She secretly opened the online store and saw that morel mushrooms were selling for twenty taels of silver per catty in the modern mall. She decisively sold half of the morel mushrooms in her basket, earning a total of forty taels of silver.
Touching the bulging money bag at her waist, He Tiantian felt even more energetic to work.
She continued walking, hoping to find some mushrooms, but she didn't find any after walking for a long time.
Perhaps because it hasn't rained yet, many mushrooms are not growing.
He Tiantian saw that Sister Yulan's basket was already full of green vegetables. She went over to look at it again and again and felt that it looked somewhat familiar.
It's shepherd's purse!
"Sister-in-law, how do you eat this shepherd's purse?" In He Tiantian's mind, she thought that shepherd's purse was only good for making dumplings, that's when it's really delicious!
“We can stir-fry it or make a cold salad when we get back. Shepherd’s purse is probably the best-tasting of all wild vegetables. Look how late we are, the shepherd’s purse on this mountain has almost all been dug up.” Sister Yulan said, and continued to search in silence.
He Tiantian noticed that the four children had also dug up some wild vegetables in their baskets, but she didn't recognize all of them.
After walking a little further, He Tiantian's system gave no more prompts.
I reckon everything in this area has been dug up; there's nothing good left.
He Tiantian came to a pond and walked a few steps along the riverbank before seeing the woolly grass she used to eat as a child.
She was secretly delighted; she was quite skilled at pulling sweaters when she was a child! The outside was wrapped in green leather, and inside was soft white.
I put it in my mouth and chewed it; it had the fresh scent of grass, and a slightly sweet taste.
He Tiantian ate several in one go, then stood up and called the children over.
“You can eat this, have a taste.” She gave each of the four children a piece of woolen grass.
The four little ones were skeptical. They had seen this thing since they were little, how come they didn't know it could be eaten?
Zhao Wanzi quickly peeled off a piece, put it in her mouth, chewed it, and nodded happily, "Delicious! It's sweet."
The other three only felt relieved and started eating after seeing how much Zhao Wanzi was enjoying her food.
Along the riverbank, there were many grasses like this growing. The four children stopped digging for wild vegetables and put their baskets aside to start picking up their sweaters.
When the other children in the village saw this, it was as if they had discovered a new continent, and they all joined in the line of carrying sweaters.
In this era where there are no snacks to eat, woolen grass was considered a childhood snack for children.
After spring arrives, the river water completely melts, and the environment at this time is truly pollution-free, natural, green, and healthy.
He Tiantian walked along the riverbank, gazing at the crystal-clear water. Green water plants swayed in the water, and fish could be vaguely seen swimming within.
The water here is quite deep, so the villagers don't dare to go into the river to catch fish. They usually wait until the water level drops before trying their luck.
He Tiantian's fishing net was tattered and small; it would probably be difficult for her to catch any fish in such a deep river.
As I was walking forward, the system suddenly gave me another notification.
[Ding! Natural red agate stone detected.]
He Tiantian felt something sticking out under her feet, so she moved her foot away and dug down, and sure enough, she saw a red stone.
This is the second piece of agate she has picked up; this river is truly her lucky river!
When she was a child, she watched adventure shows and saw reporters finding all sorts of gems by the river or in caves. She was incredibly envious at the time and wished she could go and find some treasures to get rich.
He Tiantian was overjoyed that her wish had come true in this world.
This red agate stone is rather small; it only sold for ten taels of silver in the mall.
He Tiantian walked quite a distance before giving up, as the system didn't give her any further prompts.
But this is much better; he earned fifty taels of silver in less than a morning.
As the sun slowly rose, the villagers began to descend the mountain and head home. Sister Yulan carried a large basket overflowing with wild vegetables.
She pressed the wild vegetables down a bit and stood a short distance away, shouting loudly, "Wanzi's mother, children, it's time for us to go back."
Each of the four children was clutching a large bunch of woolen grass, but Liu Yulan was the fastest and carried the most.
Several large baskets of wild vegetables were enough for several meals, and Sister Yulan was very happy.
"That's great! We won't have to worry about going hungry once spring arrives. Yonghe said he's saved enough adobe bricks to build a house, and he even left enough for two more rooms for your family, Maruko's mother. Once our house is built, life will be much easier."
Sister-in-law Yulan's eyes sparkled, filled with hope for the future.
He Tiantian was also happy. Although it was a mud-brick house and couldn't compare to modern high-rise buildings, it was still the first little house she owned after coming to this world!
Moreover, as Zhao Tingzhang mentioned last time, her new house was built next to the dilapidated temple, and that piece of land was allocated to her.
When they came down the mountain and arrived at the village entrance, He Tiantian and Sister-in-law Yulan saw a large crowd gathered under the old locust tree from afar.
"Oh dear, what happened?" Sister Yulan stood on tiptoe to look, but couldn't figure it out.
Zhao Tingzhang was once again dragged out by the villagers to uphold justice, this time it was still that same old trouble at Zhao San's house.
After Zhao San went to prison, only Zhao Ergou was left at home.
Zhao Ergou was just as lazy and gluttonous as his father. When Zhao San was at home, the older lazy one would boss the younger one around.
Now that Big Lazy is gone, Little Lazy has completely let himself go.
Zhao Ergou had an uncle named Zhao Si. After Zhao Ergou's family lost its adults, Zhao Si automatically transferred ten acres of his younger brother's land to his own family.
Rice and sweet potatoes have already been planted, but Zhao Dagou has returned with Liu Shi.
Liu needed to live in the village, so naturally she needed land. Upon hearing this, Liu was furious.
She first gave Zhao Ergou, that good-for-nothing dog, a good scolding, and then went to Zhao Si's house to get the land back.
Zhao Si and his wife are not to be trifled with. They have ten acres of land; there's no reason for them to let this prize slip away.
"Liu, you've already divorced my brother. Why do you still want to come back and claim my brother's land? You have no share in it!" Zhao Si said fiercely.
Liu has been away on a trip these past few days, and her tongue has become quite sharp.
She snorted coldly, "I have divorced Zhao San, but he's not dead yet. Besides, he has two sons, Da Gou and Er Gou. No matter how the family's land is divided, it's not your place as the eldest uncle to get a share!"
Zhao Si's wife was also indignant. She put her hands on her hips and scolded, "Back then, Da Gou took you and left without looking back, leaving Er Gou, a poor child. These fields weren't something I insisted on cultivating; Er Gou himself said they were for my family to cultivate."
“He’s just a child and he can’t farm that many fields. I farm the fields to feed him. Isn’t that better than what you, his own mother, have done? You were so heartless back then, abandoning your child and leaving.”
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