Chapter 226 1 Hit it off and go into the mountains tomorrow
Chapter 226 1 Hit it off and go into the mountains tomorrow
Sun Lizheng heard Leng Rongyue say that there were some requirements for the herbalists selected as guides, so he looked at Leng Rongyue and asked, "Oh? What are your requirements?"
Leng Rongyue picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said, "Sun Lizheng, you are an elder, and there are some things I want to say... I will treat you as my elder and speak directly to you.
It will still be a few of us who will go into the mountains tomorrow.
Because we are all young girls, so...so we still have to be cautious about some things.
Therefore, when Sun Li is choosing a guide for us, please do not choose those tall, young and strong men.
You also know that we girls will always feel less safe if we travel with a few young, strong and burly men.
Please ask Sun Lizheng to introduce us to two elders who are over 50 years old. It would be best if they are thinner and have a more easy-going temperament.
This... might be a bit embarrassing for Sun Lizheng.
However, we will pay the guides and will not let them accompany us in vain."
"Oh, so that's how it is." Sun Lizheng understood after just one thought.
If a few young girls went into the mountains with two strong, burly guys... well... it was not very convenient.
For girls, there is indeed a lack of security.
What's more, even though the girl made a request, she still has to be paid.
So, Sun Lizheng nodded and said, "I understand.
Then I will follow the girl's request and find two thin but healthy people to be guides for her.
After all, we are going into the mountains, so our legs and feet need to be in good condition. We cannot go there if we are sick.
But you have to be over 50 years old, and you have to know and understand medicine, and be familiar with medical principles, right?"
"Yes, thank you very much, Sun Lizheng, for your concern!" Leng Rongyue said.
"Okay, okay! It's my duty." Sun Lizheng smiled and waved his hand.
“Then we have a deal.
It’s getting late, so we won’t bother you any more and will go back first.
We will come here early tomorrow morning, meet up with the guide and go up the mountain." Leng Rongyue stood up and said.
"Okay, okay, it's a deal then.
I have chosen a guide to go into the mountains, and will be waiting for you at the entrance of the village tomorrow morning." Sun Lizheng also stood up.
"Thank you! We'll take our leave now!" Leng Rongyue said, and walked out of the house with Qingyi, Ziyi and Luyi.
When Sun Lizheng's wife, Mrs. Wu, saw the girls coming out of the house, she hurried over from the kitchen and said, "Oh, you girls are leaving now?
Have dinner at home before leaving."
Leng Rongyue smiled and shook her head, "No, thank you for your kindness.
It will be dark soon and we have to hurry back to the county town.
We'll take our leave today, we'll come back tomorrow."
"Oh, that's good, that's good. Ladies, please be careful on the road!" Mrs. Wu instructed as she saw them off.
"Okay, thank you very much!" Leng Rongyue responded with a smile.
Sun Lizheng and his wife escorted Leng Rongyue and others out of the hospital.
Lan Yi had heard the conversation in the yard long ago and had already jumped off the shaft of the cart and was waiting.
She reached out and helped Leng Rongyue into the carriage.
People wearing green, purple and blue also sat on it.
The man in blue loosened the reins, and the carriage slowly drove away from Sun Lizheng's house.
Sun Lizheng and his wife watched the carriage turn the corner and disappear before they turned back to the yard.
As they walked, Wu asked Lizheng Sun: "Old man, why are these girls here...?"
Sun Lizheng took out his pipe, filled it with a bowl of tobacco, lit it, took a puff and then said, "It's a good thing.
This girl's family is in the medicinal materials business and they want to purchase a large amount of medicinal materials from us.
Tomorrow, they will go into the mountains themselves to see with their own eyes the growth of the herbs in the mountains and the amount of medicinal materials produced.
As for the rest of the matter... we will have to decide after they return from the mountains."
"Oh? Is that so? If it really works, that would be great." Mrs. Wu said happily.
"That's right." Sun Lizheng nodded, "But right now... I still have to think carefully about choosing two guides for them to go into the mountains."
"Guide? That's hard to find!
There are many people in our village who are familiar with the mountains!" Wu thought it was a simple matter.
"You don't know." Sun Lizheng shook his pipe, took another puff and said, "They are girls, and girls have their own concerns.
People don’t want those young, strong, and burly men to lead the way into the mountains;
I just want two people who are a bit older and easy-going. "
"Oh, that's true." After hearing this, Mrs. Wu thought about it and realized that this was indeed the truth!
If a few young girls went into the mountains, followed by a few young boys along the way... well... it's really not a good idea.
"Then... old man, who do you want to choose to go with you?" asked Mrs. Wu.
Sun Lizheng took a few puffs of his cigarette, thought for a while, slapped his thigh, and said, "Okay, let's just go find them."
"Who are you talking about?" Wu asked.
"I'm talking about Shuanzi's father and Luo Yun who lives at the foot of the mountain at the east end of the village." said Sun Lizheng.
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