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Liu Jiaojiao, who was watching from a distance, also saw the prey that Tao'er and the others had hunted, and her eyes were filled with jealousy and resentment.

Upon hearing Tao'er say that they had dug up a century-old ginseng.

She immediately lost her composure, gritting her teeth, wishing she could pounce on her and snatch it away.

Why does that bitch Liu Tao'er have such good luck, getting either a hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum or a hundred-year-old ginseng?

Ahh ...

You damn bitch, why don't you just die!

No, these good things can't be kept all by the eldest son. Liu Daniu is also his parents' son.

They must give their belongings to their parents.

Thinking of this, Liu Jiaojiao took off running home.

When Liu Jiaojiao ran into the yard, she almost tripped over the threshold.

"Mother! Father!" she cried out at the top of her lungs.

"That wretched girl has dug up a hundred-year-old ginseng!"

Tie Zhu and his group also hunted sika deer and wild boars!

There's also the Green Sheep.

He was just saying at the village entrance that he was selling wild boar meat, twenty coins a pound!

Wang was washing dishes in front of the stove when the broom in her hand fell into the basin with a "thud".

Old Master Liu poked his head out from the main room, his wrinkles twitching.

In a corner of the courtyard, Liu Tianbao, who was leisurely drinking tea, put down his teacup and pricked up his ears.

Wang wiped her hands on her apron repeatedly, her lips trembling: "A hundred-year-old ginseng? The lingzhi from last time..."

Where did this brat get such good luck?

Jiaojiao, are you sure you heard me right?

Liu Jiaojiao pouted and leaned closer, "Mom, I heard it really clearly, and a lot of villagers heard it too!"

Mom, I want to eat wild boar meat too. Can you ask my older brother for a piece? Just one piece!

Our family hasn't had meat for days!

Old Master Liu coughed and said, "The family has already divided up; there's no reason to ask for anything back."

The old man came out of the main room and said.

Wang glared at him: "You're just too proud to admit it!"

That's our eldest son!

What's wrong with a father going to his son's house to ask for a piece of meat?

She got angrier and angrier as she spoke, "We shouldn't have separated from this family in the first place!"

Look at how much money the eldest son is making now.

They were hunting and selling herbs.

"If we hadn't separated, all that hard-earned money would have been ours."

The old man sighed, "Hmm, what you said makes sense."

I'm his father, so it's only right that he gives me two pounds of meat as a token of his respect.

"I'll go to the main house later this afternoon when it's less crowded."

If there are too many people around, and others see it and gossip, where will he put his face!

The eldest son has always been the most filial; he should be willing to give up two pounds of meat.

"Honey, two pounds of meat isn't enough. You need to bring over a big pork leg."

Wang added.

"I understand, we'll talk about it later. Go help with the cooking!"

Liu Laogen waved his hand, his eyes thoughtful.

If only we hadn't separated back then...

Hey……

In the courtyard, Liu Tianbao sat there deep in thought, his eyes gleaming.

He ignored his parents' argument, his mind filled with only one thought: the century-old ginseng.

Earlier, when he went to the county school, he heard from his classmates that the chief examiner's mother was seriously ill, and the prescription from the Imperial Hospital was missing a century-old ginseng as a medicinal guide.

The man searched everywhere, offering a reward of a thousand taels of gold, but no one responded.

If he could obtain this ginseng...

His passing the imperial examination is practically a sure thing, a sure thing, there's no doubt about it.

Liu Tianbao clenched his fist.

But he quickly suppressed the joy on his face, casually finished the cup of tea in his hand, and turned to go back into the house.

This matter must never be known to the second or third wives.

By lunchtime, the courtyard of the main house had become lively.

Liu Daniu asked his eldest son to invite the village head and his second brother, Liu Erniu, to help slaughter the pig, while he and his wife, Zhang, were busy in the kitchen.

Tao'er, along with her second brother and Qingge, counted the medicinal herbs and mountain products they were going to take to the county town to sell.

"Young lady, the scholar has arrived."

Qingge peeked her head in from the doorway.

Tao'er raised an eyebrow.

She put down the herbs in her hand and went outside. Sure enough, she saw Liu Tianbao and his wife standing in the courtyard. Wei was holding a bag of mung bean cakes and was smiling as she handed them to Ayan and Huanhuan, who were playing in the corner of the courtyard.

"Second Uncle and Second Aunt are here!"

Tao'er stepped forward to greet them, her tone neither warm nor cold.

These two wouldn't come here without a reason; she wanted to see what they were up to!

Liu Tianbao rubbed his hands together and said with a smile, "Tao'er, I heard you've gotten some good stuff again, so your second uncle came to see you."

He nudged Wei's foot, and Wei quickly stuffed mung bean cakes into the hands of the two children, saying, "Ayan, Huanhuan, these are for you, have a taste."

Tao'er sat down on the stone bench, not in a hurry to speak, waiting for Liu Tianbao to speak on his own.

Sure enough, after exchanging only a few polite words, Liu Tianbao leaned closer and lowered his voice: "Tao'er, your second uncle wants to discuss something with you."

Could I sell that ginseng to my second uncle?

Tao'er smiled and said, "Second Uncle wants to buy it?"

That's certainly possible.

I just wonder how much silver my second uncle will contribute?

Liu Tianbao's eyes lit up: "Name a number."

"For the sake of our kinship, one thousand taels."

If sold to someone else, it would fetch at least 1,200 taels.

She held up one finger and said.

Wei stood up abruptly: "One thousand taels?!"

"You little brat, why don't you just rob it!"

Tao'er's smile faded: "Second Aunt, this is a century-old ginseng. You might not be able to buy it even if you have money on the market."

It's a matter of willingness to buy and sell; if you think it's too expensive, you don't have to buy it.

I can sell it for an extra two hundred taels of silver in the county town!

Liu Tianbao quickly grabbed his wife and scolded her in a low voice: "That's just a woman's view!"

What do you know!

A hundred-year-old ginseng is considered cheap at one thousand taels!

He turned around, forcing a smile, "Tao'er, you see, your second uncle is really short of money right now, could you write me an IOU?"

"Once my second uncle passes the imperial examination this year, I'll repay you double the money, okay?"

Tao'er's eyes turned cold.

She slowly stood up, looking down at the couple: "Second Uncle, are you trying to get something for nothing?"

"You can't say that..."

"Qingge, see the guest out!" Tao'er interrupted him.

Qingge stepped forward and, without saying a word, lifted Liu Tianbao off the stool.

Wei cried out in a shrill voice, "Rebellion! Rebellion!"

The younger generation is urging the older generation to leave!

"Does your eldest son's family still have any rules...?"

Qingge ignored her and, carrying one in each hand, threw the couple out of the courtyard gate.

"Rules, our daughter's rules are the rules!"

Qingge looked at the couple with a cold smile.

Tao'er followed behind, her voice not loud but clear: "You don't have a single coin, yet you want to use my ginseng to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy, in order to pave your way to success."

My second uncle has a good plan.

A group of villagers had already gathered outside the courtyard gate to watch the spectacle.

People had noticed Liu Tianbao and his wife when they entered, and now that they saw them being thrown out, they gathered around even more.

A loud-mouthed woman asked in a booming voice, "Miss Qingge, what's going on here?"

Qingge, young and impetuous, immediately recounted the whole story: "Our daughter dug up a hundred-year-old ginseng. The second master came to buy it, but said he couldn't come up with a single tael of silver and wanted to write an IOU, saying he would pay double after she passed the imperial examination."

Isn't it funny?

What's the difference between this and getting it for free?

Laughter erupted from the crowd.

Someone shouted, "Liu Tianbao, are you so desperate for an official position that you've gone mad?"

"Using your niece's things to curry favor with superiors, aren't you ashamed!"

"He even passed the imperial examination? With a character like that, how could he possibly pass it?"

God must be blind!

Liu Tianbao and his wife's faces turned purple. They wanted to say something, but the laughter of the crowd silenced them.

Wei wanted to start a shrewish outburst, but Liu Tianbao held her back tightly.

In the end, the couple could only lower their heads and run away with their tails between their legs amidst the increasingly loud laughter.

Tao'er stood at the courtyard gate, watching her second uncle and aunt's disheveled figures, then turned and went back into the courtyard.

Qingge followed behind her, saying angrily, "Miss, this scholar is utterly shameless."

Tao smiled but didn't reply. She just walked to the kitchen door and said to her mother, "Mom, let's head to the county town after lunch."

That ginseng needs to be sold as soon as possible.

While cutting meat, Ms. Wei nodded repeatedly upon hearing this: "Yes, yes, the sooner we sell it, the less trouble we'll have."

The kitchen was filled with the aroma of meat, and in the courtyard, the eldest brother was leading Liu Erniu and the village head in sharpening their knives.

The wild boar had been almost completely dealt with, and the village head exclaimed in amazement, "Da Niu, what kind of luck did your family have?"

With lingzhi mushrooms and ginseng, I'll send my son into the mountains for a stroll tomorrow.

Liu Daniu smiled憨厚ly as he wiped his sweat, his eyes crinkling with undisguised joy.

From outside the courtyard came Liu Erniu shouting at the top of his lungs: "Big Brother!"

Is the water ready?

It's been gutted...

The courtyard of the main house suddenly became lively.