sbdcsierra Chapter 19 netted a profit of 5246.7.
Chapter 19 netted a profit of 5246.7.
"Little sister, you're back!" Qin Dahe exclaimed with unusual excitement.
Qin Yingxue was still somewhat downcast because of the probing earlier, and didn't notice Qin Dahe's unusual behavior. She simply responded faintly.
"Come with me!" Qin Dahe glanced around, then pulled Qin Yingxue and ran quickly into his house.
Qin Yingxue didn't realize what was happening until Qin Dahe closed the door with a mysterious expression.
Qin Dahe pulled a bamboo basket out from under the bed; it was more than half full of Sanghuang mushrooms.
Qin Yingxue's eyes lit up, and the gloom in her heart vanished. She squatted down and asked, "Did you pick all of these today?"
"Hmm! Since I don't have to work in the fields today, I've been looking for clods of dirt since I've got nothing to do. Little sister, do you think we can sell them for money?" Qin Dahe asked Qin Yingxue with a hopeful look on his face.
"Of course I can sell it!" Qin Yingxue said without hesitation. "You can move into my room tonight. I'll give you the money later..."
"Don't give me any money. Keep it for your sister's dowry," Qin Dahe said without hesitation.
Qin Yingxue looked at Qin Dahe in surprise.
Under Qin Yingxue's gaze, Qin Dahe's face flushed a suspicious red, and he said somewhat awkwardly, "Little sister, don't laugh at me! If it weren't for selling the loaches these two times, the family wouldn't have been able to come up with a hundred yuan. You're about to marry Song Yanchuan, and the dowry the family can give you is limited. Although Song Yanchuan won't mistreat you, the dowry is your security, so I'll save up more to send you off on your wedding!"
"I don't want your dowry!" Qin Yingxue refused with a serious expression.
"Is your sister complaining that it's not enough?" Qin Dahe immediately became anxious. "I will try my best, I promise..."
"No! You're not getting any younger, save your money for getting married!" Qin Yingxue stepped forward and stood in front of Qin Dahe, her heart softening. "Third Brother, I'll save up my own dowry, you don't need to do it for me."
"What's yours is yours, but this is just a token of my appreciation..." Qin Dahe scratched his head anxiously.
"Alright, I appreciate Third Brother's kindness." Qin Yingxue didn't want to dwell on the matter any longer. "Third Brother, don't overwork yourself; you should take care of yourself and get some rest."
At night, they had to catch loaches, and during the day, they had to sneak out of the mulberry grove to look for mulberry leaves when no one was looking. Over time, even the strongest body couldn't withstand it.
Thinking of the various pills in the mall, Qin Yingxue had an idea.
"It's alright, I'm still young..." Qin Dahe patted his chest, but before he could finish his sentence, Qin Yingxue stuffed a marrow cleansing and bone-strengthening pill into his mouth.
Qin Dahe was instantly stunned, unsure whether to swallow or spit it out, his expression blank, making him look even more foolish.
"Swallow it," Qin Yingxue reminded her.
With a "gulp," Qin Dahe swallowed it, feeling a faint medicinal fragrance in his mouth, but no other taste. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Little sister, what did you just give me to eat?"
"Poison!" Qin Yingxue said without changing her expression.
"My sister is really joking!" Qin Dahe laughed, not believing it.
Qin Yingxue was about to say something when she heard Li Hehua calling for dinner from outside.
The two went out of the house and sat down in the main room with everyone else.
Dinner wasn't as lavish as lunch, but I made money today, so the food was much better than before.
The only decent dish was a steamed egg; the rest were all vegetarian.
Qin Yingxue looked around but couldn't find the meat and pig's trotters she had bought, and felt somewhat helpless.
The Qin family is used to being frugal, and it would be difficult for them to accept eating meat at every meal.
We can only guide them slowly.
After the meal, Qin Jiasheng called everyone to stop and asked them to stay for a while.
Li Hehua pulled out a large handful of money from her pocket, some in small change and some in large bills: "This totals two hundred and thirty-eight yuan, which is the money I made from selling loaches these past two days."
Hearing that they had earned so much in just two days, everyone's faces lit up with surprise.
“Your dad and I discussed it, and since everyone has worked hard these past two days, we’ll give everyone who participated twenty yuan as a reward,” Li Hehua continued.
"Mom, no need, you take the money." Qin Dahai waved his hand first to refuse, "Our whole family needs a lot of money for food and supplies. We should save the extra; my third brother is getting married, and my sister is getting married too..."
As Qin Dahai finished speaking, he quickly glanced at Qin Yingxue.
“That’s right! The family needs the money right now, Mom, you can keep it.” Qin Dajiang chimed in.
Zhou Lanhua and Fang Xiaoye nodded in agreement.
Qin Yingxue felt somewhat helpless; why was everyone bringing up her marriage?
She really didn't care about the dowry.
“Alright, since you, as the eldest and second eldest brother, have said so, then we won’t divide the money this time,” Li Hehua said gently.
The family dispersed, and when Qin Yingxue returned after taking a bath, she saw Qin Dahe carrying a bamboo basket and mysteriously entering her room.
"Little sister, you're not really giving me poison, are you? I feel like my whole body is turning sour and smelly..."
"Then hurry up and wash it clean." Qin Yingxue took off the bamboo basket and pushed him out with a smile.
After closing the door, Qin Yingxue used her mind to sell half a basket of Sanghuang to the mall. It weighed 22 jin in total, and was 3,000 yuan per jin, which was 1,000 yuan. In the 1980s, that was 660 yuan.
Sure enough, selling Sanghuang (a type of medicinal mushroom) made a lot of money.
Last night, the whole village mobilized. The number of loaches and eels was enormous. There were a total of 4892 jin of loaches. Because they were of different sizes, they were not sorted. The market price was 45 yuan per jin, which is 2201.4 yuan in 1980s currency. There were 2367 jin of eels. The market price was 200 yuan per jin, which is 4734 yuan in 1980s currency.
After deducting the purchase price, loach is 2 mao per jin, which is 978.2, and eel is 3 mao per jin, which is 710.1, for a total of 1688.3.
Net profit of 5246.7.
When the numbers came out, Qin Yingxue was stunned.
Unexpectedly, the acquisitions, which started at a few cents each, reached a certain scale, resulting in substantial profits.
But Qin Yingxue was still somewhat surprised that Old Turtle wasn't there today.
The whole village is out again tonight. Qin Yingxue doesn't know if they'll be as many as last night, but they certainly won't be any fewer.
Qin Yingxue took out two thousand yuan in banknotes and put them in a wooden barrel in the warehouse on Xikou Road. She also printed out a message for Qian Xiaofeng, telling him to tell the villagers that Lao Bie would also buy the banknotes the next day, at a price between three and eight yuan.
After doing all that, Qin Yingxue yawned and went to sleep.
I was exhausted from working up most of the night last night because of Tian Xiaohua, and I didn't get any rest during the day.
This body still lacks exercise.
In the main room
After washing his feet, Qin Jiasheng went to bed and saw Li Hehua sitting cross-legged, sorting the money by size. After tidying it up, she was staring blankly at the stack of money, seemingly lost in thought.
"What's wrong?" Qin Jiasheng asked with concern.
“Old Qin, Da Hai, Da Jiang, and Da He are filial and sensible, but as parents, we must treat everyone equally. I think this money should be divided into five parts, one for each of the four siblings, and one for us to give to Ying Xue as part of her dowry.”