Chapter 77 Sending Money Bags
Each basket weighs about forty pounds. When the old man heard that they wanted it all, he was overjoyed, but also worried that they wouldn't be able to finish it.
"Don't worry, sir, we'll just divide it up and eat it."
Lu Yun nudged Sixi's head: "Look at this half-grown boy, he ate two in one go."
Sixi uses it as both food and water.
A pound of peaches should have cost 3 coins, but this basket was not weighed again. Lu Yun carried it and estimated that it definitely weighed 40 pounds.
The old man collected 110 coins in general.
"Thank you all, otherwise I'm afraid we would have had more than half left today."
Normally, he would only sell half a basket of goods after squatting here all day, but he was lucky today.
"Grandpa, do you still have many peaches?" Lu Qingqing asked.
"We have two trees at home, which should yield about three hundred fruits, but we can only sell about a hundred each year. This year, thanks to you, we can sell more." The old man was very happy.
His smile created deep wrinkles.
A hundred or so fruits cost only 300 coins.
"What about the rest of the fruit?"
"The rest, there was no other way, we couldn't let them rot and smell, so we distributed them to our neighbors."
The old man is very generous.
Not everyone is like that; some people won't give anything away even if it's rotten or smelly!
"Sir, how about this, I'd like another 20 jin. I'm going to the city the day after tomorrow morning, so I'll take it with me."
Since Lu Qingqing often buys maltose and shortbread, she might as well make some dried peaches.
In the city, dried peaches sell for 200 coins a pound!
The main problem is that the sugar used is too expensive; it's a luxury item.
The old man felt he was having a really lucky day; carrying an empty basket, he walked as fast as a young person.
When Lu Yun drove the cart to the village entrance, he slowed down.
When he saw Granny Liu strolling around with her cane, he knew the whole village already knew.
"Good heavens... Brother Lu is back with his mule!"
What a mule!
That's a horse!
Thoroughbred!
Sure enough, before they even got home, the people who heard the news came to see the big carriage.
"Brother Yun, you rushed back by yourself, did you buy it?"
"This thing is expensive, how much does it cost?"
"Does your family make that much money selling herbs?"
"I'd like to go to the city another day, could you give me a ride?"
Everyone asked questions at once, some inquiring, some hoping to benefit from the situation, and some expressing envy. Few people actually offered their congratulations.
I knew this would happen.
We were all poor together, so what's the point of you getting rich?
However, when wealth and status far exceed their own, they can no longer feel jealous.
Because it's beyond our reach.
"Quite a few people have arrived," Lu Yunqing cleared her throat and replied.
First, the herbal medicine itself wasn't profitable; the money his sister earned was from treating wealthy people in the city.
Secondly, his sister is frail and has to lie down every time he goes to the city, so he doesn't take anyone with him, not a single one.
If you are in a real hurry, you can also take his carriage. It costs 20 coins for a one-way trip and 40 coins for a round trip.
That's offensive.
But this wasn't just because of Cui Shitou; it was also for his own sake.
If everyone comes asking for a ride in the future, and they don't give rides to others, it will offend even more people.
The key issue is that even if you recruit people, you can't bring about any positive results.
However, since Lu Qingqing's reputation has improved now, people whispered a few words but didn't say anything more.
This surprised Lu Qingqing quite a bit.
"Such a big commotion and Dad didn't even come?" Lu Yun muttered.
My older brother doesn't like crowds; he knows that.
Father should come when he hears the news, right?
He wanted to show off his driving skills to his dad!
However, the village roads were really narrow, so he had to concentrate on driving carefully to avoid the cart tipping into the ditch and overturning.
At my doorstep.
Lu Feng was talking to a girl.
For some reason, they started pulling at each other.
"Big brother! What are you doing?" Lu Qingqing called out.
The girl glanced back, then lowered her head and ran away.
It's Cui Cui from the house two doors down.
When Lu Feng saw them returning in a horse-drawn carriage, he was immediately surprised and his eyes widened.
"My God! Is this our carriage? The horse's coat is so shiny!"
Indeed, men's love for horses is in their nature.
Lu Feng stroked the horse's mane with his right hand, while holding a cloth money bag in his left.
"Big brother, what are you and Cui Cui doing? Why are you accepting things from people like this?" Lu Qingqing's tone was a little serious.
My brother is an honest man, but he should firmly refuse to accept things that should be refused, and not give anyone any reason to think otherwise!
Just as Lu Feng was about to speak, Lu Yun added a lecture: "That's right, brother. Your wife is at home doing laundry, cooking, and raising the children. How could you come to the door and start a fight with someone like that!"
Lu Feng was immediately annoyed and threw the money bag in his hand at him: "Why am I pulling on you? They came to give you something!"
"For me?"
Lu Yun glanced at the money pouch.
"Why give this thing? You can eat some greens instead!"
He does have a purse, doesn't he?
It turned out that a couple of days ago, Cui Cui twisted her ankle on a stone and was crying by the roadside with a basin of washed clothes. When he saw this, he naturally helped her carry it home.
It's obvious that Cui Cui came to express her gratitude.
Honestly, what's there to thank?
He casually gave it to Sixi.
Sixi: "Hehe, I even embroidered a little flower, it looks pretty."
Lu Qingqing: "..."
Second brother's blockhead hasn't figured things out yet! Cui Cui's good intentions have been wasted.
The three of them turned around and started discussing horses.
Lu Qingqing asked her father, and it turned out he had gone out. Lu Feng said he saw him holding paper in his hand, so he must have gone to pay respects to his mother.
Speaking of which, Lu Qingqing hasn't visited her mother's grave yet!
The original owner went there twice.
The first time was when she stole money from home and was beaten and scolded by her father, even hitting her face. That time, she ran to the grave and cried, and Old Man Lu almost chopped off his own hand.
One time was last year during the Qingming Festival. I was dragged here by Lu Yun. Because I was angry, I kicked over the offerings on the ground when I left.
"Big brother, second brother, I'm going to pick up Dad," Lu Qingqing said to them.
I went to the car and got a few peaches, as well as some snacks I bought.
She should also formally pay respects to her mother.
On the way, they encountered Lin Ye, who was walking this way.
I've heard that Lin Ye's family has been getting a lot of matchmakers lately, and quite a few young men have been trying to pick them up on the street.
Hunter Xiao Zhang even delivered a rabbit to Lin Zhuang, but Lin Zhuang made it clear that his sister wouldn't marry a hunter and refused the rabbit.
"Sister Qingqing."
Lin Ye's eyes were bright and her cheeks were flushed, as if she had something very happy to do.
Has the person been chosen so quickly?
"I've been selected by Wanjia Embroidery Workshop, and I'll be starting work tomorrow," she said with a happy expression.
Ah! This is truly joyous news!
Lu Qingqing was happy for her.
After saying that, Lin Ye took out two money pouches from his sleeve.
These two money pouches are nothing like Cui Cui's; the embroidery on these is incredibly intricate and exquisite.
An embroidered peony, grand and bright.
A bamboo leaf embroidered, elegant and clean.
"I'm here to thank you for the creative ideas."
Thinking about how you guys are doing business now... you might need it.
Once she got to know Lin Ye, she didn't hold back when giving Lu Qingqing the gift, and it was really beautiful.
Lin Ye said goodbye and left after seeing him off.
Lu Qingqing examined the two money pouches again.
Excellent, truly excellent! This embroidery would probably sell for tens of coins outside!
But she just said "you guys"?
They sent two more.
Lu Qingqing looked at the lush green bamboo leaves and fell into deep thought.
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