Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 355 - 75: It’s Wrong to Spend Less Money_1

Chapter 355: Chapter 75: It’s Wrong to Spend Less Money_1

After a moment of ’bliss,’ Yan Fei only then remembered to discuss serious matters: "It’s been over a month, how much money have you spent on food?"

The moment she heard his question, Miss Xu Xiaoyan felt guilty, knowing that by Yan Fei’s standards, spending less meant she had messed up. She defended herself in a mumbled tone, "Not much, cooking at home is quite economical! So, of course, I didn’t spend much!"

At a loss for words, Yan Fei unsparingly exposed her lies, "Look at you drooling over food like this, have you been cooking just vegetables and noodles for yourself every single day? That seemed to be the only thing in the kitchen whenever I came over."

Miss Xu Xiaoyan tried to defend herself while tucking into her meal, "That isn’t the case! I’ve bought meat before, and even bought eggs once."

Alright then!

Truly, Yan Fei was speechless.

She had been cooking by herself for over a month and had only bought eggs once, eaten meat only once. Without a doubt, this stingy girl, it would be a miracle if she bought more than ten eggs.

"Eat up!" Yan Fei said, sounding rather irritated. "How much money do you have left? From now on you need to spend at least three hundred yuan a month. If you don’t, people might think I can’t afford to support my wife!"

"Ah, speaking of money, I almost forgot to tell you the good news!" The girl’s mouth was stuffed full as she burst into absolute joy. "We and Yangyang are going to become rich!"

"What riches? Who’s Yangyang? Finish your food first before you talk! Look how you’re struggling!" Seeing the girl managing to chatter while eating, Yan Fei couldn’t help but sympathize with her discomfort.

"Yangyang? She’s from our dormitory, don’t you remember? Didn’t you say we were going into the peanut-selling business together? Her sales have been booming, she made several hundred yuan last month! She asked me how we should split the profit." The girl’s eyes widened as she was astonished that Yan Fei could forget his own ’business partner’ so quickly.

"Oh, you mean Little Dark-skinned Girl!" Yan Fei muttered, nodding absentmindedly. "Well, if she’s made money, fine! At least my initial investment of five hundred yuan is safe, so I’m not at a loss anyway."

"How can you be like this? She’s been keeping a record and showing me. She said that half of the profit should belong to us, shouldn’t you show more concern?" Miss Xu Xiaoyan sounded quite unsatisfied.

"Hmm, okay, okay. I’ll show more concern. How much money did we make? If we’re making money, let them invite more people over. There are only two of them in the entire Provincial City, they definitely can’t cover all possible places. If there are more people, then wherever there are people around the Provincial City, they are selling peanuts there. Wouldn’t that make us even more money?" Yan Fei suggested another idea to show his ’concern’.

"We’ve made five or six hundred yuan!" Miss Xu Xiaoyan said cheerfully, but then a worried look crossed her face again. "The villagers still have their own crops to tend to. Last year during the harvest season, Yangyang’s dad wasn’t home so the villagers helped out. If it’s like what you suggested, pulling everyone out, then who will be left to tend to the crops?"

"Silly! Do you really need labor force just to sell peanuts? It’s not like we need them to fight. As long as they can walk and count money, they are useful. Can’t the old people who can’t farm anymore just sell peanuts to kill time? We are not afraid of having our goods stolen as we are in public spaces. They can just squat at a park’s entrance and they won’t even have to walk around." Yan Fei waved it off casually. "If they are afraid of carrying too much money, they can just bring the earnings home after selling one basket and then head back out to sell more. To ensure safety, just ask one of the laborers to patrol around regularly, simple!"

"Ah!" Ms. Xu Xiaoyan was taken aback, and then after thinking for a while, she became ecstatic. "How come I didn’t think of that! Yan Xiaofei, why is it that when you deal with any issue, it becomes so simple?"

"Of course!" Yan Fei said with a triumphant grin. "So, are you going to reward me now?"

"No! Your mouth is all greasy, don’t touch me...ah...let’s get back to the main point!"

It took quite some bickering before they resumed their discussion on ’serious matters’.

What Miss Xu Xiaoyan was talking about was how to sell peanuts, she’d become quite an expert on the matter. She offered clear details on where Little Dark-skinned Girl’s parents had gone to sell peanuts, how much money they made, which places had a lot of sales, and which places, though seemingly bustling, did not fetch much sales.

It seemed that the past month had not been idle; Little Dark-skinned Girl and her must have put in a lot of effort.

Through Miss Xu Xiaoyan’s words, Yan Fei realised, true to their roots, Little Dark-skinned Girl’s parents from the mountains were indeed hardy. Despite the rain and wind, they were always out selling, even having raincoats prepared so they wouldn’t be affected by the rain when they went to sell goods.

This was mainly because it was autumn, a season with frequent light rain which was hardly any concern to the folks from the mountains. However, if it were the torrential rains of summer, even if the sellers weren’t scared, who would want to brave the rain and buy peanuts!

Being people who had weathered the difficulties of life, they saw a glimmer of hope now. So it wasn’t surprising that they were willing to peddle even in light rain. In fact, they’d probably pitch their stand in the middle of the night if they could.

As soon as they were done with their meal in the morning, they’d set out. They took along a small bottle of pickles and a bottle of water, and if they hadn’t sold out, they wouldn’t rest. They’d buy a steamed bun from the roadside to serve as lunch or dinner, they certainly didn’t waste a single moment.

They weren’t afraid of hardships and moved diligently, no wonder they were earning money.

In the first month itself, they made five to six hundred yuan, averaging nearly three hundred yuan per person. This was just the beginning when they didn’t even know how to sell effectively yet. So one can only imagine, if they actually get good at it, earning more in the future shouldn’t be a problem at all.

Every time Miss Xu Xiaoyan thinks of the situation Yan Fei mentioned — mobilizing those villagers who couldn’t handle much farm work to roam around the streets and alleys of the Provincial City to hawk their goods, she gets excited instantly.

She starts to calculate eagerly; twenty people could earn five or six thousand a month, and forty people could make over ten thousand a month...

She knows, logically, that calculations aren’t quite that simple; more people would mean more issues and more costs, not to mention that not everyone could earn that much. But for now, she’s just imagining the possibilities. Now that they’ve got a good start, it’s not just a pipe dream anymore, right?

Yan Fei’s focus wasn’t really on this. He believed his own methods of making money were the best and that these were simply minor antics. But right now, seeing her delight, he did not mind—he just enjoyed watching her expressions when she was engrossed.

Taking advantage of her distraction, he then tried to take liberties, grinning wickedly as he did!

"Ah... Yan Xiaofei, can’t you be serious for once! I’m going to pinch you..." Miss Xu was sidetracked by him and immediately furious, reaching out to ’punish’ him.

"Stop pinching, stop it! I brought you a gift, look! A homemade little pouch! What do you think?" Her pinching tickles him, but he pretends to beg for mercy to give her a sense of achievement!

"Ah... what is this made of? It’s so lovely!" As soon as Miss Xu saw the sleek little pouch, she was so fascinated by it that she didn’t bother to wipe off the traces of Yan Fei’s touch on her face.

"It’s python skin, obviously. Can’t you tell?" Yan Fei casually replied. He was pleased with his cleverness for remembering that he still had a gift to give her, allowing him to escape the ’serious talk’.

"You’ve been doing dangerous things again? Where did you get python skin? You said it was homemade. That must have been a very large python!" Miss Xu was instantly anxious after hearing this.

"It wasn’t that big, I just stumbled upon it while I was out, I wasn’t deliberately searching. Besides, could it be dangerous? Have you ever seen me injured? It’s just a small snake, a piece of cake!"

"Hmph!" Miss Xu had no clue what to do with him, so she gave him a glare and turned her attention back to the pouch. "So beautiful..."

"Of course, haven’t you seen who gave the gift? Could I present anything that isn’t gorgeous?" Yan Fei boasted immodestly.

Influenced by the pouch, Miss Xu was practically glued to it. She suddenly moved closer to him and said, "I’ll reward you!"

Yan Fei regretted deeply, if he had known presenting the pouch would earn him a reward, he should have given it to her earlier.

"Wait a minute, I’ve also prepared a gift for you." Miss Xu held onto the pouch affectionately for a while, then dashed into the house, returning with a pile of stuff in her arms.

"This is a hat I knitted myself. I saw you wearing one like it last year. The wind by the river is strong, but if you wear this while working, you’ll definitely feel warm! The brim was made of plastic; it’s waterproof. These are a scarf and some gloves. Don’t worry about wasting the gloves, I’ve knitted several pairs. You can use them when it’s cold, and once they’re worn out, I’ll knit more. And this sweater... But I haven’t finished knitting it yet..."

"Were you knitting all the time at school? Can you really learn anything?" Yan Fei seemed ungrateful.

"Don’t worry! I’m even considering taking up an extra major! College courses are just a piece of cake to me. I think I’m getting smarter. I can now understand complex material in no time. I can memorize things really quickly. Yan Xiaofei, do you think I’m going to have a photographic memory?" Miss Xu mimicked Yan Fei’s tone when he said "piece of cake" and showed a proud face.

"Mmm, mmm, as long as it doesn’t affect your studies." Seeing Miss Xu brimming with vigor, Yan Fei agreed repeatedly.

"By the way, what about you? Have you had your midterms yet?" Miss Xu suddenly turned the conversation to Yan Fei.

Without your last question, I was about to remind you that it’s almost curfew.

Yan Fei himself wasn’t even sure if his school did midterms, but now he nodded somberly. "I did okay, not too good or too bad! I’ve been really busy lately, but when I’m not as busy, I’ll study more."

Miss Xu believed him and did not pursue the topic further.

Being together every day, they always had endless things to talk about, let alone after not seeing each other for over a month.

Thus, when Miss Xu finally realized how late it had become, it was actually — extremely late!

Unfortunately, Yan Fei couldn’t resist the urge to gloat when it was critical. He was caught red-handed by Miss Xu enjoying a secret laugh. It took him a long time to finally beg for mercy, and then she finally let him go.

After sending Miss Xu back to her dorm, Yan Fei lay contentedly on the bed she had readied for him, ready to get a good rest so he could go out and have fun with her the next day.