Chapter Ninety-Five: Useless Stubbornness
Dongxuan's first ray of sunshine first favored this piece of terracotta, the store opened early, Jiang Wangchen and the others changed into local clothes under the advice of the shopkeeper, but compared with the natural darker skin of the Yuenai people, it is still very obvious.
The morning market is not lively, and the people here do not like to shout, but only display their goods neatly and lie on the chairs, motionless. Most of the goods they sell are dry goods and herbs, which are very popular with Anda, but now that it is supposed to be the peak season, this market center is crowded with business travelers, and Anda is even less scarce.
Everyone accompanied Luo Yu to a medicinal herb shop, although the store was lukewarm to the group, but this did not affect her mood in the slightest to choose medicinal materials, she has rich experience, many rare medicinal materials can shout some names and medicinal effects, even the shopkeeper began to look at her with admiration.
"Shopkeeper, how much does this dragon grass cost?" she asked, pointing to a fiery red blade of grass.
"This dragon grass was picked last night, so the price will be a little more expensive. In this way, I see that you are also an expert, girl, even if you are twenty-one or two. The shopkeeper placed the medicine box in front of the counter, and although the fiery red herb on the medicine box was off its roots, it was still fresh, and the leaves in the sun shimmered red, like a jumping flame.
"Okay! Then it's decided!" Luoyu didn't bargain.
The shopkeeper took the silver tael, neatly wrapped the medicinal herbs, and handed them to Luo Yu, and at this time a smile appeared on his broad facial features.
"Uncle Ahua, I said before, can I leave dragon grass for my father?" A thick and deep voice hissed outside the curtain.
Jiang Wangchen was shocked in his heart, he had only heard this unique duck voice once yesterday, and even the impression was fresh, and sure enough, it was the boy he saw in the inn yesterday - Yue Zhen.
"Ah, it's Ah Zhen, Ah ......," said the shopkeeper.
Although this dragon grass is not a precious medicinal material, it has a good effect on the treatment of cold diseases, but the dragon grass is the most tender all year round, only in early summer, and the medicinal effect is also the best, but it is not easy to find a mature dragon grass in this season, so the moon really saved enough silver taels very early, just waiting for this dragon grass to appear. Last night, he heard that Uncle Ah Hua had harvested a plant, and he couldn't sleep all night with excitement, so he ran two miles to the pharmacy without stopping this morning, and when he stared at the display case, the booth with 'Fire Dragon Grass' written on it was empty.
"Uncle Ahua, where's the dragon grass?"
"This, ah...... Sorry, it's been bought by a guest. Ah Hua smiled angrily: "Otherwise, you see that this vermilion jujube is one hundred taels at all, or now I will sell it to you at a half discount of fifty taels, you also know that the medicinal effect of this vermilion jujube root is incomparable to that fire dragon grass." ”
Yue Zhen said anxiously: "Uncle Ahua, you know that I don't have so much money, I don't have that much money. Aren't you trying to embarrass me!"
"Nephew, it's not that I don't help you, your father has been sick in bed for a few years, and I haven't funded you less, there are guests here today, and there is no way for people to take the lead, or wait for the next time there is dragon grass, I will definitely leave it to you, okay?"
"But my father's condition has worsened in the past two days, and I'm waiting for this dragon grass......"
"Why don't you take a look at any of the other pharmacies? Don't embarrass your uncle. ”
Ah Zhen didn't dare to blame his uncle much, he only blamed himself for running too slowly, allowing these Anda to take the lead. Yuezhen glanced at Luoyu, complained with the medicine bag in her hand, and paced back and forth, anxious.
Jiang Wangchen and the four of them, when they heard this, they couldn't help but be embarrassed, especially depressed, and always felt as if they were taking advantage of others' danger. Thinking of this, she smiled and said to Yue Zhen: "Since you need this dragon grass so urgently, I will give it to you ......" and handed the herb over.
Yuezhen looked at Luo Yu in surprise, and didn't accept it, but laughed coldly: "If it weren't for you Anda, my father wouldn't be sick in bed all the year round, so I don't need your sympathy if I don't pretend here." ”
Luo Yu said tepidly in the face of this strange temper: "I don't know, why do you hate us so much, we just want to help you, if you don't want to accept it, forget it, why do you want to depress us with this unnecessary crime." ”
The shopkeeper also persuaded: "Yuezhen, people are also kind enough to help you, not all the people in the world are bad, but there are more good people! ”
Yue Zhen, who had already missed the fire dragon grass, was resented by everyone's responsibilities, and felt ashamed in his heart, but he had to accept the reality of missing the fire dragon grass, so he had to turn the grievances into an impulse that he couldn't control, he raised his palm and slapped the medicine bag to the ground, and stomped on his feet heavily, smashing the medicinal herbs and oil paper, until the crystal dragon grass turned into a dull grain of sand, and the anger in his heart was calmed.
The shopkeeper roared: "My God, what are you doing, look at what you have done! What a fire dragon grass! You don't want to forget it, how can you be so bad! Twenty taels, a whole twenty taels......
Luo Yu shook her head in disappointment and sighed: "This medicinal herb is supposed to save lives and help the wounded, how can you be so contemptuous, and destroy it if you say it." ”
Yuezhen was in a low mood at the moment, but he also realized that what he had just done was indeed excessive, but he didn't accept the affection of these Anda people, let alone bow his head and admit his mistakes to these people. He froze in place, looking up at Luoyu, like a stubborn and indifferent statue.
Everyone fell silent, and the shopkeeper's face turned red, and he scolded: "You say, what do you want to compensate others, you said you, why are you so ignorant!"
In the pharmacy, the atmosphere instantly froze to the freezing point, and everyone stared at the young man in front of them, either accusing, sympathizing, or helpless. And this kind of gaze Yue Zhen has long been accustomed to.
Jiang Wangchen suddenly asked, "Boss, what kind of vermilion jujube root did you just say, right? I bought ...... it?"
The shopkeeper turned his face and said, "This is the price I gave to my nephew, not for you!"
"Then I'll buy it for him, is it okay?" Jiang Wangchen said.
Yuezhen raised his head, looking at the Anda man in front of him in disbelief, his heart was entangled, but he still stubbornly said: "I don't need your charity, I owe you this dragon grass, I will definitely pay it back to you!"
Jiang Wangchen said coldly: "Since you are so backbone, then pat your chest and accept it calmly, make enough money in the future, and then return it to me." Just like you do at Wangxi Inn. A man who can bend and stretch can be regarded as standing up to the sky. ”
Yuezhen lowered her head, if she had this vermilion root, her father's condition would definitely improve a lot, but it would cost fifty taels of silver, and she would have to accept this kindness from the Anda people. At his age, not only did he begin to grow taller, but his fragile and sensitive heart also began to understand what dignity was, and life forced him to understand what hardship and responsibility were.
Thinking of the coming of this hot summer, his father was still like ice jade, and he coughed all night last night, and even a peaceful sleep was a luxury for him, and after being impulsive, he lowered his head and said nothing, and he had no courage to refute.
"Okay, boss, this is a silver tael, wrap it for me now!" Jiang Wangchen didn't ask Yuezhen any more, took out fifty taels of silver, borrowed paper and pen, and wrote down the address of the Tie family. Taking the herb, he pushed it and the piece of paper into Yuezhen's arms heavily, and before Yuezhen could refuse, he had already shook his head and left.
Yue Zhen still lowered his head, and the whole world in his eyes was this bag of herbs that was not as big as his palm, but it changed all his dignity. Douda's tears didn't know when to grab his eyes, silently dripping on the oily paper of the medicine bag, blurring a circle of wet tears, this is the shape of tears, or the mark of growth.
Today, I stuck to the bottom line to the end, and finally was torn apart in front of the cruel reality.
Look at the piece of paper again, not only the address is written, but also an extra line of handwriting: "What you have, you must work hard to protect, and what you have lost, you must regain it with your own hands!"
Everyone came out of the pharmacy, and Hua Youyou asked everyone's questions: "Why do you want to help him when you meet in Pingshui?"
Jiang Wangchen said with a smile: "I looked at him, as if I saw myself when I was young, helpless and stubborn, and I didn't know why I felt pity in my heart, so I helped, but I was luckier than him, I met the villagers and elders of Niujia Village, so that I quickly came out of the shadows, and besides, the fifty taels of silver are really nothing!"
When Hua Youyou heard the words "Niujia Village", her heart trembled suddenly, and her face was discolored. Luo Xiao and Luo Yu saw that Hua Youyou's face was pale, and they didn't know what was wrong with Jiang Wangchen's answer, so they could only look at Jiang Wangchen in surprise.
Jiang Wangchen patted Hua Youyou's shoulder, nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, after going through so many things, I will work harder to live, and I will definitely not disappoint them!"
Hua Youyou nodded and said, "Don't worry, we will definitely meet the Great Wizard." ”
Luoxiao, Luoyu also said in unison: "And what about us......"
Luo Xiao even boasted about Haikou: "If it doesn't work, you can also use the power of our family, I believe we should be able to be accommodating." ”
Jiang Wangchen was grateful in his heart and nodded in thanks.
While everyone was laughing, he didn't go far, and was caught up by Yue Zhen, who was out of the door, and he stuffed the only fifteen copper coins left to Jiang Wangchen: "Zhu Zaogen and Fire Dragon Grass are a total of seventy taels, this is fifteen taels, and there are fifty-five taels left for you, I will definitely pay it off......
Before everyone could react from their stunnedness, Yuezhen's figure had disappeared into the sunshine.
Luo Xiao sighed: "What a stubborn child." ”
Luoyu said: "Isn't it...... Poor children have to carry so much at such a young age,"
Jiang Wangchen also sighed: "I hope he can break free from the shackles of life." ”