After giving his instructions to everyone, the village head remembered something else and said embarrassedly, "Cheng Yue, we'll probably have to trouble you with selling these medicinal herbs..."
Cheng Yue went to the pharmacy, asked about the prices, and taught them what herbs to collect. Naturally, they had to follow Cheng Yue's arrangements. It would be inappropriate for them to go and sell the herbs without Cheng Yue's permission.
Cheng Yue had already thought of this, so she said, "This is not troublesome. I can deliver the medicinal herbs when I deliver the goods. You should choose one person to come with you so that everyone can feel at ease."
Alternatively, you can sell the medicinal herbs yourself, from whichever shop you like, but you'll have to negotiate the price yourselves.
Everyone shook their heads in unison, "No, no, no! We don't know anything about this, we'll definitely get ripped off if we try to sell it ourselves!"
They don't know any pharmacies, they don't understand anything, so what price can they negotiate? Besides, Cheng Yue told them about this, so they have to do whatever she tells them to do, and they dare not do anything reckless!
Seeing that everyone had unanimously decided to listen to Cheng Yue, the village head thought for a moment and said, "Cheng Yue, you have done us a favor, so we can't just deliver the goods for nothing."
Here's what we'll do: you collect all the medicinal herbs, and we'll offer a discount of one or two coins per pound. Everyone will earn a little less, and the difference will go to you.
They would take their grain to the grain shop and then sell it elsewhere to make a profit. Cheng Yue had helped the village so much, she should earn something too.
"The village head is right, let's do it that way!"
We all agree!
The villagers also thought it was a good idea and nodded in agreement.
Putting everything else aside, if it weren't for Cheng Yue, they wouldn't have any way to make money at all. So what if they earn a little less? It's nothing!
Cheng Yue was busy with all sorts of things, and she didn't owe them anything. She had already taught them how to gather herbs, so they couldn't just leave without showing any appreciation.
Over time, everyone will become disheartened.
These words made Cheng Yue feel embarrassed, but since everyone was so sincere, it would seem awkward for her to refuse directly, so she could only say:
"Gathering herbs is not easy, so how can I earn money from everyone's hard work? Besides, it's all on the way, so I'll sell it for whatever price I can."
How about this: whoever needs to deliver medicine on any given day can just give a one-cent fee for entering the city.
Many villagers had never been to the county town and didn't know how much the entrance fee was, but the village head knew perfectly well. "The entrance fee is two coins, where would you get one coin! You're just trying to fool people because you don't want everyone to spend more money!"
"Oh dear! Cheng Yue, you're too honest, that won't do!"
Cheng Yue thought to herself, "The village head really knows how to create momentum for her... It's obvious he's doing this on purpose for everyone to hear."
Madam Feng chimed in, "Cheng Yue, if you don't want to make a profit off everyone else, you can't skimp on that two-cent entrance fee!"
The medicinal herbs aren't delivered every day, only twice a month, and it only costs four copper coins. We can't possibly not pay that much!
"Yeah, what would that make us? How embarrassing!"
The villagers started talking again, and Cheng Yue didn't know what to say, so she could only nod.
"Then let's do it this way. Does anyone have anything to say? If everyone understands, we can go gather herbs now!"
"Understood! We'll go gather herbs now!"
Cheng Yuezi explained everything in detail, and as long as you listened carefully, it was impossible not to understand.
Everyone scattered in a hurry, rushing home to carry their baskets.
Cheng Yue chuckled; this speed was nothing short of divine!
Feng also ran outside with a basket on her back, calling out as she ran, "Cheng Yue, tell your village head uncle what's wrong, I'm going too!"
The village head was speechless. He shouted at Feng's retreating figure, "This old woman... take it easy, your old arms and legs are getting old, be careful not to fall!"
Cheng Yue thought to herself, "You're usually like this too, it's rare to see you switch roles today."
"Uncle Village Head, I don't have anything else to do, so I'll head home now."
The village headman said kindly, "Alright, go ahead and get back to work!"
As a result, Cheng Yue and the two sisters had only been gone a short while when she looked back and saw the village head carrying a basket, wobbling up the back mountain.
Chen Tong was dumbfounded, "Grandpa Village Head ran even faster than Grandma Feng!"
Cheng Yue couldn't help but chuckle and teased, "Your village head grandpa and Grandma Feng are having a competition, they must be trying to see who can pick the most and the fastest."
Chen Tong also became interested and said to Chen Ning with a sly look, "Little sister, let's have a competition too!"
After saying that, she ran home like crazy. Chen Ning stomped her foot angrily, "Sister, you cheated!" and then chased after her with all her might.
Cheng Yue shouted loudly, "Slow down! Don't go too far!"
"Okay, Mom!"
The two sisters ran and responded to each other. Cheng Yue sighed, "It's so good to be young!"
Her body was almost thirty years old, and she had given birth to three children, leaving her quite exhausted. She would be out of breath after running just a few steps.
Fortunately, I've been eating and sleeping well lately and have slowly recovered; otherwise, I might have had a hard time even making pastries for a day.
When Cheng Yue returned home, the two sisters had already run far away.
This mountain belongs to them; others can't come here, so naturally they have to gather the herbs themselves. The two sisters have finally found something to do.
However, the two children alone couldn't manage the whole mountain. Cheng Yue made pastries in the morning and went with them in the afternoon.
She might skip other mountains, but she had to thoroughly clean up her own.
Although this amount of money is not much, it shouldn't be wasted. We should strive to earn big money, but we should also keep an eye on small money. Little by little, we can accumulate a lot, and then big money will come.
Besides digging for medicinal herbs, Cheng Yue also took a sickle and a wooden stick, intending to clear the mountain, at least to make a small path so that she could go to the other side of the mountain to take a look.
Although it consists of three mountains connected together, thankfully the mountains are not high or steep, but the area is quite large.
If I were to do it all by myself, it would probably take forever to cut this grass.
But it's not good to call others over, in case there are medicinal herbs on the mountain that no one knows about, and they just treat them as weeds and pull them out, which would be bad.
Cheng Yue had no choice but to search through the large book again with Chen Tong and Chen Ning to see if they could find any other medicinal herbs. Once they had dug up everything that needed to be dug up, they called everyone to clear away the weeds and stones.
Cleaning the herbs is more beneficial for their growth and makes them easier to find.
The soil on the mountain is quite thick, so you can also plant other medicinal herbs or fruit trees.
The family spent the whole afternoon on the mountain, reading and collecting herbs. By the time they returned home in the evening, they were exhausted.
It was tiring, but it was also truly fulfilling.
Cheng Yue was so busy this afternoon that she forgot to take out her sunscreen. All three of them, mother and daughters, got a bit tanned, especially Chen Tong and Chen Ning, whose little teeth looked even whiter when they smiled.
Cheng Yue wasn't much better off; the color difference between her palms and wrists was so great that it looked like they had been grafted.
The mother and her two daughters were too tired to move, so dinner was naturally Chen An's responsibility.
The family had just finished eating when the village headman brought up a group of villagers.
They said they weren't sure if the samples were taken correctly, so they asked Cheng Yue to come and take a look. Finally, they confirmed the drying method and then went home feeling at ease.
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