Chapter 502 Returning to the Village to Collect Herbs
While Mr. and Mrs. Gao Mingwan were thinking about asking Hu Yinchen to work, Hu Yinchen was also thinking about returning to the Gao Mingcheng family to work.
She had been working for Gao Mingcheng's family, mainly taking care of the children and helping with some housework. Later, her husband broke his leg, and she had no choice but to take leave and go home to take care of her husband.
It’s also because little Xuxu is older and easier to take care of now. Otherwise, if she takes a leave, the host family may have to find someone new to do the job.
Although Mr. and Mrs. Gao Mingcheng were very easy to talk to and clearly promised that she could go back to work after she finished her housework, Hu Yinchen still felt a little nervous.
Therefore, when her husband's condition got a little better, she discussed with her family about going to work.
Before, the family had two incomes and lived a comfortable life. Now her husband broke his leg and cannot work, and she has taken leave to go home to take care of him. Without these two incomes, money is a little tight.
So on the second day of Gao Yuanjian's birthday, Hu Yinchen returned to work for Gao Mingcheng.
Gao Mingcheng welcomed her return, because in a few days he would have to go to Yangcheng to purchase goods, and after that he would return to the village to prepare to harvest medicinal herbs.
The pace of life is always busy and occasionally leisurely, and busyness also highlights the value of leisure. Otherwise, if you are leisurely every day and have nothing to do, time will not be able to leave its mark in your life.
During the days when Hu Yinchen took leave, Xuanyue took on more responsibilities in taking care of Xiao Xuxu. Now with Hu Yinchen's help, when she occasionally had free time, she would call Gao Shufang to go to her new home, and the two of them would practice piano or dance, which not only cultivated their sentiments but also refreshed their skills.
Gao Shufang did not attend the initial kindergarten teacher training, but now Duo Duomei can teach her, and they have the conditions to keep practicing and not let their skills become rusty.
In Gao Shufang's plan, she actually had no intention of working as a kindergarten teacher, because her second brother had calculated the accounts for her. If she worked in a kindergarten, she could only be paid a normal salary, but if she sold clothes in a store, she would get commissions.
During the off-season, the wages of the two may be similar, but during the peak season, the wages of clothing store teachers will be much higher than that of kindergarten teachers, and if kindergarten teachers have winter and summer vacations, they will get even less money.
Out of consideration for income, Gao Shufang said she wanted to stay in the store and sell goods.
Gao Mingcheng naturally hoped that Gao Shufang would stay in the store. She was now experienced and was also his own sister. He would feel more at ease if he let her collect money and manage the accounts.
Having said that, every young girl has a dream of becoming an artist, so when many beautiful girls taught her about piano and dancing, she learned very seriously.
Every night before taking a shower and going back to bed, she would carefully record her daily diary. Her persistence in writing a diary has helped her remember commonly used words more deeply and expand her vocabulary.
If you read this thick diary from beginning to end, you can see Gao Shufang's progress.
Gao Shufang is trying hard, and Gao Mingli and Zhang Jinling are also trying hard, but the purpose of their efforts is to have a baby.
Luo Xiaohua's favoritism made Zhang Jinling feel very uncomfortable, so after she came back, she took the initiative to find Gao Mingli and said that she wanted to have a child as soon as possible.
This was exactly what Gao Mingli wanted, because he also wanted a child.
Several of his brothers have had children or are about to have children, but he is the only one who has not done anything. He feels inferior to others.
Because they wanted to have a baby, the couple's relationship improved visibly.
Gao Mingcheng was happy to hear this, but having a child depended on fate. It was not that you would definitely get results just because you tried hard. If things developed the same as in her previous life, Zhang Jinling would not be able to get pregnant until the end of the year.
One day in mid-September, taking advantage of the good sunshine, Gao Mingcheng drove a Dongfeng truck towards Guangzhou.
Thanks to his connections with the transportation company, it was much more convenient for him to go to Yangcheng to purchase goods than for most people. Otherwise, he would have to take a train to the provincial capital first, and then transfer from the provincial capital to Yangcheng. The trains nowadays were not only slow but also very crowded. There was no air conditioning and all kinds of smells were everywhere, especially in the summer, when it was stuffy, hot and smelly.
After getting off the train, you still have to go through a lot of twists and turns to wholesale the goods you need. Then, you have to carry the goods onto the train, change trains, and then squeeze into another train.
After such a trip, people will be tired and lose a few pounds.
Happiness comes from contrast. Thinking of this, Gao Mingcheng no longer felt tired even though he had to drive more than 700 kilometers alone.
The round trip took four days, and when Gao Mingcheng came back, he had already brought back the latest models of goods.
In fact, to say that they are the latest models is still too conservative, because the truly trendy new models are not accepted by the public in small towns. For example, very revealing clothes are popular in Hong Kong now, with women wearing suspenders and men wearing shorts, and the fabrics are colorful, but this kind of clothes is naturally not accepted in conservative small towns.
Gao Mingcheng was able to grasp this balance very well, so every time he bought goods, they sold well, and the profit of clothing was indeed very high. A good suit cost more than 200 yuan, but the profit from it was 100 yuan.
There are even more varieties of fashionable clothes for women, and merchants are using all kinds of tricks to empty customers' pockets.
Gao Mingcheng was busy in the store for another two days. Seeing that the store was developing well, he decided to go back to the village to harvest medicinal herbs.
This trip would last for several days, so Xuanyuemei decided to take the children back with her, otherwise it would not be good to let Gao Mingcheng always go to other people's homes for meals.
On September 25th, the family of three returned to Gaojia Village on a tractor.
Little Xuxu still remembered the three dogs. When he saw the three dogs coming towards him from afar, he started barking non-stop and drooling with joy.
Gao Mingcheng was fully prepared this time and came back with a camera. Before coming back, he also bought two rolls of color film, which were enough for this shoot.
Thus, on sunny days, in an environment with birds singing and flowers blooming, one precious photo after another was created. There are many photos of Mei holding Xiao Xuxu and walking in the fields, Xiao Xuxu playing with three dogs, and a family of three. The background is Xiaofushan, which is full of fruits.
The orange trees have a bumper harvest this year, and the grapefruit trees have also begun to bear fruit. As for the persimmon trees and chestnut trees, they have also borne fruit.
Life in the village seems to be leisurely and beautiful, but in fact, there are also many small problems. The autumn mosquitoes in the countryside are the most poisonous. One bite will leave a bump. The adults are okay, but little Xuxu has suffered a lot. Many beauties have no choice but to make him wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants, and spray him with more floral water.
When you go to bed at night, you must also hang up a mosquito net.
In addition, the sick yellow cow was also relocated.
This yellow cattle was suspected to have gallstones, and the symptoms were similar. Later, a veterinarian was invited to see the case, but no one could find out what was wrong. However, a traditional remedy was used, which helped to improve the condition of the cattle, and it was at least willing to eat more.
But the fact that he keeps howling day and night is still hard to change.
It would be fine at normal times, but now that I have my child living here, it is easy for him to wake up when the cows roar at night.
So Gao Mingcheng led the old ox to the shed at the foot of Xiaofu Mountain, and let it keep company with the chickens next door!
It was hard for Chen Dasong who was guarding the chicken coop at night, but fortunately he was a deep sleeper and could not be disturbed.
After solving these life issues, Gao Mingcheng finally had time to go into the mountains to collect herbs.
He came back late because the villagers had gone into the mountains to collect herbs as early as early September. They picked suitable herbs on the spot, dried them, and sent them to Gao Zhuang to be weighed and paid.
Like last year, Gao Mingcheng was not responsible for purchasing medicinal herbs. He came back purely for collecting herbs. The village was surrounded by mountains on three sides. Gao Mingcheng didn't want the medicinal herbs on the low hills or those halfway up the mountain. He only went into the deep mountains of Niuweiling.
The truly valuable medicinal herbs are often found deep in the mountains.
Gao Mingcheng would pick medicinal herbs such as red Ganoderma lucidum, Poria cocos, Gardenia jasminoides, Evodia rutaecarpa, Plantago seed, Ephedra, Asarum, and Viola yedoensis whenever he saw them.
But some medicinal herbs have to wait until winter to be harvested, such as the Pueraria root that can be seen everywhere in the mountains here.
Those who raise pigs will cut and chop the kudzu vines and feed them to the pigs. The kudzu flowers can also be used to sober up after being dried. As for the kudzu roots underground, they can be dug out in winter when the starch content is highest, and then ground into powder, or simply washed and cooked and eaten.
Gao Mingcheng decided to go into the mountains to dig some of this stuff in winter. The kudzu roots at the foot of the mountain are dug up every year, and there are no larger ones at all. But in the deep mountains, kudzu roots that are more than ten years old can be seen everywhere!
He goes out into the mountains early in the morning and comes back late every day to collect medicinal herbs, while Xuanyuemei takes care of the children, does housework, and processes the medicinal herbs at home. Only when the couple divides the work and cooperates with each other can their lives become more and more prosperous.
While Gao Mingcheng was busy, someone was thinking about his sister.
When Zhu Yongjie, the nephew of Mr. Zhu next door, learned that Gao Mingcheng was going back to the village for a while, he became more active in looking for Gao Shufang. Because the two lived next door, he could look for her more than ten times a day!
At first, Gao Shufang was happy to talk to him. After all, he was humorous and good-looking. But when he kept coming to see her, Gao Shufang became a little unhappy. When her second brother and his wife were not around, the responsibilities on her shoulders became heavier. In addition to selling goods, she also had to keep accounts.
But Zhu Yongjie always came to talk to her, which made it somewhat inconvenient for her to do things. There was even one time when Zhu Yongjie deliberately got very close to her when she was keeping accounts, wanting to see the contents of her account book.
With a snap, Gao Shufang slammed the account book shut, and said sternly, "Didn't your uncle teach you not to look at other people's account books?"
Zhu Yongjie smiled awkwardly and said in defense, "I didn't know you were keeping accounts. I thought you were reading and taking notes! Shufang, you have read so many books and you know as much as those who graduated from junior high school."
Gao Shufang was grateful for Zhu Yongjie's compliment, so she relaxed a little.
When she was a child, she was playful and didn't like studying. When she finished primary school and was about to go to town to attend junior high school, she backed out because it was too far and her family did not particularly support her going to school.
In addition, there were not many girls in the village who went to junior high school, so she chose not to study.
But now, she still feels a little regretful.
Fortunately, after working with her second brother, she really learned a lot. Now Zhu Yongjie praised her for being no worse than those who have only graduated from junior high school, and she also believes so in her heart.
Gao Shufang smiled and said, "My second brother bought a lot of books for me to read! Zhu Yongjie, I see that you have nothing to do all day long. If you want to read a book, just ask me to borrow it. Just don't damage the book."
Zhu Yongjie's eyes flickered, but he finally borrowed a martial arts novel by Jin Yong to read.
"Why are there no novels by Gu Long?" asked Zhu Yongjie.
Gao Shufang said immediately: "My second brother said that you should not read novels by Gu Long, Huang Yi and others, as they will change your temperament. In addition, you should borrow these magazines. These magazines are all ordered by my second brother at the post office. They contain the latest knowledge."
Gao Shufang recommended some magazines about scientific knowledge to Zhu Yongjie, but after taking a look at them, Zhu Yongjie felt uninterested.
Finally he left with the martial arts novel.
Hu Yinchen, who was more experienced, immediately said to Gao Shufang: "Shufang, I think this young man has feelings for you."
Gao Shufang curled her lips. Her second brother had reminded her that Zhu Yongjie was not a good match and asked her and Zhu Yongjie to just be ordinary friends.
As the person who listens to her second brother the most, Gao Shufang naturally would not go against him, not to mention that she really didn't like Zhu Yongjie.
So Gao Shufang said, "If he doesn't say it, I can't refuse directly, otherwise I will think I'm being sentimental. Aunt Hu, if he comes again, please help stop him!"
"Okay, okay." Hu Yinchen agreed.
The young girl may be thin-skinned, but she is actually a strong fighting aunt, she will take action if there is any problem!
So when Zhu Yongjie came to discuss the plot of the martial arts novel with Gao Shufang again, Hu Yinchen made full use of the function of a super-high-wattage light bulb and kept changing the subject.
Sometimes he asked about Zhu Yongjie's family situation, sometimes he asked about Zhu Yongjie's progress in learning shoemaking skills, and sometimes he told Zhu Yongjie that he should wash his own clothes because he heard his aunt complain last time.
After hearing these words, Zhu Yongjie felt very embarrassed and had to find an excuse to leave.
After Zhu Yongjie left, Gao Shufang asked in surprise, "He didn't wash his own clothes, so he asked his aunt to wash them? He's already that old."
Hu Yinchen nodded and said mysteriously, "I overheard that his aunt doesn't like him very much and even asked Boss Zhu to send him back."
Gao Shufang was even more surprised. After all, Zhu Yongjie had been at his uncle and aunt's house for nearly a month, and Hu Yinchen had only been back to work for a few days.
As a result, Hu Yinchen found out some gossip and secrets that she didn’t even know!
Seeing Gao Shufang's eyes gleaming with gossip, Hu Yinchen thought for a moment and decided to talk about it: "Let me tell you, Zhu Yongjie is the youngest son in the family and the most favored child. Although he was born in the village, he has never done much work since he was a child!"
"Now that he's old and doesn't have a skill to make a living, it's hard for him to even find a wife in the village, so his family sent him to work for Boss Zhu. But as you can see, he dislikes the tiring job of making shoes and visits people every few days."
"His uncle and aunt have already had several fights because of him!"
Gao Shufang listened to the gossip and asked curiously, "Aunt Hu, how did you know this? Did you also overhear it?"
Hu Yinchen smiled mysteriously and said, "I heard half of it from eavesdropping, and half of it was said by his aunt herself! Yesterday morning I went to the market to buy meat and happened to run into his aunt. After a few words, his aunt started complaining to me."
(End of this chapter)
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