Seeing that the two of them genuinely didn't want the mushrooms, Gu Jiaojiao didn't insist.
These lion's mane mushrooms weren't very tasty on their own and needed to be prepared carefully.
They required other ingredients that an ordinary family wouldn't have.
While they could be sold for money, getting caught would be a huge hassle these days, so Gu Jiaojiao didn't mention it.
However, she didn't want them to help for free, so she decided to give them each one yuan.
At that time, a worker at the textile factory only earned seventy cents a day.
The one yuan Gu Jiaojiao was offering was a significant amount of money.
Sweet Girl and Chen Erniu were stunned. When they came to their senses, they hurried to refuse.
"We can't accept this," they said, one calling her "Sister" and the other, "Sister-in-law."
But Gu Jiaojiao insisted, "No, you have to take it. If you don't, I won't let you help me anymore."
The two had no choice but to agree.
