Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 517 - 518 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 35_1

Chapter 517: Chapter 518 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 35_1

Many people, of course, didn’t believe Shen Jianshe’s explanation, "If you were buying it yourself, where would you get that much money?"

"We often mail money there; it’s as if we and my father-in-law’s family paid for it."

Whether it’s due to a better diet, with frequent intake of meat, everyone’s health, including my parents-in-law and little sister-in-law, seems much stronger than before.

When they have free time, the three of them can also take on some handicraft work at home, and the little sister-in-law has already planned to return to the factory to work once her health improves a bit more."

"You sent money by mail?" someone said scornfully, questioning how much could actually be sent that way.

But that question couldn’t be asked aloud, as it would seem a bit too imposing and could strain the relationship.

"Yeah, if you buy meat to eat, doesn’t that cost money?" Shen Jianshe and Shen Xiaohui prepared to move the items into their home.

"Why should I explain to you how my family’s income is spent or how we manage our finances?" Lady Shen Li asked displeasedly as she came down from upstairs.

Seeing it was Lady Shen Li, nobody dared to ask further. Who didn’t know the old lady’s fighting spirit? It was certainly nothing to scoff at.

"No, no, we were just curious," the other party quickly apologized.

"What’s there to be curious about?"

"Better spend time keeping an eye on your own kid’s homework instead of wondering why your children haven’t sent you anything."

"When your daughter was sent down to the countryside as a sent-down youth, you prepared so much for her. The real question is whether she’d want to have anything to do with you."

Lady Shen Li said quite rudely, "You only see the children being filial, without considering how you, as a parent, have treated your own children."

After rebuking the other person for a few sentences, Lady Shen Li looked displeasedly at Shen Jianshe and his son, "You’re already downstairs. What are you dilly-dallying for? Don’t you know to go back earlier?"

"Why bother letting everyone see what Xiao Jie has sent back?" Lady Shen Li scolded her children and grandchildren.

Shen Jianshe and his son, of course, obediently carried the items upstairs, then into their home.

As soon as Lady Shen Li entered the house, she closed the door, also shutting out everyone’s prying eyes.

Shen Xiaohui had already taken out the scissors and opened the package.

"So much meat, so many rabbits."

"And little ginsengs," Shen Xiaohui deftly put the item away.

It might not look big, but it was really valuable, and the key is, you might not even find it in stock at a pharmacy.

"This ginseng..." Shen Xiaohui noticed a rather large ginseng at the bottom, feeling that it didn’t seem like one that was recently dug up.

Lady Shen Li had seen processed ginseng from previous years before. Hearing her grandson’s doubtful tone, she quickly inspected it.

"This ginseng is at least thirty years old," the old lady estimated.

Although it wasn’t one of those hundred-year ginsengs, finding a wild ginseng of this age was truly remarkable.

Thirty years? Shen Jianshe and his son were almost speechless, "How much did my sister, my sister spend on this?"

It seemed to cost at least a few hundred. Lady Shen Li wasn’t sure about the price, "It must have been at least three hundred, right?"

"However, in normal circumstances, unless there’s an emergency or the family possesses a better-aged ginseng, it’s unlikely that such a ginseng would be sold."

Gold and jewels are valuable, but not as much as ginseng. In critical moments, ginseng can save lives, but gold and other valuables cannot."

Shen Jianshe quickly calculated the money they mailed and the little girl’s salary, "It seems that she probably doesn’t have much money left on her hands."

A single ginseng root could offset the value of so much meat. Shen Jianshe thought for a moment and decided he should send at least five hundred to the girl.

"You should keep this safe; if your father-in-law over there isn’t feeling well, he could also use it."

Ginseng is a treasure, and Lady Shen Li wasn’t hiding it. With their mind made up, the good things were for sharing between the Shen family and the Zhang family.

"Exactly, exactly," Shen Jianshe nodded continuously, "we should keep it safe."

"Families with a heritage always collected these things."

"And don’t think Xiao Jie’s contribution to the family is to be taken for granted."

"So many kids became sent-down youth, but how many of them were like Xiao Jie?" Lady Shen Li endlessly praised Shen Jie.

"Mom, I know," said Shen Jianshe, truly caught between laughter and tears, "I’m aware of Xiao Jie’s sacrifices."

"The Zhang family’s house will remain, just like before, for Xiao Jie."

"This house, or let’s say if I can get another house in the future, all three kids will have a share."

Some might think that houses should naturally be left to sons, and Shen Jianshe used to think so too, especially since he was the eldest son.

But now he had changed his mind, "If the kids are capable, they should go out on their own, work hard, and earn their own wealth."

Shen Xiaohui nodded repeatedly from the side, "Right, right, Dad, you can count on me to work hard."

Even though his health wasn’t the best, Shen Xiaohui had never thought of eyeing his parents’ assets.

His elder brother could do it, his sister could do it, there was no reason he couldn’t succeed as well.

"Right," Shen Jianshe knew his youngest son had always been quiet, but he had his pride too.

Zhang Yamei went to her parental home first today, so she got back quite late. When she entered the family quarter, she noticed many people saying she had a good daughter.

This left her confused; she couldn’t understand why everyone was suddenly saying that.

"You can’t possibly be unaware that your girl sent a package back home, a very large package," the other person said, thinking Zhang Yamei was feigning ignorance.

"I knew a package was mailed back, but I didn’t know the size. Is it really big?" Zhang Yamei was stunned.

"Very big, very heavy," the other person said enviously as they looked at Zhang Yamei, "right, this time Xiao Jie must have also sent meat back, right?"

"About that..." Meat should be cheaper in the Northeast. If they were buying, the price wouldn’t be high, right?

"I don’t know." Without the other person saying anything, Zhang Yamei already understood their implication, sorry, but she had never considered selling to the neighbors.

It was tricky to price such things; unless she sold them at the state supply and marketing cooperative’s prices, the neighbors would find it too expensive and who knows, they might even report her.

"If there’s extra..." the person indicated that if the relationship with them was good, they should consider them.

On her way, Zhang Yamei felt the goodwill she had in the family quarter, which had always been good in the past.

Everyone knew she worked at the department store, all hoping to get their hands on good things from her, but never before had she felt as popular as today.

Approaching her front door, she expected someone might be preparing dinner, but instead found the main door closed.

What’s going on? Zhang Yamei wondered what had happened; otherwise, why would the main door be closed?

She took out her keys, opened the door, and then quickly closed it, even though she didn’t know what to expect inside.

Once she entered, she found the living room in disarray, with things placed on the ground and the tables.

"It couldn’t all be from Xiao Jie’s package, could it?" Looking at everything within sight, there were indeed many items.