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Chapter 457 Little Ayu's Business Acumen

Meanwhile, in the village, Xiao Ayu was also preparing to do something big.

The story begins when Xiao Ayu went to buy salt.

Hua and her husband from Hujia Village opened a small general store in the village. Although it was called a small general store, they actually sold very few things, mainly the daily necessities that the villagers needed, such as firewood, rice, oil, and salt.

As soon as Xiao Ayu returned to the village, she habitually shared her candy and fruit with the villagers, but no one really accepted them.

The adults don't eat it, and the children aren't allowed to take it either.

He simply told them, "Ayu's fruit can be sold in town. If you eat one, they'll have to sell it for less money. How can you take advantage of that?"

"Candy is too expensive. We already have sugarcane in our village, so don't go and rob other people of their sugar. Why are you so greedy?"

The first thing children learn in the village school is etiquette, and since the adults say these things, they naturally listen to them.

The people of Hujia Village buy sugar from the sugarcane workshop, which is quite affordable, so now every household has sugar.

Those who are slightly better off will also buy brown sugar and white sugar.

The white sugar they made was rather coarse, which was something Grandma Wang specifically instructed them to do. She said that even if they knew how to make fine white sugar, they absolutely could not do it until they had the ability to do so.

Otherwise, it cannot be protected.

Little Ayu couldn't tell the candies apart and thought everyone disliked her.

After hearing the reason, he took out two coins from his pocket to go to Aunt Hua's general store to buy snacks to give to his friends.

In Aunt Hua's general store, all the snacks are homemade, some of them spicy. The children didn't like them at first, but after getting used to them, they wanted to eat them again.

The adults, however, did not allow them to eat so much.

Little Ayu only bought it once; the second time she went, Aunt Hua wouldn't let her buy it again.

"Ayu, it's not good to eat too many snacks. You still need to grow, so you should eat more rice and vegetables."

Little Ayu: "Aunt Hua, I'm sharing this with everyone. I won't eat much."

The other children who came along were a little embarrassed. They hadn't wanted to come, but seeing Xiao Ayu pouting and looking so aggrieved, they felt even more guilty for not listening to her.

Finally, the children all got to eat a little snack, Hua's Fried Meatballs, which contained a special medicinal ingredient.

These were freshly picked from the mountains of Hujia Village; they're not commonly found elsewhere.

They taste delicious and have a wonderful aroma. The meatballs themselves are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, making them exceptionally tasty.

Everyone ate and felt they hadn't had enough, laughing and joking, their breath steaming everywhere.

Someone asked little Ayu, "Ayu, your grandma and your mother are so good to you, they even give you money, we don't have any."

Little Ayu said, "Everyone in our family has one, because Grandma said that as long as we love each other, we can always have one."

Anyway, according to Old Mrs. Wang's own words, if anyone in the family tries to cause trouble, they should be kicked out.

If any branch of the family causes trouble, the entire branch will be kicked out.

The children didn't understand these complicated words, but they all understood that Old Wang's children were all rich.

Of course, the Wang family is already wealthy now. They own a house and a shop in town, so they are better off than the villagers.

Seeing that everyone was a little down, Xiao Ayu quickly covered her mouth and asked Tuanzi, "Little Elf, did I say something wrong?"

It's okay, people are probably just envious of your family's wealth because you have pocket money.

【Baby, didn't your teacher say that we shouldn't worry about scarcity but about inequality? Don't ever take money out of the house in public again.】

Little Ayu: "What does this mean?" She didn't remember the Master saying this.

[It means that it's not that everyone is lacking, but rather that some people have it while others don't. Like your allowance; if only your family members have it, and the other children don't, they'll feel uncomfortable.]

"Should I hide them? But I already have some." Little Ayu suddenly had a bright idea and slapped her forehead. "Oh, that's easy! I'll just let everyone have some, right?"

【? 】

You're not thinking of giving them your money, are you? No way—

Before Tuanzi could finish speaking, Xiao Ayu said to the children surrounding her, "I'll take you to earn money!"

My brothers are all in business, and candied hawthorns always sell very well during the harvest season.

When Xiao Ayu buys things in town, she often pays attention to how the shopkeepers do business, but she keeps it to herself and doesn't tell anyone.

Now, she's got a whole host of business acumen!

At Tuanzi's prompting, Xiao Ayu now also hides her thoughts from time to time, so Tuanzi can't always know what she's thinking.

Tuanzi immediately regretted it. She should have known better than to have her son practice blocking thoughts. Look, now there's trouble.
The children were curious: "Ayu, what kind of business are you going to take us into?"

All they knew was that the biggest business owners in the village were Old Wang's family and the smallest were Aunt Hua's family.

The sugarcane workshop was a huge business, as were the butcher, carpenter, and doctor Hu.

But what can they do?
Little Ayu first asked them, "What are you interested in? First of all, we should do what we like."

Everyone racked their brains for a long time, but couldn't come up with anything.

"Ayu, you've lived in town for so long, you must know more. Tell me what you know?"

Little Ayu didn't stand on ceremony and started counting on her fingers.

“We can raise silkworms. There are two fabric shops in town, and the most expensive items in their shops are made of silk.”

"We can also raise fish and mudskippers. We can build up the village's small pond, then catch fish from the river. When the fish give birth to fry in the spring, we can carefully protect them, and before long, the fish will grow up! Pork and chicken are very expensive in town, but fish is the most expensive!"

Actually, there is beef and mutton, but these two things are basically impossible to buy. If a cow dies in town, the meat has long been divided up by the wealthy households.

Ordinary people cannot kill cattle casually.

"What else?" Everyone was extremely curious and listened with great interest.

Little Ayu added, "The town also buys wild game and dried vegetables. Because we are small, we may not be able to hunt wild game, but we can pick vegetables and mushrooms, dry them, and sell them at the town's general store to make some money!"

When it comes to hunting wild game, Xiao Ayu has no worries at all, because Xiao Yang is an expert at hunting wild game.

Many animals that used to walk on the ground are now so frightened by the sight of lambs that they don't move an inch, making them easy to catch.

But I can't let others know this, lest they feel uncomfortable again.

Besides these, Xiao Ayu also knew that the town's brewery always did good business, but because the wine was expensive, those people wouldn't buy a lot at a time.

The Master taught them the basic methods of brewing wine; perhaps they could brew wine too?
After much deliberation, the children concluded that raising silkworms was the most reliable option, as the silkworms would grow up very quickly.

"But it's winter now, where are we going to find silkworms?"

Even if you find silkworms, they still need mulberry leaves to eat. In this weather, even if you're lucky enough to find some mulberry leaves, they'll be too old.

Little Ayu's eyes lit up, and she said with a smile, "I know where to find it!"

(End of this chapter)