Selling Ginseng

                                    

                                          

　　The next morning, Ling Yao set out for the city with a bamboo basket on her back.
　　
　　After leaving the village, there is a bus stop two miles away.
　　
　　Gu Qing'an was riding a bicycle and saw a familiar figure in front of him from afar. After taking a closer look, he confirmed that it was Ling Yao. His face turned cold, and he sped up his bicycle and rode past Ling Yao quickly. Although Ling Yao had returned the engagement token to them, who knew if she was playing hard to get.
　　
　　Ling Yao glanced at Gu Qing'an who was riding away on his bicycle and continued to walk towards the bus stop.
　　
　　Gu Qing'an thought Ling Yao would call him, but he had ridden his bike for several hundred meters and still did not hear Ling Yao calling him, and he couldn't help but wonder. Could it be that Ling Yao was serious this time, and she really made up her mind to break up the engagement with him? This would be the best, and I hope she won't regret it and get involved with him again in the future.
　　
　　Ling Yao walked to the bus stop and waited for a while, and saw a bus wobbling over.
　　
　　After the bus stopped, Ling Yao stepped on the bus.
　　
　　"Where are you going?" The conductor was carrying a small black bag and holding a ticket book.
　　
　　"To the city."
　　
　　"Thirty cents."
　　
　　Ling Yao took out thirty cents and handed it to the conductor. After the conductor tore the ticket for her, she walked towards the empty seat at the back. It was still early and there were still many empty seats on the bus.
　　
　　Walking to the back of the bus, Ling Yao found a seat by the window, took off the backpack on her back and placed it at her feet, and then sat down.
　　
　　As the bus started, the car started to drive on the bumpy road, shaking all the way.
　　
　　Even though Ling Yao was not carsick, she felt a little dizzy from the shaking of the car. She stretched out her hand and massaged her Neiguan acupoint. After a while, the dizziness finally subsided.
　　
　　As more and more people got on the bus, the entire car was soon filled like a can, with all kinds of smells mixed in.
　　
　　Ling Yao opened the window and felt better.
　　
　　An hour and a half later, Ling Yao finally arrived at her destination. She got off the bus and walked towards the largest Chinese medicine shop in the city. She had been to the city in her previous life and had some impression of it.
　　
　　Ling Yao walked on the bustling streets, surrounded by bustling crowds.
　　
　　After about twenty minutes, Ling Yao finally saw the Chinese medicine shop with a plaque of "Hua Yi Tang".
　　
　　She walked into the Chinese medicine shop, and the shop was filled with a strong aroma of Chinese medicine, which made her feel at ease and comfortable.
　　
　　There was an elderly Chinese medicine doctor in the shop, who was taking the patient's pulse at this time.
　　
　　Ling Yao did not disturb him. She waited until he finished seeing the patient and prescribed medicine before walking forward, "Hello!"
　　
　　The old Chinese medicine doctor looked at Ling Yao, "Little girl, do you want to buy medicine? Or see a doctor?" Because of the catastrophe before, his Hua Yi Tang had to be forced to close. It was not until the reform and opening up that he reopened Hua Yi Tang. Now his Hua Yi Tang is very famous in the city, and many people come here to see him for medical treatment and prescriptions.
　　
　　"I want to ask, do you buy medicinal herbs here?" Ling Yao asked.
　　
　　"Yes, but it depends on what kind of herbs they are." His store has a full range of medicinal herbs, and he doesn't buy ordinary herbs.
　　
　　"I have a hundred-year-old wild ginseng here, take a look." Ling Yao took down the backpack from behind and took out the wild ginseng wrapped in a handkerchief.
　　
　　The old Chinese doctor's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't wait to say, "Hundred-year-old wild ginseng? Let me see it." Even his Huayitang only has wild ginseng that is fifty years old at most, and a hundred-year-old wild ginseng is hard to come by.
　　
　　Ling Yao handed the wild ginseng to the old Chinese doctor.
　　
　　The old Chinese doctor took it and opened it carefully. When he saw the wild ginseng, he was immediately excited, "Hundred-year-old wild ginseng, it's really a hundred-year-old wild ginseng! Little girl, how much do you want to sell it for?"
　　
　　The roots of this wild ginseng are like an old man's beard, thin and long, densely intertwined, as if telling the wind and rain it has experienced for a hundred years. Its body is a dark brown color with circles of growth rings on it, like the traces left by the years. Its shape is also like a person, with a long body and thick roots, symbolizing the wind and rain it has experienced and its tenacious vitality.
　　
　　Ling Yao didn't know how much a hundred-year-old wild ginseng is worth now, "Tell me what price you can offer first? If the price is right, I will sell it to you."
　　
　　The old Chinese doctor thought for a while and stretched out a finger, "Ten thousand." This wild ginseng is indeed very rare, but he didn't want to take advantage of the little girl. Ten thousand is already the highest price he can offer.
　　
　　Ling Yao had been observing the old Chinese doctor's expression. Seeing that he looked sincere, she nodded, "Then ten thousand yuan." It was 1983, and the other party was willing to pay ten thousand yuan for her ginseng, which showed that he was a very honest person. After all, she initially thought that this ginseng could only be sold for a few thousand yuan at most.
　　
　　"Wait for me, I'll get the money for you." The old Chinese doctor ran excitedly to the small room at the back.
　　
　　After a while, the old Chinese doctor came out with a bag, "Here is ten thousand yuan, count it."
　　
　　"Okay." Ling Yao took the bag and poured out the money inside. There were ten stacks of big unity, each stack was one thousand yuan.
　　
　　Ling Yao quickly counted the money, and after confirming that there was no problem, she put the money away, "The amount is fine, please help me prescribe some more Chinese medicine."
　　
　　"Okay, you say." The old Chinese doctor nodded.
　　
　　Ling Yao reported the medicine she needed, waited for the old Chinese doctor to pack the medicine, and bought a set of silver needles.
　　
　　"Little girl, do you also know medicine?" When Ling Yao just said the names of those Chinese medicines, he guessed that she must know medicine, otherwise she would not be so familiar with the medicines.
　　
　　"My mother is also a doctor."
　　
　　"I see." The old Chinese doctor smiled and nodded, "In the future, if you have any good medicines, you can bring them to me. You can also come to me if you want to buy medicine. Wait a minute, I will write you a phone number."
　　
　　The old Chinese doctor admired Ling Yao very much.
　　
　　"Thank you!" Ling Yao took the phone number, "My family doesn't have a phone yet. When the phone is installed, I will call you and tell you." She also had a very good impression of the old Chinese doctor.
　　
　　"Okay."
　　
　　Ling Yao said goodbye to the old Chinese doctor, walked out of the Chinese medicine shop, and walked towards the bank. She planned to go to the bank to deposit some money first, and then go to the department store to buy some clothes for her mother. As for herself, it would be a waste for her to buy clothes now that she is so fat. She plans to buy new clothes after losing weight.
　　
　　When she arrived at the bank, she saw several people queuing inside.
　　
　　Ling Yao found a seat and sat down.
　　
　　As soon as she sat down, a man sat down next to her.
　　
　　Ling Yao felt a dangerous breath and turned to look at the man.
　　
　　At this moment, the man took out a dagger and put it against Ling Yao's waist, "Don't scream, follow me." He had been staring at Ling Yao since he came from the Chinese medicine shop.