She didn't know if she didn't count, but she was shocked when she did.
Although the metal box didn't look like much, it actually contained more than two hundred yuan.
It was only 1983, and the reform hadn't been going on for long. The salary of an ordinary worker was only a few dozen yuan a month.
The male lead was studying in a university in a big city, not working. Yet, he was able to send so much money back.
This wasn't all. A portion of it was used by the original owner of the body.
After a rough calculation, there were at least a hundred yuan.
Thus, the male lead sent back about four hundred yuan in four years. That was a hundred yuan a year.
The male lead was indeed the male lead!
Other people had to spend money to go to school and rely on their families to support them.
It was fine if he didn't rely on his family to support him, but he could still support his family.
If the original owner of the body hadn't hidden this money, the Pei family would have been able to live a much better life with this money.
Looking at the money, Jiang Ran thought for a while and decided not to give it to Father and Mother Pei.
If she gave the money to Father and Mother Pei, two hundred yuan would still be two hundred yuan. It wouldn't change.
However, if she used this money as start-up capital to start a business, it wouldn't be two hundred yuan after a while.
Once she made money, she would return the money that the original owner of the body owed the Pei family. Then, she would wait for the male lead to come back and ask for a divorce.
After the divorce, she would be able to fly as high as the sky and wide as the sea.
Then, she would be far away from the male lead, save her life, and open a restaurant. Her life would be beautiful!
If possible, she would take Pei Jing with her. At least, she wouldn't let him become the villain in the original book.
The more Jiang Ran thought about it, the more beautiful it became. She couldn't help but laugh.
The window was half-open, and Jiang Ran's laughter could be heard from the crack. Everyone in the Pei family heard it and turned to look at her.
However, they only took a glance and looked away.
Wang Cuilan, Pei Baoshan, and Pei Yang were going to the fields.
It was spring plowing time, so they were busy!
Pei Shanshan was supposed to go too, but Pei Jing needed someone to take care of him. The family also needed someone to do the laundry and cook, so they stayed at home.
However, they couldn't stay idle. Pei Shanshan was planning to take Pei Jing to dig wild vegetables.
There weren't many vegetables that could be eaten in spring. Other than the potatoes, radishes, cabbages, sweet potatoes, and green onions that were stored in the cellar, if one wanted to eat some vegetable leaves, they could only dig for wild vegetables.
Pei Shanshan had just finished packing and was about to bring Pei Jing out when she saw Jiang Ran's door open and Jiang Ran walk out.
Seeing Pei Shanshan's outfit, Jiang Ran was stunned. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to dig for wild vegetables."
Pei Shanshan's tone was not good, but Jiang Ran did not care.
Jiang Ran waved his hand. "Don't go. Come with me to the county town."
When Jiang Ran said this, his tone was very tough, and there was no smile on his face.
It was not that Jiang Ran wanted to do this, but he had no choice.
The original owner had always been like this when talking to the Pei Shanshan family. If she suddenly became friendly, Pei Shanshan would definitely be suspicious.
Sure enough, Pei Shanshan frowned after hearing Jiang Ran's words.