Li Weidong did not answer her, but Zhao Xiulian understood everything from Li Weidong's expression.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault!"

"The mushrooms from those two sheds might sell for over five thousand yuan."

"Your mother was counting on selling mushrooms to help you find a wife, and now it's all gone, all gone!!"

"Mother is useless! Utterly useless!!!"

Zhao Xiulian gripped the bedsheets with both hands, her face full of resentment.

She also came from a life of hardship.

They cherish food more than anyone else...

Wasting five thousand yuan worth of things was more painful for her than having a piece of flesh cut from her chest.

“Mother, don’t be like this. Money can be earned back, but if your health collapses, it will be a real problem…” Li Weidong held Zhao Xiulian’s hand, trying his best to comfort her.

But at this moment, it was no use for Li Weidong to say anything.

She lay in bed, tears streaming down her face...

His body was still convulsing.

Li Weidong was startled and quickly took a nitroglycerin pill from the bedside and fed it to Zhao Xiulian.

Then he instructed his younger sister, "Lili, I'll stay home and take care of Mom. You go to the clinic quickly and call Dr. Yuan over. Be quick!"

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Ten minutes later, Li Xiaoli, panting, called Yuan Dongqing from the village clinic over.

After taking Zhao Xiulian's pulse, he said, "There's nothing seriously wrong. It's just an acute illness caused by excessive liver fire and stagnation of liver qi. I'll prescribe some medicine, and you should let your mother rest well for the night. Remember, she absolutely must not get angry again and should keep a calm mood."

"Understood, thank you, Dr. Yuan."

...

After the doctor left, Li Weidong helped Zhao Xiulian sit up and fed her the medicine.

A few minutes later, her complexion gradually improved.

Li Weidong finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Mom, you heard what Doctor Yuan said, right? Please don't stay upset. We can just plant more mushrooms. Don't make yourself sick because of this."

Zhao Xiulian sighed and lay down on the edge of the bed.

His gaze was blank, and he remained silent.

Li Weidong knew that she was still blaming herself.

"Mom, don't blame yourself. This yellow mushroom disease isn't your fault, it's my fault. I didn't explain things clearly. Please don't blame yourself."

Zhao Xiulian remained vacant and melancholy.

Clearly, they didn't heed Li Weidong's words.

"Mom, actually, this yellow mushroom disease is a good thing. To use the words from the textbook, it's called losing one thing and gaining another."

"Don't lie to your mother." Zhao Xiulian sighed.

“Mom, I’m not lying to you, this really is a good thing, you know? Zhang Bin just called me and said that I shouldn’t grow mushrooms anymore, but should instead work as a salesperson for them, and we’ll split the profits in half.”

"They won't even let me plant anymore, and you say you don't blame me?"

“Um…Mom, it’s really not like that. Think about it, growing these mushrooms is just hard work. Even if we work ourselves to the bone, we can only grow three greenhouses. But selling them is a different story. Zhang Bin has hundreds of greenhouses. That’s mental work, and he makes a lot more money. Don’t you think that’s a good thing?”

"this……"

Zhao Xiulian thought about it and realized it was actually a good thing.

Her complexion has improved slightly.

She sighed softly and said, "It is indeed a good thing, but Mother has just wasted these five thousand yuan."

"Mom, why do you still think like that? I have some great news for you, and you won't be sad anymore after you hear it."

"What's up?"

"Zhang Bin just told me some news. He said that a classmate of his works at the Provincial Planning and Economic Management Commission. He revealed that the government will lift price controls on famous cigarettes and liquors at the end of June, so I should stock up in advance and sell them at a higher price in July."

"By then, I'll be able to earn at least twenty or thirty thousand!"

"So much?" Zhao Xiulian was startled. "Could this be speculation and profiteering?"

"How could that be? The national economy has been liberalized now, and there's hardly any speculation or profiteering anymore..."

"That……"

"Mom, don't worry, we definitely won't lose out this time. If the mushrooms hadn't gotten yellow mushroom disease, I wouldn't have had time to mess around with all this. Don't you think this is a blessing in disguise?"

"You little rascal, you're so smooth-talking. Do you think your mother is so easily fooled?"

Zhao Xiulian didn't believe Li Weidong's words, but no matter what, she finally managed a smile.

"Mom, I'm not lying to you. I'm sure I'll make a lot of money this time. When that happens, you can just stay home and count the money for me."

"You brat, all you do is try to make your mother happy. How can your mother do nothing but stay at home counting money for you..."

"Mom, from now on, you don't need to do anything. Just stay home and enjoy your life... If you're really bored and can't stand being idle, then I'll quickly find a wife and have her give you a big, fat grandson. You can stay home and take care of the child."

Are you serious?

"Of course, I will definitely bring her home this year."

"Okay, okay!"

All that Li Weidong said was less effective than his one sentence about his big, fat grandson.

Upon hearing this, Sun Xiulian could no longer hold back and burst into laughter.

Seeing his mother smile, Li Weidong knew that the matter of the yellow mushroom disease was over...

"Mom, let's put this behind us. Don't overthink it. Go get some rest."

After saying this, he pulled Li Xiaoli along and they left the room together.

...

In the courtyard, Li Xiaoli looked at Li Weidong with a completely bewildered expression.

"Brother, why is Mom angry? It's all about mushroom disease and expensive cigarettes and alcohol. I'm completely confused."

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