Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 159 Clarification

Song Ying looked at everyone and said, "Why don't you think about it, if it was your brothers who made money by picking herbs, how would the adults react?"

The girls were silent.

"It's too late to praise them, let alone scold or beat them." Song Ying's face was full of sarcasm. "They should be showing off everywhere now, saying how promising their sons and grandsons are, how they can make money at a young age, and how they have acquired a skill, so they don't have to worry about their livelihood in the future.

Within two days, everyone in the surrounding villages will know that the boys in Xinghua Village are very capable, and matchmakers will come to their doorsteps at a very young age.

As for not handing over the money I earned to my family, well, these are minor problems. After all, I was young and didn’t understand anything. It will be fine when I grow up.

Anyway, the whole house will belong to them in the future. If they save money, they can take less money from home. How great is that!

The most important thing is that if you have a skill, you can earn extra income, and your life will not be too bad no matter what!"

The girls listened even more silently, because the joy they had about escaping punishment disappeared in an instant. If it were their brothers who made money by picking herbs, the adults in the family would really do as Song Ying said.

It was clearly the same thing, but just because they were girls, they were treated in completely opposite ways.

When she said the latter part, Song Ying herself was stunned. Before, she always believed that it was indeed their fault for keeping things to themselves.

Later, when she was refuting Qian, she suddenly realized that given her family's situation, her behavior was not considered selfish. In some aspects, she took on the responsibilities that her deceased parents should have fulfilled. So when it came to making money, she should be considered an independent branch of the family and could decide independently on the distribution of her own money.

But other girls are different from her, they are completely subordinate to their parents, so they don't hand over the money they earn, which is indeed a form of secrecy. It is normal for adults to be angry and punish them.

Song Ying just felt that Zhang and others were too cruel to their daughter, and the punishment was too severe, and they didn't care about the life and death of Xiaoxiang and others.

But with this assumption, and the comparison of the adults' attitudes towards the boy picking grass to make money, she suddenly understood.

It is indeed their fault that they hide the money they earn from their families, but this mistake is very, very small and not worth mentioning at all.

What's more, it is amazing and worth celebrating that they can know about herbs and make money.

The villagers of Xinghua Village have lived here for generations. They go to the mountains three or four times a day, but no one goes to the mountains to pick herbs to sell.

Even though they knew there were medicinal herbs in the mountains, sometimes when herbalists came to collect herbs, they would be kind enough to pour them water to drink, and would also curiously strike up a conversation and ask how much money they could earn per trip.

But no one ever thought of picking and selling them. Even Huang Yihai, who knew a little about herbs in the village, never thought of taking the herbs from the mountains to the county to sell.

They surpassed their ancestors and achieved things they had never imagined, but there was no praise or celebration. Everyone only focused on their small mistake of not handing over the money they earned.

Why is this so?

Because girls are outsiders and are raised by their husband's family. If they do not hand over the money they earn and only use it on themselves, then all these years of raising them would be wasted.

The boys were different.

Every family hopes that their sons and grandsons can have a skill. Even if they don't learn it by themselves, their family will send them to learn a craft and bear their expenses during the period.

If they learn to identify herbs by themselves and can earn money, their families will not only save the money of sending them to learn the craft, but also save their daily expenses.

Adults would think that it is normal not to hand over money. Young people are just starting to make money and have little savings. They are short of money, so it is good enough not to rely on their family for financial support.

The boys are family members, and we need to consider their long-term future. It is right to spend money on them. After all, everything in the family will be theirs in the future.

After thinking about this, Song Ying suddenly felt that she and other girls were ridiculous. The adults always kept in mind that they were outsiders, and everything and every idea was based on this.

However, these girls are delusional that they can gain a place in the family by being sensible, obedient and working harder.

Song Ying took a deep breath. Fortunately, she had already separated from her husband. Everything she did in the future would be to make her life better instead of trying to please others.

"I'm going to collect herbs. By the way, your herbs are all at my house. If you want to move them, just go ahead and move them."

After saying this, Song Ying left with the backpack on her back. Well, she would have to go to the city tomorrow to buy a backpack and a bed sheet. She would have to return the backpack and the bed sheet that Yang had given her, and prevent anything that might force her to return to her second uncle's house.

Luo Yanxing opened her mouth, wanting to call her and go pick herbs with her, but looking at the bamboo basket beside her, she had to give up the idea. She had to collect a basket of pine needles first.

Song Ying had no idea what the girls were thinking.

The next day, after waking up in the morning, she turned over and had a good nap, and did not get up until three quarters past three in the morning.

After quickly cooking a pot of meat porridge and eating it, she went to Luo's house to find Luo Yanxing.

“Going to the county town in the morning?”

"Yes, it's cool in the morning, and I don't want to travel in the hot sun again."

Luo Yanxing glanced into the courtyard, hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go in the morning. Wait for me. I'll go tell my mother!"

Selling herbs is already a good business, and you have to hand over part of the money to your family, so don’t make it hard on yourself by selling them under the scorching sun!

After Luo Yanxing had gone in for a while, Song Ying heard Wang's scolding. He thought Luo Yanxing could not go, but she came out soon, carrying a backpack and said, "Let's go."

"Did your mother agree?" Song Ying pointed into the courtyard, and Wang's scolding continued.

Luo Yanxing nodded, "I agree. She's just angry. Let her scold."

Song Ying couldn't help but give Luo Yanxing a thumbs up. In just one day and one night, she had changed so much!

Luo Yanxing saw through her thoughts, raised his eyebrows proudly, and said, "I have decided that I will never teach them to identify herbs. This trick is too useful against my parents!

As long as money is mentioned, even if they are furious, they have to agree with my decision. "

Although Song Ying didn't want to pour cold water on her, she had to remind her: "If you don't teach, there are others. Some of them will teach their family members. If your parents really want to learn, it doesn't have to be you."

"Yes, yes, yes, I almost forgot about this. I have to tell everyone else that they must not teach their family members to identify herbs. Teaching an apprentice will only starve the master to death!"

"You're just daydreaming. Not everyone can withstand the pressure from their family like you do. Let's not talk about other people, but Xiaoxiang can't do it."