Sweet Dreams in Famine Years: The System Leads to a Brilliant Life

When Zeng's mother saw the hawthorn cake that Zeng Zhengen brought, she couldn't help but start nagging again.

"Mom, this is not a good thing. It's just hawthorn cake made with hawthorns I picked from the mountains a few days ago. Hawthorns can help strengthen the stomach and help digestion. Eating some on a daily basis is also good for the body." Zeng Zhengen explained.

Zeng's mother was obviously a little unconvinced, "Is this really made of hawthorn?"

Zeng Zhengen didn't explain much and just took a piece of hawthorn cake and put it into Zeng's mother's mouth.

"Mom, try it and see if this is the taste of hawthorn?"

Zeng's mother took a light bite and found that it did have the taste of hawthorn, but this one tasted much better than hawthorn.

"Mom, now you should believe it!" Zeng Zhengen asked.

Zeng's mother nodded, and then took the hawthorn cake, but she still gave Zeng Zhengen a few instructions.

After Zeng Zhengen left, Zeng Sicheng and Zeng Sirui just came out of the room and saw the hawthorn cake in Zeng's mother's hand.

"Grandma, what is this?" Zeng Sicheng asked directly.

"This! It's made by your aunt and is called hawthorn cake." Zeng's mother explained with a smile.

When Zeng Sicheng and Zeng Sirui heard that it was Zeng Zhengen who did it, their eyes immediately widened.

They had eaten a lot of food cooked by their aunt when they were fleeing from famine, so they all knew that her food was delicious.

That's why I was so happy when I heard that it was Zeng Zhengen who made it.

"Grandma, can I try this hawthorn cake?" Zeng Sicheng asked in a low voice.

If it were Zeng Sicheng before he fled the famine, he would have probably started to snatch it long ago and would never have been so polite.

But after fleeing from the famine, Zeng Sicheng's temperament has improved a lot.

Zeng's mother directly took out two pieces of hawthorn cake and gave one to Zeng Sicheng and Zeng Sirui respectively.

"You must remember, this was made by your aunt. You have eaten a lot of food made by your aunt in the past. So when you grow up, you must be filial to your aunt, okay?" Zeng's mother said to the two children.

Zeng Sicheng and Zeng Sirui nodded in unison and made repeated assurances.

"Grandma, I will definitely be filial to my aunt when I grow up."

"Grandma, me too. When I grow up, I will definitely become a high-ranking official and then buy lots of delicious food to honor my aunt." Zeng Sicheng said with his head held high.

Looking at such well-behaved and sensible grandchildren, Zeng's mother felt extremely gratified. Before, when she was at her hometown, she was really worried when she saw her grandchildren being spoiled into arrogant and domineering personalities.

Fortunately, after escaping the famine, the grandson gradually became sensible and not as spoiled as before.

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A few days passed in the blink of an eye. Most of the villagers who had come to Zeng Zhengen for treatment have recovered. Except for Chen Xiangqian who had a broken leg and is still recovering, the other villagers can basically go out to work in the fields.

The wounds of the villagers who had run to Jinzhou City for medical treatment out of a fit of anger still showed no signs of healing, and some had even begun to fester.

When the villagers saw that those villagers who had been treated by Zeng Zhengen were able to go out to work in the fields, they couldn't help but feel secretly regretful.

If they had known that Zeng Zhengen's medical skills were so powerful, they should not have taken such a gamble.

Now it's better. They went to Jinzhou City to see a doctor, but the wound still shows no sign of healing.

There were also some people who, after much deliberation, finally had the nerve to go to Zeng Zhengen for treatment.

Zeng Zhengen was originally planning to go to Lantau Island again, but before she could leave the house, those villagers came over.

"Miss Zeng, we were blind and offended you before. Please forgive us this time." As they spoke, those people were about to kneel down and kowtow to Zeng Zhengen.

Zeng Zhengen quickly moved aside, then looked at those people with indifferent eyes.

"Just tell me what you want to say. There's no need to give me this kind of treatment."

Zeng Zhengen's words obviously stunned several people for a while. They really didn't expect Zeng Zhengen to be so direct.

After hesitating for a long time, someone finally plucked up the courage to speak.

"Ms. Zeng, we...we would like to ask you to help us heal our wounds."

Zeng Zhengen glanced at the man calmly and found that he was also injured in the leg, but perhaps because of improper treatment, the area around the wound on his leg had begun to fester beyond recognition.

Afterwards, Zeng Zhengen looked at the other people and saw that their injuries were basically the same.

However, Zeng Zhengen did not have the slightest sympathy for these people. After all, she had given them chances before, but they did not cherish them.

"I'm busy." Zeng Zhengen rejected them directly.

Just as Zeng Zhengen turned around to leave, those men quickly stepped forward and knelt down again in front of Zeng Zhengen.

"Ms. Zeng, as long as you promise to save us, we will agree to any request."

They also knew that if Zeng Zhengen was unwilling to treat them, then they would really have no hope of recovery.

Zeng Zhengen paused, then looked at them calmly and asked.

"Do you really want me to heal you? Whatever the conditions?"

When those people heard Zeng Zhengen's words, they immediately understood that there was hope.

"Yes, that's right. We will agree to any condition."

"Okay, in that case, the consultation fee is three taels of silver per person, and you will have to pay for the medicine yourself."

As soon as Zeng Zhengen said this, several people immediately gasped.

"Ms. Zeng, wasn't the consultation fee only one or two taels before?" someone asked immediately.

Zeng Zhengen's lips curled slightly, and his cold voice sounded again.

"That's right. I did ask for a consultation fee of one or two taels of silver before, but you were unwilling to do so at the time. Now you have come back to ask me to treat you, so the consultation fee cannot be calculated according to the previous amount."

When those people heard this, they were dumbfounded for a moment. How could it be calculated in this way?

"Whether you want to be treated or not, you should make a decision quickly. I am very busy and do not have the time to waste with you here. However, I want to make one thing clear. The consultation fee of three taels of silver is the price today. As for the price in the future, it depends on my mood."

When those people heard this, they didn't dare to hesitate any longer and spoke immediately.

"Okay, three taels for the consultation fee is three taels, we'll treat you."

Although the medical fee was much higher, they had gone to Jinzhou City to see a doctor before, but their wounds still showed no signs of improvement. On the contrary, some other villagers who were even more seriously injured than them have almost recovered.

Even Chen Xiangqian's leg was said to have a great chance of being saved, as they had all seen how serious Chen Xiangqian's leg injury was.