While Lu Guoan was discussing with the brigade cadres overnight about organizing people to go up the mountain to pick Schisandra chinensis, Lu Yuan was also busy in his wife's online space.
All the medicinal herbs harvested today were planted in the space's soil, and then watered with spiritual spring water.
When he finished and straightened up, his wife was standing beside him with a smile, holding a plate of fruit.
"Brother Yuan, are you tired? Let me feed you some fruit."
He could hear a hint of romance in what seemed like a serious conversation.
His eyes were dull as he glanced at the fruit plate and said in a hoarse voice, "Okay, I want to eat grapes."
Wen Moxue blushed; there were no grapes in the fruit plate at all.
His hard work in the space was worthwhile; he finally got to eat the grapes and enjoyed them to the fullest.
It was tough on the little girl; the next day, she had a dull ache in her chest and tried to rub it, but her hands were too sore and weak.
“Sister-in-law, would you like to come with us to pick red berries on the mountain? The brigade leader said that picking 40 jin of red berries will earn you 10 work points.”
Just as Wen Moxue was trying to relieve the soreness by rotating her wrists, Lu Xiaoqin and Lu Xiaojun came with baskets on their backs to invite her to go up the mountain to pick Schisandra chinensis.
They couldn't remember the name of the medicine, but the brigade leader showed them the bunch of bright red berries, so they simply called them red berries.
Before Wen Moxue could answer, Lu Yuan refused on her behalf, "No, your sister-in-law's hand is uncomfortable and she needs to rest."
"Oh? What happened to your hand, sister-in-law?"
Lu Xiaoqin asked in surprise, her gaze falling on the slender, delicate hands, and she couldn't help but swallow hard. She thought to herself that her sister-in-law's hands were probably not uncomfortable, but rather that such beautiful hands were not suitable for manual labor.
When Wen Moxue saw her sister-in-law pressing her for answers and felt the intense gaze on her face, the heat that had just subsided returned instantly. She bit her lip and glared at her husband, asking why he would blurt out everything. How was she supposed to answer him?
"Go away, go away, why are you asking so many questions, little kids? Hurry up and go up the mountain to pick fruit, otherwise you two will have nothing to do."
Upon hearing this, the siblings didn't bother to ask any further questions and ran up the mountain as fast as they could.
After seeing the siblings off, another group of people came to invite them.
“Ah Yuan’s wife, do you want to come up the mountain with us to pick red berries? 40 jin can be exchanged for 10 work points.”
I heard that there are many Schisandra chinensis trees in the woods behind Lu Yuan's house, and most of the people who went to pick the fruit today came up the mountain from behind their house.
Before Lu Yuan could give a random reply, she preemptively answered, "I'm not going, Auntie. My godmother is at our house today, so I'll spend more time with her."
Everyone craned their necks to look into the house and saw a beautiful woman wearing an apricot-colored shirt and black pants, with her hair neatly pinned up. They all chuckled and left.
Once everyone left, Lu Yuan closed the courtyard gate and pulled Wen Moxue into the house.
"Honey, there will definitely be a lot of people passing by the door today. Let's close the door first."
Then he leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Wife, would you like to soak your hands in the spiritual spring water? You worked hard last night."
Before she finished speaking, her little fists landed on her body. "You still dare to talk back."
Lu Yuan chuckled and took the little hand in his, intending to kiss it a couple of times, but stopped when he saw his godmother was still nearby.
Xiao Biyun realized she had become a third wheel, waved her hand, and went back to her room.
"You all go about your business, don't worry about me, just pretend I don't exist."
Wen Moxue blushed, her ears and neck turning red, wishing she could disappear into the ground.
She lightly bit her lip and glanced at Lu Yuan, who looked at her as if he were flirting with her, and she was immediately distracted again.
Holding her rosy cheeks, he took a bite from the left and a bite from the right.
The young couple spends their days flirting and teasing each other at home, and spends their spare time with their newly adopted godmother, while everyone else in the village is incredibly busy.
The men were divided into two groups: one group went to work in the fields, and the other group made adobe bricks to build the breeding farm. Lu Yuan drew up plans for how to build the breeding farm, which were very clear. No one had bothered him these past few days, and everyone assumed that he was working hard to plan for the future of the village.
Women and children would go up the mountain to pick Schisandra chinensis. After the accountant Zhang registered the fruit they picked, he would arrange for people to deliver it to the commune in oxcarts, one trip after another, that same day.
In just three days, all the ripe Schisandra chinensis on the mountain were picked, and the harvest was quite bountiful, totaling 3,276 jin (1,183 catties), which sold for 1,310 yuan and 4 mao (0.4 yuan).
The team made over a thousand yuan in one go, and Lu Guoan and Zhang Yongan were practically floating on air.
Zhang Yong'an, in particular, has been in charge of the village's accounts for at least ten years, but he has never been this wealthy.
The most I ever had in the ledger was two or three hundred yuan, but before I could even enjoy it, that bastard Sun Changsheng would find all sorts of excuses to spend it all.
Lu Guoan has only been the brigade leader for two months, and his brigade has already made a huge sum of money. He is so excited. He, the brigade accountant, finally has a place to use his skills.
"Old Lu, why didn't you become the brigade leader sooner?"
Without thinking, Lu Guoan replied, "Hey, that kid A Yuan has just grown up too!"
Zhang Yong'an was taken aback, then burst into laughter.
"Haha, yes, yes, thanks to A Yuan, with this kid, we have something to look forward to in the future."
"Yes, there's great hope!" Lu Guoan exclaimed.
With a wave of his hand, he said, "Come on, Lao Zhang, let's go see how the farm is being built."
The two men walked briskly toward their former educated youth settlement with their hands behind their backs, looking more imposing than the leaders from the commune.
If Lu Yuan saw the two of them like this, he would definitely chuckle and say: "Money gives people courage, and with money, they can stand up straight!"
The farm was built in just over ten days. As soon as it was completed, Lu Guoan came to find Lu Yuan to take a look.
When he arrived, the young couple and godmother were feeding rabbits in the woodshed.
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