Eight-year-old wild Polygonatum

After removing the huge stone that was pressing on his heart, Hu Zi followed Shen Roujiao back to the village on Sunday to see the wild Polygonatum.

When the two set out, Boss Chen specifically reminded Huzi, "Perform well and don't embarrass your uncle. Be conservative in your estimate. If you really can't estimate, just count the trees."

Count the trees?

Because Yunnan Polygonatum has a special feature that its rhizomes are particularly large, the overall harvest can be estimated by estimating the weight of each individual.

"Uncle, don't worry. I've grown strong enough to support myself." Hu Zi got on the bicycle and pointed at the back seat, signaling Shen Roujiao to get on quickly.

"Don't brag!" Boss Chen patted Huzi on the shoulder. After almost five years of apprenticeship, it's time for him to do something remarkable.

When I was about to ride out of the county, a bicycle appeared behind me and I heard someone yelling, "Master, Master, wait for me!"

Shen Roujiao didn't react at first, until the voice was prefixed with "Master Shen Roujiao!" She finally understood that she was being called.

Looking back, Gu Changgeng was riding his bicycle hard to catch up.

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Why is this apprentice so reckless? Could it be that when he asked about the weekend plans yesterday, I was already prepared to go with him?

The bike stopped, Shen Rou frowned and glanced at her junior. He was wearing a dark blue sports suit, a blue bag on his shoulder, and white sneakers. He looked like he was going out for a trip. After adjusting her attitude, she smiled sweetly and asked, "You're not going with us, are you?"

"Yes." Gu Changgeng took out a brand new notebook from his bag and raised his hand, "Follow the master to learn how to identify medicinal herbs."

"Master?" Hu Zi looked Gu Changgeng up and down. Why does this kid look a bit like a rich young master?

"He's my new apprentice, and also my junior apprentice. Gu Changgeng!" Shen Roujiao briefly introduced them to each other.

Finally, Qiaoqiao said to Gu Changgeng: "Geng! I want to discuss something with you. You are tall and strong, it is not appropriate to call me master in public. Can you call me master in private, preferably when there is no third person around. How is it?"

"You mean, the fact that I became your disciple is known only to you and me, and to heaven and earth?" Junior Brother Gu knew how to summarize things and quickly understood Shen Roujiao's intention.

"Yes, it's a secret that only the two of us know." Shen Roujiao made an OK gesture and quickly blinked her left eye, which flashed like a lively star, playful and mysterious. Her long eyelashes fluttered like a butterfly's wings, light and cute.

Gu Changgeng was immersed in her gaze, and something in his heart tightened uncontrollably. His sight was instantly diverted, but he met Hu Zige's probing eyes, and almost subconsciously, he also made an OK gesture.

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They hurried to Hedong Village and went back to Shen's house for lunch. When the three of them entered the courtyard, the first to greet them were Jixiang and Ruyi. The two puppies had grown up a bit, and when they saw Shen Roujiao, they pounced on her and wanted to hug her.

"Wow, so cute!" Gu Changgeng took the lead and picked up Jixiang. He stroked the dog so hard that it felt extremely comfortable. The dog stuck out its pink little tongue and let him play with it.

Hearing the voice, Shen's father and several brothers came out. When they saw the unfamiliar Gu Changgeng and were about to ask something, they heard him introduce himself, "My name is Gu Changgeng, and I'm Shen Roujiao's junior schoolmate. She is not my master. Please take care of me." After saying that, he bowed deeply, with a cute and obedient expression.

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What does it mean? Who is not who's master?

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I just feel like he did it on purpose.

Just now, his little thoughts did not escape Brother Hu's eyes, and Gu Changgeng agreed in a panic. But on the way to the bike, he thought about it and felt that something was wrong. Shen Roujiao didn't want outsiders to know that she regretted being his master. But he had just agreed, so he couldn't regret it. Fortunately, he knew how to adapt.

"Well, let's eat. I just wanted to discuss the matter of Polygonatum odoratum with my second brother." Shen Roujiao didn't want them to ask any more questions, so she changed the subject. When she walked past Gu Changgeng, she gave him a considerate look.

Wow, she is so cute, even her eyes are so pretty, so cool.

Unable to hold back the smile on his face, Gu Changgeng picked up Ruyi and followed behind. When Hu Zi passed by, he casually said, "If Master Zhou were here, you wouldn't be able to be her apprentice."

At the moment, Gu Changgeng did not understand the meaning, but just felt confused.

During the meal, Shen Roujiao told everyone about the letter Zhou Huaiyue left for her, but she did not mention Gu Changgeng's identity. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, except Shen Tiannan, who was still wondering whether he should ask his younger sister what her relationship with Zhou Huaiyue was.

Afterwards, they talked about Boss Cui's Huangjing order. The second brother Shen Tiancheng slammed the table and shouted, "Amazing. Zhou Huaiyue is amazing!"

Everyone was confused and looked at him.

It turned out that when digging for Rehmannia root, Zhou Huaiyue had told Shen Tiancheng: "After digging for Rehmannia root, you will get Polygonatum sibiricum, and after digging for Angelica dahurica. You should dig Polygonatum sibiricum in the south, and they are all big ones that are five years old. You can dig at least 500 to 600 kilograms. Boss Cui will still want it."

When he heard it, he just wanted to quickly finish the matter of the 1,000 kilograms of Rehmannia in front of him, but he didn't expect that Zhou Huaiyue had guessed it all.

Hearing what Shen Tiancheng said, Hu Zi was so excited that he wanted to go up the mountain immediately. He wanted to see how big a five-year-old big thing could be.

To be honest, it's not that Master Zhou can predict the future, but Shen Roujiao is good at drawing cakes and has been brainwashing him. After finishing this order, there will definitely be the next order, and the next one after that.

A boss who can't draw cakes is not a good boss. Drawing cakes means drawing dreams, hopes, and far-reaching visions. If a boss is good at drawing cakes, we can go public and share the stocks together.

Shen Roujiao laughed secretly in her heart, Zhou Huaiyue really wanted to eat the cake.

She asked about the medicinal materials purchasing station. Her second brother said that the materials and application forms had been submitted, and they could apply for a business license after getting the approval slip. As for the venue, the village chief wanted to use the abandoned house next to the drying field to collect the medicinal materials.

However, even though it has been abandoned, it is still public property. The village chief plans to hold a village-wide vote. If the majority agrees, the Shen family will pay a symbolic rent every year to rent the house, renovate it, and try to set up the recycling station before the New Year and put it into use directly after the spring.

After listening to her second brother's explanation of the village chief's plan, Shen Roujiao didn't say anything at the moment.

Although Gu Changgeng didn't understand, he listened very hard, and his feet were not idle. He rubbed the dogs' bellies with his bare feet, and the two dogs almost fell asleep because of his rubbing.

After dinner, we went up the mountain.

Several large areas of Polygonatum sibiricum were discovered on the south side of the mountain. Hu Zi could not wait to dig up one. The rhizome was large and full, weighing three or four kilograms, and growing next to each other like large yellow potatoes. After counting, he found eight stems squeezed together, one stem representing one year, which means that this Polygonatum sibiricum is eight years old.

"That's great. Zhou Huaiyue is being conservative. These pieces of Polygonatum are basically five years old or more, and must weigh more than 500 to 600 kilograms. We'll see how much Boss Cui wants and how much we dig..." Hu Zi looked at the various medicinal herbs all over the mountains and sighed sincerely: "There are no weeds in the mountains, and everything you know is a treasure. With this mountain, your village will never be poor!"

His words were like a shot of cardiotonic, inspiring the Shen family members who followed them up the mountain to be full of fighting spirit, believing that great things could be accomplished in the countryside.

On the way down the mountain, the third brother saw the opportunity and walked with the younger sister. He tried to beg and beat about the bush, but Shen Roujiao saw through him at a glance, "Third brother, you just want to ask if I'm in love with Zhou Huaiyue. Second brother asked, fourth brother asked, and eldest brother asked a few days ago. You're the only one left."

"It's true that Zhou Huaiyue is educated and capable, but he is from Beijing after all, unlike us. If he says he's leaving, he might really leave. He might as well leave a letter or something. He's a good master, but he's only suitable to be a master." Like this time, he didn't even say hello and left a few words, and it's not certain whether he will come back or not.

These were all Shen Tiannan's true feelings. He didn't know what was going on in Zhou Huaiyue's family, but the erudition of a scholar in him showed that they were not the same kind of people.

You can only work with me, you can't rely on me.

"I understand what brother means, but he is just my master. It has nothing to do with whether he is from Beijing or not. There is no difference between us and him. We are all human beings and each has our own sufferings. As for love, whoever wants it can have it. Anyway, I don't need it." Shen Roujiao denied it directly without any hesitation.

Shen Tiannan finally let go of his worries. As long as his younger sister was not tempted, Zhou Huaiyue would not come back. He glanced at Hu Zi's back in front of him. Anyway, the purchasing station could be run without Master Zhou.

In her previous life, Shen Roujiao had tasted the bitterness of love, drank the poison of love, and died of love once; in this life, who still cares about that thing? Love is like a ghost, many people have heard of it, but few have seen it. Compared with love, she loves money more.

Because she needed to check the handwriting and find the introduction to the medicinal herbs left by Zhou Huaiyue, Shen Roujiao went to the educated youth's yard, and Gu Changgeng followed her.

"You..." Shen Roujiao turned around and was about to say something to her junior, but he immediately replied, "I was wrong."

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She was so quick to give in and admit her mistakes. No wonder the milk dog boy is loved by others, but it's a pity that she has sealed her heart and locked her love.

"What's wrong?" Shen Roujiao wanted to laugh the moment she asked this question. Don't mention it, he really acted like a master, and also a little bit like Xiao Shuang. What should she do?

"I shouldn't have said that. You are not my master!" Gu Changgeng was in a complicated mood at the moment. To put it bluntly, it was probably: I want this and that.

He overheard the conversation between Shen Roujiao and her third brother. He was happy that she didn't like Zhou Huaiyue, but he was also unhappy that she didn't like anyone, and he was also unhappy why she resisted love.

"In the future..." Shen Roujiao wanted to emphasize it again, but he understood and stopped her, "Not next time!"

Perfect!

Such a disciple can be called perfect.

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In the yard of the educated youth.

Shen Roujiao stood on tiptoe, stretched out her arm and tried hard to touch the groove above the door frame. The tall Gu Changgeng followed and stood close to her in a flattering manner. He easily felt the cold touch of metal and lowered his head. Shen Roujiao's face was reflected in his pupils, "Master, is this it!" Perhaps he was afraid of being scolded again, so he said, "There is no one else here now, you can call. Don't be naughty!"

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Shen Roujiao learned quickly. She snatched the key from his clenched fingertips, stepped aside, and said, "Disciple, don't come in." The smug look on Gu Changgeng's face froze instantly.

He turned around and opened the door, leaving the puppy alone standing in the yard.

Inside the house, there was half a cup of water in the cup on the windowsill, a shirt was crumpled up on the bed, and the colorful towel she bought was soaked in the washbasin. There was only a thin layer of water in the basin, which must have almost evaporated because of the hot weather.

On the desk, the ink in the ink box had dried up, forming a thick layer of shell, and then broken into pieces of different sizes. The brush on the pen holder was hard and unwashed after use. The half-painted little fox had stopped halfway at the most critical part of the tail. It was obvious that the painting was interrupted and not continued.

Zhou Huaiyue was taken away suddenly, leaving him no time to pack up.

Under the new rice paper on the table, there is a one-foot-square painting. The right side of the picture should be for writing, and the left side is for illustrations.

should?

Yes, the picture has been drawn, but the words have not been written.

It's not that I didn't write it, but I wrote it with a pen on a piece of cut letter paper.

Well, how should I put it, there is really no need to take out the letter in my trouser pocket, because it is exactly the same, and the writing is as if dog has crawled on it.

Shen Roujiao suddenly remembered the last sentence in Zhou Huaiyue's letter and decided to practice her handwriting.

Could it be that from the beginning, he planned to let her be the ghostwriter? !

What he lacks is not an apprentice, but a ghostwriter? ?

Realizing something, Shen Roujiao flipped through a pile of old newspapers beside her. Most of them were line exercises and composition exercises. When she was almost at the end of the pages, Shen Roujiao finally found a piece of waste paper for calligraphy practice. On the paper was written "I was born with talents that must be useful. How should I use my life?"

Haha, how could Zhou Huaiyue be easily controlled by three brushes? It turns out he is waiting here!