Xie Laogen was so stifled he couldn’t even speak. In the end, out of all his sons, his most useful third son was no longer emotionally attached to the family.
Lady Ruan’s eyes reddened, “My third son, are you blaming us for – ”
Xie Yunjin didn’t allow her to finish before he spoke up, “Mother, why would I blame you? You are my parents. Everything you do is right. What kind of son would argue with his parents? But since I have already moved out, what’s the use of moving back? Our home is already crammed and the fourth needs room to get married. As his older brother, I cannot just consider my own situation, I have to prioritize his situation.”
The Xie elders praisingly looked over at Xie Yunjin.
Yunjin was such a good kid. How sad it was for his parents to continue to hurt him.
Xie Yunjin glanced back at the elders and smiled, “Elder Xie, Third Elder Xie, Village Leader, do you agree?”
Elder Xie was the oldest one here at age 83. Despite his age, he had a lot of energy, good hearing, and good eyesight.
The other elders were healthy as well. After they heard what Xie Yunjin said, they all nodded, “You are right.”
Village Leader turned to Lady Ruan with an unpleasant look on his face. The words that came out of his mouth steamed with annoyance.
“Lady Ruan, since you made Yunjin move out already, don’t ask him to go back. Your youngest son is getting married right? Stop complicating things.”
Lady Ruan’s face turned dark and she wanted to argue.
Xie Laogen pulled onto Lady Ruan. He knew very well that his son was using the Xie elders to shut them up.
Xie Laogen felt just as mad as his wife. But he knew arguing would be no use. After all, they were the ones who forced their son to move out.
Xie Yunjin watched the interaction of his parents and narrowed his eyes. He turned to Elder Xie, “My last name is Xie. In the future, if I do make something out of myself, I promise to not forget the Xie Clan.”
The Xie elders smiled. The Xie family, however, was not as happy. Xie Yunjin obviously made a stance that he will share his wealth with the Xie Clan, but not them specifically.
Xie Yunjin ignored his family and continued.
“I have another matter to discuss with you, Clan Leader, Village Leader.”
Both the Clan and Village Leaders looked over to Xie Yunjin, “Speak of it.”
Xie Yunjin responded, “I’m sure you have learned that my wife, Lu Jiao, knows medicine?”
Of course, the Clan and Village Leaders know that by now. They even know that Lu Jiao was decent at it and that even the doctors in town complimented her.
Why did Yunjin bring this up?
They looked over to Xie Yunjin, who continued softly, “Lu Jiao knows a lot about medicinal herbs. She mentioned that she saw lots of useful herbs in the mountains. Those usually go to waste because the villagers don’t recognize them and avoid them. She suggested that she can teach the villagers how to identify herbs. That way, the villagers can go into town and sell herbs to Baohe Tang. Then, every family gains an additional source of income.”
Xie Yunjin’s words stunned everyone in the room. Lady Ruan was the first to react and her reaction was to reject the idea.
“No! Why would she teach the villagers? Nobody in our family even knows how, why should others?”
Lady Ruan’s words angered the Xie elders.
Elder Xie scolded, “Yunjin was showing his appreciation to the Xie Clan. What does that have to do with you?”
Third Elder Xie also angrily responded, “You’re merely an old hag. You do nothing all day but cause chaos. We haven’t asked you to pay for forcing Yunjin to move out, yet you have the audacity to make demands from us? If you dare to say anything more, we will ask your husband to leave you.”
Lady Ruan froze.
Because she was the mother of Xie Yunjin, the clan acted very respectfully toward her. Now, they were not giving her any face.
Lady Ruan wanted to cry out loud but Xie Laogen glared at her, “Shut up.”
Pig-brained woman. Even now, she still hasn’t recognized the fact that Xie Yunjin saw them as equals to others in the clan.
Their third son was no longer emotionally attached to them. It was now impossible for them to act arrogant in front of others like they did before.
If they didn’t have their third son’s respect, their Clan wouldn’t respect them either.
Xie Laogen was angry. However, he knew they were in the wrong first. Plus, the elders were here and if Lady Ruan tries to make another scene, they would teach her a lesson.
Nobody acknowledged Lady Ruan now. They all stared at Xie Yunjin, “Yunjin, are you for real?”
The Village and Clan Leaders were thrilled. If Yunjin’s wife could teach the villagers, then everyone could gain an additional stream of income.
Xie Yunjin nodded and called for Lu Jiao.
Lu Jiao heard him and walked over, “What’s up?”
Xie Yunjin announced, “You mentioned that you want to teach the clan how to identify herbs. I just shared that suggestion with the elders.”
Lu Jiao turned to the elders. The Village and Clan Leaders stared at her with much excitement, “Yunjin’s wife, is it true that our mountains are full of medicinal herbs?”
Lu Jiao nodded, “Yes, there are a lot. Many are rather old as well, making them more valuable. Since the villagers don’t know what they are, they often treat them as poisonous and don’t dare to touch them. This helped make sure the herbs flourish over the years.”
Lu Jiao’s statement made everyone laugh in happiness, “Ah, that is so great.”
The Village Leader was a little worried, “You are willing to teach the clan?”
After all, the person who had the knowledge was Lu Jiao, not Xie Yunjin. If she wasn’t willing, they couldn’t force her.
Lu Jiao glanced at Xie Yunjin, then said calmly, “Yunjin told me that the villagers all have a hard time and he’s always wanted to figure out a way to make everyone’s lives easier. Once I told him I can identify herbs, he suggested I teach everyone.
Since he’s spoken, as his wife, of course, I will teach everyone. Do not worry.”
Xie Yunjin was shocked to hear Lu Jiao make that claim. He originally wanted Lu Jiao to take the credit for this.
Who knew that Lu Jiao would give the credit back to him? The Clan would for sure appreciate him for this and think of him as a grateful man.
Why would she do that?
Xie Yunjin stared at her with his gaze dark. His heart fluttered a little.
Inside the room, the elders laughed out of joy.
Those in the west bedroom heard the commotion and all walked over. Once they heard the news, they shared the same level of happiness.
Everyone was having a good time except the Xie family.
Chen Liu and Xie Lan were sly and quickly inched closer to Lu Jiao and buttered her up, “My third sister sure is smart.”
“Third sister, you will teach me as well, right?”
If Xie Lan could learn to identify herbs, then she could sell everything for money and use that money to get married.