The three brothers had discussed the ginseng matter and since it was getting late, they parted ways at the foot of the mountain, with the second and third brothers heading back to the village, and Jiang Changhai returning to town.
When Jiang Changhai returned, it just so happened that Su Wanyu had just finished making dinner.
Seeing him come back, Su Wanyu was very pleasantly surprised, "Brother Hai, you’ve come back just in time. Hurry and wash your hands, come and eat."
Jiang Mianmian hadn’t seen her father all day, and now seeing him return looking exhausted, she asked with concern, "Dad, you must be tired from work, let me give you a shoulder rub after dinner."
Jiang Changhai, hearing his daughter’s caring words, felt the weariness on his face wash away. He took out the box containing the ginseng from his bag and said with a sense of mystery, "My girl, open this and see what it is?"
Jiang Mianmian did as she was told and opened the box only to see an old ginseng still covered in soil. She asked in shock, "Dad, where did you get this ginseng?"
"Haha, this is what your second uncle, third uncle, and I dug up on the back mountain," Jiang Changhai said to Jiang Mianmian with a raised eyebrow, proudly.
Su Wanyu came over and, looking at the ginseng, joyfully said, "Brother Hai, this ginseng is quite big. We might really strike it rich this time!"
Jiang Changhai was also very pleased, "Tomorrow I’ll go and ask around to see how much it can sell for. Tsk, Zhaodi finally did something good this time."
He was always wary of Zhaodi, but this time he surprisingly gave her a compliment.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mianmian’s delicate little face showed a look of surprise, "Was it Zhaodi who said there was ginseng in the mountain?"
Jiang Changhai confirmed, "Yes, it was Zhaodi who told your second aunt and uncle, and then they told me and your third uncle."
Getting a positive response, Jiang Mianmian felt even more confused. She remembered that in the book about that era, the second branch didn’t tell anyone when they dug up the ginseng.
And after the falling-out she had with Zhaodi last time, how could she possibly tell them about it and let their family and the third branch she detested the most take advantage for nothing?
But as an adult who had read quite a few novels, Jiang Mianmian soon figured it out.
Although the Zhaodi in the novel was a rebirth, she had taken measures in advance to ensure Jiang Yuanbin was safely born.
However, she lacked the ability to improve the second branch’s family conditions, leading to Zhao Xiaojuan’s inadequate nutrition and insufficient breast milk, causing Jiang Yuanbin to be inherently weak, very skinny, and many people even said the child wouldn’t survive.
Thus, the honest and simple couple from the second branch, in order to earn more money to buy nutritional supplements and milk essence for their son to survive, selfishly decided to go dig ginseng on their own, without telling the other family members.
But in this life, Zhao Xiaojuan ate well and had ample breast milk, which allowed Jiang Yuanbin to grow up plump and healthy. The second branch didn’t have such a pressing need for money, and they followed their kind nature by choosing to share the news with their biological brothers so that everyone could make money together.
Ah, when you get down to it, it’s all because of poverty.
"Alright, Brother Hai, you better put the ginseng away, let’s eat first. You must be worn out from running around all day," Su Wanyu said, looking at Jiang Changhai with concern.
"It’s okay, if I could find ginseng every day, I wouldn’t mind climbing the mountain every day," Jiang Changhai said, holding the ginseng happily.
But Su Wanyu was very lucid, "This ginseng isn’t like the radishes we grow at home that you can dig up anytime you want. Let’s not be greedy for this windfall, alright?"