"The village chief has also had rains in the past years. Everyone just tightened their belts and went there. We had to pay for anything."

Village Chief Zhang: Yes, past years have passed, but this year is hard to get through.

Village Chief Zhang was giving earnest advice from above, and he was talking one after another from below.

Wang's sister-in-law also pulled Mingdu and said: "This has never happened in previous years. Why did the village chief suddenly think of this?"

As the real initiator, Mingdu said without changing his expression: "Maybe this year will be more difficult than in previous years. The village chief is wise and wants to buy food at low prices now, so that no one in the village can survive and starve to death."

Wang's sister-in-law thought for a while that there would be more rain this year, and the village chief has always been very responsible and has not done anything wrong.

Just paying the money, she was afraid it would be difficult. She thought of her mother-in-law, who lived by picking up copper coins. It was even harder to get it out than to reach the sky.

"I'll pay you whatever amount you want first." Mingdu stood up.

Someone has to take the lead in this kind of thing, not to mention that Mingdu originally had to buy a lot of food, but he could still buy it through this matter.

She changed her mind. She is not a generous person. She can borrow the food when the time comes and must pay it back. Being able to do so without interest is already her biggest concession.

Her mission is just to keep them alive, how they survive depends on how well they have done it.

Everyone looked at Mingdu, and the Wang family's sister-in-law was also surprised. How could the Chen family's sister-in-law...

Village Chief Zhang said: "Everyone just needs to pay a hundred cents." He wanted everyone to hand over all the money, but he knew it was unrealistic without even thinking about it, so he finally settled on this amount.

One hundred Wen can buy ten kilograms of rice, and even more coarse grains. One kilogram is enough for a family of four to survive for a day, and one hundred Wen can buy them for a month. If you eat less, you can survive longer.

Mingdu gave the hundred words directly to Village Chief Zhang without saying a word. Village Chief Zhang had paper and pen at home, but it was too complicated for him to write, so he had his own way of noting it.

Others don't carry money with them like Mingdu, and they can't afford so much money.

"This is related to whether we have food to eat. You should think carefully about it. If you don't have food to eat in the future, it is impossible to see that these food will be misappropriated to you. After all, it is bought with money, and whoever pays will get it.

who."

Mingdu glanced at everyone, "I'm not as good at farming as the others. I think you know the importance of this food better than I do. If you buy it, you can eat it yourself, so you won't lose anything."

Whether or not they suspect that Village Chief Zhang has embezzled it is their business.

This is also the best solution. After all, they can buy their own villages. The reality is that there will be floods. How can they eat if they are flooded?

Their excuse is to prevent themselves from eating it slowly, because there is always something uncontrollable when the food is placed there.

The Wang family's sister-in-law didn't understand any big principles, so she went to her mother-in-law and said, "My mother-in-law, the Chen family's sister-in-law is the wife of an official, and she will be the wife of an official in the future. She must have more knowledge than us, so naturally she has her own reasons for doing this."

"Besides, you didn't ask me to stick to her. She has raised her head now. If we don't follow her, won't it seem that we are not close to each other?"

The Wang family's sister-in-law knew that her mother-in-law wanted to have a relationship with the Chen Ju family and find a way out for her grandson, so when she saw that she didn't want to, she used her trump card.

The eldest brother was very clever. When he saw Wang's sister-in-law entering her mother-in-law's house, she immediately came over. "My brother and sister are very good at talking. They can tell my mother to take out the money with just a few words."

Sister-in-law of the Wang family: "Sister-in-law, come in if you want to hear it. It's not a secret. If you do it so carefully, you won't be afraid that your children will learn from it."

She didn't give her sister-in-law a chance to defend herself, and continued: "This money is not for me. It has to be handed over to the village chief. The food purchased is also for the whole family. My sister-in-law did not say that she only gave us a room."

The eldest brother said, "I just say one thing, and a younger brother or sister will block me with a bunch of words."

The old woman from the Wang family said: "Okay, you two, stop arguing. We will pay the money and I will pay it."

Not only did she want to hand it over, she went to hand it over immediately so that Mrs. Chen could see their attitude.

Wang's sister-in-law achieved her goal, and she didn't hesitate to talk to her elder sister-in-law, then turned around and left.

at night

Wang's sister-in-law couldn't sleep, always thinking about this matter. The village chief was sure that this year would be worse than previous years, and she didn't know why she couldn't calm down when she thought about it.

"Shall we pay some more money to buy food in private?"

Wang Tiezhu: "How can we have money?" The whole family has to hand over their money to the government. They can only get a few copper coins, so what can they buy?

"Okay, go to sleep. One penny is enough for me."

He turned over to sleep and soon began to snore.

I was tired from going to the ground and fell into a deep sleep. My sister-in-law Wang couldn't even push her to wake me up.

The Wang family's sister-in-law was furious, but no matter how angry they were, they really didn't have any money.

How can I make money?

She fell asleep with this question in mind.

Mingdu didn't care about this matter and plunged into the mountains, leaving early and returning late. If it wasn't difficult to live in the mountains, she would have lived in the mountains.

She didn't go up the mountain in vain and found several caves. They were dry and not prone to water seepage, and no wild animals had lived in them.

She was afraid that it was just a temporary situation, so she deliberately sprinkled powder to repel animals and insects.

She had to cover it when she left. She planned to use this cave as her food storage base.

She also saw a piece of land where she could cut down trees and build a house.

It started to rain outside that day, so she didn't go out and practiced cross-legged in her room.

"Sister-in-law Chen, open the door."

As soon as Mingdu heard this, she recognized that it was the Wang family's sister-in-law. She got out of bed, opened the door, and welcomed the person in.

"Sister-in-law Wang's sister-in-law, what do you want from me?" On this rainy day, she came to the door specially, and Mingdu couldn't think of anything else.

Mingdu poured hot water for her. The Wang family's sister-in-law drank the water and warmed it up. She put down the bowl and said: "I can't find you these days, so I can only come on rainy days. I just want to ask you about herbal medicine. Can you

Will you teach me how to pick it?"

"I can give you 20% of the money." Wang's sister-in-law said this with embarrassment.

She has nothing, and she also knows that one more person to collect herbs means one less one, and Mingdu has no responsibility to teach her.

That's when she came up with this idea. She didn't know how much she could earn, so she couldn't work hard enough to earn a few pennies.

Mingdu shook his head, and the Wang family's sister-in-law lowered her head in despair. She didn't mean to complain. Even if she had a way to make money, she would hide it.

"I don't want 20% of your money. Whoever picks the stuff from the mountains will get it. If you want to know how to pick it, I'll teach you."

Mingdu will definitely pay for it, but such hard-earned money is just for a few lessons, so it's not necessary.

"This... this is inappropriate." Wang's sister-in-law did not expect that Mingdu was not only willing to teach, but also did not want money.

She thought just now that she had misunderstood Chen's sister-in-law.

Mingdu: "There's nothing wrong with it. I'll teach you how to pick a few so you can learn quickly."

Mingdu visited the county town several times and also went to a medical clinic to learn about the prices they charge for medicinal materials.

There are many mountains, and only a few kinds of herbs are sold at high prices. Ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum are rare. I thought it would be better to collect more other herbs, so I didn't say anything about it.

It’s not easy to teach even though it’s raining. I made an appointment to go to the mountain to pick mushrooms tomorrow and teach you how to pick herbs.

[Host, how can you be so generous to her? 】

This is inconsistent with the host's character.

Mingdu: I’m not Grandet’s moneyless person.

[Host, you have pity on me, take a look at my mall and buy something qaq...]

System 315 cried and howled, it really had no merit value, the system was afraid, impulsiveness was indeed the devil, it would never dare to do it again.

Luminosity had no sympathy for the system and blocked it.

System 315: Host, you are so cruel!

Zhao Mansion

The sun came out at noon, but the humidity in the air could not stop Mrs. Zhao's enthusiasm. She changed her clothes and asked, "How do you like this?"

Mrs. Lin: "Madam is as beautiful as she was when she was young."

Mrs. Zhao glanced angrily, "Nanny, I'm almost 30 years old, how can I compare to my teenage years?"

Mrs. Lin was very wronged. She really felt that Madam was the same as she was then, no, even more beautiful than then, with a calmer temperament. She was not as innocent as she was then, but she was gentle and graceful.

Before, she had no energy and was much duller. But as soon as the disease was cured, she became dazzling. The master always looked at her.

Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Lin left the house together, got on the carriage and went to the banquet.

Knowing that Mrs. Zhao was coming, the county magistrate's wife had already picked up the tea neatly, making people stare at the tea.

As soon as Mrs. Zhao arrived, the county magistrate's wife welcomed her in, drank tea and talked.

"Mrs. Zhao, your face is rosy and your skin is like cream, but what's your secret recipe?"

The county magistrate's wife is not a compliment. Mrs. Zhao rarely goes out, but she did go out. The county magistrate's wife even saw her. It was not like this at that time.

Mrs. Zhao was so focused on her son that she really didn't realize it. Her hands were indeed more delicate than before, and she couldn't put them down even after touching them.

"There is no secret recipe. I just hired a miracle doctor to treat my illness. You also know that it is difficult for me to have children. I still have no children."

"After seeing this miracle doctor, everything is cured. Now we are just waiting for the arrival of the child to seal the fate of our children."

Mrs. Zhao did not have any friendship with the county magistrate's wife. The county magistrate's wife sent invitations again and again, presumably because she knew her identity and she did not hide it.

In other words, her joy has no place to put it, and she wants more people to know that she is well, that she is really well.
To be continued...