The whole village is starving, but I have a full warehouse of meat in the mall

Chapter 37: Drying Herbs to Make Money

Before he finished speaking, several men in their forties beside him shouted:

"Keep digging, of course!"

"The head of the village said two and a half days, so we'll work overnight and we'll reach the foot of the mountain by tomorrow night at the latest!"

"The rice in the field can't wait, so hurry up and don't be lazy!"

The head of the village came over with his hands behind his back and said, "We can't work all day and all night. We must not tire ourselves out. But there's no sun at night, so it's more comfortable and cool to work. So we'll work all night tonight. Everyone should have a good rest tomorrow morning, and come back to continue in the afternoon..."

The crowd worked enthusiastically and soon moved several feet down.

Jiang Wan pulled his two sons to sit on a big rock nearby, took out two pieces of cake from the basket and handed them over: "Eat your fill first, then work."

The wild vegetable buckwheat pancakes don’t taste that great actually, but with an egg in the middle, they are a delicacy. Ye Dahe and Ye Erhai squinted their eyes while eating them, looking like they were enjoying it very much.

The people working nearby were envious when they saw this.

They worked here for most of the day, but their mother and mother at home didn't even bring them a sip of water!

It is said that Mrs. Ye often abuses her son. Look, does this look like abuse? It makes them want to be Mrs. Ye’s son!

The sun sets.

The sky was twinkling with stars, and the cold moonlight was shining on the forest.

The village head asked the women to light torches and go up the mountain to illuminate the way for the people digging the ditch. The torches were connected into a line, like a fire dragon entwined on the east mountain.

Jiang Wan stood in the crowd holding a torch, and the voice in his head kept ringing.

[Ding! Wild Du Yao Zhi was found! ]

She saw something in the ditch, which seemed to be Du Yaozhi, but the light was bad and she couldn't see it clearly. Even if she could see it clearly, it was not suitable to go into the ditch and dig it out at this time.

【Ding! Found natural forsythia! 】

There are a lot of Forsythia growing in the dug ditches. Forsythia is a bit expensive, costing more than twenty cents per pound.

Jiang Wan stood at the side very calmly. She still had more than 150 taels of silver in her hand, which was a huge sum of money. The most important issue now was how to make good use of the money.

She wanted to buy land, and even more so, she wanted to build a house before winter came.

[Ding! Found natural wild Fritillaria! ]

Jiang Wan frowned. What was Fritillaria? She had never heard of it.

She looked at the empty panel, which showed a green plant with yellow and white petals and lantern-like fruits at the stamens.

An idea immediately popped up in Jiang Wan's mind.

Just when I was thinking about how to make money, this lucrative business came to my door.

"There are so many bitter flowers here!" Ye Sishan's playful voice came, "Let's compete to see who can pick more."

A group of half-grown children began to pick the hearts of the Fritillaria thrush crazily. After picking them, they threw them on the ground and stepped on them. Jiang Wan felt so distressed.

She walked over holding a torch and said to the children, "Whoever can help me pick a pound of Fritillaria, I will reward him with an egg."

Upon hearing this, Ye Sishan became anxious: "Mom, I'll do it, I'll do it, leave all the eggs for me!"

Jiang Wan laughed: "As long as you can pick one pound, I will also reward you with eggs."

Aunt Zhao asked curiously, "Mother Dahe, what do you want these for? They are very bitter, even chickens won't eat them."

"These can all be used as food." Jiang Wan lied without blushing, "There are so many on the mountain anyway, I can get some back and try it out, what if I find something useful?"

It is fake for making food, but real for selling to Chinese medicine halls.

Aunt Zhao didn't believe a word of it, but she thought that picking bitter flowers could be exchanged for eggs, so she definitely couldn't miss such a good opportunity. She quickly waved her hand and called the children wandering around the mountain over: "Meihua, Osmanthus, Xiaoyu, please help Aunt Zhao pick Fritillaria. The more the better." Jiang Wan added: "There are also Du Yaozhi and Huanghuagan." Forsythia suspensa is also called Huanghuagan.

Several women nearby heard it and quickly called their children over.

They all heard that Sister Ye went up the mountain a few days ago and picked up two big hens and a big rooster. Those two wild hens were very good at laying eggs, laying four eggs a day, so there was no need to worry that Sister Ye would not be able to produce eggs.

The children who were originally playing around in the mountains picking wild vegetables all ran out to pick them.

"Aunt Ye, is there enough for one pound here?"

"Aunt Ye, my elder sister and I have collected a basket of eggs. How many eggs can we get in exchange?"

"I picked a basket too. My mother said it weighed two kilograms. Can I get two eggs?"

Jiang Wan looked at the pile of herbs in front of him, which looked like a small mountain. He estimated that it weighed at least thirty kilograms.

The initiative of these children is amazing. It seems that in the future, such things can be outsourced directly to the children in the village.

She called Ye Sanshu and Ye Sishan to transport the goods back, and the two brothers went down the mountain with a great harvest.

Jiang Wan smiled and said to the group of children in front of him, "Our hens can only lay four eggs a day, so only four people can come to claim the eggs a day. Let the younger children claim them first, okay?"

Meihua was very sensible: "I'll be the last one!"

Guihua also nodded: "I'll be the last one too!"

Li Xiaohu licked his lips and said, "Then I will stay until the last day."

Jiang Wan thought he would have to spend some time talking, but he didn't expect these sensible children to be so proactive in giving in.

She smiled and said, "When I need these things in the future, I'll come to you again."

One egg for one pound is really a good deal.

The last ray of light was completely covered.

Gradually, the children could not bear it any longer and followed their older brothers and sisters down the mountain. The women were still holding torches on the mountain.

Jiang Wan stayed by Ye Dahe and Ye Erhai's side, giving them some water to drink from time to time. Although they were not her own children, she still felt a little distressed.

The village head worked along with them. After all, he was old and his eyes were red from working so hard. He stood on a big rock and shouted to encourage them: "We can finish the work after digging another ten meters. Everyone, work harder!"

Everything went smoothly and everyone finished digging quickly.

"Everyone go back and rest!" the head of the village said excitedly, "Gather here again after noon tomorrow!"

That night, the exhausted men fell into a deep sleep and did not wake up until the sun rose high.

Jiang Wan and Gu Xiaohui were picking herbs in the yard and laying them out on the ground to dry.

Gu Xiaohui was very curious: "Mom, can this thing really be sold for money?"

"Well, this is herbal medicine. You can buy it at the Chinese medicine store in town."

After almost finishing the cleanup, Jiang Wan got up and prepared to make lunch. After lunch, he had to go up the mountain to continue digging the ditch.

While he was busy, Ye Sishan's surprised voice came from behind: "Mom, there are four more eggs today!"

Jiang Wan handed four eggs to the four children in front of him: "Hold them carefully, don't drop them or they will break."

"Thank you, aunt!"

Gu Xiaohui was kneading the dough and rolling out the skins, preparing to make dumplings.

Xiaofang dug a lot of shepherd's purse last night, and today the whole family ate shepherd's purse dumplings.

(End of this chapter)