Qian Duoduo lifted a corner of the red cloth, revealing the ginseng roots inside. Her eyes lit up, and when the entire ginseng was revealed, Qian Duoduo smiled.
"Grandpa, did you dig this ginseng? Your technique is quite good! There are only broken roots at the very end, which is already very good!" Qian Duoduo looked up at Old Man Jin.
Old Man Jin smiled and said, "Ginseng is naturally more valuable the better its appearance."
Qian Duoduo nodded and said, "Grandpa, what price do you want for this ginseng?"
Old Man Jin said, "I don't know how much this will cost?"
Qian Duoduo thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa, to be honest, I bought this ginseng for someone else. As a family, I certainly can't let you lose money, but as a friend, I can't take advantage of them either. So I thought about it and decided that this ginseng would cost 180 yuan. Is that okay?"
Old Man Jin nodded and said, "Okay!"
Qian Duoduo didn't stand on ceremony. He took out a stack of ten-yuan notes from his backpack, counted out 18 notes and put them on the kang (a heated brick bed), and put the rest back in his bag.
Old Man Jin asked, "Duo Duo, are you just going to carry all this money with you like this?"
Qian Duoduo nodded: "I didn't tell anyone I brought a lot of money. The more dangerous the place, the safer it is." Besides, nowhere is safer than my own farm.
After spending almost a day at the Jin family's house, Qian Sheng left after having a meal with Qian Duoduo, as winter in Northeast China brings early darkness. When he returned home, Wen Yugui was holding her son and tending the fire in the kitchen.
After exchanging greetings, the three went back to their rooms. Since Qian Rao wasn't home, Qian Duoduo went straight to her fourth brother's house upon returning, both to keep her sister-in-law company and to save on firewood!
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