The Wu family uncles were already puzzled. Not only did the family wear new clothes, but they also had an oxcart. They couldn't guess what was going on.
After hearing what Wu said, they were even more confused and couldn't understand it at all.
Why are all these things given by her niece? How come they remember that Wu cried when she came back before, saying that her niece was not doing well and needed to be helped every year?
Although he was full of questions, he couldn't just stand there and talk, so he quickly said, "Okay! Let's go home first."
Wu Er glanced at Da Niu, then at the cart parked by the roadside, and said, "You put this cart here, didn't you?"
Mrs. Wu nodded, "The road is too narrow to pass through, so let's just leave it here. Anyway, no one passes by, so it won't get lost!"
"That won't do!"
Wu Er shook his head in disagreement, stepped forward, picked up the cart, and chuckled, "Let's go home!"
Cheng Yue swallowed hard. This guy has superhuman strength! Third Uncle is awesome!
Chen An and Cheng's father looked at each other, admitting their inferiority.
Let's go!
And so, Wu Da carried rice and flour, Wu Er held cloth, Wu San carried a cart, and Chen An drove the ox, the family walking home chatting and laughing.
"Honey! Come out quickly and see who's here!"
Wu Da started shouting into the house before he even entered, and as soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of footsteps.
Wu's three aunts rushed out, both surprised and delighted, and greeted them warmly, "Oh! It's my little sister and brother-in-law!"
"This, this is Xiaoyue and her nephew-in-law? Why didn't they bring the child with them?"
"Come in quickly! Sit down and we can talk!"
They all spoke in rapid succession, one sentence after another, and Cheng Yue and the others were a little overwhelmed. They had just called for help when they were pushed inside.
In fact, the Wu family uncles had already separated their households, but it was as if they hadn't separated at all. Except for not sleeping in the same courtyard, they did everything together, including eating and hunting.
They live far from the village and don't interact much with the villagers. They only support each other among their own brothers, and their relationship is exceptionally good.
Of course, it was also because the sisters-in-law got along well. As for why they got along well, it was because the three aunts were sisters who married into the family one after the other.
They also lost their parents at a young age, and their eldest brother and sister-in-law thought they were a burden and would beat and scold them at the drop of a hat. As a result, the three sisters depended on each other for survival and had an exceptionally good relationship.
My aunt was sold to my uncle by my sister-in-law in exchange for a wild boar. She was extremely desperate at the time, but I never expected that my uncle, who was rough around the edges, would be so kind-hearted. After we got married, we got along better and better.
Later, seeing that the Wu family had two brothers who were equally honest and upright, they introduced their two younger sisters to marry into the family as well.
Because they had suffered mistreatment from their elder brother and sister-in-law, they loved Wu very much and vowed not to be a wicked sister-in-law who would be hated by others.
Therefore, Wu also had deep feelings for her three sisters-in-law, since her parents had passed away early and her sisters-in-law had taken care of her marriages.
Cheng's father, this brother-in-law, was someone they carefully selected, but that's another story.
After exchanging pleasantries with her sisters-in-law for a while, Wu asked, "Where are the children? Why can't we see any of them?"
Auntie laughed and said, "The boys go up the mountain, the wives and children go to the fields, and we were just about to leave when you all arrived. Perfect timing to take a break!"
Ms. Wu joked, "Then you should thank me!"
The family burst into laughter again.
Second Aunt and Third Aunt happily said, "We just hunted rabbits and pheasants this morning, let's go clean them up now and have a family reunion dinner tonight!"
Wu quickly stopped her, "Second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, don't bother. Xiaoyue has something to tell you. We'll leave after we finish, otherwise it will be difficult to get home in the dark."
The Wu family's house was small, but they had a large family. Even if they slept on the floor, there wouldn't be enough room for everyone. They had to leave quickly after they finished speaking.
Wu's uncle and aunt also thought of this, so they could only continue sitting, thinking that it was fine if they didn't eat the chicken and rabbit, it would be the same if they took them away.
Then they were taken aback. Did their niece want to talk to them about something? What was going on? Could it be something to do with their in-laws?
Uncle Wu glanced at Chen An. Something was off; his nephew-in-law had come along too, and their relationship seemed fine…
"Xiaoyue, tell your uncles what's wrong. Have you been bullied? Your uncles may not be good at much else, but when it comes to beating someone up, they're definitely better than anyone else!"
As he spoke, he raised his fist, deliberately in front of Chen An.
Chen An felt extremely uncomfortable; he thought he shouldn't have come...
Madam Wu pressed down on her uncle's fist, saying helplessly, "Brother, what are you thinking..."
Cheng Yue was deeply moved and quickly said, "Uncle and Aunt, don't worry, no one dares to bully me. If anyone does, I'll punch them back!"
"That's more like it! Hahaha!"
The three uncles clapped their hands and laughed, saying that this was more like their Wu family girl, and she couldn't be as timid and cowardly as before.
Then Cheng Yue briefly explained the matter of separating from the family and starting a business, which made the whole family wide-eyed. They thought that the girl from the Wu family only had strength, but when did she grow up to be smart?
After finishing that, Cheng Yue took out the medicinal herbs from the basket and got down to business. Her uncles and aunts stared even more wide-eyed after hearing this.
"Goodness gracious, you're not kidding us, are you?! It really is thirty coins a pound?"
Having just heard so much from Cheng Yue, they were already convinced of her abilities. Asking this question wasn't because they didn't believe her, but simply because they found it unbelievable.
The wild game they hunted didn't even cost thirty coins a pound, yet the red berries covering the mountains were worth more than the game—this was completely mind-blowing!
Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Cheng Yue laughed and said, "Of course not. I asked the pharmacy, otherwise I wouldn't have come to tell my uncle and aunt about this."
Uncle Wu took a deep breath and said blankly, "Our back mountain is full of this stuff, isn't it silver all over the mountain..."
They often went hunting in the mountains, so they knew this thing like the back of their hand. They knew exactly where it was plentiful and where it was scarce, but they never took it seriously.
Uncle Wu and Uncle Wu nodded in agreement, “This is the most eye-catching thing, the whole mountain is a bright red, we haven’t paid attention to the others.”
Cheng Yue thought to herself, "It's a good thing no one knows. Otherwise, the mountain would have been plundered bare, and she wouldn't have had a chance to find out."
"Uncle and Aunt, the goji berries are about to be harvested, and the harvest will last until around October. What do you think we should do to make arrangements?"
According to her idea, hunting could be postponed, since there wouldn't be a harvest every day, but picking goji berries would earn money every day.
According to my uncle, the mountains were full of them, and over those few months, the income was quite considerable.
Uncle Wu made a quick decision and waved his hand: "Starting tomorrow, everyone except Big Bear, Big Tiger, and Big Ox will go up the mountain to gather herbs!"
The prey is right there; it makes no difference whether you hunt it today or tomorrow. But goji berries don't wait for anyone; once they're ripe and fall to the ground, the money is gone.
My niece came all this way to tell them this, hoping to make things easier for them. They can't be so irresponsible.
Everyone else nodded, knowing what was most important at the moment.
Cheng Yue added, "Uncle and Aunt, if you want to buy medicinal herbs, go directly to Wanhetang in the county town. I will inform Doctor Xu in advance."
Dalinggou is quite far from Houshui Village, and it would be inconvenient to hand over the medicinal herbs to her. It would be better to take them directly to Wanhetang, where the money would be readily available.
The others chimed in, "No problem! We don't know anything about this, you tell us what to do and we'll do it!"
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