Knowing that everyone was patient, Cheng Yue didn't keep them in suspense and directly stated the price of the medicinal herbs.
Everyone gasped, speechless, their jaws dropping in astonishment.
Chen An slammed the basket of copper coins down on the ground with a clatter, and everyone exclaimed, "Good heavens! How much silver is that?! Is it all ours?"
After receiving Cheng Yue's affirmative nod, they were overjoyed. They had lived for decades and had never seen so much money before.
Cheng Yue raised her hand, "Alright, everyone, don't get too excited. Let's distribute the money now, and after you've received it, you can continue up the mountain!"
Everyone's hearts were pounding, and they took several deep breaths to calm themselves down. How could they not be excited?
However, Cheng Yue is right. They only collected medicinal herbs for half a month and still have to go back up the mountain! And the money won't be just what they have now.
Cheng Yue took out her notebook and read the contents aloud one by one. After reading the weight and calculating the bill, she checked with everyone and then went to Chen An to get the money.
Mrs. Feng was the first to receive the money. Holding the heavy ten strings of copper coins, she suddenly felt her legs go weak: "Our family actually has more than one tael and five mace..."
In just half a month, I've made so much money. I never would have dared to dream of it before!
The village head quickly helped him up; it seemed his wife was just as unsuccessful as him, and must have been feeling unsteady on her feet.
"Keep these safe. We'll go up the mountain again later, and we won't have to worry about Shaowen's wedding next month!"
Now Cheng Yue won't need to give Shao Wen an advance on his wages.
"Alright, alright!" Madam Feng snapped out of her daze and immediately went inside. But how could she hide so much money?
Inside the house, Madam Feng was worried and didn't know what to do. Outside the gate, money was still being distributed, and everyone received their share one after another, with incredulous voices rising in waves.
"Someone slap me! Am I dreaming?!"
"Smack! How does it feel? Does it hurt?"
Who actually hits? How can they be so rude! Cheng Yue shook her head and chuckled. She hadn't realized everyone was like this.
"Hahaha! It really hurts! It really hurts!"
"I feel like I can't carry all this money! It's more than an ounce of silver, how am I supposed to spend it all!"
"What are you saying? If you can't afford it, I'll pay for it for you, haha!"
"go!"
Everyone was overjoyed, and tears streamed down their faces as they talked. This was the happiest day of their lives.
I used to think life was too hard and meaningless, but now I finally see hope and it feels so good to have something to strive for!
Wang Qiufen and her three maids, in particular, were crying their eyes out. In the past, when there were two rascals in the family, they couldn't even hide a single copper coin and had never known what it was like to have money.
Now that Erlaizi has been taken away, and they have made money, they feel more at ease than ever before.
Wang Qiufen wiped away her tears, "Sister Cheng Yue, thank you! If it weren't for you leading us to gather medicinal herbs, I don't know how I would ever pay back the money I owe everyone..."
After saying that, he turned to the village head and the others and said, "There is still food at home. I will not keep a single penny of the money here. I will pay off part of the debt today, and I will pay back the rest to everyone as soon as possible!"
They owed everyone so much. They used to think that they would be lucky to pay it all off in this lifetime. They never expected to earn a tael of silver so quickly. The mountain weighing on their backs has finally loosened!
As long as she is diligent enough and gathers more herbs, she will definitely be able to pay off all her debts in the shortest amount of time!
The village head waved his hand, "Keep some of it with you. Everyone has some to use now, so there's no need to take it all out!"
The feeling of being in debt is never good. If Wang Qiufen doesn't repay a single penny, she will definitely feel bad. They will just accept a portion of it.
Everyone chimed in, saying, "Yes, Qiufen, you can't just give it all away. You can't leave yourself with no money!"
"We've already received the money today, so what's a little extra? There's no rush to pay it back!"
Wang Qiufen was determined, and no amount of persuasion could dissuade her; in the end, they had no choice but to agree.
The amount of money borrowed by each family was different. The village headman took charge and paid off the smaller amounts borrowed first. These families were not doing well either, so the smaller amounts would be paid off gradually.
Wang Qiufen didn't care at all about returning the money before she even had a chance to enjoy it; on the contrary, she felt unusually relaxed and happy!
Zhao Luoguo also stepped forward and used a small portion of his money to pay off the debt. His family had some savings at the time, but the incident happened so suddenly that they didn't have time to withdraw them.
Later, Zhao Datou dug the money out of the collapsed room. He had almost paid off the debt, with only a small portion left, which he paid off today.
Debt-free and carefree, Zhao Luoguo grinned happily.
The village head sighed inwardly, feeling a strange mix of emotions. Their village was truly getting better and better!
Then he waved his hand, "Alright! You've all got the money, so you can all get back to your original plans. Everyone, hurry up and pack up to go up the mountain!"
"That's right! It makes working even more energetic!"
Da Juju was all smiles, in a great mood, and thanked Cheng Yue profusely.
"Cheng Yue, you're our village's lucky star! We're all thanks to you. From now on, we'll all listen to you. If you tell us to go east, we'll never go west!"
"Yes, we owe everything we have today to you! We promise we'll never follow those heartless people!"
Cheng Yue smiled and said, "Everyone trusts me, and I trust everyone. Hurry up and go gather herbs, don't delay making money!"
The group chuckled, said goodbye to Cheng Yue and the others, and prepared to go home to hide their money. But when they turned around, they saw those who hadn't gathered any herbs staring at them longingly.
"What are you doing here? You didn't trust Chen An and his wife in the first place, don't regret it now that you see us have the money!"
"Let me tell you, it's no use regretting it now! Who told you to listen to Granny Sun's instigation! If you want to settle scores, don't go after the wrong person!"
Everyone was blocking the way, their faces looking very grim. It wasn't like Cheng Yue hadn't given them chances; it was their own fault for not being firm enough and believing Granny Sun's nonsense!
They're coming here looking for trouble, aren't they? We can't let Cheng Yue and the others get bullied!
The villagers who were being talked about looked grim. They had only wanted to come and see for themselves, and also to ask Cheng Yue and Chen An if they were really not going to be given a chance.
But looking at everyone's appearance, it was clear that they wouldn't even get past the village head, let alone with the village head watching them from the sidelines.
It's all Granny Sun's fault! They could have made money too, but she insisted on talking nonsense with them. Now look what happened, they've spilled the food that was practically in their mouths!
"Let's go! Let's settle the score with Granny Sun!"
The crowd looked resentful and turned to leave.
Aunt Li, always eager for drama, suddenly said, "Let's go together! Granny Sun slandered Chen An and his wife, and she hasn't even paid a tael of silver yet!"
Compared to seeking justice for Cheng Yue, gathering medicinal herbs can be postponed. Anyway, it won't take us flying if we don't gather herbs all afternoon. But we'd be missing out if we didn't watch Granny Sun and Zhao Shi's joke!
"I almost forgot about that, there's also Granny Cao. Let's see if they'll give us any money! They want to see us make a fool of ourselves? No way!"
Everyone immediately nodded in agreement; it was better to slap someone in the face sooner rather than later!
The village head thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go now!"
As the village head, he naturally had to uphold justice in this matter that had been agreed upon beforehand.
Cheng Yue and Chen An had no objections; with everyone there, it was a good opportunity to give them more firepower!
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