Wen Dagui asked Wen Sanshou: "Where is the ginseng now?"
"It's in Fengtang Town." Wen Sanshou said: "It's the town where I stayed before. The boy I asked to take care of the Lin family's daughter told me today that he has a fifty-year-old ginseng in his hand. He said we were looking for ginseng, so he said he would send the ginseng over, but I don’t know the situation here, so I’ll ask first.”
Wen Dagui stood up excitedly and said hurriedly: "We can't just send it here. We have to pay for it. However, we still need to let Dr. He see if it is suitable for medicine first."
Wen Sanshou nodded in agreement.
Wen Dagui frowned and walked back and forth twice, then said to Wen Sanshou: "Well, see if you can find an excuse for the textile factory to let that boy come to Beijing on a business trip and bring ginseng over. It's really It’s Doctor He who can’t leave here.”
"Okay, let me say hello to the textile factory." Wen Sanshou nodded. Although he had retired from the factory, the favor was still there. This matter was just a matter of saying hello.
Immediately, Wen Sanshou called the Beijing Textile Factory to arrange the matter. He also called Kong Changhao and asked him to prepare things for a business trip to Beijing and bring the ginseng with him. .
Kong Changhao received a call from Wen Sanshou and asked Zhao Hong to help him pack his luggage that night. Sure enough, he received a notice to go to Beijing on a business trip the next day.
Just as Kong Changhao took his luggage and boarded the train to Beijing, a pair of elderly people, accompanied by villagers, came to Fengtang Town in an ox cart.
This pair of old people are Ye Laiqing's parents, Ye Laoshuan and Ding Jiuniang.
Ye Laoshuan has a very good relationship with Lin Xiaoxiang's father Lin Zhiyi. The two families have always been close, so Lin Xiaoxiang and Ye Laiqing played together since childhood, and then naturally became a couple. Lin Xiaoxiang and Ye Laiqing grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Big, secondly, it is also what the parents of both parties mean.
It turned out that Lin Xiaoxiang and Ye Laiqing got married and went to the town to work as workers together. Lin Ye's family was extremely happy. Ye Laoshuan and Lin Zhiyi also drank wine from time to time, looking forward to their future. Give birth to several children, and in the future they will help the young couple raise the children together.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xiaoxiang died unexpectedly. Lin Zhiyi and his wife also died of illness. Even Lin Xiaoxiang's younger brother Lin Feng disappeared.
Ye Laoshuan was injured in his early years and his health has never been very good. He could still work hard in the past, but his friend's family suffered a series of disasters. He was hit hard and fell seriously ill. It took him several years to get better. , can barely walk with a cane, and still does so now. However, Ding Jiuniang has always been unable to walk steadily because her feet are bound. She cannot do work in the fields and can only do housework.
Since Ye Laoshuan fell ill, the family's income has been cut off. Fortunately, he still had some savings and was living in the village, so he could barely survive. As for the filial piety money Ye Laishuan gave him every month, he always said that the family was in a difficult situation. It's not easy to raise three children, so I only give the couple two yuan a month.
The old couple of the Ye family didn't care about this. They felt that they shouldn't be a drag on their children when they were having a hard time. Their legs and feet were not in good health and they couldn't cause trouble to their children. Therefore, they stayed in Yunling Village and did not go there. Been to Fengtang Town.
Another person they worried about was their granddaughter Ye Tan. Every year during the Chinese New Year, when Ye Laiqing and his wife came back with their children, they always felt that Ye Tan was too thin and asked privately how Ye Tan was doing at home. Ye Tan also The answers were all very good. After listening to them, the two elders felt a little relieved. They were worried that Ye Laiqing would favor his son, so they secretly gave Ye Tan some money in private. However, the elders didn't have much money at all. Naturally, I didn’t give much.
The old couple knew about the job reserved for Ye Tan in the textile factory. They planned that after Ye Tan graduated from junior high school this year, he would be able to work in the textile factory. They also happily discussed how they could save more money. When Ye Tan comes back during the Chinese New Year, she will give it to Ye Tan as lucky money to celebrate her going to work.
But who would have known that before the Chinese New Year, I received a package from Ye Tan, and the place of origin of the package turned out to be a town in the northeast!
For the old couple, this was like a bolt from the blue. Even if they didn't understand the twists and turns, they still understood that Ye Tan was going to the countryside.
Ye Tan obviously had a job, so why did he go to the countryside?
The man who helped the old couple pick up the package was a man from the same village, a nephew of Ye Laoshuan who was in the fifth service, named Ye Hesheng.
On weekdays, the old couple of the Ye family also benefited from Ye Hesheng's care and helped carry water and do some heavy work. Therefore, the old couple trusted Ye Hesheng very much.
"Hesheng." Ye Laoshuan felt uneasy when he saw these things sent by Ye Tan, so he said to Ye Hesheng, "Uncle, I want to ask you a favor."
"Uncle, tell me what you want or don't want. I won't hesitate to help you." Ye Hesheng was a solid farmer. Hearing what Ye Laoshuan said, he hurriedly patted his chest and said.
"Hey, Hesheng, this package was sent by Xiao Tan from the Northeast." Ye Laoshuan said: "I remember Xiao Tan was not supposed to work in a textile factory this year? Why did he go to the Northeast to work in the countryside instead? ? Can you help me go to Lai Qing’s house to see what’s going on?”
"That's right, He Sheng, please run for a while." Ding Jiuniang also walked out shakily, bouncing on her little feet.
Hearing the Ye family elders talk about Ye Tan, Ye Hesheng pursed his lips and lowered his head slightly. After being silent for a while, Ye Hesheng scratched his hair and said to Ye Laoshuan and his wife with some embarrassment: "Uncle, Auntie, I'm so sorry for hiding this from you."
"What's wrong?" When Ye Laoshuan and Ding Jiuniang saw Ye Hesheng's expression, the bad premonition in their hearts suddenly became stronger. Ding Jiuniang was worried about Ye Tan and hurriedly said: "Hesheng, what is going on? Why? Has my Xiaotan gone to the northeast?"
"I... I was afraid that you and my uncle would be angry, so I didn't dare to say anything." Ye Hesheng scratched his head again.
"What's going on?"
"Then don't worry."
"Okay, don't worry, just tell me quickly."
Ye Hesheng took a deep breath and told Ye Laoshuan and his wife exactly how Ye Tan was robbed of his job and forced to go to the countryside. Before going to the countryside, he made everything happen in the town.
After saying that, seeing the old couple gasping for breath, he regretted saying it again, and hurriedly said: "Look, I said I shouldn't tell you, didn't you just promise me not to be in a hurry? this……"
