The Lucky Farmgirl has a Pocket Dimension - Chapter 30

Chapter 30: The Smartest Child

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Sun Daqing said in surprise, “Little cousin, you want us to help you dig herbs?”

“Shh~” Zhao Zhitong covered Sun Daqing’s mouth with her small hand and whispered, “Second Cousin, keep your voice down. This is a secret.”

“Yes, yes, it’s a secret, a secret.” Sun Daqing smiled foolishly. He covered his mouth and lowered his voice. “Little cousin, why are you digging for herbs?”

Zhao Zhitong said, “Daddy’s leg hurts. I want to treat Daddy’s leg.”

At this moment, Eldest Cousin Sun Daji said, “So that’s why. Little cousin, you don’t have to worry. My grandfather has medicine for your father.”

Zhao Zhitong was stunned. “Really?”

It was no wonder that Zhao Zhitong didn’t know. Zhao Dong was afraid that the smell of the medicine would be too strong, he only brewed the medicine after dinner.

Every time after dinner, she would either disappear or go to bed, so she had no idea that her father drank medicine every day.

Sun Daji nodded affirmatively. “Of course. Grandpa is a doctor.”

Sun Daqing also echoed, “That’s right, that’s right. Moreover, if you want to find herbs, you don’t have to go up the mountain to dig. We have plenty at home.”

Zhao Zhitong’s eyes lit up when she heard that there were plenty of herbs at home. She asked excitedly, “Really?”

Sun Daqing quickly nodded. “Of course it’s true. My uncle runs around collecting herbs. Do you want to see it?”

Zhao Zhitong nodded repeatedly. “I want to see it. Can I?”

“Of course. Let’s go. Second Cousin will take you to see it now.” Sun Daqing patted his chest and promised.

Sun Daji looked speechlessly at Sun Daqing, who looked like he was presenting treasure, and reached out to push him. “…Second Brother, those are herbs collected by my father. Why are you so excited like your father? If you want to bring little cousin to see them, I should be the one doing it.”

Sun Daxiang and Sun Daru also squeezed in front of Zhao Zhitong and whispered, “There’s still me. My father just came back from collecting medicinal herbs yesterday. He’s in the backyard. I’ll take you to see him.”

Just as the little radish heads were planning to look at the medicinal herbs, a voice suddenly came from above. “You little things, what are you doing secretly?”

“Ah!”

“Ah!”

The sudden voice frightened the little radish heads and they ran around in panic.

“Uncle, you scared us to death!” Zhao Zhitong leaned against the wall at the back of the house and patted her small chest. When she recovered, she bared her teeth at Sun Youcai fiercely.

“That’s right. Uncle, you scared us!”

The little kids imitated Zhao Zhitong. They patted their chests and shouted at Sun Youcai.

Sun Youcai looked like he had guessed it. “Are you guys doing something bad? That’s why you’re scared.”

“No, no, we didn’t.”

The little radish heads shouted loudly and ran away.

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At this moment, Zhao Dong had already mentioned the partnership to his father-in-law.

Seeing that his son-in-law did not forget to help their family after earning money, Sun Kang was even more satisfied with him.

He quickly called his sons and daughters-in-law over. He smoked a pipe and said, “Your brother-in-law said that he wants our family to join him and make tofu with him to earn money. What do you think?”

Zhao Dong nodded repeatedly and repeated his plan with a smile. “It’s like this…”

After hearing Zhao Dong’s description, the two daughters-in-law were clearly tempted. If they were given 30% of the income, they would have almost 300 copper coins that day. They would have made a lot of money.

However, when Shun Kang heard that Zhao Dong wanted to share 30% of their profits, he felt that it was too much. “Isn’t it too much for you to give us 30%? Take some back.”

Zhao Dong waved his hand repeatedly. “That’s not much at all. I think it’s too little. The method to make this tofu is simple. Someone will soon figure out how to make it. Now, we can only rely on the fact that no one has figured it out yet. Let’s hurry up and earn more money. Once the method to make it is leaked, it won’t be profitable.

“However, there’s only Sun Mei and me at home. We can’t handle it. I don’t trust others. I only trust a few uncles. Moreover, this is also physical work. You will work a lot when you join us. 30% is not much.”

Zhao Dong’s trust in them made Sun Youwei and Sun Youli very happy.

Sun Youli immediately patted his chest and promised to help Zhao Dong keep the recipe a secret.

In the end, both parties reached a happy agreement and prepared to go over to help in the afternoon.

After hearing that Zhao Dong still wanted to pick lotus leaves, Sun Youli immediately took over the job. “I’m the most familiar with the way to the lotus pond. I’ll bring you there!”

Sun Mei had not gone out for a run after transmigrating for so long. At this moment, she really wanted to go to the ancient lotus pond to take a look and was prepared to follow.

Just as she was about to ask Zhao Zhitong if she was going, she realized that the girl had disappeared. Even all the children at home were gone.

“Third Brother, where’s Tongtong?”

Sun Youcai, who had just been despised by the little girl, said, “Sister, don’t worry about her. She’s playing in the backyard with Sun Daji and the others. Go ahead. I’ll help you look after her.”

“Alright, I’ll leave the children to you.”

With that, the group of people who went to pick the lotus leaves set off.

As soon as they left, the children were no longer around. The courtyard instantly fell silent.

Sun Kang sat in the courtyard and smoked for a while. He felt that it was suddenly too quiet here, so he got up and walked to the backyard.

At that moment, a few children were gathered in front of a few drying racks in the backyard, discussing fervently.

Sun Daqing picked up the herbs in the box and asked Zhao Zhitong, “Little cousin, little cousin, what herbs are you looking for?”

Sun Daxiang said disdainfully, “Dipsacus japonicus. Sun Daqing, you’re so stupid.”

Sun Daqing was dissatisfied. “I’m not stupid. I just forgot. Little cousin, let me see what it looks like again. Second cousin will definitely find it for you.”

Hence, Zhao Zhitong showed Sun Daqing the picture she had drawn beforehand.

After taking a look, Sun Daqing was full of confidence. “Okay, I’ve got it.”

As he spoke, he began to search the medicinal shelves one by one. His other companions followed suit. All of them were like masters, sniffing and trying the medicinal herbs.

“I found it. I found it.”

At this moment, Sun Daji excitedly ran to Zhao Zhitong’s side with a herb and showed it to her as if he was presenting a treasure.

“Wow, really?”

Zhao Zhitong happily put down the herbs in her hand and quickly looked at the herbs. Then, she picked them up and stared at them. She said in disappointment, “Eldest Cousin, this isn’t it. This is lilac tasselflower. It’s just a little red. There’s a lot of it by the roadside. It’s used to reduce inflammation, heat, and toxins.”

As soon as Sun Daji left, Sun Daxiang ran over with another handful of leaves. “Little cousin, look at this.”

Zhao Zhitong shook her head. “No, this is a holly leaf. It can not only clear heat and detoxify poison, but it can also reduce swelling and dispel bruises.”

Sun Daqing quickly came over. “What about this?”

Zhao Zhitong said helplessly, “Second Cousin, this is Indian goosegrass. You can see it by the wall if you turn your head. It also clears the heat and detoxifies poison.”

This time, the few cousins revealed shocked and admiring gazes.

“Little cousin, you’re too amazing. How can you recognize them?”

“Little cousin is so smart. She’s as smart as Uncle!”

“No, you’re wrong. Little cousin must be the smartest child in our family. She’s even smarter than Uncle!”

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