The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 845 - 823: Invitation

Chapter 845: Chapter 823: Invitation

Zhou Lijun said, "I will never dare to water it again, what if I ruin it? A hundred gold, that’s a thousand taels of silver."

Zhou Silang turned his head and exclaimed in disbelief, "How much?"

"A thousand taels, Fourth Uncle, you haven’t figured out how much a hundred gold is in silver yet?"

Zhou Silang was counting on his fingers and couldn’t figure it out, so he looked at Manbao.

Manbao nodded, and Zhou Silang covered his chest, unable to speak. It was indeed too much.

Zhou Silang’s gaze at the flowerpot almost turned into a shape of Yuanbao, "Manbao, this flower is so important, are we just leaving it on the desk?"

"It is for viewing, where else should we put it if not on the desk?"

Zhou Silang always felt it was unsafe to leave it on the desk, "It’s so dangerous, think about it. While you are studying here, walking around, what if you accidentally knock and break the pot?"

"And what if there are mice in the room that knock it over when they scurry by?" Zhou Silang was really worried. "Even if it doesn’t get knocked over, what if the mice bite the orchid?"

Manbao: "...Fourth Brother, it has been in the study for almost a year before this."

"I’m just anxious," Zhou Silang said. "Such a delicate thing is safest turned into money. Manbao, can you talk to Mr. Zhuang and have it exchanged for money?"

Manbao thought for a moment and said, "Fourth Brother, think of it this way. Right now, it’s just a pot of orchid. If we raise it until next year and it grows well, we can divide it into another pot. In two more years, we can divide it into four pots. Have you calculated how much money that would be?"

Zhou Silang was counting on his fingers while Zhou Lijun already said, "Four hundred gold."

Zhou Silang clutched his chest.

Looking at the pot of orchids before him, he got up feeling dizzy, "Then we must take good care of it."

Seeing Fourth Uncle walk away in a daze, Zhou Lijun couldn’t help but turn to look at his younger sister-in-law.

Manbao smiled at her, bending her eyes.

Zhou Lijun sighed, "I remember our teacher once taught us a lesson and told a story that rarity increases value."

Manbao said, "Just don’t tell Fourth Brother, and we already made two hundred taels. When I have time, I’ll go to the flower market to pick some rare and beautiful peonies and orchids to plant."

Zhou Lijun thought for a moment and then said, "Sister-in-law, teach me how to plant peonies and orchids."

Manbao nodded, "No problem, I’ll find some related books for you in the Book Collection Tower."

As soon as Bai Shan came back from the academy, she mentioned to him, "You also help to look for it, see if there are any books there about raising orchids and peonies."

Bai Shan nodded, asking, "Why did you suddenly think of selling flowers?"

Manbao said, "I need money."

"Do you need to borrow some?" Bai Shan calculated his own savings and then said, "Although I don’t have much money, it seems to be a bit more than yours."

"I’ll borrow from you when I really have no money left. I still have some now, and I just made two hundred taels," she said, referring to the sale of the orchid to Madam Tang.

"But I asked the teacher, two hundred taels is the market price. Our orchids are good, and they could fetch that price outside too. No wonder County Magistrate Tang asked me to consult Madam Tang when it comes to making money," Manbao said. "I indeed need to learn from Madam Tang, and next time I meet her, I’ll ask for advice."

Bai Shan said, "Asking her directly might not make Madam Tang very happy."

Manbao nodded, "I’ll be more tactful."

Bai Erlang heard their conversation and then said, "The twelfth is Qi Jue’s birthday, and he has invited us to celebrate with him at his house. Will you go?"

Manbao said, "Isn’t he still young? How is he already celebrating his birthday?"

"How would I know?" Bai Erlang said. "Qi Jue told me he celebrates his birthday every year. On that day, he can invite many friends over, and his family will even hire musicians to perform. Just tell me if you are going or not."

In Qili Village, it was not customary to celebrate children’s birthdays. In Old Zhou’s family, no child had a birthday celebration. On that day, they would just have a bowl of longevity noodles with two eggs, and that counted as celebrating the birthday.

Even Old Zhou himself hardly celebrated his birthday. How could the juniors surpass him?

Thus, not only Bai Shan and Manbao, but even Bai Erlang was somewhat worried. They never celebrated birthdays and naturally did not give gifts to each other, so they really didn’t know what to give for the moment.

"Going to a birthday celebration always requires bringing a gift, what should we give?"

The three of them looked at each other, and finally, all turned their eyes to Mr. Zhuang, filled with a desire to know.

Mr. Zhuang thought for a while and asked, "Is Qi Jue inviting just your young friends, or is the Qi Family using Qi Jue’s birthday as a reason to invite adults?"

Manbao and Bai Shan turned their heads to Bai Erlang.

Bai Erlang scratched his head and said, "I’ll ask him tomorrow."

Mr. Zhuang nodded, stopping Bai Shan and Manbao from saying anything else, and told Bai Erlang, "Ask carefully."

Bai Erlang nodded.

The night passed without words. Manbao climbed into bed and entered the system to check the status of her points. Previously when she went into the mountains, she had dug up quite a few recordable plants, and Manbao had set aside a portion to be recorded.

The rest, she picked some to put in the system for sale, and the others she casually planted at the foot of the mountain behind her house, or dried them for specimens.

Mainly because she had dug up at most four of each plant, and some only one, so this was the only use she had for them.

There were still many points to be tallied, but the three entries she made had accumulated points. Manbao stared at the points for a while, feeling gleeful, and asked, "Keke, how many points do you need to expand the range?"

Keke said, "Not much, just over two thousand."

Manbao said, "Can I give you my points?"

Keke responded, "That’s not allowed. It goes against the rules and could be seen as enticing the host, which could lead to an investigation."

Manbao said, "I’m volunteering it. When they investigate, I’ll speak for you."

Keke adamantly refused as it was not eager to upgrade, and upgrading one level was very different from upgrading many levels.

It certainly didn’t want to take such a big risk.

Manbao was quite regretful that free points were even rejected.

Sighing, Manbao turned to her medical class.

Because of Keke’s integrity, Manbao focused even more on medicinal herbs.

Early the next morning, she ran to the pharmacy to find Shopkeeper Zheng. "Shopkeeper, have you contacted the herbal farmers yet?"

Shopkeeper Zheng helplessly looked at her, "You just told me yesterday, what’s the rush?"

Seeing her anxious face, he said, "Don’t worry, I already sent someone to notify the farmers yesterday, we should have a response in about three to five days."

Manbao’s eyes widened. "Three to five days, that long?"

She anxiously said, "Shopkeeper, where are the herbal farmers? Shall I go find them myself?"

Could Shopkeeper Zheng tell her? Of course not, so he said, "Don’t rush, don’t rush. They are far away. Would your husband even let you leave town?"

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