Chapter 193 Waiting for them to come back and see the joke
In the end, it wasn't the wallet that couldn't bear it, but the two donkeys.
They only bought five lambs, put them in rattan cages, and loaded them onto the cart to bring them back.
When he entered the village at night, it was no surprise that he attracted the attention of the villagers.
Jiang Xiangbei thought that his mother didn't like being noticed, so he just had to wait until the wasteland on his side was reclaimed. Then he could go in and out of the village directly from his side without having to take a detour through the village.
Ever since the last time the young men in the village enthusiastically helped to send him home, Shen Qing was no longer too averse to being noticed.
She didn't like being noticed, but it was unkind, unfriendly and malicious attention. She longed for this kind of warm, kind and caring attention.
And I have something important to say today, so now is a good time.
She whispered instructions to Jiang Xiangbei, and Jiang Xiangbei nodded continuously while listening, indicating that he understood.
Hearing the lamb's cry, the people who hadn't come forward gathered around curiously, unable to stop asking, "Xiangbei, are you buying a sheep?"
"Your mother is amazing. Last time she said she was going to buy one, and she actually bought one this time. Let me see the little lamb."
"Auntie is awesome! I want to see the lamb too."
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Jiang Xiangbei enthusiastically lifted the curtain, revealing a carriage filled with not only lambs, but also a large amount of pork and grain.
"Xiangbei, your family is really rich."
"Auntie is so willing to give."
Jiang Xiangbei raised his voice and said, "Second Grandpa, Aunts, guess what I used to buy all the things in this carriage?"
Even Mr. Jiang was stunned.
Everyone looked at Jiang Xiangbei blankly, wondering what else they could buy with money besides silver?
"Hey, Xiangbei, if you have something to say, say it nicely. What's wrong with saying half of it?"
"Why are you still keeping it a secret from your elders? You're really getting more naughty."
The impatient friends were so eager to go up and tear Jiang Xiangbei's mouth.
Jiang Xiangbei hid and shouted, "Okay, okay, I'm telling you! These are tree roots we dug up from our land! I tell you, they're worth a lot of money."
Everyone froze in place, even more bewildered than before.
Everyone thought in disbelief, tree roots, are they valuable?
Is Xiangbei still teasing them?
"Really! I'm not lying to you. To be precise, the tree roots are medicinal herbs! My mother said that they are somewhat similar to my sister-in-law's medicine, but she was afraid that we might have made a mistake and were disappointed.
So I cleaned, sliced, and dried them at home. As soon as they were dried yesterday, I rushed to the city's medicine store. I didn't expect them to be real medicinal herbs. Do you know how much one jin costs? "Jiang Xiangbei said this and unconsciously kept the secret.
Shen Qing almost slapped them. Without waiting for anyone to ask, he announced directly: "Not all tree roots are medicinal herbs. Send someone to go back with me later. I will find a few roots for you to compare, and then we will teach you how to process the medicinal herbs.
The shop owner originally offered fifty cents per pound, but I negotiated it down to seventy cents. We also agreed that as long as the quality is up to standard, we can send all our dried herbs to his shop, so I'm telling you all about this."
The scene fell into complete silence.
The only sound around was the whistling of the wind.
Shen Qing knew it was only temporary, so she waited quietly and patiently.
After a while, various inquiries were heard!
Finally, everyone realized that they were asking questions at the same time, and Shen Qing had no way of answering them. As usual, they all looked at the village chief and asked him to ask questions on their behalf.
Mr. Jiang Er first asked the question that everyone was most concerned about, the price: "Are you sure it's 71 kilograms?"
"Yes, it has to be thoroughly dry. If the quality is not good, it won't be priced that way." Shen Qing replied.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
They must be dried out.
As for the poor quality and not being able to get this price, that’s okay, it’s okay, it’s low, at least good quality can get this price.
“How many days will it take to dry?”
"Based on yesterday's sunshine, it will be dried in two or three days. You can start digging tomorrow. The men will dig while the women will clean and slice. If we work together quickly, we can sell the first batch in three or four days."
The people around were nervously calculating, which meant that if things went slowly, they would get some income in five days?
Shen Qing continued, "Once I earn money from selling the herbs, I can go to the city to buy oil, salt, grain, meat, and the chickens, ducks, and geese I bought earlier..."
Women: .....Stop talking, I won’t be able to sleep at night if you keep talking.
Men: .....I really want to go dig now and stay up all night!
"By the way, don't throw away the pods on the plant, they're seeds! Collect them and we'll continue planting astragalus once the soil is plowed!"
"good!"
Shen Qing mentioned some more precautions, and everyone responded in unison.
In the end, each family did not send one person to study with Shen Qing, but left behind necessary people to look after the children, and all the rest went out!
The Jiang family taught every household overnight how to identify medicinal herbs, how to collect seeds, and how to wash, slice, and dry them...
The next day, as soon as the sky turned bright, the whole village woke up.
They swung axes and hoes, unwilling to rest for a moment.
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After listening to the servant's report on the villagers' recent movements, Mrs. Cao's brows relaxed.
She defined them as follows: "They are just a group of disaster victims. Even if they had some assets before fleeing the famine, how much would they have left after months of wandering?
They can only build a thatched hut. It's just that the bricks don't cost money and it only takes a little effort, but they are unwilling to do so. It seems they are destined to live in a thatched hut!"
Even if they live in adobe houses, they are different from ours because ours uses tiles.
A tile costs one cent, how can the victims afford it?
Not only did they not have any money, they were unwilling to even work to make the bricks. The difference between them was truly apparent.
"Grandma, you are right, but don't they know that it is extremely cold in the mountains? Do they really think it is the Central Plains where they originally lived? They are so lazy and stupid." Cao Qingzhu curled his lips, his childish face full of disdain.
Mrs. Cao continued, "My dear grandson, you're right! You have big animals to use instead of digging the ground with hoes. That's really stupid."
"Grandma, what do you think they are doing with several cars going out today? Do they even have money to buy food?" Cao Qingzhu was puzzled.
When they first arrived, they built thatched huts and then reclaimed the land. I was worried that they would clear the land too quickly, but I didn't expect them to give up using large animals to pull the plow and instead choose to dig with hoes. I really don't know what was going on in their minds.
Could it be manure? He was dying of laughter.
Mrs. Cao guessed: "I guess it's vegetable seeds. Even if we can't grow grain, we can still grow vegetables. What will a group of farmers eat in winter if they don't grow more vegetables?
Food costs money to buy, but vegetables don't. By the time winter comes, a bowl of porridge might be half water and a quarter vegetable leaves, with a few grains of rice floating around.
Who asked them to brag and send so many kilograms of food as a gift to the Lei family?
Now, we have to tighten our belts and make ends meet.
"When they come back, we can go and see the joke~"
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