To earn money, you have to earn money.

Liu Meibao rested her head on her arms and lifted Erlang's legs to relax herself.

When you open a restaurant, not to mention whether you can get such a large amount of money, it is strange that you can make a fortune by relying on the few restaurants you entered and the dishes you ate in your previous life.

Drive the trend of clothing, don't say it if you don't do it, it's just to make it, and it's strange if someone dares to wear it.

"Miss, go to sleep, I have to get up early tomorrow and go up the mountain to collect firewood..."

Mountain? Liu Meibao had a flash of inspiration in her mind, and she couldn't help but reach out and pat her leg.

Relying on the mountain to eat the mountain, there are many medicinal materials on the mountain, at least this she is the best at it, although selling some medicinal materials will not make a fortune every day, but it is better than doing nothing, maybe relying on their advanced knowledge of Chinese medicine mastered from modern society, here will soon be able to become famous and prosperous.....

On the second day, when she arrived at the mountain, Liu Meibao was no longer busy collecting firewood, but looked around behind the rocks in the grass.

"Miss, what are you looking for? Do you still want to catch birds to eat? Qingya asked curiously.

"Look for herbs." Liu Meibao replied, saying this, she found a herb, and she couldn't help but run over with a cheer.

It is a large clump of blood vines that grows luxuriantly.

"Miss still recognizes herbs?" Qingya followed curiously.

"I read it in a book." Liu Meibao replied casually, and learned from the conversation that Liu Meibao had studied in a private school, and because she had nothing to do in the boudoir, and because she was weak and her parents were pampered, she didn't do it often, but loved to read.

Sure enough, Qingya didn't have the slightest suspicion when she heard this, and asked questions around this big blood vine.

"Do herbs make more money than firewood?" This is what she cares about the most.

Liu Meibao didn't dare to guarantee this, "I don't know, let's try." ”

Qingya nodded, "Anyway, digging herbs won't delay picking up firewood, and one more benefit is better." ”

Liu Meibao nodded.

"Miss, dig it out." Qingya saw that she was just watching, but not moving, and hurriedly rolled up her sleeves and said.

"Nope." Liu Meibao shook her head, "It's not the time to pick it yet, if the big blood vine is to be dug up, it will be autumn." ”

"Huh?" Qingya was very puzzled.

"The collection of traditional Chinese medicine must pay attention to the season, some are suitable for spring and summer, and some must be picked in autumn and winter, otherwise the medicinal effect will be greatly discounted, for example, mulberry leaves must be after frost in late autumn, fennel is picked when it is just ripe, and ligustrum must be slightly ripe, and it must be picked in the early morning or evening, and there are geographical restrictions, not all the medicines picked anywhere can be used....." Liu Meibao smiled as she walked away from the big blood vine.

"For example, wolfberry must be from Ningxia, astragalus from Inner Mongolia, ginseng from the northeast, rehmannia can only be from Henan, Chuanxiong must be from Sichuan, Ejiao from Shandong, fritillary from Zhejiang, and tangerine peel from Guangdong......"

She talked eloquently while pacing away, and the morning light fell on her through the branches and leaves of the forest, folding out the light of virtual and real change, and the young girl couldn't help but open her mouth wide.

Sure enough, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, although there are such and such restrictions on mining traditional Chinese medicine, but in the morning, Liu Meibao still found half a basket, which are some flowers and plants similar to Artemisia annua, peppermint, motherwort, nepeta, etc., commonly used medicinal materials that do not limit the region, and also found some magnolia trees, because they did not bring tools, they could not peel the skin, so they had to wait for the next time.

"How much can these sell for?" Qingya was most concerned about this, and asked with great interest along the way.

Liu Meibao didn't know the market here, so he could only go to the pharmacy in the city to know.

Seeing them come back with half a basket of grass, Song Sanniang was very displeased, and was about to open her mouth to scold, but Qingya hurriedly explained that this was a medicinal herb and could also be sold for money.

"Herbs?" Song Sanniang looked suspicious.

"Yes, aunt, I read it in the book, and yesterday when I went into the city and passed by the pharmacy, I wanted to pick and sell it." Liu Meibao said with a smile, adding while adding, "Don't delay chopping wood." ”

Hearing her say this, Song Sanniang didn't say much, and went into the house and kept weaving.

After a few days, Liu Meibao found that even the black cakes that he disdained were gone, and were replaced by pure bran mixed with wild vegetables, which was really a pure natural health.

Zhou Liangyu finished working for the Lu family for two days, his face was obviously a little yellow, Song Sanniang didn't like to talk to Liu Meibao, Liu Meibao was convenient for Zhou Liangyu to chat, and learned from his mouth that other people in the village who had fields were tired and tired all year round, in addition to paying taxes and collecting grain, buying seeds and farm tools, etc., it would be good to be able to eat for the rest of the year, not to mention that Xie County had been harassed by Mongolian Tatars in recent years, and the lives of the common people were even more difficult, and many families lived by borrowing usury or selling their children.

And their family, who have no land here, rely on weaving cloth and selling firewood to survive, so naturally it is even more difficult.

Knowing this reality, Liu Meibao's face was much darker, and the problem of making money had already burned his eyebrows.

"But sister, don't worry, the chief family is looking for a long-term job, I work diligently every day, and I have already told them that I will be chosen first this time." Zhou Liangyu hurriedly comforted her and said.

Zhou Liangyu is two years older than Liu Meibao, and will be sixteen years old next month, it is the time to grow taller, but at this time the person is black and thin, working in the chief's house, doing more than cattle, horses and livestock, for a teenage child, how much labor should be, Liu Meibao saw that his feet were swollen when he came back from work one day, so he still felt great luck to be able to grab this job.

Liu Meibao looked at Zhou Liangyu and thought of her younger brother in the family, speaking from her heart, her younger brother was still good, but because of her stepmother, Shen Liumei was always estranged from him, but in her heart, she recognized him as her younger brother.

Thinking of this, Liu Meibao felt a little sad.

"Eat more." She handed the cake that Qingya specially left for her to Zhou Liangyu.

"I've eaten them all." Zhou Liangyu pushed it back to her and shook her head, "Sister, you eat more, you are getting thinner and thinner..."

Liu Meibao thought about it, divided the cake into two halves, and persuaded again and again, before Zhou Liangyu took half of them.

A few days later, Song Sanniang weaved a piece of cloth, Liu Meibao also saved nearly a sack of medicinal materials, and the two went into the city with their backs.

This time I came to Lu Laosi's grocery store, and it was still Lu Laosi who received them, through Qingya's simple explanation, Liu Meibao understood that this was a small shop, and the store only hired two guys, one was responsible for the front hall, and the other was responsible for the back hall handyman, although Lu Laosi was the boss, but he was also a buddy, and he had to do any work.

"It just so happens that the firewood money is also counted..."Lu Laosi said, handing her fifteen yuan.

Liu Meibao checked the money in her hand and sighed, it was too little.

Seeing her sigh, Lu Laosi naturally understood, and sighed with a sigh, looking at the little girl's eyes with more pity, if it was changed before, I was afraid that the maids of this young lady's family would not take these few pennies in their eyes.

"Recently, the goods have not been easy to transport away, so the cloth money of the third lady, I am not good at raising the price." He hesitated for a moment.

Liu Meibao smiled, raised her head and said I know.