The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 75 - 73 Mountain Delicacies
Chapter 75: Chapter 73: Mountain Delicacies
Chapter 75 -73: Mountain Delicacies
Granny Lei, seeing that Madam Jiang was sincere and not upset, smiled and said, “It’s a father’s duty to support the family. Eldest son, second son, third son, fourth son, most of the silver you earn should rightly go into the public coffers, I believe. As for the elder son’s generation, they are still children; any silver they manage to earn doesn’t have to go into the public coffers and can belong to them. Their parents can also keep it for them.”
Xuanbao had no real awareness of whose name was written on the land deed, nor any concept of a dowry.
For over a hundred years, the only thoughts in the mind of a flower were to strive hard in cultivation, bloom beautifully, and not to be eaten by rabbits and Goat Spirits. Where were there any thoughts of marrying off?
Now that everyone was so good to her, she too wanted her family to live happily. “Those wastelands and barren hills, we’ll plant fruit trees and medicinal herbs in the future, and the silver earned, we will all spend together, buy delicious food to eat together, buy beautiful clothes to wear together, build houses to live in together, and send the brothers to the Academy.”
The whole family laughed when they heard this; look how filial Xuanbao is!
Madam Jiang felt even more ashamed of her previous pettiness.
Granny Lei nodded, “Before Xuanbao gets married, the proceeds from those wastelands and barren hills should go into the public coffers, and you can all help manage them a bit.”
A family divided too distinctly could become distant over time. She just wanted to save some dowry for her granddaughter.
Life is so long, and wealth is most alluring. She was old and didn’t know how many years she had left. Who could know the future? Of course, she had to secure a piece for her granddaughter from the start.
If the fruit trees and medicinal herbs really did come to fruition and earned silver, it would still be mainly the grandsons who were studying that would need more money. She only hoped that in the future, the grandsons would remember Xuanbao’s goodness.
Upon hearing this, Madam Jiang felt even more relieved and silently chided herself for her small-mindedness, which was unwarranted.
Granny Lei then asked, “Who’s going to plow the seedbeds tomorrow? After the sowing is done, we’ll find villagers to help clear the wastelands and barren hills. Even if we can’t plant much, scattering some green manure to fertilize the land wouldn’t hurt.”
Ruo Hai immediately said, “I will go. Second brother and fourth brother have to print books, and third brother needs to find people to build houses. Leave the plowing, composting, and clearing to me.”
The eldest son could practice martial arts in the fields, and he could provide guidance while plowing.
Granny Lei nodded, “Alright, leave the plowing and land clearing to the eldest. There’s no rush; start with one mu for the seedbeds and move on slowly to the rest.”
The rest, as long as it’s plowed before the seedlings are ready, will suffice.
Ruo Hang and his brothers also expressed their willingness to plow the land.
If the brothers were going, Xuanbao immediately said, “I want to plow the land too!”
Ruo Hang glanced at his chubby sister, “Xuanbao, you can’t even lift a hoe; how are you going to plow?”
Ruo Bo nodded, “Xuanbao, the hoe is sharp, and you’re still little. You don’t know how to plow; you might end up chopping off your own feet. You and fourth brother are still young; better go play with mud by the fields!”
Xuanbao pouted in dissatisfaction, “Third brother is talking nonsense; I’m not that silly, I wouldn’t chop off my own feet!”
The whole family laughed.
Today, Ruo Chuan also secured orders from two academies in the capital, and having nothing else to do, he laughed and said, “Haha… Xuanbao isn’t silly. Xuanbao can plow the land. Tomorrow, your uncle will take you to plow!”
Madam Liu smiled, “Xuanbao wants to plow the land? But plowing isn’t fun. How about tomorrow mom takes you and your brothers up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots, would that be nice?”
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After the rain, the bamboo shoots in the mountains should have started sprouting these past few days, just when they are the freshest and most tender.
Go up the mountain? Xuanbao’s eyes lit up, “Great! Uncle, I won’t go plowing. You go plow! I want to go up the mountain to dig for shoots.”
Ruo Hang and his brothers also immediately changed their minds, expressing that they wanted to go to the mountain to dig for shoots.
It had been a long time since they had gone to the mountain.
Ruo Chuan put on an abandoned look, “Xuanbao, you don’t love your uncle anymore! You don’t want to accompany your uncle to plow the land!”
Xuanbao blinked, not understanding the relationship between the two, and after thinking for a moment, she said, “…I do love you, but I think I love digging for shoots even more.”
“Pfft!” Madam Liu laughed.
Ruo Shui teased, “Sixth brother, you’re not as good as a bamboo shoot!”
The whole family laughed.
Ruo Chuan was injured and became self-isolated!
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The next morning, Madam Liu took several children to the bamboo forest on the mountain to dig bamboo shoots.
A few boys also brought slingshots to play in the mountains.
In the bamboo forest after the rain, one could see the pointy little four-sided shoots everywhere.
Four-sided shoots didn’t sprout in spring but flourished in autumn. Growing in the high mountain forests, they absorbed the natural spiritual energy and had thick and delicious flesh.
Madam Liu gave the children gloves to protect their hands and then taught them how to pick bamboo shoots.
They would break off the ones that had already grown out, and dig out the ones that hadn’t come out entirely with a hoe.
Breaking one little bamboo shoot after another was a very relaxing activity. Xuanbao might have been small in stature, but she was not lacking in strength. She was snapping them joyfully.
Soon, the two bamboo baskets brought by Madam Liu were filled to the brim.
“Alright, that’s enough, let’s go down the mountain!” Madam Liu said to the children.
Ruo Xuan pointed at two white bamboo fungi on the ground and said, “Mother, we haven’t picked the bamboo fungi yet. Let’s pick some to take back! They’re delicious for making hot pot.”
Ruo Xuan had eaten hot pot when she lived at the Divine Lord Xuanyuan’s villa, made with various kinds of fungi. It was incredibly delicious!
But she had not seen bamboo fungi at that time, and bamboo fungi were even more delicious!
Ruo Xuan felt for a moment that the bamboo fungi in the forest were a bit scarce, but no matter, she could use spiritual energy to promote their growth.
Such things grew quickly and didn’t require much spiritual power.
As Madam Liu picked up the shoulder pole, ready to carry the bamboo shoots down the mountain, she heard Xuanbao’s words, turned her head and was startled, “Xuanbao, don’t touch! Not all mushrooms are edible, and this one looks so strange, it could be poisonous. We shouldn’t just pick anything and eat it, you know?”
Ruo Bo glanced over and nodded in agreement, “Don’t pick poisonous mushrooms; they could kill. Xuanbao, if you want to eat mushrooms, third brother will go to another mountain to pick some for you.”
Ruo Hang stepped forward and pulled Ruo Xuan away, fearing she would reach out and pick them, then succumb to poisoning, “Xuanbao, don’t touch this thing at all costs. There were people in the village who died from eating mushrooms. If you don’t recognize it, don’t pick it, understand?”
Ruo Xuan shook her head, deciding to tell a white lie, “I recognize this one, it’s not poisonous, and it’s really tasty! I’ve eaten it before at Brother Xuanyuan’s place.”
In her mind, Ruo Xuan also thought that since no one knew it was edible, wouldn’t selling it to the restaurants bring in a good sum of silver?
Hearing her response, Madam Liu was hesitant, “Can you really eat it?”
Ruo Xuan insisted, “Really, we can pick some to take back and try giving it to the old hen at home first.”
Madam Liu: “…..”
That old hen was laying eggs daily; she really didn’t want to risk it!
However, thinking of Xuanbao’s extraordinary abilities, she said, “Then let’s pick some to try back home.”
“Great! Let’s pick a lot, I want to take some to Grandmother Xuanyuan. I’ll go look for more spots,” Ruo Xuan said and then ran off.
She found a spot, crouched down, sent in a wee bit of spiritual energy, and a bunch of bamboo fungi popped up, then she called out loudly, “Brothers, come here, there’s some here!”
Then she rushed off to another spot where bamboo fungi were, sent in a bit more spiritual energy, and another small patch popped up.
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On a mountain road shielded by ranges, a carriage was slowly moving along, carrying a black dog and an old man with the appearance of a child and white hair inside.
Suddenly, the black dog sniffed the air and looked in a certain direction.
