Chapter 945: Love-struck and a total simp

Of these three soft-shelled turtles, the largest one is about 3 jin, and the smallest one is less than 2 jin.

Looking at these three turtles, Wang An immediately said to Wang Li with a chuckle:

"Isn't this just perfect, Fifth Brother? When you go to Li Xiuyu's place later, take one of these turtle bastards for your mother-in-law. If she drinks some turtle bastard soup, her illness will be mostly gone by the next day. She shouldn't have any trouble getting out of bed to chase after a few chicks or ducklings, hehehehe."

Wang Li's eyes lit up when he heard this, but he asked with a bit of doubt:

"Really, Fourth Brother? Is this turtle bastard stuff really that potent?"

Seeing Wang Li trust him so much, Wang An felt a bit embarrassed instead.

The main thing was that Li Xiuyu's mother, Han Sanfeng, had fallen ill because Li Xiuyu's father had committed suicide, causing her excessive grief. On top of that, the loan sharks kept coming to the house to cause trouble and seize things, which led to her suffering a fit of rage that attacked her heart.

It was under this series of blows that Han Sanfeng had been struck down.

But although turtles are highly nourishing, Wang An had absolutely no idea if it would actually work once Han Sanfeng ate it.

However, the main function of a turtle is to nourish Qi and blood and strengthen the physique. Since Han Sanfeng is so weak right now, it should at least be somewhat effective. At the very least, even if it doesn't cure her, it definitely won't make her worse.

Thinking of this, Wang An said with a look of certainty:

"That's a must. Turtles are so nourishing. Doesn't your family still have ginseng? Just pick the ones with broken roots—that stuff isn't worth much anyway. Have Xiuyu stew a soup for your mother-in-law with the turtle bastard and the ginseng; it'll definitely be incredibly effective."

Turtle and ginseng soup is truly a serious, high-quality item. Its medicinal power is much more ferocious than ginseng and deer penis wine, but if a person has no health issues, they should try not to drink it.

The main reason is that the firepower is too intense, making one feel feverish and restless all over, which is quite uncomfortable.

Wang Li muttered with a face full of worry:

"Our family does have ginseng right now; I went over there this morning just to deliver some to them."

Having said this, Wang Li's words came to an abrupt halt. It was very clear that he realized he had let something slip.

When Wang Li turned his awkward gaze toward Wang An, he was met with Wang An's half-smiling expression.

Just as Wang Li was about to explain, he heard Wang An say with a smile:

"Not bad, Fifth Brother, your speed is fast enough. You were already running over there first thing in the morning to deliver ginseng to them. How many roots did you give?"

Wang Li said with a shifty look in his eyes:

"I took quite a few—two roots of four-grade leaf, four roots of 'climbing the stage' grade, and several roots of 'second-grade' ginseng."

Looking at Wang Li's shifty eyes, Wang An knew that Second Mother Yao Ping and Second Uncle Wang Daliang were unaware of the ginseng Wang Li had sent out.

Otherwise, the couple would definitely have stopped Wang Li from doing such a thing.

Because for Wang Li to do this was completely and utterly acting like a damn fool.

Just as Wang An was frowning and calculating the price of this ginseng, Wang Li hurriedly added:

"Only one root of four-grade leaf and one root of 'climbing the stage' were whole; the remaining four-grade leaf and 'climbing the stage' roots were defective ones with broken roots."

Wang An nodded upon hearing this, put away his smile, and said earnestly:

"Both our families have plenty of ginseng. It's fine for you to try and please Xiuyu, but you two haven't even gotten anywhere yet, and you're already sending things like this. When is this going to end?"

Pausing for a moment, Wang An continued:

"Fifth Brother, you have to know that you two still have three years before you can get married. You know how to ration bullets when you're shooting, so why don't you know how to do the same with ginseng?"

*Lu sa* is a local dialect term meaning intermittent but not stopping.

After Wang An finished speaking, he looked at the silent Wang Li, sighed, and said:

"In one go, you've sent out over two thousand yuan. Even if we aren't short on money, you don't do things like this."

When he said this, Wang An saw Wang Yi driving the horse cart over, so he glanced at Wang Li and said:

"Remember, if you can't figure something out, ask your father and mother. That's nothing to be ashamed of. When it's time to be generous, we shouldn't be stingy, but being blindly generous when you shouldn't be—doesn't that just make you a total idiot?"

Glancing again at Wang Yi, who was about to reach them, Wang An promptly shut his mouth.

Actually, Wang An couldn't be bothered to care about Wang Li using ginseng to please his future wife.

The main thing was that Wang An, Mu Xueli, and Wang Li had originally dug up ginseng at that old *Anzi*, and Wang Li had received a serious amount of ginseng as his share.

Later, when Wang An and Wang Li went into the mountains to hunt black bears and saved Gao Tianbing and his brothers, Gao Tianbing and the others had also given Wang An and Wang Li quite a bit of ginseng.

In other words, the amount of ginseng in Wang Li's family was very large.

So, for Wang Li to take out a little to please his future wife was originally a reasonable and harmless thing to do.

It was just that Wang Li and Li Xiuyu weren't married yet, and for Wang Li to be so generous in sending ginseng to Li Xiuyu's home was truly a bit inappropriate.

Because ginseng isn't something you can eat as a meal. If it's used to treat an illness, even a single root of three-grade wild mountain ginseng could last for half a month.

So, Wang Li's way of giving was completely just showing off.

Besides that, human nature is something that shouldn't be spoiled; everyone is the same, no one should judge anyone else.

This time, the ginseng sent was worth over 2,000 yuan, and the other party was very happy. If he sent something even more expensive next time, they would definitely be even happier.

But if this keeps going back and forth, once the other party forms a habit, what else will he send?

If there's suddenly a time when the things he sends aren't worth much, what will the other party's family think?

Moreover, the two of them aren't married yet and Wang Li is already this generous; what about after they get married? He can't just stop sending things, right?

Of course, these weren't the reasons why Wang An was lecturing Wang Li so much.

The most critical reason was that Wang Li was sending ginseng to Li Xiuyu's home so generously, and Wang Daliang and his wife were completely unaware of it.

I have to say, this kid Wang Li is absolutely what people in later generations call "love-struck." To put it bluntly, he is a bona fide "simp."

And the kind that ends up with absolutely nothing after simping to the very end.

After Wang Yi drove the horse cart over, the three of them worked together to load all the fish into the manure baskets.

After loading the cart, the three brothers headed home, swaying along the way.

After returning to Wang An's home, the three of them threw all the living fish into the fish pond and put the half-dead ones into the vats. As for the fish that had already died, they kept the large and valuable ones to eat, and fed the rest to the dogs, wolves, and lynxes.

Just because of the temperature and the transport, the mortality rate of this cart of fish was truly a bit high. Not counting that huge kaluga sturgeon, out of over 700 jin of fish, nearly 300 jin had died.

Just as the three of them were busy butchering the large kaluga sturgeon, Da Hei and the other dogs suddenly started barking, and then an uninvited guest ran into Wang An's home.

(End of chapter)