Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 279: Finding Someone to Dig Herbs

Thinking of this, the village chief couldn't help but lament, "Alas! Life is getting harder and harder as time goes by! Every household has elderly parents and young children. It's hard! It's hard!"

After the village chief finished speaking, he looked at An Yue and said, "If we can succeed in digging herbs, even if the government collects taxes, the villagers can use their money to offset the taxes, which will solve a big problem."

"And knowing that they can earn money by digging herbs, the villagers will definitely be willing to join in digging herbs. This will save the villagers."

"It's just that this matter involves the future livelihood of the villagers, so we can't be careless. If we make any mistakes, we will be blamed."

Qin, who was sitting at the side, nodded and said, "If you do this well, it would be best to get a thank you. If you don't do it well, you will be criticized by the villagers. It's hard to be a good person! Yue girl, you have to think about it carefully!"

An Yue smiled and nodded, saying, "Uncle, Auntie, Yueyue understands this truth. That's why Yueyue came to discuss this matter with you two elders in advance, just to ensure that everything goes well."

Qin gently stroked An Yue's cheek, smiled and said, "At such a young age, Miss Yue has the ability to support a large family. In the current drought, if she can lead the villagers to earn money, the villagers will have hope for a better life."

The village chief thought for a few breaths and said, "Well, what do you need your uncle to help you with next? Just ask, and I will do my best to help you."

An Yue looked at the village chief gratefully: "Thank you very much, uncle!"

"Yueyue thought so. Although this matter must be kept secret from the villagers, Yueyue needs people to dig herbs now. I wonder if my uncle and aunt can help find two trustworthy people to help dig herbs together?"

After hearing this, the village chief nodded and asked, "Does Yueyue have a candidate in mind?"

An Yue replied readily: "Yueyue thought of a family in her heart, the Wang family, which is not far from Yueyue's home."

"Oh? The Wang family that Yueyue mentioned, is that Wang Zhengmin's family?" The village chief confirmed with An Yue.

"Yes, I wonder if my uncle and aunt can accompany Yueyue to visit the Wang family?"

Qin said quickly, "I remember Yueyue and his little daughter played well together. Why didn't Yueyue go and talk to them herself?"

An Yue knew that Aunt Wang had a stubborn personality, and she thought that if she went to talk to them herself, she would not have as much prestige as the village head and his wife.

So he said, "In the eyes of others, Yueyue is only about ten years old. If Yueyue talks about this matter, they will just think it's a small matter. If the uncles and aunts come forward to talk to them about this matter in person, the meaning will be very different. Uncles and aunts, you are more persuasive."

The village chief nodded thoughtfully: "Yueyue is right, then we will go with Yueyue."

Qin frowned and asked, "Yueyue just said that she wanted to find two families. Currently, there is only the Wang family. Does the other family have any candidates?"

An Yue shook her head: "Not yet, does Auntie have anyone suitable in mind?"

Qin rolled her eyes and turned to the village chief Li Huairen and said, "Huairen, I'm worried about leaving this matter to other families. We don't have anything else to do right now, and Jing'er will be back in the next two days. Why don't I go with Yueyue to dig herbs?"

After hearing this, An Yue quickly waved her hand and said, "No, no, my aunt's health is definitely not good enough. If anything goes wrong, Yue Yue can't afford it."

The village chief smiled and looked at Qin, saying, "Well, did you hear what Yueyue said?"

An Yue looked at the village chief's doting eyes towards Qin, picked up the bowl awkwardly, and buried her head in drinking water.

Qin slapped her thigh heavily, and said with some regret: "What's the use of this body! I want to help but I can't do anything."

The village chief looked at Qin, who was pouting and complaining like a little woman. He said with a smile, "You are already old, and your body must not be as good as before. You, do you really think you are young?"

"Then tell me, which candidate from the other family is suitable?" Qin scratched his head and muttered.

The village chief clenched his fist and thought deeply. After a moment, he said, "After thinking about it, there is a family candidate, but I don't know if Yueyue can let go of her prejudice."

When An Yue heard this, she thought: [I haven't offended anyone in my village, so the village chief couldn't be talking about my aunt and grandmother, right? ]

"Uncle, please feel free to tell me." An Yue still asked with gritted teeth.

"They are your aunt and grandmother." The village chief said in a muffled voice.

When Qin heard this, she immediately got furious: "What? They are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law? No, Li Huairen, what do you mean? Tell me! You know how mean they were to Yueyue and her brother in law in the past, what do you mean now!!"

An Yue didn't say anything, but just listened quietly to what the couple was talking.

The village chief sighed and said, "This man! He is not a saint, so who can be without fault? Besides, between Yueyue and them, even if the bones are broken, they are still connected by tendons!"

"As the old saying goes, 'God is watching what you do.' They deserved what they got for the mistakes they made in the past."

"Regarding proposing this candidate, I am only acting on my original intention as the village chief. I naturally hope that everyone in the village can get along well. However, if Yueyue disagrees, we can consider another family."

An Yue remembered that when she was still living in the An family's old house, she was drying herbs in a winnowing basket in the yard. When her grandmother Zhou saw her, her face was full of sneer and ridicule, without any sympathy at all.

But now, the village chief said that he wanted them to come and dig herbs?

An Yue couldn't help but find it a little funny.

She snorted in her heart: [I am not a saint, and I did not come here to suffer. When they drove my sister and me out of the house, they did not care about our lives at all, and even tried to seize the family property.]

[We two siblings have endured humiliation and finally made it to this day. How can we just let go of the grudges? ]

An Yue scratched her nose and said in a calm tone, "Uncle, actually... Yue Yue feels that if the entire Wang family works together to dig herbs, it should be enough."

"After all, this is their first time digging herbs, and Yueyue can't teach too many people at once."

The village chief said, "Okay, then let's go to Wang's house now?"

Qin and An Yue both responded, "Okay."

Then, the three of them walked out of the yard, closed the gate and walked towards the east end of the village.

At this time, it was already the end of the Shen period.

The scorching sun made people's scalps hot, and after walking a few steps, sweat soaked their collars.

The three of them soon arrived at Wang's house.

An Yue walked up and knocked on the door, "Dong Dong Dong..."

No one answered, An Yue raised her hand to knock on the door again, and the door suddenly opened.

"Yueyue? Village chief?" It was Wang Keer who opened the door.

When she saw it was An Yue, her eyes lit up instantly.