After Ling's father came back, Wang Lianfa and Wang Lianqi, the two brothers, came to visit first. Upon learning from Wang Liansheng that the old man loved hometown delicacies, the brothers went to a country market to buy some rabbit dishes and roast chicken, and also asked someone to exchange for a basket of fruits, which included apples, pears, and about ten long slender green radishes.
Ling's father was indifferent to the other items, but upon seeing those dozen or so green radishes, he was overjoyed and repeatedly said, "These are our Weicheng radishes, you can't find them elsewhere, good stuff, good stuff indeed."
Elder brother Wang Lianqi chuckled, "We heard that radishes are good for asthma and coughs, so we got some for you. If you like them, we can get more after the New Year. I heard many families over there are opening their cellars, it's quite easy to find radishes."
