The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 67 Ayu is Extraordinary

Dr. Hu had practiced medicine in the town for several years and had seen hundreds of kinds of medicinal herbs. Among them, precious ginseng and lingzhi were readily available, but truffles were something that money couldn't always buy.

Truffles have very demanding growing conditions and there are no special ways to find them. Even experts who go to the mountains to dig for them may not be able to find any.

Therefore, even Dr. Hu only saw him a few times.

He was able to recognize it at a glance thanks to his master's advice back then: "You must recognize this thing well, you might only see it once in your life."

"Aunt Wang, where did you get all this? There's so much!" Doctor Hu gasped. There must be several pounds of truffles here; their value is immeasurable!

It was just left there so casually.

"My daughter Ayu dug these up in the mountains, and a few mischievous kids thought they were donkey droppings and brought them back," Grandma Wang said casually. "You mean to say that this stuff can be used as medicine?"

Madam Hu was dumbfounded: "Did Ayu dig it up in the mountains?"

Doctor Hu knew about Ayu from the Wang family; when the child first arrived at the Wang family, she was so weak she was on her last breath.

At the time, he didn't dare to treat it and just let the Wang family take care of it themselves.

At that time, even Dr. Hu believed that Ayu would definitely not survive.

Unexpectedly, the child not only survived, but also brought benefits to the entire village.

Putting everything else aside, just that giant python weighing over 3,000 kilograms—after Dr. Hu learned about it, he specifically checked many medical books, but he couldn't find any record of such a large python!

Was that really not something sent from heaven out of thin air?

He has now processed the python's gallbladder, planning to sell some to help his family make ends meet, and keep the rest as a family heirloom.

Perhaps this is the only snake gall bladder I'll ever see in my lifetime.

"Yes, our Ayu is a lucky person. It was she who dug this up from the mountains that made me come to show it to you. If it were any other naughty child, I wouldn't bother asking you," said Old Mrs. Wang, pursing her lips.

It's only Ayu who's good for her; the other few careless bastards can probably only pick up real donkey dung balls!

Dr. Hu sighed, “It’s a blessing for Ayu to meet your Wang family, and it’s a blessing for the Wang family to have Ayu. No, perhaps it’s also a blessing for our village that Hu Family Village can save Ayu.”

Putting everything else aside, just consider that Ayu saved that imperial envoy. Without him, the villages wouldn't have received any disaster relief grain, and the court would have found out that the imperial envoy died in their village.

They might lose their entire village!
Moreover, without the disaster relief food, and without Ayu helping them avoid the avalanche, they might have starved or frozen to death long ago... possibly ending up on the same path as Shanyang Village.

Although the villagers of Hujia Village are simple and honest, human nature is most vulnerable to torment. When people are pushed to a certain point, even the kindest person may not be able to resist malice.

Grandma Wang didn't want to talk much about Ayu's matter: "How much do you think this thing is worth? You know a lot of pharmacies, help me sell it, and I'll share some of the money with you."

Dr. Hu was astonished: "Aunt Wang, these black truffles are worth a lot of money. Not to mention, when I was a resident doctor, even just a tiny bit of dried truffle, about the size of a fingernail, would cost several taels of silver."

Truffles are different from other medicinal herbs; their medicinal properties are most potent when fresh, hence their higher price. In the realm of medicinal herbs, truffles are always in high demand but short supply; yours must be quite valuable! Aunt Wang, I'm even a little scared to give them to me.”

“I’m not afraid you’ll take it for yourself, so what are you afraid of?” Old Mrs. Wang said. “I’m just an old woman who doesn’t know anything. If I take it to the town or the county, no one will recognize it. I’ll probably get cheated and swindled, and I’ll lose even more. It’s better to give it to you. How much you can sell it for is up to you. If you can cheat me, that’s also up to you.”

Grandma Wang was truly indifferent. If there was anyone in the village who was truly unmoved by money, it would be Doctor Hu.

He truly gave up the extremely generous reward and resolutely decided to return to the village to practice medicine.

Over the years, Old Mrs. Wang had figured out his character perfectly.

Dr. Hu touched his nose: "Aunt Wang, actually I have a small request—I want to ask where Ayu was dug up."

He didn't want to embezzle Aunt Wang's things; his conscience wouldn't allow it. But it was impossible for him not to be tempted by the truffles.

"I'll have some of my sons take you later; they all went with us," Old Mrs. Wang said nonchalantly. This stuff is precious, and it would be great if we could find more.

If they can't find it, so be it. The Wang family still needs to make a living in the village. If they want to keep such a thing for themselves, it will only bring trouble, not good fortune.

Dr. Hu was immediately delighted: "Great, great. I'll take this and ask about the price for you. Black truffles aren't usually sold in such large quantities, so I'm afraid they won't fetch a good price. I think we should go to a few neighboring counties and ask around separately, that way we might be able to sell some."

The main concern is that if there are too many, people will try to lower the price.

If it attracts someone's envy, that would be even worse.

Dr. Hu understands this principle.

"You can handle these things as you see fit. I trust you with my money," said Grandma Wang meaningfully. "But I'll have to trouble you with things for my daughter, Ayu."

"No, no..." Dr. Hu said halfway through, but suddenly realized that Aunt Wang's words had a hidden meaning!

Upon further reflection, he suddenly understood; so this was what was waiting for him.

“Alright, Ayu is from our Hujia Village, so I will naturally protect her.”

Only after hearing this did Old Mrs. Wang nod.

She wasn't being generous out of thin air; she wanted Dr. Hu to feel indebted to her.

The matter of the giant python, the matter of the soy milk, and even the matter of the water when planting grain later all needed to be covered up by Doctor Hu.

Ah Yu is no ordinary person. This matter can't be kept secret, so she won't hide it anymore. But it has to be half true and half false, and she needs someone to help cover it up.

The villagers have limited knowledge, so they are more likely to believe what Village Chief Hu and Doctor Hu say.

After giving her instructions, Old Mrs. Wang picked up the bamboo basket and poured out all the black truffles inside.

Dr. Hu looked at her with a pained expression: "Aunt Wang, be gentle! This stuff is expensive!"

"Find something to put it in; I need to take this bamboo basket back."

Otherwise, if the old man sees that she threw away the bamboo basket and didn't take it back, he'll start nagging, which is annoying.

After taking a few steps, Grandma Wang turned back and asked, "By the way, you said this is called black truffle? What are its benefits?"

"Black truffles are extremely nourishing and can be consumed by men, women, and children of all ages. They have excellent tonic effects, and for women, they can—" When talking about medicinal herbs, Doctor Hu spoke eloquently.

"That's good." Old Mrs. Wang didn't even listen to the end. She walked back, picked out two large ones, and put them back in the bamboo basket. "Keep two for the family to try."

It's impossible to let everyone try it, but I have to save two for Ayu, in case she needs them later.

Dr. Hu: "...If you want to nourish your body, this stuff is a bit—" It's expensive.

Grandma Wang didn't care at all: "It's fine, it was free anyway."

Dr. Hu: "..." That makes a lot of sense.

At that moment, Zhang Zhan, far away in Yongding County, suddenly sneezed.

A servant rushed into the study with practiced ease: "My lord, the young master says he's going to stay in the village!"

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