Yang Ruxin smiled, "Didn’t I ask Uncle Li Yi to learn how to make herbal tea before? It’s selling pretty well, but with just him and Doctor Wang making it, the production volu is too low. Moreover, there are still too few people planting those herbs. Relying solely on everyone going up the mountains to collect them is also inadequate. I was thinking of vigorously developing herb cultivation. This way, it’s safer than going up the mountains, and besides, we shouldn’t only be making herbal tea. Next, we also need to make herbal wine." Originally, the wine stored in her hidden space was ant just for her to drink, but as the quantity kept increasing, she realized she couldn’t possibly drink it all by herself. So why not turn it into a business? After all, her master was the Divine Doctor, and she herself was a small divine doctor, so it was better to continue producing dicinal products. If you’re ill, it cures you; if you’re not, it strengthens your body. The products from her space were absolutely unparalleled.
There’s also another reason: she sensed that her ability to control the hidden space was growing weaker. She was worried the space would disappear, so she took this opportunity to transfer the items out and find sales channels. Otherwise, if all those items just sit there, it’s only a matter of ti before soone notices and gets suspicious.
However, she didn’t know if she would be able to wait until the workshop was completed, so currently, she still needed to find a secretive place.
"Sure." Yang Mancang nodded, "Does that need people?"
"Definitely." Yang Ruxin nodded, "Building a factory in our village will definitely use our village’s people. But while the workshop requires a certain number of workers, everyone can plant grains and herbs. Brewing wine requires grains, and making herbal wine and tea requires herbs. At that ti, anyone who is willing to plant according to my instructions will have an agreent with to have everything bought up, and the price will definitely be higher than market rate." In the past, she led part of the community to prosperity; now, she wanted the entire village and surrounding villages to prosper.
How should I put it, the gap between rich and poor is too large and could beco a hidden danger. Only by binding everyone’s interests together can we get everyone to consciously maintain the village’s stability.
"How do you want it done? We’ll definitely support you... Just let us know which plot you have your eye on, and we’ll give it to you at the lowest price..."
"That piece behind the village near the mountain base. We can build a bridge over the river there, so my family won’t have to detour to get in and out of the village. In the future, we’ll also trouble Grandpa Village Chief to be the factory manager of the distillery."
"Factory manager? Ah, haha, your Second Grandpa is the village chief, and now he has another official position?" Lin Xiaoling walked in, laughing.
"Second Grandpa has the skill, I can’t let him sit idle."
"As long as Xinxin doesn’t mind that I’m old, I’ll do whatever you say, haha..."
After the discussion was settled, and refusing the Village Chief’s wife’s invitation to stay for lunch, Yang Ruxin happily left the village chief’s house. She intended to visit Aunt Hehua and the two babies afterward, and also take the chance to inquire about Xiaoxiang’s matters. This route would bring her past the Yang Family’s old house, but as she reached the old house’s gate, it creaked open, and Yang Peili ca out.
In fact, if he hadn’t co out of the old house, if they had t on the road, Yang Ruxin might not have recognized him right away. It had only been two months since she last saw him, but the old man looked much older. His hair was completely white, the wrinkles on his face were like water channels, and his back was much hunched.
Yang Peili looked at Yang Ruxin and was montarily stunned before showing an awkward smile, "Da... Xinxin, you’ve co back."
Yang Ruxin smiled, nodded, and walked straight past. She didn’t want to say another word to the people of the old house.
Yang Peili watched Yang Ruxin’s departing figure, sighed, and turned back into the yard. He didn’t want to go out and see the vibrant smiles of others, all brought by his granddaughter, which he, as her grandfather, couldn’t share in.
"Dad, weren’t you going to check on the fields?" Yang Baichuan asked as he noticed Yang Peili return.
Yang Peili glanced at the son, who now looked neither male nor female, sighed, went straight into the main house, and then into the bedroom. However, the sll of urine in the room made him frown, so he retreated back to the main room, sat in a chair, took out his pipe, and took two puffs before stopping, just holding the pipe absentmindedly as if his mind had wandered.
In the room, Yang Anshi was lying on the bed like a dead fish. In the past, she could still move around and speak clearly, but now she couldn’t anymore. She needed help to get up, needed to be fed and given water. What upset her the most was that she couldn’t speak; whenever she opened her mouth, all that ca out was drool.
The only consolation was that she wasn’t completely immobile; at least her hand could still grasp things. If she needed anything, she would bang the broom against the bed edge.
At this ti, she heard Yang Peili enter but not co over. She got annoyed, grabbed the broom, and banged it vigorously, making a couple of "ah" sounds.
Yang Peili acted as if he didn’t hear, sitting there as if ditating.
Yang Anshi beca even more agitated, banging even harder.
Yang Peili finally sighed, put away his pipe, got up, but before he could enter the inner room, Yang Baihe had already rushed out from inside: "Mom, can’t you give it a rest?"
Yang Anshi stood there dumbfounded, the broom held up in mid-air, but because she had no strength, she soon let go, and it fell to the edge of the bed, half hanging before it eventually fell to the ground.
"What are you making a fuss about every day?" Yang Baihe was unfazed by Yang Anshi’s incredulous look, still full of rage, "I’m about to marry Ma Laiwang and lead a prosperous life, what more do you want?" After speaking, she turned around and went back inside.
Yang Anshi’s mouth moved, her tears falling. She had indeed caused trouble all her life, but for what? In this world, anyone could resent her, but not her youngest daughter. Yet, when had her youngest daughter’s eyes started filling with disdain?
"Ah!" Yang Peili also sighed, walked up to the bed, picked up the broom, and placed it by Yang Anshi’s hand, "Stop causing a ruckus, this family has already been torn apart by you."
Yang Anshi’s mouth moved again but no sound ca out, only a trail of drool falling along her cheek.
"Dear," Yang Peili sighed again, sitting on the bed’s edge, "ever since Dani’s family left the old house, so many things have happened, and I’ve been pondering where the problem lies." He said, taking out his pipe again but not smoking it, just slling the scent, "But I could never figure it out, so I also resented Dani, calling them ungrateful..."
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