The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 111 Looking for Medicinal Herbs

An eagle may look big, but it doesn't have many feathers after you remove them.

Grandma Wang couldn't stand the sight of the eagle, so she had her family kill and eat it, and even had its feathers made into eagle feather dusters.

Old Wang made a shuttlecock especially for Xiao Ayu, and Xiao Ayu decisively gave up the kite and started kicking the shuttlecock in the yard.

With the busy farming season temporarily over, Wang Chuanfu was thinking about going to town to work again. This was mainly because after Feng returned from her parents' home, she learned that a blacksmith shop in town was now recruiting apprentices, and she wanted to send Wang Dalang there.

But Wang Chuanfu was a little worried and wanted to go to town to stay with him so that Wang Dalang could continue to work in other places once he had mastered the skills.

Grandma Wang never cared what her son and daughter-in-law did. After all, the busy farming season was over, and whether they wanted to relax at home or go out to work, it was up to them.

But now, Old Mrs. Wang disagrees.

"What kind of work can you do? With your skinny arms and legs, what can you possibly do? You want to be an apprentice? Apprentices don't get paid. You'll work for free for three or five years, and then they'll kick you out. You'll have nowhere to cry then!"

Grandma Wang didn't even look at her eldest grandson's expression. She sat in the yard and pointed to the mountain where Old Wang's family lived: "If you're really so bored, go and clear the land, go and find medicinal herbs on the mountain. If you had found even one slightly valuable medicinal herb, your family wouldn't be so poor!"

Everyone was puzzled. They remembered that some of them had wanted to become apprentices with Dr. Hu before, but when Old Mrs. Wang heard this, she sneered and said that none of them were cut out to study medicine.

Why are you suggesting they go find medicinal herbs now? Medicinal herbs aren't that easy to find, and they're not like Sister Ayu who has such good luck.

Thinking of this, Wang Wulang's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Grandma, can we take Sister Ayu up the mountain to clear the land together?" Wang Wulang asked expectantly.

"Don't think I don't know what you're all thinking! Ayu is so young, and all you do is make him do chores. Do you even act like older brothers?!"

Upon hearing that she was to go up the mountain, Xiao Ayu quickly replied, "Grandma, I, Ayu, can do it! Ayu can go up the mountain!"

She got tired of playing at home and thought the mountains were much more fun. There were lots of delicious fruits and butterflies in the mountains, and sometimes she could see other small animals. The birds sang beautifully too.

She loves going to the mountains.

"Eldest brother, second brother, you two should all go too! I'd rather not see them and not be bothered." Old Mrs. Wang immediately changed her mind.

The grandsons knew that their suggestions might not always be adopted, but Grandma would always agree to anything that Ayu said.

After they left, Old Mrs. Wang called over Madam Ma: "Is the pouch you were asked to sew finished now?"

Madam Ma hurriedly said, "Mother, it'll be finished soon, made according to the style you described."

That bag was specially made for Ayu. It had three layers inside, as well as a hidden compartment. It was also quite large from the outside, and it was embroidered with several flowers and the words "Ayu".

The two characters "Ayu" were specially written by Old Mrs. Wang and Old Master Hu, and the family even had to give up two vegetables as compensation.

The main problem is that my second son's handwriting is simply unbearable to look at.

"Once you finish making that pouch, make a few plain handkerchiefs and have Silang take them to the boy next door."

Ma was puzzled: "Why would you send him a handkerchief? Didn't you just cut two catties of pork and send it over yesterday?"

I feel it's a bit strange to give a little boy a handkerchief. Even girls in the village might not have handkerchiefs. Would a boy want one?

"Just deliver it! Stop with the nonsense! Deliver it for two days, then I'll tell you what to do next. Don't ask me any more questions; I don't have time to answer you!" Old Mrs. Wang shooed her second daughter-in-law away like a fly. "Visit your second son more often. Once his leg is healed, he needs to study hard. If he doesn't pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, don't call me your mother!"

Madam Ma originally wanted to ask more about what had happened before, but when she heard that her husband was to take the imperial examination, she was completely stunned and went back to discuss it with Wang Chuangui in a daze.

Upon hearing this, Wang Chuangui felt as if the sky had fallen.

He remembers that when he was a child, he didn't feel very tired when he was studying, but now he is over thirty and his body can't keep up!
Having no other choice, Wang Chenggui had to invite Old Mrs. Wang inside.

"Mother, why don't we let Dalang and the others go and learn?"

Grandma Wang's tone left no room for argument: "You have a foundation, so you can go directly to Grandpa Hu's place to learn as much as you can. Don't worry about the tuition. Just do well on the exam, or I'll break your legs again."

Wang Chuangui: "I think my third and fourth brothers are quite smart. Why don't we let them study together? I'll teach them. They don't need to pay tuition yet."

Grandma Wang smiled enigmatically: "Alright, ask them if they're willing. If they are, I'll let you all go to school without hesitation."

Wang Chuangui: "..."

His two younger brothers are probably even more resistant than he is, so why is his mother so strict with him?

Seeing Wang Chuangui's dejected appearance, Old Mrs. Wang suddenly changed her tone: "Second son, our family is counting on you now. Look, there are so many people in the family, and we're so poor. We don't know when we'll get through this. Even if we do get through this, what good will it do? Look at those people the other day, they almost pulled a knife at your mother's neck. If I were a noblewoman, would they dare to treat me like that?"

"Second son, if you really don't want to, I won't force you. This is my fate, and I accept it..."

"Mother, you're tearing my heart out!" Wang Chuangui's eyes immediately reddened. "I'll study, I'll take the imperial examinations, and then no one will dare to bully you again!"

Grandma Wang's worried expression vanished: "Alright, you hurry up and learn. I'll go to Grandpa Hu's place to borrow a few books from you. I also need to see if the neighbors take in martial arts apprentices so that all the children in my family can learn martial arts."

As she spoke, Old Mrs. Wang walked out very naturally, as if the old woman with the resentful face from just now was not her at all.

Wang Chuangui: "..."

If it weren't for Qin Huai, the Blood Rain Pavilion incident probably wouldn't have ended well.

Grandma Wang was already making plans in her mind. Those people looked like members of a martial arts sect, and they might be ruthless killers. Offending them would create another layer of danger for her family.

Grandma Wang was thinking that the man named Chijia was exceptionally skilled and must have received formal training. If she could have him as a mentor to her grandsons, it would provide an extra layer of protection for the Wang family in the future.

While Grandma Wang was busy making her plans, little Ayu was already happily accompanying her brothers to the mountains.

This was the first time all seven of her older brothers were by her side. Little Ayu sat on Wang Dalang's shoulders, her little face beaming with a bright smile.

[Keep going forward, there's a special energy source; it should contain some expensive medicinal herbs!]

[It's right next to that ditch down there; tell them to go there.]

Tuanzi suddenly spoke up.

Little Ayu acted quickly, grabbing Wang Dalang's ear: "Big brother, hurry, hurry, let's go play over there! I see so many flowers there, they're so pretty!"

Now, Xiao Ayu has learned how to naturally divert everyone's attention.

(End of this chapter)