Mrs. Chen heard this and it made her heart ache. She lamented, "Oh God, this over a thousand taels of silver. In one go, a thousand taels are gone. My family worked hard and only ended up with more than two hundred taels? Big loss, big loss indeed!"
Gu Jinli took out a bag and stuffed her share of silver into it, saying, "I told Aunt Da Gui before, the cost of snowy mooncakes is high, and adding on the increased taxes, even a landlord's family doesn't have much extra money. Hoping to make a windfall from selling snowy mooncakes is impossible. It's good enough to earn something."
This year's snowy mooncakes were profitable thanks to the help from Dou Ou Bank.
Brother Wang, that clever guy, directly set up the snowy mooncake stall at the entrance of Dou Ou Bank. Rich landlords from the county, nearby counties, and Prefecture trying to curry favor with Young Master Dou would buy a couple of pieces, making high-priced sales possible.
