The rabbit sold for eight yuan and sixty cents, the bracken was purchased at two yuan and fifty cents per jin, yielding nineteen yuan in total, and the wood ear mushrooms brought in exactly twenty yuan.
All together, they had three hundred forty-seven yuan and sixty cents; Ma Jincai thought about it and rounded up the amount, handing them three hundred forty-eight yuan.
When the money reached Chiang Xiao’s hands, the thick stack made her heart pound endlessly, making her feel somewhat disoriented with joy.
Both Ge Dejun and Xu Linjun, too excited and fearing that others might notice they were carrying a large sum of money, had tense expressions and their movements were somewhat stiff on the way.
Once they arrived at the hospital and entered the ward where Chiang Songhai and Ge Liutao were staying with Chiang Xiao, the expressions of the two men led Chiang Songhai, Ge Liutao, and even Zhao Xin to misunderstand.
All three felt a sudden pang of worry in their hearts.
Damn, something must have happened again, right?
Yet when they looked at Chiang Xiao, she was remarkably calm; even her eyes sparkled, showing no sign of any problems.
"De Jun, what’s the situation? Did you meet with Director Ma?" Chiang Songhai asked anxiously.
He was also aware of the family’s dire financial state; even the rented ox cart today had been on credit, with a promise to pay back the money afterward.
If something had gone wrong and they didn’t make any money, he had no idea what he would use to repay the owner.
Besides, today both he and his wife had ended up in the hospital.
Staying in the hospital for two days would cost a fortune. Chiang Songhai thought of this and felt even more anxious and guilty.
If it weren’t for his injury caused by Chiang Baohe, he could have at least provided some protection for his wife today; if he had, they wouldn’t have needed to be admitted to the hospital at all.
But right now, the person he resented the most was Ho Laidi and Song Xiyun.
Every time he thought about how he’d been betrayed by them, his heart would throb with a dull ache.
If the goods hadn’t sold, his elderly couple’s burdens would’ve all fallen on Chiang Xiao.
Ge Dejun, still somewhat dazed, reacted half a beat slower after hearing his question. "Ah? Yes, I saw him."
"So he didn’t buy the stuff?"
Seeing her great-uncle struggling to articulate his excitement, Chiang Xiao chuckled to herself and took over the conversation, "Grandpa, let me explain. We met with Director Ma, and he was very satisfied with everything, so it all sold. Uncle currently has about fourteen or fifteen jin of wild boar meat and some wood ear mushrooms in his basket that we kept intending for us to eat."
"How much did you sell it for?" Ge Liutao couldn’t help but ask eagerly.
Zhao Xin, although really curious, felt a bit embarrassed when he heard them discussing the matter openly in front of him and quickly addressed Chiang Xiao, "Sister-in-law, I should be going back now. I’ll be staying with Brother Xi Bing tonight."
"When are you leaving?"
Chiang Xiao completely ignored her family’s gaping stares and no longer had the energy to tease Zhao Xin for forgetting again and calling her sister-in-law.
She had been contemplating giving him something else if he wasn’t leaving right away because he had been of great help that day, and she wanted to find something for him when they went up the mountain again tomorrow.
"I’ve taken two days off, I’ll be leaving tomorrow noon."
Since that was the case, Chiang Xiao took out two strips of wild boar meat from the basket, seventeen jin in total, which Peace Restaurant’s staff had helped cut into strips, each weighing roughly over three jin.
These two strips amounted to almost seven jin.
"Here, take these. You can either share it with Brother Hu or bring it back to your troop, it’s up to you."
Zhao Xin quickly waved his hands, "No, no, no, I can’t take this!" Saying so, and fearing she might insist, he turned and dashed out the door, as fast as a rabbit, disappearing downstairs in an instant.
Chiang Xiao was speechless.
However, remembering that she still had to return a package to Meng Xinian, she thought she might as well bring something for Zhao Xin then, so she just shrugged her shoulders and didn’t chase after him.