Reconciliation

Wu Ge and the others had not returned from the county town yet, so Man Bao set aside her book and accompanied Da Tou to the field to find Si Ge.

Man Bao was exceptionally well-behaved today, not causing any trouble at all. She walked outside with the small stones unearthed by Zhou Si Lang and helped Da Tou and the others stack items in the field.

Zhou Si Lang was somewhat surprised and asked her, "Why are you so well-behaved today?"

Man Bao replied, "I am well-behaved every day."

In fact, she had some ulterior motives. Man Bao had initially intended to assist before speaking up, but since Si Ge mentioned it, she brought it up. She took Si Ge to see the snow grass on the ground.

Indeed, this thing was everywhere.

"Si Ge, do you know what this is?"

Zhou Si Lang looked at his sister with disdain and said, "It's thunder root."

"Do you know if it's medicine?"

"Oh, so it's medicine." "I knew that if you got injured and started bleeding, you could chew it and apply it to stop the bleeding," Zhou Si Lang said as he brushed off the clump of grass on the ground. He then asked, "What then?"

"Then we pull it out, dry it, and take it to the pharmacy." Didn't you say you wanted me to think of you? Well, isn't this thinking of you?

Zhou Si Lang expressed doubt, "With something that is everywhere, would the pharmacy even want it?"

"Bamboo is also everywhere, and doesn't Er Ge sell a lot of bamboo baskets and bamboo sieves?" Many people buy them, right?

Zhou Si Lang pondered, and while he hadn't made a decision yet, Da Tou and the others were already excited. "Little sister, we'll pull the snow grass too." Can you help us take it to the pharmacy?

"I can't, but I can ask Wu Ge to help you," Man Bao had planned this in advance and said, "Many hands make light work." I'll pull it, and you can also look for places with large leaves and plenty of snow grass. Those are heavier and might weigh a pound with just a tug.

Even Zhou Si Lang felt a bit excited as he gazed intently at the snow grass on the ground, thinking that this might be the beginning of great wealth and prosperity!

Man Bao shattered his daydream, "Let's clear the land first, Si Ge." We can mow the lawn while you're resting. "It's not tiring anyway."

Zhou Si Lang's dreamy smile faded, and he got up to fetch the hoe.

But Da Tou and the others were not willing to work hard for free. They all ran to find snow grass and then piled it together, planning to take it back to dry later.

Zhou Si Lang looked at the empty field and felt extremely despondent. He had known that Man Bao couldn't possibly not cause trouble for him.

When they returned home for dinner, Zhou Er Lang also brought Wu Lang and the others back. He was excitedly telling the family, "I asked the pharmacy, and they said they buy snow grass. If the quality is good, it's sixty wen per pound, and even the lowest quality is forty wen." But it has to be dried.

The Zhou family also became excited. This price was even more expensive than that of rice and flour. It was truly valuable.

Qian Shi asked, "Did you inquire about how to dry it?"

"I did." The shopkeeper at the pharmacy mentioned that the item can be steamed or soaked in hot water, then dried thoroughly before the pharmacy will purchase it. When asked about the process of steaming and passing through hot water, the shopkeeper refused to provide further information. The pharmacy employs specialized herb gatherers, who possess unique skills. "If he said everything, the gatherers might not be happy."

Qian Shi pondered, then turned to Zhou Da Lang and said, "Tomorrow should be a sunny day." Don't go to the fields; instead, clear the stove. We'll try both steaming and boiling water to determine which method produces higher quality results.

Zhou Da Lang agreed.

Qian Shi then said to Zhou Da Lang, "These days, if you have nothing to do, go to the mountains and see if you can find more snow grass." Just walk around outside, but don't go too far.

The Zhou family was no longer composed of children and they knew what was important. In the mountains, there were numerous wild animals and snakes, which deterred people from venturing deep into the area.

Zhou Wu Lang and the others were also plotting in their own room. He told Man Bao, "I went with Er Ge, and there was a herb gatherer there." When Er Ge inquired about the snow grass, the gatherer's expression was very unpleasant.

He snorted, "This business isn't just theirs alone." Why should they be able to do it, and we can't?

Zhou Liu Lang also said, "Exactly, people have been imitating our flower baskets these days, but their baskets don't have sugar, and their business isn't as good as ours." "We keep changing locations so that we can sell our products every day."

Zhou Liu Lang was a bit proud, but Zhou Wu Lang was worried. He felt that if things continued like this, the flower basket business would definitely not be sustainable, and they would only be able to sell sugar.

But the sugar business was their own, and it wasn't straightforward. If the flower baskets didn't sell, their family definitely wouldn't allow them to go to the county town again.

Man Bao also felt that the flower basket business might not be sustainable. According to Ke Ke, there were already imitations in the market, and with oversupply, prices would definitely be driven down, making it unprofitable.

Man Bao said, "We need to prepare some other excuses to go to the county town."

Zhou Wu Lang and the others agreed, but this wasn't something they could come up with immediately, so they continued counting the money.

After counting the money, Man Bao not only gave Wu Lang a packet of sugar for the next day but also gave him some money to buy a chicken at the market.

She said, "It's hard to buy good chickens in the village." "No one wants to sell them."

Wu Lang asked, "Man Bao, do you want to eat chicken?" Chicken is very expensive.

"It's okay, I have money," Man Bao said generously, waving her hand. "Buy it and give it to Mother to nourish her body."

Wu Lang and the others collectively swallowed their saliva and agreed without much hesitation.

He put the money away and tried to persuade Man Bao again, "Man Bao, are you really not considering selling a little more sugar?"

Man Bao firmly shook her head and said, "No, eating too much sugar is bad for your teeth."

The points for the snow grass had not come in yet. She spent points every day but didn't earn any. She didn't know when she would accumulate enough points to purchase medicine for her mother.

In Man Bao's view, the role of money was not as important as points, and she now had enough money.

Man Bao was very satisfied with her current assets, and she didn't find making money difficult. She told Wu Ge about finding another medicinal herb and mentioned that even if they couldn't sell the flower baskets, they could sell medicinal herbs.

The Zhou family had fish for dinner that night, and Man Bao drank a bowl of fish soup, feeling content as she lay in bed. She couldn't sleep for a while, so she decided to review the entries she had previously recorded in the system. She then browsed the online store, focusing on her mother's medication.

Satisfied, she fell asleep and woke up the next day full of energy to go to school.

She had long forgotten about the argument with Bai Shan Bao the day before.

But Bai Shan Bao remembered because he had been uncomfortable all night. He hadn't found the gold in the study and had been laughed at by his grandmother.

His mother didn't give him any money, and even his grandmother agreed that Man Bao was right. He hadn't found the gold, and his grandmother had made fun of him!

As soon as Man Bao arrived, he pushed the pastries he had brought from the kitchen in front of her, asking her to eat.