pjbooks Chapter 22 is on full fire!
Chapter 22 is on full fire!
"Isn't there also Great-Grandpa Xiangping? He's the village doctor, and he can teach everyone slowly."
For now, everyone can take the herbs back and compare them before digging. Once you recognize them, you won't need to use the herbs to compare anymore.
The village chief thought it made a lot of sense.
The foot of the mountain, which people used to be afraid to approach, has now become their gold mine!
"Peach Blossom, thank you so much. I'll go find Uncle Xiangping in a bit to discuss teaching everyone how to dig for medicinal herbs."
With your help, everyone will be able to earn an extra source of income in the future.
The village chief said gratefully, his eyes full of admiration.
They truly are children of Zhao Family Village, always thinking of the village's best interests.
Zhao Taohua added, "In the future, everyone can also come to the foot of the mountain to cut firewood, as burning crop stalks produces too little fire."
The village chief smiled and agreed, "That's right, it takes a lot of straw to cook a meal."
This time, Tao Hua helped the village solve two major problems at once.
The two immediately went to Zhao Xiangping's house to discuss the matter.
After all, the sooner this matter is settled, the sooner the villagers can start earning money by digging for medicinal herbs.
Peach Blossom just said that she dug up half a basket and sold it for 160 coins.
If the whole family mobilized and dug for a whole day, it's unbelievable how much money each household in the village could earn.
It just so happens that today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and all the villagers who work in the town have returned home.
The village chief planned to announce the good news to the villagers after discussing it with Uncle Xiangping.
From now on, no one will need to go to town to work anymore!
"What? We can go to the foot of the mountain now?"
Sure enough, Zhao Xiangping was very excited when he heard the news!
God knows how much he longed to see those medicinal herbs at the foot of the mountain.
He knows about medicinal herbs, and he also lacks them, but because he is afraid of wolves, he cannot go near the foot of the mountain. Therefore, he has to go to town to buy herbs for himself.
"Yes, Uncle Xiangping, I just went there, and the wolf didn't come down even after I stood there for a while."
Moreover, Peach Blossom said that in the past, the mischievous spirit would lure the wolf down the mountain from the foot of the mountain, but now she has subdued the mischievous spirit, so the wolf will never easily come down the mountain again.
The village chief believed Zhao Taohua's words without a doubt, as did Zhao Xiangping. He had personally witnessed Zhao Taohua save people twice, especially the second time when she forced the menstrual blood out of Old Lady Sun's body!
Zhao Xiangping said, "There's no time to lose. Let's notify the villagers now and have them come to my house this afternoon to learn how to identify medicinal herbs. We can start digging them up tomorrow."
Before teaching people to identify medicinal herbs, Zhao Xiangping had some preparatory work to do. He didn't want people to remember too many herbs at once, so he planned to teach two kinds each day, with five households taking one herb to compare and dig.
Even so, he still had to prepare more than twenty of each kind of herb.
Just as the three finished their discussion, the village chief began to notify each household, while Zhao Xiangping was about to go to the foot of the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs. Suddenly, they heard a quarrel coming from the village.
Zhao Taohua's brow twitched; the sound seemed to be coming from her house.
Zhao Taohua hurried home, followed closely by the village chief and Zhao Xiangping.
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In the morning, Zhao Ershu also arrived home, carrying two crucian carp and two pieces of meat.
He knew that Zhao Taohua loved crucian carp, especially crucian carp soup.
Seeing him carrying meat, Qian complained softly, "Why did you buy meat too? Tao Hua and I already bought pork belly and ribs yesterday."
"It's okay, let's cook and eat together. It's a holiday, so let's eat more!"
"I'll eat one at home, and I'll take the other one to my parents later."
As he spoke, Zhao Ershu took out his purse from his pocket and handed her the wages that his employer had just paid.
Madam Qian knew that Zhao Ershu was filial, so she didn't stop him from taking care of Old Man Zhao and Old Lady Sun, as long as he handed over his wages to his family.
"Okay, go and come back soon. I have something to tell you when you get back."
There have been many changes at home recently. Ershu doesn't know that not only have they paid off their debts, but they've also saved up more than seven taels of silver to build a new house!
Just as Zhao Ershu was carrying a piece of meat and was about to head to the Zhao family's old house, he suddenly heard a commotion outside the courtyard gate. He heard Old Lady Sun calling out in a tearful voice, "Ershu! Ershu, you're finally back!"
Zhao Ershu was very surprised. His mother never came to his house. Why did she come today?
When he opened the courtyard gate, he saw Old Lady Sun being supported by Zhao Sanshi and his wife, crying and saying, "Ershu, if you don't come back, I'm going to be bullied to death by that vixen of yours!"
Zhao Ershu knew that Old Lady Sun had always called Qian a vixen for over ten years, and he had gotten used to it.
However, he didn't believe that Qian would bully his mother.
"Mother, there must be some misunderstanding. Peach Blossom Mother has only been back in the village for two days. How could she possibly bully you?"
As soon as Zhao Ershu finished speaking, Zhao Sanshi replied, "How is that impossible? Not only did they bully Mother, but they also bullied my husband and me, chasing us all over the yard with a spittoon!"
And then there's that little stray dog, Peach Blossom, who swindled twelve taels of silver from his mother.
Second brother, now that you're back, you're the head of this family. Make Taohua return the money and make your sister-in-law kowtow and apologize to Mother!
Zhao Ershu initially found Zhao Sanshi's words absurd, but his expression turned serious when he heard that Qian Shi was to kowtow and apologize to Old Lady Sun.
Zhao Sanshi immediately noticed that his second brother's expression was not quite right, and he began to feel a little scared.
Although my second brother is usually honest and simple, and seems easy to bully, he can sometimes be stubborn and inflexible.
Sure enough, the next moment, he heard Zhao Ershu say to him, "Third brother, why does your second sister-in-law have to kowtow and apologize to Mother when she did nothing wrong?"
Ms. Qian had also heard Old Lady Sun howling outside the courtyard, but since it was a holiday, she didn't want to argue with Old Lady Sun, so she didn't go out.
However, what pleased her was that Zhao Ershu trusted her completely and believed in her without any doubt!
But she knew Zhao Ershu was bad with words, so she immediately went outside, rolled up her sleeves, and went all out!
Wang was anxious about the twelve taels of silver, so she said to Zhao Ershu, "How come Second Sister-in-law didn't do anything wrong?"
She chased after her mother with a spittoon and spoke rudely to her, which made her mother fall ill. Peach Blossom took the opportunity to extort two taels from her mother, plus the ten taels from the day before yesterday, making a total of twelve taels!
Second brother, as you know, back at our old house, Xiaofeng and Xiaoyu are getting married soon, and we need money for the dowry. Xiaolei is about to start school, and we need money for tuition too.
"Peach Blossom has extorted twelve taels of silver; how are we supposed to live back in our old house now?"
Wang spoke while crying, tears streaming down her face!
Qian rushed out and pointed at Wang, yelling, "Third sister-in-law, what nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by extortion? Mother gave it willingly, and so many eyes were watching!"
Not only these twelve taels, but Mother also owes Peach Blossom eighteen taels, all of which are documented in writing!
Also, don't you know why Mother gave Peach Blossom twelve taels?
What are you doing here making a scene now?
Qian Shi has never been one to be bullied. She might have to be a little more accommodating to Old Madam Sun, but she wouldn't give Wang Shi any face, as she is the third sister-in-law!
Wang was intimidated by Qian's fierce expression and domineering tone, and began to back down. What a shrew!
When Grandma Sun saw that Wang was useless, she started to throw a tantrum, saying, "No matter how the money was given out, this vixen tried to put a spittoon over my head and even cursed at me! Ershu, you must teach this vixen a lesson today!"
Grandma Sun gritted her teeth and said.
Even if we can't get the money back, we'll still beat up the Qian family to vent our anger!