Chapter 7 Worrying about Su Xueyi

Shen Yueyao went to the pharmacy and asked, "Boss, do you have herbs like star anise, cinnamon, licorice, and cardamom?"

The shopkeeper looked at Shen Yueyao and nodded, "Yes, Miss, do you want to get some medicine?"

"These herbs mixed together won't have much effect. If there's anything wrong with the girl, it's better to see a doctor."

Shen Yueyao's expression changed, and she said, "It's okay, I just use these herbs."

Shen Yueyao understood that it was best not to buy all the spices in one pharmacy. Otherwise, if she used these spices to make food or do business in the future, it would be easy for people to know about it.

You still have to buy these more than ten kinds of seasonings from several stores.

"Shopkeeper, I want to buy some herbs like star anise, cinnamon bark, licorice, and white cardamom. How much do you charge?"

Shen Yueyao knew that ancient medicinal materials had special measurement units, and one catty was equal to sixteen taels.

If you buy it by kilogram, it will definitely be very expensive, so Shen Yueyao plans to buy it by two.

The shopkeeper said, "These are common herbs. The price can be cheaper. One pound is calculated as one hundred coins."

Shen Yueyao calculated in her mind and said, "Shopkeeper, give me one or two taels of each."

Buy one or two of each and you can use it several times.

She actually wanted to buy more at once, but was afraid that she didn't have enough money.

I'll buy more when I find a way to make money.

After doing the math, it’s actually still a bit expensive.

The shopkeeper asked the medicine boy to pick up the herbs and hand them to Shen Yueyao, who paid twenty-five cents.

Then she prepared to go to another pharmacy to buy spices.

Just as she came out of the pharmacy and was walking towards the pharmacy in the east, she suddenly saw a woman carrying a basket passing by, and Shen Yueyao immediately smelled the scent of spices.

Shen Yueyao's expression changed, and she quickly stopped the woman and said, "Sister, may I ask, are the things in your backpack medicinal herbs?"

The woman looked up at Shen Yueyao, and although she was puzzled, she nodded and said, “Yes, it’s medicinal herbs. The owner of the pharmacy collects the medicinal herbs, and I sell them.”

Shen Yueyao said, "Sister, I smell the herbs in your basket. They should contain some of the herbs I need. I wonder how much they cost?"

The woman was stunned. She said with some surprise, "Miss, do you need any herbs? These herbs I have are common herbs. If the pharmacy charges them, the good ones are ten cents per pound, and the ordinary ones are only five cents per pound."

The woman was very happy that someone bought medicinal herbs.

Even if these herbs are well dried, when you sell them to the drugstore owner, he will still check them and may not accept all of them.

If the girl could buy it, she would naturally be happy.

Shen Yueyao took the woman to an empty alley nearby to talk and look at medicinal herbs.

Shen Yueyao was very happy to see the dried tangerine peel, star anise, fennel, bay leaves and other things inside.

I bought two kilograms directly.

Through conversation, Shen Yueyao learned that the woman's surname was Zhou and she was from the village next door to them.

After buying these spices, it’s not a big deal if you’re missing two or three.

And it saves a lot of money at once.

Besides, since there are these things on the mountain, there might also be pepper trees. She will go to the mountain to take a look later.

After buying the spices, Shen Yueyao went to buy two pounds of noodles and took a bucket of pig offal to prepare to go home.

She put her things in the space and could walk home.

After a busy morning, it’s almost noon and it may be too late to go home and cook.

Shen Yueyao bought two meat buns, each costing four cents.

She bought some for her two children. As for herself, she had two shredded radish pancakes left over from the morning, which she could heat up and eat, thus saving a few cents.

Don't underestimate these few cents, you can buy a lot of things with them.

One cent can buy two eggs, and eight cents can buy a pound of coarse grain noodles.

She had spent more than two hundred coins this morning, and now she still had ninety-six coins in her hand.

After returning home, Shen Yueyao saw that the two treasures had returned. She handed the meat buns to them and said, "This is lunch. Fill your stomach. I will make you something delicious in the evening."

She planned to make braised pork offal in the evening.

The two treasures were holding the meat buns in their hands and had not yet come to their senses.

Then they saw Shen Yueyao taking out a lot of things from the backpack.

Then she poured the noodles into the noodle jar and put oil, soy sauce and salt on the stove.

She temporarily placed the pork in the space to keep it fresh.

Shen Yueyao simply ate two shredded radish pancakes and started to get busy.

She wants to clean the pig's offal.

Normally, she would use flour to wash, but flour is expensive, so she naturally couldn't bear to use it to wash.

So she burned some wood ash and used it to scrub the pig's offal.

Dabao and Erbao watched the busy Shen Yueyao from the side, dumbfounded and speechless.

Shen Yueyao looked up at them and said, "Eat quickly, or it will get cold. This is what your mother bought for you in town."

Erbao blinked and lowered his head, feeling like he was hallucinating.

Bad women never bought anything for them.

Not to mention food.

When neighbor Aunt Zhou came back from town, she would buy something to eat for Lin Zhuangzhuang from time to time.

Once, Lin Zhuangzhuang was eating meat buns, and he was very envious when he saw them.

He envied Zhuangzhuang's mother for being so nice to him.

Dabao came back to his senses and whispered to his brother, "Eat."

After hearing what his brother said, Erbao started eating.

After eating this, both of their eyes lit up.

"Brother, there is meat, there is meat, it's really a meat bun."

"Yes, there is meat."

Dabao was a little reluctant to eat it. He didn’t know where his father had gone or whether he had eaten. He wanted to save some for his father.

When Shen Yueyao was cleaning the pig offal, she saw that Dabao didn't eat it and asked, "Why don't you eat it? Don't you like it?"

Shen Yueyao's voice was very gentle, and she looked at Dabao with encouraging eyes.

Under such gazes, Dabao, for some unknown reason, opened his mouth to explain, "I wonder if Dad has eaten."

Shen Yueyao understood what Dabao meant. This child was really sensible and filial.

"Don't worry, I'll make something delicious tonight so your dad won't be hungry."

"Eat quickly. Only when you have a full meal will you have the energy to help your mother with her work."

"Besides, the taste of meat buns changes when left out at night. If you like meat buns, I'll make them for you in the future."

Her predecessor used to take money to the town to buy meat buns for herself, so she knew what they tasted like. How should I put it? For ordinary people, they tasted pretty good, but Shen Yueyao still felt that they were a little lacking in flavor.

It would taste better if she made it.

Only then did Dabao start eating.

After Shen Yueyao cleaned the pig's offal, she began to steam and cook the braised food.

Dabao and Erbao couldn't help drooling when they smelled the fragrance coming from the pot.

It smells so good.

There was only one pot at home, and Shen Yueyao thought it was almost done, so she prepared to roll out the pancakes.

The dough she kneaded in the afternoon has risen and is now ready to be rolled out.

She plans to make thousand-layer pancakes. The braised food will be delicious when eaten with them, and it will be even more delicious when dipped in soup.

As she was busy, it gradually got dark.

Dabao and Erbao stood at the door and looked out despite the cold weather.

Shen Yueyao knew that they were worried about Su Xueyi.

In fact, even she didn't know where Su Xueyi had gone.

According to the memory of her previous life, Su Xueyi would never tell her where she went or what she did.

Even if she traveled back in time, she didn't intend to ask.

But just as it was getting dark, anxious voices were heard outside.

"Dabao and Erbao, why are you standing at the door? It's so cold. Come inside."

"Sister-in-law, is sister-in-law at home?"

"Brother Su, he was injured, vomited blood, and fainted..."