After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 276

Chapter 276: The Consequence of Being Uncultured
“Why isn’t anyone buying?”

Arriving at the market, Zhouzhou and Qin Er found a place to start shouting to sell fish. However, after shouting for a while, no one came to buy. Zhouzhou was puzzled, propping up her cheek with her hand, looking confused.

[“Hahaha, of course no one is buying because your fish isn’t edible!”]

[“Koi: Have I been striving in vain all these years!”]

[“Haha, I don’t even have the heart to tell her. Those were ornamental fish she released. The edible ones are the ones she let go. But never mind, I’ve already told my mom to make crucian carp soup today.”]

[“I bought a blackfish too, it’s quite expensive, cost me over forty yuan.”]

However, Zhouzhou couldn’t see the barrage, and even if she could, she couldn’t read as she was illiterate.

Qin Er rubbed his chin, holding the fish, and found the place to sell fish. He looked at the dark fish in the tank and then at the shiny gold fish in his hand, feeling that something was off. He decided to ask, “Boss, do you have this kind of fish here?”

The boss glanced over, sneered, and said, “Kid, go play elsewhere and don’t disturb my business. These goldfish and koi are useless. No one wants them. They’re only good for kids to play with, but they’re too big, even kids don’t want to play with them.”

What?! Qin Er was dumbfounded. He finally remembered. These were koi, and there were a bunch of them in the pond at their school. They were worthless, not even cats would eat them!

When Qin Er broke the news to Zhouzhou, she was stunned, feeling completely at a loss.

Qin Yan suddenly realized and said, “I knew it. I couldn’t remember ever eating this kind of fish.”

Xiao Lan glanced at him, gesturing for him to shut up. It was too late now, what’s the use of saying it now?

She looked at Zhouzhou with concern. Seeing the little girl’s trembling lips, she felt sorry for her and comforted, “It’s okay, Zhouzhou. Some people do buy koi. Let’s just sell them at a lower price.”

Qin Er also patted her head, “It’s alright, we’ll go fishing again tomorrow, and we can sell them then.”

Hearing this, Zhouzhou reluctantly cheered up and continued shouting. Finally, they sold the last fish for two yuan each. Fortunately, she caught many, so in the end, they still made twenty-two yuan.

Looking at the money, Zhouzhou felt much better.

Qin Er pulled Zhouzhou back to the fish seller’s place, and the two carefully stared at the fish in the tank. Zhouzhou noticed that several of them were the ones she had released earlier, and she felt even worse. It was all money.

She sniffed sadly, memorized the types of fish carefully, and vowed not to make mistakes tomorrow.

Luckily, the first two fish she caught were edible, which brought her some comfort.

Seeing that Zhouzhou was still not very happy, Qin Er thought for a moment, found a place that sold yarn, and bought a few balls of yarn. He then persuaded the owner to give them a set of crochet tools for ten yuan.

Immediately, he sat down on the steps at the entrance and started crocheting. Before long, a yarn bag appeared.

Zhouzhou exclaimed, “Wow,” realizing that she had forgotten that Brother Dafu was skilled in this craft.

The small bag was delicate and cute. Lu Zhaozhao couldn’t take her eyes off it, tugging at Lu Yanyu’s clothes, eagerly saying, “Brother, I want one.”

Lu Yanyu, feeling conflicted, knew that Qin Er intended to sell them. Normally, he would have bought one, but now they only had fifteen yuan left, and they still had to get through the day. They couldn’t afford to be so extravagant.

Seeing him silent, Lu Zhaozhao didn’t make a fuss, standing there obediently but still eagerly looking at the small bag.

Zhouzhou asked Qin Er if she could give one to Lu Zhaozhao. Although Qin Er could be stingy sometimes, he nodded when he saw how much Lu Zhaozhao wanted it.

Zhouzhou’s eyes lit up as she walked to Lu Zhaozhao with the bag he had just finished crocheting. “Zhaozhao, this is for you, a lucky charm.”

Hearing this, Lu Zhaozhao’s eyes brightened, and she hugged it tightly. “Thank you!”

She smiled brightly.

Zhouzhou’s eyes rolled around as she rubbed her chubby double chin, lost in thought. Soon, she ran back to Qin Er’s side, and when he finished another crochet item, she took it and whispered something in his ear.

Qin Er’s eyes lit up. “I think that’ll work!”

Nobody knew what they said, but Zhouzhou grabbed Lu Zhaozhao’s hand and gestured to Huo Ji’an, saying something to him. Huo Ji’an blinked, seeming somewhat reluctant, but he eventually nodded.

The few kids huddled together, heads touching, and the cameraman tried to get closer to film, but they were already walking away hand in hand.

They walked to where there were the most children.

Huo Ji’an cleared his throat and said, “Wow, Zhouzhou, Zhaozhao, your bags are so pretty. Where did you buy them? I want one too.”

The lines were stiff and unnatural, but they attracted the attention of the people around.

Zhouzhou raised her bag and exclaimed, “We bought them from Brother Dafu.”

Huo Ji’an, following the script they had just discussed, asked, “Where’s Brother Dafu?”

“He’s in the yarn shop ahead. It’s so cheap, only ten yuan each, and you can knit flowers on them.”

She then turned Lu Zhaozhao around, making sure all the children could see their bags.

Huo Ji’an mechanically remarked that they were nice.

This advertisement was extremely stiff, but Qin Er’s craftsmanship was indeed good, making people like them at first sight.

Before long, children started pulling their parents over, saying they wanted one too. Ten yuan wasn’t expensive, so the parents didn’t say much.

Watching these kids, some parents couldn’t help but laugh. After asking for the address, they walked over to Qin Er’s side.

Seeing this scene, Zhouzhou immediately smiled and pulled them to another place, starting their “advertisement” again.

When they finished touring the area and came back, they found a crowd had gathered around.

Qin Er was skillful not only in making bags but also in crocheting various small items, which made the children want them even more.

Zhouzhou squeezed to the front to help collect money, and she never made a mistake.

When they ran out of yarn, Qin Er went to buy more from the shop, which was very convenient.

After the crowd dispersed, they counted—108!

After deducting the twenty yuan spent on yarn, they still had one hundred and eighty yuan.

Much more than they earned from selling fish!

Passing by, Lian Pei glanced over, suddenly enlightened. “Right, they can also earn money themselves.”

The production team only promised them fifteen yuan for the day, but they didn’t specify what they had to do with it.

Xi Yan couldn’t help but pat Zhouzhou’s head and asked, “How did you come up with this idea?”

Hearing this, Zhouzhou lifted her chin proudly. “Dad said, ‘Increase revenue and reduce expenditure.’ Making money is the most important!”