Goudan used his own bowl and spoon to scoop out a piece of meat, add sauerkraut and rice, and after blowing it cool, he put the food into his mouth with a "fufufu" sound.
"Good... good, good, mom is awesome, I want to eat two bowls of rice today." Actually, it was just two and a half bowls, not even enough for a bowl. But the child thought he was awesome, and Zeng Wenjuan coaxed him.
Zeng Wenjuan used chopsticks to pick up some more vegetables for Goudan and said with a smile: "You should eat more vegetables! Otherwise you won't grow taller. And you can only become stronger if you are full!"
Zhao Hongqi looked at Goudan and Zeng Wenjuan with some envy. When she was born, her mother died of complications during childbirth, and she had not felt any maternal love in all these years, so she was very envious now.
"Eat quickly! The food today is so delicious. If you don't eat now, your sisters will snatch up all the food." Zhao Hongtiao immediately noticed her younger sister's thoughts and prepared the food for her and placed it in front of her.
Zhao Hongqi instantly lost all her gloom. Yes! It would be great if she had a sister! Looking at the prepared food in front of her, Zhao Hongqi ate the food happily.
The food on the table was almost gone. Zhao Hongtiao collapsed on the chair and burped, "I've never eaten so much before, Wenjuan, your cooking skills are really good! I envy Zhao Jianguo so much for being able to marry you."
"By the way, does his status allow you to follow the army? Then when are you going? If you are gone in the future, I won't even have anyone to talk to." Zhao Hongtiao said somewhat uncomfortably.
Zeng Wenjuan chuckled: "It's still early. Let's wait until I pay back my pension money! If I leave now, my parents will definitely stop me."
"That's good. You can stay with me for a while longer. Let's dig more medicinal herbs during this period and earn enough money sooner so that you can join the army earlier. Otherwise, this man will be too far away from his wife and will definitely cheat on her outside." Zhao Hongtiao saw these things too clearly. She was only in her twenties and had not yet married.
Zeng Wenjuan also knew that Zhao Hongtiao really cared about her, but she also believed in Zhao Jianguo. His character was trustworthy, and he was a principled man. Now that he had a wife and children, even if there was any other woman in front of him, it would be nothing.
"I understand. You guys take a rest! I'll go wash the dishes. I'm afraid the villagers will be here soon." Zeng Wenjuan stood up and cleaned up the dishes.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone outside shouting, "Is the man who built the country at home?"
Zhao Honghua stood up and said, "Sister Wenjuan, let my third sister and I clean up the dishes together! You and the eldest sister can go ahead and do it. Goudan can play with the youngest sister."
"Okay... I'm so sorry. I invited you to dinner and asked you to wash the dishes." Zeng Wenjuan said a little embarrassedly.
Zhao Hongtiao looked at Zeng Wenjuan and said indifferently, "You can treat us to meat and rice, which means that our two families are like family. It is normal for you to wash the dishes at home. Let's go out first! Otherwise, everyone will be anxious later."
When Zhao Hongtiao and Zeng Wengang left, everyone became excited. The village chief came forward and said in a gentle voice, "Wenjuan girl, have all the medicinal herbs of the villagers been sold?"
Zeng Wenjuan also understood the purpose of everyone's visit, and said with a smile: "Of course, you all come with me to the main hall, and I will calculate for you. Uncle Zhenxing also has an account book!"
"I have brought it... I will help you with the calculation later, and I will definitely not be greedy for a single cent from you." Village accountant Zhao Zhenxing said with a smile while holding a notebook and an abacus.
The group came to the main room, which had good lighting and was also a reception hall. Some were standing, some were sitting, and everyone was excited.
"Ergou's family has two pounds of Gastrodia elata, one pound of Angelica sinensis, and three pounds each of Rehmannia glutinosa, Astragalus membranaceus, and Poria cocos. The total is two hundred and twenty-three yuan. You count it. Even if something goes wrong when you leave the house, it will have nothing to do with us." After Zhao Zhenxing counted the money, he handed over the money in his hand.
Zhao Ergou held the money in his left hand, licked his right fingers and began to count the money: "Ten, twenty, thirty... Exactly two hundred and twenty-three yuan, no mistake."
The people next to him looked at the money and counted it twice. They all started to get jealous: "How come Zhao Ergou's family makes so much money? Did they make a mistake in weighing it?"
"How is that possible? If the weight was wrong, how could everyone's money be correct? Can Wen Juan give everyone more money?" An old lady nearby said with a smile.
Another uncle took a puff of his pipe and said, "Zhao Ergou has a large family, about 50 people, all of whom are laborers. Their children are all out digging herbs. How can they not make money?"
Hearing this, everyone thought that they would let the children go out to collect herbs together next time. They could earn more in just a few days than they would in ten years.
Zeng Wenjuan also guessed what everyone was thinking. She smiled and said, "Dear folks, the pharmacy said that they only need one thousand kilograms of Gastrodia elata at most. I'm afraid the other herbs will only cost this much. This is not a long-term way to make money, but it can also allow everyone to save some money."
"Wenjuan, girl, why don't you use so many medicinal herbs? We finally have a way to make money. My family is thinking of building a brick house by selling medicinal herbs and finding wives for my sons!" When an old lady heard that this business would not last long, she immediately became anxious.
"Yes! Wenjuan, why don't you think of a way for everyone? We finally found a way to make money, and I'm planning to send all my granddaughters to school!" Another aunt also said anxiously.
The village chief played her role. She slammed the table twice and said, "What are you doing? Why are you arguing? You are afraid that others will not know, right?"
Everyone fell silent, thinking that since they still had so much time, they should dig more herbs and save more money.
"Wenjuan, you are a smart girl. It's hard to find a way to make money. It would be a pity if you can't do it for a long time. Do you have any ideas?" The village chief looked at Zeng Wenjuan and asked.
Zeng Wenjuan nodded: "The fact that the pharmacy can collect so many medicinal materials is definitely not what they want..."
"Who wants it? Let's go find them and then we can cooperate directly with them." Before Zeng Wenjuan finished her words, an uncle said anxiously.
In an instant, everyone looked at Zeng Wenjuan. They wanted her to speak. Facing everyone's gaze, Zeng Wenjuan said in an orderly manner: "That's almost the same idea, but we are not cooperating with the people above. After all, that is their network of contacts, and we can't get in touch with them. We still cooperate and make money through the pharmacy."
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