Chapter 873: Daughters Are Always the Best

After eating rice cakes at noon, Wang An's family spent the rest of the afternoon busy, finally managing to move all the necessary belongings into the new house.

Although Wang An and his wife lived separately from Wang Dazhu and the others, it was only in terms of where they slept; during the day, Wang An and his wife mostly stayed in Wang Dazhu's house.

Therefore, for the three daily meals, Wang An and Mu Xueqing ate together with the whole family.

In Wang An's view, there was truly no need to split the household; it was best for the family to stay together.

If they split the household, Wang An felt that his rebirth would be devoid of value.

Mainly because of the debts he owed his parents and siblings in his previous life, Wang An wanted to use this life to make amends.

Furthermore, Wang Dazhu and Liu Guilan were used to living frugally. If Wang An and Mu Xueqing split from them, Wang An felt that Wang Dazhu and his wife would certainly live lives where they dared not eat or drink their fill.

Consequently, Wang Yi and the two younger sisters would likely return to the days of hardship.

These were not things Wang An wanted to see.

Only when the whole family lived well was it truly good.

After dinner, while the family was resting in the living room, Wang An suddenly said to Wang Dazhu and Liu Guilan

"Dad, Mom, in a few days I'm going to take Xueli and Old Fifth to go 'lift clubs' [search for wild ginseng]. I'm just letting you know."

No matter what he did, Wang An habitually informed his family, especially if he was going on a long journey, which required advance notice.

Wang An felt that, at the very least, his family should know what he was doing.

Of course, he omitted the parts about fooling around with women; mentioning such things would only cause the family distress.

Wang Dazhu and Liu Guilan were stunned. Wang Dazhu frowned and said

"The grass is so deep in those mountains; isn't it dangerous to go in? Setting aside the mountain beasts, even the insects could eat a person alive."

After Wang Dazhu finished, Liu Guilan added

"Exactly. Our life is flourishing right now, why go into the mountains to take that risk? It's just not worth it."

It was clear that although ginseng was extremely valuable, Wang Dazhu and his wife did not want Wang An to risk his life digging for it.

Of course, this was a common trait of parents.

To them, mountains of gold and silver were not as important as their child's safety.

Mu Xueqing originally wanted to say something, but after looking at Wang An and thinking it over, she shut her mouth.

As Wang An's wife and being pregnant, Mu Xueqing was actually the one who truly did not want Wang An to leave.

Wang An scanned the room, taking in the expressions of the three.

After a moment, Wang An said with a smile

"Don't worry. This trip into the mountains won't take long, a month at most. Once I've finished circling those few old spots, it'll be a real pain to 'lift clubs' in the future because there'll be nowhere left to go."

What Wang An said was not a lie in the slightest. Wild ginseng was something that could be encountered but not sought; normally, these "old spots" were passed down from generation to generation.

If one entered the mountains to dig for ginseng without the addresses of old spots, they would return empty-handed nine times out of ten.

Actually, saying "nine times out of ten" was an understatement. To be precise, there was perhaps only a one-in-ten-thousand, or even a one-in-a-million chance of finding ginseng.

If wild ginseng were so easy to find, its price would not be so exorbitant.

One must realize that the price of wild ginseng continued to trend upward year by year, and in later generations, many instances of astronomical prices for wild ginseng appeared.

From this, one could see how scarce wild ginseng truly was.

After Wang An finished speaking, Liu Guilan frowned and said unhappily

"How much money is enough? If we have it, we spend more; if we don't, we spend less. Why must we keep earning it endlessly? What if—pah, pah, pah, there is no 'what if'—anyway, I reckon our family has enough money to spend."

It had to be admitted that Liu Guilan's state of mind was something the vast majority of people could never achieve.

Although Liu Guilan was stingy in her daily life, pondering every cent she spent, she was not greedy at all in this matter.

Keep in mind, this was wild ginseng!

Both its actual value and economic value were incredibly impressive.

After Liu Guilan finished, Wang Dazhu said bluntly

"I reckon your mother is right."

Just as Wang An was organizing his words, thinking of how to persuade his parents, Mu Xueqing suddenly spoke

"Dad, Mom, just let Xiao An go. Isn't he doing this for the sake of the future? As they say, 'a hoard of wealth is not as good as a daily income.' Our family's foundation is thick now, but we still have to think about bringing in more money, right?"

Mu Xueqing's words completely stunned Wang An.

He never expected that Mu Xueqing could say something so contrary to her own heart; he wondered what immense internal struggle she had gone through before speaking.

Equally stunned were Wang Dazhu and Liu Guilan.

The reason they didn't want Wang An to enter the mountains now was partly due to concern for his safety, and partly because the baby in Mu Xueqing's belly was already several months along. If Wang An wasn't by her side, he wouldn't be able to provide timely care if something happened.

In truth, before deciding to enter the mountains, Wang An had already considered the issue of Mu Xueqing giving birth.

According to the due date, by the time Wang An returned from digging ginseng, Mu Xueqing would still have about a month before delivery, meaning the timing was perfectly fine.

But regardless, for a pregnant woman like Mu Xueqing to say such things was very difficult.

After another long silence, Liu Guilan subconsciously exchanged a look with Wang Dazhu, then said hesitantly

"Then... then Xiao An, you must come back early."

Wang An looked at Mu Xueqing with gratitude and said cheerfully

"Mm-hmm, definitely. I have to come back to see my eldest daughter be born, hehehehe..."

Hearing this, Liu Guilan said dissatisfiedly

"Always 'your eldest daughter.' Couldn't it be a big fat boy? I reckon it's better to have a boy for the first child."

After saying this, Liu Guilan suddenly realized something, stole a glance at Mu Xueqing, and hurriedly added

"Hah, whatever is born is the same. Girls and boys are all the same."

It must be said that Liu Guilan was a very reasonable mother-in-law; mainly because the issue of whether a boy or girl was born was not something anyone could decide.

However, Wang An said with a laugh

"What's so good about having a boy? I know what I'm like. It's better to have a daughter; daughters are the best, no matter what."

Wang An's words immediately made the whole family burst into laughter.