Chapter 674: 12 Yuan

Wang Lihong was genuinely shocked.

She never imagined this beautiful person would actually spend ten yuan on the wood carving.

“I—I’ll give you something extra!”

She hastily rummaged through her bamboo basket and pulled something out—a small pen holder.

Fu Mingxue took the pen holder and examined it.

It was indeed very well-made.

“You must have worked hard on this too. Here, let me add two more yuan.”

She respected every artisan.

Besides, getting both of these for just ten yuan—as far as she was concerned, it wasn’t a waste of money at all.

Wang Lihong was utterly dumbfounded now.

She’d never imagined someone would actually offer to pay *more*.

Once she snapped out of it, she quickly tried to push the extra two yuan back.

“No, you don’t have to! Ten yuan is already more than enough—”

Fu Mingxue didn’t take the money. “Even with an extra two yuan, I’m still the one getting a bargain. There, it’s settled.”

She pushed the money back toward her.

She picked up the two items she’d bought and left.

It wasn’t that she was trying to act generous—the items were simply an incredible value.

And besides—the young woman looked like she was living in very poor conditions.

Her shirt and pants were covered in patches.

Even the work shoes on her feet had large holes torn in them.

So, she wasn’t about to take advantage of the young woman.

After all, just the pixiu alone was carved so skillfully—it must have taken a great deal of time.

Wang Lihong was incredibly moved.

She never imagined that someone would not only refrain from haggling but would actually go out of their way to give her an extra two yuan.

With this money, she could take her grandfather to see a doctor.

Taking a deep breath, she packed up all her things.

Then she hurried back to the village.

“Grandpa, I’m back! We can go see the doctor.”

The old man lying on the bed was nothing but skin and bones.

His dull, cloudy eyes only lit up slightly when he saw his granddaughter.

“Grandpa, we have money now! I sold my pixiu. The person gave me twelve yuan.”

Old Wang finally managed to hear his granddaughter clearly, and he was stunned.

‘Someone was actually willing to spend that much on a useless wood carving.’

“They really gave you that much?”

Wang Lihong nodded at once. “Yes, they really did! Grandpa, look.”

She pulled out the money.

Old Wang’s gaze fell upon the twelve yuan.

His cloudy eyes brightened.

‘If his granddaughter could really earn money from her carvings, then maybe after he was gone… she’d be able to support herself?’

“Grandpa, let’s go to the hospital and see a doctor!”

Of course, Old Wang refused to go.

He shook his head with great effort. “Don’t waste the money. You should save it for yourself—”

“No, Grandpa! You have to get treated! If you’re gone… I’ll be all alone. People will bully me for being an orphan. Grandpa, even if it’s just for my sake, you have to get better.”

Wang Lihong’s eyes were red-rimmed.

Seeing his granddaughter like this, Old Wang’s heart ached unbearably.

But his granddaughter’s words had struck a nerve. ‘If I’m really not around,’ he thought, ‘it’s true, she would very likely be bullied.’

‘At the very least… I have to live until she’s married.’

‘That way, she’ll have her own family, and someone to protect her.’

At this thought, an unprecedented will to live surged through Old Wang.

“Alright. We’ll go see the doctor.”

His finally giving in made Wang Lihong ecstatic.

She quickly helped him get dressed. Then, taking the money she had saved up plus the new twelve yuan, she found someone in the village to take her grandfather to the town hospital by ox-cart.