Jiang Tiezhu was still gulping down water, holding a ladle.

Jiang Dali was frantic. He snatched the water ladle from Jiang Tiezhu and looked at his eldest son with displeasure. "Hey, are you a water buffalo? You keep drinking! Tell me, what did you see your fifth grandfather's family doing in there?"

Jiang Tiezhu wiped his mouth with his sleeve and then wiped the sweat from his forehead before saying, "Dad, all I saw was Fifth Grandfather, Aunt Zhu, and Aunt Lu kneading the dark dough. Uncle Jiaming and Dajiang and Dahe were also pounding something in the stone mortar with thick wooden sticks."

He frowned, struggling to think.

Jiang Dali's eyes lit up, and he looked at Jiang Tiezhu eagerly, asking, "What are you stirring? Did you see clearly?"

If they knew what materials Old Jiang's family was tinkering with, wouldn't they be able to make mosquito coils too?

If that's the case, why would they worry about not making money? Why would they worry about not having rice to eat? Why would they worry about not being able to eat meat every meal?

By then, their family will also buy an oxcart, no, a horse-drawn carriage!

Jiang Dali looked at Jiang Tiezhu expectantly, waiting for him to tell him the materials his family used to make mosquito coils.

Jiang Tiezhu racked his brains, sometimes frowning and sometimes relaxing. After a long while, he suddenly shook his head. "I couldn't see it clearly. The stone mortar was too high and blocked my view. I couldn't see it very well."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Dali, Jiang Dayong, and Jiang Tietou were extremely disappointed.

Jiang Dali glared angrily at Jiang Tiezhu, poking his forehead hard with one finger, and scolded him with disappointment, "Useless! You can't even handle this little thing, what use are you? You eat so much every day, why don't you use your brain to think when something happens?"

"If you can't see clearly, try raising it a bit to see it again!"

He's so angry!

He had always thought that of his three sons, only Tiezhu was as smart as him.

Who knew, they were still just as stupid!

You've spoiled him for nothing!

Jiang Tiezhu hung his head and muttered resentfully, "Dad, if you're really that good, why don't you just climb over the wall and see for yourself? Why do you have to ask me to go?"

Besides, if you were really that capable, how come our family lost seven and a half taels of silver and that large piece of mountain land?

Father only sent him because he was afraid of losing face.

If you ask him, his father is a good-for-nothing too. He can't even handle a little girl, yet he has the nerve to scold him!

Bah! Jiang Tiezhu cursed Jiang Dali in his heart.

Upon hearing Jiang Tiezhu's words, Jiang Dali flew into a rage. He raised his hand and slapped Jiang Tiezhu hard across the head, yelling, "You brat, I'll beat you to death!"

Jiang Tiezhu clutched his head, howling. He was about to retort with his neck stiff, but after meeting Jiang Dali's terrifying gaze, he shut his mouth dejectedly.

After watching the commotion for a while, Jiang Tietou and Jiang Dayong pretended to come out and stop it.

"Alright, Dali, business is more important. Why bother arguing with a child? Business is more important. Come on, let's go into the main room and discuss it." Jiang Tietou led Jiang Dali and Jiang Dayong into the main room, leaving Jiang Daniu and Jiang Tiezhu behind.

After the three entered the main room, Jiang Dayong closed the door tightly.

The three sat at a somewhat dilapidated dining table, huddled together, and exchanged information they had gathered.

“My husband said that Old Jiang’s family has been going up the mountain to cut mugwort a lot lately. Do you think that mugwort might be one of the ingredients in mosquito coils?”