After the villagers left, Cheng Yue remembered something else and said to Chen An, "Come with me to Qingshan Village and Dalinggou tomorrow. We've already told the villagers about collecting medicinal herbs, so there's no reason not to tell our families."
"Let's go tell our second and third uncles, and our other uncles, so they can go dig for medicinal herbs too."
Since they are all mountains and have similar environments and climates, it's impossible for Houshui Village not to have medicinal herbs, and it's also impossible for Qingshan Village and Dalinggou not to.
My uncles made a living by hunting. Although they could eat their fill, they still had a hard life because there were so many people in their families.
Not to mention my second and third uncles, they honestly farm, how much can they earn in a year?
Regardless of what her second and third aunts were like, her uncle was her own father, and he treated her like his own daughter, so it was only right that she repay him.
Chen An readily agreed, “Sure, that’s only right. I’ll go down the mountain later and tell Zhu Zi and the others to practice on their own tomorrow.”
"And Uncle Sihu, tell him too, we'll go deliver the goods tomorrow."
"good!"
Chen An didn't hesitate and immediately got up and went down the mountain.
The next day.
After delivering the goods with Chen An, Cheng Yue went to town to tell her father and Wu Shi. Wu Shi was overjoyed and cried tears of joy upon hearing this.
"My dear daughter, thank you for thinking of your uncles. This is such a wonderful thing! I haven't been back to my parents' home in so long. I'll go back with you all!"
Her parents passed away early, and she was raised by her three older brothers. She always wanted to repay them, but unfortunately, she was not capable enough to help.
Unexpectedly, she couldn't help her brothers, but her daughter did; she benefited from her daughter's help.
Cheng Yue patted Wu Shi comfortingly, "Mother, we're all family, let's not talk like that. Being good to you is being good to me, and I'll just consider it my way of showing filial piety!"
Mrs. Wu turned away and wiped her tears. She was so lucky to have raised such a good daughter!
Cheng Yue then said to her father, "Dad, why don't you pack up your stall and we go home together? I also need to tell my second and third uncles."
Mr. Cheng was equally pleased and nodded repeatedly, "Good, good! We'll go back now!"
After saying that, she and Wu quickly packed up their stall. Cheng Yue bought most of the half-piece of pork that hadn't been sold, since they were building a house and would need to eat it every day anyway.
The rest, Wu divided into two portions, one for her own family and one for her uncle's family. As for her second and third uncles, Cheng's father simply said there was no need to send any.
Based on the character of my second and third aunts, the good deed of gathering herbs is enough. If they were given a big piece of pork as well, they might get too cocky!
Whoever's flesh is their own to decide. Cheng Yue didn't say anything and took her father and Wu to the dock to pick up Cheng Yang, Liu Shi, and Cheng Feng.
It's almost noon, so we can go home together.
Dalinggou was a bit far, so the group returned to Qingshan Village first. Because they were in a hurry to get on their way, Cheng Yue didn't delay and directly called her second and third uncles to her house to talk about collecting medicinal herbs.
After confirming that the two had figured things out, they took Cheng's father, Wu, straight to Dalinggou.
After the group had walked away, Uncle Cheng Er and Uncle Cheng San realized that their eldest niece had come to feed them!
The two brothers were so excited they couldn't express it. After returning home, they carried baskets up the mountain.
Aunt Cheng Er and Aunt Cheng San were startled, thinking something had happened. They chased after them to ask what was wrong, but the two had already run far away...
On the other side, Cheng Yue and her group finally arrived at Dalinggou after a bumpy half-hour journey.
At the entrance of each village was an intelligence station, always crowded with people. As soon as they arrived at the village entrance, sharp-eyed people spotted them and exclaimed incredulously, "Good heavens! That's an oxcart!"
"Hey? Wait a minute, isn't that Wu's fourth daughter? How come she's riding in an oxcart!"
"It really is! Si Ya! Are you going back to your parents' home?"
As Cheng Yue and her group approached, a crowd gathered around them, looking them up and down while talking to Wu Shi.
These were all women who had married into Dalinggou. Wu wasn't particularly familiar with them, so she simply said politely, "Yes, they brought their daughter and son-in-law back to visit their brother and sister-in-law."
"They've really made it big! How glamorous they are!"
The tone was ambiguous, whether it was envy or jealousy, but it was definitely a bit sour. Wu and the others didn't bother with it, said goodbye, and left.
The woman's name was Wu Siya. Her three older brothers were named Wu Da (eldest), Wu Er (second), and Wu San (third), which was a rather perfunctory name.
It was only because she had three sons that she finally had a daughter. Wu's name was chosen carefully; if it had been a son, he would have been named Wu Si (meaning "Fourth Son").
The Wu family were hunters, and the villagers considered the smell of blood unlucky, so their house was always built far from the village, at the foot of the mountain.
The path to the Wu family's house was difficult to traverse, and the oxcart certainly couldn't make it. Cheng Yue and the others had no choice but to get off the cart, untie it, and drive the oxen forward on their own.
Just as Wu's uncles were about to go up the mountain, they saw a group of people walking this way. They rubbed their eyes hard before they were sure it was Wu's group.
She ran down the street shouting, "Little sister!"
Cheng Yue was startled by the shout. She looked up and saw three tall, burly, shirtless, dark-faced men walking towards her.
His arms were so thick that they were raised to the sides of his body, and his fists were so big that they could definitely take down a bull!
If it weren't for their goofy smiles, she would have thought they were looking for a fight.
Her three uncles don't look like they're over fifty at all.
Madam Wu smiled and waved, "Eldest brother, second brother, third brother! We've come back to see you!"
The Wu family uncles laughed heartily: "Good, good, good! We've been looking forward to your arrival!"
Cheng Yue and Chen An also called out, "Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle, Third Uncle!"
Wu exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! This is Xiaoyue! Your eldest daughter has grown so much!"
Their impression of Cheng Yue was still that of a teenager. They hadn't seen her since, and ten years had passed in the blink of an eye. When they suddenly saw her again, they still felt a sense of familiarity. That must be what blood ties are all about!
He then patted Chen An's shoulder and said happily, "Good son-in-law, you're in good shape!"
As a result, when Chen An raised his hand, there was a dirty handprint on his shoulder.
"this……"
Wu Da immediately felt embarrassed. He had been so excited that he hadn't noticed that the Wu family members weren't wearing patched clothes, but clean new clothes.
Chen An laughed nonchalantly, "It's alright, Uncle."
Cheng Yue changed the subject, saying, "Uncle, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, let's go home quickly. These things are too heavy, and they hurt our hands!"
"Quickly, give this to your uncle! Our daughter won't suffer!"
The Wu family uncles snapped out of their daze and stopped worrying about their soiled clothes. However, they said, "You've come all this way, why are you carrying so many bags and packages? Money isn't easy to earn, you can't just waste it!"
Madam Wu smiled and said, "It's a long story, let's talk about it when we get home. In short, it's just my daughter's filial piety and how she feels sorry for you uncles!"
They forgot to buy rice, flour, and cloth, so they brought them directly from home. These were things that Cheng Yue had given them before, so they were essentially using borrowed items to give to the Buddha.
My daughter said that once something is given to her, she can decide who gets it, and she can give it to whomever she wants. If it's gone, we'll replace it for her.
In short, this gift came from my daughter, as a token of my filial piety towards her and also towards my uncles.
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