When you start counting, you get a surprise.
Don't be fooled by this unassuming metal box; it contains more than two hundred yuan.
This is only 1983, and the reform and opening up have just begun. An ordinary worker's salary is only a few dozen yuan a month.
The main character is studying in a big city university, not working, yet he can send back so much money.
And this isn't all of it. Some of it was spent by the original owner.
A rough estimate suggests it's at least a hundred yuan.
So, the main character sent back almost four hundred yuan in four years, roughly a hundred a year.
The main character is just incredible!
Other people spend money going to school and rely on family support.
He not only doesn't rely on family support, but he also supports the family instead.
If the original owner hadn't hidden this money, the Pei Family could have lived much better with it.
Looking at the money, Jiang Ran thought for a moment and decided not to give it to Mr. and Mrs. Pei.
Giving the money to Mr. and Mrs. Pei means two hundred is still two hundred; it won't grow.
But using this money as startup capital for a business, after some time, it wouldn't just be two hundred anymore.
Once she makes money, she will repay the Pei Family what the original owner owes them, and then wait for the main character to come back and ask for a divorce.
Once divorced, the sky will be the limit, and the sea will be broad for her to venture.
By then, staying away from the main character to ensure safety, opening a restaurant, life would be just wonderful!
If possible, she'd take Pei Jing with her, at least stop him from becoming the major villain in the original story.
The more Jiang Ran thought about it, the more delightful it seemed; she couldn't help but laugh aloud.
The window was half-open. Jiang Ran's laughter drifted out through the window crack, and all the Pei Family members in the yard heard it and turned their heads to look in this direction.
But they merely glanced, then turned away.
Wang Cuilan, Pei Baoshan, and Pei Yang were going to the fields.
It's the busy spring plowing season!
Pei Shanshan was also supposed to go, but since Pei Jing needed someone to care for him and the house needed someone to do laundry and cook, she stayed home.
But she couldn't stay idle either; Pei Shanshan planned to take Pei Jing to dig wild vegetables.
In spring, there aren't many vegetables to eat. Besides stored potatoes, radishes, cabbages, sweet potatoes, and green onions, if you want some leafy greens, you need to dig wild vegetables.
Pei Shanshan had just finished getting ready, intending to take Pei Jing out, when she saw Jiang Ran's door open, and Jiang Ran came out.
Seeing Pei Shanshan's attire, Jiang Ran was taken aback, "Where are you going?"
"Going to dig wild vegetables."
Pei Shanshan's tone wasn't friendly, but Jiang Ran didn't mind.
Jiang Ran waved her hand, "Don't go, come with me to town."
When saying this, Jiang Ran's tone was very firm, without a hint of a smile on her face.
It wasn't that Jiang Ran wanted to be like this, but she had to.
The original owner always spoke to the Pei Family member this way. If she suddenly acted kindly, Pei Shanshan would surely be suspicious.
Sure enough, after hearing Jiang Ran's words, Pei Shanshan immediately frowned tightly.
But after a moment of silence, Pei Shanshan still nodded.
Pei Shanshan didn't dare to refuse. Jiang Ran had a bad temper, and if things didn't go her way, she would hit people.
Jiang Ran was particularly strong. Recently, a man in the village mocked Jiang Ran, saying she was fat like a pig. Jiang Ran slapped him so hard he flew away, knocking a tooth out, and his face was still swollen.
Thinking of this incident made Pei Shanshan's face hurt; she instinctively reached for her face.
Seeing Pei Shanshan's action, Jiang Ran gave her a suspicious look.