Hearing Chen Guozhong mention Zhenjiabao, Chen Xiao couldn't help but feel curious. I have lived with Chen Guozhong for more than 20 years, and I have never heard Chen Guozhong mention any treasures at home.

"Zhen Jiabao, what is it, Zhao Ziyang wants to go to such great lengths to get it?" Chen Xiao relieved himself and hurriedly asked.

Chen Guozhong smiled slightly, as if he was very proud.

beckoned to Chen Xiao, Chen Guozhong said, "Xiao'er, you come with me!" ”

Following Chen Guozhong, Chen Xiao's heart was like a bamboo tube drawing water, seven up and eight down. He didn't know what kind of magical thing he was going to see next.

The father and son walked into the room one after the other.

Although it is a dilapidated old house, Chen Guozhong's room is still only a strip, and the quilts on the bed are neatly stacked, like tofu blocks, showing the style of a soldier everywhere.

Chen Guozhong came to the corner of the wall with a cat's waist, reached out and pulled off a wall tile from the wall, and soon picked out another one. Mysteriously, he pulled out a bag of oilcloth from a hole in the wall.

On the surface, the oilcloth bag has been around for a long time, and the dust has fallen on it, and the color has slowly changed to earthy yellow.

Chen Guozhong cautiously opened the oilcloth bag, and inside was a purple wooden box.

The purple wooden box is delicate, with two dragon patterns carved on it, and it seems that it is still so lifelike after many years.

Chen Xiao looked at the arm-length pale yellow wooden box and said in surprise: "Agarwood!" ”

Chen Guozhong smiled slightly, nodded and praised: "Boy, you have a good eye!" ”

While speaking, Chen Guozhong slowly opened the wooden box, and when the wooden box was opened, Chen Xiao's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed: "It's so big!" ”

I saw that in the agarwood box was placed wild ginseng, which had always been as thick as an arm. The ginseng is tied with red satin, and even the beard of the ginseng is as thick as a little finger, such a superb ginseng Chen Xiao has never seen in Heshengtang for so many years.

Chen Guozhong's fingers caressed the ginseng plant, as if he were caressing a child.

Chen Xiao hurriedly stepped forward, staring at this wild ginseng in surprise, his sigh was beyond words, and his eyes swept over the wild ginseng: "Twenty-three branches? This is at least a 2,300-year-old wild ginseng! ”

But soon, Chen Xiao found something strange: "Strange, the two head cuts of this wild ginseng are so flat, as if they have been cut off by something?" ”

Chen Guozhong sighed and nodded, "Not bad." This is a 2,500-year-old ginseng plant, which has the effect of curing terminal diseases, healing dead human flesh and bones, and prolonging life! ”

Chen Xiao nodded and said, "Then this is indeed the treasure of the town, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the entire Haishi to find a second such ginseng!" ”

"Not bad!" Chen Guozhong nodded.

Caressing the cut surface of the ginseng, Chen Guozhong seemed to recall: "This ginseng has indeed been used twice, the first time was when your grandfather was in danger, I once cut off a head to extend his life, so that your grandfather lived for more than 20 years." The second time was for Zhao Ziyang! ”

"For him?" Chen Xiao cried out in surprise.

"Yes, that's him!" At the mention of Zhao Ziyang, a trace of determination flashed in Chen Guozhong's eyes: "The old man of the Zhao family and your grandfather are also old acquaintances, and the two are comrades-in-arms who have carried guns together. Decades ago, we had a very good personal relationship. More than 10 years ago, the old man of the Zhao family had a recurrence of his injury and was admitted to the hospital, which had reached the point of being seriously injured. ”

Later, Old Man Zhao's injuries gradually healed, and the matter of this thousand-year-old ginseng spread in the Zhao family. A few years ago, Zhao Ziyang came forward several times to buy this thousand-year-old ginseng, but I refused. But I didn't expect this person's mental skills to be so wrong, in order to get this thousand-year-old ginseng, he actually designed it to frame me and Sheng Tang! ”

Speaking of which, Chen Xiao has basically understood the cause and effect of the whole incident.

Chen Xiao said indifferently: "It's really a puff who is not guilty of his crimes!" ”

"That's it!" Chen Guozhong carefully buttoned the rosewood box in his hand and was stunned for a while.

"Dad, what do we do now?" Chen Xiao asked.

Chen Guozhong shook his hand with a smile and said open-mindedly: "What should we do if it's not?" It's what do you do? ”

"Me?" Chen smiled and pointed at himself.

"It's you!" Chen Guozhong smiled and looked at his son: "You are twenty-one years old this year, and you are already an adult." There are two paths in front of our family today. ”

"Which two paths?" Chen Xiao asked.

"First, sell this thousand-year-old ginseng, Zhao Ziyang once offered me a price of 30 million. It is estimated that the price in the market may not be low. With this money, not only can the debts in the bank be repaid, but it is also possible for Heshengtang to make a comeback. Even if you can't make a comeback, with all this money in hand, your brothers and sisters will have a much better life in the future! ”

"And the second?"

"Second, then the only way to do this is to carry it to the end and keep this thousand-year-old ginseng. At worst, you will be penniless! ”

Chen Guozhong stared at his son solemnly: "This thousand-year-old ginseng was originally meant to be passed on to you, but now how you choose depends on how you choose!" ”

Saying that, Chen Guozhong solemnly handed the agarwood box in his hand to Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao was stunned, and finally took the wooden box from Chen Guozhong. Chen Xiao understands that this is not only the treasure of a town, but also the inheritance of a family.

Looking at Chen Guozhong very seriously, Chen Xiao nodded and said, "Dad, I will think about it carefully!" ”

After speaking, Chen Xiao turned around and left Chen Guozhong's room, returned to his room with the wooden box, and then locked the entire door.

"Laugh, laugh, come out and drink some soup!"

Chen Guozhong hurriedly stopped his wife: "Leave him alone, let him think alone for a while!" ”

Li Shuhua glanced at her husband fiercely and said, "You are just a lot of things, and you have to hand him over to the child what you can do well." That thing was left by your Chen family's grandfather, don't you understand? Besides, no matter how bad things are, we can't go back to Beijing......"

As if realizing that he was talking too much, Li Shuhua quickly stopped.

Facing his wife, Chen Guozhong just laughed innocently.

But soon, Chen Guozhong grabbed his wife's hand and said earnestly: "Shuhua, what I value is not a thousand-year-old ginseng, nor is it a treasure of the town. Xiao'er, the child has also grown up, taking over this thing is equivalent to taking over the baton of the family, whether this family is good or bad in the future, it all depends on him, so from now on, he must know how to choose! ”

Li Shuhua hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed with her husband's point of view, and nodded slowly.

At this moment, Li Shuhua seems to understand that in her husband's heart, let Chen Xiao understand that the choice is more important than what millennium ginseng.