The next day, at dawn, Xia Qingfeng woke up from her sleep. Thinking of what happened last night, she shouted into the air: "Space Spirit, are you there?"
"I'm here, Feng'er, good morning!" This gentle and doting voice made Xia Qingfeng tremble. What the hell is going on!
"Hey, do you know how scary it is for a retired old aunt to be called 'Feng'er'?" Xia Qingfeng felt goosebumps fall all over the floor.
"But you are only 19 years old now!"
"But my soul is 59 years old!" Xia Qingfeng said through gritted teeth.
"If you put it that way, my age...in short, you are still young in my eyes."
"But I'm really not used to you calling me that."
"You will get used to it gradually, Feng'er, aren't you planning to go to the medicine hall in the town today? You can sell the youngest ginseng. It is a ginseng that is more than 70 years old. It is of high quality. This town's small shop It’s not about the price, but 500 taels is no problem.”
"Isn't that your ginseng? Don't you use it?" Xia Qingfeng felt his heart bleed when he thought of that thousand-year-old ginseng tree.
"I only need the energy of Zhong Ling, and only the thousand-year-old ginseng has it. The rest is for Feng'er."
Xia Qingfeng was really helpless about this title, but for the sake of ginseng, she didn't want to argue with him. "This is what you said. The remaining ginseng belongs to me. You are not allowed to go back on it."
"No regrets, it's all yours."
At this time, laughter of "hehehehe" came from the bed beside him. Turning around, I saw Xu Xiaoxiao covering her mouth with her little hand and smiling.
"This morning, I had a sweet dream, and I smiled when I woke up." Xia Qingfeng took Xu Xiaoxiao out of the bed and got dressed.
Xu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but be happy and shouted into the air: "Uncle Space, good morning!"
"Xiaoxiao, good morning!"
"Hey! Stinky girl, what you are saying is so affectionate. Get up quickly, I will take you for a walk in the town today." Xia Qingfeng gently patted Xu Xiaoxiao's butt.
After breakfast, Xia Qingfeng carried Xu Xiaoxiao to the town. Arriving at the entrance of the village, Xia Qingfeng waited for about a quarter of an hour before she arrived at Old Man Wang's oxcart from the neighboring village. After paying two cents, Xia Qingfeng and Xu Xiaoxiao got on the bullock cart.
There are no bullock carts in this village. I heard that there used to be an old widower in the east end of the village who made a living by driving the bullock cart. Later, when he got old and frail, he sold his cows, and two years later there was no one left. The village chief's family has slightly better conditions in the village, but the village chief's family has to support their eldest grandson's education, so their life is very tight.
The last time the villagers went to the town to sell herbal medicines, one was because there were too many people and the oxcart could not fit. The other was because the old village chief did not want people from outside the village to know that their village was digging and selling herbal medicines. Although I also knew that I couldn't hide it for long, after all, there was a daughter-in-law in the village who married from outside. But there are only so many herbs on the mountain, and every day you can dig them out is worth it.
When they arrived in the town, Xia Qingfeng carried Xu Xiaoxiao directly to Renji Hall. There was no way, the speed of the bullock cart was like a cradle. After all, Xu Xiaoxiao was young and drooled while sleeping in Xia Qingfeng's arms, and she didn't even open her eyes after getting off the cart.
As soon as I entered Jirentang, I met the medicine boy from last time.
"Sister-in-law, you're here, are you still selling herbal medicine today?" The medicine boy was particularly enthusiastic when he saw Xia Qingfeng.
"Yes! I have some good stuff, could you please meet with Shopkeeper Chang?"
"Then please come in. The shopkeeper is in the back hall." After saying that, he led Xia Qingfeng back.
At this time, shopkeeper Chang was talking to a man in his twenties with a very respectful attitude. The medicine boy asked Xia Qingfeng to wait outside the door and hurriedly ran over to report: "Shopkeeper, the little woman who sold medicinal materials last time is here again this time and said she brought good things."
The young man on the side was very curious and asked shopkeeper Chang: "Is it the village woman you just mentioned who led the whole village to dig out herbs and knows how to prepare them?"
"Exactly." Shopkeeper Chang replied respectfully.
"Then call in and see if there's any good stuff."
Shopkeeper Chang quickly signaled the little medicine boy to call someone.
Soon, a little woman came in, holding a baby girl in front of her and carrying a backpack behind her. Don't panic when you see a stranger.
When Xia Qingfeng came in, he saw a young man in the back hall besides shopkeeper Chang. Judging by his dress and demeanor, he was either rich or noble, and when he saw shopkeeper Chang treating him with respect, he felt relieved.
"I've met shopkeeper Chang. I wonder if you have a guest here, so I'm sorry to bother you."
"Where, where? I heard you have some good stuff here. Come and show it to us." Shopkeeper Chang motioned for Xia Qingfeng to sit down.
Xia Qingfeng was not polite. He gently woke up Xu Xiaoxiao and asked her to sit on a chair. Then he put his hand into the basket and actually took out the youngest ginseng in the space.
Shopkeeper Chang was shocked when he saw Xia Qingfeng wrapping the ginseng so casually in a rag without even a box. He quickly stood up and gently took the ginseng.
This is a 70-year-old ginseng. Although he has seen ginseng that is one or two hundred years old, the roots of this ginseng are intact and covered with soil, as if it had just been dug out. Ginseng of this quality is also rare.
He quickly handed the ginseng to the young man next to him. The young man took the ginseng and looked at it for a while, then nodded slightly to Shopkeeper Chang.
Shopkeeper Chang understood, turned to Xia Qingfeng and said, "This ginseng is of good quality. It looks like it's 70 years old. If you give me a price, we at Jirentang are ready to take it."
Xia Qingfeng saw that the shopkeeper did not falsely report the year, and thought that the shopkeeper was an honest person and could handle things. He said, "You give me a price. If it's suitable, I'll sell it."
Shopkeeper Chang glanced at the young man next to him again, and then bid: "How about five hundred taels?"
Xia Qingfeng thought that the price was indeed consistent with what Space Ling said and reached the price he expected. He should ask the shopkeeper about the medicinal seeds.
Seeing that Xia Qingfeng hadn't spoken for a long time, the young man next to him thought that she was dissatisfied with the price and said, "Are you dissatisfied with five hundred taels? In fact, this price is enough. In this town, I dare say that no one can compare with it." We offered higher prices.”
Only then did Xia Qingfang realize that the other party had misunderstood and said, "Okay, just five hundred taels, but I just want to ask, do you have any herbal seeds here?"
The young man on the side became interested and said, "Can you grow herbs?"
"My father is a doctor and knows how to grow herbal medicine. My little girl has been exposed to it since she was a child and knows a little bit about it. After all, the herbs in the mountains are limited, so I want people in our village to try to grow one."
"Well, I'll buy this ginseng tree for five hundred taels, and I'll give you some herbal seeds as well. What do you think? If we can really grow herbs, I'll collect all the herbs in your village."
Xia Qingfeng looked at Shopkeeper Chang strangely and asked, "Who is this?"
Shopkeeper Chang laughed and said, "This is the young master of our Jirentang. Everything is decided by the master."
Of course Xia Qingfeng was happy because he had met a wealthy owner, so he said, "Thank you, boss!"
Everything was settled and shopkeeper Chang paid for the ginseng. Xia Qingfeng asked for two 100-tael silver notes, four 50-tael silver notes, and the rest in silver, which was not a light weight. It was decided that the villagers would come to pick up herbal seeds tomorrow, and then went to the front to buy seasonings such as peppercorns, cassia bark, cinnamon, star anise, and fennel. Xia Qingfeng took Xu Xiaoxiao and left.
Xu Xiaoxiao didn't say a word during the whole process, pretending to be a child.
