Upon hearing Chen Yansheng’s words, Meng De’s gaze fell upon the bamboo basket.
Upon seeing this, Mengde’s eyes lit up: “It’s red mushrooms and matsutake mushrooms, these are all good stuff!”
“Brother Yansheng, you’ve really dug up something good.”
These red mushrooms are believed to have aphrodisiac and energy-boosting effects, making them highly sought after by city business owners. Moreover, they are only available in the wild, making them extremely rare.
This also leads to its high price.
Needless to say, matsutake mushrooms are another must-have.
In high-end Western restaurants in the provincial capital, this stuff is sold by the piece.
Thinking of this, Meng De immediately said, “Brother Yansheng, I’ll buy these red mushrooms for 2 yuan per jin.”
“Wild mushrooms, 80 cents a pound; matsutake mushrooms, 3 yuan a pound. What do you think?”
Upon hearing this, Chen Yansheng thought about it and also felt that the price was fair.
He immediately nodded and said, “Okay, we’ll go with the price you said.”
Immediately, Mengde weighed all the rare mountain goods and said:
“There are 10 jin of red mushrooms, 8 jin of matsutake mushrooms, and 20 jin of wild mushrooms. It’s 60 yuan in total. Please check.”
As they were talking, Meng De counted out a stack of money and handed it to Chen Yansheng.
After taking the money, Chen Yansheng counted it and, after confirming that the amount was correct, put it into his pocket.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that he used to sell wild ginseng and blood ginseng, earning tens of thousands of yuan.
But that was all due to good luck, and with the help of the Mountain God’s decree, that they were able to find it.
However, excessive use of the Mountain God’s Decree will cause him to lose control of his lust.
He didn’t want to hurt Yu Bingjie, so he hadn’t used the Mountain God Token these past few days.
Even so, by going up the mountain to dig for mountain products, one can earn 60 yuan a day.
In those days, the average person’s monthly income was only about fifty yuan.
Chen Yansheng earned in a single day what an average person earns in a month; his business of trading in the mountains was undeniably lucrative.
“Brother Yansheng, I’ll say it again: if you have any good game or mountain produce while hunting, just come to me.”
“I’ve already bought them from you at the highest market price!”
Meng De smiled and said to Chen Yansheng.
Chen Yansheng nodded in agreement.
After leaving Longfeng Teahouse, Chen Yansheng took the 60 yuan he had just earned and went to a private vegetable market in the county town.
“Boss, what would you like to buy?”
As soon as Chen Yansheng arrived at the privately-owned vegetable market, a middle-aged pork vendor smiled and asked him a question.
Chen Yansheng thought of Yu Bingjie’s thin figure and decided to give her more meat to supplement her nutrition.
He immediately said to the butcher, “Give me two catties of spare ribs, four catties of pork belly, and one catty of lard.”
Upon hearing this, the butcher deftly picked up his cleaver and began chopping ribs and pork belly, announcing the prices as he did so.
“Spare ribs are 2 yuan a pound, pork belly is 2.5 yuan a pound, and 1 pound of lard is 0.8 yuan. I was originally going to sell it for 0.8 yuan, but since you’re such a handsome guy, I’ll give it to you for free.”
“That’s 14 yuan in total!”
Upon hearing this, Chen Yansheng nodded and readily paid the money.
When buying meat and vegetables at privately-run farmers’ markets, the prices quoted by the vendors are all based on the assumption that meat and vegetable coupons are not required.
In those days, ordinary people lacked oil and fat, so pork belly was much more expensive than spare ribs.
After receiving the ribs, pork belly, and lard tied with rope, Chen Yansheng bought some vegetables and returned to Shitou Village.
After returning to Stone Village, Chen Yansheng first took 1 jin of spare ribs and 2 jin of pork belly home.
When Chen Dafu and Zhou Xiulan saw their son return home, their faces immediately lit up with joy.
“Son, you’re back! Have you eaten? You’ve lost weight and gotten darker while I was away these past few days!”
Zhou Xiulan held Chen Yansheng’s hand, wiping away tears as she spoke.
“Hmph, you spineless coward! Didn’t you say you weren’t coming home? Why are you back today? Did you run out of money?”
Chen’s father, Chen Dafu, put down his pipe, snorted coldly, and although he was cursing, his last concern revealed his worry for his son.
Chen Yansheng chuckled awkwardly, waved the ribs and pork belly in his hand, and said:
“Mom and Dad, I don’t need money. I went to the city today to sell mountain products and earned 60 yuan. I bought some pork ribs and pork belly and gave some to you.”
“Sis, she’s not home, is she?”
Given his older sister Chen Yuting’s temper, she would definitely scold him again when she saw her good-for-nothing brother come back.
“Your sister went out to set up her stall; she’s not home,” Zhou Xiulan said.
Chen Dafu glanced at the ribs and pork belly in Chen Yansheng’s hand and said with some surprise:
“You really made 60 yuan selling mountain products today?”
“Why would I lie to you about something like this?” Chen Yansheng put down the ribs and pork belly and nodded.
“Son, are mountain products really that valuable now?” Zhou Xiulan asked curiously.
“Ordinary mountain products certainly wouldn’t sell for this much money, but what I dug up were things like red mushrooms, matsutake mushrooms, and black-skinned fir mushrooms.”
“This thing is quite valuable in the city.”
Chen Yansheng explained.
After hearing this, Zhou Xiulan clicked her tongue in amazement and said, “Goodness, no wonder you didn’t want to go to university and wanted to trade in mountain products!”
“This day’s income is equivalent to a month’s income for a worker in a state-owned enterprise in the city!”
Seeing that Zhou Xiulan seemed to be softening her stance, Chen Yansheng’s eyes lit up, and he said: “Mom, you’ve agreed to let me give my college spot to Shuisheng, and let me stay in the village, marry Yu Bingjie, and start a business selling local mountain products?”
Zhou Xiulan smiled and nodded.
Before Chen Yansheng could even rejoice, Chen Dafu added from the side:
“Son, it’s no use if your mother and I agree; your sister still needs to give her approval.”
Although Chen Dafu was a genuine farmer, he was very open-minded.
The eldest son didn’t go to university; he stayed in the village to get married and trade mountain products, earning a few dozen yuan a day. There’s nothing wrong with that.
Instead, they let their youngest son, Shuisheng, take his place in university, so that their family could still produce a university student.
However, in this family, the eldest daughter, Chen Yuting, has always been in charge.
They dared not interfere in Chen Yansheng’s marriage.
Upon hearing his father’s words, Chen Yansheng’s smile froze.
Getting my sister to agree won’t be so easy.
Seeing the disappointment on her son’s face, Zhou Xiulan said in a low voice:
“Son, I think your sister doesn’t completely oppose your relationship with Yu Bingjie.”
“Your dad and I will stay home and talk to your sister.”
Chen Dafu chimed in, “That’s right, let’s take it slow and not rush this.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Yansheng gave a wry smile.
This matter is neither urgent nor not urgent, but it’s also quite urgent.
In a little over a month, it will be time to register for university.
If your younger brother wants to take your place in university, he should start preparing early.
Furthermore, according to the timeline of her previous life, after that night at the mountain god temple, Yu Bingjie conceived her own child.
It’s just that it hasn’t shown up yet.
In a little over a month, Yu Bingjie should start experiencing morning sickness.
Thinking of this, Chen Yansheng thought to himself, “I need to set a wedding date as soon as possible, otherwise, once outsiders find out that Yu Bingjie is pregnant out of wedlock, they will definitely gossip about her…”
“In this life, I will never let Yu Bingjie suffer even the slightest injustice again!”