The two spent quite a bit of time at the carpentry shop. The braised food shop had already opened for business, and Chen Lin and the others were busy. Cheng Yue and Chen An came in through the main entrance and greeted Lai Xing and Lai Wang first.
Although there weren't many individual customers at the pastry shop, Lai Xing Lai Wang still had a smile on his face and stood very straight, much more composed than when he first arrived.
After hearing Xing Laiwang's cheerful report, Cheng Yue and the others went to the window and said to Chen Lin, "Xiao Lin, we have things to do at home, so we won't stay here any longer. Take good care of yourselves, and we'll come back in a few days."
There were many people buying braised food, so Chen Lin didn't have time to talk and could only obediently nod, "I understand, Mom and Dad, don't worry!"
He knew that his family was building a house. In the morning, his parents said they were going to order doors and windows. The village head also said that his mother was helping the village collect some medicinal herbs. He could tell how busy they were.
"Okay, then we'll head home first!"
After Cheng Yue finished speaking, she greeted Zhang Shaowen and Zhao Changyong, and then followed Chen An to the backyard to find the village head.
The village head was sitting in the courtyard when he saw the two of them come in. He stood up and said, "Why are you back so soon? Have the doors and windows been ordered already?"
He thought he'd be busy until the afternoon in such a big house, but it all happened so quickly.
Cheng Yue smiled and said, "It's settled. We know the carpenter, and the design was decided in advance. We came back after settling the bill."
The village head was a little worried and wanted to ask what kind of wood was used, lest he be fooled. But then he laughed. He was really getting senile. Chen An was in the business and definitely knew more than him.
"That's good, that's good!"
Chen An smiled and said, "Uncle Village Head, don't worry, nothing will go wrong."
The village head stroked his head, which had only a few sparse hairs, and grinned sheepishly.
Cheng Yue asked again, "Uncle Village Head, let's go home now. Do you want to tell Shaowen?"
"No need, we've said everything we needed to say, let's just go home!"
He was incredibly excited about going home; there were seventeen taels of silver in the basket!
He was sitting there with nothing to do, so he carefully calculated his share, which was about one and a half taels!
Seeing the village head's radiant face, Cheng Yue and Chen An exchanged a smile, and the latter immediately went to fetch the oxcart, "Let's go home!"
Not to mention the village head, the villagers are probably eagerly waiting, but they probably have no interest in picking medicinal herbs.
Chen Tong and Chen Ning picked quite a lot, and earned a small sum of money. When the two children found out, they were so happy that they couldn't sleep all night.
As the group passed through the town, Cheng Yue stopped by Wu's pork shop and saw two people tidying up. There was no pork on the table, not even a cleaver.
"Father, Mother, have you closed the stall?"
That's fast! They made their decision in just a few days.
Mr. Cheng and Mrs. Wu were sweeping enthusiastically when they were startled by a sudden sound beside them. Mrs. Wu straightened up, turned around, and scolded:
"You little brat, you walk so quietly, and then you suddenly yelled, almost sending this old woman flying!"
Cheng Yue touched her nose, "My voice wasn't loud, it's just that you guys were too engrossed..."
Wu glared at her, "You brat, you're blaming me now!"
Mr. Cheng said helplessly, "I miss her when I don't see her, and we bicker when we do see her. By the way, daughter, what brings you here? What's up?"
Then, remembering that he hadn't answered his daughter's question, he added, "This stall was closed yesterday. We're here today to clean it up for the owner. Your mother and I will listen to you. We'll go and gather medicinal herbs for the time being."
My daughter's timing was perfect; if she had come a day later, we wouldn't have seen her.
Cheng Yue nodded and smiled, "We're on our way to the county town to deliver medicinal herbs today. We just wanted to let you know that I've already spoken to Doctor Xu, so you can just take them and sell them."
At that time, there was no cell phone to contact them, and the delivery time in their village didn't coincide with that of their parents. It was impossible to run around asking every day, which would be too much trouble. It would be better to take it and sell it myself.
Anyway, the price is the same, the most I'll do is go to the county town and pay a two-wen entrance fee.
Ms. Wu readily agreed, "Sure, it'll be more convenient for us to take them and sell them ourselves!"
Then, looking around, she asked softly, "Girl, how much are those medicinal herbs per pound?"
She only calls her daughter when she needs something, otherwise she calls her brat. Her mother is such a hypocrite...
She came here to talk about this. Even though I have double standards, I still have to say it: "Anemarrhena asphodeloides is fifty coins a catty, and Artemisia argyi is the same price as Leonurus japonicus, twenty coins a catty."
"What?!"
"Oh my god!"
Both Mr. Cheng and Mrs. Wu exclaimed in surprise, "There's an exorbitant price of fifty coins per catty?"
The two covered their mouths, exchanged a glance, and immediately decided, "Quickly, quickly, let's clean up and go up the mountain as soon as possible!"
Cheng Yue knew this would happen. "Take it easy, I'll help you!"
When the village head saw this, he immediately called out to Chen An, "You should go and help too. I'll lead the oxcart."
He felt that excitement all too well!
With Chen An's help, the floor was sparkling clean in less than fifteen minutes. Mr. Cheng and Mrs. Wu nodded repeatedly, "Our son-in-law is the best!"
Cheng Yue remained calm. "Fine!"
After washing their hands and locking the door, the family left. Mr. Cheng and Mrs. Wu greeted and thanked the village head, saying, "Village Head Zhang, my daughter always says she's received a lot of care from you. Thank you so much! It's a blessing for the children to have such a good elder like you!"
My daughter said that this photo is perfect because it shows she's thinking of them in every way. That's a blessing for a child. As their parents, we haven't even had a chance to thank her properly yet.
The village head was too embarrassed to admit it and kept praising her, "Oh? You've raised a wonderful daughter. She's not only kind-hearted but also very capable. Marrying into our village is a blessing for us!"
"Without her, our village wouldn't be what it is today! Everyone is doing better and better now, and we really need to thank Cheng Yue!"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Cheng and Mrs. Wu couldn't suppress their smiles, straightened their backs, and felt a surge of pride!
Cheng Yue felt embarrassed and had to stop them, "Father, Mother, weren't you going to gather herbs?"
Mr. Cheng raised his hand, "Yes, yes, Mr. Zhang, let's talk again another day!"
The village headman smiled and said, "Alright, you all go ahead and get busy. We still need to hurry up and earn some money!"
Mr. Cheng nodded affirmatively, "What Village Chief Zhang said makes sense!"
Cheng Yue shook her head and chuckled, "Father, Mother, get in the car, we'll take you home."
"No need, no need, the oxcart can't even go as fast as us! Let's go!"
After saying goodbye to Mrs. Wu, Mr. Cheng left without stopping, and his speed was indeed faster than that of an oxcart.
Cheng Yue had no choice but to quicken her pace when there was a good opportunity to make money.
Cheng's father and Wu ran off in a flash. The village head was slightly surprised; she was much healthier than him!
If Cheng Yue knew what the village head thought, she'd say they were about the same.
As soon as Cheng's father and Wu left, Cheng Yue said, "Let's go too, let's go back to the village and distribute the money!"
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