Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 788: Wang Shichu

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Du Heng would not shake his head even if he was really tired. “You’re too kind. If I talk more, I can consolidate my studies and it’ll be good for my exams.”

Since Du Heng had already given this reason, the daughters-in-law of the Xiang family looked at each other and did not refuse.

Then, Du Heng began to explain slowly.

Xiang Ling’er listened the most seriously. She wanted to learn how to read the most.

Baking wood ears was no longer difficult. After all, they had also baked dried sweet potatoes and so on before. It was not like they did not know anything about it.

Inside the hall…

Xiang Zhifu told his family about the news that the wood ears could be sold.

The others were shocked.

“Do you all want to sell it?” Xiang Zhifu asked with a smile.

“Second Brother, aren’t you talking nonsense?” Xiang Zhisen was the first to stand up. If you can sell it for money, only a fool would not sell it!”

“Let’s go, let’s go. Second Brother, quickly tell us how to sell this wood ear.”

The others followed suit impatiently.

Xiang Zhifu quickly begged for mercy. “Wait a minute. Don’t rush. I’ll tell you now.”

“Ah Heng, you don’t have to worry about us. Just go and do your own things. They are all rough men. It won’t be good to delay you.” Xiang Zhifu said to Chu Heng.

Chu Heng stood up. “It’s fine. Then, Eldest Uncle, you can have a good chat.”

After Chu Heng left, the other villagers could not help but ask.

Xiang Zhifu quickly raised his hand to calm everyone down before he began to say, “Wood ears are…”

He quickly told her about the wood ear’s condition.

“Second Brother, is what you said true?” Xiang Zhisen still couldn’t react in time. He was stunned by the huge surprise.

The others laughed foolishly.

“Brother Xiang, how much are wood ears?” someone asked.

“Ag Heng said they’re 30 copper coins per catty.”

“It’s actually the same as the price of food!” Everyone exclaimed.

“The wood ears on the mountain should be at least a few hundred catties. Even if they are dried, they should be at least a hundred catties. Wouldn’t this be three taels of silver?”

“Not bad.” Xiang Zhifu nodded with a smile. “And Ah Heng said that if the wood ears sell well in the future, we can increase the price.”

“Brother Xiang, it’s all thanks to you this time.”

“Let’s go, let’s go. Stop gossiping. Let’s go to the mountain to pick the wood ears first. Then, call someone over to my house to learn how to bake it.” Xiang Zhifu did not want to gossip at home for a long time.

Everyone heard this and went home.

In less than fifteen minutes, all the villagers of Black Water Village had gathered and went up the mountain to look for the fungus. At the same time, many village women had gathered in the Xiang family’s courtyard. They were all looking for the three daughters-in-law of the Xiang family to ask them how to bake the fungus.

Wang Shichu came in from the village entrance in a carriage and saw many villagers carrying baskets up the mountain. There was no one working in the fields.

“What are they doing?” Wang Shichu opened the curtain and asked.

“Master, do you need to go down and ask someone?” The coachman asked hurriedly.

Wang Shichu nodded. “Go ahead. Ask around and get to the bottom of it.”

The coachman immediately got off. At first, the villagers were unwilling to say anything, but later on, they heard someone say that the High Scholar was here, so they were not afraid of being bullied. Only then did the villagers smile and tell them the situation.

Wang Shichu heard the villagers’ words from the carriage.

He instinctively wanted to laugh. Chu Heng was powerful, not the villagers. What was there to be proud of? They were really stupid.

“Master, I’ve heard about it.” The coachman returned. “Master, it was High Scholar Chu who told the villagers that the black vegetables on the mountain are called wood ears. They can be eaten and sold for silver. They are going up the mountain to pick them.”