However, his medical skills were good. Not only the villagers, but even the people in the neighboring villages were willing to come to him to see if they had any illness or disaster. However, he could not really enjoy life. However, the old man seemed to enjoy it every day. He planted two to three acres of medicinal herbs and often went to the mountains to pick them. Sometimes, the villagers 'minor illnesses did not require any consultation fees. More and more, they even used their own herbs to send them away.
Later, when his health was not good, the two acres of land were taken care of by his second uncle's family and a few villagers nearby.
Because of this, Su Tong was quite puzzled about what could be sold on a large scale after the old man passed away.
"What else could there be? It's just that house, two acres of land, and the herbs and medical books left behind by the old master when he was alive.”
"How much are they selling for?"
"I didn't ask around. I saw that several groups of people have already come but they haven't been able to sell it.”
"What herbs did you leave behind?"
"It's probably the ones that the old master planted and picked himself.”
Su Tong knew that Su Kang didn't like what Grandpa Qiao's descendants did and didn't know the inside story of the current package sale, so he suggested to go and take a look. Su Kang wasn't very willing, but seeing that Su Tong was very interested, he went with him.
There were many people in the old man's family, so he didn't pay much attention to Su Tong and his brother. The two of them followed the people around. The whole place was very simple. The tables and chairs were not even matched. The most valuable things around were probably two cabinets. One was a bookshelf full of books, and the other was a medicine cabinet full of Chinese herbs.
However, there were clearly people who did not think so.
"You guys talked so much over the phone. What rare medicinal herbs? Who are you trying to fool? Look, they're all Danshen, Polygala, Chaihu, and Fangfeng. They're asking for 300,000 yuan.”
Judging from the accent, the person who came was also a local. He should have come for Elder Qiao's name. When he heard that there were rare medicinal herbs, he rushed over excitedly. He did not expect that there was nothing valuable in the medicine cabinet.
"The old master really has a precious collection of medicinal herbs. Maybe…maybe it's hidden somewhere in this house.”The one who spoke was a middle-aged man in his forties. His hair was neatly combed, and his tone was a little lacking in confidence. It was not without basis that he said he had a collection of medicinal herbs. The old man had been obsessed with Chinese medicine and herbal medicine for decades, and it was already known to all the Qiao family that he had a collection of precious medicinal herbs. When his family friend Uncle Sun was seriously ill, the old man had taken out a hundred-year-old ginseng to save his life.
A hundred-year-old ginseng! It was something that money couldn't buy!
Moreover, over the years, he had taken out life-saving medicinal herbs more than once to treat the villagers.
Unexpectedly, the old man left in a hurry and didn't leave anything behind. They had searched every inch of the small courtyard inside and outside countless times. They had even secretly dug a few places in the courtyard and outside, but they couldn't find anything.
"Forget it." The person became even angrier. He casually grabbed a handful from the medicine cabinet." Did you see that? This square was full of wild jujube seeds. How much was it worth?”
However, those who disliked the goods were the ones who bought the goods. The person who came must have wanted to plant medicinal herbs here and obtain land to negotiate a large number of land around the area for large-scale planting. Therefore, even though he said that he disliked the land, he was not in a hurry to leave." To tell you the truth, I only have my eyes on that two acres of land. I don't want this house and the things in it. One price, 50,000 yuan." The market price was right there. The entire mountain not far from here was sold for 65,000 yuan per mu. That included all the trees in the mountain forest.”
The Qiao family did not agree and were unwilling to sell it separately. However, they lowered the price of the package by a little, 250,000.
The person thought about it and did not agree. There was no investment price for a dilapidated house in the countryside where someone had died.
Seeing that the negotiations were about to fall apart, Su Kang listened to these people bargaining with the old man's relics in a businessman's tone. His heart was very upset. He didn't want to listen anymore and wanted to pull Su Tong away.
However, she was shocked to find that Su Tong's eyes were filled with tears." What's wrong?”
Su Tong knew that she had lost her composure and quickly rubbed her eyes."I'm blind."
"Don't rub it. I'll just blow it on you when I get out.”
The brothers left the courtyard, but the Qiao family didn't care. They had been here more than once or twice, so they knew Su Kang was familiar. They knew that he was a villager who came to watch the fun.
"Brother, have you thought about buying Old Master Qiao's things?”
"Why not? Old Master Qiao was a good person who was willing to do good deeds. Now that his ancestral home was being sold at a low price, it was really infuriating. However, the dozens of acres of land had just been installed with water and drainage facilities this summer, and he had just bought a lot of seeds and seedlings. He could not gather so much money.”
Su Tong didn't say anything. She suddenly stood still and said,""Brother, I want to buy it."
"Ah?" Su Kang was shocked." Why did you buy those?"”
"Actually, they don't know the value of the books. Some of Elder Qiao's medical books are unique, so they're quite valuable.”Su Tong explained that he was now in the antique business, and expressed that it would be a waste to leave Elder Qiao's things in the hands of those good-for-nothing descendants.
Su Kang nodded.
"Let's go, brother.”
What happened next left Su Kang in a daze. He originally thought that Su Tong would definitely ask her third uncle for help with such a large sum of money. At least the family of three would have to sit down and discuss it properly before deciding. In the end, it took less than ten minutes for Su Tong to enter the courtyard and sign the transfer contract with the Qiao family.
The Qiao family happily left with the change, leaving Su Kang stunned on the spot.
"You…Where did you get so much money?”
"The antique business is supposed to be a three-year business. I was lucky and picked up a loophole as soon as I started working. Brother, help me carry the bookcase and medicine cabinet out.”
Su Kang took a look and saw that the two cabinets were quite big. It was quite difficult to move the cabinets directly." Why don't I get some bags and boxes to store the books and herbs directly? It's more convenient."”
"Then I'll have to sort them out one by one when I go back. It's even more troublesome.”Su Tong rejected it without thinking.
The two brothers couldn't carry the two big cabinets, so Su Kang went to the field and called a few workers to help.
Su Kang's parents were stunned. They moved the two cabinets into their yard and stacked the bamboo dustpans that were covered with herbs to make room for the cabinets.
"You bought all of Elder Qiao's things?”Su Kang's father poured tea for the two brothers who were sweating profusely. The tea was made from the honeysuckles grown in their own fields. When the honeysuckles first bloomed, they were pure white. When the next day, they would turn yellow, and the fragrance would gradually disappear. Therefore, it was best to pick them on the day of flowering.
The honeysuckles in the cup were tight, thin, and straight. The color was grayish-green and smooth. The fragrance was pure and meaningful. The soup was yellow-green and bright. The taste was sweet and delicious. The bottom of the leaves was tender and soft.
Drinking a mouthful of it, both sweet and bitter, was helpful in preventing autumn colds.
Su Tong explained what she had said to Su Kang again. When she heard that his work was going well, her second uncle and aunt were happy for him. They even told him to be down-to-earth and to have a sense of saving money after he earned it.
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