Chapter 176 Lessons

In the afternoon, Zhulan was afraid of snakes so she didn't go up the mountain. There were so many snakes in the forests in ancient times that it was hard to guard against them. After the summer when the grass and trees grew lush, she didn't even go to the riverside. She really didn't have the courage to go up the mountain.

Li and Zhao followed them up the mountain. There were a lot of wild vegetables on the mountain, especially ferns that could be dried and eaten in winter. Zhulan suggested that they pick more and store them, so that at least there would be more variety in the vegetables in winter.

Last year, she and Zhou Shuren came here in the fall, and there wasn't much bracken stored at home. Later, they went to the county grocery store to buy some, but unfortunately they didn't get any because bracken is not good if cooked properly and many people are not used to the bitter taste. The wealthy families in the county also have bracken, and farmers in the countryside basically pick it themselves, so the grocery store doesn't sell it.

This year, Zhulan will definitely store more and also collect some dried ferns from the village. When she was in college, she liked to eat spicy mixed vegetables, and the ferns were delicious when soaked and mixed with spicy vegetables.

The people next door moved, and apart from the woman who wanted to take advantage of the situation, no girls went there. It was lively for only a short while in the morning, and in the afternoon there was no movement at all.

Zhulan and her two daughters were picking and drying vegetables in the yard, talking and laughing, and the people next door could hear it clearly.

Wang Ru sat on a specially made bench. The more she heard the laughter from next door, the uglier her face became. The house that she had been satisfied with now looked boring to her. When she thought about the money to buy the house, Wang Ru felt heartbroken. Zheng asked for one hundred taels at the beginning, and finally she said she didn't want to buy it, and only bargained it down to sixty taels. She also gave up the old house of the Wang family that she had just bought, and spent thirty taels on renovating the yard. Together with the two taels she spent at the Qian family for more than half a month, more than ninety taels of silver were gone.

The silver that Shi Qing sent her for half a month was only fifty taels. Adding the previous money, she had more than one hundred and twenty taels in her hand. After spending more than ninety taels, and also buying a dog and giving benefits to her two sisters, she only had more than twenty taels of silver left.

Wang Xin was holding her breath in the morning, and it was not until the afternoon that she came back to her senses. She vaguely remembered what she had forgotten, and hurried to find Wang Ru, "Third sister, the time when Master Shi sent money has passed."

At Zhou's house, Zhulan happened to be standing on a shelf under the wall, turning over ferns. She heard everything clearly, counting the days silently in her mind, and actually lived them. She knew in her heart that Shi Qing had upset Wang Ru, and that he wanted to teach her a lesson. She did not think that the only lesson was to cut off her money.

Wang Ru was shocked and realized that it was true. As time went by, she only had twenty taels in her hand and she started to panic.

Wang Xin looked at Wang Ru carefully, and her heart skipped a beat. She had just fantasized about her life as a young lady, so she thought, "Third sister, how about writing a letter to ask?"

Wang Ru quickly calmed down. She was disdainful of Shi Qing in her heart. This was because she couldn't control her, so she wanted to teach her a lesson. She still had something in her hand. Let's see who can consume more. "It's okay. I'll send it to you in a few days."

Wang Rong stood under the eaves and looked at her sister. Her heart sank. She thought her weak sister was the best person, but now her sister looked so much like Sun. She smiled sarcastically and went back to the house.

Zhulan heard no movement from the other side before pulling Xuehan away.

After finishing the work in the yard, Xuemei swept the yard, put down the broom and wiped her hands, "Mom, my eldest and second brothers, help me get some firewood. I'll go buy some meat and a fish to add to the family's dinner in the evening."

Zhulan thought for a moment and said, "I can buy two pieces of tofu. It will be nice to make vegetable and tofu soup in the evening."

Nowadays, she seldom eats wild vegetables, especially pollution-free, pure green wild vegetables, which are difficult to buy in the city. In ancient times, ever since wild vegetables became edible and finally bid farewell to the days without green, Zhulan has liked wild vegetables. The wild vegetables at home are made into various dishes, such as shepherd's purse dumplings, wild vegetable buns, cold dishes, stir-fries, and everything else you can think of. Even eating them with sauce is delicious.

Zhulan’s favorite is the wild vegetable tofu soup, it’s very fresh!

Xuemei took note and said, "Yes."

Zhulan took the little girl back to the house and poured herself a cup of tea. "Tell me, how do you think Shi Qing will teach Wang Ru a lesson?"

She really seizes every opportunity to teach her children. Today, only because Zhao and Li were not at home, they missed a class.

Xue Han also poured herself a cup of tea, smiling with crooked eyes, "If I were Shi Qing, the first step would be to cut off the money, the second step would be to make Wang Ru penniless, and the third step would be to force Wang Ru to come to me, thus getting more of what she wants."

Wang Ru's abnormality had never been concealed by her mother. She had always been taught by her mother and had never focused on the present. She had also learned to look at things in the long term and consider problems from different perspectives.

Zhulan was really satisfied with the young lady, "Then tell me, how did Master Shi make Wang Ru penniless?"