When she arrived at the house with the food box, An Shuyi was still lying on the bed, looking bored. She only sat up after seeing her push open the door and go in.
"Huahua, when did you get up? Why didn't you wake me? Is it raining outside?" When she woke up, she heard the sound of raindrops outside. Since there was no tap here, it could only be raining.
Not seeing Huahua, she didn't want to get up and just lay on the bed in a daze.
Xia Hua placed the food box on the table and said, "I got up just as dawn was breaking. I saw you were sleeping well, so I didn't wake you. I've already made the bomb. Get dressed and come downstairs. I'll put it in the warehouse for you."
"It's raining outside, but not heavily, just a light drizzle. However, judging from the current, it'll rain heavily this afternoon. If the rain isn't too heavy tomorrow, you can stay home. I'll go up the mountain to pick some mushrooms to eat."
"A few people stayed in the workshop, while the others went to the mountains to pick mushrooms and dig bamboo shoots. When the weather gets hot, they can be dried and taken out to eat."
This rain is expected to last for a few days, but it doesn't look like it will be heavy. It's perfect for picking mushrooms and digging bamboo shoots. It's a pity we don't have a drying room, otherwise we could dry the mushrooms directly without having to sun-dry them.
"I want to go too." Hearing that they were going to the mountain, An Shuyi hurriedly said. She was feeling much better now, and the bruises on her chest weren't as bad, nor did they hurt. Going to the mountain wouldn't be a problem for her at all.
Xia Hua glared at her. "You should stay home. Your injury isn't fully healed yet, and you're already thinking about running away. Your injury is almost healed, but it's not completely healed, especially since it's raining. Once you're fully healed, I won't stop you from going wherever you want, but not now."
"The suckling pigs you took out are still locked in the chicken coop. If you want to eat them, behave yourself. After we're done, I'll arrange for a few people to kill those dozen or so suckling pigs, and we can all have a good meal."
Although there are only a dozen or so suckling pigs, we won't just eat suckling pigs to fill our stomachs. Later, we'll have Shushu bring out a few live sheep to make roast whole lamb, so we can eat our fill.
When An Shuyi heard about roast suckling pig, she smacked her lips. She had only been eating porridge for the past few days, which had no flavor at all. Just thinking about the delicious roast suckling pig made her mouth water.
"Then you guys go ahead, I won't go. But I've been sick for four days and only taken my medicine once, so I'm almost better. Can I skip taking my medicine tomorrow?"
She can stay home and not go out, but she's really scared about not having to take her medicine. Every time she thinks about having to take medicine after eating, she loses her appetite, and she's lost weight recently.
"I don't know. Let's wait until tomorrow. I'll have Dr. Liu come over tomorrow to take a look at you and then decide whether you need to take the medicine. You absolutely have to take it today," Xia Hua said.
"Alright then!"
In the afternoon, the rain started to fall heavily, and after more than two hours, it began to subside. When it was time for dinner, the two of them went to the cafeteria with their umbrellas.
Although the rain had lessened, it was still a light drizzle. Xia Hua had originally planned to go and get some to eat, but An Shuyi refused and insisted on going with her. So, she bought an umbrella from the mall, which was similar to an ancient oil-paper umbrella, except that it had patterns on it.
When they arrived, the villagers were serving their meals. They saw the umbrella but didn't ask where it came from, acting as if they hadn't seen it at all. While eating, Xia Hua also told the villagers about going to the mountain to pick mushrooms the next day.
Lin Changyuan said, "Sister-in-law Xia, the mushrooms you mentioned are poisonous. Eating them will kill you. Although some won't, we don't recognize them. As for bamboo, it's even more inedible; it's all bitter."
Xia Hua nodded, "I know, but I know all the mushrooms are edible. When we go to pick them tomorrow, I'll tell you which ones are edible. As for bamboo shoots, you can just dig them up. I'll teach you how to cook them."
"If you're worried, I'll eat what we've gathered first after it's cooked. If it's fine, then you can eat it." Mushrooms and bamboo shoots are so delicious, yet they won't eat them.
Hearing her say this, although everyone still had some doubts, no one said anything more and all expressed their agreement. After all, none of the things the two sisters-in-law did were wrong. After finishing their meal, everyone went to work in the workshop without even taking a break.
For the next few days, they couldn't work in the workshop, so they had to produce more. However, Xia Hua told them not to make too much, because apart from the rain, there weren't many people buying, and they already had a lot of stock.
Inside the ice workshop, the walls were lined with stacks of ice, piled high. Apart from the ice-making area, the entire space was filled with ice, making it resemble an ice cellar.
The Xuan paper workshop didn't have much stock, only enough for ten days' worth of orders. They would come to pick it up every three days. Although they could sell more and make more, An Shuyi was unwilling to accept it. Scarcity makes things valuable, and anything in abundance becomes worthless.
So every day, she would bring in 100 large sheets and 500 small sheets, once every three days. Even though the manager of Baomozhai suggested many times that she should have more Xuan paper, she always refused.
The clothing workshop doesn't have much stock of dresses, and every time a new style appears, it's sold out. Now, everyone in Jinnan City knows about Taoyuan Village. Besides wealthy families, even courtesans come to order dresses.
After all, the dresses that Xia Hua sold to brothels last time were very good. Although they were expensive, the effect was excellent, so naturally many people wanted to order them.
The skincare workshop has a lot of stock. After all, apart from what Erwa and his group took away, the rest are bought by women from Jinnan City. A set can last for a while, and it's quick to make. One batch can fill hundreds of bottles, but it's a bit troublesome to pack them.
The braised meat workshop has a lot of stock. Besides what is ordered every day, there are only a few hundred kilograms left. Some wealthy families will buy some, and the rest are sealed in packaging and then taken away.
The brewery has the largest stock of wine, with dozens of large vats inside. There are also many orders coming in now, and Erwa and his team will also take some out to buy. Although it takes time to brew each batch, they brew wine every day, so the stock is naturally large.
The next day, it was drizzling. After everyone had breakfast, except for the elderly and those who stayed in the workshop to cook, the rest of them carried baskets on their backs and went up the mountain to pick mushrooms and dig bamboo shoots.
Although there were still more than a hundred people, they split up and went to three mountains. There weren't many people on one of the mountains, but since they didn't recognize mushrooms, Xia Hua had them all go to one mountain. After teaching them how to identify mushrooms, she then led them to the other two mountains.
On the hillside were fruit trees they had planted, and further up was a grove of trees. Xia Hua told them to spread out and, if they saw any mushrooms, to collect them and show them to her. After giving them instructions, she also began to look for mushrooms.
Before she even started climbing the mountain, she was worried that there might be mushrooms there. But after a short while, she discovered that there were quite a few mushrooms, with one appearing every short distance.
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