Xiao Xiao made up her mind to buy a courtyard house.
But I don't know how much it will cost.
The family now has more than 70,000 yuan in savings.
Worried that it wasn't enough, they even dragged Yuan Shitou along to dig up all the small ginseng they had discovered a few years ago.
At the time, I thought it was too small and worthless.
So they made a mark, intending to wait a few more years.
We desperately need money right now, so we definitely have to dig it up.
He sold all the ginseng and lingzhi in his house to the old herbalist.
Of course, Uncle Lin and Elder Yao had discussed this beforehand.
With so much stuff, they need to prepare it too.
The old herbalist's eyes lit up when he saw those ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms.
Regardless of the dynasty, ginseng and lingzhi were extremely valuable medicinal materials.
So who wouldn't like it?
The old doctor bought all the ginseng and lingzhi in Xiao Xiao's hands at a high price of 100 yuan.
This includes monkey head mushrooms, white fungus, and some bird's nest.
These are all good things.
Not content with just buying these, he looked at Xiaoxiao with shining eyes:
"Girl, do you have any more? If so, sell me some more."
Her small mouth twitched: "Master Yao, this time it's really all gone, it's all here."
She wasn't lying; apart from one old ginseng root, she had sold everything else in her home.
So next, she will go into the mountains with Yuan Shitou to find more.
But finding these things depends on luck.
If you're unlucky, you might not be able to find a single ginseng plant for several years.
If you're lucky, you can find several a year.
The old doctor pursed his lips, then chuckled:
"It's alright, it's alright. If you find anything good in the future, just call me and I'll give you a high price."
By the way, why were you so generous this time, selling all of these things?
Are you in a hurry to need the money?
If you can't convert it, I can lend you some.
Xiao Xiao was very grateful to him, but she still shook her head.
"Thank you, Elder Yao, I can still convert it."
The old doctor stroked his beard:
"Why are you being so polite? We've known each other for so many years."
They trust each other.
Besides, even if it's just for Kobayashi's sake, since she came to me, I should lend her the money, right?
Uncle Lin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Elder Yao."
Even if they have something, they still have me.
How could I not help my own niece?
“Yes, yes, yes,” the old medicine doctor nodded, “you’re richer than me, kid.”
Xiaoxiao and Shitou are good kids. You should help them out as much as possible.
Uncle Lin nodded: "Of course."
The old doctor looked at Xiaoxiao again: "What emergency have you encountered? Are you sure you don't want me to lend you money?"
Xiao Xiao didn't hide anything and told Yao Lao about her desire to buy a courtyard house.
She didn't know how much a courtyard house would cost, so she had to work hard to save money.
The old doctor suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."
Why do you want to buy a courtyard house?
How big is that house, which has several courtyards and exits?
"It's so empty inside, how lively it is, with so many people living there."
What can I say? All I can say is that our family seems small.
When the children grow up, they will get married and have children.
One courtyard house isn't enough to live in.
The old doctor nodded: "That makes sense, but buying a courtyard house is easy, it's just a bit troublesome."
"Oh, what's the problem?"
Xiao Xiao asked subconsciously.
"In that courtyard house, there are at least a few families, and sometimes as many as twenty or thirty families."
"You want them to move out, but that's a bit of a hassle."
She hesitated for a moment: If that's really the case, should she still buy it or not?
Uncle Lin laughed and said, "Don't worry, as long as you want to buy it, I have a way to make them move out."
Xiao Xiao was naturally delighted and kept nodding and saying she would buy it.
The old doctor blinked: "I do know a courtyard that the owner is very keen to sell."
The reason he sold it was that the people living inside didn't want to move out.
He had no other choice, so he decided to sell the yard.
I don't know the exact price, but you can check it out if you're interested.
Then he gave the address.
Xiao Xiao was definitely interested, so she and Uncle Lin set a date for them to go and take a look together three days later.
Yuan Shitou was definitely going.
I'm quite satisfied with the small courtyard, but the people inside are really difficult to deal with.
Uncle Lin asked Xiao Xiao, "If you're satisfied, let's buy it."
"I'll handle the people inside."
Xiao Xiao knew that Uncle Lin was very capable, so she nodded in agreement.
I have to say, this courtyard house is really cheap.
All the procedures took only a few minutes.
Xiao Xiao left the rest to Uncle Lin.
She trusted Uncle Lin completely.
Uncle Lin is not short of money and wouldn't have any designs on her courtyard.
Xiao Xiao was carefree; after handing everything over to Uncle Lin, she stopped caring about anything else.
He went back and dragged Yuan Shitou up the mountain.
Her house was completely sold out, and she felt empty inside, uneasy.
I need to stock up on more things, otherwise I won't be able to sleep peacefully at night.
Nowadays, the school doesn't need another teacher like her.
I can go see him once every few days.
Anyway, these kids aren't even concerned about getting into any high school.
They just wanted to learn more words so they wouldn't be illiterate.
The production team did not need Yuan Shitou to work.
So the couple often went into the mountains, sometimes for several days at a time.
I wonder if I've run out of luck?
I went into the mountains several times, but I didn't find a trace of ginseng or lingzhi.
They did manage to hunt a lot of game and make it into jerky.
Fan Tiesheng would sometimes go up the mountain with him.
They now have four sons.
Those two older ones were at the age where young boys could eat their fathers out of house and home.
Watching them devour bowls of food every day, Fan Tiesheng's heart sank lower and lower.
But he couldn't stop the children from having enough to eat.
It's a blessing to be able to eat well at this crucial stage of growth.
But if things continue like this, his family's grain supply will simply not be enough.
The grain we bought before had long been consumed, so we asked Uncle Lin to help us buy another 10,000 jin.
They've spent all the money in the house.
Fortunately, we can sell a few batches of rabbits every year and also go up the mountain to find some other mountain products, so we can still make ends meet.
Even so, he could not relax in the slightest.
Whenever he had free time, he would go up the mountain with Yuan Shitou.
Of course, ginseng and lingzhi have also been found.
When I saw Yuan Min being dragged around like a ghost by those two brats, I even gave her a herb to help her recover.
Otherwise, how could there be those two kids in the back?
Originally, he and Yuan Min both wanted a daughter.
She was so scared that she dared not have any more children.
They secretly went up the mountain with Yuan Shitou and ate some herbs that could cause sterility.
What Yuan Shitou didn't say was that he actually took herbs that caused sterilization.
Perhaps it didn't have much effect on him, and he ended up having another little girl.
I don't know if it was his fault that the baby was born prematurely.
He was also physically weaker than the other children.
Therefore, he especially favored his youngest daughter.
After learning that Xiaoxiao was pregnant again, he went to eat it a second time.
This matter has been kept from Xiaoxiao, and she still doesn't know about it.
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