"I would like to, but I didn't bring any clothes with me this time. I could borrow my sister's clothes, but it wouldn't be convenient for the children."
Wei Yuyan wished she had brought an outfit with her.
"Oh, how about I go to my older brother's house and borrow two sets of clothes? My older brother's child is already this big."
Chen Yu seemed to be deep in thought; he still hoped that Wei Yuyan would stay here for a few more days.
"No need to borrow them, the children are still young. They can wash their clothes after bathing in the evening and they will be dry by the next morning."
"Can I wear my and Chen Yu's clothes to bed for a bit?"
Wei Yuhan overheard their conversation and came out as well.
“Okay, I’ll go back the day after tomorrow. I’ll let Brother Licai go back first so his family won’t worry.”
Wei Yuyan nodded. That wasn't a bad idea. In the sweltering summer, clothes washed overnight would be dry, and they would be comfortable to wear in the morning.
"good".
When Wei Yuhan heard that her younger sister had agreed to stay for a couple more days, she immediately beamed with joy.
Wei Yuyan was also a little sleepy, so she lay down on the chair and fell asleep until she was woken up by Yueyue's crying.
"Yueyue, Mommy is here. Don't cry. Are you hungry?"
Wei Yuhan held the baby and started breastfeeding, while the others seemed to have been woken up by Yueyue's crying and got up.
"Brother Licai, you should go back this afternoon. My children and I plan to go back the day after tomorrow. Can you come pick us up the day after tomorrow?"
Wei Yuyan thought it best to have Li Cai pick her up instead, since she had run out of money and couldn't afford to hire an oxcart.
"Okay, fine, I'll pick you up the day after tomorrow. I won't go sell steamed buns the day after tomorrow, let the three of them go."
Li Cai nodded, remembering that the market was the day after tomorrow.
"Yes, those three are enough. You'll have to work hard to catch the train. Your wages will be doubled these two days."
Wei Yuyan understood that traveling by carriage wasn't exactly comfortable, and that it would be against all reason not to give Brother Licai extra money after he had driven for so long for her.
"Yu Yan, you're too kind. This is what we should do."
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to buy the children new clothes and candied hawthorns. You have no idea how happy the children were."
Li Cai Ge wasn't ready to leave yet, so he started chatting with Wei Yu Yan.
Last month, after receiving his wages, he made new clothes for each of his two children and also bought them candied hawthorns.
He felt he owed all his good fortune to his younger brother and sister-in-law, who had given him this opportunity.
"Being happy is what matters. We work hard to earn money so that our children can eat well and stay warm."
Brother Licai, I'm serious. Now that we've received our monthly pay, how about we consider sending your son, Xiaoxuan, to school?
Our son, Xiaolei, is going to go early next month.
Wei Yuyan remembered that their Xiao Xuan was not young anymore, about the same age as Qianqian, and old enough to go to school.
"I never dared to think about this before, but now that you mention it, I'm actually starting to consider it."
Li Cai seemed to be deep in thought.
"Send it to him. It's only three hundred coins a year. Let him study for two or three years. If he has the aptitude for studying, then let him continue."
If I weren't this good, I'd sell steamed buns with you from now on.
Even if you're selling steamed buns, you need to be literate to avoid being cheated, don't you think?
Wei Yuyan couldn't help but offer some advice.
"Yes, you're right, sister. I'll discuss it with the child's mother later."
"I'll send Xiao Xuan there next month too, so he and Xiao Lei will have company."
Li Cai was already tempted; he had never even dared to think about sending his child there before.
Now that we have the ability, we'll study for as long as we can, one year at a time.
"Um".
Wei Yuyan nodded with relief, saying it was good that she listened to the advice.
"Hey girl, shall we go up the mountain now?"
Chen Yu served everyone some cooled boiled water and casually asked a question.
"Okay, that's about it. Pack up your tools, take two small hoes and a basket."
Wei Yuyan noticed that it was getting dark. Although the sun looked quite bright, she knew that it would be much less sunny once they got to the mountain.
"Hey girl, I'll head back now if I have nothing else to do?"
Li Cai also stood up, ready to go home.
"Okay, by the way, I'll have to trouble you to go to my house and feed the chickens and dogs for the next couple of days. You can feed them anything, even leftovers."
Wei Yuyan almost forgot the important matter; it would be terrible if she forgot it.
The chicks and puppies were so hungry they went mad.
"Okay, I understand."
Li Cai took the keys and prepared to leave.
"Hey, brother, it's hot on the road, and we don't have anything good at home. Here are some cucumbers and tomatoes. Take them and eat them if you get thirsty on the road."
Chen Yu washed the cucumbers and tomatoes and handed them over.
"Okay, that would be best."
And so, Brother Li Cai drove the oxcart away.
Wei Yuyan stood up, combed her hair, and tied it into a neat braid.
"Xiao Lei, Qian Qian, we're not going back today, we'll go back the day after tomorrow."
I'm going up the mountain with my brother-in-law these next couple of days. You guys stay home and take care of my older sister and Yueyue, okay?
Wei Yuyan noticed that Xiao Lei and Qianqian had boring expressions on their faces.
"I should have brought Xiaohua and Xiaohei with me."
Qianqian pouted, her face showing displeasure.
"Sister-in-law, may I go up the mountain with you?"
When Xiao Lei heard his sister-in-law say she was going to the mountain, how could he, being a mischievous little monkey, not be tempted?
"Sure, but this time we'll be walking for an hour and a half. Can you manage?"
Wei Yuyan threatened.
“I…yes, I want to go with you. It’s pretty boring here.”
Xiao Lei hesitated for a moment but still decided to go.
"Okay then, Qianqian won't go, she'll get a tan."
Wei Yuyan let Qianqian and Yueyue play together.
"Let's go, girl, is Xiao Lei coming too?"
Chen Yu finally finished getting ready and came out after dawdling for a while.
"Let's go, brother-in-law, lead the way."
Wei Yuyan put on her veil and walked behind Xiao Lei.
"The mountains here are quite large, and I've heard there are plenty of wild animals, but I don't know how many medicinal herbs there are."
Chen Yu led the two of them through the village, and Wei Yuyan looked them over.
I discovered that Pear Blossom Village is actually quite large, about twice the size of Wu Family Village.
"A lot, definitely a lot."
Looking at the mountain in front of her, Wei Yuyan swallowed hard. Compared to this mountain, the mountains of Wujia Village were nothing.
"That's good".
Chen Yu led Wei Yuyan inside.
"Brother-in-law, once we get to the mountain, we should head up first. Down below, everyone is chopping firewood and picking wild vegetables. As we walk around, the vegetation gets damaged."
You don't even need to look to know there are no medicinal herbs. Even if there are, they're probably covered in dust or are very small.
So now we're going straight up to the mountainside, and I'll start teaching you to identify herbs.
Wei Yuyan had already seen some herbs on the way, but they were small and dirty, so she decided not to waste time and went up to them first.
"Brother-in-law, come and see, look, this is Panax notoginseng. I'll teach you how to dig it up."
Before Chen Yu even reached the halfway point of the mountain, Wei Yuyan called for a stop because she had spotted a clump of Panax notoginseng.
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