Pinghu City, Yuxi Town.
Lin Dong walked out of the bus station. He was carrying a small bag, so it was easy for him to be mistaken as a foreigner. A few motorcycle drivers who were trying to solicit passengers surrounded him and tried to strike up a conversation. "Where are you going? I'll send you there," they said in a Yuxi accent. Lin Dong ignored them and strode forward with his bag. Seeing that there was no hope, the enthusiastic motorcycle drivers quickly changed their target. They ignored Lin Dong and changed to ask other passengers. Only a middle-aged man, who was not very old but was obviously old, was still chasing after Lin Dong. It was because he had not officially opened his business today, so he had to earn this money from Lin Dong as fuel money for the day.
"Riverbay Primary School." Lin Dong originally wanted to take a taxi, but when he saw that there was no one around, he had no choice but to choose this guy who had been following him so persistently.
"Okay!" The middle-aged man was overjoyed. He quickly threw away the cigarette in his hand and stamped it out with his foot.
He quickly drove his motorcycle over.
There was no business for a long time, which made him miserable. Once there was business, the middle-aged man even forgot to tell Lin Dong the price. When Lin Dong sat in the back seat with his bag, he suddenly remembered. While driving, he carefully said to Lin Dong, "Riverbay Primary School is five RMB." Afraid that Lin Dong would not agree, he quickly added, "It's a long way. It's six RMB for other people."
Lin Dong did not care. He only asked, "Is there any place in town that sells camellia or herbal medicine?"
The middle-aged man said yes, "There are both the new market in the east and the old market in the west. Which one do you want to go?"
After getting the answer that he wanted to go to both places, the middle-aged man was silent. He turned left and drove to the new market in the east. In his heart, he actually wanted to raise the fare by one yuan. The distance between the east and the west of the town was not far, but it was not close either. However, it was not a good time to say it. He was afraid that the customer would get off the bus in a rage, so he could only stay silent and think about how to say it.
Lin Dong smiled at this emotional change. "I'll give you ten RMB. Walk a few more steps. If I buy something I like, I'll give you another ten RMB."
The middle-aged man was overjoyed.
His old face was immediately filled with joy. "Okay, sit tight!"
Although it was only a small amount of money, it was an effective incentive for the people who were struggling to make a living and were short of fresh food.
The things in the town were cheaper than those in the city. Things like camellia and medicinal herbs were as cheap as cabbages. Lin Dong only used 300 yuan to buy more than ten kinds of medicinal herbs needed to refine the Vitality Pill from an old man and old woman who were selling wild medicinal herbs on the street. Moreover, he bought a few big bags of medicinal herbs. In order to strengthen the effect of the purchase of medicinal herbs, Lin Dong gave each old man a deposit of fifty yuan, and also specified that he would buy more than ten kinds of medicinal herbs that were still lacking. The old men and old women who were greatly encouraged seemed to suddenly become younger, and in an instant, they burst out with the powerful fighting strength that they had when they traveled all over the world and killed in all directions.
They were determined to go into the mountains tomorrow to dig up the herbs that this young man needed and get double the price he promised.
"Young man, don't worry. The herbs you mentioned can be found in the mountains. Yes, everything can be found in the mountains. I promise to dig them for you. We also have camellia, but you have to be fresh. You have to pick them early tomorrow! Don't worry, I'll get my granddaughter-in-law to pick them for you. She has good hands. She used to work at Dalin Tea Farm! "
"Leave us your phone number. I'll get my son to deliver them to you …"
After some polite greetings, Lin Dong left behind a phone number for external contact.
He then waved goodbye.
The middle-aged man who was standing at the side rubbing his hands quickly came to help. He put a few big bags of herbs on the back seat and told Lin Dong to sit tight.
Lin Dong sat in the car and went around Yuxi Town. He bought a large amount of medicinal herbs and sold them in the old and new markets, but he only managed to buy a little more than two thousand of them. If this was in the city's pharmacies, the high-yield herbs grown in greenhouses would not have the medicinal properties of wild herbs. They would also be very expensive. These ten big bags of herbs would cost at least ten thousand RMB.
Now, Lin Dong only used two thousand RMB to buy more than half of the herbs needed for the Vitality Pill.
Most importantly, the medicinal properties of the herbs were better.
Lin Dong was very satisfied.
This trip back to the countryside to collect herbs and refine pills was the right choice!
Although the place was a little far and it was troublesome to go around in the car, the results were good. It was worth the trouble.
"Are we going back now?" The middle-aged man was also very happy because Lin Dong promised to pay him more. He didn't dare to think about getting twenty RMB, but he estimated that he would get ten RMB. It was too easy to earn ten RMB every time he went around.
"Let's go!" Lin Dong saw that the middle-aged man was very eager to help. He was sweating profusely. He wanted to give him 100 RMB, but he didn't say it.
When they reached Hewan Primary School, Lin Dong did not enter the school. He stopped at an old building by the roadside.
The middle-aged man asked curiously. "Isn't this Teacher Tang's house?"
The Teacher Tang he was talking about was Lin Dong's grandmother.
This old house was left behind by his grandmother. Lin Dong lived in the school from high school to university. Especially after he was admitted to Dong Mountain University. Although it was not very far, it was at least a few dozen kilometers away. It was troublesome to travel back and forth, so he seldom came back. After his grandmother passed away, he felt even lonelier. Sometimes, he would live in this empty house without anyone to talk to. It was especially depressing. Other than buying camellias and herbs, Lin Dong also wanted to reminisce about his lost childhood. If he included the time travel, he had not been back for "ten years".
Moreover, he needed to find a quiet place to brew the Vitality Elixir and Spirit Tea. The place he rented was definitely not suitable. Who could stand the smell of medicine?
In order to prevent his mother from Tokyo University from coming to warn him, Lin Dong decided to come back here and quietly brew the elixir.
Hewan Primary School had been closed.
The students and teachers had long been merged into the Central Primary School in Yuxi Town. The school that his grandmother had dedicated her life to was now guarded by an iron general.
The gate was rusty and the walls were dilapidated and overgrown with weeds …
In order to be closer to the school, the small library that his grandmother had painstakingly built was now only a lonely building. The sound of students reading had long disappeared with time, becoming an eternal memory.
Lin Dong sensed with his astral powers and found that his grandmother's breath had completely disappeared. There was no trace of her in this world.
Perhaps, a diligent gardener like her, who burned herself to illuminate others without selfishness, had already ascended to heaven and reincarnated as a happy and worry-free Celestial Being!
"Grandma, I will take good care of myself!" Lin Dong took a deep breath and clenched his fists. He said in his heart, "I am no longer the poor orphan who was confused about my fate and didn't know what to do with my future. Now, I have the ability to control my own destiny. Grandma, please watch me move forward with a smile from the heavens! "
The middle-aged man untied the rope.
He moved down the bags full of herbs.
He didn't need Lin Dong to help at all. He directly helped carry them into the house and found a slightly clean place to put them down. Then he asked carefully, "Who are you to Ms. Tang?"
"She is my grandmother." Lin Dong saw his enthusiasm and casually explained.
"Oh, no wonder I felt that you looked familiar!" The middle-aged man was so excited that he slapped his thigh. "I saw you when I sent Ms. Tang off. You were still young then. In the blink of an eye, several years have passed. You have changed so much that I can't recognize you anymore! Me? I am Ms. Tang's student. She was our class teacher back then. Not only me, but my wife, daughter, and son were all her students. Aiya, don't talk about money, don't talk about money. You're Teacher Tang's grandson, how can I take your car fare? Back then, my family didn't have the money to pay for school fees, so it was her who brought me out of the mountains. She even used her salary to pay for my school fees … "
"I see. How should I address you, uncle?" Lin Dong invited the middle-aged man to sit down.
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