Chapter 8 Going to the Market
"I have a little donkey that I never ride, but one day I rode it to the market on a whim." Wang Feng sang proudly while walking with Wang Dali and Abao towards the market in the west of Dashan Town.
Three days have passed since Wang Feng and the others collected Polygonatum japonica, and in these three days, Wang Feng has only eaten one meal for two days. This morning, he even ate every last bit of rice at home.
If Huang Jing is not sold today, Wang Feng will have no choice but to go hungry.
Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, there happens to be a market, and it is also Sunday, so Wang Feng made an appointment with Wang Dali, Abao and the three of them to go to the market together to sell the Polygonatum plant today.
After struggling for three days, Wang Feng finally decided to sell Huang Jing. Although Huang Jing was very helpful to Wang Feng's hidden injuries, the problem of eating is now the most important thing for Wang Feng to solve.
Moreover, since that night, the red light emitted from the ancestral jade pendant penetrated into Wang Feng's head. Wang Feng could feel the warmth in his lower abdomen getting stronger and stronger every night while standing, and his strength also increased little by little.
It was increasing, which meant that his hidden injuries were getting better, so Wang Feng was not in a hurry to treat his hidden injuries.
Besides, he was able to find a Polygonatum japonica plant. With the magical ability of fortune-telling, Wang Feng believed that he could find better things in the future. Wang Feng was very confident in curing his hidden wounds.
"Wang Feng, please stop singing. It's really ugly. Let A Bao sing. She sings much better than you." Wang Dali said unhappily as he listened to Wang Feng's singing.
That night he went back and was beaten again. Wang Dali held his breath for the past three days, thinking that when Wang Feng sold Huang Jing and gave him some money, he would go back and see what his father would say!
Because the market is in the west of Dashan Town, and Wang Feng, A Bao and Wang Dali's homes are all in the east of Dashan Town, it is still some distance to walk to the market, so Wang Feng started singing loudly when he had nothing to do.
But he was shouting at the top of his lungs, which was far worse than Abao singing.
After hearing Wang Dali's words, Wang Feng glanced at Wang Dali and said proudly, "Brother Dali, just give up. A Bao has already said that he will only sing for me!"
After Wang Dali heard Wang Feng's words, he immediately looked at A Bao, because A Bao is a Miao girl who has been very traditional and conservative since she was a child, and the Miao people also have many rules. If A Bao agrees to sing only to Wang Feng, that means a lot.
It was different, which made Wang Dali become anxious immediately.
But when he saw A Bao with his face flushed and his head lowered and silent, Wang Dali knew that what Wang Feng said was true, and immediately said to A Bao, "A Bao, you won't play with me anymore?"
"Brother Dali, how could it be? We are good friends. How could I not play with you?" Abao said to Wang Dali with a blushing face.
After hearing A Bao's words, Wang Dali immediately became energetic again. Although A Bao promised to only sing to Wang Feng, as long as A Bao still played with him, that was enough.
Follow the main road in the town and walk to the west. Because Dashan Town is built on the mountain, the roads are basically paved with bluestone slabs. Although they are not very flat, they are very solid and have not been damaged by generations of people.
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Wang Feng and the others walked along the bluestone road and soon arrived at the west side of Dashan Town. There was a very large field here. There were already many people there, and they were very noisy and lively.
The market is divided into several areas. Some sell snacks, some sell clothes and shoes, some sell agricultural tools, and some sell chicken, duck, fish and other things. Wang Feng and the other three turned left and right and finally found the herb collector.
hawker.
At this time, there were several people selling herbal medicines in front of Wang Feng and the three of them. They were all very common herbal medicines and the prices were very cheap. However, the purpose of collecting medicines was to subsidize the family, and none of the villagers in the town did this.
I make a living, so it would be nice to be able to sell some money.
Soon it was the turn of Wang Feng and the three of them. Wang Feng took down the bamboo basket behind his back and walked excitedly to the front of the vendor with Wang Dali and A Bao. Wang Feng said nervously, "Look at this.
How much is it worth?”
Because it was their first time to do such a thing, Wang Feng, A Bao and Wang Dali were all very nervous. They all stared at the vendor opposite, for fear that the vendor would say that the Huang Jing they dug was not valuable.
"Huh? It's Polygonatum! It's so big, it's been ten years, right?" When the herbal vendor saw the Polygonatum taken out by Wang Feng and the other three children, he was stunned for a moment and then blurted out.
But as soon as he said it, the hawker regretted it. How could he say such a thing? So with a roll of his eyes, the hawker squatted down and pretended to check the polygonatum in the bamboo basket. After a while, he said, "Yes, it's Polygonatum.
But it looks like it’s less than ten years old, so how about this, I’ll give you twenty yuan, do you want to sell it?”
"Twenty yuan!" Wang Dali shouted immediately when he heard the vendor's words. He really didn't expect to sell so much.
Even Wang Feng and Abao were a little surprised. Twenty yuan was really a huge sum of money for them. According to current prices, this amount of money would be enough for Wang Feng to live for a long time.
So after listening to the hawker's words, Wang Feng was naturally moved, so he was about to sell it. However, at this moment, a voice interrupted him.
"I said Wang Erlai, do you still want to face me? Why did you lie to a child?" The speaker was an old man named Li Ming, an old doctor at the Dashan Town Health Center. He is over 50 years old this year.
I saw that the old man's hair was gray, but his face was red. He stood very straight, not stooped at all. At first glance, he looked like an extremely healthy old man, but there was anger on his face at this time.
The vendor who collects herbal medicine is called Wang Erlai. He is also from Dashan Town. He has always made a living by collecting herbal medicines and transporting them to sell outside. However, this guy is not very kind and often deceives the villagers. Even though the medicinal materials are very precious, they are no longer available to him.
It has become very common and cannot be sold for much money.
Not many villagers in Dashan Town knew about herbal medicines, so they all picked them casually when they had nothing to do. As for whether they were precious or not, they didn't care, as long as they could be sold for money.
"Old man Li, why am I so shameless? Tell me clearly!" After hearing what Li Ming said, Wang Erlai's face changed and he asked with a very gloomy expression.
Wang Feng, Wang Dali and A Bao also knew Li Ming. They had been seen by Li Ming when he was sick in the past. Li Ming's acupuncture is very powerful. Most illnesses can be cured by him with just one injection, even if they are serious.
Yes, you can get well soon even if you take the herbal medicine he prescribes, so people in Dashan Town respect him very much.
"Grandpa Li, you said he lied to us, what's going on?" After hearing Li Ming's words, Wang Feng's heart moved and he immediately asked Li Ming.
Seeing Wang Feng's question, Li Ming lost a lot of anger on his face. He squatted down and looked at the Huang Jing in the bamboo basket, and said softly to Wang Feng, "You three are lucky. The Huang Jing you found is at least fifty years old."
If I sell it outside, it will cost at least a thousand yuan. Wang Erlai only gives you twenty yuan. Isn’t this lying to you?”
"One, one thousand?" Wang Dali's tongue was a little knotted after listening to Li Ming's words.
Even Wang Feng and Abao were stunned after hearing Li Ming's words. One thousand yuan, this is absolutely an astronomical figure to them. The villagers of Dashan Town may not be able to earn so much after working hard for a year.
Because Li Ming just said that Wang Erlai deceived children, a lot of people had gathered around him. Now when they heard that the Huangjing dug by Wang Feng and the others was actually worth a thousand yuan, the people around them immediately started making noises. Some were envious of Wang Feng and the others.
If so, they are mostly blaming Wang Erlai.
After hearing Li Ming's words, Wang Erlai's face became even uglier. Especially after hearing the words of the surrounding villagers, Wang Erlai's anger rose up in his heart. He looked at Li Ming with a fierce look in his eyes and said loudly.
, "Old man Li, how I do business is my business, does the mother-in-law have any control over it?"
The exposed Wang Erlai was so angry that he started scolding him. Seeing this, the simple villagers around him criticized him even louder. You must know that there are no villagers in Dashan Town who have not been treated by Li Ming. Seeing Wang Erlai scolding him.
Li Ming, of course, none of them were willing to do so.
Listening to the accusations around him, Wang Erlai snorted coldly, turned to look at Wang Feng and the others, then took out a stack of money from his arms, counted ten of them, and then said to Wang Feng, "This is it."
It’s one thousand yuan, do you want to sell this Polygonatum japonica?”
Seeing that he would definitely not be able to get this Huang Jing with 20 yuan, Wang Erlai was so cruel that he took out a thousand yuan. But even so, he could still make several dollars by selling the 50-year-old Huang Jing.
Times.
When the surrounding villagers saw that Wang Erlai actually spent a thousand yuan to buy Huang Jing from Wang Feng and the others, they immediately became quiet. Although the villagers were simple, they were all shocked when they saw such an incredible thing.
Shocked.
That’s a thousand dollars, not a dime!
Wang Feng was also shocked by the thousand yuan that Wang Erlai took out. You know, if Li Ming hadn't appeared, he would have sold the money if Wang Erlai had given him 20 yuan. But now it was only a thousand yuan.
How many times had it doubled all at once? Happiness came so suddenly that Wang Feng couldn't even calculate it.
Looking at the thousand yuan in Wang Erlai's hand, Wang Feng really wanted to sell Huang Jing to Wang Erlai. However, when he saw Li Ming standing aside, Wang Feng's heart moved, but he picked up the bamboo basket and said to him
Wang Erlai said two words: "I won't sell it!"
Hearing these two words spoken by Wang Feng, not only Wang Erlai was stunned, but A Bao and Wang Dali were also stunned. The surrounding villagers were even more stunned. That was a thousand yuan, and Wang Feng was still there.
What are you hesitating about?
"Don't sell? This is a thousand yuan! You don't want to sell? Okay, I understand, you want to order more, right? Then tell me how much you want!" Wang Erlai became angry after hearing Wang Feng's words.
roared.
After hearing Wang Erlai's words, Wang Feng said directly, "I won't sell it to you no matter how much you pay!"
Then he ignored Wang Erlai, who was about to get angry, turned to Li Ming, and said with a smile, "Grandpa Li, do you want this Huang Jing?"
Chapter completed!