"Ginseng."
Zhao Rongsheng sighed, "His condition is quite serious right now. If conditions permit and medical resources are sufficient, it wouldn't be difficult to cure him. However, you know our current situation. I can't go over and learn more about the treatment. Ginseng, however, could solve this problem."
However, although it is easy to say, ginseng is not easy to find.
Song Jianshe fell silent upon hearing this, but hope was always better than nothing. He decided to go look for it in the county town, hoping he could find it with some luck.
Zhao Rongsheng and Shen Yibei went back. Song Jianshe watched their figures disappear into the night, then turned around and went into the house.
He entered the main hall and told Feng Guizhi what Zhao Rongsheng had just said: "Uncle Zhao said that if there is ginseng, it can be cured."
Ginseng. Feng Guizhi sighed inwardly upon hearing this. Even if it were some other medicinal herbs that could be bought with money, they would be willing to contribute some money and effort. But ginseng...
Song Jianshe was silent for two seconds before saying, "I'll go to the county town tomorrow to see if I can get it."
Feng Guizhi nodded, she stood up and went into the house, took out some money and handed it to Song Jianshe: "We don't have much saved at home, I don't know if it's enough, you take it first."
Song Jianshe accepted it. Although the probability of finding it was extremely low, he still had to give it a try. If he really came across it, it would be a shame to miss it because he didn't have enough money.
Song Jianshe got up early the next morning, and Li Qingyan, who had slept lightly, also woke up.
Seeing him packing his things, I was a little confused: "Are you leaving today?"
When Song Jianshe returned to the room yesterday, she had already fallen asleep, so he hadn't had time to tell her that he was leaving. These past few days, she had to take care of Tiantian while studying, which was quite tiring, so she went to bed early at night.
Song Jianshe nodded and told her what happened last night.
"Ginseng?" Li Qingyan didn't know what else to say after hearing this. She sighed inwardly, feeling sorry for Yang Yulan, and could only say, "Then be careful on the road."
"Yeah." Song Jianshe quickly packed up his things and left.
The sun slowly rose from the east, and everyone in the brigade got up to clean or cook. Smoke rose from the chimneys of every household, drifting towards the sky.
The Song family members also got up and went to work as usual. But the atmosphere was not so lively.
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The children went out after finishing their meal in the morning. However, Yuanbao remembered what he heard when he was half asleep in the morning, and quickly told them:
"I know how to help Third Aunt save Little Sister Xiaobao and Fifth Brother's grandfather!"
"How can we help?" the younger ones asked hurriedly.
"Ginseng!" Yuanbao said loudly, "As long as we find ginseng, we can save Fifth Brother's grandfather!"
"Ginseng?" Song Boyu frowned. "Where can I find ginseng?"
"Also, Yuanbao, how do you know that ginseng can cure it?"
"Yeah, can ginseng really cure Xiaobao's grandfather?"
"Can ginseng...can it save Grandpa?!"
Baoya also stared at Yuanbao with wide eyes, looking forward to it. She still remembered Yang Guozhong and knew that he was her grandfather. She wanted to cure him so that her mother would not cry sadly.
Besides, her mother hadn't been back for two days and she missed her a little.
Yuanbao nodded his head affirmatively: "It can be cured. I heard my father say it this morning. He left today to go to the city to look for ginseng, so we can help find it. As long as we find the ginseng, we can save Xiaobao's grandfather."
"Great!" The children cheered happily. But soon, they remembered a serious problem:
"But what does ginseng look like?"
They had never seen it before, and several people including Baoya looked at Yuanbao with their eyes wide open. Yuanbao scratched his head and suddenly felt guilty:
"I...I don't know what ginseng looks like."
The younger ones were all discouraged when they heard this. How could they find ginseng if they didn't know what it looked like?
"Anyway, let's look for it. Ginseng might look like a human. We can dig up any that look like one."
The younger ones all thought it was feasible. They wanted to help anyway, and maybe they would be lucky enough to encounter it.
After a few of the children spent some time looking for cicada shells, they began searching for ginseng. They carefully dug up any unusual-looking mushrooms and placed them in their baskets. They also picked some strange-looking grasses. There were also many things they had never seen before, and anything they didn't recognize was put into their baskets.
In a short while, the small basket was half full.
The children worked for the whole morning and went to find Feng Guizhi excitedly when they returned home at noon.
"grandmother.
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Feng Guizhi came out from the main room: "What's wrong?"
"Grandma, come and see if there is any ginseng in here!"
Feng Guizhi was a little surprised when she heard this. She thought the kids were thoughtful, but she felt a little amused and helpless when she looked at the weeds and wild mushrooms in the basket.
"Why are you looking for ginseng? Who told you that?"
"Yuanbao said so. Yuanbao said that if we find ginseng, we can cure Xiaobao and Grandpa Tianen."
Yuanbao also nodded: "Yeah! I heard my father say that when I was sleeping this morning, so we went to look for ginseng."
"Grandma, please check if there is anything in there."
Baoya and Tianen stood aside and looked at Feng Guizhi expectantly.
Although Feng Guizhi thought that it was impossible for them to find ginseng, after all, ginseng is not that easy to find, but she still took the basket and looked through it carefully.
"Grandma, is there any?" The little ones were nervous and expectant.
Feng Guizhi: "You are all good children, I know that, but ginseng is very precious, so it is difficult to find. We don't have it here."
The little ones felt disappointed when they saw that there was no ginseng in the full basket.
"Don't be discouraged. If it were that easy to find, they would have been snatched up by someone else long ago, don't you think? You're already amazing. You've worked hard, and your grandma and your parents are all very happy."
Song Bowen was the first to recover. He nodded heavily and said, "Yes, let's continue looking this afternoon. We're sure to find it if we keep looking."
"Yes, it's only this morning, it doesn't count."
"Let's go again in the afternoon." The little ones regained their spirits.
"Okay, grandma is waiting for your good news." Feng Guizhi did not stop them. After all, they were filial.
At this moment, Yuanbao suddenly remembered and asked, "Grandma, what does ginseng look like?"
Feng Guizhi had never actually seen ginseng, but she had heard people talk about it, saying it looked a bit like a human and had lots of roots. She gave them a rough idea of how it looked, and that it also looked a bit like tree roots.
It’s a little hard to imagine some of the smaller ones, but I can give you a general idea.
After lunch, the children took a nap for a while. In the afternoon, after delivering water to the adults, they went back to the mountain to continue searching.
On the way, Yuanbao couldn't help but say, "If only Brother Yibei were here, he would definitely know where to look."
"Yes, if Brother Yibei can recognize matsutake, he must know what ginseng looks like."
"that is
I don’t know when I can see Brother Yibei again.”
They also knew that Shen Yibei usually had a lot of things to do, so it was not easy to go find him. They could only grope around to find it themselves, thinking that they would ask him after they met Shen Yibei.
The children continued walking up the mountain. Song Wenjie suddenly thought of Ma Yuzhu and the others. "Oh, by the way, the day before yesterday, Ma Yuzhu, Ma Laicai, and Ma Yushan got lost in the mountains. I heard that Ma Yuzhu even broke his arm."
"And that Ma Laicai, his face was scratched and he fell with bruises all over his face." Song Wenzhi also said hurriedly.
"Hmph, they deserve it. This is what my aunt-in-law said... retribution in this life! Yes, retribution in this life." Yuanbao said angrily.
Yun Duo felt that they deserved it, but she was also a little scared: "Where did they fall? We have to be careful too."
"It seems like he fell into a big pit. Don't be afraid, Yunduo. We haven't done anything wrong, so there's no need to be afraid. Besides, our brothers are here."
"Sixth sister, I will protect you and Xiaobao." Yuanbao said, puffing out his chest.
Yun Duo nodded, feeling less scared.
Tian En lowered his head and listened. When he heard that Ma Yuzhu had broken his arm and Ma Laicai had scratched his face, he suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart. He frowned, as if, as if it wasn't originally like this...
When Baoya heard the word "big pit", a picture suddenly flashed through her mind, but the picture passed too quickly and disappeared in the blink of an eye. She blinked and frowned in confusion.
The little ones still remembered that Ma Yuzhu and the others took Tian'en to the mountains, so when they heard that they were in trouble, they felt very relieved.
"Let's see if they dare to go to the mountains again."
"Let's see if they dare to do bad things again!"
"We should do more good deeds in the future. Grandma said good people will be rewarded."
"Yes, do good things."
The children were talking as they soon reached the top of the mountain. After they got busy, they had no time to think about these things.
The sun slowly set, and the children returned home with a large harvest. However, this time, there was still no ginseng.
The children were not discouraged and continued to search the next day. However, Yang Yulan had not returned home for three days, and Baoya and Tianen missed her a little.
When it was getting dark in the evening, the younger ones also had to go home.
"Everyone come here quickly, we are going home."
They were searching separately.
But everyone was not far from each other, only a few meters or ten meters apart.
Hearing the voices of Song Bowen and Song Boyu, the other children also went over to their side. When Baoya went over, she accidentally slipped and fell back to sit on the ground.
In a panic, her little hand grabbed something nearby. When she came to her senses, Baoya picked it up and took a look at it, but she didn't recognize what it was.
The little ones over there saw Baoya fall and quickly ran over: "Little sister Bao, are you okay?"
When Baoya heard the sound, she casually put the things in a small cloth bag, then stood up, clapped her hands and walked towards them.
"Little sister Xiaobao, are you hurt?"
Baoya shook her little head and said, "No, it hurts."
The children were relieved to see that Baoya was fine, and went home together. When they got home, they found that Yang Yulan had returned.
"mother!"
"Mom~" Baoya and Tianen ran over as soon as they saw Yang Yulan. It was the first time they had been away from Yang Yulan for so long, and they missed her terribly.
I had been holding it in and didn't say it before, but now I can't help it when I see Yang Yulan.
Of course, Yang Yulan missed them too. After becoming a mother, the thing she worried about most was her children. She held back her tears and hugged Baoya and Tianen tightly in her arms.
"Mom is back."
The other children were also happy for them when they saw it, "Great, Third Aunt is back."
After dinner, Feng Guizhi went to the west room and asked about Yang Yulan's situation: "How are things going with my in-laws?"
Yang Yulan slowly shook her head: "Still unconscious."
Although Yang Guozhong didn't seem to be in danger of death, his body would definitely not be able to withstand this for long. In the past few days, Yang Yulan had been feeding him some liquid food and some nutritious bone soup every day, but she could still see that Yang Guozhong was getting thinner.
She looked unwell, and she missed her child too. She had trouble eating or sleeping in the past three days, and she looked much more haggard.
Feng Guizhi sighed, "Your Uncle Zhao came over a few days ago, and the fourth brother asked about it."
"What did Uncle Zhao say?" Yang Yulan asked hurriedly.
"He doesn't have the conditions, but he said ginseng could cure it. The fourth child went to the city again to see if he could buy some." Feng Guizhi thought of her youngest son, who had been digging up weeds in the mountains every day for the past two days, and the worry on her face faded a little.
"The younger ones at home have also been out looking for it, and they are really thoughtful."
When Yang Yulan heard they needed ginseng, she knew it wouldn't be easy. However, she also felt a little warmed by the thought that Song Jianshe had just returned and was back in town, and the children at home were busy with the work, and Feng Guizhi and her sisters-in-law must be worried about her.
"It can definitely be cured, so don't worry too much." Feng Guizhi advised. She was afraid that Yang Yulan would fall down again.
Yang Yulan nodded: "Okay, thank you mother."
Feng Guizhi left, and Yang Yulan sat down beside the bed. Song Jianye took her hand and held it, "You must be tired these past few days. Go take a shower and go to bed early."
He looked at the dark circles under Yang Yulan's eyes and felt a little distressed.
"Dad will definitely be fine. Before, everyone in the brigade said that our Song family was unlucky, but now our family is slowly getting better. I believe it's just that the time has not come yet."
Song Jianye also felt a little guilty. After all, something like this happened to his father-in-law, but he couldn't help at all.
Yang Yulan let out a breath, turned to look at Song Jianye and nodded: "You are right, Dad will definitely get better."
After saying that, Yang Yulan went out to wash up, blew out the kerosene lamp and went to bed.
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The young ones have now made finding ginseng their main priority, searching for it every morning and afternoon. However, ginseng is indeed difficult to find, and they haven't found it yet.
Every time they would carry home half a basket of things, but none of them were there. Although the little ones were discouraged, they would turn around and continue looking.
They haven't seen Shen Yibei in the past few days. After finishing his work, Shen Yibei also ran to the mountains to look for ginseng, but he went deep into the mountains, so the two sides did not meet.
However, in the evening, Shen Yibei and Zhao Rongsheng came to the old Song family to check Song Jianye's leg. This time they also brought some wild fruits found in the mountains.
"This is August fried melon, also known as August melon. It can be eaten as a fruit or as a traditional Chinese medicine. It has the effects of soothing the liver and regulating qi, as well as promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain. You can eat some, and it tastes very good."
"Thank you, Uncle Zhao." Yang Yulan knew that this was their thoughtful gesture, so she took it without refusing.
Zhao Rongsheng checked Song Jianye's leg again, and it seemed that he was recovering very well.
"By September, I should be able to walk around slowly, but it's best not to overwork my injured leg.
I'll make you a crutch, so you can walk with it just by using it and applying less pressure."
Yang Yulan and Song Jianye exchanged glances after hearing this, each with a flicker of joy in their eyes. Yang Yulan had been worried about Yang Guozhong's situation for the past few days, but upon hearing this news, a smile finally broke across her face.
"Thank you, Uncle Zhao. It's all thanks to you this time." Yang Yulan sincerely thanked Zhao Rongsheng.
Hearing her say this, Zhao Rongsheng also thought about her father and felt a little guilty. He sighed: "How is your father's situation? Did Jianshe go to the city again?"
"Well, Jianshe went to the city to look for ginseng. My father is still in a coma and hasn't woken up yet."
"Can you tell me more about his situation?" Although he felt a little helpless, Zhao Rongsheng still wanted to know more, maybe he could find some solution.
Yang Yulan carefully considered some of Yang Guozhong's symptoms and shared them with Zhao Rongsheng. She then added, "The children at home know about this and go to the mountains every day to look for him. Every time they come back, their baskets are full."
"The little ones are all good kids, sensible and filial, and they're very thoughtful." Zhao Rongsheng added, "Show me everything they found."
Although the hope is slim, it is just a matter of taking a few glances, and it is worthy of the filial piety of those children.
Yang Yulan went out and gave all the things that the little ones had found to her.
She took it over. Although most of the things inside were useless things like wild mushrooms and weeds, Feng Guizhi didn't throw them away. She put them all in a large basket. Yang Yulan brought the large basket over, and Zhao Rongsheng squatted down and looked through them one by one.
However, after reading it, there was really nothing useful in it.
"Is there?"
Zhao Rongsheng stood up and shook his head slowly. Seeing that it was getting late, they planned to go back. However, before leaving, Shen Yibei glanced at Baoya, but his eyes swept over the little thing exposed on her pillow, and his brows frowned.
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