Unexpectedly, after taking a few glances, the shopkeeper Wang came out with a look of indifference, pushed the Ganoderma lucidum out, and said, "What Ganoderma lucidum, this is an ordinary herb, worthless, and the medicinal materials in your basket are the same price."

As he spoke, a sly light flashed in his eyes.

Although Xiu'er is simple, she is not stupid, and she can see at a glance that the shopkeeper Wang is a duplicitous person.

Although his hand pushed the Lingzhi away, and said that it was not Lingzhi, his eyes kept staring at the Lingzhi and refused to move away! Xiu'er was annoyed, she thought that the shopkeeper Wang would look at him every day for the sake of selling herbs, and give himself a happy answer, but she didn't expect him to be so shameless, not only trying to lower the price, but also saying that his Ganoderma lucidum was a worthless ordinary mushroom.

She had no choice but to pretend to be disappointed, picked up the lingzhi and said: "Since the shopkeeper Wang said that it is not worth it, then I will take it back and make soup for my father to drink, this morning he is still shouting that the mouth of drinking medicine in the past few days is very bitter!" It just so happens that although this mushroom is not as effective as Ganoderma lucidum, it can also add some umami. ”

After saying that, he raised his leg and left, without a trace of nostalgia.

"Hey! Xiu'er girl! Seeing that she didn't take the bait, the shopkeeper Wang was a little anxious, and he was busy calling Xiu'er to stop.

Xiu'er turned her head and pretended that she didn't know anything: "What's the matter, Shopkeeper Wang, I'm in a hurry to go home and make soup for my father and mother, what else do you have to say, say it quickly."

Shopkeeper Wang stomped his feet, and ruthlessly came out of his blood to keep Xiu'er: "Xiu'er, I know you are filial, so let's do it, I'll give you a tael of silver, you leave the Ganoderma lucidum, no, the mushrooms, you have the money to go and ask your father and mother to get medicine, okay?" Xiu'er was very embarrassed, she knew that her Lingzhi was definitely more than this price, and it would definitely increase several times when she sold it in the county, but she didn't have so much time, Daddy's medicine was finished yesterday, and it was already hard to hold on to today, if she rushed to the county seat again, she would have to toss back and forth for two days, her mother's health was so bad, she couldn't take care of herself, let alone take care of her father, she left for two days, how could her father's illness wait until this time! It's really no treacherous business! The more he looked at the face of the shopkeeper Wang, who had to pretend to be a good man, the more he looked at it, Xiu'er put down the Ganoderma lucidum a little reluctantly, and pointed to the basket of herbs and said to the shopkeeper Wang: "What about that?" Or is it the old price? The shopkeeper Wang was playing with Ganoderma lucidum in his hand, and when he heard Xiu'er's words, he glanced at the bamboo basket and said painlessly: "Haven't you heard?" Now the price of herbs has fallen again and again, and I will lose money at the old price! As he spoke, he pretended to fiddle with the abacus a few times, first stretched out a finger, and then gestured.

Xiu'er was in a hurry to use the money, and she couldn't argue with him, so she had to collect the money and save it in her pocket, begging the shopkeeper Wang not to tell the fact that she got a tael of silver.

The shopkeeper Wang was originally weak-hearted, so that people knew that he coaxed children to not know the goods, which was not a good reputation.

So without Xiu'er's advice, he won't confide a word himself.

Seeing that the shopkeeper Wang was full of promises, Xiu'er relieved herself a little, took a tael of silver and rushed home, and along the way she thought that there was still a surplus of the two silver for her father after catching the medicine, and she could add some firewood, rice, oil and salt to the family, and she would no longer have to worry about food and clothing during this time.

The silver tael was tucked in the sleeve and heavy, as if it was heavier than the bamboo basket on her back, and Xiu'er hallucinated when she laughed at her happiness.

I have to hurry home and tell my father and mother the good news.

Seeing her own low grass house from a distance, Xiu'er unconsciously quickened her pace.

Why are there so many people gathered there? A hint of ominous premonition instantly enveloped her heart, and Xiu'er ran with all her might, shouting as she ran: "Dad! Mother! The people who came were all neighbors, and in the usual way, Xiu'er would definitely greet them cordially and warmly, and these neighbors would also ask about Xiu'er's parents' physical condition with a smile and concern, but now, everyone was silent, sometimes mixed with a low sigh: "What a poor child."

But the whispers were muffled by heart-rending cries in the room.

In a short distance, Xiu'er didn't seem to be able to walk to the end, she stumbled and tripped herself several times.

The neighbor Granny Wang lifted the corner of her clothes and wiped a handful of tears, and her voice was full of sadness: "Poor child, go and see your father for the last time."

Xiu'er finally cried out and rushed into the house like crazy, her mother collapsed to the ground with her father in her arms, and her mother's hair was disheveled, and her tears flowed down her face like a dirty stream.

Xiu'er only shouted Dad, and fell to the ground on her knees.

She saw a white silk hanging in the air, the hard, white color and texture that stung her eyes.

The uncle squatted on the threshold and held his head, and even this sturdy and majestic middle-aged man felt desperate for this family that had been crumbling in the wind and rain.

When their mother and daughter were tired of crying, and their voices were hoarse and speechless, he calmly spoke: "Get up, eldest brother is gone, you mother and daughter have to live well, get up, otherwise the spirit of the eldest brother in the sky will not feel at ease when he sees you like this."

Xiu'er hugged her mother's trembling body tightly: "Mother, let's listen to my uncle's words and get up to discuss my father's future."

Xiu'er and her uncle helped up the weak mother and placed her on the chair.

The mother's voice sounded gloomy and broken, "Your father said that he dragged us down, said that he couldn't live with our mother, this old thing, why didn't he think about it for our mother, he left, is this family still a home?!" The mother suddenly became emotional, and beat her legs desperately: "If it weren't for Xiu'er, I would have crashed to death in front of you, and I will ask you why you are so ruthless!" Xiu'er hugged her arms and didn't let her move anymore, and her uncle sighed and said, "You let her make trouble, she is tired, and she should be awake when she wakes up."

"Uncle."

When Zheng Xiu'er spoke, she found that her throat was dry and hoarse, she called out to her uncle, but the uncle didn't speak, and reached out and touched her head a few times.

Her uncle's generous and warm palm made her feel a little more at ease, no matter how difficult or bitter it was, her uncle had always been the uncle who loved her.

Xiu'er stopped crying, and her mother's mood finally eased, and the village chief didn't know when she appeared beside them, looking at this impoverished family, and the weather-beaten old man couldn't help but moisten his eyes.

A frail sick woman, and a young girl, the village chief shook his head unconsciously, feeling that he had nothing to do.

Zheng Xiu'er's uncle knew that the burden of his sister's funeral was very heavy, so he did not hesitate at all, and said to the village chief: "Old village chief, my sister's affairs will be handed over to me, but I still need your help more."

The village chief stroked his beard, pondered for a moment and said: "Help must be helped, we all know that you love Xiu'er's niece, but, no matter what, you are not the Zheng family, if Xiu'er's father's funeral is left to you alone, where will the faces of our clansmen be placed."

Uncle laughed a few times, he knew in his heart that the old village chief was a good intention, these days, whose family has an easy life! Before for Xiu'er's family affairs, his wife had trouble with herself several times.

If I make up for it this time, I don't know how to quarrel with her.

The village chief's words were like a heart booster, which gave him a little confidence, and now the top priority is to send Xiu'er and her father on the road.

The uncle rubbed his hands and asked a little embarrassed, "So, you see?" The village chief went out and summoned the villagers outside and said: "We are all from the same village, and you all know that Xiu'er and his family are having a hard time, and now there is such a big incident, we are all surnamed Zheng, so we can't sit idly by, so let's do our best to help a little bit in every family!" The villagers below were discussing, Xiu'er wiped her tears and stood aside, and some villagers stood up and said: "Village chief, our life is not easy, but we can't bear to watch Xiu'er and her mother suffer, Xiu'er and her father's bones are not cold, we can't say that we have done everything, we will not be left behind, village chief, you can rest assured!"