I can't enjoy my retirement life, but I can still make money. Although I dare not go to the black market, I still have Liu Jing!
She finally realized that as long as she could make money, there was nothing Liu Jing wouldn't do. She secretly sent Liu Jing another batch of dried fruit and rabbits. It wasn't much at once, just enough to earn ten or twenty yuan. There was nothing she could do, since Liu Jing had too many rabbits in her space!
She could collect the eggs of oviparous animals to control their numbers, but viviparous rabbits had an incredibly high reproductive rate. In a year or so, they could have six litters, and in some litters, they could have as many as fifteen offspring. During their year of pregnancy, the rabbits in the area became an infestation, and they almost devoured all the wild vegetables she had planted, so she had to get rid of some of them.
Fortunately, they were rabbits. Liu Jing wouldn't suspect anything if they sold more. After all, many people in the countryside secretly raised rabbits. In those days, when food was scarce, rabbits grew quickly and reproduced rapidly and in large numbers, so there were still many people who secretly raised them. At least her grandparents and maternal grandparents all raised them. They only had a few openly, but who would know in private!
Liu Jing was quite happy to do this. There was a real shortage of meat in the city. After all, even without coupons, rabbit meat cost 40 cents a pound at the market. Liu Yun could buy it from her in the countryside for 50 cents a pound, and she could resell it for 60 or even 70 cents. She could easily earn 5 yuan a week. You know, her monthly salary was only about 30 yuan. By reselling this, she could not only make money, but also gain favors and connections. After all, food is the most important thing for people! This is also why she has been promoted so quickly in recent years. She was promoted to team leader in less than three years. If she could use her connections, she might be able to change positions again this year. So Liu Jing was quite happy to do this.
Liu Yun delivers rabbits to her once every one or two weeks, usually seven or eight at a time, sometimes up to ten, for a fee of only twenty or thirty yuan each time. This way, the number of rabbits has been kept under control, at least it hasn't increased wildly anymore.
While the two sisters were busy as bees, their brothers-in-law and Fu Yao were also working non-stop. This was mainly because Yu Qianhe was under pressure. His wife had already given him instructions regarding the five children; she had already borne them, so raising them was his responsibility, and there couldn't be any favoritism towards boys. She stipulated that there would be five houses, bicycles, sewing machines, radios, and watches—all five sets of dowry and bride price. His parents had given each of them 600 yuan, and he couldn't afford to leave them without even that! This alone amounted to 3,000 yuan. These astronomical figures put unprecedented pressure on Yu Qianhe, but also created immense motivation. He was now even more eager to earn money than Fu Yao and Xiao Zhihua.
The couple on one side were busy as bees, both at home and outside, while the elderly couple were much more leisurely. During the day, they played with the twins and supervised the triplets to complete the learning tasks assigned by Liu Yun. When it wasn't hot, they would take the kids for a walk, living a very relaxed life.
However, seeing that their son and daughter-in-law were coming home later and later and getting more and more tired, the two took the initiative to take on the tasks of cooking, washing dishes and cleaning the house. Actually, Yu's mother and Liu Yun used to cook, but after the birth of twins, Yu Qianhe took over the cooking and washing of dishes. Liu Yun would clean the house as much as she could to lighten the burden on Yu's mother.
However, now that Mr. Yu has retired, it's much easier for the two of them to take care of the triplets. The main reason is that the triplets are very obedient, which may also be because there are three of them. There are snacks, toys, and playmates at home, and the three of them are quite self-disciplined in all aspects except when it comes to food.
Every morning after breakfast, the three of them would go for a walk with their grandfather. After returning, they would either play in the sandpit in the yard, play with toys at home, play with their younger siblings, or pester their grandparents to tell them stories. After lunch and a nap, they would practice writing for a while and have their grandfather teach them arithmetic. After dinner, they would go for a walk with their grandparents again. It was very worry-free, but the prerequisite was that the house had to be stocked with all kinds of snacks. However, because of the stomach upset last time, Liu Yun controlled these things very strictly and limited their quantity. Every day, they could only look at the pile of snacks at home, but they could not eat them themselves.
However, Liu Yun also gave them a chance. They could help with some housework at home to earn money through labor. So whenever they heard their mother asking them to do something, they would eagerly rush to help, afraid that if they were too slow, they would miss out.
Every time Yu's mother saw this, she felt that Liu Yun was good at raising children. She wouldn't stop them, nor would she secretly slip them food and money like she did in her past life. Instead, she would find chores for them to do, such as folding vegetables, sweeping, wiping tables, and looking after the twins. But then she suddenly wondered if she had been out of her mind in her past life. With the triplets' personalities and chubby faces, did they look like they hadn't eaten? Were they blind too?
After Yu's mother took over the household affairs, Liu Yun had a lot more free time. She exchanged a lot of things with Cheng Ke and Liu Jing to make clothes and shoes for Yu's mother and father. In particular, knowing that Yu's mother liked embroidery, she specially asked Cheng Ke to embroider several handkerchiefs and silk scarves for her.
Cheng Ke was also happy to agree, after all, they were rich now, but there were many things that were hard to buy even if they had money. Fruits were rare and would be snapped up as soon as they came out, and the quantity was limited. Meat was the same. But Liu Yun could get them. She only needed to embroider a few handkerchiefs and silk scarves, and she could get them in less than a week.
Making money seems to be contagious. Not only is Liu Jing a money-making maniac, but Xiao Zhihua, Fu Yao, and Cheng Ke are also extremely busy. You know, Cheng Ke only did occasional sewing after her mother-in-law went back, but now it's almost back to normal. Liu Yun can't imagine how one person can take care of two children.
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