The clansmen's attempts to curry favor with their family were limited to bringing some homemade food or buying treats and toys for their children when they visited the town or county. Yue Jiuyue's direct "gifting of money" was truly unprecedented.
“Auntie, we can’t hide the fact that we’re digging for medicinal herbs. Those herbs are from the mountain. If my family goes to dig them every day, the villagers will definitely figure it out.”
So I thought, why don't we all go up the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs? That way, every household can earn a few coins and at least have a few more bites to eat.
"That's the price. My third son forgot to ask last night. And these herbs all need to be processed. I don't know if the clinic will accept freshly dug herbs, or how much they'll charge. What if they take enough and then don't want any more? Then we'll be stuck with the rest."
After explaining, Yue Jiuyue tried to leave again.
Then, Wang stopped him again.
"My dear aunt, I don't know what to say about doing this. I'll just thank you on behalf of the people of our village!"
The clan chief was so excited he didn't know what to say. In the end, he bowed to Yue Jiuyue, which startled her so much that she jumped away.
"Sir! You mustn't do that! It will shorten your lifespan!"
"No, no, you've done a great service to our village! It's only right that you thank me, Uncle. Even the clan chief hasn't done anything this good for the village!"
Yue Jiuyue's hasty jump away amused Wang Shi, who quickly comforted her.
"Hehe, that's all I should do. Well, grandpa and grandma, there's nothing else for me to do right now, so I'll go up the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs!"
After saying that, fearing that Wang would pull her back again, Yue Jiuyue's two slender legs moved quickly.
Wang, who was about to grab her again, missed her. Watching Yue Jiuyue's retreating figure disappear quickly at the gate, she looked at her old man, both amused and exasperated, and said:
"I didn't expect that Yue would bring up the matter of medicinal herbs so directly."
It's a shame that she was thinking yesterday that if this really worked out, she would definitely drag her whole family up the mountain to dig it up. Now it seems like she was being petty.
"Yes, I didn't expect her to be such a magnanimous person. This Yue family member is destined for great things!"
It's a pity she's a woman. Even if she could succeed, how far could she go?
"Alright, enough of this useless talk. Let's hurry up and tell the villagers this good news. Make sure to make it clear that this way to make money was given to us by Yue Shi."
Wang reminded her.
"Yes, this matter definitely needs to be made clear so that everyone in the village will remember Yue's kindness. Selling medicinal herbs is not a one-off business; it's a way to make money that can be passed down for a long time. Just like Yue said, this business can't be kept secret. The wives in the village certainly can't just stand by and watch their families go hungry. Sooner or later, word will get out."
To be honest, the clan chief really didn't want other villages to learn this way of making money, but he couldn't keep it a secret, and he was really unwilling to accept it!
"Yes! If only we knew how to process medicinal herbs, we could pass it down to our children and grandchildren."
Wang also sighed with emotion.
"If we knew how to process medicinal herbs, we could even collect herbs dug up by other villages, which would truly be a unique business for our village!"
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