The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor

Chapter 498 Disdain (1)

The ghost doctor scolded him grumpily for a while, without even breathing. Xiao Ruiyuan's eyes twitched almost invisible. Seeing that he showed no sign of stopping, he finally couldn't help but handed the box in his hand in an attempt to block his mouth.

"What's this?"

As expected, the ghost doctor stopped yelling and cursed, and while asking, he reached out and took the wooden box.

The two have known each other for many years and both work for the prince. Although they are separated by generations, they have already had an extraordinary tacit understanding.

 Ghost doctors are obsessed with medical skills, and their greatest interest is in finding medicinal materials, making good medicines, and treating diseases that cannot be cured by other doctors.

Xiao Ruiyuan knew the ghost doctor's preferences and often found medicinal materials for him, but each time they were extremely precious. Over time, the ghost doctor habitually believed that the things he took out must not be ordinary things.

 “This…this is…”

Although he was well prepared, when the ghost doctor saw what was inside the box, he was excited and incoherent, his eyes became extremely hot, and his trembling hands seemed to be holding a rare treasure.

 “How? Is the year enough?”

Xiao Ruiyuan was slightly relieved when he saw the ghost doctor's reaction, but he couldn't feel completely relieved without knowing the specific year of the ginseng, so he took the initiative to ask.

Hearing this, the ghost doctor took a deep breath. After calming down, he began to look at the ginseng in the box. To avoid damaging the body of the ginseng and affecting its medicinal properties, he found a pair of soft silk gloves and put them on, carefully picked up the ginseng in the box, and examined it carefully in the bright candlelight.

He looked over and over for a long time, seeming a little unsure. He took out a knife and gently cut off the inch-long ginseng tendrils. He put it into his mouth and chewed it a few times without caring about scrubbing to test its medicinal properties.

Looking at the ghost doctor's series of actions, Xiao Ruiyuan never spoke, but his right hand had already been clenched into a fist.

 The room was quiet except for the ghost doctor smacking his lips and making a small sound. After the inch-long ginseng whiskers were completely turned into ginseng residue, the ghost doctor opened his eyes. He remained silent for a long time, but the wrinkles on his forehead deepened a lot.

Under Xiao Ruiyuan's nervous gaze, the ghost doctor finally shook his head and said regretfully: "This ginseng is the best I have ever seen in my life, but...if I estimate correctly, it is only about nine hundred and fifty years old." ! What a pity, what a pity..."

It's a pity after several times, the ghost doctor looked very unhappy, he finally found an old ginseng plant, and it seemed that the prince's poison could be cured, but it took fifty years!

Even though these fifty years are nothing to mention for a ginseng that is more than 900 years old, even if the difference is one or two years, it is still not a thousand-year-old ginseng. Its medicinal properties are still a bit worse, and it cannot be made into a detoxifying pill.

He lived to this age, when his master was still alive, and he saw a thousand-year-old ginseng root from his old man. Finally, this ginseng root was made into medicine by his master and used to save people!

After hearing this, Xiao Ruiyuan's heart suddenly sank. Although he had thought of this possibility before, he still couldn't accept it.

Even if we continue to search, no one is sure we will find a thousand-year-old ginseng! Fifty years can take a person from infancy to old age. Even if he could plant this ginseng plant back, he couldn't wait that long, and his cousin, who only had less than a year left to live, couldn't wait even more!

Looking at the thick ginseng lying in the box, Xiao Ruiyuan was silent for a long time. Finally, he picked up the wooden box, forgot to say hello, and left the ghost doctor's yard without looking back.

The ghost doctor had something on his mind and forgot to call Xiao Ruiyuan, leaving behind that rare good ginseng. He walked back and forth in the house several times, looking at the dark night outside the door, and a thought suddenly came to his mind...

 (End of this chapter)