The pretty widow is addicted to money, and the little wolfdog asks for a hug

Fifty crickets were sold for one hundred taels of silver, and fifty small bamboo cages were sold for two hundred and fifty coins.

Gu Qingshan witnessed the transaction with his own eyes. He saw his sister taking the 100 taels of silver and 250 coins, her hands shaking with excitement.

So the reason they have been so poor these years is because they didn’t sell crickets?

No, some people in the village also caught big crickets and went to the county town to sell them, but the price was very touching, only one penny for ten good-looking crickets.

The selling price is the difference between heaven and earth.

And what is the gap between them and the third sister?

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Gu Qinghuai glanced at his eldest brother with a smile and said proudly, "Brother, do you think I, your third sister, am very powerful?"

“Awesome! Very awesome! Huai’er, I have really broadened my horizons. From now on, I will also learn from you. You can’t fail to teach me. From now on, I will be your apprentice,” Gu Qingshan’s eyes were bright and his attitude was very sincere.

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Brother's apprentice?

Interesting, hahahaha…

Gu Qinghuai was not modest: "Okay, when it comes to doing business, you can learn from me."

“Then it’s settled!” Gu Qingshan patted his knee, and he looked as excited as if he had drunk several bowls of chicken soup.

"Of course!"

After packing up his things, Gu Qinghuai turned around and pushed the wheelchair: "Brother, let's go to Huichuntang later. I just asked Saoxue, and she said that the best clinic in Qinghe County is Huichuntang, and the best doctor in Huichuntang is Lin Huaishan. Let's go find him!"

Gu Qingshan frowned slightly.

The best clinic, the best doctor, wouldn't that cost a lot of money? And we have to build a house at home.

However, a moment later, Gu Qingshan put this thought out of his mind. Ever since he saw his third sister selling crickets, he realized that there was a huge gap between him and her.

He felt that many of his thoughts and ideas might be wrong.

If that were true, then his family shouldn't have been poor for so many years.

Since it is wrong, we must keep a clear head and stop it in time.

He needs to follow the footsteps of the third sister, think about her motives, observe her style of doing things, learn her methods of operation, and be influenced by the third sister for a long time. Maybe he will be able to slowly narrow the gap between them.

"Huai'er, there are people selling crickets in the village, but they can only sell ten crickets for one penny, but you can sell one cricket for one or two taels of silver. The difference is too big. Huai'er, I don't understand why you are so good."

Gu Qingshan always felt that just from this matter, he could learn a lot.

Now that he has a wheelchair, he can go wherever he wants. He should not just weave bamboo baskets, he should play a bigger role.

Gu Qinghuai glanced at his elder brother and felt very relieved.

The eldest brother has been trapped in an extremely poor and weak family for a long time, but he is good at observation and diligent in thinking. As long as he is given the opportunity, he will grow very fast.

In time, the eldest brother will surely become her right-hand man.

Gu Qinghuai thought for a moment, then leaned closer to Gu Qingshan and said, "Brother, look at the old farmer selling vegetables over there. He has a hunched back, a bronze face, black hands covered with calluses and cracks, which shows that he is very hardworking. But he is skinny and his clothes are tattered, which shows that his family lives an extremely difficult life. This is enough to prove that in the Great Xia Kingdom, hard work alone can only ensure that you can barely survive, but not live a good life."

Gu Qingshan curled his hands on his knees.

He looked at the poor old farmer with a haggard face and suddenly thought of himself and his family.

In fact, before the third sister returned to her parents' home, the fourth family was in exactly the same situation as the old farmer.

They worked hard in the fields like oxen and horses, braving the scorching sun and the freezing cold. But at the end of the year, they could not even get enough to eat, wear warm clothes, and they were even afraid of getting sick.

Even if you are sick, you can only pretend that you are not sick and endure it. If you can endure it, you will live, and if you can't, you will die.

It's not just their four families. There are many such hard-working poor people in the entire Tuniu Village, Zhuting Town, and Qinghe County.

Life gives you hope, but never lets you realize it, making you busy and spinning like a top.

“Huai’er, you are absolutely right.” Gu Qingshan felt as if a stone was pressing on his heart, and his chest was heavy.

He felt trapped in a circle with a hard shell. He thought that was the whole world, but he didn't know that outside that circle, there was a better and wider world.

Today his sister took him to see another world.

Gu Qinghuai continued, "It can be seen that the vegetables sold by the old farmer are very fresh and of high quality, but they cannot be sold at a good price. Brother, do you know why?"

Gu Qingshan looked at the timid old farmer who was squatting next to the vegetable basket with his head lowered, and said, "He is too timid, cowardly and inferior. He doesn't dare to enthusiastically attract customers and is ashamed to introduce his vegetables to others."

Gu Qinghuai smiled and nodded: "This is one of the important reasons. As a lower-class citizen, he is poor and humble, shrinking in a small world that he thinks is safe. He dare not step out, dare not break through his comfort zone, and dare not break the class barriers and socialize upward.

Those who come out to sell crickets in our village are almost the same, timid and passive in selling their products.

Essentially, they lack the courage to break through themselves and the courage to try. This is the first difference between me and them. Brother, take a closer look and see if there are any other reasons. "

Gu Qinghuai simply stopped and pushed his brother's wheelchair to the other side of the street.

Gu Qingshan heard from his third sister how she met the county magistrate’s son Shu Mingzong.

Although the third sister didn't know that he was the son of the county magistrate at that time, she could still see that he and that group of people were all wealthy young men.

The third sister, a poor, humble and inconspicuous country woman, actually dared to talk to rich young men and even discuss business with them.

If it were any other country woman, or even any other man, they probably wouldn't have the courage and guts.

They would only bow their heads and take detours, for fear of offending the important person.

Maybe those noblemen would not pay any attention to my third sister at all, but since I have the courage to speak up and try, I might not be without a chance.

Gu Qingshan raised his eyes to look at the old farmer again. He found that if those fair-skinned and well-dressed people came to see the old farmer's vegetables, the old farmer would not greet them, but turn his head away and pretend not to see them.

The old farmer only behaved somewhat naturally when facing the poor people in the city who also seemed to be having a hard time.

Gu Qingshan said: “When this old farmer sells vegetables, he only dares to sell them to poor people like himself. His price is already very low, and the poor people bargain with him to save money, and keep lowering the price. Therefore, the vegetables cannot be sold at a good price.”