At about five o'clock, Zeng Wenjuan picked up Goudan from the bed. She said gently, "Goudan, get up. I'll take you to the county town after dinner, and we'll call your father."
Goudan suddenly sobered up when he heard that he could call Zhao Jianguo. He had never been to the county town in all these years, nor had he called Zhao Jianguo, so he was a little excited.
"Mom, will Dad be happy when he hears us calling?" Goudan felt shy as if he was meeting a bride for the first time. If someone who didn't know him saw this, they would probably think that Goudan was not Zhao Jianguo's biological son.
Zeng Wenjuan thought of the time when she gave birth to Goudan and Zhao Jianguo was happily spinning around holding Goudan. She smiled and nodded: "Of course I'm happy. When the time comes, you can call him daddy, okay?"
When we arrived at the gathering point at the entrance of the village, there were quite a lot of seats on the oxcart. Usually not many people go to the county town, most of them go to the town. It only takes an hour to walk to the town, and it costs two cents to take a oxcart. To get to the county town, it takes more than two hours to take a oxcart, and the fare is five cents.
"Uncle Village Chief, thank you for your help. When my husband sends the money back, I will definitely return the money and rent to you." Zeng Wenjuan said to Zhao Maosheng with some apology.
Zhao Maosheng waved his hand and said, "Everyone has difficulties. Come up! I'll be waiting for you. I'm not in a hurry to use the money. You can pay me back whenever you have some spare money."
This paragraph is just to let everyone know that Zeng Wenjuan had to pay to live in the old house of the village chief. Whether the village chief would accept the money behind the scenes is another matter. Anyway, he couldn't let people talk about it. If no one knew that he had to pay, he didn't know how they would frame him. More importantly, it would bring a lot of trouble to Zhao Maosheng. If someone had no food, no drink, and no place to live, would he, as the village chief, help or not?
After sitting in the bullock cart for two hours, my butt was numb from the vibration. Although the road to the county town was a main one, it was also a cement road with many potholes, and it was shaking when I sat on it.
"Gather here around four o'clock in the evening. If no one comes back, I won't wait for anyone!" Although Zhao Maosheng said this, if someone really hasn't come back, everyone will have to go out to look for him. They are from the same village, and he is the village chief. If something happens, he will be the one who will have a headache.
Zeng Wenjuan nodded and left with Goudan. If they wanted to buy something, they had to sell the ginseng first, otherwise what would they buy?
I took Goudan to an old street where there were still two Chinese medicine clinics. Zeng Wenjuan remembered that Zhao Zhaocai in the book went to Bai Shanxiang. The old Chinese medicine doctor in Bai Shanxiang was very famous. Some said he was from the capital, while others said he was from the capital.
"Mom, why are we here? Are you sick?" Goudan asked with concern immediately after smelling the Chinese medicine.
"Mom is not sick. She is here to make money. She will have money to buy you candy later. Are you happy?" Zeng Wenjuan said with a smile.
Goudan shook his head: "Mom, you've worked hard, so eat it. I don't want any, I'll call Dad later."
"Mom eats, Goudan eats too. And don't talk nonsense later, okay?" Zeng Wenjuan knew that her son was sensible but was afraid that he would say something wrong.
When they walked into Baishanxiang together, they saw a man in his 50s sleeping on a recliner. This made Zeng Wenjuan neither know how to go forward nor how to retreat.
"What's the matter? I'm not asleep, just tell me!" The uncle said with his eyes closed, motionless.
"Uncle, do you collect herbs here?" Zeng Wenjuan asked before she took out the ginseng. After all, she didn't know who the man was. If he robbed her, she was not sure she could leave with Goudan.
The uncle then opened his eyes, looked at Zeng Wenjuan and said calmly: "I don't buy all the herbs, please take them out first and let me see the quality of the herbs!"
Zeng Wenjuan hesitated a little, and the man saw it and waited quietly for Zeng Wenjuan to make a decision.
After a while, Zeng Wenjuan took out the ginseng from the space under the cover of the backpack. She held it in her hand and said, "Uncle, do you want to take this?"
"Take it. Is this the only one?" The uncle, Chen Yintang, asked as he looked at the ginseng in Zeng Wenjuan's hand. It was a wild hundred-year-old ginseng, and someone happened to need it.
Zeng Wenjuan nodded: "There is only this one plant. You can name a price. If the price is right, I will sell it to you."
"This ginseng is well preserved. Did you just pick it? From which hill did you pick it?" Chen Yintang's question was over the line. After all, no one would tell you the recipe for making money unless he wants to make money from you.
As a girl who grew up in the village, Zeng Wenjuan, apart from knowing a little bit about the plot and having seen the modern world, is actually just a country bumpkin.
So she said directly: "It's in the hills behind my house. See how much you can offer. Otherwise, don't waste each other's time. I'll go ask next door."
"You will only be cheated worse if you go next door. Old Wang is a miser. I'll give you one thousand two hundred yuan for this ginseng. No higher price." Chen Yintang said in a deep voice.
Zeng Wenjuan thought to herself, in the previous life, Zhao Zhaocai only sold it for 800 yuan, but she could actually get 400 yuan more. It's really the neighbor next door who is more of a rip-off!
"Okay, we'll pay and get the goods."
Although Chen Yintang is not a good person, he would not cheat a female comrade's money, especially since this female comrade has a tiny child.
Chen Yitang counted out 120 Great Unity notes from the counter and handed the money to Zeng Wenjuan: "Count the money. Can you give me the ginseng? It's easy to damage it if you hold it like this. I will deduct money from you."
"Can you help me change this Great Unity into small change? Otherwise it will be difficult for me to spend it." Zeng Wenjuan said after taking the Great Unity.
Chen Yitang then looked at Zeng Wenjuan. The woman in front of him had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose bridge, deep eyes, curved lips and a smile. Her skin was sallow and rough due to long-term malnutrition, and her hair was naturally curly and yellow due to lack of nutrition. If she could be allowed to climb, she would definitely be a tough character in the future.
After looking away, Chen Yitang didn't say anything. He went back to the counter and exchanged a bunch of change for coins and handed them to Zeng Wenjuan: "You count it!"
Zeng Wenjuan took the money and counted it directly. There were 100 Great Unity notes, and the rest were Mao's notes. Then she handed the ginseng over and said, "Please check it! I took it very lightly just now, so it shouldn't be damaged."
Chen Yitang took the ginseng and examined it, then said in a deep voice, "There is no problem, but your son is sick. If he is not treated soon, he will not live past the age of five."
"How can you be like this? Do you know how to speak? My child is healthy, how could it be possible... If you dare to say it again, I will tear your mouth apart." I believe that no mother can calmly discuss with a doctor after hearing that her child is dying.
Chen Yitang was not annoyed after being scolded. He looked at Goudan and said, "This child is three years old now! He still looks like a kitten. He was born prematurely and lacked nutrition. In addition, his spleen and stomach were injured. If he doesn't receive treatment, he may not live beyond this year. I, Chen Yitang, always keep my word."
Zeng Wenjuan stopped walking when she heard Chen Yitang's name. Although she didn't know Chen Yitang's name, his miraculous medical skills were well-known to everyone!
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