Chapter 138: Chapter 138: We Have to Make Money, No Excuses

When Gu Mo heard this, he slowly shuffled over to Gu Jianguo’s side, looking up at him with a pair of innocent, wide eyes. “Yes! There are lots!”

Gu Jianguo’s eyes lit up at those words. He picked up his bowl and gulped down his food, mumbling through his mouthful, “When Dad’s done eating, you take me to see them!”

Qin Yuelan glanced at Gu Mo in surprise.

A lot?

Where?

Gu Jianguo was true to his word—he finished eating, wiped his mouth, scooped Gu Mo up in his arms, and stood up. “Come on, let’s go have a look!”

Qin Yuelan watched as Gu Jianguo strode out with big steps, shook her head, and went to wash the dishes.

Gu Jianguo carried Gu Mo, who directed him as they headed into the mountains. Before long, they came upon a pile of stones.

Just as Gu Mo had said, there were indeed many unusually shaped stones here.

The smaller ones looked like the ones at home—shaped like little animals. Even stones shaped like the same animal had slightly different poses: some standing, some lying down, some with two animals playing together.

The larger stones were even more special. With their different colors and shapes, it was as if each one bore a natural painting on its surface, each evoking a different feeling.

Even the most skilled craftsman might not be able to carve something like this.

Gu Jianguo frowned as he looked at the stones. “How come I never noticed these stones looked like this before?”

Gu Mo pursed his lips. Of course they hadn’t noticed before—he’d made them this morning.

He was different from Yu Nuannuan. Yu Nuannuan could control plants, but he could only control stones.

He wasn’t sure if these things could be sold, but he had to give it a try, right?

Now that they’d split off from the family, if they didn’t start making money, it just wouldn’t make sense.

If this method didn’t work, then he’d have to think of something else...

While Gu Mo’s little mind was spinning, Gu Jianguo had already tossed his doubts aside.

Who cared why they hadn’t noticed them before? Now that he’d found them first, he’d just take them all home.

He’d spent most of the day wandering around the county town and hadn’t found any quick ways to make money.

But he’d noticed that running a small business these days was actually pretty good.

On his way home, he’d been wondering what kind of small business he could start with the little money they had left.

He hadn’t come up with anything yet, but now, the opportunity had just appeared on its own.

Gu Jianguo hurried home with Gu Mo in his arms, then grabbed a basket and headed back into the mountains.

Taking advantage of the hot weather, when everyone else was napping at home, he wanted to bring all the stones back as quickly as possible.

Qin Yuelan watched as Gu Jianguo made trip after trip, hauling stones back and piling them up in the house, sweating buckets. She felt a little sorry for him. “We don’t even know if these can be sold—why are you bringing them all back?”

Gu Jianguo shook his head. “If we wait until they sell to bring them back, it’ll be too late. News travels fast—if the villagers hear about this, will there be any left for us?”

He was just being cautious.

By the time all the stones were brought back, it was almost dark.

Gu Jianguo didn’t even bother with dinner—he hurried off to the Yu family.

The Yu family had just finished dinner and were relaxing in the courtyard when they saw Gu Jianguo rushing over, looking a bit anxious.

“Jianguo, what’s going on?” Yu Hai asked, a little worried.

Gu Jianguo realized they’d misunderstood and quickly explained, “It’s nothing serious. I just found some little trinkets and want to try selling them in the county town. Fourth Brother, you’ve been going to the county a lot to sell things lately, so you probably know more about this than I do. I just wanted to ask your advice.”

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