After being abandoned, Tofu Xishi broke off the relationship

The sun was scorching. The three of them hid in the shade under the eaves and talked. Su Ruanruan told them the interesting things she had heard in the city. Sanzhu would interrupt and ask a few questions when he found something interesting. Xiaoxi, however, just blinked his bright black eyes and listened attentively without saying a word.

Liu prepared the meal and called them, and Su Runrun stopped talking.

He took Xiaoxi and Sanzhu to wash their hands before going to the table.

She sat on a low stool, looking at the coarse-grain porridge with few grains of rice in the bowl and a plate of stir-fried wild vegetables.

I felt really bad because the food was so bad.

Seeing her pout, Liu's face froze for a moment, then she smiled awkwardly, "Let's make do with it for now, and wait for Datie and Erwang to come back from work in a few days, then buy some coarse flour and grain."

In a few days, the crops will be ready for harvest. However, since the family's fields are small, they can't harvest much food.

"Aunt, thank you for taking care of Xiaoxi these days."

"No way, this child is well behaved and I like him very much. He can keep Sanzhu company if he stays here."

"It's just that Xiaoxi is the grandson of the Su family after all, and he's always staying here... Will your grandma have any objections? Has she picked a fight with you?"

Su Ruanruan took a sip of porridge and glanced at Xiaoxi who was looking at her pitifully and with a bit of fear.

"Sister, I don't want to go back..."

Su Ruanruan touched his little face, and then looked up at Liu. "The Su family is a dangerous place. I don't know how my grandmother will torture Xiaoxi when he goes back. I stay in the county town all day, so I can't take care of him. I'm also worried about him staying there alone."

"My grandmother, I'll find a way."

Liu felt bitter in her heart, "You are a girl, it's hard for you..."

"Aunt, you are too kind. Look, I am doing fine."

Afraid that Liu would continue crying, Su Runrun glanced at the open courtyard door and changed the subject.

"Why hasn't my uncle come back yet?"

As he was speaking, Duan Zhuan came back from outside, exhausted.

As soon as he entered the room, his eyes were fixed on Su Ruanruan. He wanted to ask about the kidnapping, but Liu just waved her head at him.

"Ruanruan has returned. I'm glad the child is back safely. She came from the mountain path, so she got lost in the wrong direction. Go and dust yourself off, wash your hands, and come over to eat."

Duan Zhuan hummed lightly, then went to clean himself up.

After the meal, villagers who were feeling unwell came one after another.

Duan Zhuang and Liu only then realized that it was Su Runrun who had been treating the villagers these days, and she was no problem treating simple headaches and fevers.

Seeing Su Ruanruan calmly treating others, a look of relief appeared on his face.

The illnesses of these villagers are not serious and there are many medicinal herbs on the back mountain that can be used.

After seeing them off, Su Runrun took Sanzhu and Xiaoxi to the back mountain.

The back mountains are endless and lush.

Xiaoxi and Sanzhu were chasing squirrels on the mountain, while she was looking for some herbs that could be used.

While the two children were not paying attention, she buried the little ginseng in her arms next to a bright mushroom.

After collecting enough herbs, she sat down and applied medicine to her ankle.

Sure enough, after a while, Sanzhu's voice came from the other side, "Huh? What is this? Why have I never seen it before? Xiaoxi, do you know what this is?"

Su Xiaoxi shook his head. This was the first time he had seen a radish with a beard.

Su Ruanruan smiled lightly and waved, "Come here and show it to your cousin."

Sanzhu ran over here happily, holding the bright red mushroom in one hand and the small ginseng in the other.

Xiaoxi walked slowly and followed behind him.

Su Ruanruan pointed at the red mushroom in his hand and said seriously, "You can't eat this mushroom. The brighter the color of this mushroom, the more poisonous it is. Eating it can be fatal."

Sanzhu quickly threw it away, "I know, except for the common mushrooms, these mothers won't let me touch them. I was just curious and picked them up to play with."

Su Ruanruan breathed a sigh of relief. It was good enough that the child knew it. She didn't need to educate him again. She looked at Xiaoxi again, "Do you know? You can't eat that."

Xiaoxi nodded obediently, "Sister, I understand."

Sanzhu took another step forward, took the thing in his hand and shook it in front of Su Ruanruan, "Cousin, do you know what this is?"

Su Ruanruan: ...

Looking at Xiao Shen who was being tossed around by him, Su Ruanruan gritted her teeth.

If a few of the whiskers were broken off, this ginseng would be even less valuable.

She immediately took the ginseng, looked at it carefully, and then showed an expression of surprise and joy.

"Sanzhu, you are so capable. This is ginseng..."

"Ginseng? This is ginseng?"

Sanzhu stood there in a daze. He had heard others talk about it but had never seen it.

"Let's go back and tell your parents the good news."

Sanzhu wrapped the ginseng carefully in his arms, his eyes filled with unconcealable joy.

As three people entered the yard one after the other, he began to call out to his parents happily.

"What's wrong with you, kid? Why are you making so much noise?"

Liu and Duan Zhuan were talking in private in the room. When they heard their son's anxious voice, they hurried out of the room.

I thought something bad had happened to them in the woods, but when I saw the three people standing in the yard safe and sound, I felt relieved.

Duan Zhuan said, "But what happened?"

"Mom and Dad, look what I found."

As he said this, he took out the small ginseng from his arms.

Duan Zhuan and Liu looked at his palm, then touched it, with puzzled expressions on their faces.

Before they could ask, Sanzhu could no longer hold back and blurted out, "My cousin said this is ginseng."

"Ginseng? This is ginseng? I heard it's very valuable."

Liu clapped her thighs and laughed, and even Duan Zhuan who was standing beside her laughed, which was a rare occurrence.

"Ruanruan, is this really ginseng?"

Su Ruanruan put down the backpack and said, "Uncle, aunt, this is indeed ginseng. I've seen it at Doctor Gu's in our village. It looks like this. I heard that this ginseng is very hard to find. It's really lucky that Sanzhu found it today."

Liu stroked her son's head with such tenderness that tears seemed to well up in her eyes.

Sanzhu also had a look of joy on his face and proudly puffed out his chest.

Su Runrun saw all this and smiled faintly.

“I just don’t know what this thing is worth.”

"This ginseng is still young and its roots are relatively intact. It should be worth at least fifteen taels of silver!" Su Ruanruan said.

"Ten... fifteen taels?"

Duan Zhuan, Liu and Sanzhu widened their eyes.

Oh my god, so many!

This is a huge sum of money for a poor family.

Xiaoxi stuck to Su Ruanruan obediently.

Liu's body trembled slightly with excitement, and Duan Zhuan quickly supported her.

It costs about five taels of silver to marry a wife in the countryside. Because his family was poor and could not afford the betrothal money, Datie has been dragged into a teenager, and still has no marriage.

Now, with this ginseng, nothing is a problem.

"It's better to get rid of this ginseng as soon as possible, uncle. It's still early. Otherwise, you'd better go there. There are several herbal medicine shops in town. I'm sure they all buy this little ginseng."

Duan Zhuan was stunned for a few moments before he reacted.

Yes, it would be better to change it into silver as soon as possible.

He immediately asked Liu to find a clean cloth, wrapped it again and again, and then stuffed it into the clothes.

Su Ruanruan handed a note she had written in her room to Duan Zhuang, "Uncle, when you go to town, please help me find a guy named Qin Bei in the furniture store at the west end of town and give him this note."

"Oh, okay, I remember."

"Uncle, don't be impatient. If they see that you are eager to sell, they will definitely lower the price. This ginseng can be sold for at least thirteen taels of silver. Don't sell it for less than this bottom line. If you sell it for less, you will suffer a loss."

"Okay, I remember everything. I'll go find the oxcart now. You guys just wait for my news at home."

"Take the things." Liu was worried and reminded again.

This is all the family’s wealth.