Lin Chacha held up two fingers, unable to contain her pride, "Two thousand seven hundred yuan! It would take other people a year to save that much if they worked in a factory."
"You're really amazing."
"Of course you're amazing, hehe, but you're only a little bit worse than me, sister." She even got out of breath when she said she was fat.
"The more you earn, the deeper you've gone into the mountains. Otherwise, tell me what can sell for so much money?" I have classes during the week and only have time on weekends. If I hadn't gone deep into the mountains to find something good, I couldn't have sold it for such a high price.
"We made about a thousand yuan from this wild boar today, and I got five hundred." Because Lin Chacha contributed the most, Zhang Yu and the others gave her the lion's share.
"Stop talking nonsense, tell me what you found when you went into the mountains alone." Lin Xiazhu looked calm, but she was actually suppressing her anger.
"Sister..." Lin Chacha tried to act cute and charming, but obviously this trick didn't work, and she couldn't help but feel discouraged. "Okay, I'll tell you. I found some Ganoderma lucidum and red mushrooms, but they weren't as good as the ones we found last time. After drying them, I sold them for 1,200 yuan. They were bought by people from out of town."
She did everything else: cutting bamboo when someone was collecting bamboo, digging up medicinal herbs when someone was collecting medicinal herbs. She had so much strength she didn't know what to do with it.
"How many times did you go into the deep mountains in total?" Lin Xiazhu asked, taking a deep breath.
"Only twice, mainly because it's too far. Each time I go, I have to stay overnight. And I can't find the mountain with ginseng. Sister, isn't it strange? The whole mountain is shrouded in mist like a maze, as if the mountain is sealed off." Lin Chacha frowned, unable to figure out the mystery.
Lin Xiazhu: "..." It seems he's telling the truth, but that's not the point.
“That mountain is inherently strange, otherwise no one in the village has ever been able to climb it. Apart from our family being lucky enough to dig up wild ginseng, no one has been heard of digging it up for hundreds of years.” Lin Xiazhu spoke calmly, but her feelings were very complicated.
In her past life, she and her sister had the same good fortune, but they paid a heavy price for it. Only in this second life was she able to safely obtain wild ginseng thanks to her divine power.
The first trip went smoothly; the wild boar was killed without any trouble. The second trip, however, was a bit dangerous. When they were picking ginseng on a cliff, there was a leopard waiting for them. Lin Xiazhu realized that she should stop now.
If there's a third time, a tiger or a pack of wolves will probably suddenly appear waiting for her. No matter how strong she is, she'll be crippled if she doesn't die.
This is what they mean by "if you don't court death, you won't die."
As for why only she could climb that mountain, and why no one else could climb it without her leading the way, she couldn't explain it. The only explanation was that she was reborn, or perhaps she was the chosen one or something.
Sigh, I'm being a bit narcissistic. She's just an ordinary person. She built her fortune step by step. Even with ginseng, she only owns a few houses. She doesn't seem like a chosen one at all.
"After you finish this semester, you'll come to the county town next year. There's no room for discussion. Whether you like it or not, you have to go to the county town." Lin Xiazhu gave her final ultimatum.
"Sis, this is too domineering! I'm all grown up, don't I have any human rights? I want to stay in town, I want to make money, otherwise how can I do great things?" She was furious. Why was her sister so stubborn? What's so bad about going into the mountains?
Which child from Linjia Village doesn't go into the mountains? It's only natural for mountain people to go into the mountains to get mountain products.
"Don't just think about finding mountain products to sell for money. When you don't have money, that's one of the ways, but now our family isn't short of money. Why take that risk? There's no need to work so hard. Your main task now is to study hard and try to get into a good university in the future."
This second sister is good at everything except studying. She always likes to go into the mountains. She only does this because she is strong. If any other girl dared to be as brave as her, she would have been killed by wild boars long ago.
“Our family is rich now, but it’s all your money. I want to earn money myself.” Lin Chacha was very insistent on this point.
Lin Xiazhu laughed in exasperation, "Then tell me what earth-shattering thing you're planning to do with this money. You're not allowed to leave this room until you explain it clearly today."
Having kept it to herself for so long, Lin Chacha now had no choice but to tell the whole story.
Actually, her goal is very down-to-earth: to build a large pig farm, lease a mountain to plant fruit trees, lease a large fish pond to raise fish, and build a large villa where she can grow flowers and vegetables, and raise a few dogs and geese to guard the house.
It's fair to say that her planned future life is inseparable from the countryside.
“Actually, you can develop better in big cities. The more books you read, the more knowledge you gain, and the more you can do…” Lin Xiazhu was interrupted before she could finish speaking.
"Sister, I will study, but I don't know if I can get into a good university like you hope. But I'm sure I can at least get into university and I will go to study. However, I don't like working in the city. I like the living environment in the town."
Lin Chacha has always been very obedient, believing whatever her sister says, but this time she was very resolute, arguing her case and refusing to compromise, insisting on her own decision.
“Since you insist, I can’t be too dictatorial. It’s commendable that you have your own dreams. However, you still have to transfer to the county town to study next year. There’s no room for discussion.”
"sister……"
"Let me finish. All you want is to make money, right?" Lin Xiazhu raised an eyebrow and glanced at her. "Who said you have to go into the mountains to make money?"
"I don't have any skills, and I'm too young, so no one wants to hire me," Lin Chacha began to worry.
"No, aren't you strong enough to kill even a wild boar? Zhang Yu and his team need someone like you for their construction site. Just tell your uncle and you can come work part-time this weekend if you're free."
Lin Chacha was a little dumbfounded. "I've never done construction work before. If I can't do it, won't I just be a burden to others?"
“If you can’t hold us back, then you can do manual labor. Anyone can do it if they’re willing to work hard. You can definitely do it.” With her second sister’s hands-on skills, laying bricks probably wouldn’t be a problem.
It has to be said that Lin Xiazhu was right. Before long, Lin Chacha became a bricklaying expert, and the walls she built were incredibly straight. But that's a story for later.
Seeing that there was no room for negotiation, Lin Chacha was once again fooled and agreed to her sister's request to transfer to a school in the county town next year.
Knowing that this girl would definitely not behave herself, Lin Xiazhu had no choice but to repeatedly warn her, "Going into the mountains is not forbidden, but you can't go into the deep mountains, and you are not allowed to set traps anymore. What if you get someone caught? In short, you can't do anything dangerous."
"Okay, sis, I promise I'll be good." Lin Chacha quickly reassured herself.
"Your promises have no credibility with me anymore, so take it easy." Lin Xiazhu shook her head. Her younger sister had grown up and was very opinionated; she couldn't control her anymore.
The next morning, Lin Xiazhu and Xiao An took the bus back to the county town, bringing with them a large rack of wild boar ribs and half a pig's head. They had frozen it the night before and it was still quite fresh. They brought it back to the county town for Yan Xin and the others to eat.
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