Chapter 29
Gu Xinxin smiled and said, "Then go ahead and ask."
Even if the old lady said she took it, the egg was already in her stomach at that time. Could Old Lady Gu still dig open her stomach to take a look?
Gu Qiuhe came back from outside with a head full of grass leaves: "Sister, I'm hungry."
"Drink water if you're hungry." Gu Xinxin said. Gu Qiuhe pouted and refused, looking for Old Lady Gu: "Grandma, I'm hungry."
Old Mrs. Gu trembled and said, "Xinxin, your sister is hungry. Why don't you boil some eggs..."
Gu Xinxin said angrily: "Last time I cooked eggs and milk and ate them but you still refused to admit it. This time I won't be stupid. Whoever wants to eat it can cook it. When dad asks me about it when I get back, I'll just say it nicely."
Old Mrs. Gu choked.
Gu Qiuhe didn't dare to offend Gu Xinxin now, for fear that Gu Xinxin would get a kitchen knife. Her parents were not at home, and Gu Xinxin would go crazy and no one could stop her.
Gu Qiuhe was so hungry that she could only go to the kitchen to drink water.
Gu Wenshu and Gu Xiangrong came back early. Gu Xiangrong consciously put down the book basket and went to cook. Gu Wenshu wanted to be lazy, but Gu Xinxin stared at him with murderous eyes, so he had to follow him into the kitchen.
They cooked their own meals and ate them, and after eating, they followed Gu Xinxin's instructions - Gu Wenshu went to wash the pots and dishes, and Gu Xiangrong went to fetch water. Gu Xinxin was of course a little selfish, fetching water was a good exercise, while washing pots and dishes was just a waste of energy.
Gu Daniu and Gu Chen came back late. As soon as they entered the house, they called out to Gu Xinxin, "Hurry up and light the lamp and count how much money you sold today."
Gu Xinxin first looked at the bamboo basket, and found that all the honey twists in it were gone.
Gu Chen didn't care about the disagreement between her and Gu Xinxin, and said directly, "Luckily, the town only sells fried dough twists, not these small ones, so many people want to try them."
Sweetness is rare. Spending two copper coins to buy a sweet bite is normal for the people in the town who have some money. After all, malt sugar costs one penny per piece.
If it sells well, it will naturally sell out.
Gu Xinxin did a mental count before helping Gu Daniu count the copper coins. There were also silver dimes, which were essentially pieces of silver. They came in all sorts of shapes and sizes for easy cutting.
Gu Xinxin was quick: "A total of twelve strings of copper coins, plus these, fourteen taels of silver."
She was quick to think: "The honey wasn't used up today, half is still left. The eggs are all used up, the flour is all used up, and the lard can be used again tomorrow, but one-third of it is still used up. The cost is about five taels of silver."
So the profit was nine taels of silver.
What a coincidence, the profit is almost the same as the day when the second aunt's family first opened the stall.
She held out her hand: "Dad should give me ninety copper coins."
Gu Daniu's eyes widened, but Gu Xinxin was not afraid at all: "We agreed that if Dad wants to go back on his word, then whoever wants to make these honey twists can do it. Anyway, I won't do it anymore."
Profit is the most important thing. I made nine taels of silver today.
Gu Daniu pursed his lips and said nothing. Gu Chen smiled and said, "Xinxin, you see, we haven't split up the family. Xiangrong and Wenshu both need to study, and your father treats them equally. What to buy and how much money to give, isn't it the same for both brothers?"
Gu Xinxin smiled and said, "When I get married, how much dowry does Dad plan to give me?"
Gu Daniu was dissatisfied: "If you bring your money-making skills with you, it will be a profit for their family. Why do you need to bring a dowry?"
A profitable livelihood is something that no amount of money can buy.
Gu Xinxin sighed: "Dad, to do business, you must first have integrity. If you don't have integrity, who will do business with you in the future?"
Without waiting for Gu Daniu to speak, she continued, "It's not difficult to make honey-fried dough sticks. The main reason is that no one has thought of applying honey on the dough sticks before." What is made nowadays is just like fried dough sticks, with some sugar added and fried in oil.
It is also sweet, but this sweetness is different from the honey flavor of honey twist.
"It's not that hard to imitate. Today, I heard from Second Aunt that someone else in town is already selling wolf-tooth potatoes." Gu Xinxin smiled. "Even if the taste is slightly different, but it has the same name, there will always be people who buy the cheaper one. I guess the same thing applies to small fried dough twists, right, Dad?"
Snacks are like this: if there are cheaper ones, people tend to buy the cheaper ones. After all, they are not meals, they are just spending money to satisfy their taste buds. Eating cheaper ones can save money. Of course, when you have more money than you need to save, you start to demand quality.
It's always like this, food and clothing have always come first, followed by other things.
Gu Daniu's expression kept changing, and Gu Chen couldn't help but ask, "So, you mean, in the future, there will be people selling small twisted dough sticks like us? Then, will our small twisted dough sticks be unsellable?"
Gu Xinxin didn't say anything, just stared at Gu Daniu.
Gu Daniu frowned, and after a moment, he began to count the copper coins, a total of ninety.
Looking at the small pile of less than a hundred copper coins, Gu Xinxin couldn't help but mourn for a moment for her previous kindness - she was really too soft-hearted, she should have received a hundred copper coins for one tael of silver!
With a one percent commission, looking at the entire business world, she is simply a fairy sent from heaven to do charity.
Gu Chen wanted to speak several times, but after looking at Gu Daniu's expression and then looking at Gu Xinxin's smiling face, she finally said nothing.
Gu Xinxin didn't keep any of these dozens of copper coins, giving them all to Gu Xiangrong, who had a big event to attend to, buying books. It wasn't that she had any deep feelings for Gu Xiangrong, or that she had any patriarchal thinking—she herself was a woman.
She knew it wasn't easy for a woman to survive alone in this world, so she'd found someone in advance... well, someone who could represent her in the future. As the saying goes, officials and businessmen collude, and if she was the businessman, then Gu Xiangrong was the official she invested in.
Even if there is a possibility of a falling out in the future, at least in the next ten years, Gu Xiangrong can still be relied upon.
After all, Gu Xiangrong is a blood relative.
Otherwise, would she still be able to blindly go out and grab a random scholar to invest in? Just like the rich girl in the story, she would find a poor scholar, and then when the poor scholar passed the exam, the rich girl would become a stepping stone for him to climb up the social ladder.
Compared to outsiders, family members are more reliable. Anyway, she doesn't have much money to spend in the Gu family now, so she might as well give the money to Gu Xiangrong first.
Gu Xiangrong was naturally very excited. Needless to say, he got up earlier than usual the next day to help Gu Xinxin knead the dough, organize the firewood for the oven, and fill the water tank. He was busy all morning.
He had finished his work and Gu Wenshu had just gotten up.
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