"Madam, you look much better than last time, and you're in much better spirits." Master Chang's face was full of joy.
"It's all thanks to the medicine you prescribed. I feel much better after taking it." The old lady smiled. She knew her own body best. She had been able to drink a little bit of millet porridge these past few days.
Unlike a while ago, when I couldn't even drink water and would vomit after drinking, and my whole body ached so much that I just wanted to die.
The old lady didn't want to die at all. She had finally survived the turmoil and wanted to enjoy a few more good years!
"It seems I can hold on for a few more years," the old lady said optimistically.
Master Chang raised the cloth bag in his hand and said happily, "You will definitely live to be a hundred years old. I have just acquired a top-grade Ganoderma lucidum today. It grew from the root of a thousand-year-old tea tree. It's a pity that the mother plant was eaten by birds, but this one is also good. I have already ground it into powder. You can eat it for half a year."
"Your eye is definitely sharp. Such a fine Ganoderma is very rare these days. It seems even Heaven doesn't want to take me away!" The old lady was even happier. She had some knowledge of pharmacology and knew how good the Ganoderma growing under the thousand-year-old tea tree was—a treasure that was hard to come by!
Master Chang laughed too, "That's why I said you'd live to be a hundred. Let me push you inside; it's hot in the afternoon, so don't stay outside for too long."
"I feel cold inside, so I come out for some fresh air." The old lady took a deep breath, gazing fondly at the familiar scenery. She had lived here since she was ten years old, and had been looking at it for over sixty years, but she still couldn't get enough of it!
I wonder how many more years we can watch this?
"Xiao Chang, who was that little girl you were talking to just now?" the old lady asked curiously.
"It's quite a coincidence. The lingzhi mushrooms that this little girl was selling were picked by her on the mountain yesterday. She's a friend of Xiao He's son. I didn't expect to run into her again this afternoon."
The old lady looked surprised and exclaimed, "Did this little girl pick the Ganoderma lucidum? How could she dare to climb down such a high cliff? This child is too brave."
Master Chang sighed, "I guess the family is in urgent need of money. The little girl is covered in injuries and has a younger brother with intellectual disabilities. Poor children learn to be independent early!"
The old lady sighed, "Don't mistreat that young girl. How much did you give her?"
"One thousand yuan is already the highest price in the industry. If it's any higher, our peers will have objections," Master Chang explained.
The old lady nodded, and Master Chang brought up the matter of Ye Qingqing giving him the dendrobium flowers, praising, "This girl will definitely amount to something in the future. I also brought the dendrobium flowers. Xiao Li, make some soup for the old lady."
“Yes…” the young woman replied.
"This child is so sensible, Xiao Chang, you should give her money." The old lady was also surprised, but even more so, she felt affection for her.
She must have been desperate to survive, which is why she risked her life to gather herbs on the cliff. She couldn't take advantage of the little girl.
Master Chang said helplessly, "The little girl is very stubborn. She refuses to accept money no matter what. Don't worry, Madam, I will give her more money next time she comes to sell medicine."
The old lady was finally satisfied. Then she thought of the familiar figure from behind and couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Chang, do you think this little girl looks like Nianci?"
She paused, her expression filled with reminiscence, and murmured, "Just now, I saw her from afar, and her back looked so much like Nianci's. Back then, Nianci was about this age, and she also loved wearing red dresses and often came to my house to play..."
Master Chang was startled. After recalling for a moment, he was even more shocked. "Now that you mention it, Madam, this little girl really does resemble Miss Nianci. When Miss Nianci was a young lady, she also loved wearing red dresses."
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