Chapter 155 – Rescuing the Transparent High-Ranking Official (part 10)

Li Su put this aside for a while. She looked through the clothes one-by-one. The quality was really good, and many of the styles weren’t available in this small place. A lot of them were also foreign goods. Li Shu was really generous! Could this be another level of showing off?

That was her decision. Li Su would be stupid to not take advantage of it! Li Su tidied up the clothes. When she saw a pink princess dress in the right size, she put it on Xuechen.

“Oh, my daughter is so beautiful! Big Zhi, come and take a look. Isn’t your younger sister cute?” Li Su said cheerfully.

Qiao Zhi clapped his hands enthusiastically, but was a little disappointed that there were no clothes for him in the box.

Li Su smiled and patted his head. “It’s okay. Mum will buy you new clothes another day!”

Qiao Zhi immediately grinned.

But, Madam Qiao frowned. “Is it your second older sister again? She gave you money and clothes. What kind of favour will you need to provide her with in the future?! We are rural people. I’m afraid it won’t be easy to pay it back!”

Li Su also knew this, but with the current situation at home, she could only shamelessly take advantage of it. However, since it had been brought up, Li Su decided to say, “Mother, have you ever thought of moving to the county?”

“Move to the county? Why?” Madam Qiao asked nervously.

“Mother, this is what I think. Although our family has a few acres of land in the countryside, Aiguo isn’t here and the land is rented out to others. In that case, why should we stay here? Besides, although being a teacher is leisurely, the salary is low. This isn’t a good solution in the long run. So, I thought of moving to the county to start up a small business. We can buy some food. It is definitely more profitable than being a teacher. There is a nursery in the county, so both Big Zhi and Xuechen can be sent there. What do you think?” Li Su said. “I want to move to the county for Big Zhi and Xuechen. If there is a chance in the future, I want to take them to a bigger city.”

Madam Qiao didn’t speak for a long time. Li Su thought she didn’t want to continue the conversation, so she stopped. She didn’t think she could persuade Madam Qiao in one shot. The two kids were still young so she still had time!

Madam Qiao suddenly said, “How are you going to buy food? Can you make money?”

When Li Su heard this, she said, “Mother, tomorrow is the weekend. Why don’t we go to the county together? You can see for yourself.”

Madam Qiao had never been out since she was blind, so she didn’t dare to go. “Forget it. There’s no need. You can make up your own mind about this matter. Just think about it. You are a teacher now. You get paid monthly. Can you earn so much in a month if you run a business?”

Li Su hesitated. It should be possible! However, if she can’t earn that much, she would still leave here sooner or later. “I’ll do some market research tomorrow. I’ll know then. Don’t worry, mother. I won’t fight a battle unprepared.”

Li Su went to the county town again with high fighting spirit, but found that her thoughts had been too simple. Running a catering business really wasn’t easy. Although a catering business could make money, it was difficult. For example, if you were making breakfast, you had to get up at 2-3am to prepare the store for opening. In addition, you had to manage all your connections, such as the health department, your competition, and so forth.

In addition, there was the fact that after starting a business, one’s family was bound to be affected.

Li Su looked at several shops. There were some breakfast places and food stalls. Without exception, they were very busy and had no time to take care of their families. This conflicted with her goal.

After considering the idea, Li Su dismissed it.

When Madam Qiao saw that Li Su came back and said nothing, she knew what happened. She said, softly, “You can make money doing business, but you can’t take care of your family. With our current family situation, I can’t help you much. Nobody can watch the two kids. What if they go down the wrong road?! It’s better to stay in the countryside. We don’t expect to make a lot of money. We just need to worry about food and clothing.”

Li Su nodded. “I thought so too. Forget it. I’ll work harder in the future!” Since she couldn’t do business, it was better to go hunt in the mountains and make more money. The more money you had, the more confidently you could speak!

Next weekend, Li Su prepared meals for the entire family in the early morning. Even Xuenchen’s complementary food was ready. It was hot in the pot so they could get it later.

Then, she went up the mountain alone.

Li Su went up the mountain just to explore. She didn’t intend on getting anything.

Li Su met many villagers who went up the mountain to hunt. Some people carried prey while others were empty-handed. They looked at Li Su with strange eyes, as if mocking her.

Li Su ignored them and simply turned the other way. She stayed far away from these people.

Li Su walked aimlessly in the mountains, holding a stick and sweeping the ground. She had been in the mountains for a long time, but she didn’t notice anything. She guessed that any prey had either been hunted by the humans or that they were hiding deep in the mountains where humans were afraid to enter.

After walking for a half a day, she only found some fungi. But, Li Su didn’t know which ones were poisonous and which ones were edible. She didn’t want to risk it.

Suddenly, there was a flash of red in front of her. At first, she thought she was confused, but when she turned her head, there was a hint of red under the tree not far from her.

Li Su’s eyes widened.

Li Su walked over and found that the red she saw was a thread tied to the plant. Li Su was so happy. She wanted to laugh at the sky with her hands on her hips. She really was a heroine with the heroine halo. She managed to find this sort of thing.

This red thread was likely tied by someone else. She guessed they wanted to dig whatever it was when it grew to maturity. They surely weren’t expecting Li Su to find it.

Li Su carefully dug it up. It really was a ginseng! It was a small one, about the size of her palm. It didn’t look young, so it should be worth money!

Li Su solemnly wrapped the ginseng in a handkerchief and put it in the bag. She suddenly had an idea. She should sell this ginseng to Li Shu. It would get some of Li Shu’s favour! Although she was a little reluctant, Li Su also knew that, compared to money, favours were the hardest to repay.

Li Su quietly descended the mountain and discussed this decision with Madam Qiao. Madam Qiao touched the mountain ginseng and trembled. She nodded. “Take it. This is enough!”

Li Su nodded and was ready to go.

She carefully wrapped the ginseng in paper. She found a box and put some quicklime at the bottom before she placed the ginseng inside. After she sealed the box, she wrapped it carefully then went to the county. She sent the ginseng off with express delivery.

There was also a letter with the ginseng. The letter said that Li Shu had helped her a lot before. There was nothing good in the countryside, so she was sending this wild ginseng as a gift in return. She also told Li Shu not to send things over in the future. They had nothing to give in repayment.

Maybe she really had a heroine halo! When Li Shu received the letter and the ginseng, it arrived when Lu Wei had been injured during an exercise. Although he was rescued and had no lifelong injuries, he had hurt his vitality. The doctor said that it was best to eat some ginseng to replenish his vitality. With the ability of the Lu family, it was not impossible to buy ginseng. However, they couldn’t find a suitable authentic ginseng with the right appearance and age.

It just so happened that Li Shu received the package from Li Su. She didn’t take it to heart at first, thinking that Li Su wouldn’t be able to send anything good from the countryside. When she received the package, she was by Lu Wei’s bed. For the sake of giving Li Su face, she opened it and looked at the contents. She was startled.

It was a wild ginseng. Where did Li Su get this good thing?

She looked at the letter again and Li Shu was stunned.

Mother Lu saw Li Shu frozen and thought that Li Shu’s stomach was uncomfortable, so she hurried over and asked, “What’s wrong?” Then, Mother Lu saw the ginseng in the box and her eyes widened. “This? What is this? What’s the matter?”

Li Shu came back to her senses. “Mum, this is from third younger sister. I sent a lot of things to third younger sister before. She said there is nothing good in the countryside. She happened to dig up this mountain ginseng deep in the mountains and sent it as a return gift!”

Mother Lu couldn’t help but pick up the intact mountain ginseng. “This is too precious! Quickly, Doctor Chu, come and see how effective this mountain ginseng will be.”

Doctor Chu took the mountain ginseng and had a look. He couldn’t help but say, “Where did this come from? This is pure wild ginseng and is at least seventy or eighty years old. This is a good thing.”

When Mother Lu heard this, she was very happy. “That’s great. Doctor Chu, do you think that this ginseng should be cooked in a soup or sliced up and ingested?”

“Either is fine. This ginseng isn’t small, and you don’t need to eat it all at once,” said Doctor Chu.

Mother Lu was so happy. She turned around and saw Li Shu, so she smiled and said, “Your third younger sister is very caring. It is not easy to be in the countryside, so we can’t take advantage of this. Since this is the case, I’ll ask your second older brother to send her a thousand yuan. How does that sound?”

Li Shu refused without thinking. Who was she kidding? She only had 1500 yuan in her savings. Why did they need to give so much? “Mum, no need. We are all family. If you give her money, then you will be seen as an outsider. It’s not a big deal. I’ll just take more care with her in the future.”

Mother Lu glanced at Lu Wei. Lu Wei nodded. “Li Shu is right. We are all family. If you give them money, then you will be seen as an outsider. We will make it up to her in the future!” Among the relatives in the Li family, the ones he liked the most were his wife and her third younger sister. So, he could help her secretly. These facts have proved that Lu Wei’s decision was not wrong.

No, he was rewarded in turn.

Mother Lu saw this and said, “Fine. You just need to keep this in mind.” In fact, Mother Lu also looked down on the Li family. Even though her in-laws were teachers, their characters were not good. Not to mention, her daughter-in-law’s brothers always had disgusting faces full of flattery.

There was also the eldest daughter of the Li family. Although she was a bit stupid, she took advantage of it and was quite powerful. Mother Lu still remembered the wedding banquet of her son’s wedding. When the eldest sister of Li Shu was served a dish, she poured the dishes into a plastic bag she had prepared before anyone could get their chopsticks.

The in-laws felt embarrassed. They scolded and hit her, but the eldest daughter of the Li family stayed the same. After the wedding banquet, she carried 3 bags of dishes and left by herself.

The Li family had a third daughter, whom she had never met. At least she knew how to repay a favour.