Gu Wei never expected that he would need a ticket to buy a watch at this time!
"Then this watch will do just fine..."
"But we can't just take it for free! Here's what we've got: we have a fifty-year-old wild ginseng at home. The other day, Old Wang next door sold his thirty-year-old one for a hundred yuan. This one is even better quality than his, so it should be worth at least a hundred and fifty yuan. How about we trade this for it?"
Zhao Dajiang looked at Tang Jiamei: "Wife, hurry up and go get it so he can take a look."
Upon receiving the order, Tang Jiamei's eyes lit up, and she quickly turned around to get it.
Gu Wei quickly stopped her, saying, "Aunt Zhao, there's no need to take it! I genuinely wanted to express my gratitude. This watch is different from the one you bought with your tickets; it's not worth that much."
Even if he was completely ignorant of the field, he had heard in modern times that wild ginseng was very rare and hard to come by.
Most of the ginseng sold on the market is artificially cultivated forest ginseng or garden ginseng.
A few dozen grams of century-old wild ginseng can fetch prices ranging from several million to ten million yuan at auction.
Zhao Dajiang said sternly, "That won't do! Nobody's money grows on trees. If you keep giving it away for free, I'll not only stop you from staying at my house, but I'll really get angry with you!"
Gu Wei was extremely helpless.
I can't even give away the gift.
Tang Jiamei quickly returned with a wooden box.
Upon opening it, one could see that the wild ginseng inside resembled a human figure, and was very well-proportioned.
Gu Wei's intuition told him that this was definitely a good thing.
This is even less acceptable.
But the couple was unusually resolute.
"Uncle Zhao, Aunt Zhao, how about this, I'll accept the wild ginseng. And I'll give you another watch as a gift."
Gu Wei took out another men's watch from his bag.
Zhao Dajiang and Tang Jiamei exchanged a glance.
Besides being shocked that this young man could so easily produce what they had been dreaming of, they also realized that he was unusually persistent, and it seemed that they had no choice but to agree.
"Then we'll do it your way. But I also have to give you something nice."
After saying that, Zhao Dajiang left the house without waiting for Gu Wei's reply.
Tang Jiamei seemed to have guessed what the good stuff was, and smiled while keeping her eyes glued to her watch.
When Zhao Dajiang returned, he was carrying a large glass bottle in his arms.
Gu Wei saw that there were goji berries, ginseng, and a brown, barbed object floating inside.
"This is?"
Zhao Dajiang shoved the bottle into Gu Wei's arms: "This is tiger penis wine, very nourishing! But drink only a little at a time, don't be greedy, or you'll get a nosebleed."
Tiger whip wine!
Gu Wei's eyes widened in shock.
Tigers are protected animals in modern times!
Soaking tiger penis in alcohol is such a cruel form of torture.
"Uncle Zhao, you should keep it and drink it!"
Zhao Dajiang was adamant: "I can get this from the hunters, so don't be polite with me. Otherwise, we'll feel awkward accepting your watch."
"Since that's the case, I won't stand on ceremony and will accept it." Gu Wei hugged the bottle, which he estimated to weigh about ten pounds.
"That's right!"
Zhao Dajiang immediately felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart, and he smiled very brightly.
Tang Jiamei's long-standing worry was finally resolved, and her youngest son's wedding could be put on the agenda. She happily got up and went to the kitchen to prepare a meal.
Zhao Dajiang still felt that his family had taken advantage of Gu Wei.
He sharpened the kitchen knife with a whetstone.
Then, he went to the henhouse, grabbed a hen, and swiftly slit its throat.
Gu Wei couldn't stop him at all.
In the end, he could only silently think to himself that he must find an opportunity to repay them in the future.
Just as the chicken stew with mushrooms was about to be served, a young man who looked seven or eight parts like Zhao Dajiang rushed into the courtyard.
"Mom, I'm home! What a delicious meal you've prepared! I can smell the aroma from miles away!"
"You have a dog's nose, and it works really well. How did you get back from down the mountain?"
"My workplace is undergoing power outage maintenance, so I came up here."
Zhao Dajiang immediately introduced them: "This is your brother Gu. This is my youngest son, Zhao Zhengyuan. You can just call him Yuanzi."
Although Zhao Zhengyuan didn't know what this handsome stranger did, he grinned and greeted him, "Hello, Brother Gu."
Gu Wei greeted him politely: "Hello."
He had already learned some information about his family from Zhao Dajiang and the others.
The Zhao family has four children in total, and all three daughters are married.
The only son has found a partner and works at a timber processing plant at the foot of the mountain.
Zhao Zhengyuan is a talkative person.
The two young people quickly started chatting back and forth.
Zhao Dajiang watched with satisfaction, a smile spreading across his face.
Tang Jiamei didn't wipe her hands on her apron until her son crossed the threshold and entered the house. She then eagerly pulled him into the east room.
Zhao Zhengyuan was stunned: "Mom, what's going on?"
Tang Jiamei smiled without saying a word, took out a key from her pocket, and unlocked the camphor wood chest.
Take out a handkerchief-wrapped item from inside and open it.
"Look what this is!"
Zhao Zhengyuan's eyes immediately lit up.
He excitedly and carefully took the two watches, asking incredulously, "Where did you get these?"
Because of this watch, their family begged and pleaded, but unfortunately they just couldn't get the purchase voucher issued by the Commerce Bureau.
As a result, his marriage plans were stalled.
Now we have two at home!
Tang Jiamei whispered, "Our family traded wild ginseng and tiger penis wine with your brother Gu."
"My brother Gu is so great!"
Zhao Zhengyuan was extremely grateful and also felt that Gu Wei was a very capable person.
He then made a special trip out of the house to express his gratitude in person.
"Brother Gu, thank you so much!"
Gu Wei didn't think he had helped much.
In the end, he still benefited from the Zhao family's situation.
“Yuanzi, there’s really no need to thank me. If I hadn’t run into Uncle Zhao today, I might have run into Black Bear too. And your family even gave me wild ginseng and tiger penis wine.”
"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony. When I get married, you absolutely have to drink a few extra glasses of wedding wine."
"No problem. Although I'm not a big drinker, I'll definitely have a few more drinks."
Gu Wei was very grateful to the Zhao family and would definitely give a generous gift when Zhao Zhengyuan got married.
Zhao Zhengyuan was so eager to let his girlfriend know the good news.
He didn't even have time to eat before he rushed off in a flurry of activity.
Zhao Dajiang and Tang Jiamei tried to call out to them, but to no avail.
Tang Jiamei was both angry and helpless: "This brat can't even hold two ounces of sesame oil in his belly! It's really worrying!"
Zhao Dajiang was also speechless. "Let him go if he wants. The three of us will eat first. Don't worry about him."
Gu Wei felt this was inappropriate and quickly said, "Why don't we wait?"
Zhao Dajiang said, "There's really no need to wait. His girlfriend is a teacher at the forest farm primary school, and she should be having dinner at home right now."
"Yes, when his mother-in-law saw that he had taken the watch, she'd definitely treat him to a lively performance and a theatrical show; he definitely wouldn't go hungry!"
Gu Wei found Aunt Zhao's description vivid and interesting, "Alright then."
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