The longed-for village system

Chapter 66 The Whole Family Goes Out
The two chatted on the video call for a long time. Finally, at Zhao Xiaogu's urging, Chen Qing returned to the Mushroom House. He had originally planned to cook a little something for the night and then sleep in the old house.

The next morning, Chen Qing got up and started doing carpentry, Huang Shi started jogging, his sister Zhang Zifeng read under the shed, and the others continued their rendezvous with the Duke of Zhou in the morning.

After Teacher Huang finished his morning run and made breakfast, the people in the house gradually got up. After breakfast, Huang Shi began to arrange the tasks for the day.

"Teacher He, Xiao Chen, let's go out to buy groceries today! We'll also take the rubber we collected yesterday to sell. As for you, you can go pick pineapples and make dried pineapples."

As long as he didn't leave the village, Chen Qing was happy to go out for a stroll; staying cooped up within a hundred meters of the Mushroom House all day was quite boring.

"Teacher Huang, Teacher He, can we go together?"

Da Linzi, who was pushed forward by everyone, could only muster up the courage to express his thoughts to Huang Shi. Of course, the main reason was that he had come to the life he longed for, so he should familiarize himself with the surrounding environment, otherwise it would be a waste of his trip.

“Sure! Then we’ll split into two cars. Teacher He, you take Qinqin and Dalinzi together, and I’ll take Xiaochen, Meimei, and Pengpeng in one group.”

Huang Shi didn't refuse Da Linzi's suggestion. Their Mushroom House wasn't losing money right now; on the contrary, they'd have some money left over after selling the rubber. So whether they worked or not didn't really matter. Since everyone wanted to go out together, they could go out together.

Of course, this arrangement was also made considering that Da Linzi and Li Qin'er were not familiar with him. As guests, they would get more screen time with Teacher He. This was also because he had a good impression of the two of them; otherwise, he wouldn't care how much screen time they got!
"Go go! It's the first time the whole family has gone out together. Qinqin is getting in the car."

He Jiong immediately sat in the driver's seat and greeted Li Qin'er. He really liked seeing the family heading out together in a lively atmosphere.

The first thing the group did upon arriving at the market was to sell two barrels of rubber. The profit was exactly 50 yuan, which was about what Chen Qing had estimated. This was only because they were doing a TV show; otherwise, they would have made at most 45 yuan.

"Sigh! We still need to be careful with our spending! Let's go to the market and check the prices!"

Fifty yuan is enough for an average rural family to buy groceries for one or two days, but it is obviously not enough for them, so they have to be frugal and use it sparingly.

"Don't worry, Teacher Huang! There are still some things in the trunk that we haven't taken out yet. We'll definitely have enough money to pay for today's vegetables after we sell them."

As Chen Qing spoke, he took out the small items he had made that morning from the trunk; they were all common items in rural areas, such as winnowing baskets and brooms.

At 35 yuan a set, the price was quite reasonable. Coupled with the influence of the show, the four sets of winnowing baskets and brooms that Chen Qing brought were instantly sold out.

They instantly earned 140 yuan, and with the 50 yuan they earned from selling the rubber earlier, they now had 190 yuan in cash, enough for a good meal.

When Teacher He saw Chen Qing hand the money to Teacher Huang, he wanted to say something, saying it wasn't appropriate, since the money was Chen Qing's personal living expenses, and letting them use it now was taking advantage of them. However, Lao Wang jumped in to object first, saying that Chen Qing receiving 140 yuan at once was unacceptable, as it completely disrupted their program recording schedule.

“You can’t use this money; this income belongs to Xiao Chen’s personal property.”

Upon hearing Lao Wang's words, Huang Shi subconsciously looked around, clearly searching for a weapon. If he were still in the Mushroom House, his stinky flying shoes would have already flown there.

Teacher He already felt that the money belonged to Chen Qing and shouldn't be taken for granted, and now that Lao Wang had said that, he was even less likely to argue back.

As for Pengpeng and his sister, they didn't know how to refute Lao Wang's words. Since neither of the two parents had spoken up, how could the two younger generation dare to confront him head-on?

It's hard to say about others, but Chen Qing is definitely not included. He naturally wouldn't stand for Lao Wang stopping him from having a good lunch.

"Old Wang, I have two questions for you. If you think it's not right, then we guarantee we won't use the money. Otherwise, don't stop us. How about it?"

Old Wang was well aware of Chen Qing's silver tongue and eloquence, but this time he wanted to hear what Chen Qing had to say. As long as it wasn't about bargaining, he could keep his composure.

"Okay, go ahead and say it! We'll let everyone judge it then. If they say you can use this money, then we definitely won't stop you."

Old Wang cleverly drew in passersby, which can be seen as an interaction between the program crew and the farmers.

"Okay, so the first point is that you said you can earn pocket money through crafts like rubber tapping and pottery making, right? Then making winnowing baskets and brooms is naturally a craft, so why can't it be?"

"Secondly, I'm a member of the Mushroom House, right? If that's the case, why can't the Mushroom House use the money I earn?"

When Chen Qing asked two questions, Lao Wang was speechless. He realized that he had underestimated Chen Qing's speaking ability.

"Well said. We're all family, so why can't we use the money Xiao Chen earns? Old Wang, you just can't stand to see us living a little more comfortably."

Chen Qing's words made Lao Huang applaud and cheer. As expected of the person he had chosen, his character and speaking ability were top-notch.

(End of this chapter)