Sure enough, when the production team had a public holiday, the entire Zhu family ran to the mountains.

Seeing that Su Yan's in-laws were all going to the mountain to collect mountain products, Chen Jiao thought to herself with amusement, do they really think that there are so many good things waiting for them to catch in the mountain?

Su Yan was able to catch wild rabbits before because of pure luck. After getting lucky twice, he really thought that all the pheasants and rabbits in the mountains were prepared for them.

A villager saw the Zhu family members carrying baskets and walking up the mountain, and asked curiously, "Are you all going to the mountain to pick mushrooms?"

Zhu's mother said, "Yes, Zhu Bin has gone to town to learn a trade, so our family has fewer work points. If we don't go up the mountain to find food, I'm afraid we won't have enough food for the next six months."

That person knew that Zhu Bin had gone to be an apprentice. At first, everyone in the village laughed at the Zhu family for being crazy. Why did they let Zhu Bin, who had the strongest labor force, be an apprentice? Even if they had to choose, it should be Zhu Xile. His labor force was not as good as his brother's, so he was the most suitable person to learn.

However, a month later, they heard that Zhu Bin had become a formal apprentice of Master Li, a car repair master, and they began to envy him again.

Although it is a bit tiring in the early stages, if you really learn a skill, you won’t have to worry about starving in the future.

Even if you pass the assessment and become just an intern, a salary of 12 yuan is very good for many people in the village, and it also provides food and accommodation.

After becoming a regular employee, the salary is 18 yuan, which is almost as much as the salary of a worker in a sugar factory.

At that time, an ordinary regular worker in the sugar factory only earned 22 yuan.

It's such a good thing that you can get a formal job after just one or two years. They all regretted not letting their family members sign up.

Anyway, whenever someone asked the Zhu family why so many people went up the mountain, Zhu's mother would always use the excuse that Zhu Bin was an apprentice and that there was a shortage of food at home.

With Su Yan and Zhu Zhen leading the way, they went straight to the wild jujube trees. Looking at the lush growing jujube trees, everyone had a smile on their face.

That’s great, with so many dates, how much money can they make.

The family began to pick dates. After a busy day, everyone's backpack was filled with dates.

They hurried down the mountain before the sun set.

Along the way, they witnessed Su Yan's slingshot skills, which were truly 100% accurate. No wonder it was easier for her to hunt game than others, it turned out that she had this talent.

Su Yan hunted two wild rabbits, but because there was no room for anything else in his backpack, he didn't hunt any other game.

In the evening, the family sat around a table and discussed selling dates.

Su Yan suggested: "I think the business of selling the dates should be left to Zhu Bin and me. If there are too many people in the town, it will attract attention."

Zhu Xile said quickly: "Why don't I go with you guys? I'll just help carry the backpack and do nothing else."

Su Yan looked at him, and Zhu Xile looked at her nervously and expectantly.

Su Yan knew what he was thinking. He was probably worried that she would make a profit from the price difference, or he wanted to learn how to sell things so that he could sell them himself in the future.

It is human nature to have such thoughts, and Su Yan did not care. He only said: "You can go, but I cannot guarantee that you can get a high price. After all, the other party also looks at you and tries to lower your price because they think you are honest. I can't do anything about it."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xile immediately said, "Aren't we together? I will sell as much as you sell. I won't say a word. I will let you make the decision."

Su Yan just said that deliberately to scare him. In fact, she had no intention of selling this batch of dates to the purchasing station. The price at the purchasing station was low and it was not cost-effective at all.

The next day, early in the morning, Su Yan, Zhu Bin and Zhu Xile went out carrying three baskets of dates.

Su Yan first took the two to a residential building near the sugar factory and asked them to watch while she went to sell dates.

Zhu Bin was a little worried about her and felt that doing so was dangerous.

Just when she was worrying, Su Yan saw an old lady who was about to go out. She hurriedly went up to her warmly, calling her "Auntie" all the time.

He pulled her aside, deliberately showing her the jujubes in the basket, and asked, "Aunt, the jujubes grown at home are ripe, so I brought some to you. Look how juicy they are. Try one first. They are so sweet."

The auntie originally wanted to retort that she had recognized the wrong person, but when she heard that she could try one first, she immediately held back.

After she tasted a jujube, her eyes lit up and she reached out to take another one. Su Yan was one step faster than her and hurriedly stopped her and whispered, "Auntie, I want to sell these jujubes to the purchasing station. You can't eat them all."

The old lady also realized that the man came to sell dates, not to recognize relatives.

He immediately asked, "How much is one pound?"

Su Yan: "It's cheap, 80 cents a pound, much cheaper than buying candy."

"can it be cheaper?"

Su Yan said with a click of the tongue: "When I sell it to the purchasing station, others offer 75 cents, but I sell it to you for 90 cents. Do you think it is more cost-effective to buy it from me or from the supply and marketing cooperative?"

When the aunt heard this, she thought that if she really sold it to the recycling station, the recycling station would resell it for 90 cents.

I immediately decided to weigh five kilograms. These dates can be stored, and it is not easy to eat such fresh fruits in the middle of summer.

After the aunt bought it, she asked Su Yan to wait while she called a few old sisters to come and buy it as well.

Then Zhu Bin and Zhu Xile saw Su Yan doing business with a group of aunties and grandmas in a very friendly manner. If you didn’t know, you would really think she was some relative of this group of people.

The basket of dates she carried was quickly sold out, and the aunts and grandmas who bought the dates only decided to continue after eating one or two for free.

The supply and marketing cooperative would not allow people to taste the food for free, and her action also won the favor of the aunts and grandmas.

It makes you feel more assured and willing to buy.

Su Yan sold a basket of dates for about forty yuan, which made Zhu Xile so happy that he almost laughed out loud.

Each of them carries about 40 to 50 kilograms. My sister-in-law sold hers for 40 yuan. Can his also be sold for 40 yuan?

Su Yan handed the empty backpack to Zhu Bin and told him to go to work at the transport team, and leave the rest to her and Zhu Xile.