"Are you going to tell me or not? If not, I'm going to go back and rest. I have to pick peanuts tomorrow." Mother Su glared at her silly son.
Su Che, who was calmed down by his mother's slap, finally calmed down.
"I'm sure you all have some idea where tonight's dinner comes from. My little sister just told me she has a way to get it and can make a profit of a few cents per pound. Mom, wife, what do you think?"
Wen Li looked at her husband in surprise, as if she wanted to confirm whether this was true. Su Qing, who looked so honest, would actually go to the black market.
Su Qing would never have thought that he was seen as an honest person by others.
That was in the past, okay? Now she has nothing to do with being honest.
"Oh my god, my little sister is so amazing! I'm happy to make a five-cent profit, let alone a dime or two."
Mother Su already knew what was going on, but she also looked very surprised. "Oh, this damn girl, how could she go to such a place? They're keeping such a tight rein on her every day. If anything happens to her, how are you going to let these four children survive?"
"Mom, why don't we just forget it and just work hard in the fields." Su Che said these words with great pain when he saw his mother's worried look.
"What's the point of counting? There are eleven people in my family, and with those few work points, we can't even afford to eat three parts of food.
Besides, Qianshan and Qianfan are also of school age. They used to live in Stone Village, which was too remote to go to school. Now there is a primary school in Water Village. Do you have the nerve to prevent your children from learning and hinder their future?
After hearing what Su Che said, he roughly understood what his mother meant and quickly agreed, "I think it's feasible too. In recent years, everyone has been talking about yields of several thousand kilograms per mu, but in reality, only a few hundred kilograms are laughable. There's no hope for this family relying on the little food they get from work points."
"That's right, the boy is teachable." Su's mother nodded approvingly.
Su Che’s inner thoughts: I am so tired of cooperating with you in the performance.
"Mom, let's do it. I want to send my child to school." Wen Li confirmed again.
"Okay, let's give it a try. If something goes wrong, we'll run away immediately."
Su Che felt very resentful as he watched the two women finalize the matter without even asking for his opinion.
"Go check if your little sister has finished her bath and call her over."
As soon as Su Qing came out of the shower, she saw Su Che squatting alone in the yard.
"Sister, you finally finished your shower. Come on, I have something to talk to you about." Su Qing was dragged into the room by him.
Mother Su spoke first, "Qing'er, tell us the basic situation so we can make a decision."
"The last time I went to the black market, I met a merchant from the south who could supply me with all kinds of goods, but the most important ones were flour, corn, potatoes, eggs, brown sugar and other things.
Flour can be given to us at 40 cents per pound, corn and potatoes can be given to us at 30 cents, eggs at 10 cents each, and brown sugar at 80 cents per pound.
Of course, this price is not fixed and follows the black market price, but we can make a minimum profit of 1 cent.
If you do, brother and sister-in-law, you can buy the goods from me, but I will take 10% of the profit from your sales."
Wen Li was very excited. She would be happy even if it was 30%, not to mention 10%.
This means that he and his wife no longer have to look at the faces of those people.
Every time I went to get the goods, those people were arrogant and would raise the price if I asked for it, and would not give me the goods if I didn’t agree.
Wen Li and her husband stared at Su's mother.
Mother Su coughed and said, "I think it's doable. In the long run, it will bring in a lot of money.
But you have to be clear, Qing'er deserves the 10% she took. She gave you the goods at the purchase price directly to help you. If you complain about this, don't blame me for turning my back on you."
"Mom, what are you talking about? My little sister has helped us so much, how could we not know how to appreciate it?"
"That's right, mother. We all remember how kind my younger sister is to us."
That's right. Ever since I came to the water village and took refuge with Su Qing, I've been able to eat a full meal every day, even if I don't eat meat every day.
My children are growing taller and taller.
Only then did Su's mother feel relieved.
In fact, Su Che and Wen Li also did it.
With his unconditional trust and support for Su Qing, it later developed into a family business. Of course, this is a story for later.
Su Che and his wife were immersed in the joy of making money all night.
I thought I could start this earlier, but the weather was not good and it rained heavily the next morning.
The crackling raindrops fell, splashing countless water droplets.
Su's mother and Wenli sat under the eaves sewing clothes.
I had said I would make new clothes for some children, but it was delayed due to the harvest season.
Mother Su looked at the bean-sized raindrops and said, "Fortunately, we sent the millet to the barn yesterday. Otherwise, it would have been soaked in rainwater and wouldn't have been able to keep well."
"The weather is so hot and it's raining, it's like a steamer." Su Qing desperately waved the sunflower fan in his hand, trying to feel a little coolness from it.
"Stop fanning, you're blowing all the hot air towards me." Mother Su looked at Su Qing with disdain.
“It’s okay, auntie, Qianya will fan you.”
"Auntie, I'll fan you too."
"I'll do it. I'm strong."
"No, I'll do it."
Several children rushed to help Su Qing fan himself.
It seems that the feeding I gave them during this period was very effective.
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