A Happy Wife in a Rural Family - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Chapter 19. A Deal

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Ai! Second Grandpa, as I said yesterday, that’s your hard-earned money. You deserve it. How about this? Let’s not talk about settling the debt; how about the second Grandpa helping me repair this house?”

She had looked around, and the walls were all in good condition. The roof might need to be replaced with some wood and tiles. The tiles would probably cost one tael of silver, and she did not need to pay any other wages.

In total, it would probably cost more than two taels of silver.

Second Grandpa had earned more than two taels of silver, so he must be at ease.

Gu Changan chuckled. “That’s fine. I won’t be polite then. How’s your father? I wanted to see him, but second Grandpa thought it would be better to help you repair this house.”

Gu Qingli said, “Thank you for your concern, second Grandpa. Father is doing well. Doctor Shen is a good doctor. He’s fine now.”

Gu Changan sighed. “That’s good. The three of you are still children. Your father still needs money to treat his legs. If you need anything, tell second Grandpa.”

Gu Changan patted their heads. They snuggled up to him and called him second Grandpa obediently. They felt warm in their hearts. Was this what Grandpa’s love was like?

Gu Qingli smiled. “Don’t worry about the money, second Grandpa. We’ll be fine.”

She patted her basket and pointed to the herbs inside as she spoke.

They finally got to the main topic.

“Is this herb that valuable?” Gu Changan looked at her big basket suspiciously.

Usually, even if Dr. Li were to get a few prescriptions for a headache and fever, it would not be worth much money.

Gu Qingli smiled but didn’t say anything. Her second Grandpa had helped her family so much, so she would help them too. She had heard second Grandpa say that they had nothing to do and it would be a pity if the herbs on the mountain rotted.

She just happened to hear from doctor Shen that there was a shortage of medicinal herbs. If the second Grandpa and the others were willing to follow her up the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs, she would take them.

She pulled over the basket and looked at Gu Changan seriously.

“What do you want to say, girl?”

“You’re smart, second Grandpa,”

“Hurry up and tell me you’re still teasing your second Grandpa. Are you going to talk about the herb?” Gu Changan pointed at the basket.

“Second Grandpa, how much do you think my basket can be sold for?” Gu Qingli asked.

Gu Changan shook his head. In his eyes, it was the value of feeding the cattle. The real value was the ginseng and Ganoderma.

Gu Daping also came over to look at the herbs in the basket. No, this basket of herbs was just a basket of herbs in his eyes.

Could this grass be sold for money?

Gu Daping was also interested; he wanted to hear how much this grass was worth from his niece.

If it was precious, would the people in the village still need to starve and freeze this winter?

Gu Qingli realized that the villagers didn’t know the value of herbs.

Every time, she sold an assortment of herbs. If they were separated and processed, these herbs would not be at this price.

She said, “Second Grandpa, the herbs in my basket are calculated by weight. It’s six yuan per catty. There are at least thirty catties in my basket. How much do you think these herbs are worth? ”

Gu Changan and his son were shocked. “It’s that valuable?”

“Yes. Otherwise, how would we have the money to buy this house and even treat our father’s illness?”

Gu Changan nodded, and his eyes lit up. He turned his head and asked, “Little girl, you want to lead the villagers to dig for herbs?”

Gu Qingli smiled. Her second Grandpa was indeed an intelligent man. He could tell what she was doing, but she wasn’t taking the whole village.

The entire village had done her no favors. They would point at her or mock her whenever they saw her. She was not so saintly as not to care about it.

“Not the whole village, ” she said. “It’s your family, second Grandpa. There are too many people. How can we take so many people? And there are some people I won’t take.”

“You little girl, second Grandpa thought you were someone who didn’t hold grudges. Sure, second Grandpa will have your first aunt, and the three aunts will wait for you here tomorrow. Second Grandpa would like to thank you first. You’ve saved so many lives, girl!”

Gu Changan was very excited. He looked at the endless mountains. He had never expected that his village would have a mountain of gold and silver surrounding them without their knowledge.

Then, he narrowed his eyes. ‘Dr. Li’s family also went up the mountain to dig up herbs yearly. Usually, the price of the herbs they collected from the village was not high. So, there was something fishy about it.

If he had the kind heart to teach the people in the village some herbs, everyone would go up the mountain to dig for some herbs to sell. The people in the village would not be short of food after paying the taxes.

This way, the villagers wouldn’t have to starve or freeze to death every winter.

Ai! The human heart!

Tomorrow, he would let the four daughters-in-law follow the servant girl to dig for a few days. After getting to know each other, they could also bring the other adults and children in the village to dig in the mountains.

He was the village chief and couldn’t wait to find a way for the villagers to escape this predicament.

Now that this girl had given him such a great idea, this girl was kind and intelligent.

Gu Changan looked at the thin and small child, and his heart was filled with unspeakable pity. What a good and intelligent child.

After teaching his four daughters-in-law, they would lead the rest of the village in the future. This credit would go to him, the village chief.

Ai! This girl was born with an intelligent heart. This way, she would not offend the people in the village and would not teach those annoying people. She would also give credit to his family. In the future, she would have to look after their family.

Hahaha, this girl.’ Gu Changan laughed in his heart.

I showed her some kindness, and she repaid me in this way.

Indeed, humans can do evil. Good will be rewarded, and evil will be rewarded.

When Gu Daping saw his father’s smile, he was also happy. If the family had a daily income of a few hundred yuan, then a month’s income of a few taels of silver would be more than enough.

In the future, he would not have to worry about his son’s studies.

Seeing that they had achieved their goal, the three of them returned to town after saying goodbye to Gu Daping and Gu Changan.

When they returned to the medicine shop, Dr. Shen was pleased to see the extra precious medicinal herbs and quickly got Xiao Liuxi to brew them.

The three of them came to second brother Gu’s ward after dinner. He had already woken up and struggled to get up when he saw them.

“Father, don’t move.” Gu Qingli pressed him down.

“Li-er, you called father? ” Second brother Gu looked at Gu Qingli in surprise.

This was the first time she had called him ‘father’ since she could remember. When she was two or three years old, she constantly pestered him by calling him ‘father’ every day, making him highly annoyed. Later, little Li ‘er seemed to understand that he didn’t like her and never called him ‘father’ again.

Gu Qingli nodded and sat down. Looking at the overjoyed second brother Gu, she thought her simple father had finally come to his senses.

However, it was best if he could handle the next matter.

“Is father feeling better today?” she asked.

Second brother Gu nodded. “Much better. Li ‘er, father thanks you. In the past, father’s eyes were muddled by shit, and my heart was blind.”

“Father, let’s let the past be in the past. Our family will be happy in the future, and no one will bully us again.”

Second brother Gu felt something was wrong and asked in confusion, “Li-er’s words are?”

Well, this simple father wasn’t stupid. He immediately realized that there was something wrong with her words.