Chapter 39 Selling ginseng to cure diseases
Hu Shi was stunned all of a sudden, and the ginseng dug up by the villagers from the mountains was only sold for one or two cents a catty, and five cents a catty really made Hu Shi dare not believe his ears.
At this moment, Shen Chi called Shen Changlin back, and the two found the backyard, Shen Changlin hurriedly greeted Director Liu: "Director Liu, why are you here?" ”
"It's not because the ginseng you brought me last time has a good effect, my brother specially asked me to bring him over to have a look." Director Liu said and introduced to Shen Changlin: "This is my younger brother Liu Xiangren, who is in the medicinal herb business. ”
Liu Xiangren was about the same age as Shen Changlin, and when he heard this, he said to Shen Changlin: "Brother Shen." ”
"Boss Liu." Shen Changlin replied.
"Brother Shen, do you sell this salvia? I'm willing to pay five cents a pound. Liu Xiangren hurriedly quoted.
This price scared Shen Changlin for a day, and the dealers who came to the village to collect salvia were only two cents at most, and this one more than doubled, like the Hu family, Shen Changlin was also a little unconvinced: "Five cents a catty, you won't be joking, right?" ”
"Dad, sell it for five cents a pound." Shen Chi interjected on the side.
This ginseng was originally planted by Shen Chi, and when he opened his mouth, Shen Changlin agreed.
Liu Xiangren was immediately overjoyed, leaned over and couldn't wait to pull out the ginseng. Shen Chi confessed to them: "Don't pull out the five salvia here, I want to keep it." ”
"Okay, grandma will show you." Hu replied with a smile.
Shen Changlin didn't say anything, but Liu Xiangren showed regret on his face.
Taking advantage of the adults' efforts to pull ginseng, Shen Chi went back to the room and wrote a prescription.
The land was not big, and the four of them finished pulling it out in less than a quarter of an hour, and according to Shen Chi's request, the Hu family left him five plants that were not pulled.
Breaking off the big head, Shen Changlin took a rod scale and a snakeskin bag and weighed it, and nearly 400 catties of ginseng came out of the palm-sized place.
Just such a small piece of salvia is worth half of Shen Changlin's annual income from farming, and he can't help but be excited and shocked in his heart.
Looking at the stems and leaves of salvia that had been thrown to the ground, and there were many tiny rhizomes as thick as bamboo skewers on them, Shen Chi hurriedly collected them, these can still be planted.
These salvia have been cultivated many times by him, but they are not comparable to those wild salvia in the mountains.
Calculating the price, Liu Xiangren said to Shen Changlin: "Brother Shen, you can show me these ginseng, I'll go back and get the money." ”
"Don't worry, make sure you're still what you're here for." Shen Changlin assured.
"Uncle Liu." Shen Chichao suddenly shouted at Liu Xiangren.
"What's the matter?" Liu Xiangren knew that these ginseng were planted by Shen Chi, and he was also very polite to him.
Shen Chi took out the recipe he wrote and handed it to him: "Uncle Liu is in the medicinal materials business, how much will I have twenty pieces of medicinal materials for the required medicinal materials on this prescription?" ”
Liu Xiangren handed the recipe to the eldest brother, and Director Liu only glanced at it and said to Shen Chi: "Your recipe is for treating blood diseases, so it's for your grandmother." ”
Shen Chi was shocked when he heard this, and said in his heart that Director Liu really had some kung fu, and he didn't hide it, and nodded calmly.
"Last time I was in the hospital, I found out that your grandmother had sepsis, and she only had a lifespan of three years at most. Director Liu said to Shen Changlin.
Shen Changlin's face changed greatly when he heard this, but Shen Chi said with a firm face: "Always try your best, as a descendant, I can't watch my grandmother get sick and not heal." ”
"The little guy is very filial, you have a few medicinal herbs in this recipe that are very valuable, and it takes more than eighty yuan for twenty pieces." Director Liu is an old Chinese medicine doctor, and he can calculate how much money he has in a flash.
In the 80s, when the annual income was only five or six hundred, it cost more than 80 yuan to catch a medicine, and the hard work of a year was all gone, which is why Hu Shi was not in good health but refused to go to the hospital.
As soon as Hu Shi heard that he wanted so much money, half of the money he had sold was gone, and he hurriedly said, "Why do you want so much money?" That's still forget it, who doesn't have that day in the world? Why waste that money in vain. ”
"Grandma, I planted ginseng to treat you." Shen Chi said and said to Liu Xiang: "It's so decided, the medicine money will be deducted from the ginseng money." ”
"Auntie, it's rare for your grandson to be so filial, if you don't really leave, won't it make future generations feel uneasy for the rest of their lives." Liu Xiangren comforted Hu Shidao.
Hu Shi pulled Shen Chi and hugged him in his arms, and his tears couldn't stop falling.
Shen Changlin's face was heavy, and the joy of selling ginseng suddenly vanished, he didn't expect his mother's illness to be so serious, and he couldn't help but blame himself.
Liu Xiangren paid a deposit of 20 yuan and hurried back to withdraw the money.
Knowing that Shen Chi's family must be in a heavy mood now, the two of them left without much bothering.
Back in the hall, Hu was still distressed about spending eighty yuan: "People always have to die, and they shouldn't spend that unjust money." ”
"How is it a waste of money to see a grandmother? Grandma, don't worry, I will definitely cure you. Shen Chi continued to comfort his grandmother.
If it is not cured, Hu really doesn't care about it, but Shen Chi's sensible and filial piety really makes Hu love in his heart.
At noon, Gui Shuzhen and Shen Fang came back, and when they learned that Hu's illness was so serious, everyone was in a heavy mood for a while, and Shen Fang threw herself into Hu's arms and sobbed.
Shen Changlin felt the need to inform his eldest brother, so after lunch, he rode his car with a broken 28 bar and went to the eldest brother's house in the county seat.
Shen Chi saw his father pushing the bicycle out, and guessed in his heart that he must be going to his uncle's house.
According to Shen Chi's original intention, now that grandma is not sick, don't tell the uncle about them, so as not to be bored.
Because although the uncle is filial, he can't stand the aunt's strong personality, pungent and love to teach others.
After the Hu family was seriously ill in the previous life, Shen Chi's aunt Hu Yulan ran to the house and scolded Shen Chi's parents severely, saying that the Hu family was tired and sick from working for their family, and Gui Shuzhen was so angry that she wiped her tears.
At that time, Shen Chi had a grudge against his aunt at a young age, but an incident that happened later made Shen Chi's feelings for his aunt very conflicted.
That was when Shen Chi was still in high school, and he planned to drop out of school because he had no money to sign up, but the eldest aunt came to the door again after knowing about it, and severely disciplined Shen Changlin and Gui Shuzhen, saying that they had not studied for three years, raised a house of pigs, and planned to let the children be as useless as them for the rest of their lives. After speaking, he took out his salary and went to register Shen Chi in person.
After that, until he finished college, Shen Chi's studies were funded by his uncle.
So for the eldest aunt, Shen Chi is sincerely grateful to her, but for her mouth, Shen Chi feels a headache and fear in his heart.
It's just that Shen Chi has no reason to stop his father now, so he can only go with him.
Shen Chi came to his small ginseng garden alone and planted those salvia plants in the ground again.