Chapter 142 Zhang Feng's Thoughts

It has to be said that Li Xingtang has quite a vivid imagination; perhaps his dreams are things that will happen in the future, who knows?

But who knows what the future holds?

The two returned to school together. A path had already been cleared on the way to the school, but the rest of the area had not yet been cleaned. Yunxi thought that after they registered, they should be the ones to clean it up.

Once inside the classroom, I quickly went to the teacher to pay the tuition and register, then sat back down in my original seat and waited.

The process was no different from last year: after paying tuition, we received our books, and then we went outside to clean, while a few people stayed behind to clean the classroom.

Yunxi noticed that Bai Cuicui seemed to be ignoring her, occasionally rolling her eyes at her for no apparent reason, looking completely bewildered.

As long as he doesn't cause her trouble, Yunxi simply ignores him and acts as if he doesn't exist.

Many hands make light work, and by lunchtime the school was cleaned up.

Li Xingtang really wanted to invite Yunxi to his house for lunch, but he didn't know how to bring it up.

He was worried that Yunxi would reject him outright as soon as he opened his mouth.

So when it was time to leave the school gate, I still hadn't said it.

Yunxi had already left the school gate when she saw Li Xingtang still following her. She quickly stopped and turned to look at Li Xingtang. "You should go back now. You don't need to follow me anymore. Anyway, classes start tomorrow. It's not like we'll never see each other again. There's no need to be so reluctant to part!"

Seeing that Yunxi had already gone this far, Li Xingtang knew he shouldn't continue following her.

He had no choice but to stop. After seeing that Yunxi's figure had already left, he turned around and walked towards his home.

Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief only after she could no longer feel Li Xingtang's gaze behind her, and then walked to a secluded spot.

Before anyone noticed, he quickly took out two large bags of medicinal herbs from his spatial storage, temporarily throwing his schoolbag into the storage space, intending to exchange them for some money later.

Yunxi found the shop where she sold medicinal herbs last year and saw that the handsome little boy was still there. She was quite puzzled as to why he didn't have to go to school.

Fortunately, it was just a fleeting thought in my mind. I decided not to meddle in other people's business and quickly put the idea out of my head.

"Hello, I'm here to sell medicinal herbs!"

Zhang Feng looked up when he heard the voice and saw Yunxi. He immediately recognized her as the little girl who sold medicinal herbs last year.

Although the two of them were not very old, they were relatively mature, probably because they often lived with their grandfather. They thought they had forgotten about the girl since they hadn't seen her for several months, but they didn't expect that they would recognize her instantly when she arrived.

That makes sense. Such a pretty girl is indeed quite memorable. Even if I see her again in a few years, I should still be able to recognize her.

"Bring the medicinal herbs in. It's been a long time since I've seen you come to sell herbs. I thought you had stopped digging them up and selling them!"

Yunxi didn't understand the meaning behind Zhang Feng's words at all. "Last year, I had to go to school, and by the time the holidays started, it was time for the autumn harvest. After the winter break, the snow was too heavy, so there was no way to sell the medicinal herbs. These herbs were dug up before the Lunar New Year. I'm taking advantage of the school registration period now to bring them out and sell them quickly. Because of the lack of weather, they were all dried on a kang (heated brick bed). I don't know if it will damage their medicinal properties. Take a look first. If you can buy them, then buy them; if not, then forget it."

I'm not someone who would take lives lightly. If I can't accept it, it's fine to just return it. It's better than selling it and then eating the food of bad people.

Zhang Feng checked the medicinal herbs inside. Although they weren't as good as those dried in the sun, they were still usable.

“It’s usable. You handled it very well and didn’t damage the medicinal properties. Wait here for a moment, and I’ll go and call Grandpa over.”

Yunxi nodded and waited inside the house, watching Zhang Feng enter the courtyard.

Selling medicinal herbs was quite quick. Old Master Zhang Jingyuan was as healthy as ever. After carefully counting the money, he received more than 200 yuan.

Although it wasn't a lot of money, it was money I earned through my own hard work, so I was still quite happy.

After selling the medicinal herbs, I said goodbye to Grandpa Zhang and his grandson.

Zhang Feng didn't expect Yunxi to run so fast. He only knew Yunxi, but didn't know her name.

Just as I was mustering up the courage to ask her name, Yunxi ran off so fast. Standing at the door, I watched Yunxi's departing figure with a regretful expression.

Seeing his grandson's pathetic state, Grandpa Zhang walked over and smacked him hard on the back of the head. "You brat, what are you thinking about? That girl is so beautiful, it's obvious you can't protect her. Stop wasting your time on her and focus on learning your medical skills."

Upon hearing his grandfather's words, Zhang Feng's face instantly turned bright red, and he quickly shook his head in protest, "Grandpa, what are you saying? Absolutely not! I'm still young!"

Even if he had some thoughts about her, Zhang Feng wouldn't say it out loud. He felt that the two of them were too young, and the girl was still in school, so there was no need to delay her studies.

The old man saw through it but didn't say anything. Since his grandson wouldn't admit to having feelings for the young girl, he'd just pretend he didn't.

"Since you know you're still young, focus your attention on studying medicine and don't let it interfere with your studies."

"Okay, Grandpa."

Zhang Feng had an indescribable feeling in his heart. He was neither happy nor sad, but just felt strange. After listening to his grandfather's words, he picked up the medical book again and quickly became immersed in the world of medicine, putting the scene from just now out of his mind.

Yunxi had no idea what happened after she left. She was holding the 260 yuan she had just earned. This was only a small part of the huge pile of medicinal herbs in her space. If she sold all the medicinal herbs in the space except for ginseng and lingzhi, she could earn at least 1,000 yuan.

Suddenly, I realized that making money doesn't seem so difficult after all.

Thinking about Bai Cuicui's boastful words that her parents' combined monthly salary was over 40 yuan and that her family was very well-off, and that she was always showing off, I felt a bit speechless looking at the money in my hand.

However, it's also possible that most people these days don't have much money and their wages are quite low, so they act as if selling medicinal herbs for over 200 yuan at once is a lot.

There are indeed quite a lot.

I've already wasted a lot of time in town storing the money in the box in my space; I can't afford to waste any more time.

After leaving the town, I didn't run into any of my classmates on the way. It seemed that I had wasted too much time, and the other classmates had probably already gotten home.

There was no one on the road, and Yunxi hadn't even had lunch yet. Taking advantage of the absence of people, she quickly took out a few steamed buns from her spatial storage and ate them as she walked.

It took about an hour to get home. The pig farm looked very lively. I wondered if the sows that were kept there had given birth, or if they had caught piglets from somewhere else.

At this moment, Yunxi saw the commotion over there and wondered if she should continue to gather pig feed to earn work points.

Although there weren't many work points, it showed that he was working hard to earn them. At least when the grain was distributed, he could get a share of the grain. If he didn't earn any work points and just continued to receive the grain for free, he felt that he couldn't bring himself to do such a thing.

Indeed, I am not the kind of person who can slack off. When Meimei doesn't want to work, she always finds an excuse to keep working. Sure enough, I am as competitive as ever, and so are the others.

Never mind, when the pig feed is ready, I can cut a lot more while gathering it and store it in my spatial storage. I can just turn in a task each time I come back later.

After making up my mind, I couldn't wait to rush back to the house. Anyway, I hadn't heard my great-grandfather's instructions yet, so it probably wasn't time to cut pig feed yet.

Last year, when the village was harvesting sweet potatoes, they dried so many sweet potato vines. Even if the pigs bring them back, they can eat them first.

Yunxi was in a hurry to go back because she wanted to check on the acre of land she had cleared on the mountain. There wasn't much snow on the mountain to begin with, and if it could be used after some clearing, she would clear it out as soon as possible.