Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets

Chapter 1261: Chapter 1261: The Blind Brothers

Xu Qinglang, being a practitioner of Chinese medicine, was quite familiar with the distribution of these herbs. In this mountainous area, there should be Wild Sanqi.

"It’s possible, but we’ve already dug out all the nearby ones." The doctor seemed troubled. In the past, they also used Wild Sanqi, so within a few miles, it’s all been dug up, and there are no reserves here.

"Sangjia Village, they definitely have Wild Sanqi there." Ni Ji pondered for a moment and said, "Ah Yan, you take some people to dig for ginseng."

"Big brother, why me?" Ni Yan didn’t want to leave at this moment.

"If not you, then who, me?" Ni Ji replied coldly, "If something happens here, can you handle it? If the people of Black Wolf attack, can you protect Dad?"

"I..."

Ni Ji’s voice softened a bit. Well, if Black Wolf really attacked, he couldn’t protect Dad or handle these things.

"But I don’t recognize ginseng." Ni Yan said with confidence.

He had no interest in herbs at all; his only interest was in guns.

Therefore, he had no understanding of these various herbs and such.

Ni Ji glared at him, his gaze sweeping over the doctor, Xu Qinglang, and Yuan Yu. Regardless, the doctor had to stay; in case anything happened to Dad, he could handle it. The female doctor was good at medicine, so she should stay too.

"You, you go with Ah Yan to gather herbs." Ni Ji pointed at Xu Qinglang and said.

Xu Qinglang couldn’t help but glance at the sky outside, pitch-black. It was the middle of the night, going into the mountains to gather herbs?

"I can draw an image of the herb." Xu Qinglang said, not wanting to go into the mountains for herbs in the middle of the night.

"No."

Ni Ji refused, "None of them recognize it, and relying on a drawing, what if they miss it?"

Although some elders recognized it, having Xu Qinglang go along made it more reassuring.

At least Xu Qinglang had a greater chance of finding the herbs.

"I’ll go."

Yuan Yu spoke up before Xu Qinglang could, "I’m a surgeon, your father’s wound has been cleaned. He is a Chinese medicine practitioner and can be helpful here, and I have better stamina than him."

Ni Ji scrutinized Yuan Yu, seemingly assessing how this delicate body of hers could have better stamina than a man.

Yuan Yu?

Tang Jun recognized her the instant Yuan Yu spoke.

When Xu Qinglang was speaking earlier, Tang Jun wondered, if Xu Qinglang was here, would Yuan Yu also be here.

Now upon hearing, indeed, Yuan Yu was also here.

Tang Jun quietly nudged He Ming’s lower back, writing a ’go’ character there.

He Ming immediately said, "We’ll go together. My brother and I have been looking for Wild Sanqi all this time. If it weren’t for being captured by you guys, we might have already dug it up and gone home."

He Ming cautiously said, "If there’s a lot of Wild Sanqi, could we get a piece? We don’t want much, just one."

"We recognize Wild Sanqi." He Ming earnestly expressed his sincerity.

"Just you two?" Ni Ji looked over He Ming and Tang Jun, their faces dirty, and one of them blind?

"Really, my brother and I grew up in the mountains. If my brother hadn’t hurt his eyes in a fall, we would have been the best medicine gatherers."

He Ming wasn’t afraid of exaggerating a bit. Previously in Changshui Village, He Ming indeed went to the mountains to gather herbs for Yuan Yu’s protection, and Tang Jun also grew up in the village. When they executed missions before, they also gathered herbs in the mountains. With such rich experience, it wasn’t exactly a lie, merely a slight exaggeration of the facts.

"Ha, a blind man gathering herbs, don’t blame us if you end up injured." Ni Ji snorted, not seeing any issue with Tang Jun and the others going to gather herbs.

Besides the doctors, Ni Ji sent Ni Yan and a team to gather herbs; keeping an eye on them was effortless.

"Big brother, in my opinion, since they want to go so much, let them. They came to the mountains to dig up Wild Sanqi." Ni Yan whispered in Ni Ji’s ear. He looked gloatingly at Tang Jun and said, "That blind man sure is resilient. Looks like he grew up in the mountains."

"Then let them go, the more people, the more strength."

Soon, Ni Yan led Tang Jun, He Ming, Yuan Yu, and Hei Zai with a team, each carrying a torch, into the mountains to gather herbs.

Xu Qinglang anxiously wanted to trade places with Yuan Yu, but Yuan Yu refused no matter what, insisting on going. Xu Qinglang couldn’t openly oppose and was left in distress.

Yuan Yu specifically brought anti-insect snake medicine packs, giving everyone one to wear. She said, "We must also watch for our safety when gathering herbs."

"Thank you." Everyone thanked Yuan Yu. Ni Yan took the medicine pack and asked, "Is this medicine pack better than the doctor’s?"

Ni Yan muttered, still ostentatiously hanging the medicine pack on his belt.

When Yuan Yu handed it to Tang Jun, she curiously asked, "Did your eyes result from a head injury?"

"Yeah." Tang Jun carried on the charade like an anxious patient, saying, "Are you a doctor? Can you treat my eyes? I heard from an old Chinese doctor that Wild Sanqi can heal my eyes, is that true?"

Yuan Yu cooperatively said, "I am a doctor, but I’d need to examine you closely to be sure."

"This isn’t the time to treat your eyes. You’re blind anyway, just stay blind. Female doctor, what’s your name? Can you describe what Wild Sanqi looks like?" Ni Yan pushed Tang Jun aside, with Tang Jun’s acting making Ni Yan and Hei Zai completely relaxed.

This was just a blind brother who would ignore anything to treat his eyes.

"Wild Sanqi is easy to recognize." Yuan Yu passed the simple drawing of Wild Sanqi she had prepared before setting off to Ni Yan, then stood beside Tang Jun and said, "While Wild Sanqi isn’t without benefits, you could give it a try if you find it."

"If you’re willing, I can try to treat your eyes."

Yuan Yu carried a torch, standing by Tang Jun, occasionally reminding him. In Ni Yan’s eyes, it seemed Yuan Yu was using the blind man to avoid him.

"Everyone, search carefully, don’t fall behind." Ni Yan shouted aloud, "If anyone finds Wild Sanqi, there will be a hefty reward."

"Okay."

Everyone responded in unison, eager to find Wild Sanqi and go home to sleep in the comfort of their beds.

Mountain paths wet with rain were particularly chilly in the early morning night.

After walking for half an hour, they neared Sangjia Village and began searching seriously and carefully. Yuan Yu stayed close by Tang Jun, as everyone bowed their heads, diligently searching.