At 5:15 PM, the sun was setting.
"Knock knock knock~"
"Bang bang bang~"
The village entrance was bustling with activity, with gongs and drums beating.
"Uncles and elders who helped out at our house last night, come and collect your meat!"
"Everyone who came to help received a pound of meat and a handful of sugar."
"This is just a small token of my appreciation; please accept it with a smile."
Qingshan and his cousins, the three of them, brought half a carcass of cut pork back to the village.
He first delivered two catties of pork and a pig lung to the village chief's house, then borrowed a gong and drum and started shouting at the village entrance.
It was lunchtime, and all the able-bodied people from the fields were returning home, still hoes in hand, when they heard the commotion and gathered around.
"Qingshan, do you really make meat? And sugar too?"
"I'm so sorry!"
"It was just a small favor, from the whole village, I almost felt embarrassed to accept it."
Someone in the crowd joked with a smile, "Of course, that's what they said, just being polite. In reality, when they were handing them out, their hands didn't hold back at all."
This is quite a lot of meat; it'll make a delicious stir-fry to satisfy your cravings.
And this handful of candy isn't a small amount either; which family doesn't have children?
The village entrance was bustling with activity as those who had gotten up at night to help received their gifts.
Even the clan elders and others who didn't come, Qingshan remembered. After most of the people at the village entrance had dispersed, there was still a lot of meat and sugar left on the cart.
He picked out several kilograms of meat and delivered it to each of the clan elders' homes.
After all that fuss, there was hardly anything left on the cart. They kept most of the ribs for themselves, and gave the remaining four or five pounds of meat and a small portion of the ribs to their cousin to take back.
The candy, and a handful of it, were also given to my cousin so he could take it home and share it.
You can't mistreat your own family!
After returning home, he placed the cart in the front yard, unloaded the chopped ribs, and took them to the kitchen, asking his second brother to prepare them. He then carried a bucket of water to wash away the bloodstains from the cart...
Jiang Yue's mouth watered when she saw the spare ribs that Qingshan had brought home.
Braised pork ribs, sweet and sour pork ribs, stewed pork ribs!
Without further ado, let's boil water, blanch the vegetables, and then cook all of these dishes!
"Mom, do you like pork ribs?"
This was the first time Qingyao had seen her mother so happy, and she secretly made a mental note of it.
"Yes, you'll know once it's cooked. It's a pity Daxue went home first, otherwise we could have enjoyed this delicious food too."
Jiang Yue nodded and took the opportunity to pinch her daughter's cheek.
It's so smooth and feels great to touch.
The medicinal herbs from the backyard can be delivered tomorrow; the family has already planned out all the work.
Qingsong took Xiaohu and Xiaoma to their usual spot to set up a stall selling liangpi (cold skin noodles), while Qingshan took Dashi and Xiaoshi to deliver liangpi to the restaurant.
Wu Jiahu will drive over tomorrow morning to pick up the medicinal herbs, and Jiang Yue will take Qingyao to town to sell them.
The whole family was together, and everything was arranged.
"Woof woof woof~"
Oh, and there's another big contributor, Little White!
"Little White will stay home and guard the house. If any bad guys try to climb over the wall again, bite them!"
Qingyao tossed the ribs she had finished eating into Xiaobai's food bowl and looked at Xiaobai with a smile.
After hearing what its young master said, Xiao Bai called out solemnly a few times:
"Woof woof woof~"
The bowl was getting fuller and fuller of bones, and the dog was wagging its tail so happily that it was barely visible.
Learning from the example of the Wu family, no one dared to covet the Jiang family's medicinal herbs again.
Since the Jiang family kept their promise, villagers began patrolling outside the Jiang family's house throughout the night until dawn...
"Da da da~"
A bullock cart laden with medicinal herbs travels along a country road, the morning sun shining on a mother and daughter leaning against each other, creating a particularly heartwarming scene.
Half an incense stick later—
Huichun Hall.
Having received the servant's message, Manager Zhao happily emerged from the shop.
After exchanging pleasantries, he got down to business. He had inspected each sack, and the quality of the processed medicinal herbs was excellent, far superior to what he had bought from the herbalist.
"Manager Zhao, please inspect this batch of medicinal herbs. If there are no problems, we can discuss a price, and the payment will be settled."
Jiang Yue didn't hide anything; she had worked hard for three months just for this result.
Manager Zhao stroked his beard and then took on other tasks, weighing the sacks along with the other items.
He then took out an account book, flipped through it, and pointed out:
"Madam Jiang, please take a look. Our Huichuntang buys this Pinellia ternata for sixty cash per catty. According to our agreement, I will accept this batch of medicinal herbs you sent for sixty-six cash per catty. What do you think?"
"The shopkeeper is kind and righteous, and you keep your promise; so will I."
Jiang Yue nodded, "Let's go with this price."
After waiting for a while, the weight of the batch of medicinal herbs came out, totaling 504 jin.
Upon hearing this, Manager Zhao disregarded the weight of the sack and immediately fiddled with the abacus. Thirty-three thousand two hundred and sixty-four copper coins were equivalent to thirty-three taels and two hundred and sixty-four copper coins.
"It's a pleasure to work with you."
Jiang Yue received the heavy silver coin and smiled broadly.
Even if she gives half of it to the clan, she still makes a net profit of more than sixteen taels!
"A pleasant cooperation? Indeed, I eagerly await good news. I look forward to Madam Jiang's next delivery of medicinal herbs. The price will be fair and transparent."
Manager Zhao pondered these four words, and his smile deepened.
The better the medicinal materials are processed, the better their medicinal effects will be.
He practices medicine and has no shortage of money; he only wants to save lives and promote his medical skills.
The medicines delivered by traditional pharmacists were of inconsistent quality; none could compare to the ones delivered by Madam Jiang!
According to Madam Jiang, after this batch of medicinal herbs, their village will start planting many more, and then it won't just be this one type of herb...
"Definitely! Definitely!"
Jiang Yue pocketed the silver, took her daughter's hand, and left the pharmacy.
Wu Jiahu, who was waiting outside the pharmacy, couldn't hide his excitement when he saw the Jiang mother and daughter come out. His eyes asked inquiringly:
They were all sold?
Jiang Yue nodded, indicating that there were too many people and too many eyes outside, so they should go back to the village first and talk about it there!
"Giddy up!"
Wu Jiahu wished he could fly back to the village. In the past, he would have been kind to the cows and couldn't bear to spank them, but now things were different. He wanted to go back to the village!
Several clan elders came to the village chief's house.
These old folks rarely go out, but when they do, they gather together, it's definitely something important that's happening.
"What wind blew you all here today?"
The villager took a puff of his pipe and felt extremely comfortable.
This was a gift from his son, and he usually wouldn't even smoke it, but seeing these old guys today, he couldn't help but show off.
"Look at you, so smug. You're such a pervert."
"I'm just being cocky, what can you do about it?"
"Hmph, old man, we're here to reclaim the land today. Let's make it clear first, half the money from selling the medicinal herbs has to go to the clan."
"I trust the Chiang family to handle things. You just wait and see."
"We'll wait."
"Hmph~"
........
Old Qin brought over some tea and listened to the old folks bickering. She thought to herself that they were just bored and had to drag Jiang into it.
That morning, everyone in the village saw the Jiang mother and daughter sitting on Wu Jiahu's oxcart, which was full of medicinal herbs. Would they be able to sell them?
What if we can't sell them!
Sigh, I'm even a little distracted while picking vegetables. I wonder if the Jiang family's medicinal herb sale is going smoothly...
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