Chapter 102 Making Money
The wind was cold, but Sun Ye and Sun Lin's hearts were overheated. The dim lights hanging outside the yard guided them on their journey home.
As they entered the house, Sun's mother instructed Sun's father to go to the kitchen to fetch a bowl of hot water to help the two children get rid of the cold. Although the two did not look very cold, sweat was still on their foreheads.
Sun Ye took a sip of hot water to calm herself down. She had been busy all afternoon collecting money, making change and calculating bills. It was rare for her to take a short break.
As for the second brother, Sun Ye glanced at him slightly. The second brother's throat must be smoking because his mouth never stopped, constantly soliciting business and entertaining people.
She had originally planned to just go and take a look, and she hadn't expected the business to be so popular. After all, she couldn't always follow her second brother around, and he would have to do it all on his own.
Today, I saw that my second brother was not very good at selling and was too busy, so I offered my help. This was something we had agreed on in advance. You can't ask the supplier to help you sell the goods.
As long as the supplier strictly controls the quality of the goods, the rest is the dealer's business. It is not a big deal if the dealer interferes. Even brothers and sisters follow this rule.
"Mom, guess how much money we made?"
Sun Ye asked mysteriously, leaning on Sun Ma's shoulder with his arm around hers.
Mother Sun glanced at the brother and sister. She didn't know how much money they had earned, but seeing that there was not a single drop of sunflower seeds left in the bag, she knew they were probably quite successful.
The world is really changing.
"How much can there be? It's just a few things. What use can they be?" Although Sun's mother knew it, she couldn't let them be too proud, lest they become too proud.
Sun Lin took out a handful of change and put it on the table, which immediately attracted the attention of Sun's mother and father.
"My second brother and I didn't even count. As soon as we sold out, we rushed home to avoid worrying our parents."
"You know we're worried. If you had known, you shouldn't have done it." Dad Sun muttered beside him, but the sound was not very loud. No one else heard it, except Mom Sun who was nearby.
Sun's mother tugged at Sun's father's clothes inconspicuously and followed Sun Ye and the others to count how much money there was.
Counting them one cent at a time, it seemed like a lot, but after finishing the counting, there was a total of four dollars and sixty cents.
"Wow, that's so much! It's more than we can make in a whole day of hard work."
Mother Sun couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, thinking that city people really have so much money but nowhere to spend it. Just a few melon seeds can actually be sold for so much money.
"After deducting the cost, I probably made a little over three dollars."
"How can that be the cost? Isn't this free money?" Sun's mother didn't understand.
"Well, we bought some newspapers when we went there. We have to put them in something so that they are more convenient to take. This is one, and the other one is our melon seeds."
Sun Ye explained the details one by one, glanced at his mother, and continued, "The most important thing is the labor cost. The reason for all this is because of your good cooking skills, Mom. People like to eat our melon seeds, so they are willing to buy them. Otherwise, why would they buy them when there are so many other melon seeds for sale..."
"So, the biggest contributor to this success is you, Mom, second brother, don't you agree?"
"What my little sister said is absolutely right." Sun Lin nodded wildly, expressing his agreement as never before.
"Really?"
"It's more real than gold. If it weren't real, look at what's on the table."
Of course there is a pile of money on the table.
Sun's mother felt relieved after hearing what Sun Ye said. She wanted to go into the kitchen and fry another hundred or eighty kilograms of melon seeds.
"The melon seeds are from our own factory, and the labor is also from our own factory. They are not counted as costs. Excluding the money spent on the newspaper, it's net profit..." Mother Sun looked at Sun Ye, her tone a little uneasy, which was unusual.
"Net profit of three dollars and ninety cents!"
Sun Ye bought the newspaper and she knew how much it cost.
"Mom, this is yours." Sun Ye gave one dollar to Sun's mother and asked her second brother to take the rest of the money. She didn't do much work, so it was inconvenient for her to take the money. This time, it was her second brother and Sun's mother who did the work, so they should share the fruits of their labor.
"What do I need this money for?" Sun's mother refused. How could she take the money that her children had worked so hard to earn?
"Mom, this is what you deserve. Otherwise, my second brother would be embarrassed to ask you to roast melon seeds for him in the future." Sun Ye spoke beautifully, and there was nothing to be embarrassed about.
"Just keep it. It's a token of the children's love." Dad Sun also joined in.
After Sun's mother agreed to take the money, the four of them started discussing how to sell things in the future.
Sun's mother and father also asked if there were any people from the Revolutionary Committee to arrest them. They found out that there were none, and that the vendors in the city had been doing business openly for quite some time, so they finally put their minds at ease.
Setting up a stall is definitely difficult. Just calling out to Sun Ye won't work. She is not cut out for business.
"Mom, roast some more sunflower seeds and peanuts to sell tomorrow. These roasted nuts are easy to sell and sell well."
"That's fine, but we don't have many sunflower seeds and peanuts at home. If we fry them all..."
Sun Ye couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Mother Sun was quite far-sighted and could even consider the next step.
"Then ask if anyone in the team is willing to sell melon seeds, peanuts or something like that." Sun Lin had thought of a solution early on. As far as the people in the team were concerned, they would definitely be willing to exchange money for some extra melon seeds.
"But if other people knew you were selling melon seeds and started selling them too, wouldn't that make it hard to sell them?"
"Mom, there will definitely be people competing with us to steal our customers, but as long as our sunflower seeds are good and taste good, we won't be afraid of anyone stealing our customers, so..."
"Mom, it all depends on you!"
Sun Ye stood up and patted Sun's mother's shoulder as if to say something serious, but he broke his tone in less than a second.
It was rare to see Mother Sun looking so nervous and anxious, and Sun Ye didn't want to make her nervous and stressed, so he said:
"Second brother is very eloquent and can attract many people to try new things. Today, I can finally see it. Tsk tsk..."
There is no need to say more about the rest, I believe the whole family understands it.
The word "whole family" flashed through Sun Ye's mind, and he was inexplicably stunned. He always felt that something was missing, but for a moment he couldn't think of what was missing.
Forget it, if you can't figure it out, you will understand it one day. There is no need to get stuck on it. She doesn't have the hobby of getting stuck on trivial matters.
"Mom, I'm so hungry. Is there anything to eat?" Sun Ye changed the subject and rubbed his empty stomach. He had been a bit unfair to himself at dinner time these two days.
"Yes, of course. I'll do it right away." Mother Sun wiped her hands and turned to cook.
"Xuejun, come and light the fire." Sun's mother shouted loudly in the kitchen. Before Sun's father could even warm his butt, he got up to help light the fire.
Only Sun Lin and Sun Ye were left sitting around. There was no sign of a fire in the main room, and it was cold and deserted. Sun Ye rubbed his hands to warm them up. He had been pulling at his second brother's clothes all the way, and his fingers were stiff from the cold.
She said to herself, tomorrow, she won’t go tomorrow, and her second brother will gradually become proficient in the operation later today.
I have exceeded my target in completing the tasks after returning from this winter vacation, and I silently said "Yeah" in my heart.
When they were eating, Sun's mother said casually, "Chinese New Year is just a few days away, why hasn't Senzi come back yet? Ye Zi came back earlier than him..."
"I'm afraid he was delayed by something at school!" replied Dad Sun.
Sun Ye was stunned. She knew she had forgotten something. It seemed that her eldest brother was the only one in the family who didn't know about the family going to sell things.
Well, it’s my brother’s fault for coming back so late, so I can’t blame them for being so quick. Well, that’s how it is.
Sun Ye lowered her head and ate frantically to hide her guilty conscience and shortness of breath. She had forgotten to tell her elder brother when she came to the provincial capital.
"Linzi and I will go sell it tomorrow, Ye Zi, you can stay at home." Dad Sun announced this matter. He and Mom Sun had discussed it before, and he had to go and see it with his own eyes to understand what the situation was.
These children at home only report good news and not bad news. I'm really worried that they will suffer losses and swallow them quietly. It would be much better if there is an adult to keep them in check.
Sun Ye had no objection. She had not planned to go with her second brother tomorrow. Now that her father was there, her second brother would be able to handle it no matter how busy he was.
Sun Lin had no objection. As long as he could go out and sell things instead of being stuck at home doing monotonous farm work, he would do anything.
After dinner and a quick wash, Sun Ye immediately climbed into bed and went to sleep. In such a cold day, he should lie down in bed and have a good sleep.
As for the other three, it was another sleepless night, thinking about making money and feeling excited.
Especially Sun's father and mother, seeing that it could bring in tangible money was more real than Sun Ye's dry mouth talk.
Both of them have tasks to do tomorrow, so they can't sleep. They talk about this and that. Even if they lie down and close their eyes, their minds are still extremely active.
I want to sleep but can’t, what a happy worry.
The next day, just after daylight, Mother Sun got up and could not see the road clearly.
Sun Ye vaguely heard the sound of a door opening, but he was too sleepy, so he just half-closed his eyes and forced them open a little. Without noticing any dangerous information, he fell asleep again.
When Sun Ye woke up again, Sun Lin and Sun's father had already set off. She rubbed her temples, thinking that she also had work to do today.
I have to personally see the land distribution of the Qianjin Brigade. Although I am very familiar with it, I cannot be careless. Many things are caused by being too familiar, which will lead to inertial thinking and not so good conclusions.
Her dream will surely inspire the entire advancing team. They should prepare themselves early to avoid being in a hurry later.
She never fights an unprepared battle!
With a potato in his mouth, he set off along the trampled path, dressed warmly. From behind, he looked just like an ordinary person, absolutely no different.
Sun Ye also encountered a land surveying team, but she avoided them from a distance. After going around in a circle, she met an unexpected person on her way home.
Her first reaction was to run away, but luckily her strong self-control controlled her behavior. She forced a silly smile, waved her hand and said:
"Brother, you're back."
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