Nearly 400,000 yuan in cash had piled up in Fang Bai's home, most of it in 10-yuan notes.
A thousand 10-yuan notes weighed about 900 grams in total.
If all 400,000 yuan were in 10-yuan notes, they would weigh thirty-six kilograms.
Fang Bai watched his parents sit smiling on cardboard sheets, sorting the banknotes one by one.
By now, they had grown accustomed to seeing so much money and were less overwhelmed by it.
Liu Fengqing loved counting money. It was not because she was money-mad, but because earning money had been difficult in the past, and she felt that every cent came hard.
Now, although counting money tired her out, she was still delighted, stacking every bundle neatly.
She had even specially bought small transparent resealable plastic bags, sealing one bundle of cash in each to keep it from getting damp and moldy.
"With this much money, if it sits around too long without being used, it really can get moldy. I heard that a boss in our Wen City had so much paper money that he failed to store it properly, and it got damp and rotted. The more money people have, the stupider they get. They don't even understand something this simple." Liu Fengqing reminded her son and husband as she sorted the money, smiling smugly as if she thought herself quite clever.
Fang Shi said, "I'd be willing to become stupid if I had that much money too."
"You were already stupid, yet I haven't seen you make any money. Your stupidity is useless." Liu Fengqing rolled her eyes at him, then looked at her son with pride. "My son is still the capable one. My son!"
"You aren't stupid? Then why did you marry me back then?"
"I didn't know back then. Even if I