Adored Koi in the ’70s

Chapter 35

Mount Tai Ganoderma lucidum, also called Mount Tai Red Ganoderma lucidum, belongs to the alpine variety.

There were many varieties of Ganoderma lucidum, but they were generally only the size of the palm of a hand. Only Mount Tai Ganoderma lucidum can grow to such a size.

When he was a child, he heard from his grandfather about Mount Tai Ganoderma lucidum being called the legendary "godly medicine" when godly farmer tasted one hundred medicine. This medicine was priceless before the founding of the country.

His grandfather had also said he had seen a half-meter tall Mount Tai Ganoderma lucidum and that Ganoderma lucidum sold for few thousand silver liang in the end.

The Ganoderma lucidum in front of them was about 60 to 70 centimeters tall. Bigger than what his grandfather had seen before. It was very valuable!

It was just that he was curious. How could this Ganoderma lucidum appear here?

He didn't mean that this specie, Mount Tai Ganoderma lucidum can't appear in other places. The mountains here were low and the climate wasn't cold enough. And there were often people coming and going in the forest. Even if there were Ganoderma lucidum, it can't grow to such a big size!

This Ganoderma lucidum should be more than 150 years old. After all these years, had no one discovered it?

Wan Chun Ju's face flushed red and she excitedly cried, "Dad, this is Ganoderma lucidum? So...isn't it very valuable?"

On the side, Chen Qiao Qiao's eyes also shone.

Qiao Xiu Zhi was so calm that she put the clothes back on. She raised her head and warned everyone, "None of you are allowed to say anything about picking up Ganoderma lucidum! Not even to your maternal parents. Otherwise don't blame me for not giving you face!"

An innocent man gets into trouble because of his wealth

If such a large Ganoderma lucidum was known to the people in the village, who knows what kind of disturbance they will cause.

When Wan Chun Ju and Chen Qiao Qiao heard this, they immediately understood that their mother-in-law was warning them.

If it was normal matters, they would definitely feel uncomfortable in their hearts. But at this moment, looking at the more than half a meter tall Ganoderma lucidum, they have no opinion at all.

Others also declared that they wouldn't speak of it outside.

Seeing that everyone understands the meaning of "making a fortune in silence", Qiao Xiu Zhi expressed her satisfaction.

After discussion, they decided to keep a small part of the Ganoderma lucidum for their own use and let Qiao Zhen Min take out the rest to sell.

However, it was currently the spring ploughing period. No leave was allowed unless there were special cases. So if they want someone to pass a message to Qiao Zhen Min, it wasn't possible. They can only leave it to after the spring ploughing.

Because of this Ganoderma lucidum, the entire Qiao Family was very excited. However, they couldn't speak a word of it. It was a sweet burden.

Back in the room, Xue Chuan urged Qiao Xiu Zhi to lie down. He rubbed her waist and said, "Why haven't I hear about you complaining about your waist pain this year?"

Qiao Xiu Zhi was lying on the bed with a expression of enjoyment: "Now that you mention it, it's strange. This year your joints are no longer sore and my waist is no longer ache. Why do I feel like we are getting younger and younger?"

Her body had always been better than the average person. But when she was young, her waist was injured. So whenever the farming peak happened, her waist would be so sore that she couldn't sleep all night.

Over the years, Xue Chuan had been practicing a good massage technique in order to give her a massage.

While rubbing her waist, Xue Chuan jollily remarked, "I don't know if it's a coincidence. Our bodies gradually improved after Da Qiao came over. Before, old Second's wife kept saying the child was a calamity. I think that child is a lucky doll and can bring us good luck!"

Human's hearts were biased. Ever since she found out that Da Qiao's eyes looked like Xue Chuan, Qiao Xiu Zhi had been a little more tolerance and concern for that child.

Every time that child looked at her with those deer-like eyes, she always thought of Xue Chuan when he was young. She couldn't refuse her at all.

After that, the child came here often. Her personality was a soft and kind. She was also smart and cute. After getting along with her day by day, she slowly put the child in her heart.

When she heard her husband say this, she naturally wouldn't refute: "You're right. If she isn't lucky, how could such a big Ganoderma lucidum be found today?"

Xue Chuan's smile became more gentle: "By the way, that child is seven years old after the new year. She can go to school."

Qiao Xiu Zhi happened to be on the wavelength with her husband: "I'll take her to town to buy some books and pencils for school when the spring ploughing is over. If you make her a schoolbag, the child will definitely be very happy when she finds out!"

Xue Chuan nodded: "I have already thought about the style of the schoolbag. At that time, I'll embroider a few animals and flowers on it. That child likes pretty things."

Qiao Xiu Zhi thought of Da Qiao's vanity and the mirth in her eyes deepened: "We'll go with what you said. Your hands should go up a little more. Right, right there... Your massage technique is really getting better and better."

Xue Chuan grinned: "I have to thank you for giving me the opportunity to practice."

This side was incomparably warm. While Qiao Zhen Guo's side was filled with hollering.

An Ping beat his chest and stomped his feet: "Elder Sister, why didn't you call me when you went to pick wild vegetables?"

Centennial Ganoderma lucidum! He actually missed such a crucial moment!

Qiao Dong Ying poked his head: "I call for you to go but you give all kind of excuses. Now you have the face to blame us? Your face is getting thicker and thicker!"

Though An Ping was poked a step back by his elder sister, he was not angry. Instead, he had a goofy smile: "How I am making excuses? I thought it was boring to play with you girls. Who would have thought that your luck would be so good!"

An Ping wasn't mad, but Wan Chun Ju felt distressed from watching: "Just speak! Why poke your younger brother?"

Qiao Dong Ying rolled her eyes: "I like to poke. Since you don't want me to poke, then I must to poke for you to see!"

As she said that, she deliberately went against her mom. She reached out and poked An Ping's forehead a few times.

Wan Chun Ju was furious with rage: "Why did I give birth to a debt collector ghost like you? Come here and see if I won't kill you!"

Qiao Dong Ying stuck her hands on hip: "Come here and see if I won't report to my grandmother!"

Wan Chun Ju: "..."

Simply pissing her off!

Qiao Dong He was afraid that her younger sister would go too far and make her mother anxious. So he used her gaze to signal her younger sister.

Qiao Dong Ying gave her elder sister face. She made a cheeky face to her mother before heading out.

Wan Chun Ju clutched her chest as she gritted her teeth from anger. Turning her head back at her eldest daughter's well-behaved appearance, she felt a little better: "Oh right, was that Ganoderma lucidum really discovered by Da Qiao?"

Qiao Dong He nodded: "It was discovered by Younger Sister Da Qiao."

Wan Chun Ju still couldn't quite believe it and pouted, "How could it be that calamity who found it? Did you deliberately say that she found it to put gold on her face?"

Although Qiao Dong He is very introverted and quiet, she was a very principled child.

She didn't like her mom remarking Da Qiao like this: "Mom, if you keep at this again, I'll go tell my grandmother. Yoou know how much my grandmother love Younger Sister Da Qiao. Don't blame me for placing righteousness above family loyalty!"

After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked out of the room. Only after waking a good distance away, she grasped her chest.

Oh my god, she actually retorted!

However, it felt pretty refreshing to retort.

Wan Chun Ju repeatedly received her two daughters' talk back one after another. Her face turned black with fury: "Zhen Guo, look at your two daughters!"

Qiao Zhen Guo looked at her strangely: "What wrong with my two daughters? Isn't this good?"

"What fart good!" Wan Chun Ju exploded, "Every one of them has sharp teeth and sharp mouths and makes their mom jump up and down with anger! Which part is good!"

Qiao Zhen Guo: "Wife, you just said an idiom; jump up and down."

Wan Chun Ju: "..."

Infuriating to death. Simply pissing her off!

Was this the time to pay attention to idiom? Focus on the key points!

She took a deep breath and emphasized, "I'm talking about the two daughters' problem. Don't interrupt!"

Qiao Zhen Guo uttered an "oh" and responded: "This matter is also your fault. You know that your daughters has sharp teeth, so don't provoke them. Look, they never talk back to me, their dad."

Finished this, he had a proud face.

Wan Chun Ju: "..."

How could it was her fault again!

The daughters were disobedient and the husband jabbed the heart. Her life was so bitter!

Wan Chun Ju was so mad that she ate one less bowl during dinner. She originally wanted to take the opportunity to "threatened" everyone, but no one noticed.

Wait, there was one person who noticed. Her man!

At that time, he said this: "Wife, you ate one less bowl tonight. If only you could eat this little in the future."

Listen to this. Was this what a husband should say?

What's more, she was still pregnant with their Qiao Family's golden grandson!

Wan Chun Ju's anger hadn't subsided even when she went to bed. Seeing her man, her fire flared again: "You go to sleep with your son tonight. Just the sight of you makes me annoyed!"

Qiao Zhen Guo was perplexed. Then he nodded: "Alright. Looking at the bump on your forehead, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep due to laughing."

Wan Chun Ju's heart had been poked into a honeycomb. She gritted her teeth, "Come back here. You will sleep here tonight. Not allowed to go anywhere!"

Afraid of not being able to fall asleep due laughing, right? I'll let you laugh enough!

Qiao Zhen Guo sighed: "Wife, why are you stirring so much sh*t? One moment, it' this, next moment, it's that. It's easier to raise pigs than to raise you!"

Wan Chun Ju: "..."

My chest hurts!

She was really going to vomit blood!

Although Qiao Zhen Guo said that he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to sleep, in fact, such a thing would never happen. He went to see Duke Zhou as soon as he got on the bed.

Seeing her man fell asleep in a second, Wan Chun Ju was so mad that she vomited blood. She purposely turned over and flip back. Unfortunately, she failed to wake the other party up despite doing this for a while.

So vexing!

After much difficulty, she fell asleep in the middle of the night. However, something happened!

It might be because Qiao Zhen Guo staring at the bump on his wife's forehead for too long during the day, when he went to bed at night, he actually dreamed of old immortal Longevity.

Old immortal Longevity asked him what he wished. Qiao Zhen Guo pondered about it and answered that he hoped his parents would live to a hundred years.

In his opinion, a home was a home only when his parents were alive. If his parents were gone, this home was gone.

Old immortal Longevity pointed to the big bump on his forehead and stated, "If you want your parents to live to a hundred years, then you can poke my bump hard. The harder you poke, the longer your parents will live!"

Qiao Zhen Guo stared at his bump and asked, "Then won't you feel pain?"

Old immortal Longevity shook his head: "No, this bump is for being poked."

Hearing this, Qiao Zhen Guo was relieved and stretched out his hand to poke with his might!

That night, a pig's cry broke out in Qiao's old house. The cry was so terrifying that many children were scared into tears!

The next day, someone came to Qiao's house early in the morning to ask: "What's with the pig slaughtering sound last night? Your Qiao Family doesn't raise pigs?"

When Chen Qiao Qiao, who just came out of the inside, heard this. She almost laughed out a pig snort.

Wan Chun Ju saw Chen Qiao Qiao's gloating face from inside. She clutched the bump on her head that had doubled in size and almost clenched her teeth until it break in hatred!

...

Spring ploughing went on for half a month before it ended.

After the spring ploughing, Wang Shui Sheng approved a batch of leave request. Qiao Family asked for a leave for three people.

Qiao Hong Xia originally wanted to fix the household registration before the spring ploughing, but Zhao Family deliberately dragged it. So the household registration hadn't been transferred yet.

Fortunately, Wang Shui Sheng intended to befriend Qiao Family and agreed to let her work first and record work points. Later, she can move her household registration over here.

Zhao Family was litter of beasts. They thought that dragging on purpose would make her change her mind. They can go to have their Spring and Autumn Dream!

This time, she must get the household registration matter settled.

Qiao Xiu Zhi was afraid that her daughter would be bullied, so she asked Qiao Zhen Guo to go with her.

The other leave was for Qiao Xiu Zhi herself.

If a large Ganoderma lucidum was placed at home, anyone would be worried. So it was better to sell it quickly.

Originally, she wanted to notify Qiao Zhen Min to come back to get it. But it took a lot of time to go back and forth. Besides, she was going to take Da Qiao to the town to buy stationery. So after thinking about it, it would be better for her to go there in person.

Xue Chuan originally wanted to go with her, but there were only two unreliable daughters-in-law left at home. And Qiao Zhen Jun was paralyzed. He could only stay behind.

Knowing that her grandmother was going to take her to town to buy stationery, Da Qiao jumped up on the spot with joy.

Qiao Dong He and her siblings were very envious, but not jealous.

After all, them siblings had been to the town. Only Younger Sister Da Qiao hadn't been there. What's more, her grandmother had promised them that she will buy them stationery later.

The day to go to town arrived.

Qiao Xiu Zhi grabbed a sack and put the Ganoderma lucidum in it first. Then she filled it with rice.

Like this way, others can't see anything from the outside. Even if there was a militia inspection on the road, there was nothing to worry about.

Da Qiao deliberately changed into her newest clothes. Under little Yi Ming's tearful eyes, she held her grandmother's hand and headed to town.

All the way out, everyone saw Qiao Xiu Zhi carrying a sack of something. They all inquired about what was inside. Qiao Xiu Zhi uniformly replied that she wanted to send some food to her son.

When everyone heard this, they were no longer curious.

Less than half an hour after Qiao Xiu Zhi and Qiao Hong Xia departed, a slim figure appeared in Qiao's small house.

The wooden door of the small courtyard was pushed open. Qiao Zhen Jun heard the movement and called out, "Dad, is that you?"