The timeline system has gone awry; they insist that steamed buns are a magic pill.

"Young man, brother, I'll take the loss, but you've come all this way, it's not easy for you."

The older brother was still not giving up. He had finally run into someone from the mountains who had brought so many fresh mushrooms. He bought them for five cents a pound and could resell them for fifty-five cents a pound. He made fifty cents a pound. It couldn't be more comfortable.

"Brother, I know you're a good person, but we can't go against our conscience and take advantage of you. I can't do that." Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "You scoundrel, you're trying to fool your grandpa. Do you really think your grandpa is a three-year-old?"

Five points? You're really bold to say that. Li Qingqiu thought to himself, if it weren't for the fact that there was no lime on the storage shelf, I would have sprinkled some on you to clean your eyes.

"Young man, what are you saying? I'm just here because I know it's not easy for you to come all this way."

Li Qingqiu waved his hand. "Brother, stop talking. I absolutely cannot agree to this. Five cents is too high a price. I know you mean well, but I can't do that kind of thing. Let's not talk about it anymore."

"No, young man..."

"Big brother..."

Li Qingqiu then fell silent. The man next to him was a little annoyed. Why did he have to encounter such a stubborn person? He thought five cents was too much. He should have given him two cents. The man regretted it.

"Young man, where are you from?"

"From Meijie Commune."

"What's the name?"

Aaron Kwok.

Li Qingqiu casually remarked that Meijie was more than ten miles away from Lishan Commune, and it was truly in the old mountains.

"Young man, you've chosen a good name."

"It's alright, at least the meaning is better. Who knew, let alone Fucheng, even the thatched hut is about to collapse." Li Qingqiu sighed.

"Huh, isn't this a mushroom?"

"yes."

Li Qingqiu looked up and saw a woman in her thirties, dressed quite elegantly, carrying a small basket.

"How much is it, young man?"

"As you know, mushrooms are hard to find in winter, especially these snow mushrooms. They're incredibly tender and sweet, and quite rare. You should try them."

"Eat it raw?"

The older woman was somewhat surprised. Seeing Li Qingqiu nod, she took a sliver of mushroom and put some in her mouth, chewing. "Hmm, it really is quite sweet, not bad. How about this, young man, I'll offer you fifty cents a pound, is that alright?"

"Five cents, fine."

Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "The price is alright." "How much do you want?"

"Give me ten pounds first."

Goodness, Li Qingqiu was a little surprised. Buying ten kilograms at once was really generous. Most people probably only spend five yuan a month on food. This lady must be someone important, at least a leading cadre.

There are probably a dozen or twenty department-level cadres in the county, and several dozen section-level cadres. This lady is probably a section-level cadre, and her monthly salary must be several tens or hundreds of yuan.

"I'll weigh it for you right now."

Using the scale next to him, he weighed himself a hefty ten pounds, no less. "Here you go."

The first sale only made five yuan, which made the guy next to him regret it so much that he stomped his feet. If he had bought the mushrooms from this young man, he would have made the money. It was such a loss. The guy was so regretful that he was green with envy.

"Brother, I never expected the lady in the county town to be so generous. She just asked for 50 cents a pound right away. I was so shocked that I didn't know what to say. Look, she stuffed the money into my hand before I even realized it." Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "My brother must be regretting it now."

"Yes, that lady was really generous."

Damn it, how did such a woman, who treats money like it's nothing, come along? Now, my good fortune of buying mushrooms for five cents is probably ruined.

"Are these mushrooms from your garden edible raw?"

"Yes, ma'am."

Li Qingqiu chatted with his older brother for about ten minutes, and just as he was taking some more mushrooms out of his basket, an elderly woman with graying hair came quickly over with a basket, heading straight for Li Qingqiu's mushroom stall.

"Auntie, please try some."

The old lady took them without hesitation and stuffed them into her mouth. "That's right, it tastes just like that. Okay, I'll take them all."

"I'll take them all, ma'am, there must be more than ten pounds of this."

"Ten-odd pounds is just right, five cents a pound, right? Weigh it quickly."

Goodness, this old lady is really straightforward. Li Qingqiu immediately weighed it for her; it was fifteen jin (7.5 catties), which came to seven yuan and fifty cents. The old lady handed him a large sum of money. "Here's your change."

"Oh, you even have winter bamboo shoots here?"

"A little."

"Give me some more winter bamboo shoots."

"Also 50 cents a pound?"

"Yes."

Well, Li Qingqiu picked up some winter bamboo shoots and made ten yuan in one transaction. The guy next to him stared wide-eyed. Damn, ten yuan! He might not even make that much in a week. What did he miss? He thought that if he had bought the mushrooms and winter bamboo shoots cheaply, that big ten yuan would have been his.

The older brother was on the verge of tears. How could he have missed such an incredible windfall? Looking at Li Qingqiu, he thought, "No wonder he's called Aaron Kwok, this guy really knows how to make money."

Fifteen yuan! I often don't even earn that much in a month.

This young man from the mountains of Meijie sold fifteen yuan worth of goods in less than half an hour. It was unbelievable! The older brother was heartbroken. All that money was his; why was this Aaron Kwok so stubborn? He thought five cents was too much.

Wang Dong was feeling incredibly frustrated. Looking at the simple-minded kid next to him, grinning foolishly, he wanted nothing more than to slap him. Why didn't he sell it? If he had, all the money would have been his.

Li Qingqiu had no time to pay attention to Brother Wang beside him. He continued to pick out snow fungus and put out another ten kilograms. Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "Today is a great start!"

"This is it, young man. Pack all these mushrooms up for me."

"Auntie, you want them all?"

Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "This guy, here he comes again. Is he another one that lady introduced him to?" "Okay, I'll weigh him for you."

"Sixteen catties, do you want them all?"

The middle-aged woman nodded, pulled out a big black ten, and Brother Wang next to her stared wide-eyed, thinking to himself, "No, another big black ten, this is going to be a huge windfall."

This kid is so lucky. Brother Wang felt like his heart was being torn apart. The big black ten was originally his, but now it's in the pocket of that silly kid next to him. The more he looked at him, the more upset he felt.

Here's your change.

Do you still have any winter bamboo shoots?

"There are some more, do you want them?"

There were no more winter bamboo shoots in his basket, but he had a hundred jin (approximately 50 kg) on ​​the storage rack. Li Qingqiu casually reached into the basket. "Four and a half jin, I'll give you two yuan, okay?"

"OK."

"These are very good winter bamboo shoots."

The middle-aged woman pinched the winter bamboo shoots; they were fresh and tender, as were the mushrooms. The ten yuan was well spent.

Another ten yuan. Brother Wang was in so much pain that he couldn't speak. Twenty-five yuan. He couldn't earn that much money in a month. He should have earned it all himself, but now it all went into that silly boy's pocket. The more he thought about it, the more upset and frantic he became.

"Big brother, thank you."

Li Qingqiu casually handed the scale back to Wang Dong. Wang Dong grinned, but it looked worse than crying. He felt like his heart was being torn apart. "My money, all my money! How did it end up in this silly kid's pocket?"

Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "This guy deserves it. He's so damn greedy. Five cents a pound. He really dares to say that."

"Brother, come and try some. These mushrooms are sweet when eaten raw."

Li Qingqiu decided to strike a fatal blow by giving his neighbor some mushrooms. "I've troubled you several times already, so don't be so polite with me."

"Okay, okay, I'll try it."

Wang Dong grinned, but it was a very forced smile. He took the snow fungus and put it in his mouth. After tasting it, he was stunned. This was a mushroom? Are you kidding me? Whose mushrooms are sweet, and so delicious when eaten raw?

No one could argue with calling it fruit; at only five cents a pound, it really wasn't expensive. Wang Dong regretted it even more; for just five cents, he would have made a killing. "Fu Cheng, do you have many mushrooms in the mountains?"

"It's alright."

Li Qingqiu was very honest and didn't hide anything. "There are still some unripe ones in the ravines. I didn't pick many this time. I didn't expect them to sell so well on my first visit." Wang Dong's eyes lit up when he heard this. In the ravines, he would ask around. If he couldn't buy from this kid, he could at least pick some himself. It was a business with no capital.

"Young man, is this where you sell mushrooms?"

"Sir, would you like something?"

Li Qingqiu looked up and saw an old man dressed neatly and cleanly, who looked like he was living a comfortable life.

"Have some, I just had a bite, it was bought by the Wang family girl, it's sweet and tastes good."

How much do you want?

"I'll take them all."

The old man chuckled and said, "I quite like this kind of food."

"OK."

Li Qingqiu smiled and borrowed a scale and basket from the man next door. After weighing the contents, he deducted the amount from the basket's lining. "Fifteen jin in total, is that alright?"

"Okay, pour it into my basket."

"Okay."

"This guy got another big black ten," Li Qingqiu thought to himself. "These guys are really rich. They've probably fallen into a cadre's den." "Give me some more winter bamboo shoots, keep the change."

"OK."

Wang Dong was numb. Another ten yuan. This guy had almost earned as much as he had in two months in just a short time. Mushrooms were really good stuff. His pumpkins, potatoes, and cabbages were cheap but he didn't have many connections. Mushrooms were expensive but sold non-stop.

Wang Dong was getting more and more excited as he thought about going to Meijie and finding this mountain valley to pick mushrooms. He thought he would pick a lot, hehe, he wasn't a fool to sell them for only 50 cents a pound, he could sell them for at least 60 cents a pound.

Wang Dong's thoughts became increasingly excited and he got more and more into it. Li Qingqiu had no idea what was wrong with him; he had a smile on his lips, and after a while, he actually burst out laughing.

"Big brother, are you alright?"

Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "Could he have been stimulated by something? This guy is a bit scary." Li Qingqiu muttered to himself, "Look at the mushrooms, that's about enough. Maybe we should leave. This guy, I hope he doesn't develop psychological problems because I sold too many."

These days, people are easily provoked and go crazy, Li Qingqiu muttered to himself, "Let's run quickly."

"Brother, you're busy. I've sold all my mushrooms, I should head back now."

Li Qingqiu planned to run away, which really spurred the neighbor to his wits' end. Sigh, it's really not my fault, brother, you're just too ruthless. As for the nonsense about Meijie Mountain Valley, unless you're an idiot, no one should take it seriously.

"Oh, you're leaving?"

"The mushrooms are sold out."

Li Qingqiu thought to himself that he had to find another place; he couldn't stay here any longer. With that, he stepped out of the alley. But before he'd taken two steps, an older woman stopped him.

"You sell mushrooms, right?"

"Who are you?"

"I just saw you. Do you still have any mushrooms?"

"That's all, maybe next time, ma'am."

"Oh dear, how did it just disappear?"

The older woman was quite disappointed. Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "Who would have thought that they would be sold out in just a few bites?" He thought to himself, "These mushrooms are selling too well. I'll bring some more over later."

"Young comrade, don't go yet..."

"Hey, ma'am, don't pull me! Are you upset because you couldn't buy any mushrooms and you're going to take me to the police station?"