Xu Shang said that after he started to buy medicine at a high price, there were naturally many idle people in the village staring at the door of the village chief. When they saw Yamei coming out with a bag of rice and two eggs, someone with a curious mind immediately came up and asked:
"Girl, are you here to borrow rice from the village chief's house?"
Yamei immediately shook her head, holding up the rice in her hand and said, "This is what I earned from selling medicinal herbs!"
"Selling herbs? I didn't see you bringing herbs in just now?"
"I put it in my pocket."
Several curious people gathered around after hearing this, and looked at the rice and eggs in Yamei's hand curiously, and asked:
"How much is in your pocket?"
"It seems to be more than three taels in total."
Everyone's eyes lit up and they immediately calculated in their minds. It only weighed three or two taels, but it could be exchanged for so much rice and two eggs. It seemed that the purchase price was really more than ten yuan per pound.
What the city kid said turned out to be true!
So everyone looked at each other, and for a moment, each had their own thoughts.
"Ah, Aunt San, I suddenly remembered that there's still hot water at home! I'll go back first!"
"Bao'er's mother, I just remembered that the clothes at home haven't been washed yet!"
"Yes, yes, my vegetable garden hasn't been watered yet!"
Everyone laughed a few times and went home.
The third aunt of the Jiang family ran home quickly. Seeing the two still lying on the bed, she couldn't help but get angry and shouted:
"What time is it! Why don't you get up yet? Get up now!"
Uncle Jiang opened his eyes and said unhappily, "Why are you rushing me? The busy farming season is over! There's nothing to do, so what's wrong with sleeping a little longer?"
The baby son at home also rubbed his eyes dazedly: "Mom, I'm hungry! Is breakfast ready?"
Third Auntie was furious and said, "Breakfast has been in the pot for a long time! Why don't you get up to eat? Other people's children know how to make money, but you two, old and young, just lie there! Hurry up, get up, or the herbs will be taken away by others if you stay any longer!"
"What herbs?"
Uncle Jiang was stunned for a moment, then he remembered the meeting last night and said, "You don't really believe the nonsense that kid in the city said!"
"What nonsense! They have all been sold! It will be too late if we don't do anything now!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Sansun no longer felt sleepy. He immediately got up, dressed, and had a quick breakfast with his son. Then the family of three ran out of the village in an orderly manner.
Not long after leaving the village, Aunt San saw a familiar figure.
"Isn't this Baoer's mother? Didn't you go home to boil water?"
"Oh, Third Aunt. The water at home is ready. I have filled the thermos. I have nothing to do, so I came out to see if there are any mushrooms in the woods. Third Aunt, aren't you washing clothes at home too?"
"I have washed clothes and hung them out to dry. We are running low on firewood, so I thought I'd go out and chop some."
"Sister Chen, you just watered the vegetable garden at home, so you came out for a walk!"
"Haha, who says it's not!"
After exchanging sharp glances while chatting and laughing, the few of them quickly parted ways.
While looking for herbs, Third Aunt said to her husband, "Mother Baoer is the smartest. She will be the first to know if there is any disturbance. Sister Chen is usually very honest. Humph, I didn't expect that she is also harboring bad intentions!"
Uncle Jiang nodded and looked to the slope next to him. He found something unexpected. He said hurriedly, "Is it a windbreak over there? There are several trees there!"
The third aunt took a closer look and found that it was true. She immediately smiled and praised: "Master, it is still useful. I will fry some eggs for you at noon!"
"Mom, I want scrambled eggs too!"
"I'll give it to you too. I'll give it to you too! You're such a debt collector!"
As Auntie San was talking, she happily started digging herbs. She was also very careful not to break them. Because according to Xu Shang, broken herbs would be worthless.
This one was a big one. She removed the branches and weighed the rhizome in her hand. It weighed at least half a pound. She immediately smiled and turned around to see that her husband had dug up a small one.
Aunt San immediately shook her head and said, "Stop digging! The village chief said that they don't want the small ones, so you can sell them. They don't want the big ones either, saying... digging up all the medicinal herbs will end our family lineage. If the medicinal herbs are gone, our descendants won't be able to make money either. It's so immoral!"
Uncle Jiang thought about it and realized that this was the truth, so he quietly filled the soil back.
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At the same time, when I was wondering why no one had come yet, I suddenly saw several people rushing in who seemed to be walking, but their steps seemed to be sending out sparks.
“I was here first!”
"I was here first!"
Several people were talking at once, fearing that they would be a step behind.
Xu Shang had no choice but to maintain order, shouting "We have everything, we have everything!", but it still didn't work. It wasn't until he heard "Why should I stand in the back? If you guys cheat the city kids out of their money, who will be responsible?" that Xu Shang realized with a twitch in his cheeks that the simple-minded villagers had treated him as a fool.
Xu Shang shouted angrily: "Everyone, line up! If you don't line up, I won't accept you!"
Although Xu Shang was not very old, the three words "I won't accept you anymore" were still a big threat. Once these words came out, even if everyone was not very willing, they still lined up obediently.
Xu Shang began to collect the medicine.
Everyone picked a lot, but it wasn't too little either. Generally, it was about one or two kilograms, and some even picked three or four kilograms.
There were only five or six people, but Xu Shang had already given out over two hundred yuan.
The villagers who received the money were extremely happy. Many of them were not only interested in the money, but also in the daily necessities that Xu Shang purchased in the town last time. Some even expressed their willingness to exchange medicinal herbs for rice, meat and other things.
Xu Shang also accepted everyone who came and replaced them all at once.
By the evening, Xu Shang had spent half of his savings, and there was almost nothing left of the supplies he had bought specifically for Granny Sang, except for a few pounds of flour and a piece of meat.
"Business is booming, but the funds from the acquisition may not last until the day after tomorrow."
Xu Shang was quite satisfied with this. After all, he could make a lot of money by selling these medicinal materials after processing.
Collecting the herbs did not take too much time, because there were only about 200 households in the entire Tianya Village, and half of these 200 households went to the city to farm or work, so the number of people in the village was relatively limited.
Moreover, after everyone went to collect herbs, the herbs closer to the village were quickly picked up, and Xu Shang did not collect those that were too small. As a result, the next people would either collect fewer herbs, or have to walk farther and spend more time.
Xu Shang suddenly realized that if the trend continued like this, it would be impossible to maintain income from drug sales in the long run.
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