Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife novel Chapter 1043

Once everyone was seated, Zhang Dongmei came over with a basket of scallion pancakes. Setting the basket on the table, she said with a smile, "Aunty made plenty of pancakes, so everyone, eat more."

"Thank you, Aunty," the children chorused happily.

After they finished the snacks, the children went to wash the mushrooms while Chen Jianmin processed the honeycombs with the help of Chen Jianguo. Both of them borrowed cheesecloth from Dong Huang to filter the beeswax.

Although they could eat the beeswax, Chen Jianmin planned to keep it for another use. Instead of making it into candles, he decided to keep a small amount at home in case he needed it to fix the furniture and sell the rest to Bajie.

Last time he brought beeswax to him, Bajie was willing to pay 500 yuan for a can of beeswax.

He could get two cans of beeswax from a bucket of honeycombs, and with three buckets, he could get six cans, which could be sold for 3,000 yuan.

After selling the fish, mushrooms, and beeswax to Bajie, his small savings had turned into a substantial amount. At this point, he had earned around 13,900 yuan, an amount he never expected to earn with his current situation.

Despite having a lot of money, Chen Jianmin never used it to buy food or expensive items. Not only did he fear people becoming suspicious, but he was also unwilling to spend so much on things he could obtain from the mountains.

What’s more, to buy certain items more affordably, he needed coupons, which he didn’t have. The coupons his family did have were managed by his mother, and he had no way to discreetly give her the money he earned.

After all, his mother was naive and might accidentally reveal the secret. If that happened, that could bring disaster not only for him but also his family.

For these reasons, he continued saving his money without a way to spend it. But, he still feels happy because maybe one day, he would find a way to invest his savings to earn even more money. This thought energized him, making him work even more diligently.

Chen Jianguo didn’t know his brother’s little thoughts, and was startled by his sudden laughter. He looked at his brother and asked with doubts, "Brother, what are you laughing at?"

Hearing his brother’s words, Chen Jianmin came back to his senses. He shook his head and said, "Nothing. I just feel happy to find so much wild honey."

Chen Jianguo nodded and agreed, "With this amount, it will last a long time."

"Ah Guo, since we have plenty of honey now, you should drink more honey water. I will find more honey when we are almost finished. Your health is important, and you must take good care of yourself," Chen Jianmin advised his brother.

"Brother, I understand," Chen Jianguo nodded.

After being fully accepted by his cousins, Chen Jianguo felt his life improving.