Rebirth: I became rich by farming-Chapter 20 - Little Sisters
Chapter 20: Chapter 20 Little Sisters
Chapter 20 -20 Little Sisters
Zhang was truly stumped by her father and son’s picky eating habits at home; it was already challenging to succeed with these two greens at noon, so hopefully, that would also work to persuade the son.
Zhang was somewhat uncertain, but what else could she do? She had to think of a solution.
Meanwhile, the Mei siblings, dragging their cart and empty crates home, couldn’t have felt more relaxed.
Along the way, they kept exchanging looks with each other. Undoubtedly, it was because the vegetables had sold so quickly and they had made quite an amount of money. As for exactly how much they had earned, they had been too busy earlier to count, and both were eager to get home and find out.
The fifteen-minute trip was practically reduced to ten minutes, with Mei Mengchen jogging all the way home, unable to contain his excitement, feeling neither hot nor tired.
Upon arriving home, they threw the cart in the yard, turned on the air conditioning, sat on the couch, and started pulling out the money from their pockets, handful after handful.
Mei Mengchen actually wanted to take on the task of counting the money, but since he utterly failed to keep track, he could only look on eagerly.
Mei Mengzhen had several notes of 10, 20, 50, and 100 yuan. After tallying up, the two crates of vegetables had actually sold for 730 yuan. Just like that, in no time at all, they earned 730 yuan—what an incredible sum!
It was only the fact that the cabbages took up so much space; if they were as small as radishes, she could have sold many more and made an extra few dozen to a hundred yuan.
Mei Mengchen, looking at the cash in her hands, smiled until his face was about to split in two, “Sister, look at all this money.”
“Chenchen, we made 730 yuan today, 730!”
Mei Mengzhen was quite excited. Judging by today’s earnings and multiplying by fifteen days, they could make tens of thousands in half a month. Of course, she was basing this on today’s income, and it could vary day by day, more or less. Anyway, they would keep selling until school started—no matter how much they made, it would go a long way in the year 2007.
Mei Mengchen didn’t understand how much 730 yuan was, but judging by Mei Mengzhen’s reaction, he knew it was a lot, “That’s great, our family has money now, sister.”
Yes, our family has money now, but, “Chenchen, we mustn’t tell anyone about our money, just in case.”
Mei Mengchen replied seriously, “Once you tell, it’s gone. Chenchen knows. I’m not a little kid anymore; I absolutely won’t say a word.” He even concluded by zipping his lips with a finger and then nodding at her, earnest and solemn.
His serious look left Mei Mengzhen at a loss for words. After a second thought, “We have money now, maybe we should go to the supermarket.”
There wasn’t much at home to begin with, and after a few meals, there was really nothing left—rice, oil, seasonings, eggs, meat… everything was gone. These were essentials and had to be replenished daily, so they couldn’t be put off, but definitely not in the middle of the day, soon after noon.
When Mei Mengchen heard about spending money, his little face crumpled, “Aren’t we saving it?”
“We are definitely going to save money, but we can’t skimp on necessary expenses. Like the salt, meat, and eggs we eat every day, I can’t get them for now, so we have to buy them from the supermarket. If we eat out, it will cost more and it isn’t hygienic, so even though we’re spending, we’re actually saving.”
Mei Mengchen partially understood, but he was sure his sister was right, “Okay, when do we go, and will you take me?”
“Of course, I’ll take you. Let’s go after we eat dinner; it’s too hot outside right now, and I really don’t want to go out again.”
“Okay.”
Mei Mengchen cheerfully agreed, really anywhere was fine as long as he could be with his sister.
Mei Mengzhen was also set on her decision. She sat on the couch, hugging her brother and rambling on about her plans for the next day, not caring whether he understood or not. At the moment, Mei Mengchen’s expressions clearly showed he was listening intently and with great interest, occasionally chiming in, which was really enjoyable.
As the siblings were talking, someone started knocking on the door from outside. Both Mei Mengzhen and Mei Mengchen instinctively shrank, suddenly halting their conversation.
They thought it might be a relative of theirs given the knocking, but it turned out to be Mei Mengzhen’s little friend, Liang Xiao, “Zhenzhen, are you home?”
Mei Mengzhen was pleasantly surprised, “Is that you, Liang sister? You scared me to death, I’m coming to open the door.”
“Hmm.” Mei Mengchen obediently nodded his little head.
Mei Mengzhen quickly went to open the door, “Hold on, I’m coming.”
As soon as she opened the door and saw her little friend’s fresh-faced appearance, it felt as though they were in different worlds.
Ah, but isn’t this actually a world apart?
“Xiaoxiao, why did you come over in the middle of the day?”
Liang Xiao gave a wry smile without saying anything, and that pretty much gave Mei Mengzhen a clue—it was probably another tantrum from the Young Lady sister of hers.
Liang Xiao was a twin with an elder sister named Liang Qianjin. Of course, she hadn’t always been called by that name, but as the family’s treasured one, her name eventually evolved into Qianjin.
But here, the term Young Lady was by no means an exaggeration. Not only was the name high-sounding, but so was the demeanor: despite coming from an ordinary family, she was pampered like a Young Lady from a wealthy family. At school, she always had a few hangers-on, was somewhat haughty, and also exhibited some White Lotus traits.
With an elder sister like that, one could imagine the kind of life her honest younger sister led.
Liang Xiao was always the one who got the short end of the stick in the Liang Family, and Mei Mengzhen, living close by, had grown up with her, so whenever Liang Xiao felt aggrieved, she’d seek refuge at Mei Mengzhen’s place until the storm passed before going back home.
She welcomed Liang Xiao inside and upon seeing the air conditioning on, she couldn’t help but say, “You sure are willing to turn on the AC.”
“No, Chenchen and I just went out and got dizzy from the heat at noon, so I turned it on for a bit.”
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It had only been on for a short while, and hearing Liang Xiao say that, Mei Mengzhen didn’t switch the AC off; she couldn’t just shut it down as soon as someone came over to her place.
Seeing the two sit down, Mei Mengchen immediately clung to Mei Mengzhen and courteously greeted Liang Xiao, “Liang sister.”
Liang Xiao patted Mei Mengchen’s head, “Good boy.”
Mei Mengzhen noticed her friend’s downcast expression and lack of enthusiasm, so she asked, “What’s up with your sister now?”
Liang Xiao touched her face, and only then did Mei Mengzhen notice a faint handprint on it. “What’s this, she hit you?”
Liang Xiao shook her head without answering, and Mei Mengzhen became anxious, “Who hit you, why aren’t you saying anything?”
Liang Xiao looked at Mei Mengzhen in a puzzled way, finding her temper today somewhat odd, yet unable to pinpoint what exactly was strange.
In the past, Mei Mengzhen was someone who would never swear, and after asking the first question, she would have offered comfort rather than cursing.
