Quick Transmigration: Can This Kind of Scum Become the Chosen One?

Chapter 232 Childhood Sweetheart, Female Educated Youth 16

"How many?"

Bai Chenggong doubted that he had heard correctly.

Did he just hear twenty?

In the first few months, only the first month had a relatively large amount; afterwards, none of them exceeded ten yuan.

Why does it suddenly cost twenty yuan this time?

Even if he's treating, it wouldn't cost ten yuan all at once, would it?

Wang Jianguo took out twenty yuan and placed it in front of Gu Jianhua.

Then he took out five yuan and placed it in front of Bai Chenggong.

"Gu Jianhua said that last month we split the cost at twenty yuan each, and today's meal cost five yuan, plus two yuan to offset the fare, so you have to pay a total of twenty-seven yuan."

After deducting five yuan from his wages, you can give him another twenty-two yuan.

"Here's five yuan as payment for your work. Please keep it."

The twenty yuan you just paid didn't include today's meal expenses?

What did you eat last month? It cost so much!

Bai Chenggong went to check the account books.

Vegetable costs a total of twelve yuan per month, four yuan per person.

Eggs cost a total of twelve yuan per month, four yuan per person.

Last month I bought some seasonings, especially oil, sugar, and salt. I planned to buy a lot at once so I wouldn't have to buy any more before the Lunar New Year. It cost a total of eighteen yuan, six yuan per person.

We bought thirty chicks, which cost six dollars in total, one dollar per person.

Another expense is the old hen.

The old hen was also included in the shared bill for the three of them.

He thought that the chicken was their special portion.

It's like when two people go to a restaurant and can't finish their meal, they'll pack a few pieces of meat to take home.

We'll heat it up and eat it in the evening.

Those were things the two of them shared with him voluntarily.

These have never appeared in previous bills.

Therefore, he assumed that the chicken was also an invitation for him to eat.

Oh, so you have to pay for it.

Last month, they ate three chickens in total, each costing five yuan.

So he really did spend twenty yuan last month.

Then there's the money I spent treating everyone today, seven yuan.

Bai Chenggong felt utterly dejected.

He never knew he could spend so much money.

Bai Chenggong felt a bit of a stomachache.

The food I ate was churning inside my stomach, making me feel nauseous and uncomfortable.

But considering that it cost so much money to eat, if I just vomit it up, wouldn't it be a waste of money and an even bigger loss?

Bai Chenggong swallowed back the nausea that was rising in his throat.

After deducting his salary of ten yuan, Bai Chenggong still had to put out seventeen yuan.

Looking at his dwindling savings, Bai Chenggong felt panicked.

He could no longer eat with those two young masters.

That way, he has no way to save money.

"Gu Jianhua, Wang Jianguo, I feel that our living standards are not on the same level."

To be honest, my family is not well-off. I don't have much money or any ration coupons.

So when you went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things, I didn't buy anything.

It's not that I don't want to buy it, it's that I can't afford it.

Your family is well-off; you can eat out every day without any problems.

You have to eat at least one egg every day, and last month you ate three chickens.

To be honest, I can't afford it.

So, we stopped eating together after that.

My portion can be made separately.

"Bai Chenggong, if you feel that this standard of living is too high for you, you can bring it up sooner rather than later."

"Yes, I bought a lot of seasonings this month, but we can use them until after the New Year."

Even when spread out over each month, it's not much.

This month there are a few more than before, which is this old hen.

That's because everyone was tired from the autumn harvest, so they wanted to replenish their energy.

Before, you only made a few dollars a month, and you still had some left over after paying your salary.

There's no need to break up right away.

Bai Chenggong shook his head again.

Even if it's not the old hen, there will be others later.

And this egg too.

He doesn't have to eat it.

But since the scrambled eggs were already cooked, he couldn't say he wouldn't eat them.

But he really felt the pinch because each egg cost a dime.

One cent may not seem like much, but if you eat it every day, it adds up.

And then there were other expenses this time. All things added up, the number was too big, too big for him to bear.

One more time, and he'd have emptied his savings.

Now we can eat vegetables that we grow ourselves.

He wouldn't eat the eggs either.

Other necessities only need to be replenished every few months, which is acceptable.

Or he could take one-third and use it alone.

He can just be frugal with it.

We must eat separately.

That's how you save money.

There's really no need to break up.

If you think eating chicken is too extravagant, then we won't split the cost with you.

Everything else remains the same as before.

"Actually, my tastes are quite different from yours, so I'll just cook for myself."

From now on, when buying eggs or other items, you won't have to pay my share.

I'll cook for you first, don't worry.

Bai Chenggong insisted once again on breaking up the partnership.

Gu Jianhua and Wang Jianguo exchanged a glance but remained silent.

The next day, Gu Jianhua and Wang Jianguo stopped asking Bai Chenggong to cook. Instead, they went to the old man they often bought groceries from and ate at his house.

Just tell me what you want to eat.

If you want to eat eggs, eating chicken will satisfy your needs.

Bai Chenggong went to find the two people to find out why they wouldn't let him cook.

He just wanted to eat separately, not to go their separate ways.

He wants to continue earning this salary.

Gu Jianhua and Wang Jianguo said that burning them separately was too troublesome.

They ate big fish and meat dishes, while he ate only green vegetables and radishes; the meal tasted bland.

Anyway, he didn't like the food, so the group broke up and they didn't bother him anymore.

Bai Chenggong lost 6.5 yuan of wages, and the remaining 3.5 yuan was for cooking breakfast and paying for firewood in the winter.

Because it's cold in winter, I don't want to go out early in the morning to rush to eat breakfast, so I'll just make do with a quick bite indoors.

Mosquitoes are meat no matter how small they are.

Bai Chenggong eventually accepted it.

Fortunately, there's nowhere to spend money right now, so at least we can gradually make up for the money we lost.

But soon, Bai Chenggong faced the problem of spending money.

Those chicks died.

Because of a lack of experience, the chicks were not taken good care of and all of them died.

Raising chickens is a bit difficult for them.

Finally, we decided to buy a larger chicken, one that had hatched in the first half of the year.

They've grown up now.

They'll be laying eggs soon.

These chickens are less likely to die, and you can get eggs right away.

However, this type of chicken is also expensive.

One costs six yuan.

This is, after all, a hen that's about to lay an egg.

In the end, we decided to buy three chickens.

Divide the eggs into portions of six at a time.

Bai Chenggong lost three yuan again.

Bai Chenggong kept thinking about those three yuan.

I think about it while eating, and I think about it while sleeping.

He even thought about it when he went up the mountain to chop firewood.

The weather is getting cold, and most of the trees below have been cut down.

Bai Chenggong could only continue upwards.

Gradually, we walked deeper into the woods.