Su Muyao kept having a strange dream where she died in modern times and then, with her memories intact, was reborn in ancient times. After a smooth birth, she was abandoned by her parents who favor...
Su Sanlang took out the Ganoderma lucidum.
Shopkeeper Sun's eyes widened in disbelief; he hadn't expected to find such a fine product in such a barren place.
They quickly closed the courtyard gate.
Only then did he return to pick up the Ganoderma lucidum and slowly admire it.
"I won't hide it from you all, these Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms are of top quality. If they were in the capital, they would probably sell for several hundred taels of silver."
"How much?" At this moment, a man in the crowd asked in surprise, and the others tugged at his sleeve.
The big man touched his nose sheepishly and sat back down on the stool.
They couldn't believe their ears. In fact, the farmers who came were also screaming in their minds that they never expected it to be so valuable.
Manager Sun looked at the surprised expressions on the crowd's faces, but showed no contempt whatsoever.
He nodded firmly in affirmation and replied:
“In the capital, if you encounter someone who urgently needs Ganoderma lucidum, the price can rise even further. If Ganoderma lucidum grows for a few more years, it is normal for it to cost a thousand taels of silver.”
At this point, Manager Sun sighed.
“But the price here isn’t that high. I can only offer 320 taels at most.”
Upon hearing the price, Su Sanlang had already made up his mind to sell it.
My little girl had already told me this when I came.
Because our place is too remote and relatively poor, the price will definitely be much lower.
He specifically instructed me to sell it to him regardless of the price.
Nodding in agreement, he said, "The capital is far away from us, and we common folk really have no chance to go there, so we'll sell this stuff with you."
"Also, shopkeeper, we've gathered quite a few herbs here. Would you like some?"
The old shopkeeper looked at each basket before nodding and saying, "Okay, I'll take them all. I'll have the shop assistant divide them up and weigh them together later."
The old shopkeeper was also very curious about how these men knew so many types of herbs, since some of them were quite rare.
After asking around for a long time, I still couldn't get any answers.
These men are quite tight-lipped.
It didn't matter, though. Soon enough, the waiter came over and reported the quantities of all the herbs.
The old shopkeeper tapped and banged on his abacus.
"320 taels of Ganoderma lucidum, two ginsengs, the large one is 90 taels and the small one is 50 taels. All these herbs together amount to 49 taels, but I'll round it up to 50 taels for you."
At this point, the villagers' eyes widened in astonishment; they couldn't even begin to calculate how much that amount of money was.
"That's 510 taels in total. Would you like silver or banknotes?"
"Just give us the money, thank you for your trouble, shopkeeper."
Manager Sun naturally understood that these people also wanted a share of the money.
So he specifically instructed his clerk to withdraw small amounts of silver from the bank, and not to withdraw any silver ingots.
The group, having taken the silver, dared not delay and hurried back to the village.
Back in the village, these people still felt it was all a bit unreal.
It wasn't until all the silver was distributed that they realized how to spend so much money.
The total was 510 taels, which were divided among 47 households.
The two households that returned earlier only received a little over one tael of silver because they hadn't collected many herbs.
Those two were filled with regret.
The remaining people each received ten taels and a little over ten coins, and the whole village was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
They not only don't have to worry about taxes, but they're also thinking about buying a couple more plots of land.
Even the men in the village who had never been able to find wives started to have the idea of getting married.
So the village became incredibly lively after that, with one family getting married today and another getting married tomorrow.
In the village, Su Muyao was the apple of everyone's eye.
I remember there were two big white geese chasing after Su Muyao, but her owner plucked their feathers and stewed them overnight.
Actually, the two white geese were just attracted to Su Muyao's scent, which is why they chased after her.
Su Muyao had a phobia of geese because she had been chased and pinched by a village goose during a visit to a friend's house in the countryside in her previous life.
It's the harvest season for radishes and cabbages right now. Su Muyao's family had planted some themselves, and with every household in the village giving them some, they're now eating more than they can eat.
Now, whenever there's something delicious to eat, the villagers don't think about their own children first, but rather whether Little Lucky Star has eaten yet.
Several children harbored some resentment towards this little lucky star, with Granny Liu's granddaughter being the most annoyed by Su Muyao.
"Little Lucky Star, what are you doing out here? If you bump into something, the whole village will be doing you a favor."
"And we're both girls, so why are you the lucky charm while I'm just a money-loser? I think you're a money-loser too."
Liu's eldest daughter was making some sarcastic remarks when she was caught red-handed by Old Mrs. Liu.
"You brat, you're a good-for-nothing yourself, yet you speak ill of that lucky star. I'll beat you to death!"
Old Mrs. Liu grabbed a broom and started beating Liu Daya.
Su Muyao did not go up to stop her. For some reason, she always felt that Liu Daya was very hostile towards her.
I had wondered if she was a time traveler or a reincarnated person, as described in the book, but based on my long observation, this girl is not.
She simply couldn't stand seeing herself, a girl, being so loved by the whole village, while her grandmother and parents hated her so much.
Moreover, I heard that Liu Daya had a younger brother, but during the busy farming season, Liu Daya stayed home to take care of him, and he accidentally drowned in a water vat.
They only discovered it when the family returned, but it was too late.
At that time, Liu Daya hid in her room and cried.
At the time, many people suspected that Liu Daya had personally carried her younger brother into the water vat and drowned him.
However, without any evidence, one cannot falsely accuse someone. In addition, Liu Daya was only six or seven years old at the time, so this speculation eventually came to nothing.
At that time, many people still thought things were as they had guessed, after all, the water tank was so tall.
There was nothing nearby for the child to climb onto, so how did a two- or three-year-old child manage to climb up and drown?
Two years later, Liu Daya's mother became pregnant with her current twin sons.
Having learned from their previous experience, the Liu couple took very good care of their twin sons, and they were practically inseparable.
Old Mrs. Liu was convinced that her eldest grandson had been drowned by this girl.
The reason is simple: two days before her eldest grandson died, she caught a glimpse of the resentful look in Liu Daya's eyes when she looked at him.
Su Muyao learned these things from her brother, who loved to tell her the village gossip.
I took a stroll around, and just as I was about to get to my house, I heard my uncle's furious roar.
He quickened his pace. In his memory, his uncle was a simple and honest man, and rather introverted, and would never be like this today.
When Su Muyao arrived home, she learned that her aunt had stolen money from their branch of the family and given it to her own family.
"If you want to pass, then pass; if not, then get out."
"When you married into this family, it was called 'marrying' in a nice way, but to put it bluntly, your family had already sold you to me, you know?"
Li Cui was sobbing on the side.