Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire-Chapter 200: Delivering Fish and Shrimp

Chapter 200: Chapter 200: Delivering Fish and Shrimp
They were all small denomination coins, seemed like a lot at first glance, but in reality, it was still not a small amount.
"I just roughly counted, there’s at least over three bucks here, Sister Niu, this money is all for you."
Lin Xiang pushed it back, "Didn’t I say, the beverage business is for you to run, the money made is definitely yours, giving it to me doesn’t make any sense."
"You bought the materials, I have to give you the cost, can’t let you take a loss."
"If you don’t take the money for the costs, then I won’t sell drinks anymore in the future."
Aunt Ge and Lin Xiang started to see who could be more stubborn.
They both had their own principles, firmly refusing to take advantage of the other.
In the end, it was Lin Xiang who conceded first.
Her original intention was to let Aunt Ge earn some money easily, so there was no need to argue over a small amount of money.
"I spent a total of two dollars and thirty cents on materials today. Although the materials for the herbal tea were the most expensive, those things can last for a long time. The sour plum soup and mung beans are consumables, and you will have to buy them yourself later."
Lin Xiang counted out two dollars and thirty cents, "I’ll just take this money for the cost, the rest is your hard-earned wages, hurry and take it."
The net profit of the beverage stand today was three dollars and sixty-eight cents, after giving Lin Xiang two dollars and thirty cents for the cost, one dollar and twenty-eight cents remained.
Aunt Ge couldn’t believe it, she just sat in the Welfare District for an afternoon, and she actually earned over three bucks?
You have to know, back when she sold rolled pancakes at the market, they were eight cents each, and she could only earn three or so bucks a day at most.
The contrast here was truly overwhelming.
"Because the target audience is different," Lin Xiang explained, "Usually those who go to the market are rural people, city folks live in the city, they can buy whatever they need anytime, they don’t need to go to the market."
"How much money can rural people save after getting by all year round? But it’s different for city folks, their monthly salary is at least thirty to fifty bucks. Even if they have a full meal at my barbecue stall, it only costs two or three cents."
Two cents for a bowl of beverage, it’s really not expensive, but the demand is huge!
It’s just that right now it’s inconvenient to make ice without a fridge, and there’s no well in the city, so the drink is always at room temperature.
In the heat of summer, it’s actually warm, if it was ice cold, paired with skewers, the taste would be unparalleled.
"It’s just a pity," Aunt Ge sighed, "This business can only be done during these few months in summer, when winter comes, there will be fewer people drinking it."
"In winter, we won’t be drinking herbal tea, but we can drink hot desserts. Don’t worry about this, I’ve already considered it, before I go to college, I’ll definitely teach you how to make it."
With Lin Xiang’s assurance, Aunt Ge was much more relieved.
"It’s getting late, let’s all go rest, there’s still work to do tomorrow!"
The next noon, Lin Xiang was taking a nap in the house, the courtyard door was being knocked on loudly.
Feeling listlessly due to the heat, Lin Xiang sluggishly went to open the door, only to see Dong Sheng standing at the door with a bucket, and another bucket full of fish and shrimp at his feet.
Dong Sheng wiped the sweat off his forehead with his hand, grinned at Lin Xiang, "Sister Niu, I did some calculations, the fish and shrimp I sent you last time are probably almost sold out, so I brought you the spoils of the last couple of days. My dad is waiting at the alley entrance, there are several more buckets, you wait, I’ll go bring them over."
After moving the two buckets into the house, Lin Xiang followed Dong Sheng to bring the buckets.
Fifth Uncle found a shady spot to rest, with four full wooden buckets at his feet, and a yoke as well.
When Lin Xiang tried to help, Fifth Uncle and Dong Sheng both refused.
"Sister Niu, this kind of physical labor should be done by men, you walk in the shade, don’t get sunburned."
Lin Xiang couldn’t help but laugh, "You have the potential to be a gentleman."
"Gentleman? What’s a gentleman?"
"It means you’re being praised for being sensible and respectful towards women."
It’s a valuable quality in this era.
Being praised by Lin Xiang, Dong Sheng continued to grin.
Probably due to going down the river to catch fish every day, Dong Sheng’s skin tone was two shades darker than in winter, and when he smiled, there was a stark contrast between the color of his teeth and his skin.
When they returned to the Ge Family, Aunt Ge and Mrs. Lin had already poured the two buckets of fish and shrimp that Dong Sheng had brought earlier into the pond in the courtyard.
The pond was large, it used to be a small fish pond years ago, easily enough to store these.
"Quick, sit and rest for a moment."
Aunt Ge went to pour water for the two, and Mrs. Lin brought over stools.
"In this hot weather, it’s a burden for you to run here. Why didn’t you say to come later in the cooler afternoon?"
"Sister Niu has to go out to set up the stall in the afternoon, can’t delay her business. Are the fish and shrimp from last time almost sold out?"
Lin Xiang: "..."
"More than half of the fish are sold, but more than half of the shrimp are still left?"
"Huh?" Dong Sheng couldn’t believe it and scratched his ear, "It’s been four days, Sister Niu, how come there’s still so much left?"
Lin Xiang laughed, "That’s because you had too high expectations of me. Actually, I’m not as omnipotent as you think."
"Who says so, my Sister Niu is omnipotent!"
Dong Sheng’s tone was proudly filled with admiration.
Sister Niu was the person he admired the most!
Lin Xiang shook her head with a smile, ending the topic.
"Fifth Uncle, did you two walk all the way here?"
"Borrowed the brigade leader’s handcart, it’s still there, we’ll wait until it cools down a bit before going back."
Aunt Ge quickly said, "You haven’t eaten yet, have you? I’ll go make some food, you two eat first."
The father and son had expended so much energy, they were indeed a bit hungry, so they didn’t refuse Aunt Ge’s good intentions.
Even sitting in the main room, Fifth Uncle and Dong Sheng’s sweat wasn’t stopping, their clothes were already soaked, sticking to their bodies.
Ge Yuanyi opened the door to her room a crack, waved at Lin Xiang.
After Lin Xiang walked over, she stuffed two sets of clothes into Lin Xiang’s hands, "These are my brother’s clothes, Lin Xiang, let Uncle and little brother take a quick wash and change, wearing wet clothes is uncomfortable."
"Oh, and if you walk out of this alley and turn right, and walk through another alley, there’s a popsicle factory, you can buy your little brother two popsicles."
Lin Xiang was pleasantly surprised, "I was just thinking about getting something to cool them down, I’ll go buy now."
Lin Xiang handed the two sets of clothes to Fifth Uncle, then personally mixed some water for them and took them to the bathroom for a quick wash.
After ensuring they were settled, she went out to buy popsicles.
Fifth Uncle and Dong Sheng braved the scorching sun for one to two hours just to deliver fish and shrimp to her, she couldn’t just accept this friendship as a matter of course.