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"Xuan, is what this girl said true? Can the stones she picked really be sold for money?" Chen Xiumin's Mother asked, having seen Chen Haoxuan collect a few stones before, which were only worth a few hundred. She doubted that there were many stones that could actually be sold.
Chen Haoxuan took out the stone that Chen Xiumin had just handed him and passed it to Chen Xiumin's Mother, saying, "It's this one. Take a look for yourself. This stone is very smooth and round, and its surface patterns are exquisite. So this stone is worth quite a bit. I'll make you an offer; let me know if you're satisfied. If not, we can negotiate. My offer is five thousand Renminbi."
"F-five thousand? I-I can't be hearing this right?" Chen Xiumin's Mother exclaimed in surprise, while Chen Xiumin was so astonished that her mouth formed an O shape. Chen Xiumin's Mother thought the most she could get was a few hundred since the stones Chen Haoxuan collected were all worth around that amount. She never expected that her daughter could casually pick up a stone and sell it for five thousand. It felt like a dream to her.
Chen Haoxuan looked down and said, "Yes, it's five thousand. If you agree, I can give you the money right now."
"I agree, of course I agree!" Chen Xiumin's Mother said excitedly, nodding vigorously as if afraid that Chen Haoxuan might change his mind.
Chen Haoxuan had developed a habit of never being without his bag. He carried it around all day out of necessity, filled with Renminbi notes. He felt insecure leaving them in his simple room, so he kept the bag with him at all times. He took out a stack of bills and counted out five thousand Renminbi, handing it to Chen Xiumin's Mother and saying, "This is five thousand Renminbi; please count it."
"No need to count it! You are the most sincere businessman; I trust you," Chen Xiumin's Mother replied as she quickly put the money into her pocket, seemingly afraid that Chen Haoxuan would take it back.
"You should count it anyway! Otherwise, if you leave my house and find that the amount is incorrect—then come back to find me—I absolutely will not acknowledge it," Chen Haoxuan said seriously.
Hearing this made Chen Xiumin's Mother genuinely worried. She took out the money and counted it once more, finding that the amount was correct, which relieved her greatly. She happily told Chen Haoxuan, "Xuan, come over for lunch today; I'll go buy some groceries." Since Chen Haoxuan offered such a high price for her daughter's stone, she thought she should be generous and treat him to a meal, hoping to flatter him so that he might offer even higher prices in the future.
Chen Haoxuan waved his hand with a smile and said, "No thanks for your kindness; I can eat at home. Besides, I can't leave right now; you know I often have people coming to sell things."
"That's fine then! Just let me know when you're free one day; I'll cook you something special," Chen Xiumin's Mother said happily.
Chen Xiumin tugged at her mother's sleeve and said sweetly, "Mom, why are you using my money?"
"You, a little child, need so much money for what! There is no five thousand, how about five?" Chen Xiumin's Mother said, being quite stingy as she took out five yuan in change. In fact, she was doing it for her child's good; giving so much money to a little child made her worry that the child might learn bad habits.
"Mom, you're stingy," Chen Xiumin said, lowering her head and feeling wronged.
Chen Haoxuan walked over to Chen Xiumin and gently patted her little head, saying, "Your mom is doing this for your own good. Think about it! If all the money is given to you, what if you lose it? What if you spend it all at once? If you spend it all or lose it, then you won't have any pocket money left. But if you give it to your mom, it's different because she will help keep it safe for you. After a while, your mom will give you some pocket money, so you'll always have some to use! Isn't that great?"
"Mm-hmm, Xiaomin understands now. Thank you, Brother Xuan," Chen Xiumin happily replied to Chen Haoxuan as she cheerfully accepted the five yuan from her mother.
The other children who came with Chen Xiumin saw that she had really sold her stones and for such a good price, so they hurriedly presented their stones to Chen Haoxuan. "Brother Xuan, can you see if my stone can be sold? Brother Xuan, look at mine..."
After a while, among the children at Chen Haoxuan's house, except for Chen Xiumin, the others had gloomy faces because their stones did not sell. Seeing that her friends couldn't sell their stones while hers did made Chen Xiumin feel very proud; thus, her smile never faded throughout the day.
To comfort these children, Chen Haoxuan took out a jar of Lollipops. This was originally bought for Chen Yina, but she forgot to take it home, so it had been stored away. Since Chen Haoxuan didn't like eating them and was worried they would go bad after a long time, he decided to share them with the children.
There weren't many kids at Chen Haoxuan's house either; with one jar of Lollipops, each child got about ten. Receiving so many Lollipops made them very happy. One child even gave the stone he picked up to Chen Haoxuan, saying since it couldn't be sold for money, he might as well let Chen Haoxuan play with it. The other children followed suit and also gave their unsold stones to Chen Haoxuan.
Chen Haoxuan didn't refuse; after all, these stones were worthless. It wouldn't be bad to display them in his yard.
When Chen Haoxuan first started collecting various strange stones, many villagers went out picking stones with dreams of getting rich. However, after several days of countless disappointments—having their stones unsold and farm work neglected—they felt this venture was a losing game. Although a few made a couple of hundred yuan, very few could find valuable stones to sell. Consequently, fewer and fewer people went out to pick stones.
After returning home, Chen Xiumin's Mother began boasting everywhere. Soon everyone in the village knew that there was a little girl in Chen Family Village who had found a stone worth five thousand yuan. Thus began another peak in stone picking. The villagers thought that if a little girl could find a stone worth five thousand yuan, how could they adults possibly fall behind?
On the other hand, Chen Haorong was increasingly annoyed with the villagers selling mountain goods to him because the quality of those goods kept deteriorating while they haggled with him over prices. Several times he lost several thousand due to the poor quality of what he purchased. This left him in a very bad mood. He calculated his income during this period and realized he hadn't made a single cent but had lost several hundred yuan; including labor costs meant he had lost at least several thousand yuan overall.
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