Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1506: Lu Family’s Great-Grandson 4

Chapter 1506: Chapter 1506: Lu Family’s Great-Grandson 4

Everyone knew exactly why, and they nodded in agreement, "Don’t worry, Xiaoxia, we all know how powerful it is!"

Ma Cuixia laughed and said, "Elders, if you have anything good in your hands, don’t forget about me. The wife of my comrade Hu Ping is a doctor who welcomes any kind of medicinal herbs."

This was advised by Feng Qingxue. Whenever good ginseng was found, Hu Ping would send it to her.

As his spouse, Ma Cuixia was well-informed.

Upon hearing this, Ma Laoda suddenly remembered the Old Mountain Ginseng his sister and brother-in-law had asked him to find. Over the years, whenever he knew someone had ginseng, he would visit them to ask if they were willing to sell, acting as a middleman. Many connections were made during those times.

One of Ma Cuixia’s uncles from her clan left and returned again, calling Ma Cuixia aside to whisper, "Xiaoxia, I have a few pieces of Old Mountain Ginseng and a few mink pelts. Can you find a buyer for me? It’s hard to find a place to sell these. Your old uncle here has a young son who isn’t married yet, and two grandsons waiting to get married. All this costs money, and my white hairs are out of anxiety."

Ma Cuixia laughed, "You have to show me first. I’ll give you an estimate. We’re honest people, we won’t deceive anyone."

The old uncle immediately uncovered the cloth on the basket. Ma Cuixia took a careful look and exclaimed, "Wow, these are good items. Although their quality isn’t as good as the two sticks bought for three hundred, these four pieces of ginseng are worth several hundred yuan. Growing up in the Northeast, she naturally knew good produce, not to mention the four well-tanned mink pelts and two fox pelts, all in pristine condition with a glossy fur."

"Uncle, how much do you want?" Ma Cuixia was shrewd too.

The Lu Family treated theirs well, so they naturally considered the Lu Family. As long as the demand wasn’t excessive, they could make a direct transaction.

The old uncle gritted his teeth, "Three hundred yuan, a total of three hundred. Give me three hundred yuan, and you can take everything. I won’t breathe a word to anyone. These were all acquired by myself, only your aunt knows."

"Deal!" Ma Cuixia agreed decisively, "I’ll bring the money over tomorrow, and this transaction will stay between us."

"Alright, take it first." The old uncle knew Ma Cuixia well enough that he wasn’t worried she would take the goods without paying.

Ma Cuixia laughed, "I can’t do that, uncle. When it’s just a few yuan for wild game and mountain goods, I might take them then as there are people acting as witnesses, and it gets recorded. But this is worth three hundred yuan. If I take it and don’t pay you, you’d have nowhere to cry. Tomorrow, I’ll come over, and we’ll exchange goods for cash."

The old uncle listened, "Alright, alright, you’re indeed a good girl!"

Ma Cuixia collected two sacks of wild game and mountain goods, along with another sack from some brothers’ families, plus a wool blanket—far too much to carry. Ma Laoda promptly sent his sons to help deliver them.

At home, once the nephews had left, Ma Cuixia dragged Hu Ping and whispered to him for quite some time.

"There’s too much stuff, if our whole family sends it, it would attract too much attention. Send them separately. I’ll send one sack, you send another, and let the children each send some. Isn’t Xiaoman going to the city to make a coat tomorrow? Let her send one too, and we’ll cover the costs," Hu Ping arranged meticulously, "As for the ginseng and mink pelts, we’ll take as much as we can get."

Hu Ping had good relations with the Lu Jiang’s family. He didn’t send over the money initially meant for a watch and a wool blanket for his brother-in-law, explaining in a letter that it was used to buy ginseng, deer antler, and mink pelts. Later, someone privately approached them and sold them some deer antler and deer whip.