kvmb Chapter 126 This resale will earn at least 6 yuan.
Chapter 126 This resale will earn at least 6 yuan.
When Qiao Manman returned to the guesthouse, Fang Jianzhou told her that they had completed their mission and could return to Yang County.
However, the two hadn't gone out to explore the city yet since arriving, so they decided to buy train tickets for tomorrow night.
During the day, you can go to the department store.
"Manman, do you want to come with us?"
Qiao Manman politely declined: "Brother Jianzhou, Sister Xueping, I want to go for a walk by the sea."
I've never really seen the ocean before!
Thus, the three of them split up again. Qiao Manman took a car to the beach as soon as it was light.
Looking at the azure sea, I felt exceptionally relaxed.
After taking a short walk on the beach, I joined the children in digging in the sand.
Actually, her timing was quite opportune. The tide was just going out, leaving many small fish and shrimp on the shore.
The children weren't angry when they saw her coming over to snatch the seafood; instead, they asked, "Sister, where did you come from?"
Qiao Manman took out a few fruit candies from her pocket: "I came here to play, and this is the first time I've ever seen the ocean!"
The child, after eating the candy, became even more enthusiastic towards her.
Tell her where there's plenty of seafood and which fish and shrimp are delicious. Qiao Manman listened for a while, then busied herself with her own tasks.
She was lucky; she not only saw large and small yellow croakers, but also grouper, sea bass, and silver ribbonfish.
Perhaps her luck had truly improved, because Qiao Manman also saw oysters, sea urchins, and abalone near the reef.
Qiao Manman happily ran around collecting all the seawater fishponds in the space.
Around noon, they chose a clean-looking little boy and went home with him.
I paid two yuan to have an authentic seafood feast at their house.
“Our fishing boats go out to sea to catch fish every day, and the good ones are all sent to the seafood company when they come back.”
These missing limbs were distributed as welfare to the workers; although they weren't very attractive, they were still quite novel.
Moreover, Maodou and his sister go beachcombing every day, and they have a pretty good catch.
As Qiao Manman ate the six-legged crab, she kept nodding, "Yes, yes, we don't need to be fussy about such things when we're eating it ourselves!"
Seeing that she wasn't being coy, the woman smiled and pushed the mantis shrimp and clams forward, saying, "Don't be shy, young lady. We have plenty of these by the sea. Eat as much as you like, and have a good meal!"
Qiao Manman smiled and thanked her, then started slurping up the shrimp and crab.
As for the brown rice on the table, she didn't touch it at all.
I used to think that people living by the sea would live off the sea, and that as long as they were hardworking, they wouldn't starve.
I later learned that seafood is low in fat and mostly protein, and the breakdown of protein requires the body to consume stored fat, which makes people feel hungrier the more they eat.
Therefore, in bad years, people here also suffer from food shortages and famine.
Therefore, Qiao Manman's behavior of eating seafood would be considered particularly impolite in later generations. But in this era, it was indeed considered considerate and had a sense of boundaries.
Seeing that she wasn't touching the rice, the woman rubbed her hands apologetically: "Girl, is it that the brown rice doesn't suit your taste? There's not much farmland around here, so we don't get much polished rice all year round."
Qiao Manman smiled and shook her head: "No, big sister, I've just never eaten seafood before and I wanted to have a few more bites."
The woman's voice was gentle: "You can't eat it all the time. This stuff is cold in nature, and eating too much can easily cause diarrhea!"
Qiao Manman said she knew, and after eating a couple of bites of shrimp, she stopped eating and sat down to chat with everyone.
Suddenly, the boy went back into the house, and came out a moment later, opening his little hands to give Qiao Manman a gift.
Qiao Manman took a look and exclaimed, "Wow, it's a conch pearl!" It was about the size of a fingernail, pink and delicate, and exceptionally beautiful.
Qiao Manman couldn't take her eyes off it, but the woman and her man were used to it and happily told her to accept it.
Qiao Manman hurriedly said, "This thing is very valuable, are you sure you want to give it to me?"
The boy nodded: "For my sister!"
The woman said, "It's only pretty in appearance; you couldn't even trade it for a bowl of white rice!"
Qiao Manman gave an awkward laugh and accepted the beads. She patted the boy's head and sincerely thanked him.
Of course, I didn't take advantage of them for nothing. I took out ten yuan from my pocket and bought the bead outright.
"This, this, no need!" The woman was flattered, but Qiao Manman insisted, "Take it, I have a destiny with it."
The woman couldn't refuse, so she accepted the money. She nudged the man, telling him to pack some dried goods for Qiao Manman to take with her.
Qiao Manman did not refuse, and even said, "Big sister, when I get home, if I need anything, I will write to you and you can help me send seafood, how about that?"
If you're short of food here, I can send some supplies from my side!
Autumn is just around the corner, this business is worth doing.
The woman nodded: "Okay, just let me know what you need, and I'll do my best to prepare it for you!"
Time passed slowly, and soon it was 3:30 in the afternoon.
Qiao Manman got up and said goodbye to the boy's family. She quickly got into the car and headed towards the city.
By the time we arrived at our destination, it was completely dark.
Qiao Manman hid in the alley, retrieved her luggage, along with a bag of seafood, and appeared at the station.
They found Fang Jianzhou and Wei Xueping already waiting there, each carrying a package that looked incredibly large.
Wei Xueping pulled Qiao Manman aside, feeling embarrassed: "I forgot to tell you, we can buy some pretty scarves and fabrics to take back and then give to comrades who need them."
You know what I mean, right?
Qiao Manman nodded: "It's reasonable for everyone to get what they need!"
Wei Xueping laughed: "I knew you were clever! I wanted to take you with me, but you ran too fast and I couldn't catch up."
But it's okay, I've already told your brother Jianzhou that we'll consider these two packages as a joint purchase for the three of us.
"I'll give you a share of the profits then."
On one hand, it was a way of returning the favor and thanking Qiao Manman for helping the two of them complete the task.
On the other hand, it was also to bring Qiao Manman into their camp, so that the little girl wouldn't feel unbalanced and gossip everywhere.
Qiao Manman would never do something that would cut off someone's source of income, so she smiled and politely declined: "No need, sister. You and Brother Jianzhou put in so much effort, how could I possibly take the credit?"
Don't worry, I'm a tight-lipped person!
Wei Xueping calculated that she could earn at least sixty yuan from this transaction. Two months' salary wasn't a lot, but it wasn't a small amount either.
So, I'm really afraid of something going wrong.
Seeing Qiao Manman say this, she took out a silk scarf and two plastic hair clips from her bundle: "Since that's the case, I won't force you. These two are for you. A young lady should dress up nicely!"
Qiao Manman accepted the gift with a smile, reassuring Wei Xueping. In return, she gave her two dried fish.
Fang Jianzhou's was the same, but he kept it in Qiao Manman's bag for now, and would retrieve it when they returned.
As night deepened, the train carrying passengers slowly pulled into the station.
Qiao Manman followed the group to the car and looked at the lights outside the window. She wondered if her grandparents and her second uncle's family had gotten on the car yet, and whether they had been given a hard time by the director of the committee.
Qiao Zhicheng, the counterfeit businessman, and his wife Jiang Xiaomei stayed at the Qiao family's house for less than two days before being kicked out.
In the past, when people came to visit, it was always family. Qiao Zhicheng plopped down on the sofa, and his parents-in-law, along with his brother, sister-in-law, nephews, and nieces, came over eagerly, carrying all sorts of good things.
He doesn't have to do anything; he just needs to open his mouth to eat and drink.