There was no need to work on the farm for the next few days. The tofu factory had not been set up yet. In order to make more money, everyone carried baskets into the mountains every day to pick mushrooms. Even Jiang Yuan and Lin Shan were picking mushrooms very enthusiastically. They were very happy to earn one dollar a day.
Han Zheng came back from a busy few days outside, with an unshaven beard. As soon as he got home, he asked, "Grandma, Huaying and the others are not at home. Where did they go?"
"These past few days they've been going into the mountains every day to pick mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms. This morning, the three of them picked up a whole basket of them and sent them to the county town to sell."
Han Zheng had just returned from the county town and hadn't run into them. He also passed by the state-owned store but didn't see anyone either. He guessed she must have gone to the black market again and smiled. "Mushrooms are cheap. If you don't have much, you can keep some at home and dry them for the winter."
"Well, they go pick them in the morning, pick out the ones that look good and sell them, and keep the older and less attractive ones at home. I help them dry them."
Grandma Han hasn't gone to the mountains with them these days. She helps them clean and dry the mushrooms at home every day. She also helps them get three or four pounds of dried mushrooms and one or two pounds of dried black fungus.
Yun Huaying and the others did not go to the black market at this time. Lin Shan and Jiang Yuan were at the post office. Lin Shan mailed a letter to her family and also sent some dried mushrooms and black fungus.
Jiang Yuan also sent some useful information to her elder sister who cared about her. She returned the ten yuan that her elder sister had saved by living frugally but mailed to her, and added the ten yuan she had recently earned from selling mushrooms and soybean paste to the money. She also bought a pair of Liberation Shoes for her sister, brother-in-law, and little nephew.
Yun Huaying came to He Jun's house at this time. When she was picking mushrooms in the mountains in the morning, Mo Teng told her that the little ghost came to find her, so she took the opportunity to sell fir mushrooms to come to He's house in the afternoon.
He Jun had been waiting for her for a long time. As soon as he saw her, he immediately pulled her into the house and said, "Sister Ying, I finally got you here."
"How are your elders doing?" Yun Huaying asked.
"After taking the ginseng medicine, his condition has improved, but he still hasn't woken up. My father thought about it and discussed it with the rest of the family, and decided to ask the doctor you recommended to come and see him."
The house where the He family lives is rather ordinary on the outside, but the interior is spacious and elegant. The furniture looks ordinary, but in fact it is all made of high-quality wood.
After Yun Huaying entered the house, she took a quick look around. She saw two elders sitting in the living room. Judging from their appearance and age, she guessed they were He Jun's parents. She said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "Hello, uncle and aunt."
She wore a mask and an ordinary straw hat on her head, and her clothes were very simple, but her temperament and elegance could not be concealed.
Seeing that the He family couple didn't say anything and were looking at her carefully, Yun Huaying said calmly: "Uncle, Aunt, it's not convenient for me to reveal my identity now. I also dressed up when I went out. I have no choice but to do so. Please understand."
He's father stood up to greet him. "Since you can easily take out a hundred-year-old ginseng, I guess you must be of an extraordinary status."
"Uncle, you're worrying too much. I'm just an ordinary person and I don't have any thoughts about the He family. I'm willing to give out the precious century-old ginseng simply because I think the little ghost is very pleasing to the eye and I want to make friends with him."
He's father had previously discussed this with his son. Their relationship had always been purely a business partnership, and neither had inquired about the other's background. He looked at Yun Huaying deeply and asked with a smile, "May I ask your last name?"
"I cannot tell you at this time. Please understand, Comrade He."
The surname Yun is not unpopular in China, but it would be easy for the He family to investigate her, and she doesn't want to expose herself in front of the He family for the time being.
Seeing her so cautious, He's father stopped asking about her personal matters and turned to business: "I heard from Xiaojun that you can recommend a famous doctor. My father is not in good condition now. Although his health has improved after taking the medicine, he has not woken up. I wonder when you can invite him over?"
"Can I take a look first?" Yun Huaying said.
"Sister Ying, do you know medicine?" He Jun looked a little surprised.
The corners of Yun Huaying's mouth curled up beneath her mask, revealing something: "It's a family tradition, and I've learned a little bit from my elders since I was a child."
The He couple looked at each other. Although they didn't know this person, she was able to give two high-aged ginsengs readily, and could be regarded as the benefactor of the He family, so they agreed and took her to the old man's room together.
Although the old man was unconscious, he looked in good spirits and was dressed neatly. He looked to be in his sixties.
Grandma He was taking care of him personally. There were potted plants in the room, and the window was slightly open for ventilation. She was giving the old man a massage. When she saw her son bringing a guest in, she stood up and asked, "Is this Xiaojun's friend?"
"Hello, Grandma He." Yun Huaying called out from the door.
"Hello, please come in."
Grandma He just looked her up and down, and without asking any other questions, she thanked her first: "Little comrade, I heard about the ginseng from Xiaojun. Thank you so much."
"Grandma He, this is a normal business transaction, no need to thank me."
Yun Huaying made it clear that she wanted to sell the two ginseng roots for money, not to do favors, and she had no intention of asking the He family to repay the favor.
She knew very well that the hardest thing to repay in the world was a favor, and people like them were the least willing to owe favors.
The He family members were all very perceptive, and now they had an even better impression of her. He's father smiled and said, "Mom, this comrade also knows some medical skills. Let's ask her to check on Dad first."
"Okay." Grandma He agreed and gave Yun Huaying a kind smile: "Little comrade, thank you for your hard work."
As Yun Huaying spoke, she had actually already checked Mr. He's expression. She walked to the bedside and first looked at his eyeballs, lips, and ears. Without even taking his pulse, she confirmed, "He's been poisoned."
"What?" The He family members all changed their expressions.
He Jun rushed to the head of the bed and asked pointedly, "Sister Ying, you said my grandfather was poisoned?"
"Well, look at the color inside these lips."
Yun Huaying directly pulled open the old man's lips. The surface color of his lips was normal, but the flesh inside close to his teeth was bluish-black.
After they looked at it, he opened the ear and showed them, "The color inside the cochlea is also abnormal."
The He family actually took good care of the old man. They washed and changed his clothes every day, wiped him clean inside and out, and brushed his teeth and rinsed his mouth, but they didn't notice the abnormalities in his lips and cochlea.
"Young comrade, you said my old man was poisoned. Can he be saved now?" Grandma He panicked.
"This poison isn't very serious. I don't think the person who poisoned him wanted him to die. They simply wanted him to fall into a coma and sleep."
As soon as he said this, the faces of the He family members became extremely solemn. He's father frowned tightly, perhaps thinking of something, and asked her hurriedly: "Comrade Xiaoying, my father suddenly fell into a coma before. The doctors in the hospital and the doctors we invited said that he fainted due to a sudden emergency. Do you think they misdiagnosed him, or..."
He didn't finish his words, but the conspiracy theory in his words was obvious.
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