The quality of these river mussels was so good, but obviously not many were sold, otherwise the family would not live in a thatched hut.
This thatched house only has two rooms. The sick old mother lives in one room, and the businessman and his two young sons live in one room. It is already quite crowded.
There were several sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table. It was obvious that they had just eaten. The only good dish on the plate was boiled mussels, and the rest were just wild vegetables.
Looking at such a tight life, Fubao couldn't help but sigh.
"Dad, who are these people? Why are they coming to our house?"
The boy, who looked only a little older than Fu Bao, couldn't help but ask when he saw a stranger coming.
Another child was reading a torn book and turned his head when he heard the sound.
Jiang Li couldn't help but laugh. These children were so innocent. Their faces were full of pure yearning and expectations for life, but it seemed that these expectations were weighing down on his father and he was a little breathless.
"Shut up and go away quickly. These are noble people!" The businessman was afraid of bumping into the princess and the Jiang family dignitaries, so he hurriedly drove his two sons out of the house. The house was crowded and they could only stand when they came in.
Watch them from outside.
"How old is your son?" Jiang Li suddenly asked.
The businessman was silent for a second before replying: "Nearly ten years old."
His voice was a little embarrassed, and he was obviously quite helpless.
Ten years old?!
Fu Bao is now over six years old and looks as tall as them. These two children are obviously malnourished!
"Don't you usually sell river mussels at all?" Jiang Li couldn't help but ask.
Life is so tight. It seems that the sales of river mussels are very poor...
The businessman gave a low "hmm" and said, "Only some restaurants will charge a little bit, but usually few restaurants charge a small amount. I only master this craft, and I can't do anything else very well, so I haven't been able to give it to them."
A good life is all my fault as a father..."
The businessman secretly cursed himself for being useless, inferior and pitiful. Even when his father died, he was only hastily buried, and his mother could not recover from her illness. Now it is very difficult for the two children to go to school.
Unexpectedly, the businessman was in such hardship. Fubao and the others were a little silent. It wasn't until they entered the businessman's mother's room that Jiang Yuan sat down and put his hand on his mother's.
After a while, he frowned.
This frightened the businessman and he suddenly became worried: "What's going on?"
He knew that the doctors around the princess must be extraordinary. He had only seen ordinary doctors before, so it was very possible that he had not detected any illness.
Jiang Li raised his head and looked at the businessman, and said earnestly: "Your mother's physical condition is actually relatively weak, and she doesn't eat well. This is why she has not recovered from her ordinary injuries for a long time."
Yes, my mother did fall into a coma before. The last doctor also said the same thing, but I didn't hear these previous words.
It turns out that the food eaten by myself and others was too bad...
The businessman couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.
There is no way around this, otherwise the poor will only become poorer...
He sighed and thanked Jiang Yuan: "Thank you very much, doctor. I am unable to take good care of my mother and have caused you trouble."
Jiang Yuan looked at him indifferently and took out a few silver needles.
The businessman's eyes widened: "Doctor, is this a silver needle?"
This is only used by doctors in the city.
Is this doctor trying to drain the mother's blood congestion?
Without doubting his presence, Jiang Yuan directly inserted the silver needle into the merchant's mother's body, and the merchant's mother woke up within half a moment.
After coughing a few times, he vomited up congestion.
The businessman quickly took out a handkerchief to catch it, fearing that it would splash on several noble people.
"Mom, mother, are you feeling better?" After vomiting out some bruises, the businessman couldn't help but feel hopeful when he saw his mother waking up.
The businessman's mother's eyes were cloudy, but her eyes were brighter.
"Good boy, how long has mother been unconscious?" the businessman hugged his mother and cried.
"Soon, soon, just wake up, just wake up..."
The day before yesterday, my mother suddenly fell into a coma. The businessman was already in despair. Now he has no money to pay for the funeral, let alone pay for a doctor for his mother. Can he not be happy to see his mother wake up?
"Good boy, thank you for your hard work." The old mother knew what had happened when she saw the tears shed by the businessman.
Could it be that she didn't know the situation at home? When she saw a few handsome young people standing in front of her, she immediately thought of something.
"My child, have you hired a doctor for me?" The businessman's mother was a little embarrassed. Now she was afraid that she would not have the money to pay for the doctor's consultation.
She thought for a while and took out her only remaining hairpin, which was the only thing left by her mother, hoping that it could be used to cover the doctor's expenses.
"Doctor, my child is ignorant and our family doesn't have much money to pay you, so this hairpin will be used as compensation for you."
Fu Bao glanced at the hairpin. It was an exquisite hairpin carved by his own hands. It was inlaid with jade beads as small as one-third of a fingernail. It didn't look valuable, but it seemed to be the only valuable thing for the old man in front of him.
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"No, no, mother, it can't be used as collateral!" the businessman shouted quickly.
Jiang Li picked up the hairpin and returned it.
Qin Xuan also shook her head heavily.
"Madam, we don't pay for medical treatment. We are here to do business with your children and help you with medical treatment. It's just convenient for us, so don't worry about it."
The old mother was slightly startled, don't you want money?
She hurriedly looked up at her children, who also showed happy smiles. It turned out that they were really here to do business with her.
"Great, thank you very much. You are our benefactors." The old mother smiled, finally relaxed and lay down slowly.
Seeing the patient resting, Jiang Li kicked everyone out.
Everyone came to the living room to discuss the matter of river mussel seedlings.
The businessman was now very grateful to them, and agreed to all the price requests he had made.
But Fubao and the others were not willing to bully him.
"It's already difficult for you to cultivate river mussel seedlings by yourself. We won't charge much discount, just four taels."
When the businessman heard this, he immediately wanted to refuse, but Fu Bao shook his head: "I am the Lord of the Enclosure, and my original intention is to develop the back cover. Of course, the people on the back cover include you. If I develop you, I will also develop my fiefdom. Your life will be better.
This is what developing a fiefdom means. You are worth investing in, and I believe your children are too. Don’t put it off, let’s make it happen.”
"Thank you, Your Highness, Princess, thank you, Your Highness..." The businessman said as he knelt down in the lobby to kowtow to Fubao and others.
Fu Bao and others were shocked and a little embarrassed. They had never seen such a sincere person, and their hearts felt somewhat warm.