Chapter 53: Making Money
“You little cubs!”
Yun Linhe was so angry he started scolding them the moment he saw them.
Yun Chendong and Yun Chenxi: !!!
Oh no, we forgot about time!
It’s really a bit addictive to sell things, and once we start selling, we forget about time.
In front of their small stall, there was only one last creation left, a wood-carved dragon.
Because it was more complex and larger than the other wood carvings, it was sold at a higher price.
Yun Xiaoqi insisted on selling it for three yuan.
Parents with children naturally bought the cheaper ones for their children.
“You…”
As the four adults were about to get angry, a chubby child ran over with his parents.
“Dad, I want that, buy me that!”
“This is three yuan, hurry up and pay, this dragon can even move.”
Yun Chenbei had made the wooden dragon in three sections, and each section was connected with movable clasps, so the dragon’s body could twist.
Coupled with the excellent carving, it was exceptionally dominant and attracted the liking of many boys.
But none of them could afford it.
This little fatty also liked it a lot, so he told them to wait and he went to call an adult who could pay.
This family was clearly not lacking money. The little fatty’s father glanced at the wooden dragon carving and decisively agreed.
Thus, the four adults of the Yun family watched helplessly as the wooden dragon was bought for three yuan.
Them: ???
No, what happened?
“Oh yeah, we’re sold out, let’s pack up and go home!”
“What are you guys doing?”
Wang Mei pulled them aside to inquire. By this time, they had forgotten their anger, having been truly shocked by that three-yuan wood carving.
Yun Xiaowu puffed out his chin: “We were selling things. Don’t look at me like you’re looking at children. Right now, the big boss standing in front of you is me, and we make our own decisions about our money!”
After arrogantly finishing his speech, he was severely beaten by his father.
Yun Chendong: “Let’s talk about it when we get home.”
He now also wanted to see how much money they had earned this time.
On the way home, a group of children chattered about their exceptionally successful stall plan.
Yun Linhai and the others were so shocked they didn’t know what to say.
“How did you guys know that Chenbei’s things would definitely sell?”
Yun Xiaowu: “We weren’t sure, but trying doesn’t cost us anything. Besides, the facts prove we were very successful.”
Yun Xiaoqi nodded, smiling with a money-grubbing expression: “I collected quite a lot of money.”
“Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go count the money when we get back.”
As soon as they got home, they impatiently placed all the money on the table.
Looking at the money bills on the table, the adults were shocked.
“So much!”
Some of it was in single pieces, and when they were all put together, it looked like a lot.
“Quick, let’s count the money.”
Each person had a small pile, and Yun Jiao even received a few bills to count.
Yun Linhe and the others hadn’t recovered yet, their mouths agape as they watched from the side.
Wang Mei: “My goodness, all this money was earned by you guys?”
Yun Xiaoqi proudly said: “Of course, the main force of selling was me, your son. How about that, am I amazing?”
Wang Mei: “If anyone’s amazing, it’s your fourth brother. Didn’t he make all those things?”
At this moment, Wang Mei looked at her second son with sparkling eyes.
She had always been quite critical of her son tinkering with those strange things, but since the child liked it, she couldn’t do anything about it.
She even had to go find that Old Man Sun at the end of their village every few days for his carving, sometimes even taking him food.
Old Man Sun came to their village during the famine year. He was said to have been a carpenter before, and all his relatives had died, leaving only him.
It was only her foolish son who would visit him with gifts every few days.
Old Man Sun’s life was not easy. Although he was a carpenter, his right hand had been injured, so he couldn’t do any fine work anymore.
However, her son, after getting close to him, often fiddled with wood and stones.
She never expected that they could even be sold for money!
“A total of fifty-seven yuan!”
Hearing this, the entire family was shocked.
Wang Mei exclaimed even louder: “Are those things that valuable?”
All the materials were either small stones, shells, and conch shells picked up from the seaside, or things Yun Chenbei himself picked up from the mountains or at a scrap metal recycling station.
The only things that cost money were probably those ropes and hair clips, but the total added up to less than five yuan.
Those items earned more than fifty yuan?
Hiss…
Wang Mei murmured, “Are the things my son made that profitable?”
Yun Chenbei didn’t expect it either.
At this moment, he was naturally very excited.
The things he made could actually sell for so much money!
Yun Xiaoqi tilted his chin: “This is also thanks to me, I was the main force in selling.”
That’s true.
Yun Linhai and the others arrived later and didn’t know about Yun Xiaoqi’s role in this.
“Fourth Brother, this money is all yours, here.”
Yun Chenbei was a bit bewildered holding the money, so much money, was it his?
He was stunned for two seconds, then looked at his parents.
Yun Linhe quickly reacted.
“Since it’s money you earned yourselves, you keep it.”
This money was different from what they earned from tide pooling and fishing.
Yun Chenbei earned money with his own craftsmanship, and since he was already 16 years old, Yun Linhe believed his son wouldn’t spend money recklessly.
Wang Mei also nodded: “Keep it yourselves.”
She was very happy as a mother that her son could earn money by his own ability; children naturally needed encouragement.
Yun Chenbei heard this and said, “Then Mother, take it to buy fabric and make new clothes for everyone in the family.”
When Jiao Jiao came to find him this morning, she had said that they should earn money to make new clothes for everyone.
She had thought of selling things for this reason, and Yun Chenbei naturally wouldn’t let her down.
This time, not only Yun Jiao, but Yun Xiaowu and the others’ eyes lit up.
The adults looked at the Yun brothers, feeling both remorseful and proud.
They felt remorseful because the family was poor, and the children hadn’t worn new clothes for several years.
Their clothes were passed down from the older ones who outgrew them to the younger ones, and when they got holes, they’d find a piece of cloth of a similar color to patch them up.
Even the older children like Yun Chennan and Yun Chenbei wore their father’s old clothes.
In fact, Shen Yunlian had also considered that now that the family had a little money, when the weather turned colder, she would talk to her mother about buying some fabric to make new clothes for the children.
She didn’t expect the children to find a way to earn money themselves.
Later, when Granny Yun and Old Master Yun returned and found out, they were greatly shocked again.
“Hahaha… Good, our children are capable, and they will all be very promising in the future!”
“Who came up with this idea?” Yun Linhe asked curiously.
Then Yun Chenbei and Yun Xiaowu all pointed at Yun Jiao.
Yun Jiao, who was eating mantou at the time, had her cheeks bulging, and all eyes, big and small, were on her.
“Jiao Jiao, how did you think of setting up a stall to sell things?”
Yun Jiao finished the food in her mouth before answering.
“Because Fourth Brother’s things are good-looking, Jiao Jiao likes them, and others will definitely like them too.”
“Sell them for money, to make new clothes for the brothers, everyone should have new clothes.”
Her innocent voice spoke of a simple wish, warming everyone in the family.
