Reborn in Changbai Mountain, I rely on my divine eyes to dig ginseng and hunt

"Give me three yuan for a cut, more lean meat and less fat." The price of meat in the market is about 70 cents, and the price in the village is even lower, just over 50 cents.

The uncle laughed and said, "What's going on? Everyone else wants to be fat, why do you want to be thin?"

"My mother-in-law and sister-in-law are coming over. They don't like fatty meat, so I plan to cook a big pot of food to entertain them. It's noon now, so you can go over there. It will be more lively with more people."

"Which sister-in-law?"

"Liu Xialian."

My uncle shrank his neck in fear. Some time ago, he went to invite Liu Qiuyue back as agreed. He said some harsh words to her, but he didn't expect to be thrown to the ground by Liu Xialian.

"Well, I won't go. My mother-in-law is here and I can't be too shabby. I'll buy some tofu and vermicelli so that we can cook a big pot of food."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Things were cheap these days, and Zhang Wang bought six pounds of pork, a large piece of tofu, and a handful of vermicelli, spending less than six yuan in total.

When I got home, I saw someone coming to my house. It was my third sister-in-law from the village. She came with three big bags of medicinal herbs. All of them were soaked and were large in size.

Liu Qiuyue was a little nervous about his first order, but he was a junior high school graduate after all and could write and do math. He weighed and registered each item one by one.

"Sister-in-law, you have three kinds of things. Motherwort is 25 cents a pound, which is 20 pounds in total, which is exactly 5 yuan. Viola yedoensis is 30 cents a pound, which is 16 pounds, which is 4.8 yuan. Mint root is 40 cents a pound, which is 8 pounds in total, which is 3.2 yuan. The total is 13 yuan. Did you calculate it correctly?"

The third sister-in-law laughed and said, "I don't even know what the carrying pole is if it falls down, so what am I? I believe you, whatever you say is what it is."

"Come on, count the money."

The third sister-in-law counted the money and said with a smile: "Sorry to bother you, sister Qiuyue, um, I want to take this old bag away."

"Okay, okay, here you go, Third Sister-in-law. The price of motherwort is quite good these days, and it's easy to pick. You can get more."

"Okay, don't worry. I'll go back and tell them to come to your house to sell."

"Come here, Third sister-in-law, take some candies." Liu Qiuyue said as she put a few candies into Third sister-in-law's hands.

The third sister-in-law happily took the money and left. Although she was illiterate, she was very smart. A few days ago, she asked a peddler who came to the village to collect goods to calculate the price and only gave him ten yuan and fifty cents. The peddlers walking around the streets had a common characteristic: they liked to weigh things. Even if the goods were clearly ten kilograms, he would measure them and find them to be only eight and a half kilograms.

The elder sister took the account book and asked Liu Xialian to look at it: "Look, how much money did I make?"

"Motherwort is five cents a pound, and twenty pounds is one dollar. Mint and Viola yedoensis are two dollars and forty dollars. You made three dollars and forty cents."

"That's great. I can earn three dollars and four cents by doing nothing at home."

"It's not that easy. The motherwort needs to be chopped with a guillotine, the mint and violet yedoensis need to be packed and stored properly. Be careful of mold and mice. It's hard-earned money."

Soon, several relatives of the Zhang family came, and an aunt came over to whisper something to Liu Qiuyue.

"Your mother-in-law is crying at home."

"Why is she crying? I didn't provoke her."

"She saw the smoked fish and meat hanging in your house from the gate and cried because she wanted to eat them but was too embarrassed to come over."

Liu Qiuyue sighed, turned around and said to Zhang Wang who was entertaining the guests, "Call mom over. There are so many people here. Let her come and help arrange things."

This was not a big banquet, just a warming of the pot. More than a dozen family members came. One brought some sauerkraut, another brought a hen, and another brought a bowl of pickles.

In those days, ordinary people were in a difficult situation. Zhang Wang, for example, earned more than 40 yuan a month at the state-owned forest farm, which was among the highest in the village. It goes without saying that ordinary villagers who made a living from the land could only eat enough and not starve to death.

Zhang Wang nodded: "Okay, I'll go right away. Xia Lian, you can talk to me. Don't make a scene when you come."

Zhang Wang went out of the old house to call for his mother. His father had passed away and his mother was the only one left. However, his mother was known to be very troublesome, and as her son, she was in a very difficult situation.

Liu Qiuyue said to Liu Xialian, "Second sister, my mother-in-law will be here soon, don't bother her."

"That depends on her performance. As long as she behaves well and doesn't cause any trouble, why should I bother with her? If she wants to cause trouble, I will let her know why the flowers are so red."

Mother glared at Liu Xia Lian and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Your sister still has to live her life. Now that the family has separated, there will be less contact and fewer conflicts in the future."

"Okay, sister, listen to me about this business. Don't let your mother-in-law interfere, even if it's for free. Otherwise, it will definitely fail."

"Don't worry, I'll do it by myself."

After a while, Zhang Wang came with his mother. When the old woman arrived at the door, she saw Liu Xia Lian's big black mule and brand new carriage.

"Where did you borrow this from? You're just trying to show off. If you accidentally scratch the car, you'll have to pay for it. Then you won't be so showy anymore."

"Mom, this was bought by her second sister. The mule cart and the horse carriage cost about three thousand yuan. She came here today and brought a load of stuff, blankets, quilts, kettles, radios, watches, etc., a lot of stuff."

My mother pouted and refused to believe it. Dahuang, who was watching the car at the door, was afraid that the old woman would be kicked by the mule, so she called out twice to remind her.

"Wangzi, you didn't give her money to buy these things, did you?"

"How can I have money? I gave you my salary before. This is the three thousand yuan reward from her second sister who caught a criminal a few days ago. Also, you have to be nicer to Qiuyue in the future. My father-in-law is now the head of the security department, and I have to call him my boss. Qiuyue's uncle, Xu Changqing from Xujiatun, is now the mayor of the town."

"Really?" The old woman was a little unconvinced, but when she saw that Zhang Wang didn't seem to be lying, she became nervous.

"Really, it's sharper than a needle."

The third aunt shouted from the courtyard: "Why don't you come in and help? What are you looking at the gate for?"

The old woman was called in by her sister-in-law. She was very thick-skinned. She came in and took the child from Liu Qiuyue's hands: "My dear granddaughter, you have grown up so well recently. Your little face is white and chubby."

Liu Qiuyue was worried about her mother-in-law, so she took the child and said, "Mom, go add some firewood to the big pot. I have cooked six pounds of meat, two pounds of vermicelli, three pounds of tofu, and several cabbages."

When the old woman saw the big pot full of food, she wanted to scold her son for not knowing how to live, but since all the relatives were there, she couldn't do anything too much, so she kept her anger in her heart and lit the fire for the big pot.

It was soon lunch time. As the host, Zhang Wang was quite competent and said a few words to everyone.

"I invited everyone here today for two reasons. The first is that we have moved to a new house, so I'll warm up the pot and invite everyone to have a big pot of food. The second reason is that my wife has officially started buying mountain products. Our main business is honesty. We won't make a difference in the weight or a penny. Anyone who wants to sell mountain products should come to my house in the future."