"Isn't it? Even the next day, everyone was still in shock. Song Lizheng offered us wolf meat, but your grandfather and I didn't dare accept it!"
Chi Xingyue nodded: "We still have food at home, so we won't fight with the villagers for even a little bit.
My husband and I heard that the entire Youzhou was short of food when we went to the capital. It was fortunate that our family prepared early, otherwise, we would have had a hard time. "
This sentence caught everyone's attention. They were trapped in Yunrou County and had no news from the outside world for a long time.
Chi Xingyue then talked about the settlement of refugees.
"Comparatively, although the conditions here are more difficult, we don't have so many troubles, so it's pretty good!"
Everyone nodded, indicating that the villagers of Qingshan Village were quite kind and did not bully strangers.
"By the way, how are their mushrooms growing? Are there any problems?"
Chi Xingyue hadn't expected that he would be away for so long. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have added any spiritual spring water to the fungus. It should have grown naturally in twenty or thirty days.
Ling Weicun slapped his forehead and figured out the profits from selling mushrooms in the county town these past two days: "Look at me, I was so busy listening to your stories that I forgot to share the money with you.
Here, this is the money your uncle and I earned from selling winter mushrooms. It was a total of 379 taels. I gave 18 taels to Ling Yi and his friends, so there were 361 taels left.
I've discussed this with your uncle, aunt, and uncle, and decided to give a quarter to you and Ji Heng. If it weren't for you two, we wouldn't be able to earn so much so easily!"
Chi Xingyue took the nine ten-liang silver notes without hesitation and said with a sweet smile, "Thank you, uncle, aunt, third uncle, third aunt, and uncle and aunt!"
When Ling Weicun and the others saw how calm and composed she was, the nervousness in their hearts instantly dissipated.
Even though it was a gift, I was afraid she would refuse. If I didn't give it, I would feel bad, worried that the girl would have a problem with it after a while.
This is just right now. If the second wife has any profitable work in the future, they can get a share of it.
“As for the village, mushrooms are growing there too.
Song Lizheng and I went out to sell them twice because the production of oyster mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms is large and the price is not that high.
One hundred coins per catty, buy ten catties and get one catty free, and I made one hundred and fifty taels in just two trips.
They're a little jealous of the high prices our winter mushrooms sell for, but they've discovered they can't even grow them. I reckon they'll come chat with you two in a couple of days.
Here, this is the dividend given by Song Lizheng, a total of fifteen taels."
Chi Xingyue nodded, not too worried. He simply refused the money, as the first and third wives helped to sell the mushrooms in the village.
Ling Jiheng was too lazy to deal with these trivial matters, so he handed the sales rights to his third uncle and eldest cousin. They were both experienced in business, so there was no need to worry at all.
Ling Weicun and Ling Jiren exchanged a glance, deciding that they still had to give the second branch a share. If Ling Jiheng hadn't negotiated, they wouldn't have gotten even a 10% share.
Ling Weicun took the initiative and gave one third of it to Chi Xingyue.
The little girl happily accepted the five taels of silver, and the family happily chatted with the old lady for more than an hour before dispersing and going about their own business.
Chi Xingyue returned to Qingfengyuan and gave Shu Muyun and Ling Weicheng an extra gift, and also had lunch with them.
"Mom, look at this fox fur. Doesn't it look good on Grandma? It's just too hard to buy. I went to several stores to get this one!"
"It's beautiful. Look how shiny and smooth it is. Your grandmother will definitely like it."
Chi Xingyue nodded: "In the future, I will definitely buy a better-looking one for Mom!"
Seeing Ling Weicheng pursed his lips and said nothing, Chi Xingyue smiled and added: "Dad too!"
Ling Weicheng was happy and kept saying yes.
In the afternoon, the two of them brought candies and cakes and went to Song Lizheng's house as guests.
There was another round of conversation, one talking about the situation in the capital, and the other talking about mushrooms in the village.
"Ling boy, uncle is here to thank you. If it weren't for you, how could they have made so much money? That's just human nature, never satisfied. I also want to ask how you grow your winter mushrooms."
Ling Jiheng smiled faintly, "Uncle, no one would tell others about their special skills. I can lead the villagers to prosperity, but please don't let me feel disappointed."
Song Lizheng touched his nose guiltily and didn't continue the topic.
But the wolf was mentioned.
"That night, our village seemed to be blessed by gods. Everyone was woken up by the sudden noise, and then with the help of Ling Yi and others from your family, we were able to escape danger.
Ling boy, you are not ordinary! "
Ling Jiheng saw that Song Lizheng wanted to go into the mountains, and said bluntly: "Uncle Lizheng, I still say the same thing. As long as the village is willing to sign a waiver agreement, it won't be a big problem for our Ling family to lead the way and provide support.
And I want half of the prey. I can't spend time and effort and get nothing."
Song Lizheng knew that this was the other party's bottom line, and nodded: "Okay, I'll go talk to the villagers.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and it snows from time to time. If we don't go hunting in the mountains, there's no telling when wolves and wild boars will come down and cause trouble!
Ling Jiheng nodded, thinking that even if Song Lizheng didn't say it, he would have to go up the mountain to stock up on meat after a while.
The family had less and less food to eat, so they couldn't just sit there and eat up all the food. They had to increase income and reduce expenditure.
After sitting at Song Lizheng's house for half an hour, the two left.
When the villagers heard that they were back, they all came out to see what was happening. Chi Xingyue asked Ling Jiheng to go home and get some crispy candies, while she stood under the big locust tree and chatted with everyone.
"That prefectural city is huge! It's ten times bigger than our Yunrou County!"
Many people in the village have never even been to the county town, let alone other places.
Chi Xingyue's description conjured up a splendid scene for them, and they all expressed their determination to visit the capital city if they had the chance.
Chi Xingyue smiled and asked, "Is there anything fun to do in the village while I'm gone?"
When it comes to this, everyone has something to say.
The family of Sixth Aunt's daughter-in-law heard that Qingshan Village had mushroom cultivation technology, so they came to learn from her. However, they were caught red-handed by Sixth Aunt, who directly asked her son to drive away the hen that didn't lay eggs.
She also said: "Whoever dares to ruin my good deeds, I will break his legs!"
An old bachelor in a village who was said to be unable to marry in several lifetimes, had three matchmakers come to his house to propose marriage the day before yesterday. They didn't want anything else but a few flower troughs.
The old bachelor confidently kicked the man out of the house: "Get lost! I'm rich and I can marry any wife. But the one you introduced to me is lame, blind, and older than me. Do you think I'm stupid enough to marry this ugly girl you introduced to me?
If you dare to bully me again, I’ll beat you up!”
The three matchmakers were so angry that they were shaking and swaying. They threatened: "You are such a lousy bastard! Humph, you will be single for the rest of your life! I will not come back to Qingshan Village anymore."
"Yes, we are not coming!"
After the aunts finished speaking, their faces were filled with worry: "Little wife of the Ling family, do you think there will be no one to want the young men and women in our village in the future?"
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