It's October, and Little Tiger and Little Horse received another substantial sum of wages that day.
Each person received four hundred copper coins!
Oh no, there's also a piece of meat!
You know, their business wasn't very good last month, and they even had to take a few days off!
However, Aunt Jiang said that they would not be doing the cold noodles business this year, as they were thinking of new businesses, and asked them to take a break for three or four days.
They had no doubt about this at all; they did whatever Aunt Jiang said!
After returning home, they handed the money and meat to their parents, and were able to hold their heads high at home. Their older brothers, sisters-in-law, younger brothers, and younger sisters all fawned over them!
Wu Xiaoshu's home was not far from his two friends' homes. At mealtimes, the aroma of meat wafting from both houses was irresistible, not to mention him, even his father couldn't resist it!
"I don't care, aren't you also a childhood friend of Brother Qingshan? You can't just watch other childhood friends make money and leave you behind, can you?"
Wu Xiaoshu's wife, Zhang Xinghua, pushed her husband with great dissatisfaction. How come she had never noticed that her husband was so dull before!
"Stop talking, let's go eat."
Wu Xiaoshu had no way to express his suffering, since the other party had also come to him!
Wasn't it the wife who refused?
Why is the whole family blaming him now?
"Eat, eat, eat! It's all just watery soup, what's so good about it!"
Zhang Xinghua, like a shrew, shouted loudly in displeasure.
Then, to her incredulous surprise, her dull-witted husband slapped her across the face—
*Smack!*
"Shut up!"
"It's all your fault! If you hadn't stopped me from agreeing, I would be the one making money now!"
"You jinx! Your aunt is a murderer, and you're no better than her!"
"If you utter another word, you can go back to your mother's house!"
......
After hearing the commotion, Wu Xiaoshu's parents thought of something and ultimately did not stop it.
The daughter-in-law is always causing trouble after marrying into the family, and she rides all over her son. This disobedient daughter-in-law deserves a beating!
As for what Zhang Xinghua is thinking now, nobody wants to know...
After the processing of the Isatis root at the old house was completed, Wu Jiahu and another family in the village with an oxcart were hired to help. The two oxcarts waited at the old house's gate, and everyone worked together to load the processed herbs into sacks and transport them to town…
"Father, sit at the back of the carriage and keep an eye on the medicinal herbs."
Uncle and Second Uncle, thank you for your hard work traveling all this way. Please keep an eye on things.
"Yes, Dad will listen to you."
"Yes, third sister-in-law, don't worry, we'll take good care of Father and the medicinal herbs."
The people in the old house trusted Jiang very much, and their eyes were full of unwavering faith.
"It's snowing heavily, so we might be back a little late. You can have lunch first, don't wait for us."
After settling the first oxcart and explaining the situation to Da Xue's family, Jiang Yue signaled to her father-in-law that the cart of medicinal herbs should leave first.
Then the second oxcart was loaded, and she sat in the small gap at the back, gesturing for her two sons to follow.
"Be careful!"
Be careful on the road!
Old Zhou and her daughter-in-law, along with others, watched with slight worry as the medicinal herbs carrying their loved ones and the fruits of their labor over the past few months departed...
Many people in the village were also eyeing the two truckloads of medicinal herbs, but no one was foolish enough to try and steal them, since the villagers had plenty of manpower!
"Da da da~"
Each cartload of medicinal herbs weighed four or five hundred pounds. Even the strongest ox couldn't run fast enough; it could only walk slowly, pulling the cart...
Jiang Yue and the others didn't rush them. It was better to be slow than bumpy. After about an hour and a half, the oxcart finally arrived in town and finally at Huichuntang!
As expected, Manager Zhao warmly welcomed Madam Jiang's arrival. After personally examining the efficacy of the medicine, he immediately struck the wooden clapper and said:
"Young man, arrange for someone to weigh it, make sure nothing spills!"
"Alright, shopkeeper!"
Before the boy could even chat with Aunt Jiang, he was sent off to do chores by the shopkeeper.
Unlike the reserved and apprehensive demeanor of Mr. Wu and his two sons, Jiang Yue and her two sons were calm and composed.
Manager Zhao greeted everyone warmly, and without asking many questions, casually struck up a conversation:
"Madam Jiang, what kind of medicine will you send next time? Could you offer a wider variety? This batch of herbs is plentiful, but the variety is too limited."
"Don't worry, Manager Zhao. As you know, these medicinal plants can't be grown overnight. It took my father-in-law's family half a year to grow this batch of herbs!"
Jiang Yue took a sip of tea to moisten her throat and responded with a half-smile.
The three members of the Wu family, including the old man and his two sons, sat to the side, watching Jiang Shi speak with ease with Manager Zhao, and each of them had different thoughts.
However, since the Jiang family is one of their own, everything they say is for their own good, so they won't cause her any trouble!
Just shut up and cooperate!
"Alas, I was too impatient. I wonder how the matter you mentioned last time is progressing?"
Manager Zhao blushed and quickly changed the subject.
Jiang Yue paused slightly, guessing that the other party was referring to her earlier statement about wanting to lead the whole village in planting medicinal herbs.
He then nodded, indicating that there had been progress, but did not disclose how much progress had been made.
Seeing this, Manager Zhao felt somewhat relieved. He then looked up the recent purchase prices of indigo root and spread them out for the other person to observe:
"Madam Jiang, look at this. This is indigo root, which is what you call Isatis root. The purchase price is eighty copper coins per catty. According to our contract, the price will increase by 20%. I am willing to buy it for ninety-six copper coins per catty. Do you have any objections?"
"If you have no objections, we'll do as you say."
Jiang Yue didn't look at the ledgers anymore; the two had worked together many times, so there was still some trust between them.
"Alright, then I will go prepare the money. Please make yourselves at home."
Manager Zhao nodded. There wasn't much money prepared at the counter, so he went back inside to get it.
After everyone had walked away, the three of them, including Grandpa Wu, were all panting and looking at their third son's wife/sister-in-law with bright eyes.
"Am I dreaming? Boss, pinch Daddy."
"Sigh~"
"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Big brother, Dad told you to pinch him, why did you pinch me?"
"Dad, it's real, not a dream. Look, Second Brother is in pain!"
"Hehehe~"
Grandpa Wu was overjoyed to see his two sons acting silly.
Great! With such a high purchase price, we can have a prosperous New Year!
"Shh~ The little medicine boy is here."
"Hey, keep your voice down~"
"Hoo~"
Looking at her father-in-law and uncles like this, Jiang Yue couldn't help but chuckle, as if she were seeing herself back when she brought her two sons to town to set up a stall...
It's only been half a year, but it feels like a long time has passed.
"Aunt Jiang, 1008 catties and 1 tael of medicinal herbs, do you think it matches?"
“That matches, but this isn’t our first time doing business together. You haven’t checked the weight of the sack yet. How about we round it up to a thousand catties?”
"Alright, I love dealing with straightforward people like you, Auntie. Those herbal medicine merchants don't even bother to round down the price; they charge for every scrap. It's so annoying!"
The young medicine boy grinned, revealing two black holes with missing teeth.
Jiang Yue laughed when she saw it; it was just like her Yao Yao!
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