Cheng Yue and her group hurried back, while the villagers eagerly awaited their return.
The area under the big tree at the village entrance, which had been quiet for several days, became lively again.
It was noon, and everyone was eating their rice while constantly looking towards the village entrance.
Normally, they wouldn't eat lunch, but lately they've been gathering medicinal herbs, spending the whole morning going up and down the mountain, and they're starving before noon.
Today is a big day for selling medicinal herbs. They were both excited and nervous, and they all came to the village entrance in unison.
"What time is it? Why haven't we seen anyone yet? Brother Sihu usually comes back from delivering goods a long time ago."
"Hey, what's the rush? Brother Sihu is only in charge of delivering goods, he'll definitely be back early! With so many medicinal herbs today, how could he be back in just one morning!"
"That's true, it's just that my heart is pounding, and even eating porridge feels dry and hard to swallow..."
"Don't wait any longer, they'll be back when they're supposed to. Let's finish our meal and head up the mountain!"
"That being said, with no one around, I've lost all interest in gathering herbs. I just want to see how much I can sell them for, hehe!"
Everyone fell silent, because they thought the same thing.
It wasn't that I didn't trust Cheng Yue; I was just genuinely excited.
If they hadn't known they were selling medicinal herbs today, they would have been more interested in going up the mountain. But now, all they wanted to know was how much money they made, and they had no interest in anything else.
Everyone ate their food half-heartedly, preoccupied with their own thoughts, and the food didn't even taste good...
"Pshaw! Daydreaming! I told you long ago that it wasn't a medicinal herb, but you wouldn't believe me and were actually waiting to sell it for money. How laughable!"
Granny Sun stood at the gate of Zhao's house, looking at them with disdain. Although Zhao didn't say anything, she kept spitting out the sunflower seed shells in her mouth.
Look at these people, they're acting like idiots, still waiting there! Let's see what they get in return!
Aunt Li stood up, turned around and rolled her eyes to the sky, "Oh, oh, oh! You guys are either daydreaming or just waiting for a free lunch to fall from the sky! How ridiculous! I really don't know who's the one who's ridiculous?"
"Sister-in-law Sun, you still have the mind to shout here? Why don't you go home and prepare an ounce of silver? If you can't pay it back, you'll be in jail and get a beating!"
If it weren't for the fact that it's a medicinal herb and can't be sold for money, would Cheng Yue have nothing better to do than drag a bunch of weeds to the county town? And even bother to visit the village head?
What are they after? Do they want their oxen to have plenty of energy but nowhere to use it?
Granny Sun said with a long face, "I'm doing this for your own good, and you don't appreciate it at all, you even curse me to be punished! You're all blinded by chicken droppings, you can't tell right from wrong!"
Zhao patted the crumbs of melon seeds in her hand and said, "You won't shed tears until you see the coffin. You'll have your tears then!"
She recognized the medicinal herbs; her second brother had collected them before, and she remembered them. But those two kinds weren't worth many copper coins, and they weren't the same as the ones Cheng Yue had collected!
She asked the eldest brother, who said he didn't know it was a medicinal herb. She didn't believe that Cheng Yue, that bitch, could know. She was probably just fooling everyone!
What's most infuriating is that despite all that they've said, so many people in the village still choose to believe Cheng Yue and her group!
However, the boss said that the more people who believe them, the better. When everyone finds out they've been scammed, they'll be drowned in a sea of spittle!
Aunt Li retorted, "You're right, just don't cry too loudly and disturb us!"
Aunt Zhou tugged at Aunt Li, "Don't pay them any mind, it's not worth it. You'll know when the village head and the others come back!"
No sooner had Aunt Zhou finished speaking than Cui Miao shouted, "They're back! They're back! I see the oxcart!"
Everyone stood up in unison, "It really is!"
Upon hearing this, Granny Sun and Madam Zhao were even more disdainful. So what if you're back? Why shout so loudly? Anyone who didn't know better would think you'd won some great battle!
The villagers whom Cheng Yue had told her to never associate with again couldn't help but come out to see what was happening when they heard the shouts.
At this moment, they were actually hoping that it would really be as Granny Sun and Zhao had said.
After all, if the medicinal herbs were actually sold for money, they would lose a fortune! And it would be an irrecoverable loss!
The oxcart was moving too slowly, so Aunt Li couldn't resist climbing a tree and exclaimed excitedly, "I saw it! The oxcart is empty! The medicinal herbs must have been sold!"
"Great! Great!" everyone cheered.
Upon hearing this, Granny Sun stood up straight. What? The oxcart was empty?
Zhao frowned and glanced at her. "What's the rush? Just because the oxcart is empty doesn't mean it's been sold. It's possible they felt they couldn't deliver and abandoned it halfway through the journey!"
Granny Sun was no longer calm. The village head was with them, and there were her family's medicinal herbs inside. How could Cheng Yue and the others throw them away halfway!
Besides, why would she leave a whole truckload of stuff halfway through the journey?
The old woman wanted to cry but had no tears, but she forced herself to stay focused and stared intently ahead. It wasn't the last moment yet, and she couldn't scare herself!
Amidst everyone's different thoughts, Cheng Yue and her group arrived at the village entrance. Seeing everyone's expectant and identical expressions, Cheng Yue couldn't help but laugh.
She's really impatient, but kind of cute.
She was like that in her past life too. Even though her salary was supposed to be paid at 3 pm on the 15th, with a specific time, she would stare at her phone all day long, and wouldn't be able to concentrate on work until the money was deposited into her account.
The village head, not wanting to appear too excited, said with a stern face, "Why are you all crowding here instead of going to gather the medicinal herbs!"
Aunt Li chuckled, "Village head, don't talk about us. Everyone's too busy waiting for news to come up the mountain!"
Everyone nodded repeatedly. Seeing their reaction, the village headman immediately lost his composure and could only laugh, saying, "The news is good, but you'd better put your bowls back right now. What kind of behavior is this! Come and collect your money later!"
As soon as the village head finished speaking, the group scattered with a "whoosh," leaving only the village head and Cheng Yue bewildered in the dust...
Of course, besides them, the villagers who hadn't dug up the medicinal herbs were also in a state of confusion. It wasn't just confusion; they were filled with deep regret!
Zhao, who was standing at the door, stumbled, while Granny Sun's legs had long since gone weak.
Oh no, oh no, that tael of silver is really going to fly away! The old man and his son and daughter-in-law will definitely blame her to death!
Why should she listen to Zhao?
A moment later, everyone who had gone home rushed out again, and Aunt Li deliberately said in Zhao's direction, "Oh dear! Now you should be crying! Hahaha!"
Aunt Zhou beamed with joy, "You don't need to tell me, just look how pale they are!"
Aunt Li laughed louder and louder, "Let's go! Let's give out money!"
Everyone cheered and went to the village head's house together. Since they were about to receive money, no one cared about Zhao Shi and Granny Sun's expressions!
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