042: Think of some way to make money
When they were almost at the old lady's house, Yu Xiaoye was particularly cautious, fearing that the old lady was trying to lure them into the trap again, so he asked Xu Ying to wait by the roadside. Yu Xiaoye carried the big fish and went home with the old lady to get the money.
If she goes alone, if she encounters danger, she can hide in the space in an emergency and then wait for the right opportunity to escape.
It is always easier to escape alone than with two people.
Xu Ying understood what she meant, so he didn't follow her into the alley. Instead, he waited at the entrance of the alley, listening to any movement in the alley with his ears perked up.
Fortunately, two minutes later, Yu Xiaoye came out with a brisk step, holding the three-yuan paper bill given by the old lady in his hand, and waved it in the darkness:
"Mom, all ten fish are sold today!"
“Okay, KPI is completed!”
They thought the last fish could not be sold, but unexpectedly the old lady bought their fish. What a surprise!
From last night until now, I have been fishing and selling fish. I have been so busy that I don’t even have time to eat or rest. Fortunately, I finally made some money.
It’s worth it even if it’s a bit tiring!
The mother and daughter walked back happily in the dark. Yu Xiaoye put the money in his pocket and said:
"Mom, it won't be long before our act of pretending to be stupid and selling fish is exposed. We'll never be able to sell fish like we did today again. We should think of other ways to make money."
Xu Ying pondered:
"The main thing is that the fish we caught are all large sea fish. They are too eye-catching when they are taken out, and not everyone knows what they are, so it's a bit troublesome."
"So, tell me, how can we make something less conspicuous and more ordinary to sell?"
"Inconspicuous and very ordinary?" Xu Ying couldn't think of anything.
Yu Xiaoye couldn't remember it for a moment.
These two people are not very good at life, and if they were asked to think about this kind of problem, they would not be able to come up with any concrete and feasible solution no matter how hard they tried.
Xu Ying began to regret wasting too much time on unimportant things in her previous life, such as beauty and body care, hair and nail care, weight loss exercises, researching outfits, and studying various lipsticks and makeup.
What’s the point of all these fancy things?
If I had known this earlier, I would have learned how to cook two dishes, how to steam buns, and how to live.
If everything were the same, we wouldn't be groping in the dark like we are now.
It would be so cool if I could be like those video bloggers, be able to cook any dish, be proficient in any handicraft, and be good at everything.
Xu Ying walked back to the hospital regretting everything.
Halfway through the journey, Yu Xiaoye went back to the yacht to get some food. The family of three had dinner in secret and then went to rest.
Yu Jiahui stayed alone in the ward as a patient, while Xu Ying and Yu Xiaoye returned to the yacht.
There are two bedrooms in the cabin, a master bedroom and a second bedroom.
Of course, the master bedroom is reserved for mom and dad, and Yu Xiaoye sleeps in the second bedroom.
The second bedroom is very small. There is not much space left after putting a bed and a wardrobe.
However, the smaller the space, the more sense of security it gives people. Otherwise, lying on this vast ocean, I would feel a little scared.
After taking a shower and washing his clothes, Yu Xiaoye returned to his room and lay down directly on the soft big bed. He felt like he was sinking into a ball of soft cotton, so comfortable that he didn't know what to do.
I thought it would take decades before I could sleep in such a comfortable bed, but I didn’t expect that I can sleep on it now!
Just as she was feeling grateful for the large bed, the bedroom door was pushed open.
Xu Ying walked in quietly in her nightgown, her voice weak:
"Baby, I'm a little scared to sleep in that room alone. I feel uneasy. Why don't you come and sleep with me? What if the space on this yacht is unreliable and suddenly disappears? You can drag me out, right?"
"Then you will sleep with me?"
Yu Xiaoye took the initiative to move to the side, making room.
Xu Ying lifted the quilt and crawled in.
Mother and daughter lay side by side on the bed.
Xu Ying leaned against her daughter and finally felt at ease. No matter what, she could be with her daughter. Even if the yacht really sank, as long as she was with her child, she would be at peace even if she died.
"By the way, Bao, how much money do we have left after buying and selling today?"
"Thirty-nine yuan and seventy-four cents." Yu Xiaoye answered without hesitation.
Every item in Yu Xiaoye's account for that day was clear in his mind, not a penny was wrong.
Xu Ying nodded and said:
"It's safer to leave this money with you than with your father. From now on, I'll leave the family money to you."
Yu Xiaoye sighed softly. She only now realized that managing money was not an easy job.
Whoever manages the money knows.
When you don’t care about money, just spend it with your eyes closed. When you manage money, you have to calculate every penny. You should not only think about today’s expenses, but also consider the future.
Yu Xiaoye couldn't sleep when he thought about how to make money in the future:
"Mom, these thirty-odd yuan are not enough to last. Don't forget, we don't have any belongings now. When we get to the company, we have to buy everything, pots and pans, firewood, rice, oil and salt. All of these things cost money. We don't even know what kind of housing we will be allocated. If we have nothing at home, we will have to start from scratch to build a house."
Hearing this, Xu Ying was also overwhelmed. She suddenly said:
"When you get to the company, your father should get a salary, right?"
"Do you know how much my dad's salary is?"
"I don't know, how many?"
"Twenty-eight yuan. My dad only gets twenty-eight yuan a month. He won't be officially hired until next year. Only then can he get a regular employee's salary, but that's only thirty-two yuan."
When Xu Ying heard that Yu Jiahui only earned 28 yuan a month, she immediately lost her composure and jumped out of bed:
"Twenty-eight yuan? Your dad's monthly salary can only buy fourteen lunch boxes!"
Yu Xiaoye sighed:
"——Mom, you can't compare like this. If you compare like this, then my dad will
"It takes half a year's salary to buy a bicycle. Can you imagine it? Prices in those days cannot be fully compared with prices in the future."
In fact, Xu Ying understood the salary level of this era, but she just hadn't fully adapted to it yet.
Twenty-eight dollars a month is enough to support a family of three.
The average cost is less than one dollar per day.
If we divide it among each person, each person can only spend 30 cents a day?!
A pair of long cotton socks costs 60 cents!
Xu Ying exclaimed:
"Bao, thank goodness you brought an ocean space, otherwise our family wouldn't even be able to afford food and clothing!"
Yu Xiaoye's black eyes rolled around:
"So now we have to find a way to convert the ocean's supplies into cash. How to reasonably convert them into cash is the question. Anyway, we can't just go to the market with a big fish and scam people like we did today. If we continue to cheat, even if someone falls for it, we'll be targeted."
"Our current supplies are fish in the ocean, so we can only find solutions from fish."
"Yes—and it has to be in keeping with the times and not arouse suspicion."
"What's that—dried fish? We can dry the fish into dried fish, right?"
"Dried fish is fine! What else?"
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