Yan Qiushou didn't know that An Ning was selling not only mulberries but also the recipe for making mulberry wine.
Yan Qiushou still had a few baskets and brooms left. An Ning glanced around, and her eyes suddenly lit up, "Uncle, I'll go buy some chicks to raise, I'll be right back."
"Do you have money?"
"Yes, it's from selling the mulberries."
After a while, Yan Qiushou was dumbfounded to see An Ning returning with a dozen chicks and a hen. He finally asked, "Ningning, how much did you sell the mulberries for?"
He thought they might only fetch a few coins, bought perhaps only because someone wanted the basket as well. Yet in the blink of an eye, she had bought so many chicks and a hen, and there was a large package behind him too. Even though he hadn't seen what was inside, it must have cost some money.
"I know a way to make mulberry wine, and I sold it along with the mulberries to the shopkeeper Li at the wine shop. He gave me a tael of silver!"
"What? A tael of silver?"
