The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 129 - 127: Making Money

Chapter 129: Chapter 127: Making Money

In the evening when Father Lu returned home, Lu Jingqiu showed him the ginseng Jiang Nanzhou had brought over in the afternoon.

They had found a piece of ginseng in Ten-miles Village last time; it was a century old and sold for a good sum of money. This one seemed no smaller than that.

"Nanzhou is quite lucky. This one isn’t a hundred years old, but it’s still decades old. How did he give it to you?"

Lu Jingqiu smiled, "Dad, Nanzhou gave me his bankbook too."

Lu Xianrun was surprised; he hadn’t expected Nanzhou to give his bankbook to his daughter. This aspect was indeed like him.

"What do you think? Should we sell it or keep it?"

"Dad, we’re not short of money right now, let’s keep it," Jingqiu replied.

"Alright, let’s keep it."

The next morning, the Gao family members all returned, including Gao Shu and Xia Lin, who also came. They were there to see off Gao Qing and Gao Yi.

The Gao family now had an extra military vehicle. Gao Qing and Gao Yi packed their big and small bags onto the vehicle. Since the vehicle couldn’t fit too many people, Father Gao and Mother Gao got in the car to take the two kids to the station.

Xia Lin watched the departing vehicle, her face showing distress.

She hadn’t anticipated that Gao Qing would get into college. In her previous life, that hadn’t happened, nor had it for that Lu Jingqiu.

She couldn’t possibly have been reborn, right? In Ten-miles Village, she should have been ruined by Zhang the scoundrel from the neighboring village, and by this time, she should be in a sanatorium. But now, she’s been accepted into college.

If Lu Jingqiu had been reborn, that wouldn’t make sense either. How could she let her mother die like that? Furthermore, why didn’t she take part in the reinstated college entrance exams?

Xia Lin felt these uncontrollable changes were the butterfly effect caused by her own rebirth.

If it weren’t for her careful life in the Gao family in her previous life, where Aunt Gao molded her while Gao Yi helped her out a few times, knowing she hadn’t had a good life, she wouldn’t have deliberately hinted him a few times. She hadn’t expected Gao Yi, being clever, would actually pass the exams.

That woman Gao Qing must have been pulled along by Gao Yi to study.

With her academic performance, she wasn’t even on par with Xia Lin. If it weren’t for the art school’s lower entry requirements, did she think she could get into Capital City?

Watching Eldest Sister-in-law Gao holding her little daughter and thinking about Second Sister-in-law Gao in confinement,

her face turned awkward when she suddenly realized that Old Lady Gao had actually divided the household, and amazingly, Second Sister-in-law Gao hadn’t made a fuss.

How could this be; the last time Second Sister-in-law Gao had come to her house demanding a property portion, irritating her, how could Xia Lin miss this opportunity?

Because Gao Shu and Xia Lin were present, Lu Jingqiu didn’t go to see Gao Qing off. Around nine in the morning, she took two goose eggs and went to borrow a small handcart from Grandpa Wang and headed to the old tailor’s.

The old tailor had finished her work, which was all cotton wadding, but she still had to sew the quilt at home herself.

Lu Jingqiu had prepared for this; it was coarse cloth her mother had saved over the years.

She started sewing the quilt with this cloth. It wasn’t as neatly done as it is nowadays, without folded corners, and then she used the fabric she bought from the department store to make a sheet and a quilt cover.

She had been busy with this all day.

She thought it was perfect until her aunt came after work with some treats and saw her handiwork. Her eyes reddened with concern, and she insisted on taking it apart to do it over for her.

Lu Jingqiu quickly hugged her aunt and explained, "Auntie, I can make quilts. I did it this way for convenience, especially since I’ll be using it in the dormitory. It’s easier to take apart and wash. Look, I even made a special cover to make it more convenient."

"What’s all this you’ve done? Is it of any use?"

"Yes, yes, what I’ve done is quite good," she assured.

After much persuasion, Jingqiu managed to calm her aunt down. Then she remembered the food she’d brought with her. "Today, I brought back some big meat dumplings for you, and they’re still warm. Have them while they’re hot," she said quickly.

"Auntie, I’ve already eaten. Let uncle have a taste when you get back."

"Mom, Qiuqiu, what’s that? I smell meat," someone said.

While they were talking, their second cousin, who they hadn’t seen at the doorway for quite a while, shuffled in wearing slippers, a tuft of hair still sticking up on his head—they could tell he’d just woken up.

He was holding a bag in his hand, but they didn’t know what was inside.

"Second cousin, you’re back?"

"I’ve been home since this morning, just too sleepy. Mom, is it dumplings? I’m starving." Yang Mingchao said as he put down the bag he was carrying and rushed over, accurately grabbing the boxed meal on the table, quickly opening it, and shoving a bite into his mouth.

"You rascal, that was for your sister. Every time you come back, you’re like a starving ghost."

"Mom, the food outside, it’s nowhere near as delicious as yours. Of course, I have to save my appetite for home."

"Second cousin, you go ahead and eat, I’ll get you some hot water."

Zhou Lanqin looked at her son and said irritably, "We’ll see what you eat when I’m no longer here."

"Mom, don’t talk such nonsense. You’re going to live to a ripe old age."

"Just sit down and eat properly."

Lu Jingqiu poured a cup of hot water for her second cousin and watched him wolf down his food, feeling that one serving of dumplings wasn’t enough for him.

She hurried to the kitchen to get a steamed bun and a small jar of pickles.

His mouth full, the second cousin’s eyes fell on Lu Jingqiu and he gave her a thumbs-up. It had to be said, one serving of dumplings indeed wasn’t enough for him.

The two of them watched him devour his food without speaking, waiting until he finished. Zhou Lanqin then asked with a worried tone, "What have you been so busy with recently? You haven’t been home for a month."

"Mom, the team is really busy right now. I can’t stay home for more than two days; I have to leave again. Oh, this time I brought back two pounds of beef. Mom, it’s been on the road for three to four days, you should get home quickly and check if the meat has gone bad."

Zhou Lanqin knew that every time her son came home, he would bring something with him, and she did the same when she went to work—it was one of the conveniences of their jobs.

Otherwise, people wouldn’t be clambering to get jobs at transport companies, state-owned restaurants, and department stores.

As soon as she heard her son mention two pounds of beef, she stood up in a hurry and said, "I’ll rush back and check on it. Qiuqiu, your aunt has a day off tomorrow, she’ll take you shopping."

"Aunt, I’ve already bought everything I need."

No sooner had Lu Jingqiu spoken than Zhou Lanqin had already hurried out the door.

Looking at Yang Mingchao again, he was sneakily watching his own mother walk away.

"Second cousin, why were you out so long this time, were the goods hard to sell?"

"They sold well, extremely well, especially those dried sea products. We went from Yangjiang and stopped at a county and a city along the way, and almost sold out. And the fruits, by the time we reached West City, there was hardly anything left. They were quickly snapped up by some friends who knew us. The grains we took with us sold out too. Your method was really good. The team leader had us do a run up north, and we took some local fruits and specialties from here, selling them along the way. We also got a lot of game and grains there, and everything was gone by the time we passed through."

Yang Mingchao gestured towards the bag as he spoke, "This bag is full of dried goods and game I kept for you, plus two pounds of beef."

Lu Jingqiu ran over to check and saw plenty of kelp, dried shrimp, fish fillets, dried abalone, two wild chickens, a piece of roe deer meat, and some fresh beef.

"Second cousin, you left me too much."

"Not too much, we three all did the same. Gao Da also got some," Yang Mingchao said as he pulled a thick wad of money from his pocket. "This money is yours."

Lu Jingqiu stared at the thick stack of ten-yuan banknotes, stunned. There was more than ever before, "Second cousin, how much did you guys make this time? Why give me so much?"

Yang Mingchao raised his hand and indicated a number to her.

"Five thousand?"

Yang Mingchao shook his head, "Fifteen thousand. You have no idea, we didn’t get much of the sea products and they were cheap, but they sold for a lot. The game we got later also had a high profit, and we even got our hands on a sable pelt which sold for quite a bit. Our investment was about the same, so our shares are similar. This is your cut, four thousand eight hundred yuan. Me and Gao Da took just a few hundred more."