Chapter 014 Digging Wild Vegetables
Ji Wan knew that he would object, so she repeated the words to her mother. Seeing that the couple were silent, she said again: "Actually, yesterday I went up the mountain and dug a ginseng plant. Today I went to the town and sold some money."
Ji Hai and his wife were shocked again.
"I originally wanted to ask you to help you get it to the town for sale, but I was worried that the shopkeeper of the pharmacy drove his own ox cart because you didn't understand the value of ginseng."
Ji Wan was afraid that they would be too careful, so she took the initiative to explain, and this was the truth. When she went to Dejitang today, the shopkeeper saw that she was an expert and wanted to fool her. Both uncle and uncle were native countrymen, and their imagination of money was limited. If they could not guarantee that they would pay ten taels and twenty taels, they would be happy and sold immediately.
By then, you will lose a lot.
Ji Hai sighed, "You have studied with your parents since childhood and know more than us. But next time you encounter such a thing, you will come over and say, even if I am not at home, I will ask your elder brother to accompany you. It is really unsafe for you, a girl, to go out alone."
Ji Wan nodded vigorously, "Okay."
Ji Hai smiled, "Okay, go back quickly. I will go to the Lizheng family later. He has a wide connection, so he can feel more at ease if he asks someone to build a house for your house. When our house was building a house, it was also the one who was helping with him."
"Yeah." Ji Wan said happily: "Thank you uncle."
The Zhao family is different from the Ji family. After the separation, the children's rankings are all separated.
Zhao Cheng's wife is from a neighboring village, surnamed Song, and gave birth to four sons and one daughter for Zhao Cheng. The eldest son Zhao Xuezhi was 17 years old and married last year. His wife Xu gave birth to a son during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The second son Zhao Liyuan was 15 years old and also made a marriage. His daughter Zhao Yin was three years old at home. She is one year older than Ji Wan and is thirteen this year. The youngest two are twins, four years old this year.
A few days ago, the old father of the Song family fell ill. Song took his daughter back to his parents' home to visit his father. He left his eldest son and second son to help with housework and take care of his two young brothers at home.
Ji Hai came by coincidence, Zhao Cheng was about to go out to work for others, but when he saw him, he invited him to sit in the house. Ji Hai briefly explained his purpose. Of course, he also said about his niece's niece's ginseng, but he didn't say how much it costs.
Although Zhao Cheng was a little surprised, he didn't ask much, saying, "My family Xuezhi and Liyuan will build houses, and there are four brothers of the Wu family and two sons of the Hu family. Eight people are enough. I'll talk to them later."
Ji Hai smiled all over his face, "Then I'll trouble you."
"What are you polite from the villagers? Xue Zhi and Li Yuan's name was chosen by your second brother. Shouldn't I help this little? What's more, everyone is happy with the salary."
It is precisely because of the naming that when the Ji family was splitting, Zhao Chengcai tried his best to help Ji Qing's wife and children fight for the greatest benefit.
Things went smoothly, Miao went over and talked to Zhou.
Zhou was grateful again and again, "Sister-in-law, I'm really bothering you..."
"What's the trouble? Isn't this all right?" Miao looked around, "Where is Awan, why isn't she at home?"
When the niece woke up, she became much tougher and could protect her mother, younger brother and sister at home.
Ji Rong replied: "My sister, Sister Feng Yue and Sister Feng Mei from the next door, went out to dig wild vegetables."
Miao said in surprise: "There are wild vegetables that can be eaten in winter?"
Ji Rong smiled and said, "Sister said this, and I don't know if I can find it. If so, next time you ask the fifth and sixth sisters to follow you."
Miao nodded with a smile, "Okay. OK, there's nothing else to do, I'll go back first."
Mrs. Li was carrying a bamboo building on her back to go up the mountain to pick up firewood. When she saw Miao come out of the third room with a smile on her face, she immediately returned to the house.
"Mom, I think something is wrong with my second sister-in-law and the others these two days. Awan went to the town early this morning, and after coming back, he brought several bags of things. At noon, the little girl Arong took a big bowl to her brother and the others. I looked at the bowl from afar, like a cake."
She recalled the fragrance of the cake, and couldn't help swallowing. She hummed, "It was said that it was a family and each one was his own. But when the second sister-in-law had good things, she was just concerned about giving it to her elder brother and the others. She didn't know how to be filial to you. She was really heartless. And the elder brother, and she didn't know what pillow wind her sister blew him all day long, but he didn't care about you at all."
Ji Yun was beside him, and he also pouted, his face full of anger and reluctance.
But Liu said angrily: "You will drool if you have shallow eyes. If you have a few cakes, you will not do anything seriously. You will always see me pulling your neck and stealing your dog. Get out to pick up firewood."
Even if she was separated, her family did not lack white flour, nor did she lacked chickens and ducks. Liu really looked down on a few noodles. She was already dissatisfied with Li's various behaviors, and when she heard her slander her son behind her back, she felt even more angry.
It is true that she is partial to her younger son, but her eldest son is also her biological child. She can criticize him, but others cannot do it.
Li was smart, but unexpectedly angered her mother-in-law.
"mother…"
In the past, she had said a lot of bad things about her uncle and his wife. Liu listened to her very much. How did she...
"I'm still here, are you trying to be lazy?"
Liu grabbed her ear and roared directly.
Li's face turned pale in pain, both annoyed and afraid.
"Mom, I'll go right away, you can let it go..."
Ji Yun was so scared that she was trembling all over. She had been tortured by Liu these two days and did not dare to act coquettishly anymore. Seeing that Liu was angry, she immediately took her brother to her room, not even caring about her own mother.
Liu snorted and let go of Li.
Li hurried out with a basket on his back, but from a distance he saw Ji Wan and his men digging wild vegetables in the grass on the ridges of the fields.
"Awan, can you really eat winter cold vegetables?"
Gao's eldest daughter Feng Mei asked curiously with a freshly dug winter vegetable.
Feng Mei is as big as Ji Wan, and her appearance can only be regarded as pretty, but she is half a head taller than Ji Wan.
"Of course."
Ji Wan opened the grass and said while digging: "I have seen it in a wild book."
She put the dug winter vegetables into a bamboo basket and explained: "Winter vegetables, also known as sunflower, grow mostly on the edge of the house, on the road, and in the grass on the ridges of the fields. Not only can it be eaten, it is also a medicinal material. It is mainly used to clear heat and relieve dampness. It is used for lung heat cough, jaundice, dysentery, difficulty in urination, erysipelas, sores and sores."
"Awan, how do you understand these?"
Fourteen-year-old Feng Yue had an ordinary appearance and looked at Ji Wan in confusion.
Ji Wan blinked and lied, "My father took me to the town before, and heard the boss talk about the names and uses of some medicinal materials in the pharmacy. Later, my mother bought me some medical books for me to read. But before I could learn it, my father..." Her eyes darkened, "You also know that after my father passed away, my grandmother didn't like us mother and son. She asked us to work every day, so she could only hide and read secretly at night."
Feng Yue and Feng Mei both showed sympathy and unbearable.
"Awan, I'm sorry."
Feng Yue was very guilty of a sad sentence that touched her friends.
"fine."
Ji Wan smiled as if nothing had happened. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of Li from the corner of her eyes. Her smile slightly lowered and said, "The winter cold vegetables here are almost dug. Let's change the place and dig shepherd's purse."
Chapter completed!