Xiaomian went to Anjifang, the county town, and bought some herbal seeds.
Such as platycodon, astragalus, parsnips, etc. If you can grow them from seeds, use seeds.
For the rest, just go to the mountains to pick fresh seedlings, plant whatever you pick, and transplant them into your own land.
The family was busy happily, talking and laughing.
The next day, Mrs. Li returned to her parents' home.
There are four Li brothers and sisters.
She has three brothers and only one sister.
It's just that her parents left early, and her brother and sister-in-law are from the same family, each with children.
Every family has difficulties and is having a hard time.
Therefore, everyone took care of their own business and stopped interacting with each other.
During the Chinese New Year, because Li Benshan's legs could not walk a long distance, only Li and Erwang went back.
Because the three brothers in her natal family were separated, Mrs. Li had to bring three gifts when she went to her natal family.
This is also the reason why she won't go back to her parents' home unless she can.
Being poor and troubled, family ties have become weak.
Li's brother and sister-in-law are very helpful.
Several large carts of pepper saplings were hauled back and forth and planted side by side around more than three acres of land, just enough to fill a circle.
The second and third brothers of the Li family brought the saplings and went back, saying they were busy at home and had young children, so they couldn't leave.
The eldest brother and sister-in-law stayed to help. Mr. and Mrs. Li were busy working in the fields.
Song and Damai went home to cook.
When the younger siblings’ brothers and sisters-in-law come, they have to take care of the food, right?
So Mrs. Song went home, cut meat and bought wine.
The Zanthoxylum bungeanum tree has thorns, which can prick your hands if you can't handle it properly.
Li Benshan and the eldest brother Li are both people who work hard at crops, and they are thick-skinned and not afraid of pricking their hands.
The two of them dug a hole and helped seedlings, and soon they gathered around.
Mrs. Li and her sister-in-law scattered the pepper trees to the edge of the ground and placed them for easy access by the two men.
Li's sister-in-law is of medium build, slightly fat, and has fair skin compared to rural people.
While working, Li's sister-in-law lowered her voice and said, "Zhilan, have you told Ben Shan about what I told you yesterday?"
Ms. Li lowered her head and said, "Sister-in-law, to be honest, I can't open my mouth."
Li's sister-in-law was anxious.
"Why can't you open your mouth? This is not like before, when my family was poor and we didn't care so much."
"Now we are buying land and growing herbal medicines. These jobs are all done by Ben Shan. If this confusion continues, when will the end come to an end?"
Li's eldest sister-in-law pointed at her feet and made gestures.
Mrs. Li smiled bitterly and said: "Sister-in-law, you know the situation of my family. If it weren't for the help of my sister-in-law here, I almost wouldn't be able to survive. How can I just live a little better with so many concerns?"
Wouldn’t that be ungrateful?
Li's sister-in-law hated the fact that iron was not made of steel and said: "Is this the same thing?"
"I also know that your sister-in-law is a good person. It is because she is a good person that I have to make it clear."
"As the saying goes: If relatives don't share talents, they won't communicate with each other. No matter how good the relationship is, you still have to earn money when it's time to earn it."
Seeing that Ms. Li lowered her head and remained silent, Ms. Li's sister-in-law said, "Since you can't speak out, let me do it."
"No, sister-in-law, don't say that. I will feel embarrassed to live here." Ms. Li quickly stopped her.
"Oh, you!"
Li's sister-in-law said with hatred: "Why are you so honest? Ah? You can't just do it for nothing, can you? Erwang is not young anymore, what will you do to get him a wife then?"
Mrs. Li murmured: "Sister-in-law will help."
Li's sister-in-law was speechless.
Zhang Luo's own son is pretty much the same.
She sighed and continued: "What about Xiaodao's dowry?"
Li said: "Sister-in-law will also help."
Li's sister-in-law didn't even look at her anymore. She walked aside fiercely, ignored Li, and arranged the pepper trees separately.
After being busy for a while, I couldn't help but come over again and said: "I believe that your sister-in-law cares about the children and is really close to Sanshun. I can see it all day long. The way she looks at the children can't be fake."
"But no matter how good the sister-in-law is, she is still a sister-in-law, not a biological mother."
Li said: "My father said that my elder sister-in-law is like my mother..."
Li's eldest sister-in-law was speechless again.
She sighed and said warmly: "My kind-hearted sister-in-law is a good person. I am also your sister-in-law. I am not harming you, right?"
Mrs. Li quickly said: "No, I know sister-in-law, you feel sorry for me."
Li's sister-in-law said quickly: "So I really do it for you."
She patted Ms. Li's hand and said, "I'll ask your sister-in-law later. Does this property belong to her, or can I give you a share?"
"It's not that I won't let you work for her. She is an orphan and a widower. She can't do any work. Ben Shan should help. If you don't care, I won't want to!"
"If you can get a share, no matter how much, you can be your own master."
"If all these belongings belong to your sister-in-law, we won't earn anything." She let out a sigh of relief.
"It's just that you have to be careful and don't focus on this crop field."
"It's time to work, even if you're working as a long-term laborer for a landlord, you still have to make a future for yourself, right?"
Mrs. Li's sister-in-law was so sincere that she broke it into pieces and crushed it into pieces to explain to Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li lowered her head and whispered: "My sister-in-law is in charge of the house, everything is in order, and I don't have to worry about the three children. That's how I want to live."
Mrs. Li's sister-in-law was so angry that she sat down on the ground and looked at the blue sky speechlessly.
Is this sister a fool? Why doesn’t she know what’s good and what’s good?
"Pfft", Xiao Mian, who had been eavesdropping for a long time, couldn't bear it anymore and ran back home with a smile.
She wasn't eavesdropping on purpose. Who told her to use her ears?
Although Mrs. Li is not so frivolous, she is really not stupid.
She knew where the family's money came from.
If we really want to talk about it, the five or two or three coins earned from selling candied haws and sugar snowballs can be divided.
Even this time, dendrobium, resurrection grass and ginseng were all discovered by Xiao Mian, and Li Benshan was only a big help at best.
Even if I give her five or three dollars, what good will it do? I'm afraid she won't even be able to pay Erwang's Shu Xiu except for the rent.
It would be great to follow my sister-in-law.
There is no need to worry, there is food and drink, and the three children are still taken care of.
As for the child marrying a wife in the future, as much as the sister-in-law cares about the child, it probably won't work if she doesn't let her take care of it.
There is also the worry of the eldest sister-in-law, who is afraid that she will be partial and give good things to the children in the eldest family and bad things to her own children.
Ms. Li felt that her sister-in-law was a bit partial and she loved Sanshun more.
So, if they could live together peacefully, why would she bother to separate?
Now that Xiaomian has heard what she and her eldest sister-in-law said, the child must tell her eldest sister-in-law.
Mrs. Li felt a little uneasy.
Li's sister-in-law was very happy.
It would be better for the child to listen to this, so that she would not lose face and become a bad person.
Li's eldest sister-in-law has many things on her mind.
She felt that she had lost her parents-in-law, and her sister-in-law had lost her parents. Therefore, as the eldest sister-in-law, she had to worry more about her sister-in-law's affairs.
Didn’t I say that a sister-in-law is like a mother?
But what are you worried about?
The family has no money, so it is impossible to use money to help my sister-in-law.
Then help my sister-in-law come up with more ideas.
No, as soon as the Li family built a new house, they bought land and planted herbs. Where did the money come from?
Isn’t this what this family earns from selling candied haws and sugar snowballs?
Also this time, Ben Shan went into the mountains to collect valuable medicinal herbs. Although the second girl discovered them, it was only his younger brother-in-law who could collect them.
Since two families make money together, then both families have to share in it, right?