Chapter 15: Persuading the Three to Almost Not Believe It,…
The three of them could hardly believe it. After all, for farmers like them, earning money was extremely difficult, and it was extremely difficult to save a penny.
I didn’t expect that I could earn so much just by selling fruits?
"It's true, grandpa and grandma." Su Tao said again when she saw that the three of them didn't believe her.
In fact, even she was a little skeptical at first, feeling that the money came too easily and didn't feel real at all, but she slowly calmed down on the way back.
She thought of what her fifth sister had said to her, and the more she thought about it, the more it made sense. Isn't it true that if there is a need, there will be people willing to give money? And the people on the boat have been on the boat for a long time, so they would like to eat some fresh fruits and vegetables!
But the fifth sister also said that they were lucky this time, so they were able to sell it at this price. Who knows, if other people see that they sold so much silver today, someone will follow their example tomorrow.
This is also one of the reasons why Su Tao was able to calm down quickly.
Chen was a little dazed when she heard this. "So much money was earned by the fourth and fifth daughters. Dad and Mom, pinch me and see if I'm dreaming."
"It's true, Mom. Now that we have money, we can send milk to the clinic." Seeing that everyone was immersed in their own world, Su Li quickly spoke up to remind them.
Old man Su seemed to have just woken up from a dream.
"Yeah, come on, let me borrow a mule."
This time, Mrs. Wu did not try to stop him. In fact, she did want to stop him, but she had not yet recovered from the incident.
However, as soon as Old Man Su went out, he ran into Liu who came with Li Chunhua.
Speaking of which, the relationship between the Li family and the Su family used to be pretty good, especially since Su's father once saved the Li father and son, so the two families often visited each other.
Later, the relationship deteriorated because Liu heard from somewhere that Li's father had other intentions towards Chen. Although Li's father swore again and again that he did not have such thoughts, Liu did not believe it at all. In addition, during that period, Li's father gave a lot of things to the Su family in order to repay the Su family, and Liu felt heartbroken every time. So she took the opportunity to question Chen in front of everyone, and as a result, the two families broke off contact, but only the two families broke off contact. The relationship between Li's father and son and Su's father and son was still as good as before.
"Uncle, is there something that brings you out so late?" Thinking of the purpose of her visit today, Liu put on an unnatural smile.
"What's the matter?" Because of what happened in the past, Old Man Su didn't have a good impression of this woman, and his tone was a little cold.
"That's...that...Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law, and the others are here, right?" Liu looked around with a guilty expression.
Seeing her like this, Old Man Su knew that she had something to say, so he said, "They are in the house."
After saying that, he welcomed Liu into the inner room. This time he was not in a hurry to leave, but instead stared at Liu to see if she had any tricks up her sleeve.
He was not overthinking it. Liu was not only a person who loved to take advantage of others, but was also arrogant and unreasonable, and would make trouble even if it was unreasonable.
On this side, Liu felt a little embarrassed when she saw everyone in the Su family, especially when she saw Chen, she didn't even dare to look her in the eye.
As the saying goes, the person who wronged you often knows how wronged you are better than you do. Take what happened that year for example. She actually knew that Chen and her husband were innocent, but she still did it on purpose. The reason was very simple. She was reluctant to give the meat and vegetables to the Su family.
Every time her husband took meat to the Su family, although the Su family would eventually invite them to eat together, Liu felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife and was very reluctant. Moreover, whenever she tried to stop her, her husband would say that the other person had saved his and his son's lives.
Liu had no choice but to think about it and come up with that idea. Later, it turned out just as she expected. The relationship between the two families was indeed broken off. She was very proud for a long time at that time. Finally, she didn't have to send things to the Su family anymore.
Although his man still keeps in touch with Su's father, it's fine as long as he doesn't send anything.
On this side, Liu came in and pretended to care about Mrs. Wu's feet. Seeing that no one paid attention to her, she explained her purpose.
"Ahem, um, uncle, aunt, your fourth and fifth daughters should have told you. I came here because I thought, since this matter was discovered by two families, we should keep it secret from others. It's enough for our family to know about it. What do you think?"
So that was the matter. Old Man Su had just heard from Su Li and Su Tao that the girl from the Li family had also gone with them. He just didn't expect Liu to come to his house so soon and say so much. But shouldn't they be the ones saying these things? With Liu's character, they must be afraid that she would tell others. He thought so in his heart, but didn't show it on his face.
"That's natural."
You can make money by selling fruit, and the fewer people who know about it, the better.
Seeing this, Liu looked at Chen cautiously and said, "Then I thought, the night is long and dreams are many, and it's still early today. Why don't our two families go together to pick those fruits and sell them together tomorrow? We can each get half of the money we earn. What do you think?"
Oh my goodness, so this is what Liu was planning. She wanted to borrow the Su family’s manpower to pick fruits together, and then split the money equally?
Where does such a good thing come from?
Su Li couldn't help but sigh that there were such shameless people in this world.
Meanwhile, Li Chunhua, who came with her mother, couldn't help but pull Liu's hand and pleaded softly, "Mother."
However, Liu pulled him away and asked, "What do you think, uncle and aunt?"
Mrs. Wu, who was lying on the bed, was almost laughing with anger. She reached out her hand to stop Chen who was about to rush forward and said, "Shitou Niang, we can pick fruit together, but the money from the sales must be divided per person. If you think it's okay, then come along. If not, then leave."
"By the way, don't worry, as long as you don't tell anyone about the fruit being able to be sold for silver, we will definitely not tell anyone."
Mrs. Wu was very smart. She realized that the fundamental reason why Liu came here was because she was afraid that the Su family would tell this matter.
Sure enough, when Mrs. Liu heard what Mrs. Wu said, she stopped pretending and said, "Since Auntie has said so, then I believe it. Chunhua, let's go."
She didn't want to be with the Su family, so she said it was to take advantage. If the Su family agreed, then of course it was good. If they didn't agree, she didn't plan to be with the Su family either. She could make money on her own, so why would she drag others into it? Are you stupid?
Liu came and went in a hurry.
But this incident also reminded the Su family.
"Go pick some fruit first. We'll talk about seeing the doctor tomorrow."
Mrs. Wu said that according to what Mrs. Liu said, they would go to pick fruits tonight. In order to avoid picking all the fruits, which could earn them money, Mrs. Wu didn't care about anything else.
However, this proposal was rejected. Finally, the Su family discussed and decided to let Grandpa Su take Grandma Wu to the clinic, and Chen take Su Li and Su Tao to pick sour dates.
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Su Li never expected that things would turn out like this. She had just arrived home and she had to go out again.
But we really need to hurry up and make money.
So, with Chen taking the lead, Su Li and Su Tao each carried a backpack and a basket and set off in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Su Li and the other two walked quickly and soon arrived at the place they found at noon. However, they didn't expect that Liu and Li Chunhua were even faster. When Su Li and the other two arrived, they had already found them picking fruits under the tree. Seeing Su Li and the other two coming, Liu picked up fruits even faster, as if she was on guard against thieves.
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Fortunately, in addition to that tree, there are others. Maybe this road is remote, sparsely populated, and the trees grow densely, so many jujube trees have not been discovered. There is one every few steps, but some are on the edge of the cliff, which is very dangerous, so we can only give up on these.
Su Li and her group were more numerous, and in the end they picked up much more than Liu and her group, filling up two and a half backpacks.
It should be about 20 or 30 kilograms.
As it got dark, Chen and Su Li became more and more afraid. Although there was moonlight, there were many wild animals in the mountains. So they decided to come back tomorrow and then went back home.
In the next few days, the three Chens went out every day to look for and sell fruits. It was just as Su Li had expected. Because they saw Su Li and others sell the fruits that day, some people followed suit the next day. With Liu and Li Chunhua also getting involved, the price of fruits soon dropped. Finally, the price of sour dates dropped to ten cents per basket.
Fortunately, Su Li and Chen later found several other rare fruits in the mountains, and finally earned three taels of silver.
After several days, Liu only earned less than 100 coins, which was not as much as Li Chunhua and Su Li earned in one day.
But for Liu, being able to sell the food for silver was the best thing. Even a penny was still money, and she was so excited. Not only did she not spend any money, she could actually earn money. Even if she couldn't sell it, she could keep it for her family to eat. What a wonderful thing!
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If it weren't for that Liu, maybe they could earn more.
Su family,
Chen counted the copper coins, secretly resentful in her heart. Not only her, but other vendors also thought Liu was mentally ill.
They could obviously make money together, but Liu insisted on disrupting the market by using low prices. Others sold for 30 wen, and she sold for 20 wen. Others sold for 20 wen, and she sold for 8 wen. Over time, the price became lower and lower. In the end, Liu was still complacent and squeezed everyone else out. She was really stupid, evil, and hateful.
Chen was speechless.
"Mother, I have something to discuss with you." Su Li came into Chen's room. "What is it?" Chen had recently witnessed her youngest daughter's eloquence. She had no idea how someone so clumsy with words could be so clever at selling things. She could sell things others couldn't, and at a higher price. It was thanks to her youngest daughter that she was able to earn so much money. So, Chen began to rely on Su Li a little more than she herself realized.
"I want to make food and sell it at the dock."
Su Li had wanted to discuss this matter with Chen a long time ago. However, her grandmother, Mrs. Wu, was still working at the clinic and needed money every day, and she also needed manpower to pick the fruit, so she put it on hold for the time being.
In Su Li's opinion, selling fruits is not a long-term solution after all. If she wants to get rich, she still has to do something else, such as setting up a stall, opening a restaurant, or a hotel.
Su Li's ultimate goal is not to make a small fortune. She wants to buy a house, a shop, and a few hundred acres of land, hire people to farm it, and live a better life.
Of course, these were just her thoughts. If she really said them out loud, Chen and the others would probably think she was crazy.
"Selling food?"
"Well, what do you think, Mom?"
"What kind of food do you want to sell?" Chen had seen people selling food at the dock these days, but she didn't expect her little daughter to have such an idea.
Su Li expressed her idea of selling lunch boxes.
"I thought I'd make it at home in the morning, separate the vegetables and rice, and sell them at the dock. I'd sell one meat dish and one vegetable dish for 10 wen, or two meat dishes and one vegetable dish for 15 wen. What do you think, mother?"
When Chen heard this idea, her first reaction was, "Can this make money?"
Besides, where would the family get the money to buy meat?
Now all the money in the family is not enough to treat Mrs. Wu's leg. They even sold some new rice two days ago. The clinic is indeed not a place for ordinary people. Although the meals are delivered by the family, it costs dozens or hundreds of coins every day. Chen is still worried and is thinking about whether to go back to her parents' home to borrow some.
"Of course you can, Mom."
"Okay, stop thinking about it." Chen thought that her little daughter had become wild-minded after being away from home for a while, so she came up with all these weird ideas.
And my little daughter thinks selling food is so easy?
How naive!
Although Chen didn't deny that her daughter's cooking these days was very much to her liking, that didn't mean she could really make a living with her cooking skills. In Chen's opinion, which real chef couldn't make ten or eight dishes? How could the few dishes her little daughter secretly learned compare to others?
Chen thought it was unrealistic.
"Okay, if you have nothing to do, go feed the chickens with your fourth sister."
The real thing is to feed the chickens well, at least the eggs can be sold for money.
Seeing that Chen didn't believe her, Su Li knew that she couldn't rush this matter and had to think of other ways. However, this opportunity soon came.
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