Yuanbao rushed to say, "Dad, are you looking for Brother Yibei? I know where to find him."
After that, he asked doubtfully, "Dad, what are you looking for Brother Yibei for?"
When Song Jianshe heard that he could find someone, he felt relieved: "Dad has something important to ask him. So should we go find him now?"
After all, regarding the matsutake mushroom issue, Song Jianshe still wanted to find someone to solve it as soon as possible, so as not to miss the opportunity.
At this time, Song Bowen shook his head and said, "Fourth Uncle, Brother Yibei is not here now. He usually goes to the back mountain to pick cicada shells with us around four or five in the afternoon."
"He picked up cicada shells with you?"
Song Boyu said, "Yes, Yibei's grandmother was sick and needed cicada shells for treatment, so we went looking for them together. Last time, he and Xiaobao bought cicada shells and gave them back to that... that matsutake mushroom."
When Song Jianshe heard he was using cicada shells to treat illnesses, he felt even more confident he knew more. After all, not many people in these few brigades knew this. So, the likelihood that he knew about matsutake mushrooms was higher, which was even better.
But Song Jianshe was also a little confused. If he knew the value of Matsutake, why did he give it to Baoya?
If he couldn't figure it out, he would stop thinking about it. Anyway, he would be able to see him in the afternoon. However, Song Jianshe also had a little worry in his heart:
"Does he come every afternoon?"
Yuanbao shook his head: "Brother Yibei sometimes doesn't come, but, but he comes most of the time."
Song Jianshe had no choice but to pray in his heart, hoping that Shen Yibei would come over today.
After making an appointment with a few kids to go to the back mountain to see Chen Yibei in the afternoon, Song Jianshe went out first to get some reeds.
In the afternoon, after the kids came back from delivering water, they carried their baskets and called Song Jianshe to go up the mountain together.
It was not yet four o'clock when they went there, so Shen Yibei was not in the back mountain, so Song Jianshe followed the other children to pick up cicada shells. However, he had never picked up cicada shells before, so he was not as fast as them. Even Baoya picked up cicada shells one by one.
He couldn't help but praise: "You guys are really amazing."
As he spoke, Song Jianshe felt both relieved and
I feel a little sad. After all, the younger ones are still children, and they come out every day to find cicada shells and sell them to make money.
When he took them to the county town to sell, they were sold by the pound, but the cicada shells were too light, and they had to be piled up to one pound one by one. It took several young ones to carefully search for them with their heads down, which was really hard work.
However, this also made him more determined to work hard to make more money and let everyone in the Song family live a good life as soon as possible.
He turned around and thought about the things in his bag, and laughed: "Uncle will give you a reward when we go back today."
"Reward?" Yuan Bao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at his father eagerly: "Dad, what is the reward?"
Song Jianshe kept it a secret and said, "You'll know when we get back."
The little ones started to look forward to it, thinking that Song Jianshe would bring delicious food every time he came back.
Time passed slowly in joy. Seeing that it was almost five o'clock and Shen Yibei had not arrived yet, Song Jianshe could not help but frowned:
"Why haven't you come yet?"
Several younger ones also looked around, and Song Bowen couldn’t say for sure whether Shen Yibei would come today: “Maybe Brother Yibei will come a little later today.”
There was no point in being anxious, so Song Jianshe had no choice but to stop thinking about it and continue to work with the other kids.
About ten minutes later, Shen Yibei came. Baoya was the first to see him and smiled at him.
Then came Tian En, who said happily: "Yibei...Brother Yibei!"
Shen Yibei looked at Baoya's smile, and the indifference on his face disappeared a little, and he looked a little childish.
"Dad, Brother Yibei is here." Yuanbao also shouted.
Song Jianshe looked up when he heard the voice, but when he saw Shen Yibei, he was stunned. He thought that the Yibei brother Yuanbao and the others were talking about was a teenager, but he didn't expect that he looked about the same age as Bowen.
Shen Yibei also saw Song Jianshe and slowly frowned, wondering why he was here.
Song Bowen came out and introduced him first: "Brother Yibei, this is my fourth uncle, and also Yuanbao's father. Fourth uncle, this is our brother Yibei."
Shen Yibei greeted politely: “Uncle.”
Although Song Jianshe was a little surprised at his age just now,
He had forgotten about the child and after greeting Shen Yibei, he said:
"Then I'll call you Xiaobei. I have something to ask you. Would it be convenient for you to talk to me over there?"
Shen Yibei had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but his face was still as indifferent and arrogant as ever. He did not refuse: "Okay."
"Dad, what do you want to say to Brother Yibei? Can't we listen?"
"Dad has something to ask him. You guys just stay here and we will be back soon." Song Jianshe rubbed Yuanbao's head comfortingly.
But Yuanbao still frowned and looked at him suspiciously: "Then you won't bully Brother Yibei, right?"
"..." Song Jianshe withdrew his hand, his expression gradually becoming cold.
Shen Yibei was amused by Yuanbao: “Don’t worry, I won’t be bullied.”
After that, he and Song Jianshe walked to a place not far away, and Shen Yibei asked directly, "Uncle, what do you want to ask?"
Song Jianshe thought about it and said directly without beating around the bush: "Did you find the matsutake mushrooms you gave me last time yourself?"
When Shen Yibei heard that Song Jianshe was asking about matsutake mushrooms, he immediately understood.
He answered truthfully: "I found it."
"Where did you find it? Could you tell me? Or did you find it by chance?"
"Not really. You should have heard about me buying cicada shells from Xiao Bao'er. Since I didn't have any money to give her at the moment, I went to the mountains to find some matsutake mushrooms for her."
When Song Jianshe heard that he didn't find it by chance, he became excited. However, before he could speak, Shen Yibei looked at him and said again:
"Uncle, are you looking for matsutake mushrooms to sell?"
Song Jianshe was shocked for a moment, and just as he was about to deny it, he heard Shen Yibei continue: "You don't have to be afraid that I will tell anyone, I will keep this secret. To be honest, if it wasn't because I was too young and it was inconvenient for me to go, I would have sold it myself to pay Xiao Baoer back."
"You should have sold the matsutake mushrooms I gave you last time, right?"
Song Jianshe had just treated Shen Yibei as a child, but now he realized that although he looked young, his words and thoughts were mature beyond his age.
His expression also became serious, and he looked at Shen Yibei. After a round of thoughts in his mind, he nodded and said truthfully: “Yes, the last two matsutake mushrooms were sold for eleven yuan.”
Shen Yi
Bei was not surprised to hear this. In fact, the price was a little low. Thinking of the question Song Jianshe asked just now, he looked up and said:
"If you want to find and sell them yourself, it might not be easy. You should already know that matsutake mushrooms have very demanding growing environments and are difficult to find. And even if you do find them, you have to be extra careful when digging them up. Any damage will reduce the price."
"I've searched many times, but I've only found a few."
Although Song Jianshe had guessed in his heart that it might be difficult, but now hearing what Shen Yibei said, he couldn't help but feel like he was poured with cold water, and his boiling heart slowly cooled down.
At this time, Shen Yibei looked at him and uttered a sentence: "I may know more about matsutake than you do, and I am more familiar with this back mountain than you, so, if you are willing-"
He paused and said seriously, "We can cooperate."
Song Jianshe raised his head: "Cooperation?"
"Yes, I'll be in charge of finding the matsutake mushrooms, and you'll take them to the city to sell."
Song Jianshe thought about it and felt that it was feasible. After all, he had been looking for three days and had not even seen the shadow of the matsutake mushroom. Besides, he could not stay in the back mountain every day just to look for this.
But he was a little hesitant. After all, he was engaging in speculation and collaborating with a child. What if...
"Yuanbao and the others don't know my identity. I'm telling you the truth now. I was sent here with my grandfather and the others."
Cooperation is all about integrity. Shen Yibei understood this and also understood Song Jianshe’s concerns, so he did not hide anything and told the truth.
Song Jianshe was stunned. The one who was demoted...
He had heard about the previous events, and that those who were sent down were often connected to capital. However, many innocent people were also implicated in the catastrophe and sent down. So, based on this fact, it didn't mean that those who were sent down were bad people.
Especially since he could also see that Shen Yibei’s character was definitely not bad. That is, if he was involved with the people in the bullpen…
Shen Yibei didn’t urge him, but instead thought of another thing: “By the way, I heard that Xiao Baoer’s father…his leg was injured, right?”
Song Jianshe came back to his senses and nodded dully: "Well, I broke my leg once before.
I've been taking care of it at home. A while ago, I went out to visit Tian'en and fell again. When I came back, I realized my bones were slightly dislocated. I took it to the clinic, and they said it couldn't be cured. We wanted to take it to town for further examination, but it rained heavily all day, so we didn't go.
This was no secret, so Song Jianshe did not hide it.
Shen Yibei lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: “If you want, I can ask my grandfather to go and have a look.”
"Your grandfather?" Song Jianshe was stunned.
"My grandfather studied medicine for many years. However, I'm not sure if he can cure it, but maybe I can take a look."
Song Jianshe's heart jumped up, although Shen Yibei said it briefly and modestly, but he felt that maybe it was really possible.
After all, this was a big deal about Song Jianye's leg, and he didn't want to miss this opportunity, so he quickly agreed: "Okay, then when can you go?"
Shen Yibei thought for a moment and said, "Let's do it tomorrow night. We'll meet at the bridge east of Datang around 11:00 when it gets dark."
"Okay, I'll be waiting for you there then."
Seeing Shen Yibei's thoughtful consideration, Song Jianshe felt more at ease. This step was a bit risky for him, but he was willing to try it once.
"Let's not tell Yuanbao and the others about this for now."
Song Jianshe nodded in agreement.
"Let's talk about cooperation after I see your legs. I'm going back now."
After Shen Yibei finished speaking, he went over to the little ones and searched for cicada shells with them for another half an hour before returning to the cowshed.
When it was time to eat, he told Zhao Rongsheng about it: "Grandpa, I would like to ask you to help treat someone, is that okay?"
Zhao Rongsheng was stunned: "Treatment?"
"It's a friend I met recently. Someone in his family has a leg injury." Shen Yibei briefly explained Song Jianye's leg injury.
Zhao Rongsheng fell silent after hearing this. Since he was demoted, he had no chance to use his medical skills except to treat Jiang Qiuli and regulate her body.
Now, when he heard that there was a patient, it was hard for him as a doctor not to be moved. However, he had been demoted. Could he really still save people?
Shen Yibei said seriously: “Grandpa, you are a very important friend of mine.
Whatever the final result is, I hope you can go and see it.”
Zhao Rongsheng thought about how after Shen Yibei and the others were sent down to the countryside, they didn't even have anyone of the same age to talk to. Now that he finally had a friend, he couldn't bear to refuse.
After a long time, he finally agreed.
On the other side, Song Jianshe took a few children home. After dinner, he went to find Feng Guizhi and told her about this matter.
"I found a doctor who will come tomorrow night to treat Third Brother's leg. However, I don't know if he can cure it, so I haven't told Third Brother about this yet."
Feng Guizhi opened her mouth to ask something, but in the end she didn't. Regardless, it would be good to take a look.
"Well, don't tell the third brother about this for now. When will you come tomorrow?"
"Come over tomorrow night around _____."
"Yeah." Feng Guizhi nodded. There was not much expression on her face. She was afraid that the greater the hope, the more painful it would be when she was disappointed in the end.
.......
A day passed. For the children, this day was no different from any other day, but for Song Jianshe, this day seemed particularly long.
Finally, after finishing dinner in the evening, Song Jianshe watched the sky gradually darken, and then went out early to wait at Datang Bridge.
Feng Guizhi also found an excuse to carry Song Jianye into the main hall. Song Jianye and Yang Yulan were unaware of what was about to happen and sat in the main hall waiting.
Time passed by minute by minute, and when it was almost time, Shen Yibei and Zhao Rongsheng also went out under the cover of night.
When they arrived at the agreed place, Song Jianshe was already waiting there. But it was too dark, and Shen Yibei was not sure if it was him, so he pinched his throat and imitated the meow of a cat.
As soon as Song Jianshe heard it, he knew it was him and quickly said, "Xiaobei, it's me."
"Uncle." Hearing it was Song Jianshe, Shen Yibei called out and took Zhao Rongsheng over.
Song Jianshe looked at Zhao Rongsheng, knowing that he was the one who was going to check Song Jianye's legs, and he felt much more respectful in his heart: "I will call you uncle too, Uncle Zhao."
"Hey." Zhao Rongsheng responded, and the three of them went towards Old Song's house together.
On the way, Zhao Rongsheng asked some questions about Song Jianye's legs. After all, Shen Yibei only
I gave him a general idea, and a clear understanding will also be helpful for treatment.
Song Jianshe also knew this, so he carefully told everything he knew. Not long after, the three of them arrived at Old Song's house.
Everyone in the other rooms had already gone to bed. Now only Feng Guizhi, Yang Yulan, and Song Jianye were sitting in the main room, where a kerosene lamp was lit.
Song Jianye and Yang Yulan were a little surprised to see someone coming to the house so late, but when the person came closer, they vaguely understood what was going on.
"Jianshe, what is this?" Song Jianye looked at Zhao Rongsheng and asked.
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