bestfiction Chapter 138: It looks like the money will come in
Chapter 138: It looks like the money will come in
"I'll trust you and let you use it once. How do I make this?" Fang Cuihua leaned closer and asked.
Guangdan reached out and pinched off a Dendrobium about two centimeters away from the root, so that it could continue to sprout and grow new ones.
Fang Cuihua nodded knowingly, and then the mother and son began to pick fruits while chatting about family matters.
In fact, when Guangdan saw these Dendrobiums before, he wanted to dig them up directly, but when he got home and thought carefully, he thought that if he kept the roots, he could pick them every year.
Oh, not every year. Basically, it takes three years for Dendrobium. We haven’t studied this clearly yet, but at least the Dendrobium nowadays will definitely take more than three years.
Although I don’t know whether the older the Dendrobium is, the more valuable it is, but as long as it is valuable, it’s good enough.
After they had filled two baskets, they had to return home first. They had only picked one-third of the fruits. On the way back, Fang Cuihua specially picked some wild vegetables to cover the fruits.
"Cuihua, are you digging wild vegetables?"
"Eh."
As expected, as soon as they came out of the back mountain, people started to greet them. Fang Cuihua responded somewhat helplessly, with a look on her face that showed that she was running out of food at home.
After Fang Cuihua walked away, the woman sneered and turned to mutter to the people around her: "Fang Cuihua is busy all day long, but her family can't even have enough food to eat. She seems so capable."
The woman next to them looked at the direction where Fang Cuihua and her son left and whispered, "But her family has paid off the clan's debt this year, and she will soon be able to make a name for herself."
"Haha, how capable! A whole family still has to live in debt."
Fang Cuihua didn't care what these people said about her behind her back. After returning home, she poured the dendrobiums into a large winnowing basket and set off again with nothing in her possession.
The two of them made three consecutive trips before they finally picked all the Dendrobium officinale from the stone forest, along with a few bare-looking Codonopsis pilosula that looked quite old.
The mother and son had a great harvest that day, and it was thanks to Fang Cuihua's great strength. If she had done it alone, it would have taken her more than ten trips to carry the goods back.
"What should we do with this? Can we really sell it for money?" Second Aunt Cao Lian brought over a few small stools and placed them next to the dustpan. She sat down herself and prepared to start picking up these things that looked like wild vegetables.
"Hey, sure. Pick off the leaves on top. We only need the stalk in the middle." After saying that, Guangdan squatted down and started to clean up neatly.
Fang Cuihua and Cao Lian who were standing by started to do as Guangdan said. Even the little girl who was playing in the mud stretched out her dirty little paws to help.
"Oh, you need to wash your hands, they're too dirty!" Guangdan was frightened and quickly stopped him.
Only then did grandma smile and pull the little girl to wash her hands.
"After washing, dry it in a ventilated place, turn it over frequently, and don't expose it directly to the sun." Guangdan recalled these little bits of knowledge he knew.
My family knows nothing about Dendrobium officinale now, so they can only do as Guangdan said.
There is a method to process Dendrobium, but I am not sure about the preparation method of Codonopsis pilosula at the moment.
Although the price of Codonopsis pilosula is not as high as that of ginseng nowadays, the price of high-quality Codonopsis pilosula is about one hundred yuan per two taels.
Thinking of this, Guangdan said, "Mom, let's take some fresh ones to the town's medicine store tomorrow morning and sell those Codonopsis. I don't know how to preserve them. I'm afraid they will lose their value after a long time."
These words immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the family. Even Goumao and Ahe, who were forced by Goudan to write big characters, ran over to see what Codonopsis looked like.
Although no one knows what price Codonopsis pilosula can be sold for, it is still ginseng and must be worth some money.
"Don't have too much hope. Codonopsis is not as valuable as ginseng. It is probably just a little more expensive than ordinary herbs." Guangdan broke everyone's fantasy of getting rich quickly in time.
Then I looked at everyone's disappointed eyes and laughed out loud.
This day was the happiest day for Guangdan after he was beaten, because he probably earned another penny! !
I even think that I might be able to buy a calf’s tail tomorrow!
Just thinking about it makes me energetic!
She didn't sleep in the next day. She got up quickly in the early morning without being called and took out her most decent summer clothes.
Well, actually it’s just a pair of grey shorts with a patch on the elbows and knees. Most farm kids dress like this in summer.
The fewer patches, the more respectable it is, so having only two patches is already somewhat satisfying.
"Oh, Guangdan, are you going out to find a granddaughter-in-law for your grandma?" Grandma Lin in the yard saw her grandson dressed up so carefully and couldn't help but teasing him.
"Grandma, I won't get a wife in the future." After saying this, he grinned and made a face.
Hearing this, Fang Cuihua's action of pouring water paused slightly. She had an indescribable feeling and didn't know what was going on.
After quickly finishing their breakfast, the mother and son went out together. On the way, Guangdan thought of his elder sister again and started asking her.
"Mom, how is my elder sister?"
"On the Dragon Boat Festival, she came back with your brother-in-law to give him a holiday gift. He looked much better and in good spirits. I also told her to find time to visit the town again." Fang Cuihua sighed softly after she finished speaking.
She couldn't tell the child anything else. Although Daya was living well now, if there was no child after a long time, Erlangzi might not be free from infidelity.
"Well, I have to go and see a doctor. Health is the most important thing. Without a healthy body, everything else is useless." As he spoke, he tried hard to recall the medicinal effects of Codonopsis pilosula and Dendrobium officinale.
After some thought, I finally gave up. I still have to see a doctor and get the right medicine for my condition, rather than just taking any supplements on my own.
"What do you think of the town doctor?" Guangdan was actually keeping a wait-and-see attitude towards the town doctor.
"What are you talking about? There is only one pharmacy in our town. Besides Doctor Ling, this is the only one that can treat illnesses. Otherwise, we can only go to Grandma Yao."
As Fang Cuihua was talking, she was about to go back and ask someone if there was anyone in the area who could treat women's serious illnesses.
The bell doctor is a doctor who often walks around the country alleys shaking a bell to practice medicine, and the medicine grandma is actually a euphemism, actually she is a professional shaman.
After hearing what his mother said, Guangdan felt that the doctor in the town was more reliable.
"The pharmacy in town has been around for decades, so there won't be any mistakes. I heard that the old man who treated your grandfather passed away a few years ago, and now his son is the doctor."
Fang Cuihua saw her son's little thoughts and simply introduced the town's pharmacy in detail.
After all, there is only this one pharmacy in such a big town, and everyone knows its details. Besides, Fang Cuihua has a very good impression of the pharmacy in the town. After all, her family has been getting medicine in the pharmacy all year round.