After Cheng Yue and the others helped Li Tieniu's family move their belongings to the dilapidated house, they went straight home.
Zhao Luoguo and Zhao Datou had stayed there for a while before, and they kept it quite clean. There was only a small patch of newly sprouted weeds in the yard, which they could easily clean up themselves without needing any help.
As soon as he got home, Chen An poured all the copper coins from his clothes into a basin, then quickly went inside to change his clothes, which made Cheng Yue laugh.
Then he took out laundry detergent and soap and handed them over, teasingly saying, "If Tie Niu saw you like this, he might be heartbroken."
Chen An's ears turned red. "You're still laughing at me? You clearly stink..."
Who would have thought that just receiving money would lead to being attacked by a foul odor?
Although Ah Yue laughed at him, she was still as considerate as ever, saying that the clothes washed with this laundry detergent smelled wonderful.
Chen An washed his hands, then skillfully unscrewed the bottle cap, poured in laundry detergent, and scrubbed the clothes.
It's no wonder Chen An is so skilled; many of the things used in the house are modern, like toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, and shower gel. Cheng Yue took out everything that was available in the space and used it all.
Cheng Yue smiled and watched for a while before saying, "It's still early. I'll go up the mountain to look for Xiao Tong and Xiao Ning, and also gather some medicinal herbs."
Chen An nodded, "Okay, go ahead, be careful. I'll finish washing the clothes and then continue with the woodworking."
The doors and windows have been ordered, and the house should be completed next month. He needs to hurry up and make the furniture.
Putting everything else aside, at least make a few wardrobes and tables and chairs so people can move in first. The smaller pieces of furniture can be made later.
There's no need to make a bed. When the house was being built, A-Yue had already told Master Ji that a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove) would be made, saying that it would keep the house warm in winter.
The bed and wardrobe made by carpenter Hu were simple in design and could be placed in the guest room or the back room.
Cheng Yue responded and then carried the basket up the mountain.
Chen Tong and Chen Ning were picking goji berries when they saw Cheng Yue come up. They asked excitedly, "Mom, you're back! How much did you get for the herbs?"
The two sisters were full of energy all day long, and would go up the mountain as soon as they ate. They had no idea what had just happened.
Cheng Yue smiled and held up her finger, "It's almost two taels. I left the money at home. You picked a lot of medicinal herbs, so they're all yours!"
The two sisters nodded with smiling eyes, "Okay, thank you, Mother!"
After saving for the past few months, they had accumulated quite a bit of silver in their little treasury. The siblings discussed how much silver they could save. If they didn't have enough, they would make silver hairpins; if they had enough, they would make gold hairpins!
With this in mind, Chen Tong and Chen Ning were even more motivated, and their hands moved even faster.
If you can sell two taels of silver in half a month, then you can sell four taels in a month.
Moreover, this is their own mountain, so they don't have to compete with the villagers. If they work hard, they can collect even more medicinal herbs!
Seeing the two sisters' eyes shining and their hands moving so quickly, Cheng Yue said helplessly, "Slow down, look at you two little money-grubbers, be careful you don't overwork yourselves and stunt your growth!"
Chen Tong chuckled and said, "We know, Mother, don't worry!"
They know their limits; otherwise, if they overwork themselves and cause problems, they'll have to spend money on medical treatment and worry their parents. They won't work recklessly or foolishly.
Cheng Yue sighed softly, "What to do when the child is too sensible?"
While the mother and her two daughters were gathering medicinal herbs, the other villagers were also busy, not gathering herbs, but worrying about where to hide so much money.
If it weren't for this matter, how could Cheng Yue have missed going to see Granny Cao and the others?
After much deliberation, everyone tacitly agreed that it was most reassuring to have someone stay at home!
Feng searched around the house several times, both inside and out, still worried. Finally, the village head gave him a suggestion: stuff some into the outhouse, vegetable garden, under the woodpile, or in the wall hole, so that even if they were lost, they wouldn't all be lost.
After hiding the money, all the villagers picked up their baskets and continued up the mountain. They were determined to work hard so that they could have a good New Year and perhaps even build two new houses!
Li Laomen and Xia Shi went to collect medicinal herbs in a hurry. Li Tieniu was at home and didn't go to work in the afternoon, so he could take care of the chores.
The sight of everyone working so enthusiastically deeply stung the eyes of Granny Sun's family and the other villagers. Why could everyone else make money, but they couldn't?
Especially those villagers who were excluded by Cheng Yue, first cursed Granny Sun, then cursed Zhao Shi and Chen Ping, but despite their cursing, they still couldn't earn any money.
A few quick-thinking individuals discussed the matter and suggested, "Let's ask around at a few households in the village. If necessary, we can sell the medicinal herbs to them at a lower price and earn less."
"I think it's a good idea. They can earn a profit without working hard, so they'll definitely be willing!"
Cheng Yue only said she wouldn't help them sell it, but if someone else took it, wouldn't she still buy it anyway?
When they asked around that evening, not a single person agreed; they were all rejected and even verbally abused!
"If you hadn't been so brainless and joined in the chaos, would things have turned out like this? Now that you've seen the money, you're regretting it. Where were you before?"
“Cheng Yue taught us her skills for free, without asking for a single penny from us, and yet you don’t believe her and even demand an explanation! How can you be so shameless!”
"What kind of people are they! They're being taught for free, they can go if they want, or not if they don't. But they insist on waiting for a reward before they'll even budge. Who owes you anything!"
"Are you trying to harm us because you're broke? We can't agree to this! Forget about it!"
Do they think they're fools?! Cheng Yue is leading them, how could they stab her in the back? Wouldn't that be cutting off their own escape route?
These people, if they hadn't only thought about taking advantage first, how could things have come to this? In the end, they brought it on themselves.
The men who had been scolded grew angrier and angrier, gritting their teeth and saying, "I refuse to believe that we can't do without them. We can sell medicinal herbs on our own!"
The village head didn't forbid us from going up the mountain, so we'll go tomorrow! We know how to handle medicinal herbs anyway. If we can't go to the county town, we'll go to the town's pharmacy; surely they'll accept our herbs then.
After discussing it, the group decided that this was the best approach!
They want to make money, and nobody can stop them!
The next day, the group strode up the mountain with great fanfare. Everyone looked displeased when they saw them, but since the mountain belonged to everyone, they could come and go as they pleased, and it was none of their business.
After all, they weren't like Granny Sun who ruined all the goji berries, which is why they wouldn't let people go up the mountain.
Even the village headman couldn't do anything about it and could only let the group collect the medicinal herbs.
In the afternoon, Madam Feng approached Cheng Yue about the matter, and it seemed she was quite angry.
Cheng Yue had already thought of this. Everyone was there when she was teaching, and there was no way to select these few people. The mountain belongs to everyone, so they can mine it if they want. Being able to make money from it is a skill in itself.
However, she only taught about these few kinds of medicinal herbs, and those people also only knew how to pick these few kinds. Once summer is over, they won't be able to pick them even if they wanted to.
So she didn't care much, after all, it was nothing compared to the business she wanted to develop in the future.
A few medicinal herbs and a small profit are all it takes to see a person's true character—it's a great deal!
When Madam Feng heard Cheng Yue say this, she was no longer angry. If these people were to cause trouble again in the future, it might ruin everything. It was better this way now!
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