Volume 1 Chapter 96 People in the Shed, Hundred-Year-Old Ginseng
His eyes were full of stubbornness, and he kept silent with his lips pursed, like a little wolf ready to bite people at any time.
"Beat him to death, he is the grandson of a bad guy."
Several boys gathered together and kept throwing stones at the boy in the middle. Sheng Wanyan walked over with a frown.
"Hey! Hitting someone is against the law! You'll be locked up in the police station!"
A few children who were throwing stones turned around when they heard the sound and looked at Sheng Wanyan, feeling a little guilty.
After all, he was caught doing something bad by adults, so he couldn't help but feel nervous. Sheng Wanyan walked over and looked at them.
"He is... the man who lives in the shed, a bad guy..."
"That's right! His grandfather is a bad man, sister, don't help him."
Several children who threw stones stumblingly explained to her. Sheng Wanyan glanced at the child who was standing in the middle, shivering with cold and with a pale face.
Sheng Wanyan frowned when she heard these words. The cruelty of this era has ruined too many people and things.
Those so-called people who are looked down upon are actually bigwigs in various industries. .
"No matter what, hitting people is wrong, especially when you are outnumbered and bullying the minority."
"You guys don't care about this, do you?"
Several children lowered their heads when they heard this. They were indeed bullying the minority with their numbers, and were caught on the spot with their heads lowered almost to the ground.
"Sister, he is not a good person, stay away from him."
One or two children recognized Sheng Wanyan. The Sheng family was the focus of gossip in the village these days.
After all, not every family can go to the city to work and become a city dweller.
"Did he do anything bad?"
The children thought about it and shook their heads, saying that he really had not done anything bad.
"No……"
"How can you be a bad person if you haven't done anything bad?"
Several children lowered their heads and dared not speak. Sheng Wanyan sighed.
This is the rule of the world, and she can't change everyone's mind.
"Go home quickly and don't do this again."
Several children ran away immediately, leaving Sheng Wanyan and the boy of eight or nine years old.
The little boy looked at him, the stubbornness in his eyes was still there, but with a hint of defensiveness.
"Thanks……"
When Sheng Wanyan heard him thank her, she glanced at him without saying anything. The little boy looked at her hastily.
Sheng Wanyan took out two apples from the backpack and placed them in his palm.
"Go back."
"Sister...I can't have it."
He came to the countryside with his grandfather before the Chinese New Year. After arriving here, his grandfather had to do the hardest and most tiring work every day.
He is no longer the young master who was high and mighty and everyone revolved around him.
He originally had a very happy family, but everything changed last year.
My parents were investigated and then sent to the south. I hadn't seen them for more than half a year and didn't know where they went.
He could only come here with his grandfather, with nothing on him.
He had eaten all kinds of delicious food and tasted all kinds of delicacies in Kyoto before.
But now... he has no idea where to put his food to eat. The huge gap in life and the indifference of human nature have made him lose all hope for this world.
"Take it. Life must go on. We must welcome the new beginning."
Sheng Wanyan gave it to him and left. The little boy watched her back as she left, holding two apples in his hand.
A new...beginning?
But when was that?
The little boy looked down at the two apples in his hands, his eyes gradually becoming firm.
My sister is right. Life must go on. He is still so young and everything in the future is unknown.
Sheng Wanyan returned to the vicinity of her home, took out a century-old ginseng and put it in her backpack.
As soon as I got home, I looked nervous and quickly closed the door.
When Grandma Sheng saw how nervous she was, she thought something had happened.
"What's wrong? Is a ghost chasing you?"
"What took you so long?"
Grandma Sheng couldn't help but feel a little worried, and Sheng Wanyan quickly pulled her into the house.
"Grandpa, come and see what I found."
Sheng Wanyan took out a hundred-year-old ginseng from her backpack. Grandma Sheng worked in a winery when she was young, and she recognized it as ginseng at first sight.
"Where did you get this?"
Grandma Sheng looked at the ginseng in her hand and was so excited that she could hardly speak.
“I dug it in the mountains.”
When Grandma Sheng heard this, she quickly found a red rope and tied up the ginseng stems and leaves.
There is an old saying that when digging ginseng, you should tie it up with a red rope so that the ginseng will not run away.
Although she tied it a little late, it still counts, and at least she feels more at ease.
"It looks like it's been there for a hundred years. You're such a lucky girl."
Grandma Sheng really didn't expect that her granddaughter would bring back a ginseng after going out for a stroll.
"Grandma, use half of this ginseng to make wine for my grandfather, and the remaining half to nourish the family members."
"Send some to my brother too. He can help him recover if he's injured."
When Grandma Sheng heard this, she nodded quickly. She was very experienced in how to process ginseng.
Half of it is used to make wine, and the other half is cut into slices and dried for storage, and can be used to make soup.
And if you store it in the sun, it won’t go bad when you send it out.
"Are you really going to give me half to soak in wine?"
Grandpa Sheng was envious when he heard this, because he had never tasted ginseng wine before.
"How about keeping it? Then take it out when there's an emergency at home?"
When Grandma Sheng heard this, she felt it was a bit extravagant. After all, this was a hundred-year-old ginseng!
Not to mention ordinary people, even the rich and powerful in the past might not be able to own one.
"Milk, use it now."
“It is not good to keep things that you get by accident.”
After hearing this, Grandma Sheng thought about it and agreed with Sheng Wanyan's words. After all, this was something her granddaughter found by accident.
Grandma Sheng has a deep-rooted idea that things obtained unintentionally or ill-gotten gains must be spent quickly, as she would feel uneasy if they were kept.
She believes in some old sayings very much. After all, old sayings do make sense.
"Okay, then do as you say."
"Put it away quickly, and then go back to the city to make some wine."
Grandma Sheng still felt that it would be better to keep it with her. After all, this was something her granddaughter found herself and it was destined to be with her.
The granddaughter was able to take it out because she is filial and cares about the four elders in the family.
So it would be best to let my granddaughter arrange it herself.
When Grandpa Sheng heard that he had ginseng wine to drink, he was so happy.
He had lived in the village for so many years, but he had never seen anyone find ginseng in the mountains.
Maybe others won’t tell you even if they find it, but hundred-year-old ginseng is a very rare thing.
His granddaughter is definitely the first one in history.
This is something that can be a family heirloom!
Grandpa Sheng was so excited that he was already imagining himself drinking ginseng wine.
Grandma Sheng wrapped the ginseng in red cloth and asked Sheng Wanyan to keep it.
Sheng Wanyan took it back to the room and put it in her luggage bag.
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