It's me, I'm Ye Li." Ye Li took out a few hard candies from his pocket and shared them among the children. "Go home and tell your parents that someone from the city has come to collect herbs."
The children got the candies and ran back to their parents happily, as if they had received treasures.
After a while, several families came here, some carrying baskets, some carrying woven bags. They were all very happy to see Ye Li.
"You're finally here! We've been waiting for you!"
"Yes, I have dug a lot of herbs recently and I am anxious to exchange them for money!"
"I'm here now, aren't I?" Ye Li smiled at everyone, "Come on, come to my place to weigh your things and get the money from him."
After listening to Ye Li's words, everyone immediately lined up consciously.
Ye Li checked the quality of the medicinal materials while weighing them, and then recorded them in his notebook.
"Your total is thirty-six dollars and fifty cents. The stuff this time is pretty good, of good quality, so I'll give you a higher price."
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Hearing Ye Li say this, the man was overjoyed: "Thank you, thank you."
When she went to Jiang Xun to collect the money, she saw that Jiang Xun was handsome, so she stood there and looked at him carefully for a while.
When the money was handed to her, she said to Ye Li with a smile: "This man is good-looking this time, much better looking than the last one. But the last man was hardworking and gave you the easy work, while he did all the heavy work!"
Another lady who had just finished registering came over to join in the fun: "You are right. This young man is really handsome. I have never seen such a good-looking young man at my age. But being good-looking is not enough to make a living. You have to love a person. Ye Li, that man knows how to love you better."
Seeing that Jiang Xun's face was not looking so good, Ye Li couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Auntie, please stop trying to match people up with each other! I've told you before that man is not my partner, he's just my friend."
"What's the point of talking about friends or not? We can all see that man loves you."
Jiang Xun's face turned even darker when he heard this.
He couldn't help but wanted to speak, but after looking at Ye Li, he closed his mouth again.
He wanted to see how Ye Li would explain this matter.
She was jealous in his arms just a few days ago, but things have changed, and in the blink of an eye, her peach blossom was exposed.
Seeing Jiang Xun’s dark face, Ye Li just wanted to laugh.
I never thought Jiang Xun was such a petty person before.
"Auntie, stop making random guesses. He is my man, not my girlfriend! We are married, got a marriage certificate, and had a wedding!" Ye Li corrected.
"ah?"
"Ouch, we were blind!"
The two ladies didn't dare to say anything more. The more they said, the more mistakes they would make. They might as well just take the money and leave.
After hearing Ye Li's explanation, Jiang Xun's expression eased a little, but he didn't say much. He still sat not far from her, counting out the money one by one, waiting for the next person to come and collect the money.
It was actually very quick to collect the medicinal materials and pay the money. It was basically completed in less than an hour.
Seeing that the villagers were leaving one after another, Guan Gensheng, who had been squatting under the stage smoking a pipe, stood up.
He lifted the woven bag in front of him and brought it to Ye Li, smiling innocently: "Sister."
\"Gensheng, you are the last one again." Ye Li looked up at him, walked forward and opened the woven bag.
Guan Gensheng smiled and said, "I'm not in a hurry. I'll do it for the villagers first."
After Ye Li finished checking, he was very satisfied with this batch of medicinal materials: "The stuff is good, better than last time."
"This time we went to the deep mountains to dig, and the things we found are more numerous and better than those on the outskirts of the village," explained Guan Gensheng.
"Very good." Ye Li said, "Wait a moment while I come and weigh it."
Guan Gensheng said: "Sister, you don't need to weigh it, just give it to me as you see fit."
"That won't work. The scale was broken last time, so I just gave it to you casually. Also, I didn't bring enough money last time, so I must have let you suffer a loss. It only takes one time for this to happen. How can I let you suffer a loss every time?"
Guan Gensheng grinned and said, "It's not a loss! Sister, before you came, we didn't know these things could be sold for money. Only after you came, we can make money."
After Ye Li weighed the items, he wrote and drew on a piece of paper, and finally gave him a number: "The items are good this time and the price is a bit higher. Considering that I didn't give you enough money last time, I'll give you fifty this time."
Guan Gensheng was overjoyed: "Sister, why are you giving me so much money? Is it worth so much money?"
Ye Li smiled slightly: "Yes, why not?"
"Sister, I know you have been taking care of me. If it weren't for you, our lives would not be so good now." Guan Gensheng said gratefully.
Life was quite difficult for this family these days, with nothing to eat or drink.
The villagers depended entirely on the production team for their livelihood.
You work in the fields during the day and earn work points, and you can only get your belongings at the end of the month, when the work points are converted into money.
Life is hard with just these few things. One has to plan one's life throughout the year, and meat is only available at the end of the year.
Now that I have some spare money from buying herbs, I go to the supply and marketing cooperative every now and then to buy some delicious food for my family to satisfy their hunger and improve their lives.
Therefore, Guan Gensheng is very content.
"Don't say that, we are a family! Besides, this is not me helping you, this is us helping each other!" Ye Li said.
"Yes, yes, sister, you are right! We are helping each other!" Guan Gensheng agreed with a smile.
Jiang Xun stood aside and watched the brother and sister exchange greetings in silence.
Finally, Guan Gensheng glanced at Jiang Xun and smiled honestly: "This is... my brother-in-law."
Just now he was squatting in the corner of the stage smoking a cigarette, but his eyes were always fixed on what was happening here.
He heard Ye Li introduce to others that the man in front of him was her husband.
Before, he vaguely remembered that his sister married a man with bad legs and feet, and he was said to be half paralyzed... Why does it seem that’s not the case now?
He thought so in his heart, but didn't ask.
I'm afraid it might be impolite to ask this.
"Are you Guan Gensheng?" Jiang Xun asked.
"Yes, it's me. How does brother-in-law know me? My sister mentioned me to you?" Facing the hand extended by Jiang Xun, Guan Gensheng hurriedly wiped his dusty hands on his body, and then held Jiang Xun's hands tightly with both hands, "Hello, brother-in-law, welcome to our village."
"I was so busy collecting herbs just now that I forgot to introduce them to you."
Jiang Xun glanced at her, and inexplicably, Ye Li saw some dissatisfaction in his expression.
"Sister, my brother-in-law is a very handsome man. I have never seen anyone more handsome than him since I was a child." Guan Gensheng flattered.
Ye Li smiled, looked at Jiang Xun and said, "Yeah, I didn't expect that I would marry such a handsome man."
Jiang Xun didn't expect Ye Li to praise him like this in front of others. His cheeks felt hot and the tips of his ears turned red. "Don't joke."
"Joke? How can it be a joke? I'm serious!" Ye Li said with a smile.
Jiang Xun looked away. He was a little uncomfortable with being praised by his wife in public.
Guan Gensheng chuckled twice, bent down to roll up the woven bag thrown on the ground, and said to Ye Li: "Sister, don't leave at noon, come home for lunch. Brother-in-law is such a good person, we all need to meet him."
In the past, Ye Li always refused, but this time, she did not refuse: "Okay, I just happened to come here this time and I have something serious to discuss with you."
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