Ji Pianran blinked her eyes, and the long eyelashes that looked like they were fluttering to fly trembled. She frowned slightly, and her beautiful, watery almond-shaped eyes were filled with confusion.
'Are you happy?'
What was Gu Chen happy about?
He looked at Ji Pianran seriously, and then leaned closer to her ear.
whispered, 'Because, you're concerned about me.'
His voice was very soft.
The winter wind, wrapped in his words, rushed into her cochlea, inexplicably dispersing the cold.
A light blush covered her delicate face.
This man, he's not being serious!
He's a rascal!
Ji Pianran shyly lowered her head and said, 'I'm leaving!'
After that, she hugged her daughter and hurriedly got on the bus back to the village.
The little girl obediently clasped her hands together and said goodbye to Gu Chen.
'Daddy, Tantan will miss you,'
Gu Chen waved to Tantan, 'Be a good girl and listen to your mommy.'
After seeing Ji Pianran and Tantan off, Gu Chen found a grocery store and bought eight bamboo baskets for 3 yuan each.
Then, she found an unoccupied place and made sure no one would come before preparing to enter the space.
The wolfberries were planted last night, and it was obviously more than 12 hours later.
The bright red, plump wolfberries had fallen all over the floor.
When Gu Chen came in, he saw the field in front of him, completely covered in red fruit.
He was pleasantly surprised.
This way, he could pick the fruit much faster than if he had to pick them one by one.
It really pays to take your time.
He sighed, knelt down, and began to scoop handfuls of the fruit into the basket behind him.
Half an hour later, the basket was full to the brim with eight frames of wolfberries.
When he looked down, there were still quite a few on the ground.
But Gu Chen didn't plan to sell any of them. Such a good thing, he had to save some for his wife and children to nourish their bodies!
He picked up two baskets, one on his back and one in his hands, and made some space.
He walked towards the city hospital.
Fortunately, the city hospital was not far away, and Gu Chen arrived in twenty minutes.
At this time, there were not too many people in front of the hospital.
Gu Chen picked a place near the entrance, put the two baskets on the ground, and squatted down.
Without shouting, he just sat there waiting for someone to ask.
After all, one advantage of these things is that they look good.
The bright red small fruits, one by one, looked like red agates, and they looked good to look at.
Sure enough, after a while, an old woman who was about to enter the hospital saw the two baskets of bright red small fruits in front of Gu Chen and came over curiously.
'Young man, what are you selling?'
Gu Chen winked, 'Auntie, these are wolfberries, fresh wolfberries!'
On hearing that they were fresh wolfberries, the woman was astonished!
Goodness, it was winter.
In the middle of winter, there were actually fresh wolfberries?
Was it warmer in the north than in the south?
She looked at Gu Chen suspiciously.
'Don't lie to me, my hometown is in the north, it's so cold that the branches can freeze. How can there be fresh wolfberries? If there's even one leaf, I'll lose!'
Gu Chen laughed.
'You don't understand, mine aren't from the north, they're imported. They have more nutritional value. If you don't believe me, try one, they're sweeter than anything you've ever tasted.'
Hearing this, the woman took one doubtfully and threw it into her mouth.
The taste was sweet but not cloying, and it was juicy and refreshing.
After eating one, she wanted another.
The woman coughed.
'The taste is good, but you didn't grow them in the wild.'
Gu Chen sniffed.
'Hey, lady, who told you that things that are wild are good? Think about it: these are the barren mountains and fields, the soil has no fertilizer, and watering depends on the mood of the weather. You say you want everything, but there's nothing. Are things that are wild really that good?'
'My imported ones, people's land are strictly nutrient ratio, watering the water can be left behind in the mountains spring, you look at the size of my fruit.'
The woman squatted on the ground and grabbed a handful from the box, looking closely.
Indeed, the fruit was really big, and the wild ones were only one-third as big.
And what the kid said seemed to make a lot of sense.
This wild one, can someone fertilise it in the wild?
Can someone water it properly?
It's possible that the wild ones are not as good as these ones that have been grown with care.
The most important thing is that these are fresh.
Usually you can only buy the dried ones.
You soak them in water and make a soup or something.
Once these fresh ones are dried and stored for a few months, the nutrients will definitely be lost.
The effect will definitely not be as good as fresh ones.
Not to mention that the taste is really good, so you can even eat them as fruit.
The woman is a little swayed.
'How much do you charge for the wolfberries? I'm afraid they're not cheap?'
Gu Chen really didn't know how much to charge for the stuff.
He thought for a moment and then said, 'How much do you usually pay?'
The woman thought for a moment and said, "Ten yuan, ten yuan per catty, but they're all dried.'
Gu Chen nodded and said, "Okay, I'll pay twelve! I'm not cheating you.'
Hearing that such good wolfberries only cost twelve, she was surprised.
This stuff should cost at least fifteen!
This kid is actually only selling them for twelve?
The woman was very excited.
Her eldest son was in hospital, her second daughter-in-law was pregnant,
and her husband was getting on in years and not in the best of health.
Buying more would mean that she could share it with everyone and take care of the whole family.
No matter how she looked at it, she felt like she was getting a bargain.
'Tell you what, I'll take the whole basket. Give my daughter-in-law some as a snack, and if you can't finish it all, dry it and keep it to make tea!'
What a guy.
Is this what a rich person is like?
Gu Chen was shocked.
You bought a whole basket?
This basket must weigh 40 catties!
At 40 catties, that's 480 yuan, nearly 500 yuan!
The life of the rich is really terrifying.
He bought 480 yuan worth of wolfberries without a second thought.
He smiled and said, 'Auntie, can you finish eating all this?'
The woman nodded, 'It's fine, I have a big family, so I'll take a whole basket.'
Gu Chen nodded, 'That's fine, I won't weigh it either. This basket weighs 45 to 46 catties, so I'll charge you 480 yuan based on 40 catties. What do you think?'
Who doesn't like to get a bargain?
The woman was overjoyed to have gained a few catties for free.
'Oh, look at you, young man, you're such a down-to-earth person. In that case, I won't take advantage of you for nothing. I'll go up there and spread the word about you in my son's hospital room.'
Gu Chen laughed heartily, 'I'd be very grateful if you would.'
The woman laughed too, 'You're such a sweet talker, young man. I'm in my fifties, I could be your aunt.'
Gu Chen looked at the woman carefully and pretended to be surprised, saying, 'Really! I can't tell, you're in really good shape, and you look like you're in your thirties, just like my sister.'
Which woman doesn't want to feel younger? These words went straight to the woman's heart.
It was simply the most beautiful voice in China!
The woman smiled happily, 'You're so sweet. Wait, I'll go and drum up some business for you!'