let's go back to the village today."

Ye Changsheng was thinking that since he had bought so many things, he had to hurry and send them back to the village.

And Ye Xiaoxiao's cotton shoes, cotton jacket and cotton pants must be made as soon as possible so that she won't freeze when the weather gets cold again.

Unexpectedly, Ye Xiaoxiao waved her hand and said, "There's no rush to go back to the village. I have something very important to do right now."

"What important matter do you have?" Ye Changsheng was very suspicious.

“Market research.”

It is less than two months away from the Spring Festival and two and a half months away from the start of the next semester.

Ye Xiaoxiao's goal is to earn enough money for the living expenses and tuition fees of the Ye family's children for the next semester within these two and a half months, and preferably to earn back the money that Hao Yanyan took away.

In this way, the eldest brother in the family will not take the risk of working in a mine with substandard safety measures due to economic pressure, and never return because of a mine accident.

At that time, Ye Jianguo had passed away and Ye Changsheng was paralyzed and bedridden, but there was still hope for treatment.

Ye Changqing shouldered the cost of living for his entire family, which was very stressful. So even though he knew it was unsafe, he still went down into the mines. Unfortunately, luck did not favor him, and he passed away at a young age.

After Ye Changqing passed away, his sister-in-law Zhang Xue cried every day and was in a trance.

The mine refused to pay compensation, saying the workers violated regulations in the accident.

Uncle Ye's family helped with the lawsuit, and Miao Cuifang collapsed from exhaustion due to grief.

When the house was in chaos, two children, Ye Baocheng and Ye Baoyuan, who were playing outside the house, were kidnapped by traffickers and were never found again.

It’s terrible... so terrible, inhumane.

When reading the book, this family appears as the background, summarizing their life in just a few words.

But now, Ye Xiaoxiao can't let the plot develop as it is, she... wants to change her fate!

Ignoring Ye Changsheng's objection, Ye Xiaoxiao pulled 놛 and Ye Changyuan out.

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Where is the most lively place here?"

Ye Changyuan: "Of course we will go to the fair, but we have to wait until Friday. There is no fair today."

The market is also encouraged by the local government to organize disciplinary activities. For example, ordinary people in rural areas who want to make some money can come here.

Ye Xiaoxiao: "What are they selling at the market?"

Ye Changyuan: "Everything is available here, and the price is cheaper than the supply and marketing cooperative."

Ye Xiaoxiao was overjoyed: "Then can we sell something?"

Ye Changyuan: "We have nothing."

Ye Xiaoxiao: “…”

Ye Xiaoxiao was a city kid and a medical student. He really didn't understand business.

Ye Changsheng seemed to understand what he was thinking. "The things in our house are not rare. Every household has them. Why should I buy yours?"

Ye Xiaoxiao: "...what you said makes sense."

When a few people were standing there not knowing where to go, they saw many people walking in one direction on the street.

Several elderly people were holding small stools in their hands.

Ye Changyuan: "Oh... No one came to show a movie today, so everyone went to occupy the space."

The county's cultural bureau is a professional film projectionist who usually travels around several nearby villages, usually once or twice a month.

For those who don't have any other entertainment activities, this can be a monthly event.

Ye Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up.

Watch a movie!

She knows what to sell.

Ye Xiaoxiao expressed her thoughts.

"Selling melon seeds?"

Ye Changsheng and Ye Changyuan thought Ye Xiaoxiao's idea was unrealistic. They also grew melon seeds, and every household could make a few bags. Why would they spend money to buy others'?

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Not only do we sell melon seeds, but we also sell popcorn around here. We can bundle the melon seeds and popcorn together and sell them."

"There are people who make popcorn in the alley near my grandma's house. You bring your own corn and sugar, and they charge you 1 cent for a pot." Ye Changyuan understood very well.

"Let's go buy some things first." Ye Xiaoxiao suddenly felt confident.

The two of them came to the supply and marketing cooperative again, and Ye Xiaoxiao prepared to buy everything they needed.

Ye Changsheng stopped Ye Xiaoxiao who was too lazy to spend money and said, "Grandma has no melon seeds and corn at home. You can just buy some candy. Anyway, we are just trying it out. If we can't sell it, it won't be a big loss."

"All right."

People with good brains are good at everything and are good at drawing inferences from one instance to another.

After buying the candy, everyone started preparing it.

Ye Xiaoxiao pestered her grandmother to go home to fry melon seeds, while Ye Changyuan and Ye Changsheng took the things to find the grandfather who sold popcorn to make popcorn.

Miao Fengshan didn't know what these kids were going to do, but he spoiled them.

I moved out the two sacks of melon seeds I had at home. They weren't that big of a thing to keep at home anyway.

Ye Xiaoxiao helped to light the fire while Miao Fengshan worked hard, constantly turning the food in the pot with a shovel.

Stir-frying melon seeds is also a technical job. The heat should be neither too high nor too low. If it is too low, there will be no fragrance, and if it is too high, it will be burnt.

Miao Fengshan is fried to perfection.

After frying, Ye Xiaoxiao put the melon seeds into a bag.

Both the grandfather and grandson were busy and sweating.

"Grandma, don't you have some old newspapers at home?" Ye Xiaoxiao was thinking about packing some of them up for the customers when the time comes.

"There are so many things there."

Miao Fengshan often helped write things for the town. He would let the children take old newspapers that were not used in previous years back home to write calligraphy because they were scared by what happened in the past few years. He did not dare to throw away those with the names of important figures on them.

It's the best thing to be here now.

Ye Xiaoxiao: "That's great, thank you grandma."

Miao Fengshan: "Xiaoxiao, do you want grandma to help you?"

Ye Xiaoxiao: "No, grandma, you can just watch the movie at night, my two brothers will help you."

As soon as it gets dark, everyone sets out for the sunbathing area, carrying a bag of melon seeds and two bags of popcorn.

Ye Changyuan was very excited: "Xiaoxiao, we didn't prepare a scale or anything."

"No, I prepared two enamel jars. I charge 1 cent for one jar of melon seeds and one jar of popcorn. This way it's easier to calculate."

The enamel teacup is not big, and it contains more melon seeds and less popcorn, but this kind of bundled sales is more attractive to customers.

And the selling price is only one dime, which is a price that anyone can afford and won't feel bad even if they spend it.

Ye Changyuan: "Although it's not expensive, I don't think anyone will buy it."

Ye Changsheng also looked like he had no confidence.

No matter how smart we are, we are still little boys trapped in the mountains. What traps us is not the distance, but our thoughts.

A lot of people had gathered at the show floor, and the projectors were set up.

Children were running around, and young men and women were walking in pairs.

The two of them stood next to the sunbathing area, and no one passing by noticed them.

The stall was deserted and desolate.