Chapter 835 Invitation
Zhou Lijun said, "I will never water it again. What if I damage it? A hundred gold coins, that's a thousand taels of silver."
Zhou Silang turned his head and cried out, "How much?"
"One thousand taels, Fourth Uncle, even now you still haven't figured out how much silver is one hundred taels?"
Zhou Silang counted on his fingers but couldn't figure it out, so he looked at Manbao.
Manbao nodded, and Zhou Silang covered his chest with his hands, unable to speak. This was really too much.
Zhou Silang's eyes almost turned into ingots when he looked at the pot of flowers. "Manbao, such an important flower, are we just going to put it on the desk like this?"
"This is for viewing. Where else should I put it if not on the desk?"
Zhou Silang always felt that it was unsafe to put the flowerpot on the desk like this, and said, "How dangerous is this? Think about it, you are studying here, and you are walking around. What if you accidentally knock the flowerpot over and break it?"
"What if there's a mouse in the house and it knocks it over when it crawls over?" Zhou Silang was extremely worried. "Even if it doesn't knock it over, what if it bites the orchid?"
Manbao: "...Fourth brother, it has been in the study for almost a year before this."
"I'm anxious too," Zhou Silang said. "This thing is too precious. It's safest to exchange it for money. Manbao, can you talk to Mr. Zhuang and exchange this for money?"
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "Fourth brother, think about it this way. Now this is just one pot of orchid. We'll keep it until next year, and when it grows better, we can divide it into another pot. After another two years, we can divide it into four more pots. Can you calculate how much this will cost?"
Zhou Silang counted on his fingers, and Zhou Lijun said, "Four hundred gold."
Zhou Silang covered his chest.
He looked at the pot of orchid in front of him and stood up dizzy. "Then I have to take good care of it. I have to take good care of it."
Seeing his fourth uncle leave in such a daze, Zhou Lijun couldn't help but turn his head to look at his aunt.
Manbao smiled at her with his eyes curved.
Zhou Lijun sighed, "I remember the teacher once taught us a lesson and told us a story about how things are valuable because they are rare."
Manbao said, "Just don't tell Fourth Brother. We only made two hundred taels. When I have time, I'll go to the flower market and pick out some beautiful and rare peonies and orchids to plant."
Zhou Lijun thought for a moment and then said, "Auntie, please teach me how to grow peonies and orchids."
Manbao nodded, "No problem, wait for me to go to the library to find relevant books for you."
Manbao taught as he was told. When Bai Shan returned from the prefectural school, she even mentioned this to him, saying, "Can you also help me look for books on orchid and peony cultivation in the library?"
Bai Shan said no problem and asked, "Why did you suddenly want to sell flowers?"
Manbao said, "I need money."
"Should I lend you some?" Bai Shan calculated his savings in his mind and said, "Although I don't have much money, it seems to be a little more than yours."
"I will borrow from you when I am really out of money. I still have some now, and I just made two hundred taels." She told him about selling the orchid to Mrs. Tang.
"But I asked the master, and two hundred taels is the market price. Our orchids are good, and we can sell them for that price outside. No wonder County Magistrate Tang asked me to consult Madam Tang about making money." Man Bao said, "I really need to learn from Madam Tang. I will ask her for advice next time I see her."
Bai Shan said: "If you ask directly, Mrs. Tang will not be very happy."
Manbao nodded, "I'll be more tactful."
Bai Erlang saw that they had finished talking and said, "The twelfth is Qi Jue's birthday. He invited us to his house to celebrate together. Do you want to go?"
Manbao said, "Isn't he still young? Why is he celebrating his birthday already?"
"How should I know?" Bai Erlang said, "Qi Jue said he celebrates his birthday every year. He can invite many friends to his house on that day, and his family will even invite musicians to perform for them. Just decide whether you want to go or not."
It is not customary to celebrate children's birthdays in Qili Village. If a child in the Zhou family has a birthday, he or she can eat a bowl of longevity noodles with two eggs on that day, and the birthday is considered celebrated.
Even Old Zhou hardly celebrated his birthday, how could the younger generation possibly surpass him?
So not only Bai Shan and Man Bao, but also Bai Erlang were a little worried. They never celebrated birthdays, so naturally they would not give each other gifts. At this moment, they really didn't know what to give to each other.
"When you come to someone's house to celebrate their birthday, you always have to give them a gift. What should we give them?"
The three of them looked at each other, and finally looked at Mr. Zhuang together, their eyes full of desire for knowledge.
Mr. Zhuang thought for a moment and asked, "Is Qi Jue inviting you children alone, or is the Qi family using Qi Jue's birthday party as an excuse to invite you adults?"
Manbao and Baishan turned to look at Bai Erlang again.
Bai Erlang scratched his head and said, "I'll ask him tomorrow."
Mr. Zhuang nodded, stopping Bai Shan and Man Bao from saying anything, and said to Bai Erlang, "Ask more carefully."
Bai Jilang nodded.
Nothing happened that night. Manbao climbed onto the bed and entered the system to check her points. She had dug up a lot of plants that could be included in the collection when she went into the mountains before, and Manbao had made some space to collect them.
She picked up some of the remaining ones and put them in the system, ready to sell them in the system, and planted the rest at the foot of the mountain behind the house, or dried them up as specimens.
The main reason was that she only dug up four plants of each type, and for some she only dug up one plant, so this was all she could use.
There were still many points to be collected, but the points for the three entries had all been collected. Manbao stared at the points for a while, feeling very happy. He asked, "Keke, how many points do you need to expand the scope?"
Koko said: "Not much, just over 2,000."
Manbao said, "Can I give you my points?"
Koko: "No, this is against the rules. It is suspected of luring the host. If you are found out, you will be investigated."
Manbao: "I volunteered. I spoke for you during the investigation."
Koko firmly refused. It was not in a hurry to upgrade. There was a big difference between upgrading one level and upgrading many levels.
It doesn't want to take such a big risk for this.
It’s a pity that Manbao didn’t even want the free points.
Manbao sighed and went to the classroom to attend the medical class.
Because of Keke's integrity, Manbao kept a closer eye on the raw medicinal materials.
The next morning, he ran to the pharmacy to find the shopkeeper, Old Zheng, and asked, "Shopkeeper, have you contacted the herbal farmers for me?"
Shopkeeper Old Zheng looked at her helplessly and said, "You just told me yesterday, why are you in such a hurry?"
Seeing her anxious face, he said, "Don't worry, I sent someone to notify the herbal farmers yesterday. They will definitely get a reply in three to five days."
Manbao glared, "It's going to take three to five days?"
She asked anxiously, "Boss, where are the herbal farmers? Should I go find them myself?"
Could the shopkeeper, Old Zheng, tell her? Of course not, so he said, "Don't worry, don't worry, it's far away. Can your husband let you go out of the city without worrying about it?"
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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