Chapter 943: Love-Brain and the Die-Hard Simp

These three turtles—the largest was about 3 jin, and the smallest was less than 2 jin.

Looking at the three turtles, Wang An immediately said to Wang Li with a beaming smile

"Isn't this perfect, Lao Wu? Before you head over to Xiuyu's house, take one of these little bastards for your mother-in-law. If she drinks some turtle soup, her illness will be mostly gone by the next day. She'll probably be able to get out of bed and chase chickens and ducks around without any trouble, hehehehe..."

Wang Li's eyes lit up upon hearing this, though he asked with a hint of doubt

"Really, Fourth Brother? Are these turtle things actually that effective?"

Seeing how much Wang Li trusted him, Wang An actually felt a bit embarrassed.

The main reason Li Xiuyu's mother, Han Sanfeng, had fallen ill was that Li Xiuyu's father had committed suicide. This left her overwhelmed with grief, and combined with the loan sharks repeatedly coming to her door to cause trouble and steal things, she had suffered a severe emotional breakdown.

It was this series of blows that had brought Han Sanfeng down.

Now, while turtles were known to be highly nourishing, Wang An had no idea if they would actually work for Han Sanfeng.

However, the primary function of turtles was to replenish qi and blood and strengthen the constitution. Since Han Sanfeng was currently so weak, it should be helpful to some extent; at the very least, it wouldn't hurt her even if it didn't cure her.

Thinking of this, Wang An said with a look of certainty

"Absolutely. Turtles are incredibly nourishing. Doesn't your family still have some 'clubs'? Just pick the ones with broken roots; they aren't worth much anyway. Have Xiuyu stew a soup for your mother-in-law with a turtle and some clubs, and it'll definitely work like a charm."

Turtle and ginseng soup was a genuine powerhouse; its medicinal potency was far more aggressive than ginseng and deer penis wine. However, people with no health issues should avoid drinking it.

The "fire" was simply too intense, leaving the drinker feeling an unbearable heat throughout their body, which was quite uncomfortable.

Wang Li muttered, looking preoccupied

"They do have clubs at home right now. I actually went over this morning to deliver some to them..."

At this point, Wang Li's words came to an abrupt halt. Clearly, he realized he had let it slip.

When Wang Li looked at Wang An with an awkward expression, he was met with a half-smiling, half-smirking look.

Just as Wang Li was about to explain, Wang An said with a face full of smiles

"Not bad, Lao Wu. You're quite fast. Trotting over there first thing in the morning to deliver clubs... how many did you give them?"

With dodging eyes, Wang Li replied

"I took several. Two fourth-grade leaves, four 'climbing the platform' ones, and several second-cycle ones."

Seeing Wang Li's evasive gaze, Wang An knew that Second Mother Yao Ping and Second Uncle Wang Daliang were unaware of the ginseng he had given away.

Otherwise, Wang Daliang and his wife would have certainly stopped him.

Because what Wang Li was doing was complete and utter nonsense.

Just as Wang An frowned, calculating the price of the ginseng, Wang Li hurriedly added

"Only one fourth-grade leaf and one 'climbing the platform' were whole. The remaining fourth-grade and 'climbing the platform' ones were just broken-root scraps."

Wang An nodded. Dropping the smile, he spoke earnestly

"Our two families have plenty of clubs. Logically, there's nothing wrong with trying to please Xiuyu, but you two aren't even 'a thing' yet and you're giving them away like this. Where does it end?"

Pausing, Wang An continued

"Lao Wu, you have to realize that you two can't get married for another three years. Even when loading bullets, you know to space them out; why don't you know how to do that with clubs?"

"Space them out" was local dialect, meaning to do something intermittently but without stopping.

After speaking, Wang An looked at the silent Wang Li and sighed

"In one go, you just gave away over two thousand yuan. Even if we aren't short on money, you can't just do things this way."

At that moment, Wang An saw Wang Yi driving the carriage over, so he glanced at Wang Li and said

"Remember, if there's something you don't understand, ask your parents. There's no shame in that. We shouldn't be stingy when we ought to be generous, but being blindly generous when you shouldn't is just being a fool."

Seeing Wang Yi almost upon them, Wang An shut his mouth in time.

Actually, Wang An didn't really care about Wang Li using ginseng to woo his future wife.

Mainly because when Wang An, Mu Xueli, and Wang Li had dug for ginseng in that old pit, Wang Li had received a significant share of proper ginseng.

Later, when Wang An and Wang Li went into the mountains to hunt the black bear and saved Gao Liguo and his two brothers, the Gao brothers had given them even more ginseng.

In other words, Wang Li's family had a massive quantity of ginseng.

So, for Wang Li to take a bit to please his future wife was naturally reasonable and harmless.

However, the fact that Wang Li was being this generous to Li Xiuyu's family before they were even married was truly inappropriate.

Ginseng isn't something you can eat for dinner. If used for medicine, even a single third-grade wild ginseng could last nearly half a month.

Therefore, the way Wang Li was giving them away was purely showing off.

Furthermore, human nature cannot be spoiled. Everyone is the same; no one is exempt.

This time he gave ginseng worth over two thousand, and the other party was very happy. If he gave something expensive again next time, they would be even happier.

But after doing this repeatedly, once the other party formed a habit, what would he give then?

If he suddenly gave something worthless, what would the family think?

Moreover, if Wang Li was this generous before marriage, what about after? He couldn't just stop giving things entirely, right?

Of course, these weren't the primary reasons Wang An lectured him.

The critical reason was that Wang Daliang and his wife were completely unaware that Wang Li was giving ginseng to Li Xiuyu's family.

It had to be said that this kid Wang Li was exactly what later generations called "love-brained." To put it bluntly, he was a textbook "simp."

The kind of simp who would lick boots until he had absolutely nothing left.

Once Wang Yi drove the carriage over, the three of them worked together to load all the fish into the manure curtains.

After loading the carriage, the three brothers strolled leisurely back home.

Upon returning to Wang An's house, they threw all the living fish into the fish pond and put the half-dead ones into vats. As for the dead fish, the large and precious ones were kept for eating, while the rest were fed to the dogs, wolves, and lynxes.

Due to the temperature and transport, the mortality rate of this load of fish was quite high. Excluding the giant sturgeon, out of over 700 jin of fish, nearly 300 jin had died.

Just as the three of them were busy butchering the giant sturgeon, Da Hei and the other dogs suddenly started barking, and an uninvited guest ran into Wang An's yard.

(End of Chapter)