A jinx, me? But I bring good fortune to my whole family!

“That’s not the case!”

A soft, sweet voice rang out. Nuannuan, lying on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), pinched Gu Jianguo's arm with her little hands, "Daddy's hungry, just like a toy car that's out of gas. Once we fill it up, it can run!"

Looking at his daughter's innocent smiling face, Gu Jianguo felt a little better: "Nuannuan is right, Daddy is out of oil."

"What kind of oil should we add?" Su Xiulan asked the child, trying to sound cheerful.

Nuannuan's eyes were bright, as if she was thinking about something, then she quietly leaned close to Su Xiulan's ear: "Mommy, that little green thing knows! It said that if we find the golden doll, Daddy will get better!"

"Golden doll?" Su Xiulan paused for a moment, suddenly remembering what her husband had said in his delirium earlier.

Is there really any way to do this?

Su Xiulan didn't care whether she was talking nonsense or not; she was willing to try anything, no matter how small the hope. She quickly moved a stool, climbed onto the top of the cabinet, and took down the hidden ginseng.

When the burlap sack was lifted, the whole family was startled and gasped.

This isn't a ginseng root anymore; it's grown into a sapling. It's gotten a whole size bigger than when I wrapped it up this morning, with thick, sturdy branches.

"What? What did you sneak to eat this time? It wasn't pig slop, was it?"

Da'an was so shocked that his mouth dropped open; even the pigs in the brigade didn't grow as fast as him.

Nuannuan frowned, looking quite disgusted. "Little Green, Little Green, what happened to you? You're not pretty at all! Change back right now!"

The little girl even started to act, grabbing the large leaves with her chubby little hands and trying to tear them apart.

No, no, no! My little darling, please have mercy!

[This old man was nourished by your spiritual energy! Stop pinching, it hurts too!]

【I'll change! I'll shrink, okay?!】

I thought she'd be more imposing when she grew up, and that little girls would like her, but this girl doesn't play by the rules at all.

Little Green began its transformation with a pitiful look on its face. In the blink of an eye, the once majestic ginseng had shrunk many times over, looking about the same size as when it was first dug up. It looked wilted and listless.

"My God!"

Su Xiulan was so frightened that she plopped down on the ground. "This thing really is sentient!"

Gu Jianguo was also quite frightened, his eyes fixed on the ginseng. He would never have believed it if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.

How could ginseng possibly grow bigger or smaller?

However, when I was patrolling the mountains before, I heard from the old forest rangers that there really are ginseng spirits that are hundreds or even thousands of years old in these deep mountains.

It is said that they sometimes turn into children or old men, and ordinary people can't tell the difference at all.

This is why high-aged ginseng is so difficult to find.

Nuannuan didn't seem to notice anything amiss. She reached out her little hand and poked the ginseng leaf. "Good thing you know what's good for you, Little Greenie. Tell me quickly, where is the Golden Doll?"

Little Green shook its leaves and curled up in a wronged manner.

【What golden doll? I have no idea!】

He was about to feign death when he said that the attack had nearly killed him. Then he shrunk his body, which almost took away the remaining half of his life.

Nuannuan's little hands grabbed its leaves, as if to tear them off.

"Mom, hurry and get a knife, let's chop it up and make some soup to nourish us!"

Little Green felt extremely wronged; there was no way you could threaten the ginseng like that.

Although Su Xiulan didn't know why her daughter said that, she instinctively agreed.

Xiao An handed over the kitchen knife directly, and Su Xiulan had already gone to get the cutting board. Ginseng was so frightened that she trembled.

[No, no, no! My little darling, let's talk this out, let's talk this out!]

Ginseng was also terrified. "The golden baby you mentioned, could it be that lone golden ginseng seedling?"

That guy was awful; I don't even want to talk about him. But he was definitely a miracle cure, much more effective than my old, frail arms and legs!

As Ginseng spoke, he secretly added, "I didn't mean to betray my companions; saving my own life is the priority now."

"That golden one! Where is he?"

The little girl was very excited and gripped the handle even tighter.

The ginseng was wincing in pain, but unfortunately, ordinary people couldn't tell.

That guy's hiding deep in the mountains and forests; he's very shrewd.

During this season, he finds a place to sleep and doesn't come out all winter!

You won't find it.

"Mom, come and cut the ginseng."

The little girl had a crisp voice and a sweet smile.

My little darling! Actually, I can try to look for it.

[Xiao Hei went out to look for you, right? Look, it's been so long and there's still no news. Let me tell you, besides me, no one else can find you!]

Little Green was full of survival instincts; if it were really cut up and stewed, it would lose its life.

Nuannuan frowned. "Take me to find it tomorrow!"

"But I'm not quite there yet... My little ancestor, I just used up all my spiritual power to help your father."

[If you want to find your Little Jin, you'll have to wait until I recover, right?]

"You're not lying?"

The little girl tilted her head, and Su Xiulan, hearing this, became anxious. "Nuannuan, what did Xiao Lü say?"

After a long pause, the daughter blurted out that she had no idea what she had communicated with the ginseng.

Gu Jianguo was at a loss for words. He was extremely intelligent; otherwise, a country boy like him could never have risen to the position of director of the forest farm.

He looked at life, then at his own daughter, and felt that the world was surreal.

It completely shattered his consciousness. Could there really be anyone in this world who could understand the language of plants?

Nuannuan repeated what Xiaolü had just said. Although the little girl was young, she had good communication skills and could explain herself clearly.

Su Xiulan was even more shocked, "Your father was able to move just now, was it because of the ginseng?"

Good heavens! Is this even possible?!

[If I were in my prime, I could control my own body without any problems!]

Little Green proudly straightened its back.

Seeing her daughter nod, Su Xiulan thought for a moment, "What he said must be true. Even things with spiritual energy can have their spiritual power depleted."

Just like when a person is too tired, their senses will be greatly reduced.

[Yes, yes, yes! Unless you give me something rich in spiritual energy!]

Xiao Lü was deeply moved; finally, someone understood how hard he had worked.

"Then I'll give you a meat bun."

Nuan Nuan then remembered that there were still the big meat buns her mother had made last time, but she had completely forgotten about them!

As the little girl spoke, a cloth bag suddenly appeared in her chubby little hands.

Everyone in the room was startled again. Su Xiulan rushed forward and hugged Nuannuan tightly, saying, "Nuannuan, you must never take things out casually in the future."

If Ruo outside were to find out about this method, it would be fatal.

The little girl nodded obediently, and even Ginseng's voice couldn't remain calm.

[Holy crap, it's a personal space!]

No wonder the spiritual energy was so abundant, it turns out there was something there...

"I am the king of herbs, I have no interest in eating those big meat buns!"

If there's any spiritual energy involved, it's definitely your blood!

As Little Green spoke, it rubbed its leaves against Warm Little Hands.

Without hesitation, Nuannuan turned around, picked up the small knife used for whittling wood, gritted her teeth, and slashed her finger, blood beading out.