Lin Shuyan was looking down and picking at her vegetables, so she didn't notice Xu Yaozu's strange look.
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While the Xu family was leaving, Jiang Hua's side was already seeing Dean Li and his group off.
After dinner, Dean Li and his group stayed for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before leaving. Since there wasn't much to give in return, Jiang Hua packed two boxes of tea, one for Dean Li and one for Bai Heng.
After all, they had mentioned that the tea brewed from these tea leaves was delicious when they were drinking tea earlier.
After seeing Dean Li and Bai Heng off, Jiang Hua went to the kitchen. Aunt Liu's family had already cleaned up the dishes and the kitchen, and had also boiled a pot of water.
"Thank you all for your hard work today, Auntie, Uncle Liu, and Brother Tianming," Jiang Hua said.
“What’s this? We’ll have some dinner too,” Uncle Liu said.
When they had some free time, Jiang Hua asked them to sit in the courtyard and rest for a while. Jiang Jingyi also brewed another pot of tea and poured it for them.
"Huahua, the county magistrate spoke today. Are you still moving to Shili Village?" Uncle Liu asked earnestly.
“We’ve already had a falling out with the village chief and the others. Staying in this village means we’ll see each other all the time. Rather than having an unpleasant relationship in the future, it’s better to move,” Jiang Hua analyzed.
“Huahua is right,” Aunt Liu agreed.
Because my family stood by Huahua and said a few words in her defense, the village chief and the villagers held a grudge against us. After the ginseng incident, some people started gossiping about us, both openly and secretly.
“Father, Mother, why don’t we move too? When we get to Shili Village, we can look after Jiang Hua and her sister.” Liu Tianming advised.
Liu Tianming was worried that if he and his father went to town on weekdays, what if something like what happened today happened again, and the villagers bullied his mother while they were away?
I've seen through the people in this village; once interests are involved, they show no mercy whatsoever.
“We’ve lived in Xujia Village for most of our lives. You can go wherever you want. It’s all up to you now. This house will be yours from now on,” Uncle Liu said with a sigh.
“Tianming, your father and I are mainly worried that if we move to Shili Village, it will be difficult for you to find a wife. People will know that Shili Village is a poor village as soon as they hear about it,” Aunt Liu said.
"Mother, why are you bringing this up? Have you forgotten how much money we made from our stall at the market? I'll go back to selling things there in a while, and we won't have to worry about making money then."
"Moreover, before we move to Shili Village, we have to sell the land in Xujia Village. Then we can use the money to build a brick house in Shili Village."
Liu Tianming had already made plans in his mind. He had earned thirty taels of silver from selling wolf tooth potato drills at his stall. With a little more money, he could build two brick houses.
"You still live in a brick house? Why don't you build a big mansion?" Aunt Liu said, patting her son's head.
"That money is for you to use when you get married. When you go to Shili Village, a mud-brick house with a yard will do."
"You built a brick house right away, are you trying to show off in Shili Village? Don't you know how to be low-key!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Hua and Jiang Jingyi exchanged a silent glance. Hmm, they were being a bit too high-profile.
"Then I'll go to Shili Village tomorrow. Anyway, there's no rush," Liu Tianming replied.
After seeing Aunt Liu and the others off, the moon was already high in the sky, and the two of them took a bath and went to bed to rest.
"Stepmother, are we going to town today?" Jiang Jingyi, covered in sweat after finishing his training, was washing his face by the well.
“No, I’m going to Black Wind Mountain to take a look. You stay home and make breakfast.” Jiang Hua’s words interrupted Jiang Jingyi’s idea of going with her.
The main reason for going up the mountain this time was to find an excuse to take the ginseng from her space and sell it, as she was currently spending a lot of money on her luxurious mansion.
"Master, do you think this ginseng is alright?" The little white snake used its tail to curl up a ginseng that looked to be of good quality and asked ingratiatingly.
"Okay, this will do. How's your chili oil coming along?" Jiang Hua nodded, then asked.
"That's enough, more than enough," the little white snake immediately said, seeking praise.
"Have you figured out how to detach the system from your body?"
Jiang Hua is now quite adept at using the little white snake.
"Not yet, wait a little longer."
"Um."
After getting the ginseng, Jiang Hua prepared to go down the mountain. At the bend, she saw several women carrying baskets going up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables.
As the group passed by Jiang Hua, all of them stared wide-eyed at the ginseng in her basket.
Jiang Hua ignored the greed in their eyes and turned to go down the mountain.
After having breakfast, the two took an oxcart from the village entrance to the town, naturally ignoring the gossip circulating in the village.
The news that she had dug up ginseng this morning spread throughout the entire Xujia Village within a morning.
When did ginseng on Black Wind Mountain in Xu Family Village become as common as radish heads, something you could dig up so easily?
For a time, everyone in the village rushed to Black Wind Mountain to dig for ginseng, hoping to try their luck and perhaps find some to sell for a lot of money.
"Stepmother, do we have no money left?" Jiang Jingyi asked, looking at the ginseng hidden by grass in the basket.
"Well, there are still some of you who are studying," Jiang Hua said softly.
Once the profits from Mingyue Tower are distributed, I'll have more money to spare. Money really doesn't last long, so I need to make money faster!
However, Jiang Hua understood the principle that haste makes waste, and decided to take it slow, since there were no airplanes or cars in this era.
Since it all relies on human and physical labor, the time cost is naturally longer.
This time when they went to Mingdetang, Manager Shen greeted Jiang Hua with a big smile and asked her to sit down in the back room.
Thinking about the ginseng in the basket, and glancing at the many people still seeing doctors in the main hall, to avoid too much gossip, he followed Manager Shen inside.
"Dr. Jiang, are you here today to sell herbs?" Manager Shen asked, looking at the basket Jiang Hua had placed on the table.
"Shopkeeper Shen, just call me Jiang Hua. I really can't accept the title of 'Divine Doctor'."
“Yes, Miss Jiang,” Manager Shen replied.
"Manager Shen, I had some good luck this morning and found a ginseng on the mountain. Does Mingdetang accept it?" As she spoke, Jiang Hua parted the grass covering the ginseng, revealing a top-quality ginseng.
"A thousand! A thousand-year-old ginseng!" Manager Shen exclaimed involuntarily.
"Miss Jiang, are you really going to sell?" Manager Shen asked, softening his tone.
"Sell it. I'm building a house recently, so I'm not exactly flush with cash. Just do it the same way as before, Manager Shen, give me the market price." Jiang Hua said calmly.
The ginseng and radishes in her space are like ginseng and radishes, one crop after another, which are usually the little white snake's snacks.
"Miss Jiang, is ten thousand taels alright?" Manager Shen asked carefully, holding the ginseng in his hand.
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