Chapter 262: Chapter 262

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Life can’t stop for one person; making money in a timely manner is the right path.

Although the group of friends has grown, since everyone staked out their territory early on, there aren’t any disputes. Of course, this is Gong Ruini’s own opinion; she doesn’t take responsibility for whether other friends view.

Every day is spent gathering herbs, processing them at home, and when the quantity builds up, Zhao Gang is sent to nearby counties to sell them and convert them into cash. All in all, Gong Ruini has been busy and happy these days.

You could say she’s gone crazy making money, even Zhao Guangran, who often grumbles about being busy and tired with no time to play, was stunned by the sight of so much money.

"Brother, is this all our money?" Zhao Guangran knew that their hard work must be paying off, but he felt uncertain until the money was in hand.

Gong Ruini glanced at Zhao Guangran, thinking of him as a pitiful child, getting all excited over a small amount of money. She wondered if he’d faint when seeing a bigger sum of money in the future.

Although she said this, Gong Ruini was quite excited too. These days, even a small amount of money is worth a lot. But is it wise to just hold onto the cash?

Gong Ruini felt it was foolish to do so. Though inflation isn’t rampant now, there are plenty of things appreciating in value. Kooperationsverein is not a big city and doesn’t have any valuable things for sale.

She was honestly troubled about the money. She couldn’t deposit it in a bank as it would draw too much attention, yet leaving it at home left her feeling unsatisfied.

"Brother, I think we should buy ginseng if we can." Gong Ruini suddenly had an idea.

Honestly, she was always thinking about making money to go back to the city and make a fortune collecting scraps, but who knows how much good stuff she could actually collect? It might be better to think about acquiring ginseng right now.

Thinking about it made her want to cry; she used to have a space where she grew ginseng, snow lotus, and other precious herbs, but in her hands, it could only be used as a storage for moving things, and couldn’t be used for growing anything.

Since she couldn’t grow anything, Gong Ruini could only purchase ginseng from outside, unless she got hold of some ginseng seeds. They say that the herbs grown in her space are like ten years outside, just thinking about it made her want to cry.

There’s no need for some hundred-year-old ginseng or thousand-year-old ginseng, just having a centennial ginseng would be enough. But for now, even that dream shouldn’t be thought about.

Buying ginseng? Gong Ruwen was happily contemplating how to manage the money. Originally, the young man wanted to give it to his parents to build a house, but now that the house plan was off, he was uncertain about what to do.

However, regarding Gong Ruini’s suggestion to buy ginseng, Gong Ruwen found it odd, "Why buy ginseng?"

"What if grandpa and they find out through others that we have ginseng on hand?" Gong Ruwen resented ginseng the most.

The family was already in a bad situation, yet grandpa and the others kept pursuing them, all because of ginseng. That’s why he was utterly against Gong Ruini’s idea of buying ginseng.

Seeing Gong Ruwen’s displeased expression, Gong Ruini understood his thoughts, "We won’t show up ourselves, let Brother Xu Ran and the others do it."

Of course, Gong Ruini wouldn’t want the outside world to know they had ginseng. She never trusted that just because someone keeps a tight lip, the secret won’t leak out. Some things, once done, will eventually come to light.

Having Zhao Xuran and the others handle it means there’s nothing to worry about.

"Brother Xu Ran, you wouldn’t disagree, right?" Gong Ruini said with a mischievous smile, looking at Zhao Xuran who was preparing to split the money.

Zhao Xuran could only shake his head at this act of passing the blame, "But why do you want to buy ginseng?"

Zhao Xuran really didn’t understand why Gong Ruini would suggest purchasing ginseng. It was a good thing, but not cheap, and more importantly, they didn’t really need it.

"Just to make money later on." Gong Ruini looked rightfully justified, "I’ve heard the prices of ginseng are rising."

Gong Ruini stated she wasn’t making it up. Previously, she’d had a chat with Old Yuan and got a glimpse of ginseng prices, which surprised her quite a bit.

Thinking the current prices were stable, she didn’t expect there would be such fluctuations. Now, looking back, she definitely didn’t want to miss out on this opportunity.

Zhao Xuran always knew ginseng was costly, but didn’t expect the prices to surge this much. Moreover, it was strange for Gong Ruini to even inquire about such things.

Zhao Xuran cast a questioning look at Gong Ruini, who appeared completely unfazed. After all, she really did ask Old Yuan and found out through him, so there was nothing strange about her reaction.

Gong Ruini had no idea what price range ginseng would reach in the future, but it certainly wouldn’t be cheap. So, it was time to act.

Zhao Xuran also began to ponder. Keeping the money was fine, but if ginseng prices were to rise, it would indeed be a missed opportunity.

Seeing Zhao Xuran lost in thought, Zhao Guangran knew things weren’t going well. It seemed his big brother’s interest had been piqued, and what was he to do?

Zhao Guangran didn’t want Zhao Xuran to spend the money on ginseng. Once it turned into ginseng, it was like having no money at all, and without money, could he still buy delicious treats?

He knew this was why he was willing to pick herbs on the mountain in the scorching heat, "Brother..." Zhao Guangran looked at Zhao Xuran pitifully.

But Zhao Xuran, deep in thought, didn’t notice his brother’s gaze, "I think this idea is not bad."

"The money is just sitting there anyway, fine, I’ll discuss it with Old Yuan in a few days."

"Old Yuan would likely be willing to do business with us too." Zhao Xuran didn’t believe Gong Ruini had the allure to make Old Yuan warm up to her just like that.

It’s not to say anything about Old Yuan, but for him to show any enthusiasm, it had to be profitable or beneficial for him in the long run.

Previously, they weren’t on Old Yuan’s radar because they couldn’t afford his ginseng. But now that they had money, things were different; they might even want to buy ginseng.

Not bad, not bad, truly an old fox, Gong Ruini knew from the moment Old Yuan was willing to chat with her that he was calculating, figuring they had money and were willing to do business with him.

Compared to outsiders, Old Yuan naturally trusted people from the village more; maximizing profits while ensuring personal safety, everyone knows how to choose.

Oh no, Zhao Guangran was dumbfounded. His big brother was going to disregard his wishes and spend the money, but he wasn’t giving up, as some of it belonged to him too.

Zhao Guangran knew he couldn’t out-reason Zhao Xuran and would only be suppressed by his big brother. But it was okay; Zhao Guangran revealed he had his own backing.

With this, he rushed to Zhan Jing’s room, startling Gong Ruini again. Sigh, the crybaby was at it again, did this guy not realize his gender? Gong Ruini was truly exasperated.