Rebirth in the 60s: A Path to Counterattack-Chapter 51 - 0. New Ideas for Making Money

To establish a good relationship with her future sister-in-law and score some points for her big brother, Lian Yue went all out.

Seeing this full bag, a good two pounds of black fungus and mushrooms, the Liu family saw Lian Yue’s sincerity.

Keep in mind, whether it’s black fungus, hazel mushrooms, button mushrooms, or lion’s mane mushrooms, they’re all items that can be exchanged for money.

Even if the black market is risky and buying stations offer low prices. After all, even a small mosquito is still a piece of meat, right?

In these times where every penny is stretched to its utmost, Su Hongying could guarantee that, let alone the lion’s mane mushrooms, even the black fungus and hazel mushrooms, Lian Yue herself wouldn’t bear to try them.

Now that she’s able to gather so much to give to her sister-in-law, Su Hongying felt she never needs to worry about her sister-in-law feeling unwelcome after marrying into the Lian family.

Knowing that these things are hard to gather and can be exchanged for money, the Liu siblings courteously declined, saying there’s no reason to be so formal if they’re all one family.

Right now, the garden is in full harvest, so why not eat?

Why not sell these valuable items for some money, and make things easier whenever needed in the future!

Understanding that this was full of good intentions, Lian Yue declined: "If my big brother, second brother, and Sister Shuzhen consider me as family, then there’s no need for formal words.

It’s just something I picked while hiking in the mountains in my free time, not worth the back-and-forth.

If you consider me a sister, just happily accept it.

If it’s tasty, come to my place and let me know. I’ll gather more and deliver it to you tomorrow.

Money doesn’t matter as much as my niece/nephew having good health."

Lian Yue said this while smilingly gazing at Shuzhen’s still inconspicuous belly.

Just as her big brother said, for the sister-in-law to feel a sense of belonging in this family, they need to show sincerity first. If she doesn’t feel completely welcomed and accepted by family, how can she fully integrate and feel secure in this family?

Although there’s a fear of having a child who takes after their father, raising a white-eyed wolf like Dai Weiguo.

But Lian Yue believes that sincerity begets sincerity, and there are no inherently bad children, only adults who haven’t taught well.

Postnatal education and experiences are the decisive factors shaping a person’s vision and breadth of mind.

Seeing Lian Yue speak so earnestly, Shuzhen no longer refused.

She graciously accepted the bag of black fungus and mushrooms, sincerely thanked Lian Yue, then handed over the fabric, clothes, and plastic sandals she had bought for Lian Yue’s family, Lian Hai’s family, and their children.

She asked the skillful Lian Yue to take them home and make clothes, so they could all wear new ones by the time she and Lianshan got married. To show everyone how generous and hearty she is as a sister-in-law.

Even though she already knew from her big brother and little brother that Shuzhen had prepared gifts for everyone, Lian Yue was still overwhelmingly touched when she saw them for real.

In these times, money is hard to earn, and fabric coupons are even rarer.

If she didn’t truly see them as family and was wholeheartedly living with her big brother, would she be so willing?

After seeing them, Lian Yue thought about refusing a bit, just keeping the ones for the kids. The rest of the fabric could be used to make more decent clothes for her big brother and Shuzhen, the sister-in-law. Otherwise, if the bridegroom and bride only had one or two new outfits, it would be laughable!

But as soon as she said this, Shuzhen used her own words against her.

Lian Yue had no choice but to accept the future sister-in-law’s weighty goodwill. She was more convinced that this new sister-in-law was good, someone who shared a single heart with her big brother and their family. But her new sister-in-law was too kind-hearted and generous, and there was a risk of being bullied by those who pretend to be pitiful. Lian Yue felt the need to become tougher to protect her sister-in-law.

Unaware that she was already seen as soft-hearted, kind, yet naïve in her sister-in-law’s eyes, Shuzhen was simply thinking about having Lian Yue let her join when going to the mountains to gather mushrooms again.

She also wanted to see if her ability to stimulate and control plants would work on fungi.

If the answer was yes, wouldn’t she have an above-board way to earn some spending money?

After a spree in the provincial city, she didn’t have much money left in hand.

Knowing Lianshan had definitely no money for building a house, even if all the clay, wood, thatch, everything was free. Even vegetables for the workers’ meals could be foraged from the mountain and river, supplemented with some eggplants, beans, and peppers from the yard.

But nails, hinges, windows, and such would require money.

The grain for the workers’ meals also had to be purchased, right?

With money in hand, Shuzhen wouldn’t allow her man to bend over backward asking others elsewhere!

Pretending to be angry, pretending to cry, reasoning, she exerted quite an effort before Lianshan finally accepted the remaining money and grain coupons from her hand.

And thus, she was thoroughly like selling bean sprouts with only the basket left—squeaky clean!

With no money in hand, she felt insecure, unable to do anything conveniently.

Just considering what to do to earn some more money when Lian Yue came over with black fungus, hazel mushrooms, button mushrooms, and lion’s mane mushrooms.

A job so easy and free of reproach, Shuzhen decided she couldn’t miss this opportunity.

Knowing her future sister-in-law wanted to join her in mushroom and fungus harvesting to gather some discretionary funds, hoping to make life easier. Lian Yue was supportive, but relying on mushroom picking to supplement the household?

Lian Yue just wanted to chuckle.

Every time it rained, she would venture into the forests, enduring plenty of hardships, yet her income...

If she got more than a few yuan in one autumn, that would be considered a blessing, whereas gathering some inedible straw mushrooms and oily mushrooms for home was easier.

But seeing Shuzhen so enthusiastic, Lian Yue knew advising her would be futile. Only by letting her experience firsthand how difficult it was to navigate the mountains and gather mushrooms could she let go of that idea.

However, while thinking this, Lian Yue never expected that after going mushroom picking with Shuzhen once, she would wholeheartedly enjoy the activity. Each time it rained, she couldn’t stop thinking about inviting her up the mountain. She always felt that her luck was exponentially better with Shuzhen by her side.

Having company made things easier and more enjoyable, not to mention the additional income, so Shuzhen never missed an invitation.

However, poor Lianshan, who treated her like a protected species, was always afraid she’d slip and fall, facing potential danger. Whenever Shuzhen went up the mountain, he followed closely and carefully, and for this, he faced a fair share of teasing.

There were some mean voices that compared his carefulness around Shuzhen to a poor man finding gold—a single step taken with great caution. At over twenty, nearly thirty, finally getting a wife, even if she was a second-hand, with a child, he ought to treasure her like gold!

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