After Da Niu and Er Gou left, the people in the old house ate a meal first, and then gathered together.
Old Master Wu poured the loose silver and copper coins onto the table, letting everyone from the first and second wives' families see them, and telling them not to be shy about touching them if they wanted.
Adults might be okay with it, but the children have grown up without ever touching loose silver.
After asking his grandparents for permission, Da Shi picked up the silver and kept touching it.
"Big brother, let me touch it too~"
Seeing this, Xiao Shi also wanted to touch the silver.
The children laughed and played around, while the adults watched with smiles.
After that, Xiao Shi had his fill and returned the silver to his grandfather.
"Here are six taels and two hundred copper coins. I've discussed it with your mother. Three taels will go into the common fund, and the remaining three taels and two hundred copper coins will be split equally between your eldest and second sons. Any objections?"
When it comes to money, even brothers should keep clear accounts.
Mr. Wu, who has a huge sum of money, just wants it divided up clearly.
"No objection."
"I'll listen to my father."
Wu Dalang and Wu Erlang nodded in agreement. They knew perfectly well that this unexpected windfall was a gift from their third sister-in-law, and they had no objections whatsoever; on the contrary, they were very grateful.
The eldest and youngest Zhou sisters-in-law had no objections. It was their third sister-in-law who discovered the kudzu root, asked them to dig it up, and even had Da Niu and Er Gou take it to town to sell and find a market. They felt ashamed to accept the money.
“Alright, then one thousand six hundred copper coins per room. Count them, divide them up, and hide them well.”
With a beaming smile, Grandpa Wu announced that after the money was distributed, the whole family was overjoyed.
The people from the old house split into three groups. Da Shi, along with Xiao Shi and Xiao Niu, went to water the medicinal herbs in the fields.
Wu Dalang and Erlang, along with Old Master Wu and their two wives, went to the mountains to continue digging for kudzu roots!
Old Zhou, on the other hand, would boil water at home, slaughter chickens, and stew chicken soup, and then send a stewed chicken to her third son's wife's house!
Da Zhou went to clear the dishes and wash the pots and pans.
Xiao Zhou helped her mother-in-law catch chickens. She earned money by following her third brother's wife. Not only did she help catch chickens, but she also helped slaughter pigs!
The second time digging up kudzu was a piece of cake for the Wu brothers. Although Grandpa Wu couldn't do heavy work, gathering firewood was no problem for him.
Sometimes villagers would follow them, but seeing the family gathering firewood and digging up tree roots, they wouldn't think much of it. Even the shrewd ones who wanted to stay longer would be swayed away by Old Man Wu.
And so, they pulled two carts back and forth, half of which were filled with kudzu roots, while the outside was filled with tree branches and ordinary tree roots. No one else could tell that anything was wrong.
For dinner, Jiang Yue had stir-fried loofah with eggs, stir-fried green peppers with shredded pork, and a clay pot of chicken soup with a whole chicken that her mother-in-law had personally brought over!
rich!
"Mom, have a chicken leg!"
"Little sister, here's a chicken leg for you."
Da Niu and Er Gou each picked out a chicken leg and gave it to their mother and younger sister.
One of them ate the chicken head, neck, and feet, while the other ate the chicken butt and wings.
"Thank you, Second Brother~"
Grass thanked her without refusing.
Jiang Yue lovingly served Da Niu and Er Gou other dishes before starting to eat her chicken leg.
fragrant!
Purely natural and pollution-free, these are free-range chickens from ancient times—so fresh!
"Mother, my second brother and I have looked at the medicinal herbs in the clan's land, and we feel that they are ready to be harvested."
After they had eaten most of the food, Da Niu put down his chopsticks and discussed picking herbs with his mother.
"You don't need to worry about this. You can go to town to set up your stall as usual tomorrow. I'll go find the village chief later and discuss it with him."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue smiled. It was a good thing that the medicinal herbs had grown well. After picking them and processing them, she could make a fortune!
"Okay, I'll listen to Mother."
Da Niu nodded, thinking that it would be good for his mother to ask the village chief to help harvest the medicinal herbs from their three mu of land, saving his brothers a whole day of setting up a stall to earn money.
Er Gou is probably tired of the days of going hungry, so he tries to stay silent while eating.
Sure enough, while my older brother was discussing something with my mother, he drank two bowls of chicken soup, and now he keeps burping.
Jiang Yue smelled the stench of stinky feet, looked down, and saw that Er Gou's right big toe was sticking out!
"Ergou, your shoes are worn out. When you're setting up your stall tomorrow, take some time to go to the fabric shop and buy yourself a nice pair!"
"Mother, I~"
Er Gou awkwardly hid his feet behind his back, then suddenly realized what was happening and looked at his mother with bright eyes!
"Why are you looking at your mother like that? I'll give you money to buy two pairs of shoes so you can change your bike. You need to wash your feet more often; if your feet are stinky, how will you get married in the future?"
Jiang Yue hinted, then fled back to her room to get the money.
Big Bull also caught a whiff of it and pretended to be disgusted, saying:
"Second brother, how many days has it been since you washed your feet?"
"Four days, oh no, five days already."
Er Gou scratched the back of his head, looking a little embarrassed.
The brothers used to sleep on straw beds with stools as the base, so neither of them had to complain about the other.
Now.......
He looked enviously at the new shoes on his older brother's feet, which were a gift from his future sister-in-law!
Hmph, he's just not engaged yet, so he doesn't have anyone to make shoes for him!
Grass didn't mind that Er Gou's feet smelled, and stubbornly refused to leave.
After she finished eating, she said to her second brother solicitously:
"Second brother, I'm full. There's still a lot of chicken in the pot. You and eldest brother work so hard every day, you should eat more chicken."
Waaaaah~
Er Gou was touched. His sister was the best!
Jiang Yue gave Er Gou forty copper coins; this was her money as a mother to buy her son two pairs of shoes.
As for how Er Gou pursued the girl, he used his own savings!
There was no need for Jiang Yue to clean up the dishes. After thinking for a moment, she picked out two melons from the honeydew melons her mother-in-law had brought, picked up the basket, and slowly walked towards the village chief's house.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. It would be strange not to bring something when you visit someone's home.
A few days ago, I asked the village chief to help me come up with a name, but I don't know how it turned out...
At that moment, the village chief's family had just finished eating.
A moment later, there was a knock on the door, followed by the familiar voice of the Jiang family:
"Uncle Wu, Auntie, are you home?"
"Yes, come in and talk to me~"
Old Mrs. Qin quickly cleared away the bowls and chopsticks, wiped the table, and gestured for her grandson to open the door.
"I just ate at home, and I thought Uncle Wu and Auntie must have eaten too, so I dared to come over."
Jiang Yue's tone became much more affectionate. As she spoke, she took the honeydew melon from the basket and handed it to Youyin, saying:
"Hey Yin, it's been a long time since you've come to play with my Cao'er. My Cao'er is quite lonely at home all by herself. If you have time, you can come to my house to play."
"Thank you, Auntie, I'll remember that."
Wu Youyin looked at the kind-faced Granny Jiang and thought to himself that compared to before, the person in front of him was like a completely different person!
Anyway, he can go play with Little Grass Sister now!
"I was thinking you'd come looking for this old man in the next couple of days, and sure enough, you've come today."
The village chief felt very pleased to see Jiang speaking to her grandson with such a kind expression.
With a wink, he gestured for his wife to make some sweet soup...
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