Chapter 73 - 73 Inventory
73 Inventory
By the time Xia Wan and Xia Chen returned home, three big bags had been filled, and they had spent two thousand yuan.
Xia Chen had a conflicted expression on his face. Xia Wan saw his hesitation and said directly, “Brother, just say what you want to say.”
In the end, Xia Chen said, “Sister, you earned all this money. I shouldn’t say anything, but I’m just worried that if these things really don’t sell, will the 2000 yuan be in our hands? And when we get the goods the second time, they might not sell them to us.”
Xia Wan actually understood Xia Chen’s worries because their family was poor. To them, it was already good enough to have meat to eat. the occasional candy was enough to make them happy for a few days.
To their family, buying clothes was something that only happened during the new year.
The family would only take them to buy clothes during the new year, and they would pay special attention to the price. A good example would be the clothes Xia Wan had chosen today. If Xia Chen were to be the one, he would’ve never bought them because he thought they were too expensive.
However, Xia Wan had memories of her previous life, where she had met all kinds of people and understood all kinds of things. Thus, she was also very clear that although there were many poor people in this era, there were equally as many rich people. Some of them were in the process of slowly becoming rich.
For example, the construction of factories gave many people a chance to find jobs. Factories were a relatively fair working environment. The more work you did, the more money you would get.
At the same time, the education industry and small vendors were all about finding ways to make money. Thus, Xia Wan decided she’d take her brother out more so he could better understand the current environment he was living in.
However, she would not say these words out loud, afraid her brother would feel inferior.
Although Xia Chen didn’t say it clearly, Xia Wan understood that Xia Chen felt bad when he saw that his sister was making money while he, as her brother, had yet to find a job.
She smiled and explained, “Brother, don’t worry. When I was studying, I had a classmate whose cousin came from a very rich family. She told me about the spending standards of the people in the county. Our family is considered relatively poor, so we can’t afford these things. But that’s not the case for the county people. They are richer and can afford it.
“Besides, even if I can’t sell it, I might find ginseng on the mountain,” Xia Wan half-joked. Xia Chen saw that she didn’t seem to be nervous, so he forced himself not to mind.
They carried the items to Zhou Tian’s shop. There were not many people in the shop at the moment, and when Zhou Tian saw Xia Wan, he immediately came over to greet her.
“Wanwan, you’re here. I’ve heard from Rou that you’ve prescribed medicine for her. I also heard that you’re planning to sell things in the county. You’re such a sensible girl.”
Zhou Tian looked at Xia Wan with eyes full of love and admiration. He felt that although this girl was young, she would definitely achieve great things in the future.
Seeing how good she was at medicine and her diligence, he also believed that Xia Wan could cure his daughter.
After Xia Wan had put the things away, she decided to talk to Zhou Tian first.
“Uncle Zhou, there’s something I think I should tell you in advance so that you can be mentally prepared,” she said with a serious expression.
Zhou Tian immediately had a bad feeling when he saw her expression.
“What’s the matter? Has Xiao Rou’s condition gotten worse? ” Zhou Tian immediately asked. At the same time, he also felt a little worried.
In fact, he was mentally prepared. After all, even the hospital couldn’t find the cause of Rou’er’s illness. It was already good enough that Xia Wan could find out, or it’d be nearly impossible to cure her.
While Zhou Tian was still lost in his thoughts, Xia Wan interrupted him and said, “It’s not that the situation is serious. It’s not difficult to treat Sister Xiaorou’s illness. The difficult thing is whether or not someone will harm her again.”
Zhou Tian’s eyes widened, and he looked at Xia Wan in disbelief. “What do you mean? What did he mean by someone else would harm her? You mean someone deliberately harmed Rou’er? She was poisoned?”
Zhou Tian owned a pharmacy, so he immediately understood what Xia Wan meant.
Xia Wan nodded. “When I went to deliver the medicine to Sis Xiaorou, I said that in the future, all of her food and drinks should be tasted by the people close to her. Uncle Zhou, you should have guessed it by now, right?”