Walking to a place where there was no one, she put the book into the space.
After Xie Yun left, the old man dragged the notebook into the drawer as if nothing had happened, holding it with one hand, for fear that the peanuts would fall into the drawer and make a noise.
A small handful of peanuts, only about ten.
But the old man raised the corners of his mouth and looked very happy.
He was willing to lend the book to Xie Yun because, firstly, he saw that the girl was thick-skinned and was afraid that if he didn't lend it to her, she would yell at him. His current status was sensitive, so it was best not to cause trouble. Secondly, he could tell that the girl was someone who cherished books. So, he just lent it to her!
When he was young, he made his way around the city and worked as an apprentice in a clinic. He learned medical skills and saved some money. Later, he returned to his hometown, opened a clinic, got married and had children, and lived a good life.
Later, with the public-private partnership, the clinic closed down. He went to work at the commune health center. Two years ago, when things got chaotic, he was assigned here to collect medicinal herbs. Aside from not getting paid and having to work for free, he wasn't put in a difficult position.
The main reason is that although he can be considered a "capitalist", his "capitalist" status is not too serious, and he has saved a lot of people and has a good reputation.
His son, who wasn't interested in studying medicine and was a teacher at the commune middle school, had also been affected in the past two years. He stopped teaching and had been idle at home. He was criticized several times in the beginning, which had demoralized him.
The family lived a tight life. Although he dressed better than Xie Yun, he was not necessarily better off than Xie Yun.
He was reluctant to eat these peanuts, so he took them home after get off work as snacks for his grandson.
The little girl is quite sensible.
Xie Yun returned home before lunch. Zhang Ruifeng had already returned and picked up half a basket of insect pupae mixed with some small sweet potatoes.
As soon as he saw Xie Yun, he asked, "How is it? Do you want to accept it?"
"I'm collecting herbs. I'm collecting dried herbs. I'll send them to him after I dry them. I'll go out this afternoon to see if I can pick some more. I'll dry some and send them to him. The old man who collects herbs is quite nice. He even lent me a book. He told me to learn a few more herbs so I can collect them and sell them when I see them. He has a lot of things, so I even copied a copy and brought it back."
"Okay, it's at least an income."
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