Chapter 199 Original Sin 8
Yun Shuangshuang listed several types of mushrooms she had picked, but of course, she didn’t specify the quantities. She wasn’t worried about being found out. When Yun Shuangshuang was sitting on the tractor, the mushrooms were all in her basket, and no one noticed how much she had brought.
When she went to sell mushrooms, she deliberately chose a spot where there were no stalls nearby or opposite, next to a famously absent-minded villager. That person was so careless that they would forget how many vegetables they brought and often liked to chat idly, so they didn’t pay any attention to what Yun Shuangshuang was selling.
When Yun Zheng heard the types of mushrooms Yun Shuangshuang picked and the number she harvested and sold, he understood why Yun Shuangshuang could make so much money.
The mushrooms Yun Shuangshuang picked were notoriously difficult to harvest and scarce, so they were always priced high. Wild ones are in short supply every year. Moreover, Yun Shuangshuang sold them for only two-thirds of the usual price, so they sold quickly.
Knowing that the money was earned by Yun Shuangshuang, Yun Zheng and Wang Guixiang’s first reaction wasn’t to praise Yun Shuangshuang for making money, but to feel distressed and blame Yun Shuangshuang for selling the mushrooms too cheaply! If they had been the ones selling, they could have sold them for twice the price!
Moreover, knowing that these bones were bought with Yun Shuangshuang’s money, Wang Guixiang felt even more heartbroken. Although it was just three yuan, that could have fed the whole family for three days if spent on grains, but with meat bones, with so many people at home, it was just one meal!
Of course, Yun Zheng and Wang Guixiang didn’t think Yun Shuangshuang would be able to pick these expensive mushrooms again. If these mushrooms were so easy to pick, their price wouldn’t be this high.
There were so many skilled mushroom pickers in the village who couldn’t find many. Yun Shuangshuang, this little girl, managed it, which made Yun Zheng and Wang Guixiang feel she was just lucky to come across them by chance.
Neither thought Yun Shuangshuang could rely on mushroom picking to earn money long-term. Perhaps after the next rain, they could harvest once more from this mushroom patch, but expecting to find valuable mushrooms daily was unrealistic.
After complaining about Yun Shuangshuang, Wang Guixiang was happy again. No matter what, this money and these bones were unexpected gains, and the family hadn’t tasted meat for nearly a month. Though big bones weren’t as filling as a big piece of meat, tasting meat was good enough.