As the days went by, the front and back yards of the enemy’s family were almost out of the sun. In addition to herbs and dates, there were also shrimps, small fish, snail meat, fungus, and mushrooms.
Large dustpans and small sieves are arranged neatly.
Before the autumn harvest, the mother and son headed to the county town carrying baskets on their backs.
On the road, some curious villagers stretched their heads to take a look, wondering what they were doing carrying hay on their backs.
Before reaching the gate of the county town, Li Yunlan was already so tired that her clothes were soaked with sweat.
The brothers were no better, breathing heavily as they walked forward.
When Qiu Defu came to the county town for the first time, he was a little nervous when he saw the tall city gate. When he queued up in front of the clerk, he was so panicked that he couldn't stand still.
Country people generally have a natural fear of officialdom.
After paying the three cents, Li Yunlan and Qiu Degui carried him forward one by one.
After walking a long way, he held his chest and sat down on the ground: "I was scared to death."
Li Yunlan gave him a disgusted look: "Look at you, okay, let's go!"
The three of them soon arrived at the Wanhe Sheng Medicine Shop in the west of the city. Qiu Defu became nervous again seeing such a big shop.
Qiu Degui supported him from behind and followed others in line to enter the shop.
When they were in line, their boy weighed and counted: "Five kilograms of dried honeysuckle, ten kilograms of honeysuckle, twenty kilograms of dried mugwort, six kilograms of fresh silver grass, eleven kilograms of dried motherwort, four kilograms of fresh plantain, Xu Changqing has two jins, Rehmannia glutinosa four jins, Cyperus cyperus one and a half jins." After reporting, he started to report again: "Astragalus 6 jins, Sanqi 1 jin and 2 liang, and red dates 20 jins."
"Old lady, please wait a moment. Go and ask the shopkeeper to calculate the price for you."
Li Yunlan nodded, and then asked his two sons to brighten their eyes and memorize more herbal medicines.
Soon the shopkeeper came. He was wearing an apron and rolling up his sleeves. He was probably busy in the backyard.
The shopkeeper looked at it and said: "The other prices are still the same, astragalus is twenty cents per catty, three-seven cents per catty, and red dates are of good quality, so I'll give them twenty cents per catty!" After saying that, he turned back to the backyard.
The young boy was making calculations, and Li Yunlan said: "A total of two thousand and seventy-one yuan."
After the calculation, the young man raised his head and glanced at the old lady in front of him: "My aunt is good at calculations. Yes, it is two thousand and seventy-one cents."
The boy opened the cabinet and took the money, and an old man next to him took out a few herbs that looked like bamboo roots and ginger from his backpack and placed them on the counter.
"Madam, please count." Li Yunlan was not polite, and it was not troublesome to count beside him.
The boy went to greet the uncle next to him again: "Uncle Chen, it's still the same one or two and one plant that has lasted for more than eight years."
Li Yunlan heard that what kind of medicine is so expensive? Is it the same price as Panax notoginseng?
She silently counted the money, put it in the bag and put it in her arms, then looked at the old man's medicine, and winked at her two sons. Qiu Defu was still looking around in a daze, while Qiu Degui also looked at the old man's medicine with understanding. .
There were so many people that it was hard to stay inside after selling the medicine, so I had to leave.
"Boss, do you understand and remember?" Li Yunlan asked.
Qiu Degui said: "I can see the roots clearly, but the pole was broken and only one leaf was left, which looks like a bamboo leaf."
Qiu Defu looked at his mother and eldest brother in confusion.
"Go look for it in the mountains. This medicine is expensive. If you dig more, your family will not have to worry about eating it after paying the tax."
Qiu Degui thought so too.
Chengcai and Mingyue dug the Panax notoginseng at the foot of the mountain. When the doctor from the next village saw it, he said it was a good medicine and offered fifty cents to buy it. After all, the heroine had a strong idea and took it back after holding it.
The barefoot doctor almost cost them more than one tael of silver.
Li Yunlan and Qiu Degui were walking in front and talking. Qiu Defu in the back was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. They felt strange everywhere. The shop was so high, with two or three floors! Both eyes can hardly see.
When he saw two stone lions placed at the door of a house, he was so surprised that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear. It was so majestic.
Staring at the lion and his eldest brother, he said, "Brother, this house is so grand...it's so big...look at that stone lion, it's so majestic...Brother? Mother?" Only then did he realize that he had left the downtown area and had reached the residence. Okay, there are still mother and eldest brother in the front, back, left and right.
It was over and they were separated. Qiu Defu felt panic at this moment. He grabbed the shoulder strap of the backpack tightly and started to walk back.
But as I walked, it was no longer the same as before. The more anxious I became, the more panicked I became. The palms of my back began to sweat, and tears welled up in my eyes.
Just as he was wandering around like a headless fly, he heard: "Defu, why are you here alone?"
When Qiu Defu saw his mother, he couldn't hold back his tears anymore. He stepped forward to hug her and started crying like a wronged child.
Passers-by on both sides cast curious glances. Li Yunlan awkwardly pointed at his head with an expression that looked like he was mentally ill, and then wiped his tears: "The boss is waiting for us in front! Stop crying and let's go."
Qiu Defu nodded and followed his mother closely, not daring to look around again.
The three of them arrived at the vegetable market. All kinds of vegetables were neatly arranged, the vendors shouted at the top of their voices, and there were also those selling wild game.
Li Yunlan walked toward the meat case. When she asked if the mutton was too expensive, she went to the pork stall.
The fatter ones cost fifteen cents a pound, and the thinner ones twelve cents a pound. As for the pig waste, forget about it, because it is cheap and very popular. No one will eat it. As long as it is meat, who would think it is dirty? It must be very clean, and it costs ten cents a push, and the lard is also fifteen cents a pound.
Finally, I picked a bunch of bones and bought three pounds of lard.
It was not easy to make money. Before the big sale, I took the brothers back after buying the lard and bones.
Passing by the grain store, Li Yunlan went in and bought three kilograms of white flour, then went to the bun shop and bought ten buns, and then asked the boss for some noodle starter.
The three of them didn't stop along the way and returned home carrying empty baskets on their backs.
As soon as the courtyard door was pushed open, several children came out. Li Yunlan held Pearl and took Baoyu to the main room.
The two daughters-in-law also followed into the main room. Li Yunlan opened the oil paper bag and took a bun for each of them.
Then he said: "Herbal medicines and dates are sold. Some are cheap but cost a lot, and some are expensive but cost less. The most expensive ones are those dug up by Chengcai Mingyue."
Then he took out his money bag: "One more thing, you are now married and have children. Although there is no separation, everyone still has to have some money on hand. In the future, you will pay half of the money you earn, and the public will earn more." If you get the money, you will also be paid for your hard work. If you come to a family, take the fifty cents first, and there will be more after you earn it."
Then he gave ten coins to each of his two daughters-in-law, and ten coins to each of Chengcai and Mingyue.
Qiu Degui's face turned red when he remembered what happened last time when he went back to the county town. I must have said this because of what happened last time, so he immediately said: "Mom, we have no place to spend money. Food and drink are all at home. What do you want to buy?" As I said, you are still in charge of this family, and the money will be left to you, let alone the children."
Mrs. Chen was originally dissatisfied that her mother-in-law's share of the money was too little, and she was also angry with her eldest brother's two children for receiving too much money. She didn't expect that her eldest brother, a fool, wouldn't take it.
Qiu Defu also hurriedly pushed the money towards his mother and said, "Mom, we don't want it either, we'll keep it all for you."
Mrs. Chen gritted his teeth and nodded, smiling very ugly.
Since Li Yunlan opened the memory of the original owner's past life, every time he looked at Chen, he would subconsciously feel that she was two-faced and did one thing in front of others and another behind the scenes. Although she did not have the overwhelming hatred of the original owner, she did not like her much because of her influence.
This is smiling on the outside but MMP on the inside.
"Since I'm in charge, just listen to me. If anyone dares to say another word, they won't be able to eat today." Li Yunlan shouted loudly, then tightened her purse and went back to the back room.
Ms. Liu touched the money in her hand and felt happy. This was the money her mother-in-law gave her for the first time when she married into a rival family.
When she returned to the house, she took out the empty purse and put the money in it. Chengcai and Mingyue also put their money in. Mrs. Liu said that she would sew a small purse for them too and let them keep the money themselves.
The two children and their mother laughed together, and Qiu Degui was also happy to see them like this.
This is how we live our lives.
