Chapter 343 A Century-Old Ginseng 2

"How much is this worth?" Ma Xiulian asked, swallowing hard.

Not to mention them, even in the commune, very few people had ever seen what ginseng looked like, so they only knew it was precious, but didn't know how much it was actually worth.

"have no idea."

Chen Jianjun shook his head and said truthfully, "I've only seen it once. That ginseng was much smaller than this one, and it cost over a thousand yuan!"

The ginseng was bought to prolong its life; its face was already ashen, and it was on its deathbed.

After drinking a bowl of ginseng soup, the effect was immediate. Soon, his complexion improved significantly, and his life was saved.

"Smack!"

Chen Dazhu froze on the spot, dropping his pipe onto the bed.

Ma Xiulian gasped: "Thousands of yuan, that's a gold brick!"

Thinking of this, her eyes shone with an intense, bright light as she looked at the ginseng.

"Squeak!"

The monkey called out again, pointed at the ginseng with its paw, and then at the sleeping little devil.

"Is this for my baby?" Ma Xiulian guessed.

Seeing the monkey nod, she swallowed hard and took the ginseng in her hand with a dreamy expression.

"Awoo!"

Big White growled at her in a low voice, and together they walked out of the house.

"Wait!" Ma Xiulian snapped out of her daze and quickly called out to them.

She got out of bed, walked to the cabinet, took out two big, red, juicy apples, and handed them to the monkey: "Here, have some."

The monkey happily took the apple and bowed to her.

Seeing this, Ma Xiulian, who considered herself thick-skinned, felt a little embarrassed.

The ginseng that the monkey gave to the little girl was so precious, while she returned the favor with just two ordinary apples.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Come again tomorrow night, and I'll buy you a bag of fruit tomorrow."

After all, they got a huge bargain by exchanging a few apples for a ginseng root.

The monkey nodded as if it understood, and ran off with Big White.

After the monkey and the wolf left, the three people in the house fell silent in unison.

After a moment, Chen Jianjun broke the silence: "Dad, Mom, the only people who saw the monkey tonight were us and my second sister-in-law. The room was dimly lit, and my second sister-in-law didn't see that the monkey was carrying ginseng; she thought it was just a white radish."

If he hadn't had the good fortune to see it once and examine it closely, he would have thought it was a large white radish.

After all, ginseng is such a precious thing that ordinary people wouldn't casually associate it with anything.

Ma Xiulian nodded and said, "It's best if no one else knows! This matter must be kept secret. We'll see how she handles it when Guaibao wakes up."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jianjun's gaze fell on his sleeping little daughter.

He gazed at her rosy cheeks with tenderness and love for a while before turning around and leaving. He closed the door that Big White had opened and went back to his room to sleep.

Ma Xiulian then found a clean piece of cotton cloth and carefully wrapped the ginseng up tightly.

Then, with a light touch, place it at the very back of the cabinet and lock the door securely.

After doing all this, she turned around and lay back down on the bed, feeling as if she were dreaming, with an unreal feeling.

So he turned to look at Chen Dazhu lying inside and asked uncertainly, "Old man, am I dreaming?"

Chen Dazhu said in a low voice, "Go to sleep. You'll know when you wake up the next day."

(End of this chapter)