
A gentle caress awakened Yin Sheng from his sleep realm. Two beautiful eyeballs slicing sky blue looked at him wistfully. There was a small bump under both eyelids, indicating that the owner had forced his eyes to work hard all night. Yep... Working hard because you cry too long.
"For Sheng'er..." A gentle smile greeted him so both of Yin Sheng's eyes were fully opened.
"Wake son... I've prepared breakfast for you..." A warm kiss landed on Yin Sheng's forehead. From the kiss Yin Sheng felt if his mother's feelings were not good.
Xie Qinling left her son's bed lying down. The longer he was there, the less he could resist crying. And he didn't want his son to see the weak side of his mother. Although heavy, he should be able to withstand the turmoil in the chest.
'All for the sake of Yin Sheng's mental development.' Omit Xie Qinling in the heart.
Not long after Yin Sheng caught up with his mother, after cleaning his body, he sat at the dinner table to eat what his mother had prepared.
"Dad's gone to work, ma'am?" Yin Sheng asked as he interrupted his mother's soup.
Xie Qinling who was busy in the kitchen finally stopped her activities. Take a deep breath, then exhale slowly. Making self-control of his emotions improve.
By stroking the child's head just his wayang, Xie Qinling tried to give the best understanding and easily accepted for Yin Sheng.
"Did you go long ma'am?" Asked Yin Sheng innocently. He still feels if his departure last night is just a dream in his sleep, because he woke up still on his soft mattress.
"We can only hope that father will return home soon Sheng'er..." Xie Qinling's gentle smile. Even though from the smile stored such a deep wound. But he cannot show his child.
"Mom will arrange the plants outside first, the rain last night made all the garden mess. You finish your breakfast, you help me when you're done."
"Yes ma'am" Yin Sheng replied with his innocent eyes, the soul of his son made him still unaware that his mother was being so tormented in the heart to explain everything that happened to Yin Sheng.
Xie Qinling stared at the garden in front of the house that was almost completely damaged by the overnight storm. Medicinal plant plants on collapses, leaves and flowers fall scattered on the ground. Really, the front garden of this house was in tune with his current mood.
"I have to learn to accept it..." Xie Qinling let out a long sigh while looking at the clear morning sky. He believes that whatever happens now will provide good wisdom in the future.
Just like with the sky. The rainstorm last night consumed all the clouds in the sky, making the sky this morning so bright and beautiful.
"Mothers... Mothers... I had finished breakfast" Yin Sheng walked out of the house and found his mother busy with plants in front of the house. Yin Sheng immediately ran towards his mother while smiling cheerfully.
Seeing what Yin Sheng was doing, the heart wounds on Xie Qinling subsided slightly. The plain smile of the five-year-old child, adds to the beautiful weather this morning.
"Can I help you?" Yin Sheng asked his mother.
"Yes... Keep smiling, son... Although the world is sometimes so heavy, keep smiling." Xie Qinling said.
"What did you say?"
"Ah no... Come here. help me tidy this up..." Xie Qinling's smile was perfectly drawn.
Four years have passed.
Not rice or wheat farmers, but most of the population grows a variety of herbal plants. The herbs will be purchased by merchants from the city. Usually, once a week the merchant group will come to the village of Melati Hijau, buy all the herbs available, then the traders will sell them to the market in the big city.
If only this Green Melati Village was not so remote, of course the Green Melati village would be very crowded. Given the need for herbs in a world filled with cultivators like this would never go down. Whether it is high-quality herbal plants, or plants that are only of low quality. All of them have their own market share that will always require availability.
Yin Sheng and his mother also voted like the majority of the existing population. After the departure of his father, Yin Sheng and his mother planted and sold a wide variety of herbs to a group of merchants who came to the village.
Unfortunately, the price given by the traders was not entirely able to satisfy the farmers in the village of Melati Hijau. The traders set the price far below the market price, with the reason that the location of the village of Melati Hijau is so remote. Making the cost of their trip to be able to return from the city to the village of Melati Hijau so high.
The villagers were also fully aware that without the help of the merchants they would not be able to sell the herbs they planted. Bringing your own directly to the nearest city is also an impossible thing. Given the location is so remote and the dangers that confront along the way, is not something that can be faced by ordinary residents like them.
Yin Sheng, who was only 9 years and 11 months old, carried two large baskets full of medicinal herbs. With one stick that becomes a buffer in the middle, the two large baskets are carried easily.
"Ah... I seem to be too parted..." Yin Sheng placed two baskets that he had just picked up on the empty land that was on the riverbank.
Yep... The river bank is the center of activity of the village of Melati Hijau. All the merchants from the city would definitely head directly to the place to buy the available merchandise. It looks like there are only 3 farmers besides Yin Sheng who have brought baskets containing plants for them to sell.
"Yin sheng's... Looks like you brought a lot today..." Shouted an old man who had just come with a basket containing a variety of herbal plants.
"Ah... Old Man Kong..." Yin Sheng greeted the old man. "Yes.last month I started clearing the land behind the house, so this month the results could be more than usual."
"Haha... You're a kid, but you're a hard worker... Don't overstress Yin Sheng..." Kong Gang patted the shoulder of Yin Sheng that looked stocky and filled. Despite being only close to 10 years old, Yin Sheng's body was already full of muscle muscles. If it were not for the height of Yin Sheng who was still like a 10-year-old, perhaps Yin Sheng would have been recognized as a young man several years older.
Maybe it looks excessive, for a child aged almost 10 years has such a body. But it was different from Yin Sheng. From the moment his father left, Yin Sheng and his mother cultivated the land around the house. All the heavy things that an adult man should have done had Yin Sheng himself done.
Yin Sheng could not bear if his mother had to hoe the ground, cut down wood, or take water from a river. Yin Sheng knew that his mother had suffered enough by leaving his father. He did not want to add to his mother's suffering with heavy work.
"I'm just doing what I can, Old Man... You should also not push yourself too much... Remember age... Pray before..."
Thaq...
"Bad brat... You pray I die soon?" Kong Gang stabbed Yin Sheng's head with all his might. The boy held his head.
One by one the farmers who will sell their crops also come. A wide variety of high and low level herbal plants are available today. If an alchemist were to come to this place, the alchemist would definitely feel if this place was heaven for them.
The group of traders who will buy herbal plants began to look. Dozens of horse-drawn carriages and dozens of escorting soldiers were also seen accompanying the horse-drawn carriage, ensuring the long journey of the merchant entourage was safe until its destination.
Buying and selling transactions also occur. The price of bargaining was thrown by traders and farmers. The market felt so alive.
Unfortunately... Farmers are always in unfavorable conditions. The price a trader gives is always far below the market. They also can not refuse it, because the herbs they bring will definitely wither or rot once it has been removed from the roots.
Yin Sheng let out a sigh of relief. The herbs he brought were just ordinary grade herbs. Everything was easy to sell, although it had to be at a price far below the market. 43 silver coins for two baskets of ordinary grade herbs for him were already quite satisfying.
"Ah... I'm glad I brought a lot of money." Yin Sheng's sumringah smile was plastered. Imagining her mother would be so happy to see Yin Sheng bring in more sales results than usual.