CHAPTER 46: CHAPTER 46: SOMETHING’S NOT RIGHT HERE!

The third uncle had great prestige in the Liu Family, even in the village he was quite reputable, so what he said would definitely be carried out. Sure enough, within half an hour, Liu Dazhu brought ten taels of silver.

When he handed the ten taels of silver to Long Yue, his hand trembled slightly, with a look of reluctance on his face.

Long Yue took the money and called out to A qiu, the little guy eagerly jumped and ran to the woodshed, releasing Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu had been tied up all day, with red marks on her hands and feet from the ropes. She grimaced, touching the wounds on her wrists, and shouted: "Li Family members, you heartless things..."

"Shut up!"

Liu Dazhu roared fiercely, this annoying woman, just released and already causing trouble? The Li family has now become their potential cash cow and guide stone. As long as their herbs have a good harvest next year, they can closely follow, then the family won’t need to worry about money.

So at this critical moment, they must not offend the Li family.

Aunt Liu felt extremely wronged, being locked up all day without food or drink, and now even her own man scolded her for wanting to complain, how was she supposed to live like this?

Once they left the Li family, she couldn’t hold back and asked, "What on earth is going on! Our Liu Family has so many people, can’t we handle the Li family, yet we’re giving money and smiling, now I’m even scolded for mumbling a few words, when did our Liu Family become so cowardly?"

"You shameless woman, you still have the nerve to speak? Look at what you’ve done! Putting a green hat on me is one thing, but you want to commit arson and kill! I... If it weren’t for Pang Hu being young and needing a mother, I would have divorced you long ago!"

Liu Dazhu’s beard trembled with anger. He got married and had a child in his thirties, and he cherished Pang Hu dearly, so even though his wife had done such shameful things, he had no choice but to bear it.

But it’s really hard to endure!

Seeing her husband on the verge of exploding, Aunt Liu hurriedly calmed down and whispered, "Okay, okay, don’t be angry, I know I was wrong, alright? By the way, why on earth did our family have to pay the Li family?"

"Because of those two plots of land." Seeing she had calmed down, Liu Dazhu softened his tone, "The land is planted with medicinal herbs, which can be exchanged for quite a bit of money and grain in future. The third uncle plans to join in once they start making money, to get some income."

"Ah, planting medicinal herbs? Can those really be planted? Aren’t they all picked from the mountains? Are you guys sure the Li Family isn’t fooling you?"

Aunt Liu was puzzled, thinking the Li family was deceiving people. If medicinal herbs could be planted, would they still be so expensive? Just a few herbs here and there fetch hundreds of copper coins.

"I’m curious too, but the third uncle said we can watch and see how the Li family does next year. If they really succeed, we can share in it, but if they are deceiving us, hmph, do you think the Liu Family is easy to fool? We’ll turn their house upside down!"

Hearing this, Aunt Liu nodded repeatedly, "The third uncle’s move is clever, inadvertently getting our family another source of income, it’s just a pity about that silver..."

"That silver is just a membership fee, give it to them, then we get the herb seeds and planting method, won’t we make it back? Alright, stop overthinking it, the third uncle has seen and heard much, can his judgment be wrong? Just wait patiently! Moreover, don’t stir up trouble these days, if you spoil this business, hmph, I won’t even need to lift a finger, the third uncle and the others will tear you apart!"

"Yes, yes, I promise to behave!"

With the third uncle’s word, the Liu Family settled down, and the Li family finally enjoyed a few days of peace.

"Sister-in-law, do you think the Liu Family members will reveal our family’s secret?"

Making big money from planting herbs had become a secret in the Li family, Mrs. Li Zhou had instructed everyone not to utter a word, Zhang Meihua, keen on money, was following Mrs. Li Zhou’s lead, instructing one by one, the Li Family members felt as if they were plotting something big.

Long Yue neither opposed nor supported their behavior, just went along with it. Now when A qiu asked, she replied, "Do you think medicinal herbs are that easy to grow? Do you know anything about herbs?"

"Uh..."

The question left A qiu speechless.

Indeed, who typically knows about medicinal herbs? He remembered seeing a Lingzhi for the first time, thinking it was a big mushroom, ready to eat...

Well, it can be eaten, but if you make soup and eat too much, you’ll have a nosebleed.

"Most people don’t recognize herbs, and even if they do, it’s not much..."

"Right, that’s only one part. Secondly, herbs aren’t as easy to grow as imagined, you need to know their seasons, when they’ll mature, their growing environment, which places are suitable for which herbs, some like dry conditions, others like it moist, some need frequent watering, others will rot with too much..."

Long Yue earnestly taught her younger brother, who listened intently with a serious look on his face.

"Do you know why I want each of you to be responsible for a piece of land?"

Such a large medicine field, Long Yue couldn’t manage it all herself, so she divided the two acres into four areas, assigning one person to each area.

For instance, the first field was managed by the eldest brother, the second by the second brother, the third by the sister-in-law, and the fourth by the second sister-in-law...

A qiu, being young, could only help with simple tasks and wasn’t allowed to manage the medicine field.

But he was still eager to take care of the herbs and curiously asked, "Why?"

"Because each person has a different method of care, and I have given instructions accordingly! This is the difference in planting herbs, requiring different methods of care. If any mistakes are made, the herbs could yield less, or wither and die, do you understand?"

"Oh, so that’s how it is, I was wondering, why do some fields get watered several times a day and others every few days..."

A qiu suddenly realized, looking at Long Yue with admiration, "So without your guidance, they wouldn’t be able to plant, haha... No wonder the sister-in-law is so confident, she’s really amazing!"

Long Yue hadn’t realized she had unwittingly gained a little admirer. After saying so much, she felt a bit thirsty and wanted to go inside for some water.

Inside the house, Li Qingyuan was talking to Mrs. Wang.

"The third sister-in-law is truly capable, able to earn money and do things, the third brother is really fortunate to have married her! I was thinking about the third brother going to the exams without enough money, considering using Bai Chuan’s wife’s dowry in an emergency..."

"Pah, using your son’s dowry to let your brother take exams, only you fool would do such a thing! I must have been cursed eight lifetimes to marry you!"

"Hey, I didn’t give it, did I? Why are you so anxious! I was just expressing, the third sister-in-law is indeed incredible!"

Long Yue happened to overhear this while walking under the eaves of the big house, she stopped subconsciously after taking a few steps forward.

Hmm, something’s not right here!