Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Many people's eyes lit up when they heard this.

If this were a pharmaceutical factory, producing just this one drug, it would definitely make a fortune.

Whether they make money or not is secondary; the main thing is that they will have this magical medicine in the future.

Ye Chen knew that setting up a pharmaceutical factory was indeed a lucrative business.

However, he was not blinded by money.

If someone could exchange gold bricks every day, they probably wouldn't be too interested in money.

Most importantly, this thing definitely cannot be mass-produced.

Firstly, the system doesn't allow it.

Secondly, even if it could be mass-produced, it wouldn't work; Ye Chen still had a pretty good idea of ​​the situation.

Once he starts mass production, who knows what kind of accident might happen when he goes out.

This touches on the interests of too many capitalists, and his small physique simply cannot withstand the crushing power of capital.

It's just a minor fuss; people probably won't bother with him.

However, if he wants to grow bigger and stronger, then sorry, what awaits him is a merciless storm.

If you touch on someone else's core interests, you must be prepared to fight back.

Ye Chen shook his head: "Heh, this requires special refining techniques and cannot be mass-produced industrially!"

"Oh, that's such a pity!" someone sighed.

This sigh resonated with many people and also dispelled some of their ulterior motives.

"What are you thinking? Do you really believe that this kind of holy medicine can be mass-produced? If that were the case, wouldn't the world be in chaos?" Old Xie shook his head.

"Yes, it definitely takes effort to achieve remarkable results; this is an intangible cultural heritage!" Old Zhou nodded in agreement.

The group continued chatting for a while.

Ye Chen had said what he needed to say in advance, and now that the mayor had left, the dinner was slowly coming to an end.

There's another donation drive in the afternoon, but Ye Chen has already donated, so he doesn't plan to go.

He bought some souvenirs at a souvenir stall by the school roadside and then returned to Longjin Community.

It was nearly 2 p.m. when Ye Chen got home, and the first thing he did was exchange for 3 more disease-curing pills.

There was a slight mishap when I tried to attend the school anniversary ceremony this morning, so I was delayed.

This was a waste of time, and Ye Chen was heartbroken after pushing the car for more than three hours!

That night, Ye Chen bought some flour and put it in the trunk of his car, and also bought some things for his parents.

He plans to go back to his hometown first thing tomorrow morning.

He went back home once when he bought a new car, but it's been a while since he last went back, and to be honest, he misses his parents quite a bit.

Chen Shuyuan didn't like his parents, so when he was with Chen Shuyuan, Ye Chen didn't go home often, only two or three times a year.

Looking back now, I was so stupid!

Ye Chen didn't call home; instead, he secretly went back to give them a little surprise.

He hadn't called his parents in a long time. He probably wanted to, but he always felt he wouldn't know what to say.

It's all just empty talk.

The last message he exchanged with Ye's mother was a month and a half ago.

Ye's mother asked him if he had eaten. Ye Chen was busy at the time, so he simply replied that he had eaten.

And then there was no further conversation.

I imagine the two elders must miss him quite a bit, but they were afraid of disturbing his work and life, so they didn't dare to say much, lest they annoy him.

Ye Chen took a deep breath and slowly drifted off to sleep.

The next day, Ye Chen got up early as usual and practiced Tai Chi with Xie Lao, Zhou Lao, and a group of other elderly people for a while.

After exercising, he packed a few servings of steamed buns and fried dough sticks and drove off.

Ye Chen's hometown is in De County, Lingcheng, but his home is more than 50 kilometers away from the county seat, requiring him to take the old national highway, making it a rather remote village.

The village has a permanent population of less than 30 people.

It took Ye Chen more than two hours to drive from Lucheng to Dexian County.

It took another hour to get from the county town to his hometown village, for a total of more than three hours.

When he saw the closed door of his house, it was almost 10 a.m.

Ye Chen parked the car on the dirt road in front of his house and got out of the car!

"Dad, Mom—, I'm home!"

Ye Chen called out into the courtyard!

However, no one responded to him.

Oh, there was a response from inside the yard; his dog, Dahuang, barked at him a few times.

"Is he not home?" Ye Chen muttered.

Ye Chen, carrying large and small bags in both hands, used his buttocks to push open the courtyard gate.

The gate to the courtyard was closed, but not locked.

When Dahuang saw Ye Chen return, it jumped up and down excitedly.

Ye Chen was slightly taken aback when he saw the skinny Big Yellow: "Holy crap, Big Yellow, how did you get so thin!"

As if it understood, Dahuang whimpered twice, looking quite aggrieved.

"Dad, Mom?" Ye Chen called out again, but there was still no response.

The door was locked, and Ye Chen suddenly had a bad feeling.

Ye Chen put down his things and hurriedly took out his keys to open the door.

A musty smell of stagnant air hit me.

This place must have been uninhabited for quite some time now.

Ye Chen made a phone call to his mother directly.

The call finally connected after ringing for more than 10 seconds, and Ye Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Hey, Mom, where are you?" Ye Chen asked casually.

"I'm at home, what's wrong?" Ye's mother's gentle voice came.

"At home? I'm at home right now, and nobody's here!" Ye Chen asked, puzzled, feeling that his mother was hiding something from him.

"You're home? You silly child, why didn't you tell your mother you were coming home!" Ye's mother complained.

"Where are you now? Is there something you're hiding from me?" Ye Chen asked with concern.

"I, I, sigh, your father and I are at the county hospital!" Ye's mother sighed heavily.

When Ye Chen heard his mother's tone mention the keyword "county hospital," his heart skipped a beat.

"What happened? Why did you go to the hospital? Why didn't you tell me?"

"You're busy with work, so I didn't mention it because I was afraid it would affect your work. I can take care of it!" Mother Ye's voice was low, as if she was holding back her emotions.

"What's wrong with Dad?" Ye Chen asked hurriedly.

"The hospital's explanation was vague; they haven't given a conclusion yet. This morning, they even told me to transfer to a hospital in the provincial capital. I... I..." Ye's mother began to choke up as she spoke.

Ye Chen hurriedly said, "Mom, don't worry, wait for me, I'll be right there!"

"Mmm!" Mother Ye murmured heavily, as if she had found a support in that instant!

Ye Chen glanced at the time, hurriedly closed the door, and prepared to leave.

He glanced at the pitiful-looking Big Yellow out of the corner of his eye; it looked like it hadn't eaten for several days.

So he opened a bag of McDonald's chicken and put it on the ground. He also opened a durian, took out two pieces and put them on top of the McDonald's chicken!

"Dahuang, I'm going to the county to pick up my parents. You can have this for now; we'll be back this afternoon!"

Ye Chen left a message and quickly left the courtyard.

The dog tried to keep up, but it ran halfway before crashing into the oncoming gate.

"boom--"

The dog's pitiful howls echoed from inside the yard.

That must have been a pretty hard impact!