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“Third Madam, we’re here!”
‘The ox cart had already arrived at the entrance of the house. Longyue and Zhang Meihua quickly got out of the cart. Chai Tieniu looked at the clothes in their hands and laughed. “Third Madam is a kind person. She buys food and clothes for her family. She will definitely become a virtuous matriarch in the
future!”
How could Chai Tieniu know about Longyue’s scheme? She had only slipped up for a moment and he hit the nail on the head. Longyue felt very happy when she heard this. She turned around and said, “Brother Chai, we ride in your cart every day. Come over to our house for lunch later!”
“Alright!”
“Moo—”
As soon as the old bull carried Chai Tieniu away, Madam Zhang said impatiently, “Longyue, you didn’t answer me just now. What kind of money-making business are you planning?”
These past few days, Madam Zhang had been green with envy. Not to mention Qingxue and Xiangxiang, even outsiders came to her place to learn embroidery. In the future, they would all be able to earn money. She also wanted to learn, but seeing those tedious patterns woven by the stitches gave her a
headache.
She had felt uncomfortable about this matter. She finally found an opportunity to talk about it today.
Longyue thought for a moment and said, “I passed by a medicinal store these past few days and saw a lot of people coming and going. All of them were shouting about how expensive the medicine was. I was wondering if I could grow some herbs and sell them at the medicinal store. Wouldn’t that make a
lot of money?”
“Grow medicinal herbs?” Madam Zhang glared at her. “Don’t those things grow in the mountains? How can you plant them yourself?”
“Of course we can. The ancient people discovered these herbs in the land deep in the mountains and forests and grew them. Meihua, don’t you see, there’s an empty plot of land behind our house. We can just cultivate it and use it.”
“Cultivate land? You want me to do this? How tiring is that? I don’t want to do it!”
“It’s not just you. Big Brother and Second Brother will be doing it too. Look, we can’t earn much by working for others. We might as well work on our own!”
“Work on our own?”
Madam Zhang rolled her eyes and thought that this might really work, but could those medicinal herbs really make money?
When Longyue saw that Madam Zhang didn’t say anything and looked like she was thinking about something, she knew that she was moved. She quickly added, “Meihua, if you have time, you can go to the medical center to take a look. Wouldn’t you know? Wasn’t it the same case when we picked
medicinal herbs previously? After gathering various medicinal herbs, we made at least one and a half taels.”
“You’re not wrong. The medical fees for treating Dad’s leg injury are so expensive that it makes my heart ache. If such herbs can make money, I’d definitely do it!”
“It’ll definitely earn money! However…”
“But what?”
‘When Madam Zhang saw Longyue’s troubled expression, she immediately became nervous. She wondered if she would suddenly go back on her word.
“It’s just that those two plots of land belong to the Li family. The authority of the Li family is in Mom’s hands. When the time comes, she will definitely handle everything. I’m afraid the money earned will not fall into our hands.”
“Aiyo, now that you mention it, it’s true. Mom keeps a close eye on the money. If we really want the money we earn, what if she doesn’t give it to us?”
“There’s nothing we can do. After all, she’s the one in charge of this family.”
Longyue pursed her lips and entered the house. Zhang Meihua felt unhappy. Longyue had told her about earning money, but then she turned around and ignored the accounts.
“No. 3 branch, how could you do this!”
Zhang Meihua howled in anger. Madam Li Zhou ran out to take a look and said in surprise, “No. 2 branch, what are you doing? Messing around with No. 3 branch again?”
“Nothing!”
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Zhang Meihua recalled what Longyue had said before, and her expression turned cold. She replied impatiently and followed them into the house.
Madam Li Zhou was dumbfounded. Why are all of them giving me looks? Who have I offended this time? she wondered.
“Husband!”
In the evening, Li Qingyuan returned from outside. He was panting heavily and did not even have time to take a sip of hot tea before he was called into the house by Madam Wang.
“What are you doing? I’m exhausted and don’t have time to listen to you!”
Li Qingyuan was a little impatient with Madam Wang. He thought that she would definitely want to talk about their son again. His mother had already said this more than once. What else could he do but give it to her? He did not have money!
How could Madam Wang not know? But it was different this time. Ever since Longyue told her about that matter two days ago, she had not been able to sleep. She was actually very hesitant and even afraid, but for the sake of her child, she would risk everything.
“Longyue said that we can pool money to send our son to school!”
“Are you crazy? You want your child to go to school? Only a fool will let our Baichuan go to school. That will cost a lot of money, alright?”
Li Qingyuan felt that his wife was crazy. He said angrily, “Who is she? She’s a rich missy from the capital. Why would she fancy us mountain people? How many words of hers can you believe? Let me tell you, don’t believe a word that these rich missies say! It’s all a bluff!”
“Why are you so fierce? Aren’t I doing this for our child? Besides, didn’t she give me all the clothes she promised me? You even praised me for looking good in those clothes that day!”
Madam Wang felt wronged and she was so angry that her voice became choked. Li Qingyuan realized that he had gone too far, so he said gently, “Alright, even if she really said that, would she be so kind? She must have offered conditions, right? What did she want you to help her with?”
It had to be said that although the eldest son of the Li family had a weak personality, he was smart. Actually, being weak did not mean that he was really weak. He was just more thoughtful than ordinary people.
“Well… it’s nothing. I just want our Li family’s… Well, the power of the family…”
‘As Madam Wang spoke obsequiously, she saw that her husband was angry and was about to reach out to slap her face. Fortunately, he was only pretending and did not really hit her.
“are you looking for a beating, you stinky old woman! She wants the power of our Li family. She’s trying to control all of our lives. You actually want to be her accomplice? I… I really want to give you a good beating!”
“Why would I care so much? Our Baichuan is already so old—12 years old. If he doesn’t go to school to learn, will he become a farmer like you? He’s my flesh and blood. Am I wrong to look out for him as his mother? Boohoo…”
These past two days, Madam Wang had been having a lot of anxieties. She had not been sleeping well to begin with, and now that her husband provoked her, she started wailing.
Li Qingyuan was annoyed by her crying, but he also felt sad. Yes, it’s all for the child
He thought of his mother, who had lost her care and concern for him since his Second Brother was born. When No. 2 came of age, she no longer valued him as her eldest son. She became more like his stepmother.
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He sniffled, feeling sour inside.
“Is No. 3’s wife bluffing you?”
After calming down, Li Qingyuan began to consider his small family.
Mom, since you don’t value me as your son, don’t blame me for turning hostile!
“She promised me that she would definitely let our son go to school! She also said… that if Baichuan becomes successful in the future, he can work by No. 3’s side… Third Brother has always excelled academically, and he will definitely become an official in the future.. Do you think I can reject the idea of
our son becoming an official?”