Chapter 134 What a surprise!
Old Wang touched his nose awkwardly and muttered in defense, "I didn't mean to do that. I was just a little impatient. Besides, it's not my fault that the carriage got startled. It was all because of the horse. I just whipped it a little too hard..."
It turned out that the two men had just hired a carriage to go to Taijia Village. On the way, Old Wang was dissatisfied with the slow speed of the carriage, so he snatched the driver's whip and whipped the horse's butt.
The car rental business is the livelihood of the driver's family, so they naturally take good care of the horses.
When had the horse ever suffered such humiliation? It whimpered in pain and ran away wildly.
By the time the driver finally managed to steady the carriage, Banxian and Old Wang were already dizzy from the shaking and looked like they were no longer human.
The driver was furious and kicked them out of the carriage. He didn't even ask for the fare and turned around and left.
Fortunately, the parking place was past Liujia Village, and Taijia Village could be seen from afar.
The two walked to the village entrance in this state. When they met villagers asking about the Tai family, they thought they were two beggars who came to ask for money...
Banxianer was really furious and didn't even give his old friend any face. He spoke like a bamboo tube pouring beans, making the Tai family members couldn't help laughing.
Old Man Tai quickly thanked the villagers, then led Banxianer and Old Wang into the house to sit down and drink tea.
Banxianer borrowed a basin of water, tidied himself up a bit, and finally regained some of his immortal appearance.
But Old Wang didn't care at all. He crossed his legs and even asked for food.
"Hey, brother, do you have any food at home? I've been so hungry I'm croaking like a toad. Please save me!"
Banxianer was so angry that he kept coughing and wanted to stop it.
First of all, they are not beggars, so how can they ask for food just by opening their mouths?
Secondly, with years of famine, every family has a hard time. Who would be willing to send food away?
Fortunately, Mr. Tai has always been generous, and the family is not short of food now.
So, when Liu Dongniang got the news, she brought over a plate of freshly baked vegetable buns.
The bun skin is made of a mixture of sorghum and fine flour, wrapped with blanched wild vegetables, and added with oil, salt and pepper. Although there is no meat, it is fresh.
Old Wang ate four or five in one breath, and the remaining one was snatched away by Banxianer.
Anyway, I was destined to be embarrassed today, and Banxianer, out of greed, chose to go along with the crowd.
After the two of them finished eating, Old Master Tai asked, "Old brothers, what brings you here?"
Banxian'er hesitated for a moment and replied, "I won't hide it from you, old brother. My old friend is a medical enthusiast, devoted his life to medicine. He has recently been looking for a precious herb nearby, but has been unsuccessful.
"I just had a fortune-teller, and I didn't expect this opportunity to fall into your family. I couldn't stand his nagging, so I had to bring him here. If you're not busy at home recently, could you take him for a walk up the mountain..."
Old Wang was also anxious and quickly added, "Don't let your family go there in vain. This old blind man has silver. Let him give you a hundred taels!"
Blind Banxian was so distressed that he almost jumped up. Before he could say anything, Yang Lihua came over from the backyard with an embroidered pillow.
Suddenly seeing a guest in the main room, she was stunned for a moment, then smiled, bowed and was about to leave.
Unexpectedly, Old Wang's nose twitched, and he rushed directly in front of her and snatched the embroidered pillow away.
Yang Lihua was startled and subconsciously shouted, "What are you doing? This is my daughter's pillow!"
Old Wang seemed not to hear, and with a force of his hands, he tore off the pillowcase and the lining inside.
Wrapped in the lining were the little white flowers that Zhuzhu had picked from the mountains. Although Yang Lihua blamed her daughter for running around, she still brought the little white flowers back home with great care, dried them, and made them into pillow cores.
This little white flower is also strange. It looks fragile and will fall with the wind, but after drying, it is like jade. The petals are crystal clear and have a faint fragrance...
"Haha, haha, after searching high and low for something, I finally found it without any effort!" Old Wang was so happy that he wanted to roll on the ground holding his pillow and laughing.
"Found it, found it! I really found it!"
The blind Banxian couldn't see it, but he knew that his old friend must be in a terrible state at the moment.
He was afraid of scaring the Tai family, so he hurried to help with the tracing.
"My old friend hid in the mountains for half a month, searching everywhere for this herb but couldn't find it. He was even nearly eaten by wolves! I didn't expect to find it in your house, so I lost my composure for a moment."
Sure enough, the Tai family members looked better, but Yang Lihua still couldn't bear to let go of the torn pillow.
It happened that at this moment, Zhuzhu jumped out of her grandfather's arms for some reason and ran to the east room.
Yang Lihua felt even more upset. Her daughter must be sad because the little flower she had picked with great difficulty was snatched away.
She quickly said, "This little flower is picked in the mountains. It's very easy. If this old man wants it, he can go up the mountain with our family. But you have to return this pillow to me. My daughter's things cannot be given away!"
When Old Man Wang heard this, he immediately became anxious. He hugged the pillow tightly and shouted, "No, no! You must give me this pillow!"
"This little flower is called Chalcedony. It takes luck to come across it, and you can't just stumble upon it. And after it blooms, it melts when it touches the soil. If you don't find it at the right time, you won't be able to pick it even if you come across it!"
"It's so rare that these were picked in time from the pillow, and they've completely turned into jade. They're definitely top-quality! I want these!"
Yang Lihua frowned, still reluctant to do so.
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