Chunxiao was considering a matter. They'd been making braised meat for a long time, and the amount of marinade they used was enormous. If they kept buying it from a pharmacy, it would be expensive. Secondly, they worried a pharmacy wouldn't be able to keep up. Thirdly, buying like that constantly would easily lead to leaks. After all, if someone knew the marinade was medicinal, they could easily find out about it by going to the pharmacy. She shared this concern with her family.

"What you said are indeed problems. So what should we do? Why don't we go to the county town? There are many pharmacies in the county town. We can buy something from each one without any problem."

"Brother, what you said is a good idea, but if we can purchase directly from the herbal medicine dealer, the price of the materials can be much cheaper. The herbs I use are ordinary, not expensive, so they should be easy to buy."

"But we don't know any medicinal herb merchants. What should we do?" Daha was a little anxious.

Chunxiao looked at Yan Bingfa and asked, "Dad, isn't Brother Wangfu working in the county town? Has he left?"

"He left yesterday as soon as the road was cleared, saying it was time to start work at the beginning of the new year."

"Then Dad, go ask Uncle Mu Sheng where he is staying in the county. I'm afraid we will have to go to the county."

"Going to the county town?"

"Chunxiao, let me take care of this. There are still many things at home that need you to arrange. It's not appropriate for you to leave. I'll go to the county town to find Wangfu and ask around. I'll probably find a herbal medicine merchant and buy what you want."

She really couldn't leave, so after thinking for a moment, she said, "Why don't you let Shuwen go with you? He knows quite a few words now, and can do basic math, so he can help." She looked at the childish boy beside her and said, "Auntie will make a list of what I want to buy. If you can write it down, that would be great. If not, keep it carefully and don't lose it. Got it?"

Shuwen was very excited that his aunt had given him such an important task. He had never been to the county town before. "Don't worry, aunt, I will definitely write it down."

"Then how much should we buy?" Dashan asked.

Chunxiao thought that the more the better, but the marinade ingredients were too expensive, and she was afraid that she could not buy much with her money. She calculated that she only had more than 50 taels of silver on her hand, and she had to pay 16 taels for digging a well outside, so she could only take out 30 taels. Based on the previous calculation of one catty of ingredients per day, it would be about 1.2 catties per day in the future. Maybe she could get it cheaper from the herbal medicine dealer, so that she could buy enough for almost a month. There was no other way, who made them poor.

"The most I can afford is 30 taels. If the items are cheaper, I might be able to buy 30 jin each, which is enough for a month. Let's buy a month's supply first."

"It's not worth it to go to the county town so hard to buy more than a month's supply. Now that the business is stable, let's do this. Dahe and I have saved some money recently. We can each take 30 taels and buy as much as we can when the time comes. We can share the cost and it will be convenient to settle accounts in the future. Chunxiao, you don't have to bear the risk alone."

Dahe was whispering to Zhang on the side, and finally slammed the table and said, "Let's do it." Anyway, he can earn it back in the end.

"Isn't it too risky to take so much money at once?" Zhou was a little worried. 90 taels is not a small amount.

"Mom, I will be careful. Going to the county town will cost a lot of money. We can reduce the cost by going less often.

"Brother, when you get to the county town, it's best to find someone knowledgeable about medicine to check it out for you. It's okay to give them some money, but don't buy fakes."

Yan Dashan responded solemnly.

After saying this, Chunxiao went into the house and took out her money box. She took out 32 taels of silver and handed the money to Yan Dashan. "These 2 taels of silver are for your expenses on the road. You are carrying a lot of money this time, so be careful. Shuwen should also pay more attention. I will give you a list later."

"You must be careful not to show off your wealth. My heart is pounding since you took so much money out with you."

"Don't worry, grandma. Dad and I will definitely pay attention."

Yan Bingfa originally wanted to go to the butcher again tomorrow, but he thought that there was not enough food at home and was afraid that something might happen tomorrow, so after talking, he took Yan Dahe away.

Chunxiao went to the place where the well was being dug in front to check it out. The six workers had clear division of labor: two were digging the soil below, two were preparing materials, and two were transporting mud to the outside. Only then did Chunxiao realize that the bricks of the well were laid from the top down.

"Master, how long does it take you to dig a well?"

"It's hard to say. The big wells take about 15 to 20 days, and the small wells about 10 days. It depends on whether there are any emergencies."

"Emergency?"

"If a well suddenly bleeds out water or collapses halfway through drilling, it's an emergency. But we've been in this business for a long time and we've seen it before, so it rarely happens."

This is quite dangerous. "Master, if you are thirsty, go inside and have a drink of hot water. You are welcome."

"I understand, girl." The master above responded with a smile.

At the end of the afternoon, Yan Laowu pushed over the new ox cart he had made for them, with a large wooden box with buckles on it.

"Your father asked me to bring this over when he passed through the village. This is all I have."

Dashan carried the box into Chunxiao's room. There was already a bathtub in the middle of the room, and with the addition of another box, the space became very small.

Yan Laowu looked at the people busy in the distance and asked, "What are they sitting over there?"

"Chunxiao wants to farm this land. They said it would be convenient to dig a well there. They hired a craftsman to dig a well. Has Bingfa paid you the money?"

"It's done. It's all paid." He clicked his tongue twice. "Big sister, your Chunxiao place is getting better and better. They even have a well. We wanted to dig a well before, but unfortunately we couldn't bear to spend the money. We thought it would be troublesome, but it's better to dig this well."

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