Upon hearing this, Shen Cang and Madam Shen's eyes lit up!
They also remembered this incident.
The mother and son both looked at Shen Xiyin, who was standing to the side.
"really?!"
"Second daughter, why didn't you say so sooner?"
Shen Qiyin gave Madam Shen a deep look, a glint of light flashing in her eyes, making it difficult to discern whether she was happy or angry.
She said calmly, "There is indeed a Ganoderma lucidum."
"That……"
"But Grandmother and Father, please don't worry about it. That Ganoderma lucidum was picked by my eldest brother at the risk of his life. He's just waiting for the day when some powerful family needs this thing to save their life, so he can make a good profit off it."
"Given our family's social standing, it's obvious we can't afford the price he's asking for, so he won't sell."
"Buy?!" Old Madam Shen exclaimed in surprise. "Given your relationship with him, wouldn't he just give it to us?"
She frowned, lost in thought.
She looked at Madam Shen quietly for a while before saying with relief, "Grandmother, you've lived to this age and still have such an innocent heart. I'm very pleased."
That's ridiculously stupid!
"You don't think he stood up for me today because we're such good friends, do you?" Shen Qiyin said in a tone that said, "You're too easy to fool." "Someone went to Guangrentang to report that I was being bullied, and it wouldn't be right for him not to come and help."
"In the end, we're just colleagues. Ask your father if his colleagues would be willing to give him a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum."
Shen Cang frowned deeply, his lips pressed into a thin line.
Seeing his silence, Old Madam Shen was at a loss: "Then, what should we do?"
Shen Xiyin: "That's easy."
"Didn't I tell you to have my father apologize to the Marquis? If he can get the Marquis's forgiveness, he can go to the palace and ask His Majesty for a piece of Ganoderma lucidum to make medicine for me, which will save our family."
"But if Father doesn't go, then we'll just have to wait to die."
The pressure was put on Shen Cang.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Old Madam Shen immediately forced him to go to the Marquis's residence to apologize.
As for Shen Cang, he was afraid that the Marquis would make an example of him, so he dared not go!
The mother and son argued incessantly.
In the end, Shen Cang made the final decision to buy the Ganoderma lucidum from Da Zhuang.
But the old lady was unhappy again.
"Buy Ganoderma lucidum?! How much silver would that cost?"
"What kind of time is this to be worried about money!" Shen Cang was so angry that he overturned the table: "We're about to lose our lives!"
"Besides, if you hadn't been causing trouble for no reason, would we have had to spend this much money?"
Seeing that they were about to start arguing again, Madam Shen hurriedly stepped forward to mediate, even trying to get Shen Qiyin involved: "Yin'er, you should try to persuade your grandmother and father."
Shen Qiyin politely declined, saying, "I'm not good with words, unlike my mother who is eloquent. You should do it."
Madam Shen tried to persuade her.
Then I got scolded.
Xianglan closed her eyes silently.
Should!
She thought to herself, "These are gods fighting, why are you, a little devil, getting involved?"
Now that you've been scolded, are you quiet?
Madam Shen looked dejected, feeling both wronged and angry. She didn't dare to argue with Shen Cang and Old Madam Shen, but instead went after Shen Qiyin.
"Such a big thing happened at home, everyone is as anxious as ants on a hot plate, how come you're not worried at all?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Cang and Madam Shen also stopped talking and looked at the composed Shen Qiyin in unison.
She said, "Because I have no future, it doesn't matter."
"Unlike my two elder brothers, I am not able to take the imperial examinations to enter officialdom or inherit the family business and live as I please."
"I'm just a useless little girl. My grandmother and father like me, and they're patient enough to help me find a good family to marry into. If they didn't like me, they might just pick any family and send me to be their concubine."
"In such a life, I neither enjoy the present nor look forward to the future."
"So, I'm fine with living, and I'm fine with dying too."
The more casually she spoke, the more alarmed Shen Cang and the others became.
Only if they are in the same boat will she be forced to protect them in order to ensure her own safety if something happens to them.
But what if she herself doesn't want to live anymore? She'd be lucky if she didn't drag them down with her, let alone expect her to save them!
The more Shen Cang thought about it, the more dangerous her idea seemed. He lost interest in arguing with Madam Shen and immediately sent someone to Guangrentang to invite Dazhuang over to discuss buying Ganoderma lucidum.
The strong man arrived, and he brought the Ganoderma lucidum with him.
Then he asked for a thousand taels!
Old Madam Shen, who was listening nearby, nearly popped her eyes out of their sockets: "One thousand taels?!"
"Fine, then."
Dazhuang stood up and walked out.
Shen Cang quickly stood up to stop him: "Hey! Doctor Da Zhuang, please wait. We didn't say we didn't want to."
"I just wonder if it could be cheaper?"
Madam Shen chimed in, "Our Yaozu even got kicked by you, and we haven't settled that score yet. If you can give us this Ganoderma lucidum at a lower price, we won't pursue the matter with Yaozu..."
Da Zhuang raised his hand to interrupt her: "One thing at a time."
"If you want to buy Ganoderma lucidum, bring a thousand taels of silver, not a penny less."
"As for the matter of me hitting your young master, you can report it to the authorities. I will accept whatever the authorities decide. Whether it's beating or killing, I will have no objection!"
The implication is that I can give up my life.
But I absolutely have to earn the money!
Shen Cang figured this guy was completely unyielding, so he had no choice but to obediently hand over the money.
A silver note worth one thousand taels.
It was handed over to Dazhuang the day before and ended up in Shen Qiyin's hands the next day!
This was all a setup she orchestrated.
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