Chapter 223: Shopkeeper Liu Asks for Medicine Again
I know my request is unreasonable, but I really have no other choice.
"Brother Gu, if you can help me, I'll just consider it as a favor I owe you." Liu Qidong said sincerely.
Having said that, it would be inappropriate for Gu Yan to refuse.
"Brother Liu, aren't you putting me in a difficult position? To be honest, I visit that place every year, hoping that another herb will grow there.
But several years passed and there was not a single one.
Although I haven't been this year, I think the result will be the same as the previous times." Gu Yan said.
"Brother Gu, please go again. If there really isn't anything, I'll give up." Liu Qidong said stubbornly.
He also took out a silver note and placed it on the coffee table: "Brother Gu, this is your hard work fee. Just consider it as a favor for me. Whether you can find it or not, I will be grateful to you."
Having said that, it would be inappropriate for Gu Yan to refuse anymore. Even for the sake of Manager Liu, he had to make this trip.
"Since Brother Liu insists, then fine, I'll go.
But forget about the hard work fee. Uncle Liu has been taking care of me for so many years. Even if it's just for Uncle Liu, I can't accept any money." Gu Yan returned the banknote.
"It's definitely not possible without charging money. It's not reasonable to order people around for free.
"Gu, put it away quickly. Qidong doesn't need this much. It's already a great honor for you to help out." Shopkeeper Liu also advised.
Since the other party insisted on giving it, Gu Yan no longer refused. Anyway, he did have to go into the mountains because of their request.
"Okay, then I'll take it. I'll prepare it today and go into the mountains tomorrow.
I'll be frank with you, if you look for it again you'll just have to do your best and leave the rest to fate. There's a 90% chance that you won't find it.
You should think of other ways. Don't just rely on this." Gu Yan said.
"Okay, we know that. We have been thinking about whether there are any herbs that can replace the Resurrection Grass these days.
But so far, we haven't found it yet." Shopkeeper Liu said distressedly.
"Actually, it can't be said that we haven't found it. If there is a golden thread toad, it can also be used as a medicine.
But the golden-threaded toad is also very rare and precious, and it hasn't been found yet," explained Shopkeeper Liu.
Gu Yan didn't know much about medicinal herbs, and his limited knowledge was taught to him by Li Wanqing.
But it is easy to imagine who are the people who can be called nobles by the imperial physician of Shu?
Since the noble man tried his best to find this medicinal herb but couldn't, you can imagine how precious it is.
After seeing off Manager Liu and his nephew, Gu Yan returned to the house to find Li Wanqing.
"Wife, Manager Liu is here to purchase the Resurrection Grass, and the young master of Dejitang is here with him." Gu Yan briefly told Li Wanqing what had just happened.
"I do have a lot of Resurrection Grass in my space, but it would be too troublesome to take it out, especially now that it involves the powerful. If I'm not careful, it will be a disaster.
According to my original intention, I am willing to give it out if it can cure diseases and save lives, but there is no impenetrable wall in this world.
Such a precious medicinal herb, it would be a stroke of luck for others to get one, but I am the only one who can come up with precious and rare medicinal herbs from time to time.
"Everyone would know there's something wrong with me. I'm not afraid of anything else, but I'm afraid of being imprisoned. Or maybe killing people to get the treasure." Li Wanqing said with a somewhat depressed mood.
"Alas, there's nothing we can do about it. Your space is too powerful. You must not let anyone know about it except me, including our child.
The human heart is the most uncontrollable thing in this world. Even close relatives can sometimes betray for personal gain. "Gu Yan hugged Li Wanqing in his arms.
Gu Yan knew that Li Wanqing was a soft-hearted and kind girl. She clearly had medicinal herbs that could save people, but she had to refuse because of various concerns.
Li Wanqing must be feeling bad, and Gu Yan can understand this.
He couldn't do anything else but hug Li Wanqing to comfort her.
Li Wanqing is not a pretentious person, and she will only feel uncomfortable for a while.
She is just an ordinary citizen at the bottom of society and has no way of controlling what others do.
She just felt uncomfortable for a moment. After all, she was born in the spring breeze and grew up under the red flag.
Kindness is a gene engraved in her bones and will not change just because she suddenly travels to ancient times.
But she also knows that she is just an ordinary person and cannot sacrifice herself for others.
Even in modern times, she has donated money to disaster areas, helped the elderly cross the road, and given up her seat to pregnant women on the bus.
But these are all under the premise that it does not affect yourself.
If it affected her like it is now, she would immediately run away from home with her few remaining kindnesses.
"I'm fine, I just feel a little uncomfortable.
Are we going into the mountains tomorrow?" Li Wanqing pushed Gu Yan away.
"Well, but it's not us, it's me. You don't have to go this time. Just stay at home and take care of Hengheng.
Now is not a good time to collect herbs, so you don't have to go. It's tiring to travel for a month. "Gu Yan said.
"No, I don't feel comfortable with you being gone for such a long time.
And since we are going, we can't return empty-handed, so we should bring back some prey.
"We should catch as many wild cattle, wild sheep, and wild deer as we can. We can eat them ourselves and sell them for some money," said Li Wanqing.
"But you are too tired. What about Hengheng? He is too old to be placed in the space anymore." Gu Yan said.
"Hengheng has been here for almost two weeks now, and he can't always be with me, so I'll let him stay home this time.
I feel relieved that Aunt Qiu is watching over the family, and Xuanxuan will be home in the evening. Li Wanqing thought Hengheng was old enough and could try to let go.
"Is it okay? Hengheng won't cry, right? He has never left you." Gu Yan said worriedly.
Compared to Li Wanqing, Gu Yan is a more loving father, probably because he lacked fatherly and motherly love in his childhood.
As a result, now that Gu Yan has become a father himself, he is especially good to his children.
It’s not like every wish is granted, but it’s almost there.
"It's okay to cry a little. You're just a kid, it won't hurt you to cry." Li Wanqing said indifferently.
"How can that be possible? The child is so young. What if he gets angry?" Gu Yan was still worried.
"Oh, it's okay if I say it's okay. The child can't always be tied to my belt." Li Wanqing said.
Seeing Li Wanqing's firm attitude, Gu Yan knew that he could not convince Li Wanqing, so he had no choice but to compromise.
"Okay then. I'll explain it clearly to Hengheng later. Even though he's young, he'll be able to understand if I explain it slowly." Gu Yan paid special attention to the children's feelings.
Maybe it's because they've experienced it before, so they don't want their children to go through it again.
"Okay, I know. I'll make something to eat later. It's not convenient to cook in the mountains." Li Wanqing nodded in agreement.
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