"Huh? Set up so quickly?" Ma Min was even more surprised."Mom, this isn't the place to talk. Let me pack everything up, and we'll talk when we get home." Arlo packed up his tools, put them in a large basket, and carried it home with Ma Min. As for the old, broken-down table, he wasn't worried about it being stolen, so he just left it by the roadside.As soon as they got home and put the things down, Niu Xin also returned from the factory. Seeing the things in the basket and smelling the muttony odor in the air, he frowned. "What's going on?"Arlo chuckled. "Dad, your son has opened a meat stall. I sold two sheep in just over an hour."He pulled a handful of loose bills from his pocket and put them on the table. "I made a killing today."Two sheep, a total of over eighty jin of meat, at 35 per jin, sold for nearly 3000.Seeing so much money, Niu Xin and Ma Min were both shocked. Ma Min's first reaction was to quickly close the door; the wisdom of not flaunting wealth was something learned over centuries. Her second reaction was to sit down and count the money.After counting, it totaled 2940. Ma Min exclaimed, "Arlo, this is the money you made this morning?""Yes." Arlo scooped a large teacup of cold water from the water vat and drank it down. "Mom, I'm telling you, I found a dirt-cheap meat source. The wholesale price is incredibly low, and I just sold it at the wholesale price. In just over an hour, both sheep were gone.""Arlo, are you serious?" Ma Min still couldn't believe it."Of course I'm serious." Arlo sat down, pointing to the money. "Mom, the purchase price for these two sheep was 25 per jin. I spent a total of 2200. You do the math! How much did I make this morning?""Hiss…" Niu Xin and Ma Min gasped. If what Arlo said was true, he'd made 740 this morning, equivalent to a week's combined salary for both of them."Arlo, where did you get the money to buy the sheep?" Niu Xin sensed something was wrong. They hadn't given Arlo any money, so where had the two sheep come from?Arlo smiled. "I got them on credit, of course.""On credit?""Yes." Arlo nodded. "I once helped this person out, and they've always wanted to repay me. When they heard I wanted to sell meat, they offered to provide me with the source, and at the lowest price. It's only because of me; anyone else wanting 25 per jin? They can dream on!""Ar… Arlo… is this all true?" Ma Min trembled with excitement, and Niu Xin's breathing became rapid.No wonder the two elders were so excited. If he continued to earn like this, Arlo could make over 20000 a month. If he earned like this for two years, he could buy a small apartment in a good location in the city. This was money the two elders couldn't earn in decades."Mom, it's all true." Arlo held Ma Min's hand. "I didn't expect business to be this good today. Tomorrow, I'll get four sheep. If business is stable in the future, Dad, Mom, you don't have to go to work anymore. We'll just sell meat at home, and if we earn money for two years, we'll buy a house in the city. I'm tired of this slum. You can enjoy a good life then.""Okay… okay…" Ma Min burst into tears on the spot. "Arlo has grown up… Arlo can support his parents…"Niu Xin trembled with excitement and sighed towards the sky, tears streaming down his face.At noon, Niu Xin went out and bought a lot of wine and meat, and Ma Min also cooked a few dishes. The family of three had a lavish lunch, looking forward to the future. Niu Xin and Ma Min were so excited that they kept crying. Their son was successful; they were proud!After lunch, Arlo carried the roast goose Niu Xin had bought to a nearby neighbor's house.The house was even more dilapidated than Arlo's, with gray bricks and mud walls, and a roof covered with straw and thatch. Inside, it was dark, damp, and depressing. The space was less than thirty square meters, and this was Arlo's destination."Aunt Wu, Yuyan, are you home?" Arlo called out as soon as he reached the door.The door opened, and a woman in her thirties appeared. This woman had beautiful features, but her complexion was unhealthy pale, and she was also somewhat thin, showing obvious signs of malnutrition. She wore common, inexpensive clothes that had been washed until they faded.Seeing Arlo, the woman smiled. "Arlo, you're here. Come in."This woman was Arlo's neighbor, Wu Nan. Only 35 years old, she was a very unfortunate woman. She had been raped when she was young, which caused her subsequent reticence and an almost pathological defensiveness towards strangers. However, she had no such defenses against Arlo's family and was very fond of Arlo, treating him like her own son.Arlo didn't stand on ceremony and stepped inside. He saw a thin little girl of fourteen or fifteen sitting at a worn-out small square table. The girl's appearance was stunning, but her face also had an unhealthy pallor. She was wearing a white dress, which made her look incredibly pure and innocent, and she was currently reading a worn-out Chinese textbook intently."Yuyan." Seeing the little girl, Arlo called out softly.