790 Going to the Capital Together
An amount of 200,000!
Li Gui was so shocked that she jumped up from the brick bed. She thought that 800 dollars from selling seeds was already a huge sum of money. The amount of 200,000 dollars was so many times more than 800 dollars!
Even in her dreams, she had never seen so much money. A ginseng was worth 200,000 dollars? Was Qiao Mei doing something illegal…
“You… did you… did you cheat the person of the money? We shouldn’t do anything that’s wrong. If you cheated, quickly return the money to him,” Li Gui stammered.
Qiao Mei smiled. No one knew what the value of ginseng was. After all, no one had ever found ginseng on the mountain before she did. Even if people happened to see a ginseng, most of them did not know what it was.
“I don’t do such dishonorable things. Don’t worry, he paid for it voluntarily. When the time comes, you just need to live in the house I bought. You don’t have to worry about anything else,” Qiao Mei said.
Since it was Qiao Mei’s house, then it would be fine for them to stay there. She would pay Qiao Mei rent every month and also find a job in the capital so that she could support the children. She could not simply expect Qiao Mei to support such a large family alone.
Otherwise, as time passed, the Xia family would have objections. They must still be self-sufficient.
Qiao Mei also knew what Li Gui was thinking. As long as she was willing to go to the capital, everything else was a small matter.
“Then should we wait for a few more days? We haven’t finished packing these seeds.” Li Gui pointed at the seeds in the other room.
“They’ll come and collect it tomorrow. After that, we’ll leave on the train at night,” Qiao Mei said.
“Are we in such a hurry?” Li Gui looked at Qiao Mei in shock.
“Yes, I’m worried that Qiao Zhuang’s family will do something again. Let’s just leave quickly,” Qiao Mei said as she looked at Zhang Qin and Zhang Miao.
At this point, Li Gui also became worried. Qiao Zhuang had caused them a lot of trouble both openly and covertly. Li Gui was also concerned that the Zhang family would come and harm her children again. What Qiao Mei said made sense. It was better to leave as soon as possible.
She just felt a sense of pity at leaving this house that had just been built a few months ago. Every brick, tile, blade of grass and tree here was the result of the hard work that she and the children put in. She was quite reluctant to have to leave so suddenly.
However, it did not matter. As long as the whole family could be together, no difficulty was too great.
“Pack up quickly. We’ll leave after we split the money with the villagers tomorrow. I’ve already made arrangements for the transport.” After saying that, Qiao Mei went home to pack up for Qiao Qiang and herself.
Li Gui and the children did not have much, only a few pieces of clothing. Qiao Mei told her not to bring anything extra. Everything was available in the capital. If they needed something, they could buy it anytime. She asked them to bring only their clothes and medicine and to leave everything else in the house.
If they had time in the future, they should come back to take a look. It was still unknown if they would return in the future.
“Mom, is elder sister really bringing us to the capital?” Zhang Qin asked suspiciously.
“That’s right. Our entire family is going. Elder sister even says that you can study in the capital. Are you happy about that?” Li Gui asked with a smile.
Zhang Qin thought for a long time. Seeing Li Gui’s serious expression, she finally believed that they were really going to the capital! That was a place that she only read about in her textbooks! She did not expect to have the chance to go there!
The two children hugged each other and cheered. Li Gui only knew that they were very happy, but she did not know if they were happy because they could go to the capital or because she did not abandon them this time.
The family ate together happily. Li Gui was so happy that she made two more dishes. The leftovers they had at home could be shared with the neighbors tomorrow. She would not need them in the future.
Qiao Mei suddenly remembered that she had not dug up the remaining ginseng she promised He Ning. Just as she was about to go to the secret cave on the mountain to get one, she realized that Qiao Qiang had returned with a bamboo basket on his back. It looked like he had gone up the mountain.
“Grandfather, did you go up the mountain to dig for ginseng?” Qiao Mei asked as she pointed at the bamboo basket on Qiao Qiang’s back.
“That’s right. Didn’t you promise that idiot three ginsengs? I only found one. It’s really strange. I found two the previous time. I even left indicator marks. But one was already dug out. Otherwise, I could have brought both back,” Qiao Qiang said.
