Rebirth to the Eighties to Get Rich

Chapter 96: Learning From Other’s Mistakes

This weather was becoming more and more sunny. Su Danhong found a decent day to move the chrysanthemums outside that she had gotten from the Lao Hu family.

After a winter of nurturing, these grown chrysanthemums were taller and elegant. The leaves were glistening green and the long branches were outstanding. It had grown really well.

“Danhong, what kind of chrysanthemum is this?”

When Mother Ji came back from delivering the meat, she saw these pots of chrysanthemums basking in the sun. She remembered that they were growing many pots of chrysanthemums at home.

The chrysanthemums could also make money if it was grown well. They could work together with the Lao Hu family in the future. This was also a good way to make money.

Now that the family had gotten bigger, the expenses had increased. So, shouldn’t they find a way to make more money?

Su Danhong heard Mother Ji's question and carefully looked at these chrysanthemums. She said, “If I’m guessing correctly, then this pot is red ball, this pot is brocade cloud, and this pot should be sky longevity.”

“What about this pot? The fourth pot is growing badly. These other ones are so tall, but this chrysanthemum didn’t grow much!” Mother Ji didn't understand what was going on with it. In any case, she couldn’t distinguish the types of flowers in these pots. Yet, she was worried about the worst-looking one the most.

She knew that Su Danhong had made a bet with the Lao Hu family. If these flowers did not grow, then she would lose the bet. If she ends up winning, then their family would have to give up 20% of the orchard.

“Mother, don’t worry. That pot of chrysanthemums should be short and yellow. That species is like that. It’ll be fine when it’s time for it to bloom. Don't worry.”

Mother Ji listened to how reasonable she sounded, and looked at this pot of chrysanthemum. Although it was growing slowly, it was still growing well.

As for why Danhong understood these things, Mother Ji blamed it on the Great Fox Immortal. She didn’t ask more questions and only said, “Don’t let Yan’er and the baby play with it.”

Su Danhong agreed. Yan'er and Renren would not come to the yard.

Speaking of Renren, he was almost six months old. This fat little boy grew very well because Su Danhong, as a mother, took care of him meticulously. It was good if a child his age was starting to learn how to sit, but he had already learned to sit without any support. He was also very restless. After sitting for a while, he wanted to explore every nook and cranny. Unfortunately, he was still small. No matter how good he could become at something, he couldn’t be good at something he wasn’t old enough for. Often, he would just throw himself to the ground.

Fortunately, he could withstand the fall and didn’t cry if he ended up lying down on the kang.

As for Yan'er, she was still being raised at Su Danhong’s. She could speak smoothly now, but there she still had a problem that she couldn’t correct. She still called Su Danhong “mom”.

“Mother, there are no apples at home. Remember to ask second brother to buy another case of apples when you go up the mountain today,” Su Danhong said to Mother Ji.

With her second brother around, it was very convenient for her to buy things for her home. In addition to selling chickens and eggs, her second brother would also come to the village early in the morning to collect seasonal fruits and vegetables. Thus, if she needed to buy meat or something, he would bring it early the next morning if he was told about it ahead of time.

There were also other things that he could bring back to their family.

Mother Ji even said that the rickshaw was worth buying.

It wasn’t a problem for people to walk to the town these days. It’s not really far, but going back and forth took an hour. If it included moving all the things to be sold, then it was more than an hour. Wasn’t that time consuming?

Moreover, the number of chickens sold every day had stabilized. Three was the lowest number sold, but each day they earned about 10 yuan, and more than 300 yuan a month.

It was better for Su Danhong to entrust this work to her own brother. If it was someone else, then would they really do it well?

Moreover, Father Ji and Mother Ji were also aware of Su Jindang’s character. He insisted on recording every receipt clearly. According to him, it was business. Even if they were working together as siblings, the transactions must be transparent.

Su Danhong was happy to have such a sensible second brother. Since her brother wrote everything so clearly, Mother Ji, this old woman, could not be difficult about their finances. Su Danhong could show the account book to Mother Ji. Mother Ji had attended a literacy class when she was younger, so she knew how to read it.

Mother Ji was also very satisfied with Su Jindang’s actions. She had nothing to say when her daughter-in-law showed her how much money the family earned every month.

“You can just look at the account book yourself. You don't have to show it to me anymore. Mother knows you're a hard worker,” Mother Ji said.

Her daughter-in-law showed her respect, so she shouldn’t interfere too much. What her old man said was right. They should just live simply and not worry about anything else. Their children had not made any big mistakes in life, so weren't their lives getting better day by day?

Su Danhong nodded when she saw that Mother Ji trusted her.

“I’m not sure if Hou Wazi will come today or not, but I still have half a pot of bone soup left,” Su Danhong said.

“He said he was coming today,” Mother Ji said.

In the evening, Hou Wazi came over after school. Su Danhong gave him two big steamed buns. She filled a bowl with bone soup and said, “I'll give you more when you’re done with this. There's a lot left in the pot. It’s all for you.”

Hou Wazi had not come for several days. After drinking the delicious bone soup, and eating the steamed buns, he sighed, “This is the life.”

Su Danhong found it a little funny. Mother Ji said to him, “You are your mother’s only son, so doesn't your mother give you food?”

“It’s not that she doesn’t give me food, it's that it doesn’t have any meat. When I eat two bowls of porridge, it comes out quickly. I'm hungry at school all day,” Hou Wazi explained.

Truthfully, life was good. But how could anyone in the village compare to Su Danhong’s place? If there was a non-vegetable dish, then it was usually eggs. Meat was still very rare.

Su Danhong didn't know what to say about this. Her sister-in-law, Feng Fangfang, was very strict with budgeting and saved whatever she could. Moreover, she had an issue with how Su Danhong and Ji Jianyun gave the shop in town to Su Jindang.

Why didn’t they show more consideration to the husband’s family over the maternal family?

But that shouldn’t be said out loud. Although she and Feng Fangfang had a decent relationship before, it lasted as long as a burning incense. She definitely trusted her second brother more than Feng Fangfang.

Her second brother knew his limits, but Feng Fangfang didn’t.

If they had a disagreement about money later, then it would turn into an unfavorable situation. Rather than dealing with that, it was better to not use relatives at all!

Ji Jianyun also agreed with her. He didn’t want to have too much favoritism with his brothers.

Brothers could get along, but shouldn’t work too closely together. Sooner or later, a fight would happen. A lot of this kind of thing had happened in the village, and they could all learn from that mistake.

tarararawr’s rararamblings: I usually add pics of the flowers mentioned, but I have decided not to risk my eyes to look up chrysanthemum pictures. >.< Learn from my mistakes~