Chapter 856

Hearing this, Mu Xueli immediately became full of excitement and said:

"Dig ginseng? Where are we going to dig ginseng, brother-in-law?"

It's no wonder Mu Xueli was so happy; the main thing was that the old ginseng patch the three of them dug before had harvested quite a lot of wild ginseng.

And with the addition of wild ginseng, Mu Hua's physical deficiency had received a powerful supplement.

For Mu Xueli's entire family, this was the most worth-celebrating thing.

Wang An smiled and said:

"The place we're going this time is a bit more, and it's quite far; I estimate we won't be able to come back until the autumn harvest."

If according to the records on the deer skin, the closest place is over 200 li away, and the farthest place is a full 500-plus li away.

This distance in the deep mountains and old forests can truly be considered not close.

After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli suddenly said:

"Brother-in-law, why don't we go now? Let my father and mother build the house at home; what do you think?"

After Mu Xueli finished speaking, Wang An's eyes widened; he never expected that his brother-in-law would be so addicted to digging ginseng.

Thus, Wang An explained helplessly:

"The reason we have to wait for you two to finish building the house before going is that we have to catch the red-hammer market; now it's the green-hammer market, and the mountains and plains are full of grass. Even if the ginseng is right in front of you, can you see it?"

Wang An firmly believed that for those who are not familiar with digging ginseng, it is best not to easily enter the mountains to look for ginseng.

Like the bud-releasing grass market and the green-hammer market, even professional ginseng diggers don't have much harvest in the mountains, and for second-rate people like Wang An and the others, it's completely unnecessary to crowd into the mountains.

If they enter the mountains, the greatest possibility is that they will have zero harvest, and entering the mountains will be in vain.

As for the old ginseng patch the three of them dug before, to tell the truth, in Wang An's view, that was purely a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse.

Hearing Wang An say this, Mu Xueli scratched his head and said a bit unwillingly:

"We've already caught the bud-releasing grass market, so I feel the green-hammer market shouldn't be any worse, right?"

When Wang An saw Mu Xueli's behavior at this moment, he couldn't help but slap Mu Xueli on the forehead, and at the same time said unpleasantly:

"I think you're crazy about money. That damn green-hammer market is even more strenuous to find ginseng than the bud-releasing grass market. Even people who specifically dig ginseng don't want to enter the mountains at this time. You enter and can find ginseng? Why are you so awesome? Or do you have something more than others?"

One question, one slap; Wang An slapped Mu Xueli three times in a row.

Wang An discovered that whether it was Mu Xueli or Wang Li, they had to be knocked like this often, otherwise these two things would sooner or later think about going to heaven or entering the earth.

But don't say, after dealing with Mu Xueli, Wang An's mood was truly quite good.

And Wang An's 3 slaps also immediately made Mu Xueli honest; the main thing was that he was knocked sober.

Only seeing Mu Xueli rubbing his forehead and saying:

"That's true, brother-in-law; it's still more certain to catch the red-hammer market."

Wang An waved his hand and said:

"Alright, I'm going home. If I have time, I'll come over to help out; if you have anything, just come find me."

After speaking, Wang An turned to leave, only hearing Mu Xueli say:

"Brother-in-law, why don't you ride a horse back? It saves you from having to walk back this far."

Hearing this, Wang An said without turning his head:

"Just forget it; when I get home, I'll still have to feed it." Mu Xueli watched Wang An's back walk further and further away, and only then turned back to the yard.

Walking on the way back, Wang An looked at the trees and grass around him and suddenly discovered that he was liking this rustic life more and more.

Of course, this was on the premise of having money; if there was no money, it was better to go out and find a way as soon as possible.

In the countryside at this time, if you don't have some ability, there is truly no big development.

When Wang An arrived home, the people helping at Wang An's house were eating; seeing this, Wang An also found a bowl and ate.

Because Wang Li's family had already started construction, many of the skilled craftsmen in the settlement had gone to help at Wang Li's house.

Now at Wang An's house, aside from two bricklayers and two carpenters helping, the rest were just a few small workers helping to mix mud or do odd jobs.

The people helping to cook were also only the Zhao Guafu, Li Guafu, and the young widow Shen Wei.

Actually, to tell the truth, Zhao Guafu and Li Guafu could already retreat now, because for the food and vegetables of only 10-plus people, Shen Wei's help was enough.

Even if Shen Wei also went home, Liu Guilan alone could handle it.

It's just that people, after being poor to a certain extent—that is, when they don't know where their next meal is coming from—don't have such a thing as "face."

Of course, when it truly reaches this point, then "face" doesn't have any need to exist; if you are about to starve to death and still want "face," isn't that purely a big idiot?

Actually, at this season, guarding the big mountains, people won't starve to death, because the mushrooms and wild vegetables in the mountains have all come down; as long as you are diligent, filling your stomach is not a problem.

But whether it's mushrooms or wild vegetables, how can they be as filling as steamed buns?

So these two people, in order to eat, led their children to come and work early every day, and Liu Guilan didn't say anything either.

And the reason she didn't drive them home was that these two widows worked very actively and could be said not to be lazy at all.

Besides, Wang An's family truly didn't lack the food for these 5 people, big and small.

Fortunately, four and a half women making food for 10-plus people was simply a piece of cake, and no one was tired.

And the reason for saying there were "four and a half women" was that Mu Xueqing was now carrying a big belly, and in terms of work, she could only count as half a person; to be precise, she might not even count as half a person.

Because she was at most sitting on a stool, helping to burn a fire or pick vegetables.

But even for these jobs, Liu Guilan didn't want her to do them, because in Liu Guilan's view, her own eldest grandson was the most important.

One has to say, in terms of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships, Wang An was still very worry-free.

After eating, sending away the group of hired workers, Wang An strolled to Wang Li's house.

At this moment at Wang Li's house, the group of hired workers had also gone home, and the whole family was sitting on the kang, looking like they intended to sleep and rest.

After Wang An entered the room, he didn't say anything useless and directly told them about Li Xiuyu.

Not surprisingly, after Wang Li's family heard it, they were all stunned.

The main thing was that Wang Li's family had all thought there was no hope for this matter, but they didn't expect such a big change.

After Wang An finished speaking, he didn't pay attention to the crowd and picked up the cigarette on the kang to light one.

Anyway, on this matter, Wang An would not express any opinion.

(End of chapter)