"Grandpa Lizheng, we don't have much food left, so we thought of going up the mountain to pick some wild vegetables and selling them in town to see if we could get some money. Yesterday, the three of us went to town to set up a stall, and before we had even unloaded our goods, we met the owner of a medicine store. Guess what happened?"

Lin Chuyi kept it a secret, and the village head, who was listening attentively, agreed and said, "I can't guess."

Lin Chu opened his right hand and waved it in front of Li Zheng.

"The shopkeeper found a ginseng in our backpack and bought it for fifty taels of silver."

The village head gasped when he heard this. These kids actually dug up ginseng! And they sold it for a high price of fifty taels!

Lin Chuyi pretended to be regretful and added, "I heard from the shopkeeper that if we hadn't been careless when digging and hadn't broken off a lot of roots, the price of this ginseng would have been even higher. Alas, I don't know what ginseng is. I just thought it was a small radish with roots. If I had known that it was so valuable, I would have dug it carefully. But it's too late now."

"Anyway, I sold the ginseng, and now I have silver in my hand, and this is ten taels of it."

After explaining the source of the money, Lin Chuyi looked at the head of the village with pleading eyes.

"Grandpa Lizheng, we are very embarrassed to bother you all the time, but we don't know who else can help us except you, so we can only shamelessly come to bother you."

"You must have relied on a lot of favors to get things done. Here are ten taels of silver. Eight taels are for the job, and the remaining two taels are for your wine. I hope you can help us this time because we are from the same village."

As Lin Chuyi spoke, he stuffed the silver into the other person's arms.

The head of the village felt the heavy silver in his arms, and it began to feel real. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that these kids were so lucky.

You can dig ginseng just by going up the mountain, and you may meet a knowledgeable medicine shop owner when you go to sell wild vegetables.

Fifty taels, that’s fifty taels. His family worked hard for so many years to save up this amount. Others can get it by just going up the mountain.

Others also went up the mountain, why didn't they have such good luck? And they just happened to meet such an honest shopkeeper. If it were someone else, they would have bought it at the price of a carrot and made a fortune quietly, right?

Sure enough, there is a big difference between having luck or not. This is clearly a gift from God.

The head of the village automatically made up a lot of things in his mind based on Lin Chuyi's words. He was certainly envious, as who wouldn't like to make unexpected money? But he wouldn't think about the money of a few children.

If he really was that kind of person, his savings wouldn't be so little now.

"I'm the head of the village. What you said is part of my job. It's not easy for you to earn some money. I'll take the money first. Don't worry, I'll do what I promised you tomorrow, and then I'll give you the rest of the money."

"That house has not been occupied for a long time. You need to clean it up and buy some new things. There is a lot of money to spend. Although fifty taels sounds like a lot of money, you have to be thrifty in your life. If you spend lavishly, no amount of money will be enough to build it."

"I will keep the fact that you made money from selling ginseng a secret for you. Don't go out and talk nonsense. Money can attract people's attention. It's not a good thing to be targeted by others. Remember that?"

While making the promise, the village head also gave Lin Chuyi a few more pointers. Lin Chuyi was able to distinguish between good and bad, and knew that the village head was sincerely thinking about them, and felt a little warm in his heart.

Lin Chuyi bowed to the old man and said solemnly: "Grandpa Lizheng, thank you for your advice. I will remember it. I will warn my younger brothers and sisters not to talk nonsense outside."

Li Zheng stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction.

Seeing that she had almost finished talking about the main business, Lin Chu prepared to give away the gifts she had brought. It would not make sense to go to someone empty-handed when asking them for a favor, so she bought some extra snacks yesterday, intending to give some of them to the head of the village.

After talking with the head of the village just now, Lin Chuyi felt that the head of the village was a really good person. Just because he was willing to take the initiative to remind them that they should not show off their wealth, Lin Chuyi planned to give him more gifts.

Fortunately, Lin Chuyi was carrying a backpack as a cover, so he was not afraid of being exposed when taking things out of the space.

She lifted the cloth covering the backpack, took out a tied-up wild rabbit and two packets of snacks and handed them to the head of the village.

"We found this hare when we went up the mountain yesterday and brought it to the market to sell it, but then we ran into the owner of the medicine shop who bought the ginseng. We had so much money on him and we were afraid it would be lost, so we stopped setting up the stall and brought it back."

"I bought these dim sum at a dim sum shop in town yesterday on my way back. The village head has helped our family a lot. This is a small token of our appreciation. Please accept it."

How come there are rabbits here? How come this girl got all the good things on the mountain? Did she go deep into the mountains?

When the village head thought of this, his face suddenly changed. He said to Lin Chuyi earnestly, "Hey, girl, you didn't go into the mountains, did you? There are many good things in the mountains, but there are also many dangers. A few years ago, a hunter in the village was injured by a big beast in the mountains. He died in two days. If something happens to you, how will your two brothers and sisters survive?"

"Grandpa, you know our situation. We don't have any land, and my siblings and I are still young. If we don't go into the mountains, we will all starve to death. At least we have a chance to earn a living by going into the mountains."

"But don't worry, I know my limits. From now on, I will go into the mountains alone. I was born strong, but I usually don't have enough to eat, so I can only use 30% of my strength. Now that I can fill my stomach, my strength will be greater again. As long as I am careful and protect myself, there will be no problem. When life gets better in the future, I will send them to school. I cherish my life and can't bear to die like this."

Lin Chuyi is really strong now, she has to find a reason for her change. Besides, their family must have an income that can be shown to the public, so that it will be easier to do things in the future.

"Oh, you kid."

The head of the village sighed. He understood what Lin Chuyi said. The situation of their family was indeed as Lin Chuyi said. They could not just sit back and wait for death. Now that Si Ya had stood up for herself, and looking at what she had gained today, maybe she could really live a good life with this luck in the future. Never mind. Just let her be.

"Since you have made up your mind, I won't say anything. You must be careful when you go into the mountains. Safety is the most important thing. You can take this rabbit back. You and your siblings haven't had any good food in recent years. Take it back and nourish your bodies."

"And these snacks are expensive and can't be eaten as meals. Just buy them once to try them out. Don't waste money on them in the future. You need to be frugal in your life."

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