"People die for money, birds die for food. Although Zhu Wen is Chen Xiang's subordinate, he will definitely think about his future."

“As long as we can prove to Zhu Wen that we have value, he will naturally not make things difficult for us.”

"However, under this premise, this ginseng must not be discovered by Zhu Yanyan."

Old Mrs. Zhu had already planned her next move. If her daughter-in-law brought the child and things got out of hand, it would be easiest for her to gain the sympathy of passersby and thus extricate herself from the situation.

As long as her daughter-in-law gets away, she will have a way to separate Zhu Yanyan and Zhu Wen, and bring Zhu Wen to reunite with her daughter-in-law.

Even though Liu was still very scared, she forced herself to nod for the sake of her daughter's rice porridge.

"Okay, I'll do whatever Mother says."

After the group successfully entered East Street, Old Mrs. Zhu glanced back at her son and suddenly clutched her stomach and cried out.

"Ouch, my stomach hurts so much!"

Zhu Wen, who was walking ahead, turned around impatiently after hearing Old Lady Zhu's shout.

"Are you dead or not? If you're not, keep going."

"No, it hurts too much!" Old Mrs. Zhu, her back hunched and trembling, stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Wen's hand, letting out a howl of grief. "My life is so miserable! Why can't I just rest for a bit!"

Her loud crying attracted the attention of onlookers, who all stopped what they were doing and gathered around Grandma Zhu.

Liu hid in the crowd, and after passersby gathered around her, she quickly turned and left down another alley.

However, her actions were all observed by Zhu Yanyan. After whispering a few words to Zhu Borong, Zhu Yanyan jogged and followed closely behind Liu Shi.

Liu held Zhu Xixi in her arms and jogged towards the crowd, walking back as she went.

In her panic, she didn't even notice Zhu Yanyan secretly following behind her.

Zhu Xixi, nestled in her mother's arms, angrily waved her little fists when she saw Zhu Yanyan following her.

[Mommy, that wicked Zhu Yanyan is following us!]

Upon hearing her daughter's thoughts while jogging, Liu hurriedly stopped, turned to look at the alley beside her, and quickly turned and entered the alley.

Zhu Yanyan followed closely behind, but before she could even enter the alley, she saw Liu carrying Zhu Xixi as she walked out from where Liu had disappeared.

"Yan Yan, what a coincidence."

"Auntie, you're not thinking of running away, are you?!"

Even when discovered by Madam Liu, Zhu Yanyan remained completely calm, instead crossing her arms and disdainfully sizing up the person in front of her.

She never took Liu seriously; this woman was just a passerby who appeared for only a few seconds.

Even if she kills Liu here today, it will not affect the overall direction of the book in the slightest.

Faced with Zhu Yanyan's arrogance, Madam Liu did not retaliate but simply placed Zhu Xixi in her arms and spoke softly.

"Yan Yan, your aunt needs to use the restroom, could you hold the baby for me?"

Liu's inexplicable behavior left Zhu Yanyan completely bewildered, and she held Zhu Xixi in her arms, at a loss for what to do.

However, before she could react, Liu shouted to the passersby around her.

"Help! Someone's trying to kidnap my child! Help!"

After Liu finished shouting, she quickly hugged the child back into her arms, curled up, and cried loudly.

Passersby rushed over upon seeing this and quickly surrounded Zhu Yanyan.

Taking advantage of the moment when passersby surrounded Zhu Yanyan, Liu hurriedly got up and ran away from the scene.

She jogged along until she saw a pharmacy, then decisively went inside.

When the waiter who was dispensing medicine saw Liu enter, he quickly stepped forward to greet her, "What would you like, sir?"

"Brother, could you please have your shopkeeper come out? I have something to sell."

Liu held Zhu Xixi in her arms, panting as she looked back at the roadside and said in a panic.

The waiter paused for a moment, then immediately turned around and went into the back room to invite the pharmacy manager out.

The pharmacy owner was an obese middle-aged man. After coming out of the back room, he stepped forward and looked Liu up and down with suspicion, then questioned her in an annoyed manner.

What do you want to sell?

Liu swallowed nervously, glanced back at the door, and carefully took out the ginseng from her bosom and handed it over.

"Ginseng."

He had initially looked down on Manager Liu, but the moment he saw the ginseng, his expression instantly improved, and he bowed to invite Manager Liu to sit down.

"Oh my, esteemed guest! Please have a seat, I'll pour you some tea."

"Shopkeeper, to make a long story short, just tell me what price you can ask for this ginseng."

Madam Liu had no time to waste in the pharmacy, so she quickly interrupted the shopkeeper as he poured tea and asked anxiously.

The shopkeeper paused for a moment after hearing this, then held up five fingers. "Fifty taels. These days, the price of medicinal herbs is skyrocketing. My little shop can only offer you fifty taels."

However, Liu was very dissatisfied with the price quoted by the shopkeeper. After hesitating for a moment, she placed the ginseng on the table.

"One hundred taels. If it works out, take it; if not, I'll go to another place."

"One hundred taels? That... is too much."

When the shopkeeper heard the number Liu gave him, his face turned very ugly, and he shook his head as if he was having trouble.

Liu didn't have time to chat with the shopkeeper any longer, so she picked up the ginseng and prepared to leave.

The shopkeeper was not about to let such good ginseng slip by, so he quickly stopped Liu and nodded with a sigh.

"Alright, alright! Seeing that you have a child to take care of, it's not easy for you. One hundred taels it is."

After he finished speaking, he followed the waiter into the back room. Not long after, he was seen holding a silver note worth one hundred taels in his hand.

"There have been bandits lately, so you should be careful with so much silver, young lady."

Liu was too lazy to explain too much to the shopkeeper. After taking the money, she pushed the ginseng over and got up to leave.

Zhu Xixi was surprised that her mother, who usually seemed so gentle and weak, could be so efficient and decisive. She happily blew bubbles and waved her little hands.

[Mom, you're amazing! You're incredible!]

Only after leaving the pharmacy did Liu dare to exhale the breath she had been holding in, and she was so excited that she almost screamed.

Looking at the silver notes in their hands again and again, they never expected that they would actually earn money on their way to exile.

After pausing for a moment, she hurriedly stuffed the money into her arms, picked up her daughter, and ran towards Chen's rice shop.

At this moment, Old Lady Zhu and Zhu Chenfeng were already waiting in front of the rice shop, with the restless Zhu Wen following behind them.

"Grandma Zhu, do you know what the consequences will be if you lie to me?"

"Don't worry, I believe she will come." After sensing Zhu Wen's impatience, Old Lady Zhu turned around and walked to his side, then said, "When Meixin brings the money over later, I hope you will keep our agreement."

"If you really have money to give me, I will naturally shut up."

Zhu Wen didn't believe that Old Lady Zhu could make money at all. He was just playing along with her in a play because she had helped his family in the past.