Growing up by the river, Chen Qing was skinny when she was young, and often went swimming in the river with the children from the same village. The water quality is very good, even if you hold back at the bottom of the river for a minute and touch a few stones, it is not a problem.

After returning home, he cleaned up the fish and threw all the offal to the chickens and ducks. Chen Qingcai went to work in the field again with a hoe.

After noon, the sun was still strong, and even peasants would not want to weed under the sun if they were not in a hurry.But Chen Qing had to do it. His family had ten acres of dry land, and there were only two laborers in the family. Miao Rencui felt sorry for his man and would not let her men go to work in the field except in the morning and evening, but she was willing to order Chen Qing to stand under the sun. Although the villagers couldn't see the weeding, they just talked about it behind their backs. After all, it was someone else's business and they couldn't control it.

The farm work is tedious, and Chen Boss is getting old again. If Chen Qing's brother and a half do more work, it will not make the auntie catch any disease. At most, it will hurt her not to treat Chen Qing as a brother.

"Cut~ He doesn't want to be a brother to marry, and he relies on me to treat him like a man. If he doesn't work in the field, the whole family will have to drink the northwest wind." Miao Rencui shook a cattail fan and gnawed a melon.

"It's just that you are so lucky. Look at any daughter-in-law who can be as leisurely as you, and catch up with the landlord's grandma." A fat second aunt next to her said sourly while mending clothes.Even though her daughter-in-law is filial, she has not caught up with Miao Rencui's leisure, not to mention helping in the fields, and not doing any housework.

"How can I be lucky? It's so easy for you to raise two uncles' nephews? You can't touch it. Chen Qing has a big temper. If I'm not afraid of sorry for the dead uncle, I'm afraid of raising a lazy person. Are you willing to let him work?" Miao Rencui said with an aggrieved face.

"You'll get cheap and be nice, who doesn't know you yet?" The fat second sister-in-law slapped her with a smile.

The other peasant women were also secretly envious of Miao Rencui.

After saving herbs for a few days, Chen Qing carried the bamboo basket on his back and prepared to go to the town to exchange money.As usual, Miao Rencui threw Chen Qing a few copper coins and ordered a bunch of things the family needed.

Chen Qing frowned, and said in a low voice, "Auntie, ten pennies is not even enough for green salt for washing, and even if you sell herbs, you won't be able to buy enough."

"Yo~ I'm saying it like I'm making things difficult for you. There's not much money left at home. Your brother has no money left, and your younger brother has to study. You are an older brother, so naturally you have to think of a way. Look, it’s almost autumn again, isn’t it a reflection of the solar terms when you buy some pork, and put on autumn fat?” Miao Rencui had a look of reason, anyway, Chen Qing can buy back what she wants every time, and it’s easy to save more. He wasted money.

This uncle is getting more and more excessive. Although he can deduct a few pennies every time, it is definitely not enough for her this time.Looking at the disdainful Miao Rencui, Chen Qing stuffed the money back into the hands of the auntie, unloaded the bamboo basket and placed it by her feet and said, "If the auntie thinks this thing is valuable, you can sell it in the town by yourself, and save money." Every time I beg the shopkeeper to give me a few more pennies.”

Once Miao Rencui heard this, she quit. Does this mean Joe?Although she knew in her heart that this little thing was worthless, every time Chen Qing bought what she wanted, and there were still a few copper coins left, which showed that the herbal medicine was still sold at a high price.

Miao Rencui was dissatisfied every time he got a bargain, and felt that this kid was not good enough, so he immediately wailed, "Damn it, why did I raise such a white-eyed wolf, sell something and let me, a half-dead elder?" Walk dozens of miles to sell, I really gave you so much rice for nothing... Oh, boss Chen, come quickly~"

Chen Qing gritted her teeth and left with a dark face, not caring about the aunt who was sitting on the ground crying.

When Boss Chen heard his wife calling, he immediately left the room. He started to make a fuss just after breakfast this morning. Is there another birthday to pass? "What's the matter?"

"What else? I asked Chen Qing to bring some food from the town, and he asked me to go by myself! This is your good nephew, you can talk about it yourself!" Miao Rencui said in a rough voice while pointing to Chen Qing's courtyard The wall opened to scold.

"All right, if he doesn't go, I'll go. I just happened to go to the town to pick a hoe." Boss Chen rubbed his ears to stop his wife's loud voice.

"Fuck you! Can you sell it at a high price? Hurry up and let Chen Qing sell it." Miao Rencui slapped Boss Chen on the shoulder, ordering the man.

"I know he can exchange a few noodles with the shopkeeper, so don't get angry with him every time," Boss Chen said weakly to her.

"You still dare to teach me a lesson? You go and tell Chen Qing that if you don't buy back what I want, you won't even think about eating at night." Miao Rencui yelled at her man with her hands on her hips.

Boss Chen was afraid that she would make the neighbors laugh at her again, so he hurried to find Chen Qing with his back basket.

With a cold face, Chen Qing refused to agree, and directly told Boss Chen what Miao Rencui wanted, saying that there was nothing she could do, and she was afraid that she would be punished if she couldn't buy back what her aunt asked for.

Boss Chen looked helpless, and comforted his nephew, saying, "Don't listen to your uncle, she is a woman who knows what she knows, and she thinks that everything is worth money when she sees money. You can buy as much as you can. I will tell her when I come back. make her hard on you"

After getting the assurance from his uncle, Chen Qing agreed with a dark face.After his uncle left, Chen Qing hurriedly stuffed the finished embroidery by himself and his sister into the lower layer of the bamboo basket. Taking advantage of the cool morning, he quickened his pace and walked for nearly an hour before walking into Qingping Town along the country road.

There are dozens of villages in Qingping Town, most of which belong to the same village. Chenjiagou only had a dozen households at the beginning, and after several generations of development, there were only a few dozen households, which is not a big village.

Qingping Village was originally the largest village in the surrounding villages. It was located in the center, gathered popularity, and started commerce and returned farmland for business, so it was renamed Qingping Town.

There are low walls and guardrails around Qingping Town, and you can only see a bustling street when you enter the center of the town.The town is not big, but there are many businesses, including shops selling rice noodles, money shops, cloth shops, and even restaurants.Although it can't keep up with the prosperity of the county, but if you want to eat, you can find it all over this street.

Went to the pharmacy to find the shopkeeper who sold herbal medicines. Chen Qing wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to the shopkeeper Lin, "I haven't seen the herbal medicine you asked for in the past two days, but there is a half-walled vine on the edge of the cliff. I saw it when I was young. I didn’t pick it, I’ll bring it to you when it’s fresh.”

"Hehe, I don't worry about your work. We have known each other for a few years. Don't rush to collect the herbal medicine. Let's drink some water first." Shopkeeper Lin is a fat man in his 50s, and he has opened a medicine shop in this town for many years.Whenever the surrounding villagers have any serious illness, they come to his house to buy medicine, and they are respected by many people in the town.

"Thank you. If you hadn't taught me a lot about collecting medicinal materials, I wouldn't be able to exchange so much money. I really don't know how to thank you." Chen Qing sincerely thanked you. They also don't know that if the original herbal medicine is dug out and not disposed of properly, and loses its medicinal properties, then the herbal medicine will be worthless.

When Chen Qing was 11 years old, he learned from the villagers to dig up common herbs and sell them. He was not allowed to enter small shops, so he had to set up a stall on the street, hoping to exchange a few copper coins.Shopkeeper Lin happened to pass by that day, and saw a rare medicinal herb with good ingredients, but it turned out to be unusable due to improper handling, and said a few words of regret.

Chen Qing is so smart, he immediately asked sincerely how to dispose of the medicinal materials, and he spoke appropriately and sincerely. Shopkeeper Lin regretted that he was calm at such a young age, so he gave some instructions, and every time Chen Qing got good medicinal materials, he would send them to shopkeeper Lin's pharmacy The two of them knew each other well and it was easy to talk to each other. Shopkeeper Lin didn't lie to him that he was young, and the medicinal materials were all charged at market prices without lowering the prices. Only then could Chen Qing secretly save a few pennies from his private house.

"What do you mean, it's not easy for you to support a family at such a young age. We are mutually beneficial. You can only make a profit by digging up a good medicine shop. Teaching you a little common sense is not worth your thanks." Shopkeeper Lin said with a smile, This child can be regarded as the one he watched growing up. The older he gets, the calmer he is in dealing with things, and he is honest. He is a good boy.

"Although you are not my elder, you have taught me a lot of skills. Of course I want to thank you. These are dried mushrooms, and the farmers have nothing valuable. Thank you. These mountain products should be added to your family. Just dislike it." Chen Qing took out a pack of dried mushrooms wrapped in big leaves, and handed it to shopkeeper Lin, his clear eyes curved into crescents with a smile, and his whole temperament changed.

"This child, you are a sincere child, otherwise I will not miss you no matter how many things you give." Shopkeeper Lin said to him with a smile, and accepted the gift gladly. The dried mushrooms are worthless, but it's good if you want it.

"Hey, then I'll go back first." Seeing that the things were put away, Chen Qing picked up the bamboo basket with one hand and put it on his shoulder to say goodbye to Shopkeeper Lin.

Shopkeeper Lin sent Chen Qing away, and the workers in the store made fun of him, "I gave you 2 Wen more. You are treating Ah Qing as a grandson."

"It's a lot of trouble. We're not short of the two copper coins for the child. They're all used as snacks. Besides, the medicinal materials are better than those collected. It's right to give two more money." Shopkeeper Lin slapped his head.

The old guy is also in his 30s. He has been working with shopkeeper Lin since he was young, and he knows a little bit about Chen Qing's situation.

"What nonsense! Which pharmacy will charge the medicine at the market price, and there will be a fart profit." Shopkeeper Lin cursed with a smile, and went to the counter to calculate the accounts.

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