After leaving Stone Village, Chen Yansheng walked on the country road.
The rice paddies on both sides of the country road are ripe, and the morning breeze blows, creating wave after wave of rice.
Beside the distant village, the chimneys of the newly built red brick factory are already slowly emitting white smoke, as batches of red bricks are being fired.
Clear streams crisscross the fields.
Looking at the scene of this era, Chen Yansheng murmured to himself, “I will definitely live a wonderful life in this era!”
After leaving the village road, Chen Yansheng did not take the old ginseng to the village market to sell.
In this rural market, not many people understand the value of old ginseng.
If you want to sell your product at a high price, you have to go to the county.
After walking for more than half an hour, Chen Yansheng finally arrived in the county town.
The morning in June was already very hot, and the half-hour walk had left his forehead covered in sweat and his back soaked with sweat.
“If we had a bicycle, it wouldn’t take us so long to come to the county in the future,” Chen Yansheng murmured.
As he spoke, he arrived at a restaurant called “Dragon and Phoenix Tea House”.
This old ginseng, even if taken to a traditional Chinese medicine shop, can fetch a good price.
But it’s far less effective than selling it directly to people who need it.
If he remembered correctly, the owner of the Dragon and Phoenix Teahouse needed this old ginseng.
“Please come in, boss. What kind of tea would you like?”
The hostess at the teahouse did not show any disdain when she saw Chen Yansheng dressed simply. Instead, she greeted him politely as she led him into the teahouse.
It is now the late 1980s. With the deepening of reform and opening up, society has been transforming from a planned economy to a market economy for some years.
More and more private restaurants and teahouses are emerging, taking away business from state-owned restaurants. The service staff in private catering businesses are also much better than those in state-owned restaurants.
A sign that reads “No hitting or scolding customers” is even less likely to appear in a privately owned restaurant.
“I’m not here for tea, I’m looking for your boss.”
Chen Yansheng smiled politely.
Seeing the smile on Chen Yansheng’s handsome face, the hostess was somewhat lost in thought.
When she realized what was happening, her face turned red, and she stammered, “You, you’re looking for our boss? I don’t know what you want with our boss?”
“I have an old ginseng root that’s been around for a long time. Your boss might need it. Why don’t you ask him for me?”
Chen Yansheng stated the truth.
“Um, okay, I’ll ask for you.” The hostess replied, then turned and walked towards the boss’s office.
In the office.
Upon hearing his employee’s words, Meng De, the owner of Longfeng Teahouse, showed a look of confusion on his face:
“Old ginseng, this is a teahouse, not a pharmacy. What do you need that stuff for? Let him go.”
At this point, he hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and said, “Never mind, I’ll go and talk to them myself.”
After saying that, he followed the hostess to the entrance of the teahouse.
When Meng De saw Chen Yansheng, he raised an eyebrow. The young man was quite handsome, just like a pretty boy on TV.
“Young man, are you the one who wants to sell old ginseng?”
Meng De looked directly at Chen Yansheng and asked.
“Mr. Meng, I’ve long admired your name. I have a 70-year-old ginseng here, which is most effective in replenishing qi and preserving life…”
Upon seeing the owner of Longfeng Teahouse, Chen Yansheng chuckled and took out the old ginseng in his hand, starting to promote it.
Before he could finish speaking, Meng De interrupted him, saying, “Young man, I think you’ve come to the wrong place!”
“I run a teahouse. If you have wild mushrooms, bamboo shoots, or other game, you can bring them to me to sell.”
“You should send this old ginseng, which has been stored for many years, to a pharmacy.”
“I do know a friend who owns a pharmaceutical company. I can write you a letter of recommendation if you need it.”
Chen Yansheng remained unmoved and slowly said, “Boss Meng, I haven’t come to the wrong place. You might really need this old ginseng to keep you alive recently.”
Upon hearing this, Mengde’s brows furrowed immediately.
I spoke to them gently and kindly, and even wrote a letter of recommendation to help them get a good price from their friend’s company.
The other party actually cursed him, saying he had to rely on ginseng to stay alive?
Although he has a good temper and is good at making friends, he is not someone to be trifled with.
Just as Mengde was about to lash out, a petite figure rushed in from outside in a panic.
“Brother, something terrible has happened! Dad’s in trouble!”
The little girl was running too fast and was flustered. She wasn’t paying attention and kicked a stone on the side of the road, falling forward.
Given her running speed and the angle at which she fell, she was bound to get a scrape on her face.
Seeing this, Chen Yansheng quickly reached out and hugged the girl, preventing her from falling to the ground.
Meng Jiaojiao’s fair face turned pale, still somewhat shaken.
Feeling the warm, soft body in his arms, Chen Yansheng asked with concern, “Are you alright?”
“I’m fine.”
When Meng Jiaojiao looked up and saw an incredibly handsome face staring at her, her face immediately turned as red as a ripe apple.
He’s so handsome!
His embrace was also very warm.
For a young girl still in her adolescence, Chen Yansheng’s masculine aura possessed a unique charm.
“Little sister, what happened to Dad?”
Upon hearing that his father was in trouble, Mengde asked anxiously.
Meng Jiaojiao reluctantly got up from Chen Yansheng’s arms, her earlobes still slightly red.
Thinking of her father still in the hospital, she hurriedly said to Meng De:
“Brother, Dad fell at home and is bleeding heavily.”
“The person has been taken to the hospital, but needs a blood transfusion. Blood bags are being transported from the city.”
“But the doctor said that Dad’s condition is dangerous right now, and he might die before the blood transfusion arrives…”
By the end, Meng Jiaojiao’s eyes had reddened.
Upon hearing this, Meng De’s expression immediately changed, and a hint of panic appeared in his eyes.
He only has one father, and he doesn’t want him to just disappear like this.
“Boss, old ginseng, it’ll keep me alive!”
It was the hostess who reacted quickly and gave a reminder.
Upon hearing this, Meng De immediately realized, “That’s right, old ginseng can prolong life!”
He immediately turned to Chen Yansheng and said urgently, “Young man, I want the old ginseng in your hand. How much do you want to sell it for? Name your price.”
In order to save his father, he was prepared for the other party to demand an exorbitant price.
But to everyone’s surprise, upon hearing that Mengde’s father was bleeding heavily, Chen Yansheng immediately said:
“I’ll go to the hospital with you, saving lives is the priority!”
…
Outside the hospital’s emergency room.
The medical staff from the city hospital have already left with their blood bags.
“The surgery was a success. The patient has passed the safe period. Now all we need to do is wait for him to wake up and rest for a while.”
The doctor, who had just finished surgery, came out of the emergency room and said to Meng De and Meng Jiaojiao, the siblings:
“Your old ginseng arrived just in time. If it weren’t for this old ginseng keeping the patient alive, the blood pack from the city hospital would probably have been gone by the time it arrived.”
Hearing the doctor’s words, Meng De felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders.
As soon as the doctor left, he turned around and was about to kneel down in front of Chen Yansheng.
Chen Yansheng was also startled by Meng De’s actions and quickly helped him up.
“Boss Meng, what are you doing? Get up!”