Lin Anru came in when the mother and her two children were halfway through their meal.
"Hurry up and sit down to eat, or it will get cold."
Liu already knew what was happening outside the house. At first, she felt a little sorry that such a money-making matter had been made public, but after her daughter's persuasion, she let it go.
Not only that, while persuading her, Lin Shiyu also told her about her previous plan to have them act as middlemen to purchase the herbs.
So as soon as Lin Anru came in, Liu told him the plan.
"It's feasible, but the risk is a bit high. The herbs we purchase and store up on hand are not a small sum. Our family doesn't have much money to take such a risk. If it happens once or twice, we'll be broke."
The family expenses are high and there are two people in poor health. Lin Anru will feel uneasy if she doesn't have some money.
"How could that be? We buy the products first, but we don't pay the villagers first. We give them the remaining balance after we sell them. This way, we can make a huge profit without any investment."
"If they don't see the money, will anyone in the village go and pick it?"
Liu raised doubts. If someone suddenly told her that things that could be found everywhere in the village could be sold for a lot of money and asked her to pick them, she would consider the authenticity of the matter.
Even if she picked the herbs with the mentality of giving it a try, when she took them to sell, she was told that she could not get any money now and would have to wait until they sold the herbs before she could get money. At this time, her first reaction was that the person was playing a trick on her.
I get angry just thinking about it. If someone has a bad temper, he or she might hit someone.
"Tell them the truth. If they are willing, they can be collected. If they are not willing, they will not be forced."
Sincerity is a killer skill. If something that was agreed upon in advance causes a quarrel later on, it would be the villagers’ ignorance.
"Then let's settle it like this!"
Lin Anru thought about Liu's health and didn't want her to go out to work every day. This method could make money and let her rest at the same time, but there are risks!
"Okay, let's tell Mom and Dad tomorrow, and then slowly inform the rest of the village!"
Even if the family is separated, they cannot be completely excluded when good things happen to one family, especially since they have no life-and-death feud.
After they discussed this matter, Lin Shiyu asked about Liu's medical treatment.
"The doctor said that this is it. Using some precious herbs to keep it going will help. Without herbs, you can only take ordinary medicine to slowly heal it. If you don't overwork yourself, there won't be any problem."
They can't afford the expensive medicinal herbs and have no way to buy them, so this is the only way.
"Let me see the prescription."
“There is no prescription, only medicine.”
"That's fine, let me take a look later."
Lin Shiyu opened the medicine bag and carefully looked at the herbs inside.
"It's similar to the previous medicine." After wrapping it, Lin Shiyu turned to her parents and said, "After you finish this, you can stop eating. I'll prepare the next medicine. I'll also add some medicinal food to take good care of yourself. It won't be a big problem."
"You also know medicinal food?"
Lin Anru was suspicious. Medicinal food was something that was treasured by wealthy families. How could his daughter know this? Did her father-in-law teach her?
But my father-in-law never revealed it or used it during his lifetime.
"Yes, of course." Lin Shiyu said confidently and as a matter of course.
Lin Anru looked at her suspiciously. Where did she learn these medicinal recipes?!
"This medicinal meal requires not only medicinal herbs but also food ingredients, which is quite expensive."
When Liu heard that it would cost money, she immediately shook her head and said, "It's so expensive, I'd better just continue taking this medicine."
When Lin Anru heard his daughter's words, his suspicious eyes withdrew. Perhaps his father-in-law didn't use medicinal food because he didn't have the money, not because he didn't know how to make it?!
Lin Shiyu did not immediately object to Liu's words. She said that the matter of medicinal food had to be taken slowly. She should finish the medicine first and come back when the family conditions were better. There was no need to rush.
"Dad, study hard! Ordinary people don't have the chance to get good medicinal herbs."
Lin Anru nodded firmly.
The two of them had a long journey and were very tired, so they rested early after dinner.
Early the next morning, the villagers brought the borers they had dug up the day before.
Lin Shiyu and Lin Boyu were responsible for counting. As for records, they didn't have any because paper was too expensive for them to afford, so they could only remember it in their heads.
"Keep yourselves and keep track of each other, otherwise if the amount is wrong, I won't give you any money."
After counting the amount, the villagers tried hard to remember the amount they handed in, and their neighbors also helped each other to remember. For a while, the scene was filled with the sounds of various numbers.
After collecting the last person's bugs, Lin Shiyu closed the door and started to prepare them so that she could sell them as soon as possible. Forty percent of them were hers, so she had to take them seriously.
While Lin Shiyu was preparing the food, Xiaopang's father took the half-dug out borer and went to the county clinic to inquire about the selling price.
And Lin Anru also came back from the Lin family's old house:
"I've already told my parents. My eldest brother and his family are here too. As for whether or not to bring my second brother along, it's up to my parents to decide."
Privately, he didn't want Lin Anxiang's family to get involved, but according to the plan, the whole village would know about this, and he couldn't hide it from his second brother.
"They'll be here later, and then you'll have to teach them how to identify them."
"Okay, I get it, go do your thing!"
Lin Anru didn't let Liu go out to pick herbs. She had been lying in bed for the past few days and felt unwell. She felt much better if she had something to do.
They had discussed it yesterday and decided to only teach them to identify a few herbs, which are the most common and most widely used here.
The clinic uses it to make herbal tea every day, and the local consumption alone is a huge amount, so there is no need to worry about no one buying it.
The other members of the Lin family arrived earlier than expected. Even the people from the second house, whom Liu disliked the most, were not late. However, only the most inconspicuous Lin Shiyi came from the second house.
When Liu saw that it was her who came, she felt relieved. Fortunately, it was not Lin Shijie who came, otherwise she might not be able to hide the knife in her eyes.
Several people gathered in a circle, Liu sat in the middle, and took out the herbs that had been prepared long ago to teach them how to identify them.
Several people listened and watched attentively, fearing that they had not learned it and made mistakes.
"That's all I have. Each of you take one and compare them carefully, so you don't make the wrong choice."
The Lin family, who only half understood what was said, were no longer afraid. With the comparison, they knew that they couldn't be wrong as long as they were not blind.
"We learn first and then teach the villagers. There's a time difference here, so you can pick as much as you can."
Old Mrs. Lin told Lin Anji that once everyone in the village knew about it, they should all rush in to grab it like they did with the bug, and by then nothing would be left.
"Don't worry, Mom, I know!"
For the sake of money, he would stay up late to collect more.
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