章節 29: Lie
編輯: Dragon Boat Translation
In the past few years, He Bin's illness had always been the priority because He You and He Xu's illness was not as serious as He Bin's. However, He Ling did not expect that their illness could not be delayed any longer, and the medical fees for the three children suddenly came crashing down on her. She had no idea what to do.
She had been taking care of these three children since they were infants. They were just like her own children. She watched them suffer from their illness while she was unable to save them. All that was left in her heart was suffering and deep remorse.
Hua Shu poured her a cup of warm water and comforted her gently, "Auntie He, don't panic. The matter of the money will be settled soon."
After saying that, Hua Shu stood up and left, leaving He Ling in a daze. However, she did not think too much of it. Instead, she held the cup of water and sighed, once again sinking into sorrow.
Soon after, Hua Shu returned with the sixty-year-old ginseng in her hand.
"Auntie He, take a look at this." Hua Shu placed the ginseng in front of He Ling.
He Ling snapped back to her senses and looked at it. At first, she was stunned, but then, she felt a little uncertain. After looking at it carefully, she finally recognized the thing in front of her, and a look of disbelief flashed across her face.
"This... Is this a ginseng?" Was she seeing things? A ginseng of this size would have to be at least several decades old. She knew that this thing was frighteningly valuable. If she had this ginseng, all her problems would be solved.
"This is a ginseng? Little Shu, where did you get it?" He Ling suddenly remembered that this ginseng was brought by Hua Shu. How could a child like her obtain a ginseng?
"In the morning, when the weather wasn't too hot, I took Little Fan to pick red vegetables and dandelions. Without realizing it, we got close to the forest. Later, I saw a fat rabbit. I wanted to catch it and eat it, but in the end, I chased it into the forest and almost got lost. I found this ginseng in the forest." Hua Shu told her the story she had prepared beforehand, she did not even blink when she was lying. It was impossible to tell that she was just making up a lie.
"You went into the forest?" He Ling was shocked. At this moment, she couldn't care less about the ginseng. With an anxious expression, she scolded, "How can you go into the forest? It's fine if you usually pick some wild vegetables on the hill, but there are poisonous snakes and wild beasts in the depths of the forest. Even an adult would not dare to enter the forest recklessly. But a child like you is actually so bold. What if something happened?"
Just thinking about the danger involved, He Ling couldn't help but feel a lingering fear. If something happened and no one in the wilderness knew about it, wouldn't she be waiting for death? Compared to this kind of fear, the joy of obtaining the ginseng instantly disappeared.
"Auntie He, don't worry. I didn't go deep into the forest. I stopped as soon as I realized something was wrong. I know how dangerous the forest is. Why would I play with my own life?" Hua Shu smiled apologetically and comforted her gently.
He Ling's expression softened a little when she saw how Hua Shu smiled apologetically, she then sighed and said, "I know you mean well and want to improve everyone's lives, but don't do such risky things in the future. It's not worth it to sacrifice yourself for a rabbit."
"Okay, I'll remember that." Hua Shu nodded obediently. Although she promised her nicely, she did not think much of it in her heart.
The current her was no longer the same as before. Even if she were to enter the deep mountains, she would still be able to protect herself, unless there were demonic beasts that were stronger than her living in the deep mountains. Ordinary wild beasts would not be able to hurt her at all.
He Ling did not notice anything strange. Her expression finally eased up and she looked at the ginseng again.
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