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If they wanted to do the job well, they would need around 30 people.

"Alright."

"Dad, I'll go to the Zhengde pharmacy tomorrow and ask around. I want to know what kind of herbs are most urgently needed right now. Maybe we can plant them on a large scale."

"Sure, I'll make a list. You can go and ask tomorrow." Tian Youfeng agreed with Xiaomeng's suggestion of growing medicinal herbs. After so many years, he had already developed a feeling for medicinal herbs. If he was asked to do something else, he might not have that much confidence. If he was asked to service some medicinal herbs, he would feel that it was possible.

"His father, Xiaomeng, has eaten." Mrs. Liu called out.

At night, they ate scrambled eggs with leek, stir-fried cabbage and meat with mushrooms. In other words, Xiaomeng's house was almost always full of meat.

"Mom, where did you put away the dried mushroom that I was drying?" It had already been a few days, and the mushrooms must have dried up by now. It was time to use them to stew something.

"I've already put them away." She bit down on it, unable to move it. Presumably, it was already completely dry, so she put it away.

"Nothing, I was just asking." It seemed like he would have to bring a few ribs with him when he went to the county tomorrow, just in time to boil a soup to treat himself.

At night, just as she was about to go to bed, Snowflake knocked on her door with a pair of shoes.

"Xiaomeng, are you asleep?"

Unexpectedly, just as Snowflake stopped talking, she felt something biting her. Lowering her head, she saw that it was something black nibbling on her skirt and wailing.

"Ah!" Snowflake, startled, couldn't help but scream.

Xiaomeng frowned slightly. "This voice …"

"Snowflake, Snowflake, what's wrong?" Xuehua's mother rushed out at the first possible moment.

"Mother, a dog is biting my skirt." Snowflake was about to cry. She was most afraid of dogs, and when she saw something like dogs, her feet would tremble.

"Little Black, come back." Xiaomeng shouted from inside.

The Little Black immediately let go of Snowflake's skirt and entered with a shake of its head and tail.

Snowflake didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It wasn't possible to enter from the door, nor possible to not enter.

"Snowflake, what's wrong, what's wrong?" Xuehua's mother ran over with a candle.

"Mom, everything's fine."

"What did you just encounter that frightened you like that?" Xuehua's mother was worried and looked around to make sure she didn't see anything before she gave up. "Why are you going to her house at night? Come, go back with your mother. If there's anything, we can't talk about it tomorrow." Why would he go to someone else's house in the dark?

"Mother, I have something to discuss with Xiaomeng. You can go back first." Snowflake pushed her mother away.

Xuehua's mother refused to obey, "What is it? If you were to say it so late in the night, mother will come with you. It will save you from being frightened by something else." Xuehua's mother looked at her daughter doubtfully. She worshipped her daughter like a ghost and didn't know what she was trying to hide from her.

"Fine. If you want to go in, then go in!" Snowflake was also a little afraid. If her mother was willing to go in, it would be for the best.

"It's snow. Come, take a seat in the room."

Mrs. Liu came out to welcome them. When she saw that it was Snowflake, she shouted at her.

"Xuehua's mother, come on, take a seat inside." Seeing that it was mother and daughter, Mrs. Liu hurriedly went forward to welcome them.

"Xiaomeng." Snow Flower entered the room and stood with Xiaomeng.

Xiaomeng, who was following the dog's fur, smiled at Snowflake when she saw her. "You must have been scared just now. Don't worry, its teeth haven't fully grown yet."

Don't underestimate it. As soon as I arrived, it bit the corner of my skirt, thinking that I was some kind of bad person. Xiaomeng, where did you find this dog? Snowflake was no longer afraid. She dared to follow Xiaomeng's example and started to comb her black fur.

"I have a lot of chickens at home. I just want to buy one to take a look around." Xiaomeng put down the Little Black. The Little Black immediately squatted in front of her feet and curled up into a ball.

Snowflake was very scared of dogs before, she thought that dogs were too fierce. Seeing the Little Black like this, she felt that not dogs were actually quite cute.

"Xiaomengniang, I heard that your family needs some people to work in the next few days, right?" Everyone said there was a job for the family to hire, but those families who had the manpower had already registered.

Just for that forty dollars a day.

Forty dollars in a day. It was like a pie in the sky.

Before, it was too normal for neighbors to help each other for a day or two. The easiest way would be for me to help you get back when your family needed it the next time.

It's different now.

Now, if you work for one day, you will get a day's salary. Who wouldn't want to snatch this good fortune away from you?

"Yes, everyone knows that land was previously uncultivated and needs to be tidied up before it can be considered as a piece of land. Without proper manpower, it might not be possible to sort it out in a short period of time, so Xiaomeng said that she might as well ask the neighbors to help out. They are all familiar people, and did not treat everyone unfairly." When Xuehua's mother brought up this matter, there was a little bit of pride in her tone.

No matter what, her family was still a family with a lot of land.

"That's good." The corner of Xuehua's mother's lips curled up, "Xiaomengniang, I saw you guys busy during the day and did not dare come to my house. Regarding your family's work, I will report it to you for my family in the spring. You must remember this." It was fine as long as they had the money. They had thought that everyone was just joking.

If there really was a salary, it would be best if he could do it for ten days to half a month. In that case, his family would also be able to increase their income a little.

"Sure." Since they were all from the same village, Liu had no reason not to agree.

Seeing that Mrs. Liu had already agreed, Xuehua's mother was overjoyed in her heart. She had completely forgotten what she said to Mrs. Liu two days ago. "Xiaomeng." Xiaomeng and Snowflake avoided the adults outside and entered the room. Upon entering, Snowflake began to stutter.

"Snowflake, what's wrong? Is there something on your mind?" Snowflake was still looking for him at this late hour, and now her expression was one of hesitation. He didn't know what was going on.

"My mother said that she wanted to tell me to Li Mu, who is in the village. I heard that Li Mu is working in a restaurant in the county, and he has some wages every month. However, I haven't seen him myself, so I don't know if he's good or bad. Snowflake's voice was very quiet. If it wasn't for Xiaomeng's excellent hearing, she wouldn't have been able to hear what she was saying.

Seeing the embarrassment on her face, he knew that this was not a good thing to talk about.

"Do you know which restaurant?" She would only know who it was if she only told him the name of the person in question. It would be much simpler if she knew which restaurant it was.

"I heard that he started working in a large restaurant. As for what his name is, I'm not sure." Only when her mother was chatting with her father did she overhear him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have known in such detail.