Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 139: A Lesson in Love

The aunties were especially enthusiastic when they saw Su Xiaoxiao.

"Xiaoxiao, could you help your aunt get one of those flashlights you got last time?"

"Xiaoxiao, my face has been rough from the wind and sun lately. I want to buy two bottles of Snowflake Cream. Could you help me get two bottles?"

"Su Family girl, I want that stainless steel cup you got last time. Could you help me get one?"

"I want a stainless steel cup and also a flashlight..."

Lately, Su Xiaoxiao has been helping the local community buy quite a few things, and her reputation has gradually spread.

For many people, the department stores in the city have more variety, but it’s not practical to make a trip there, as it costs transportation fees, and sometimes it’s not certain you can get the items you want to buy.

It’s much better to find Su Xiaoxiao for purchasing on their behalf.

Not only do they avoid long trips, but they can get everything they want.

Sometimes, with luck, she can even come across some discounted items with minor defects.

Su Xiaoxiao has already gotten used to helping everyone buy things daily because it’s a profitable opportunity for her.

Whenever she helps with purchasing, she gets a one-to-one cash rebate, which is absolutely delightful.

Moreover, she has a small storage space, where she can put away the purchased items and then pretend to take them out when she’s almost home, making it effortless.

Recently, the first thing she does when she gets home is to help the community with their purchases.

Fearing she might get overwhelmed, everyone spontaneously organized and entrusted Mr. Wang, the village teacher, to record and compile the purchase list before passing it on to Su Xiaoxiao.

She hardly has to exert any effort, making it all a kind of easy profit.

Soon, Mr. Wang handed her the recorded purchase list.

Su Xiaoxiao glanced at it and suddenly remembered something.

A few days ago, the boss who had previously collected mugwort contacted her, wanting to purchase another batch of wild mugwort, as much as possible.

With just her family, the most they could collect would be a hundred pounds, and they’d be exhausted.

She thought of mobilizing the village aunties to help, so she could just earn the markup.

With this in mind, she cleared her throat and spoke up: "Aunties, a friend recently asked me to help collect wild mugwort. Does anyone want to join?"

Everyone was registering and about to leave. Upon hearing this, they stopped in their tracks.

They couldn’t earn much work points anyways, so being able to do something else to increase their income would be wonderful.

Wild mugwort is practically everywhere, and it’s quite easy to collect, just a matter of convenience for them.

"Xiaoxiao, how much is this mugwort per pound?"

Aunt Wang next door was somewhat tempted and couldn’t help but ask.

Her husband injured his foot and couldn’t work.

The family’s work points were all dependent on her, and even if she worked tirelessly, the food distributed probably wouldn’t be enough to feed her family.

Su Xiaoxiao heard and extended three fingers.

Aunt Wang asked in amazement, "Three cents a pound?"

Considering this stuff is everywhere, it’s practically a zero-cost business, so three cents isn’t bad.

She was about to speak up and register when Su Xiaoxiao said, "Not three cents a pound, three dimes a pound, but the mugwort needs to be dried before being delivered. I only accept dried mugwort."

"What? Three dimes? This wild grass is worth three dimes?"

"Oh my, isn’t this like a pie falling from the sky? Count me in!"

"Su Family girl, also count my wife in."

Aunt Wang hurriedly spoke: "Xiaoxiao, count me in too. I’ll start looking for mugwort tomorrow."

All of a sudden, everyone raised their hands eagerly, afraid they’d miss out on the chance.

Su Xiaoxiao was almost surrounded by the crowd to the point of feeling nauseous, so she quickly shouted, "Everyone, don’t rush, come register one by one. There’s no limit to this mugwort, the more the better."

As she spoke, she cleared her throat again and said, "But I don’t accept just anything; it must be dried thoroughly."

Once they heard this, the crowd temporarily quieted down.

Everyone obediently lined up to register.

As they were registering methodically, a sharp, mocking voice suddenly came from the side.

"You all believe anything she says? Maybe it’s a scam. That wild mugwort is everywhere. If it were really worth that much, someone would have collected it by now."

Hearing the voice, everyone turned their heads to see Zhang Guifang looking on with disdain.

A few people started to waver after hearing her.

Zhang Guifang was nursing dissatisfaction from the morning, and now she’d found an opportunity.

"The Su Family is so poor, how could they share such a profitable opportunity with others?"

Zhang Guifang continued.

Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t be bothered to respond to her, and she raised her voice, "I’m not forcing anyone. Those who want to register can come over; those who don’t, it’s okay. But it’ll be clean transactions: cash for goods, money and items clear."

"Anyway, this is a one-time profitable chance. Those who are unsure can leave now. Whether you participate doesn’t affect me at all."

Upon hearing this, a few people who were hesitating immediately pushed forward, eager to register, afraid of missing out on such a great opportunity.

Su Family girl’s right; this doesn’t benefit her much, and she’s willing to help them make money—it’s a wonderful thing.

Even if it were a scam, they can just refuse to deliver the goods without getting paid, so there’s no real loss to them.

Zhang Guifang, seeing no one paying her any attention, turned away in a huff.

Once everyone had registered and left, Su Xiaoxiao put away the list and went inside.

As soon as she entered, she was met with two pairs of bright eyes.

Su Jianwu blinked and looked at her, "Third sister, we want to join in on this money-making opportunity too."

Su Jianwen: "Third sister, we did this once before. We’re more experienced than they are. Please let us register too."

After all, they had done it once before, so this time they were quite proficient.

Su Xiaoxiao pressed her temples; last time, no one was available, so she had temporarily drafted her brothers.

Now with help, she obviously didn’t want her little brothers wasting their time.

Thinking of this, she flicked each on the forehead: "Focus on your studies, don’t just think about making money. Making money is an adult’s business; you two should just focus on studying well."

Su Jianwu looked aggrieved: "Third sister, do you not love us anymore?"

"How could that be?"

Su Xiaoxiao jokingly rolled up her sleeves and said, "If you two keep not focusing on your studies, I’ll show my love by giving you an ’education of love’."