The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 10 Find a way to make money

"Sister, Father once said that no one will be kind to you for no reason. They either want your power or your benefits."

Their schemes against girls are even more despicable.

Chun Ning is just young, not mentally challenged.

"Sister, how about I return these things to the Zhao family?"

"Not urgent."

Xiao Chunnuan no longer cared what the other party wanted; there was no interaction without someone seeking something in return. At least for now, Zhao Minghua was behaving very friendly.

She needs these things now, in case of emergency.

Especially when I saw so many ingredients and seasonings in the basket, an idea immediately came to mind.

"Chuning, do you still remember the flowers that bloomed on the mountain when we came home?"

"I know, it's pink, Luo Xiaogang said it's called the Forsythia suspensa."

"Yes, it's the Magnolia denudata, also known as the Magnolia biondii. Go and call Luo Xiaogang over; I have something to ask him."

When Luo Xiaogang heard that Chunnuan was looking for him, he ran as fast as he could, mainly because Chunning had given him a pancake that smelled quite delicious.

"Sister Chunnuan, what do you need me for?"

"Xiaogang, do you know whose magnolias we saw belong to?"

“That mountain belongs to the Xiao clan. Do you want to pick flowers, sister? We can go pick them. Nobody will stop us. Nobody cares about the flowers blooming and falling every year.”

It was the Xiao family again; Xiao Chunnuan was so angry she almost laughed.

However, Luo Xiaogang's statement that no one would care made her eyes light up.

"Okay, Xiaogang, do your sister a favor." Chunnuan waved her hand and gave the order.

"really?"

“Really, if you help me with these things, Chun Ning will teach you to read, and I will also give you a share of the profits.”

What is dividend payout?

Kids don't understand, so they have to ask.

"If my sister earns ten coins, she'll give you one; if she earns a hundred coins, she'll give you ten..."

Luo Xiaogang couldn't count them all on his fingers, but he could make money, just by picking flowers. No, no, he also had to go to the dock with Chun Ning to sell them. Anyway, as long as he could make money, that was fine!

"This matter must be kept a secret. You can't even tell your parents, okay?"

"Okay, I swear, I'll keep it a secret. Let's pinky swear."

Chunnuan extended her little finger and made a pinky promise with Luo Xiaogang.

"Pinky promise, a hundred years of unwavering commitment, or you'll be Pigsy from Journey to the West."

I smiled as soon as spring warmed up.

"Sister Chunnuan, you are so beautiful. Even if you turned into Pigsy, you would still be a beautiful Pigsy." Luo Xiaogang was dazzled by Chunnuan's smile: "My aunt said you are the most beautiful girl she has ever seen in the surrounding area."

What?
“My aunt is a famous matchmaker for miles around. She’s incredibly skilled at matchmaking; every match she makes comes true. Sister Chunnuan, what kind of husband are you looking for? I’ll have my aunt help you find one.”

Is this something a child should be concerned about?

"Xiao Gang, don't talk nonsense. My sister is still in mourning." Chun Ning thought his "disciple" was a bit stupid, daring to blurt out anything.

"Oh, alright, then I'll tell my aunt that I'll find you a good husband after you've finished your mourning period."

Chunnuan was truly at a loss for words when she heard this. This child was really eating the Luo family's food while worrying about the Xiao family's affairs!
It is reasonable to suspect that Aunt Luo's fame as a matchmaker was the result of her whole family's help.

The next day, just as dawn broke, Chun Ning and Luo Xiaogang carried small baskets on their backs and went up the mountain to pick flowers.

"My sister said the petals have to be big and fresh."

"Okay, wait, I'll climb the tree and pick it."

Luo Xiaogang spat on his hands, rubbed them a few times, then hugged the tree trunk and scrambled up to a branch.

Seeing his agile movements, Chun Ning felt envious.

"Xiaogang, teach me how to climb trees."

"Oh no, Brother Chun Ning, you can't even climb a tree?"

"will not."

Yes, from the capital to Sichuan, Chun Ning discovered that there were so many things in this world he didn't know besides studying.

He could read, but it was all useless to him. He couldn't survive or protect his family. No wonder some people say that a scholar is useless.

So now he wants to learn everything. "Okay, I'll teach you."

As Luo Xiaogang was speaking, he climbed down from the tree again.

"Come on, spit on your hand."

Chun Ning... He used to think it was very rude and dirty.

Now, he is studying very diligently.

"Hold onto the tree trunk with both hands and push up with your feet."

"If you don't have enough strength in your legs, use your legs to grip the tree trunk to make sure you don't fall down."

Chun Ning... it's really difficult.

I tried again and again, but I just couldn't get up there.

"Forget it, Brother Chun Ning, you won't learn it today. Let's hurry up and pick the flowers."

"Okay, fine." Even if she couldn't learn it today, Chun Ning wasn't discouraged: "I'll learn to climb trees sooner or later."

Luo Xiaogang climbed the tree again and picked the flowers one by one, throwing them down.

"Brother Chun Ning, catch."

Chun Ning picked up the flowers he had thrown under the tree and put them into her small basket. Soon the basket was full. Luo Xiaogang then quickly climbed down the tree. The whole action was done in one go, and climbing up and down the tree was as easy as walking on flat ground.

"Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me." Chun Ning couldn't help but say softly.

"Brother Chun Ning, what did you say?"

Chun Ning explained to him with a smile.

"Does that mean I can be your teacher too?"

"Yes, you have excellent qualities that I can learn from."

"That's great." I've always envied Chun Ning and the others for being able to read, but it turns out they also have things they can't do, like climbing trees.

"Climbing trees is so much fun! Sometimes you can even find bird eggs in bird nests in the trees. Last time I found three, and my mom cooked them for me, my younger brother and sister-in-law. They were so delicious!"

The words "it smells so good" made Chun Ning swallow hard.

He absolutely must learn to climb trees.

Chunnuan was very happy to see that Chunning and Luo Xiaogang had picked so many flowers.

"Chuning, Xiaogang, I've cooked some porridge. You two eat first and rest for a while. Once the work is ready, you can go to the dock to sell your wares."

As spring warmed up, I melted the bean flour, cracked an egg, added various seasonings, and mixed it well before using it.

Zhao Minghua brought a complete set of seasonings, as well as ten eggs. This morning, Chunnuan cooked one for her eldest sister-in-law and one for her grandmother. As a result, the eldest sister-in-law's egg was divided in half with Chunxin, and the grandmother's egg was divided in half with Chunqiang. Both those who ate the eggs and those who didn't were left with tears in their eyes.

The servants in the Xiao family used to eat better than they do now; they truly lived a life of constant poverty and wealth.

"Sister, what are you going to do with these flowers?"

"Fry the flower cakes." Chunnuan said to Chunyan, who was tending the fire, "Keep the fire small and don't put in so much firewood."

"okay."

A large crowd of people from the Xiao family gathered around, watching Chunnuan prepare to fry the flower cakes.

With spring in full bloom... operating in an unprotected kitchen like this is dangerous; outsiders might come and watch.

She quickly persuaded them to leave, as she had important things to do after frying the flower cakes.

She poured oil into the pot, and looking at the oil, Xu exclaimed, "Chunnuan, are you not planning to live a normal life anymore?"

Goodness, she poured out a whole bowlful, at least half a pound.

"Mom, you need a lot of oil to fry flower cakes. Don't worry, we'll make back the money for the oil."

In fact, Chunnuan herself wasn't sure if she could make a profit.

In the spring, the petals, which had been washed and dried, were coated one by one in bean flour and then put into a pot. In a short while, the aroma wafted out, and the Xiao family members were all salivating.

Chunnuan herself forced back her drool and finally finished frying.

"Chuning, have you picked the banana leaves yet?"

"Sister, it's all here, washed clean and dried."

“Okay, you see, that’s it, ten flower cakes per pack, as for the price…” Chun Nuan thought for a moment: “No, I’ll go with you and we’ll decide the price then.”

(End of this chapter)