Famine Years and Fleeing: After Reincarnating as a Farmhouse Mother-in-Law, I Became Amazing

Liang Shuyan was reborn as the mother of a group of children. Being a mother was one thing, but she also happened to be in the midst of a famine. With originally precarious meals and the added hard...

Chapter Forty-Four: Sowing (Part Two)

Liu carried a bamboo cage up the mountain, wearing a gray patched jacket and her hair was tied up in a bun. She walked towards the edge of the field.

Seeing Yu Lao Er shouting, Liu Shi quickly poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him, saying warmly, "Uncle Yu, you've worked hard. Please have some tea to quench your thirst!"

Yu Lao Er glanced at the teacup and noticed a pleasant fragrance: "Ah, this fragrance is so wonderful! I didn't expect you to have tea at your house!"

Yu Lao Er picked up the teacup, took a sip, and savored it before saying, "Hmm, it's really good. This tea is cool and refreshing; it's perfect for a hot day. This tea must be very expensive, right?"

“It’s not expensive. My mother picked it from the mountain, right, Mother?” This Liu Shi had been talking to Yu Lao Er for so long before she noticed her mother-in-law standing to the side.

Liang Shuyan glanced at Liu Shi and said, "Go, call your Uncle Lizheng over, let's all sit down and eat together!"

Li Zheng walked over from the edge of the field with his hands behind his back. Da Shan, Er Niu, and San Wang followed. They all sat down together and took a sip of tea.

"I made this herbal tea myself. I used peppers picked from the mountain and added some other things, which is why it turned out like this!" Liang Shuyan didn't want to reveal her herbal tea recipe so easily. She was thinking of selling herbal tea in town after the wheat was planted.

Li Zheng took a sip and immediately gave a thumbs up: "Wow, Aunt Dashan, you really have some skills! You can even drink the peppers from this mountain as tea! I've lived most of my life and I never knew that!"

"It's alright. If you like it, I'll make more another day and send some over for you to take home and try. Besides, the water in Daling Village tastes even better with some tea leaves!"

Speaking of Daling Village, Li Zheng suddenly had a lot to say: "By the way, Old Luo is dead. I heard that he went to the Stone Pagoda the day before and died mysteriously in the middle of the night. He didn't die of starvation!"

Liang Shuyan pondered for a moment: "Lizheng, who said that? It seems like he saw it or something?"

While eating his steamed bun, Li Zheng said, "That's right, it was Old Luo's son and daughter-in-law who said it!"

Liang Shuyan said firmly, "So, it seems that Old Luo's death wasn't so simple after all. However, the reason is probably related to his son and daughter-in-law. I never thought there were such cruel people in this world!"

Li Zheng's eyes were almost motionless, frozen in mid-air: "This, I never thought of this. If that's really the case, then we need to reinvestigate this matter and give Old Luo an explanation!"

Yu Lao Er said, "Brother, let's not get involved in this. It has little to do with us. Even the main branch of the Luo family doesn't care about this, so why should we?"

"The main family?" A thought popped into Liang Shuyan's mind. If that were really the case, why not go to the main family of the Luo family to handle this matter? If the main family knew that there was such a descendant, they would surely find a way to deal with it.

Li Zheng patted his leg: "Alright, I'm full now. I'll plow for a while. This plot of land is almost done. Second brother, you can rest."

Liu hurriedly tidied up the kettle and teacups, then pointed to a patch of land not far away and said, "Mother, there are some bitter chrysanthemums over there. Daughter-in-law, go and dig some up so we can eat them when we get back."

"Okay, Mom will go pick them with you!"

Li Zheng said, "Auntie, if you're busy, go back and do your thing. There are three children here, we don't need so many people!"

Liang Shuyan thought about it and agreed. She glanced at Dashan and waved to him, "Dashan, you and Erniu help out here. One of you spread fertilizer, and the other spreads seeds!"

Dashan nodded, and Sanwang pointed to himself and said, "Mother, what should I do?"

“Come back with your mother, there’s work to do at home!” Upon hearing this, Sanwang followed Liang Shuyan to a wasteland, and sure enough, it was a large patch of lush bitter chrysanthemum.

"Quick, squat down and dig! Take these things home; even if we can't finish them all, we can dry them and eat them!"

Sanwang and Liu squatted down to dig up bitter chrysanthemum in the field. She walked towards the other side of the wasteland. The system issued a notification: "Host, congratulations, there is a huge Ganoderma lucidum ahead. The system price is 2 taels of silver. Would you like to sell it?"

Liang Shuyan was surprised to find that Ganoderma lucidum could be sold through the system. She asked in astonishment, "Really? The system can sell it? Is it a legitimate, fair way?"

"Of course, host, please rest assured that the transactions in the mall are transparent and fair. You can find the Ganoderma lucidum first, then weigh it on the system scale, and you will naturally get a fair price!"

Liang Shuyan took a step forward, and sure enough, next to a large rock, there was a huge Ganoderma lucidum. She looked at it from left to right and felt that it looked a bit like a mushroom, but the system said it was Ganoderma lucidum. Ganoderma lucidum it is, as long as it can be exchanged for money.

She gently broke off the Ganoderma lucidum, happily blew away the soil at the base, and held it up. The system made a "ding" sound and quickly entered the system screen, which displayed: "Host, look, the Ganoderma lucidum you have obtained is the most expensive purple Ganoderma lucidum on the market today, which costs two taels of silver per catty. This Ganoderma lucidum weighs about five catties!"

Liang Shuyan did a quick calculation and realized that she could earn 10 taels of silver this way. With 10 taels of silver, she could start a small business.

The system prompted again: "Host, would you like to sell it?"

Liang Shuyan tapped the panel, and with a ding, 10 taels of silver had been deposited into her account.

Over there, Liu started calling out, "Mother, we've finished picking all these bitter chrysanthemums, let's go, it's time to go home!"

Liang Shuyan quickened her pace, her face beaming as she walked towards Liu Shi and Sanwang.

"Mother, where have you been? We've finished picking all the bitter chrysanthemums, and we still haven't seen you come!"

Liang Shuyan smiled awkwardly: "Oh, it's nothing. My mother saw a wild rabbit over there and ran over, but who knew she wouldn't catch it!"

Upon hearing that it was a wild rabbit, Sanwang excitedly said, "Mother, where is that wild rabbit? Let Sanwang go and see!"

Liang Shuyan grabbed Sanwang: "What are you thinking? Do you think that rabbit is waiting to be caught by you, Jin Sanwang?"

The three of them walked together. Liu carried a bamboo basket, while Sanwang took off his clothes, wrapped all the bitter chrysanthemums in them, and carried them on his shoulder.

Liang Shuyan followed behind them, light as a feather. When she was in a good mood, things were different. Liang Shuyan had a habit: when she had money in her pocket, she was happy to do anything!

In the Jin family courtyard, Li Lanfang had someone buy some embroidery pieces and needles and thread from the town. She was now sitting in the courtyard, diligently doing needlework, stitch by stitch.

Niu Niu skipped around in the yard with her short legs, saying, "Grandma, is this a new dress for Niu Niu?"