Chapter 273 A Way to Make Money Today

Lying in bed that night, her senior brother's words kept echoing in Song Chunxue's ears.

She had never thought about this question.

In this life, she only wanted to live her own life well, never thinking about shouldering any responsibilities, let alone setting an example to spread the word and save people.

Is your senior brother just bluffing her?

However, they drank in the courtyard, and before going to bed, her senior brother told her not to think about these things.

He was too hasty.

No wonder her senior brother brought her a talisman to sever her romantic ties; he was afraid she wouldn't be able to resist temptation and would lose her still-unstable Dao heart.

After the rooster crowed once, Song Chunxue got up early, thinking that it was time to clean the outhouse.

When she returned from the fields carrying a bucket of manure, she saw the Taoist priest watching over her vegetable garden from the high wall.

After rinsing the outhouse with water, I washed my hands several times and changed all my clothes before going to the kitchen to steam buns.

By the time Sanwa and Lao Si got up, the Taoist priest had already finished a set of punches, and Song Chunxue's steamed buns were ready.

She cooked a noodle soup to go with the steamed buns.

There aren't enough eggs for soup, so it looks like she'll have to buy a few more laying hens.

People really do get lazier and lazier. If it weren't for needing a crowing rooster, she would have thought she wouldn't raise chickens anymore and would just buy eggs to eat.

The chicken coop didn't smell good either.

However, she now has time to clean, and if she cleans more frequently, the yard doesn't smell strange, and there aren't as many flies in the summer.

"These buns are made from ground hyacinth potatoes. When did Mom go to pick ground hyacinth potatoes?"

Ground lichen, also known as ground lichen, is usually found in wasteland and alfalfa fields, and it grows larger after rain.

"I picked a few handfuls on Peach Blossom Mountain, enough for a meal of steamed buns. In a few days, I'll go back up the mountain to pick some more and make some 'earthy worm' steamed buns."

As she spoke, Song Chunxue looked at the Taoist priest and said, "Senior brother, have you tried it? Please have a taste."

"No."

The Taoist priest picked one up, broke it open to take a look. The color wasn't good, but it smelled delicious.

Taking a bite, although the dough is soft and thin, it has a slight crispness.

At first, the taste seemed a bit strange, but the more you chewed, the more fragrant it became.

The earth smells wonderful after the rain, but you can't eat soil directly; it's the soft ground that gives it that aroma.

The scent of fresh grass after the rain is distinct, but it's so tough that humans can't chew it properly. Cattle and sheep have to ruminate to chew it, so ordinary people can't enjoy that taste.

The ground lichen has these two unique flavors.

The Taoist priest couldn't resist and ate three fist-sized buns filled with wild potatoes in one go.

After breakfast, the third child went to school, the fourth child went to ask Old Man Zhang for help, and the Taoist priest was about to leave.

Song Chunxue thought that she should go to the field today to check on how the vegetables she had planted were growing and to weed the fields.

In addition, she also had to take out a basket of potatoes.

Last time, she saw an inconspicuous mud brick in the potato cellar and had a feeling that there should be something underneath it.

Thinking of what Sister Tian had said, Song Chunxue felt somewhat apprehensive.

If it were gold and silver treasures, that would be fine, but if it were something else strange, she wouldn't dare to look at it.

If it were ashes or something shameful, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to run away even if she wanted to, because the potato cellar was quite deep.

If your legs are too weak, you won't be able to climb up at all.

Seeing the Taoist priest packing his cloth bag to leave, Song Chunxue hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

"Junior brother, speak your mind."

The Taoist priest glanced at her casually, then frowned slightly and couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Junior brother, what stroke of luck have you had this time? Are you about to strike it rich again?"

He quickly raised his hand and did some calculations. "That's not right. Why are you so lucky today? Did a pie fall from the sky?"

"..." I have to say, my senior brother's eyesight is extraordinary.

She beckoned the Taoist priest over to speak.

"What's wrong? You're acting suspiciously. You're not thinking of digging up a grave, are you?"

Song Chunxue said helplessly, "I don't have the guts, but there's something I'd like to ask my senior brother for a favor. Let's go take a look together."

The Taoist priest frowned slightly.

"Wait, is there really something buried under this house?"

Song Chunxue nodded, "It should be. I found a mud brick, but I haven't dared to break it open to take a look."

"It seems the previous owner of this house was quite foolish; he didn't even take the good stuff with him." The Taoist priest pondered for a moment. "Do you really want to dig it up and take a look?"

Before Song Chunxue could speak, the Taoist priest said again, "Let's wait and see, and find an auspicious day to look at it again, shall we?"

Hearing this, Song Chunxue felt much more at ease.

"I'll listen to my senior brother."

The Taoist priest stared at him and couldn't help but sigh.

Song Chunxue was somewhat puzzled.

"What's wrong, senior brother? Don't sigh, it scares me when you sigh."

No one wouldn't be afraid if a very skilled Taoist priest sighed at you.

“What are you afraid of? Your senior brother is just jealous,” Master Zhang turned his head away and walked out in a huff. “I’ve traveled all over the country and I’ve never had such good luck as you, buying a courtyard at a low price and getting money as a bonus.”

With that, he turned and walked into another room on the west side.

"I almost forgot, I brought the lucky charms we both drew today, let's see whose is more effective."

Song Chunxue couldn't help but laugh.

“But senior brother, my initial good fortune was brought by you. I only realized after I drew those wealth-attracting talismans that each one cost one coin, which was a huge loss and didn’t even cover the cost.”

"My senior brother must have taken pity on me and sold me ten of them for a pittance."

She smiled slightly, "So when Li Dazui bought from me, I sold him ten for a pittance. Although he has a big mouth, he helped me a lot and was the only person who didn't come to see me with any ill intent when I returned to Li Family Village."

"But in the future, if anyone wants to buy my talismans, can I sell them for ten coins each?"

The Taoist priest shook his head. "No, ten coins is too little. It has to be at least one hundred coins per piece, otherwise I won't sell it."

"Of course, if you encounter someone who really has no money, you can sell it for as much as you want. Generally, those who actively buy wealth-attracting talismans are wealthy people, and I won't sell it for less than one hundred coins."

Song Chunxue nodded, a smile spreading across her face.

"Then why should I farm? I can just stay home and draw talismans every day. I'll be a famous sorceress on this street. Once everyone hears my story of how I got rich, they'll know whether my talismans work or not."

"Senior brother, how did you make me your junior brother back then? Now that I think about it, I should have become your disciple."

She was so excited that she bowed deeply to her senior brother.

The Taoist priest lifted her arm with his whisk. "That happened so long ago. The beginning and end of fate are beyond one's control. I don't know either, even if you ask me."

"I should go out now, I'll be back tonight."

Watching his retreating figure, Song Chunxue waved her arm. "Okay, what do you want to eat tonight?"

"Keep it simple. If you make it too lavish, I won't dare to stay here."

The two wolfhounds tried to chase after them, but the Taoist priest ruthlessly caught them and brought them back to the courtyard.

That's true. If it's delicious food every day, my senior brother will feel burdened.

She has to go to town tomorrow to buy some chicks; they'll be laying eggs in a few months.

Noon.

As Song Chunxue sat in the courtyard drinking tea and eating sweet fermented rice soup, there was a gentle knock on the gate.

Who is it?

Two wolfhounds rushed to the door, barking fiercely.

"It's me, Black Rabbit. Brother Yang asked me to deliver a message about the jade pendant from last time."

Jade pendant?

Song Chunxue then opened the courtyard gate.

Black Rabbit was holding a black bag in its hands.

"This is a thank-you gift from the owner of the jade pendant that Sister Song found. Brother Yang didn't touch it and asked me to give it to you."