Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Gathering Herbs (4)_1 Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Gathering Herbs (4)_1 As soon as Nan Feng spoke, the other girls felt she was being unreasonable.
They were all from the sa village, wasn’t it natural to help each other out?
Why should they have to pay a commission?
Aqiu especially felt this way.
She was Nan Feng’s neighbour, and Nan Feng’s demand for paynt felt like a deliberate distancing.
Nan Feng understood their concerns, yet she said seriously, “I know what you’re thinking but I promise you, if you work hard, the money you earn will be substantial.
At that point, you’ll realize that 20 coppers are just a small amount.
Of course, if you’re not willing, you can back out now.
I’ll still be able to earn my own money.”
Aqiu gritted her teeth, “Fine, we’ll listen to Nan Feng for now, otherwise we wouldn’t earn a thing.”
The other girls reluctantly agreed.
After all, it wasn’t the busy farming season so they had so free ti.
Nan Feng then assigned tasks to them.
For instance, Aqiu was to look for Forsythia to cure colds, while the fat girl was responsible for finding Bidens to treat poisonous snake bites.
The other two girls were put in charge of finding other herbs like Leigong Root.
Of course, once they beca familiar with the herbs, they could collect several kinds at once.
Nan Feng added, “I’ll be checking the things you bring back every day, so try not to mix them up.
Otherwise, it will be hard to make your payouts.”
…
And thus, the herb collection group headed up the hill.
Initially, Aqiu and the others were a bit resentful of Nan Feng taking a cut.
But after one day, they realized that Nan Feng actually had the toughest job.
She had to do the teaching, task assignnts, and always be on guard for wild animals.
She deserved the commission.
Furthermore, Nan Feng took extra care of them and organized everything smoothly and calmly.
She had naturally beco their leader.
A few days later, Nan Feng took Aqiu and the others to the dical Hall.
The owner was amazed at the small mountain of herbs they’d collected and placed a larger order with Nan Feng.
He told her what other herbs the dical Hall was in need of and marked them in the dical book so that Nan Feng could find them.
Additionally, he gave Nan Feng an advance paynt of 50 coppers.
After receiving the money, Nan Feng took the girls out for noodles.
While they were waiting for their order, she started to distribute the money, “Aqiu, after deducting 20 coppers, you’ve got 200 coppers; Fatty, you’ve got 175…”
Aqiu and the girls had never earned money before, and now they had, under the guidance of Nan Feng.
They were all so excited that they were discussing going shopping after lunch.
Yes, won, regardless of the era, all love shopping.
After finishing their noodles, Nan Feng paid the bill.
When the others tried to return their money to her, Nan Feng declined, saying this was her treat and that she hoped everyone would work hard to collect more herbs and earn more money in the future.
Fatty noted, “Wow, it really doesn’t feel like Nan Feng is only fourteen.
Her ability to take care of things outstrips even my mother!”
Aqiu added, “Exactly!
Just watching her talk to the owner of the dical Hall, she looks like a seasoned businesswoman.
If it were , I wouldn’t dare to negotiate with the owner.”
“Indeed.
We barely get to visit town once a year, so we don’t have the confidence to talk to strangers.”
“…”
That day, the girls strolled around town until the afternoon.
They were curious about everything.
They wanted to buy things but didn’t dare ask for the price.
Nan Feng helped them ask and even haggled for them.
At that point, they all admired Nan Feng even more.
Unconsciously, they had beco accustod to following Nan Feng’s leads.
Last ti, Nan Feng bought a table and chair set for dining.
This ti, she purchased a small vanity table for herself.
She figured she could get a new bed next ti since the one at ho was too old and creaked with every little movent.
On their donkey cart ride ho, the girls began to chat about Nan Feng.
“Nan Feng, how co we haven’t seen Ye Ge recently?” Aqiu asked.
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