Li Xiangdong deliberately teased Grandma Jiang by talking for a long time. After chatting for a while, Li Xiangdong noticed that the two elderly people looked tired, so he quickly got to the point.

He took out the second largest wild ginseng.

"Master, Doctor Gu, let's keep this wild ginseng! I'll sell the rest!"

Wild ginseng is expensive, but we can't exchange it all for money.

After all, there are old people and young children in the family, and the older sisters may even have children. With wild ginseng, they can save lives in critical moments.

Doctor Gu accepted the ginseng without hesitation and put it away without any politeness.

Doctors love medicine as much as scholars love rare books.

Li Xiangdong was thinking that he would have to take these ginseng to the provincial capital in the next couple of days.

Liu Donglai would definitely find it rare.

Also, take the deer antlers with their thorns and the snow frog fat that I cut off last time, and let him have them so he can deepen his bond with his big, thick leg...

"Ha—ho—"

Li Xiangdong let out a long yawn, his eyes a little blurry. "Master, Doctor Gu, I'm sleepy. I'm going to wash up and go to bed!"

After saying hello, he put the remaining four wild ginseng roots back into the porcelain jar and carried them to the west room.

The west room was his own room, with his bedding, pillows, and change of clothes. Li Xiangdong would stay there for the night from time to time.

Watching Li Xiangdong leave the house, Doctor Gu leaned close to Old Mrs. Jiang and whispered, "Is this child too short of money? Look at him, running around all day, with those dark circles under his eyes, he looks like a panda."

Grandma Jiang blinked but didn't say anything.

After saying this, Dr. Gu took his leave and went home. Grandma Jiang saw him off, bolted the door, and then went back inside.

Sudden.

Shashasha~ Shashasha~

Outside, the night was boundless, and suddenly the sound of rain could be heard, along with the rumbling of thunder.

It's raining!

Grandma Jiang tiptoed to the west room and saw Li Xiangdong lying sprawled on the kang (a heated brick bed), his blanket kicked aside.

She covered her beloved little apprentice with the blanket, watched his peaceful sleeping face for a while, and then quietly left the west room.

The next day, it was broad daylight.

The rain that had fallen for half the night had long since stopped; only the bright puddles and damp ground in the yard proved that the rain had last night.

After finishing breakfast, Li Xiangdong stood in the yard to digest his food.

He felt the coolness of autumn and slowly stretched.

"Ah—one autumn rain brings one chill!"

Grandma Jiang stood at the doorway of the main room, beckoning him inside. "Come in! And lock the door behind you!"

"Oh, what's so important that you're keeping it so secret!"

Li Xiangdong joked as he closed the door as she instructed.

Grandma Jiang pushed a blue cloth bag in front of Li Xiangdong and said succinctly, "Take a look!"

"What treasure? Do you also have ginseng? Wow...wow!"

Li Xiangdong was almost blinded by the golden light. He jumped up and exclaimed, "Oh my god! What is this?!"

Grandma Jiang rolled her eyes at him and said, "Look at your pathetic self, calm down!"

Li Xiangdong opened the blue cloth bag completely, revealing four bright yellow fish inside!

He picked one up, and wow, it was really heavy!

Li Xiangdong picked up a gold bar, put it in his mouth, and bit down...

There was a row of teeth marks clearly visible on the gold bar.

It's true!

"No, Master, my dear Master, where did you get these gold bars?!"

As Li Xiangdong asked questions, he also bit all three other gold bars.

"You hid them before? How come they weren't confiscated during the raid? Also, are Han Cheng and Jiang Fang after your gold bars?"

Grandma Jiang disgustedly wiped away the drool left on the gold bars by Li Xiangdong with a blue cloth. "It wasn't me who hid it, it was my maternal grandfather's father who hid it."

A cunning rabbit has three burrows; it's not surprising that a wealthy family like the Jiang family, which has been rich for generations, would have a few hidden treasure troves.

Li Xiangdong scratched his face. "Hey, why did you take out the gold bars? Are you short of money?"

Grandma Jiang shook her head, "You've provided everything I need here—food, clothing, and other necessities. How much could I possibly spend?"

Li Xiangdong's heart skipped a beat, and a smile appeared on his face, but he tried hard to hold it in.

Sure enough, Grandma Jiang continued, "I see you're more short of money than I am, so take it and use it!"

Li Xiangdong feigned modesty, "For me?"

"Yeah, have fun! Don't hold it in!"

Hahahaha~

Li Xiangdong grinned happily, then hugged the four gold bars to his chest. Well, he was indeed a little short of money!

"Hehehe, Master, you're such a lifesaver! You're such a good master!"

These are gold bars that weigh one pound each!

Four pounds in total!

bullion!

Seeing his beaming smile, Grandma Jiang felt a surge of joy welling up inside her.

She deliberately put on a cold face and retorted, "Oh, so having money makes you a good mentor?"

"No, no, no, a good teacher is one who doesn't have money! Hahahaha~"

Infected by Li Xiangdong's laughter, Grandma Jiang couldn't help but laugh as well.

To be honest, he has spent most of the tens of thousands of yuan he earned from selling wheatgrass seed oil over the years, including the money he earned from selling mountain products later.

Buying courtyard houses in Yanjing City, buying old antiques from Huaiguo, and the deer farm in Bashang are all investments with no profit yet. Now, he has to spend a lot of money to buy ginseng, red ginseng, and snow frog. Li Xiangdong is really in a bit of a bind.

I wired 5,000 yuan to Xu Yunfeng a few days ago, and he only has 842 yuan left.

Luo Yonggang and Bai Yulong haven't sold all the ginseng and mountain products they have yet...

An unprecedented sense of crisis surrounded Li Xiangdong, which is why he couldn't wait to see Liu Donglai.

Carefully placing the four gold bars into his pocket, Li Xiangdong solemnly promised Grandma Jiang, "Once I recover, I will repay you with interest."

"Okay! I'll wait."

Grandma Jiang smiled and nodded. She didn't say anything. "My things are all yours anyway, so why should I ask for them back?"

Instead, he solemnly replied to Li Xiangdong, "I'm waiting."

Li Xiangdong happily took the gold bars and wild ginseng home.

Two days ago, Wu Jianjun called him, saying that he and Grandpa Jin had their eyes on a few more old items, but they didn't have enough money.

When Zhou Hongsong went to Yanjing to visit his sister, he also found another courtyard house for her. It was also owned by a family who had immigrated to the United States and were in a hurry to sell the house.

He used to worry about money, but now that he has four gold bars in hand, he's no longer in a hurry.

Li Xiangdong carefully hid the wild ginseng and gold bars before humming a little tune and leisurely strolling towards Li Jin's house.

Walking along the main road in the village, a group of children each held a windmill made of sorghum stalks and cardboard, running against the wind with a whooshing sound.

Suddenly, a voice shouted at Li Xiangdong.

"Second Brother! Your phone number is at the brigade headquarters—"