Chapter 33 The Right Decision

Chapter 33 The Right Decision

Hao Yu always felt that Jiang Yuan had suffered a great injustice living in this small mountain village, but Jiang Yuan himself was always very happy and content.

His biological parents ignored him for more than ten years, preventing him from enjoying the luxurious life in the village. Some people in the village, led by the Wang family, were also not very friendly to him. These can all be considered as hardships and tribulations in his life.

But who can live without experiencing any hardships and tribulations? His life wasn't just filled with these insignificant strangers.

He also has the genuine love of his adoptive parents and sister Wang Xiaozhi, the guidance and protection of Hao Yu for more than ten years, the concern of Chang Yao who is both a teacher and a friend for his future, and Xie Wanniang whom he rescued by chance. Every word and action of hers can make him happy.

As they talked, they soon arrived at one of the low hills that was relatively far from Mingfu Village.

After Xie Wanniang chose a spot, Jiang Yuan first helped her check if the surrounding area was safe before taking his tools and running deeper into the forest to look for prey.

While instructing Xiao Yang, Xie Wanniang kept her hands busy harvesting Chinese medicinal herbs that she had already selected and were suitable for harvesting at this time.

After entering June, she stopped harvesting honeysuckle and mugwort. Now her main targets are anemarrhena, safflower, snowdrop, scutellaria barbata, indigo leaves, and apocynum venetum leaves.

Xiao Yang was still young. Although she agreed to take the other person up the mountain, she did not intend to use the other person as a laborer.

After teaching her how to use scissors to harvest the larger, more mature leaves from the outer part of the plant, Xie Wanniang went to attend to her own business.

She had to harvest as many herbs as possible from this hillside before Jiang Yuan returned from hunting.

Of course, she didn't forget to look up at Xiaoyang from time to time to make sure that the little girl had silently walked out of her sight.

To Xie Wanniang's surprise, the little girl not only did not run out of her sight to pick wild fruits, catch butterflies or dragonflies because she was playing or greedy, but she also very seriously and quickly helped her cut down a lot of big green leaves.

At noon, Jiang Yuan came over, and the three of them had lunch together. Xie Wanniang was pulled by Xiao Yang to her small basket.

"Sister, look, these are all the pieces I cut this morning!"

The little girl cut a whole basket full of green leaves. Xie Wanniang carefully examined them and found that every green leaf the little girl had cut was of excellent quality and perfectly met the requirements.

She made no attempt to hide her shock and delight, patting the little girl's head and praising her loudly, "Well done!"

Xiao Yang smiled, his eyes crinkling, "Hehe (*^▽^*)~"

Because she received praise, the little girl worked even harder in the afternoon. By the time Jiang Yuan finished hunting and came back to call them down the mountain, she had already helped harvest most of the Apocynum venetum leaves.

The three of them returned home with their day's catch, their steps heavy. Jiang Yuan immediately took the game to town to sell, while Xie Wanniang took Xiao Yang to do some simple processing of the medicinal herbs.

The two, one big and one small, were so busy they were covered in sweat. It wasn't until Hao Yu and Jiang Yuan, who had been out wandering around all day, returned home one after the other that they finally managed to process all the medicinal herbs they had harvested that day.

When Hao Yu saw the large baskets of medicinal herbs drying in the courtyard, he couldn't help but look at Xie Wan Niang with new eyes.

He hadn't expected that Xie Wanniang could harvest so many medicinal herbs in just half a day.

Based on her harvest volume alone, Hao Yu could tell that she was indeed making the most of her time and working hard.

This is truly remarkable for a girl from a privileged background who has never experienced hardship.

In the evening, Xie Wanniang and Jiang Yuan cooked dinner together. Xiao Yang was already very tired, but he still ran around helping them.

Unable to get involved, Hao Yu silently squatted in the yard tanning rabbit skins.

Jiang Yuan left two rabbits at home today. Xie Wan's mother used them to make braised rabbit meat, and then made braised pork with green beans.

She made cornbread as the main dish, putting two rings of cornbread in each of the two pans, so that the four of them would have their main dish for tonight and their dry food for tomorrow.

In addition to these, Jiang Yuan, under her direction, also washed a lot of cucumbers, scallions, endive, and radishes, to eat with dipping sauce later.

The aroma of the food wafted out, and Hao Yu suddenly felt that Jiang Yuan's decision to keep Xie Wanniang was still the right one.

What a wonderful girl! Not only is she hardworking and resilient, but she also understands pharmacology, knows how to embroider, and even her cooking skills are no worse than those of an ordinary chef.

The four of them sat around the table and enjoyed a hearty meal. As usual, Jiang Yuan washed the dishes after the meal, while Xie Wanniang took hot water back to wash up.

After Xie Wanniang finished washing up, she took the last bit of daylight and started embroidering with her embroidery hoop. Hao Yu called Jiang Yuan, who had finished cleaning the kitchen and quickly washed up, to her room.

"This is the fifty acres of land and a house I've arranged for you." He handed Jiang Yuan the red deed that he had exchanged with the broker at the county government office that afternoon. "The land is between Baihe Town and Mingfu Village, and it's all top-quality land. The house is on the east side of the county town, very close to the county government office, the county school, the market, and the two busiest main streets."

Jiang Yuan frowned. "What are you doing? I've saved up some money in the past two years, and I'll earn even more in the future. You don't need to use your own savings to help me."

Hao Yu had been guarding him in Mingfu Village all these years, making money entirely through hunting and double-crossing. Although Jiang Yuan didn't know exactly how much money Hao Yu had saved, he simply didn't have the face to accept this gift from him again.

Jiang Yuan was resolute. He pushed the contract back in front of Hao Yu. "Uncle, Master, I am the child you taught. You must have faith in me. I can support myself and strive for the wealth and honor you believe I deserve."

If he hadn't accidentally found Xie Wanniang, he would have packed his things and headed straight for Zijing Pass after Hao Yu returned safely.

His biological parents were no different from strangers to him. He couldn't even muster the urge to climb up high and slap them in the face. He didn't think there was anything wrong with being a country bumpkin for the rest of his life, but he knew that Hao Yu had always been holding a grudge.

He was grateful to Hao Yu and wanted to make Hao Yu proud, so he was willing to fight for things he wasn't originally interested in for Hao Yu's sake.

As for whether he would die on the battlefield before gaining wealth and honor, Jiang Yuan had not thought about that question.

It's not that I'm afraid to think about it, it's that I don't care.

Anyway, he's all alone, so even if he dies, no one will die because of him.

His sister has her own family, and his mentor is young, strong, wealthy, and capable, so he doesn't need to worry about his future.

If he were to unfortunately die on the battlefield, they would certainly be very sad at first, but in the long run, the living must continue their own lives.

But after Xie Wanniang appeared, Jiang Yuan was no longer so indifferent; he didn't want to die anymore.