Chapter 135 It’s hard for you, girl

She went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought two bottles of Moutai, a can of milk powder and a can of maltose, then took the bus and went to the old man's house again.

The old man's surname is Zhang. He is 88 years old this year. His eyesight is not very good, but his ears are still sensitive. When he heard someone approaching his yard, he immediately raised his head while reading a newspaper with a magnifying glass.

When he vaguely saw a little girl standing at the door, he was a little confused, "Who are you looking for, little girl?"

Gu Xiaoxi immediately walked in, "Grandpa Zhang, I want to ask you something!"

As he spoke, Gu Xiaoxi put the gift he bought aside and looked at the old man expectantly.

Elder Zhang looked at the things she brought and sighed, "Are you here to ask about the hundred-year-old ginseng, too?"

Gu Xiaoxi was stunned. "Are there many people asking about the century-old ginseng?"

Mr. Zhang smiled and said, "Six groups of people have come this month. You are the seventh and the youngest one. If you ask, then there is no such thing."

Gu Xiaoxi shook his head and said, "I'm not asking about the century-old ginseng. I just thought that you might know more about ginseng and medicinal herbs, and I wanted to learn from you some experience in finding medicinal herbs."

Mr. Zhang was very surprised to hear her words and couldn't help but look at the little girl a few more times.

"Do you want to go up the mountain to find medicine yourself?"

Gu Xiaoxi nodded and said honestly, "To be honest, one of the people who came to your house to ask about the 100-year-old ginseng was one of my relatives. I was born with fetal toxins and have been weak and sickly since childhood. I recently found an old Chinese doctor who prescribed a cure for my disease. There are many rare herbs in it, and 100-year-old ginseng is just one of them."

"I know good medicine is hard to find, and this kind of century-old stuff is even harder to find, and it takes fate to find it. I'm also studying medicine recently, and her idea is to find the medicine myself. But I don't know much about Chinese medicine, so please tell me more."

After listening to this, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but look at the little girl again.

After a long time, he finally sighed.

"It's not easy to remove fetal toxins! Although I'm not a doctor, I've been collecting herbs for more than 70 years. If you just want to know the experience of collecting herbs and understand the properties of herbs, I can tell you."

"Really? That's great! Thank you!" Gu Xiaoxi immediately moved a small stool over and sat down.

Mr. Zhang couldn't help but laugh when he saw her acting like a good student.

"Let's start with the properties of ginseng..."

Gu Xiaoxi listened attentively for a while, and because he was worried that the old man was thirsty, he added some tea for him.

Seeing that the little girl was listening attentively and was truly learning, and not trying to get close to him just for the sake of the hundred-year-old ginseng, Mr. Zhang spoke more seriously and carefully.

Gu Xiaoxi could also tell that Mr. Zhang was really imparting knowledge to her, so she listened more carefully.

Time flies when you get serious.

When it was dark, Gu Xiaoxi saw that the old man's family had not returned, so he said, "Grandpa Zhang, it's windy outside, you should go back to the house! Do you want me to make you dinner? After you eat, we can continue the conversation."

Mr. Zhang said with a smile: "My grandson will not be back until eight o'clock today. He will bring back food from the state-owned hotel."

Gu Xiaoxi raised his eyebrows slightly, "Eight o'clock is too late for an old man to have dinner. Let me help you make it! I brought food with me, and I'm hungry too."

Although Mr. Qi also said that he would take her to collect herbs during the Chinese New Year, she still wanted to hear the experience of Mr. Zhang, who had rich experience in collecting herbs, and did not want to leave now.

Mr. Zhang smiled and said, "Go ahead! Do whatever you can in the kitchen!"

"Okay! I'll be quick."

Gu Xiaoxi didn't hesitate and went to the kitchen to light a fire.

She didn't use the ingredients from the old man's house, but took out a pound of rice from her bag and cooked a meal.

Afterwards, she used her own eggs to make tomato and egg soup, braised pork, and shredded cabbage.

For two people, two dishes and one soup are not rich, but they are enough.

When the food was served on the table, Mr. Zhang was stunned.

"You usually bring so many ingredients with you when you go out?"

There are no such ingredients in his kitchen. Even the rice is not so fine and white.

Gu Xiaoxi pursed her lips and smiled, "I originally bought the ingredients and planned to find a place to cook it back at the guesthouse. Now I can use your kitchen to cook it, and it's a bargain for me."

Mr. Zhang was amused, "It's hard for you, girl."

If he still had a hundred-year-old ginseng, he would definitely be willing to give it to this girl.

What a pity!

After dinner, Gu Xiaoxi washed the dishes and then sat in the living room to listen to what Mr. Zhang said.

At eight o'clock, Mr. Zhang's grandson came back.

He was very surprised to see a beautiful little girl in his home.

His grandfather would not allow just anyone to stay at home.

"Grandpa, who is this?"

Mr. Zhang chatted with the little girl for a long time, but he didn't ask her name, so when his grandson asked, he had to look at the little girl.

Gu Xiaoxi immediately understood and introduced herself: "Hello, my name is Gu Xiaoxi."

"Hello, my name is Zhang Bingyi." The other party was also very polite.

After saying this, he glanced at his grandfather.

Mr. Zhang smiled and said, "This girl is studying medicine like you, so we chatted for a while. You can take her back to the guesthouse later."

Zhang Bingyi nodded, "Okay. Grandpa, you eat first."

He just took out the lunch box, but Mr. Zhang waved his hands and said, "Little Gu helped to make dinner, we have already eaten."

Zhang Bingyi was startled again, it turned out that she had been here for a long time.

Gu Xiaoxi was too embarrassed to ask for a ride, so he quickly said, "No need, I can go back by myself. I'll come back to bother Master Zhang tomorrow."

Mr. Zhang smiled and nodded, "Okay, come back tomorrow. Take the things you brought back."

Gu Xiaoxi waved his hands quickly, "No. How can I take back the gift I gave away? I'm leaving!"

After saying that, she turned and ran away.

Mr. Zhang shook his head helplessly. Only this girl was so honest.

Many of the people who came to his house before also brought gifts, but after knowing that he did not have any hundred-year-old ginseng, some of them took their gifts with them when they left.

Thinking of this, he glanced at his grandson and said, "Why are you still standing there? Don't you have a bicycle? Go and give it to someone!"

"Oh, okay." Zhang Bingyi pushed his bicycle out quickly.

After a while, he caught up with Gu Xiaoxi who had already walked quite far away.

"Which guesthouse are you staying in? I'll take you there."

Gu Xiaoxi was silent for a while before saying, "If you're relieved, why don't you lend me your bike and I'll come to your house early tomorrow morning."

She really didn't want to be sent back to the guesthouse.

Zhang Bingyi glanced at her and finally nodded, "That's fine. I also trust the people my grandfather trusts."

Having said this, he pulled his bike over.

When Gu Xiaoxi came over pushing his bicycle, he asked, "Are you here to ask about the century-old ginseng as well?"