After finishing his work in the primitive fairyland, Cao Xin returned to the courtyard with a hare.

Before sending it to the backyard, I heard that my eldest brother was back, so I hurriedly picked up the rabbit and turned back home.

"Brother."

When he got home, Cao Ren was making bricks with mud while chatting lively with Cao Zhang and Cao Xian.

When Cao Xin came back, before the two brothers could speak, Cao Xian immediately complained to his eldest brother: "Brother, you don't even know that when you are not at home, Xiao Wu goes wild. He goes out before dawn in the morning and after dark at night.

I just came back and I can’t see anyone at all during the day.”

Such a grown-up, why should I sue you!

"I'm busy with business."

"My eldest brother finally found a way to collect two hares at a low price every day. Of course I have to go there early and can't let people wait. And I receive wages and food every day and I'm not allowed to run around?"

When Cao Xin saw that his eldest brother could still work and his eldest sister could still talk, he knew that Cao Ren had to come back clean and tidy this time, and he felt it in his heart, so he became interested in quarreling with Cao Xian.

"elder brother!"

"You didn't tell us clearly when you left, how important the rabbits, wages, and food are! Let Xiaowu handle them all, and Xiaowu didn't tell us anything. He went out for the whole day every time, so my mother was worried.

.Children carrying so much money on the streets are prone to problems."

"Next time you have such hard work, let me do it!"

Cao Xian has not forgotten this matter and is bent on seizing power from Cao Xin.

What a pity!

The situation of the Cao family is getting better now, and Cao Xin has a lot of money on his hands. Even if Cao Ren goes out again in the future, Cao Xin will no longer have to use this method to get money and food from home.

…

This night.

Finally, Mrs. Cao Zhang was willing to steam a pot of steamed buns with flour.

The flour was obtained by Cao Xin through good fortune, and was given to Cao Zhang's family under the guise of Cao Ren's "food subsidy" from the Caishui Gang.

Thirteen days, twenty-six pounds.

None of it was eaten, and it was all kept by Cao Zhang.

I made two kilograms today, which is a total of twenty white-flour steamed buns.

"Everything is fine at home."

"Xiao Wu listens to your words. I go out and bring back two hares every day, and I can earn 20 cents."

"I'll help you get your wages again, 10 cash in cash and 2 kilograms of flour every day."

"I took up needlework from the eldest lady in the central courtyard and Xiaoyan from the backyard house, and I have earned 25 cents in the past few days."

During the meal, Mrs. Cao Zhang told Cao Ren the income of the Cao family during this period and the current family fortune.

What Cao Ren kept before he left, plus what he earned in half a month, plus what Cao Zhang's family earned.

A total of 170+400+25=585 texts.

Part of the money was used to buy firewood, oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar for daily life.

Part of it was used to purchase household items - needles and threads, pots and pans, baskets and bamboo baskets, combs and scissors, all of which are inconspicuous but indispensable. The most expensive one was undoubtedly the piece of linen bought on the first day of the new year, which cost 94

Text. And the later purchase of shovels for digging and mixing mud, 92 Texts.

This part cost a lot of money.

Of the remaining money, the family only kept 40 cents as spare money, and the rest was used to buy corn, sweet potatoes, and make food reserves.

Twenty pounds of corn.

Ten pounds of sweet potatoes.

Twenty-six pounds of white flour.

Save some food, it will be enough for the Cao family for two months.

There is food in hand and no panic in mind.

The family's surplus money gradually increased, and the food gradually increased. Cao Zhang looked several years younger than before Cao Ren left.

…

Listening to Cao Zhang's clear calculation, Cao Xin couldn't help but shake his head.

It’s hard to be a stepmother.

Cao Ren was not born by the Cao Zhang family, and almost all of the family's income was nominally earned by Cao Ren. The Cao Zhang family was cautious and remembered every penny they spent, lest Cao Ren misunderstood.

Cao Ren interrupted several times to no avail and could only listen.

However, as he listened to the situation at home and saw that life was gradually getting better, he was building a stove and a kitchen, and was preparing to find someone to build tables, chairs, and benches. The family was gradually taking shape, and bursts of joy filled his heart.

Moreover, others didn't know it, but he knew that after he left, not only did he have no wages and no food, but he also never found any way to collect hares.

Cao Zhang and others only knew that their family had an income of 20 Wen per day through buying and selling hares.

But Cao Ren knew clearly——

…

"Does Hare have a lot of money left?"

In the dead of night, Cao Xin took Cao Ren to the outhouse and asked in a low voice.

"It's all with me."

Cao Xin turned over his palms and gestured.

Cao Ren understood immediately and there was light in his eyes: "27 hares, 4050 Wen!"

He gave 270 Wen to his family, leaving Cao Xin with 3780 Wen left.

"Good boy!"

"So much money?!"

Cao Ren had been calculating silently while having dinner, and had made some guesses, but he couldn't believe it. Now that he saw Cao Xin nodding, he was sure it was true.

3780 articles!

Two taels and seven coins!

This is not small money. Many people in the courtyard cannot earn this in a month. Excluding daily interest, they cannot save this in a year.

The Cao family, who fled from the Great Northwest, actually saved so much in half a month?

Cao Ren was a little confused.

"It's more than that."

"I have a total of 4,300 coins on me now."

"There are also 4 kilograms of flour, 10 kilograms of rice, 15 kilograms of corn, 5 kilograms of millet, 5 kilograms of soybeans, 5 kilograms of pork, 3 kilograms of mutton, and 3 kilograms of beef."

This is based on selling rabbits plus daily fortune balance.

Cao Xin doesn't have a big appetite, and he doesn't make much from eating and drinking in the primitive fairyland every day.

These grains alone, including pork, beef, and mutton, are worth thousands of yuan, nearly one tael.

"good!"

"very nice!"

Cao Ren patted Cao Xin on the shoulder and said nothing for a long time.

surprise.

Feeling.

Remember the pain.

Think sweet.

All kinds of emotions were mixed together, and Cao Ren felt quite complicated and was shocked.

Seeing this, Cao Xin took the initiative to change the subject, "What are your plans for the future, brother?"

"after?"

"Intend?"

Cao Ren was stunned and hesitated: "If you can stay here for a long time, I will find a way to withdraw from the gang and find a regular businessman in the city."

Being in a gang is not a long-term solution.

I spent the whole day doing nothing, following the waiters, running errands, doing odd jobs, and occasionally fighting and killing.

If you can't get on the stage, you will become useless sooner or later.

"Is it easy to retreat?"
To be continued...