Chapter 2 2. I have money

Yaoyao, the white fox, stood at the door and looked.

There was indeed no one on the street, only the two big red lanterns in front of her door were flashing a dim light.

She was sure that the old man disappeared out of thin air.

It doesn’t matter whether he is a human or a ghost, as long as it is real ginseng, it’s fine!

He looked at the ginseng in his arms and giggled.

When I looked up, I saw that the two lanterns in front of the door were still lit.

"I remember this lantern was always off before I went to bed. How did it light up by itself?"

It's a bit strange that this lantern can light up.

She is penniless now, and lighting lanterns requires candles.

Where would she get the money to buy candles?

The white fox Yaoyao wanted to turn off the light and go to sleep, but the lantern just couldn't be extinguished.

"What's going on? I can't put out this lantern?" He gasped for breath but still couldn't put out the lantern.

Baihu Yaoyao doesn’t care, just let it stay on!

When the candle burns out, it goes out.

He shivered, buttoned his clothes tightly, closed the door and ran to the second floor.

I crawled into bed and felt a little warmer.

He touched the ginseng wrapped in a clean cloth beside him and laughed happily.

He also put away the ointment given by the old man.

"With this ginseng, I can exchange it for silver! And I can also renovate this restaurant."

The white fox stared at the dilapidated roof in a daze.

She had been in this body for more than half a month. The original owner was only fifteen years old. She had a poor life and was weak. After she fell ill, no one took care of her and she froze to death.

The original owner's father died and her mother remarried, leaving her with only this shabby restaurant.

This restaurant went bankrupt several years ago, and it relied on the original owner's father working at the dock to support his mother and daughter.

The original owner's father died in a work accident some time ago, leaving behind these useless mother and daughter.

The original owner's mother lived with the original owner in this restaurant for a while, but when they had nothing to eat, they thought about remarrying.

My mother remarried the owner of a small restaurant in this town, and that family did not allow Baihu Yaoyao to be brought in as a burden.

Her cruel mother left her to fend for herself in the restaurant.

Before leaving, she gave her a letter of severance, and from then on, they had no further contact.

The white fox Yaoyao couldn't bear the blow and fell ill. She died due to lack of food and water and the cold.

The original owner died, and she came here!

Baihu Yaoyao was speechless. The original owner's mother was really weird!

Not wanting her own daughter, she remarried and became a stepmother in someone else's family.

The original owner was also useless. He was already fifteen years old and still couldn't support himself. It was so sad!

"What a miserable fate! I, the mighty king of mercenaries, have become a mere poor creature!"

The white fox sighed and said, no matter what, since it is here, it is better to make the best of it. It is better to get a good night's sleep first and then exchange the ginseng for money tomorrow.

The next day.

The white fox Yaoyao was woken up by the cold.

This shabby house was not only drafty, but the quilts were also very thin and had a sour smell.

I wish the clothes I wear didn’t have any cotton at all. It would be strange if I wasn’t cold wearing such clothes!

Yaoyao, the white fox, endured the cold and went to the kitchen to cook something.

When I scooped water, I found that the water in the kitchen was full of ice chips.

I made a bowl of plain noodles and ate it while it was hot, and I felt better.

When I opened the restaurant door, the lanterns on both sides were no longer lit.

There was snow all over the doorway, so Yaoyao the white fox took out a broom and started sweeping the snow.

In the shop next door, Aunt Wang also opened the door and started sweeping the snow.

"Yaoyao! Why are you up so early? Are you feeling better?"

Aunt Wang came over and touched the forehead of the white fox Yaoyao.

Looking at the kind-hearted old lady in front of him, Bai Huyao smiled and said, "I'm much better now! Thank you, Aunt Wang, for lending me the money to buy medicine. I will definitely pay you back when I have money."

When she first came here, her body was really weak, no wonder she died of illness in her lifetime.

She dragged her frail body to the next door with great difficulty and found Aunt Wang, who then borrowed a tael of silver to buy medicine.

Otherwise, I might die these days.

Aunt Wang's expression changed instantly. "Why don't you pay it back? Your father helped our family before, so you don't have to pay it back."

As he said that, he started sweeping the snow.

Aunt Wang runs a grocery store with a lot of miscellaneous little gadgets in it.

Her son was a butcher and set up a meat stall in front of her grocery store.

Life is also very difficult for both mother and son.

Being able to lend her one or two taels of silver is already a favor, how can I have the nerve not to pay it back?

The white fox Yaoyao also started to sweep the snow. One or two taels of silver was not a small amount of money for ordinary people.

She must return the ginseng she sold.

After sweeping the snow, the white fox Yaoyao also felt warm.

He went into the room, took the ginseng, locked the door and went to the largest pharmacy in town.

When we arrived at Huichuntang, the shopkeeper just opened the door.

"Hey! Is this girl here to get medicine or see a doctor? Please come in first!"

Shopkeeper Chen put the door panel in place, leaving only the thick door curtain hanging down to prevent the winter wind from entering the room.

Bai Huyaoyao walked into Huichun Hall. This was not her first time here.

She had come here twice to get medicine and knew that Huichuntang had a very good reputation.

When Shopkeeper Chen entered the room, he saw Baihu Yaoyao taking out a cloth bag and handing it to him.

"Miss, what is this?" Shopkeeper Chen asked.

The white fox said, "Boss, this is thousand-year-old ginseng. Would you like to buy it?"

"What? Millennium ginseng?"

Shopkeeper Chen was shocked. Thousand-year-old ginseng is definitely a rare treasure that is hard to come by.

In Huichuntang, hundred-year-old ginseng is rare, and thousand-year-old ginseng is even rarer.

The sudden appearance of a thousand-year-old ginseng made him a little unbelievable.

Shopkeeper Chen carefully opened the small cloth bag, and a snow-white ginseng appeared before his eyes.

A strong bitter smell permeated the air, and just the smell made him feel refreshed.

"It's really a thousand-year-old ginseng? The roots are intact, this is simply top-notch!"

"Little girl, are you really planning to sell this ginseng? It's a life-saving medicine!"

It is no exaggeration to say that thousand-year-old ginseng is a miracle medicine. If you put a piece of it in your mouth, even the King of Hell will not dare to take you.

Judging from the little girl's appearance, she must be having difficulties at home, right?

Otherwise, who would be willing to sell this thing?

Baihu Yaoyao nodded, "I'm sure I want to sell it! Just name a price!"

This thousand-year-old ginseng must be expensive!

Now she is really rich!

Shopkeeper Chen pondered for a long time, "How about I give the young lady 2,500 taels of silver?"

Shopkeeper Chen didn't think that he was trying to trick Baihu Yaoyao just because she was young, but instead gave her a real price.

In the whole town, the only people who could afford to buy her thousand-year-old ginseng were Huichuntang.

This ginseng is of good quality and is worth at most two thousand taels of silver. The extra five hundred taels of silver is because he is in a hurry to use this ginseng and he must get it.

In addition, it can also be regarded as a way to establish a good relationship with this girl. If she has such good things in the future, she will come to Huichuntang to sell them.

"Okay! Deal!"

The white fox Yaoyao readily agreed.

The price for this ginseng is already a fair one.

She calculated that these two thousand five hundred taels of silver would be worth at least tens of millions in modern times.

It’s about the same as what she earns from one mission.

"Okay! Wait a moment, young lady. I'll go get the money for you."

Shopkeeper Chen went directly to the second floor.

'He came down with the banknotes in a moment.

"Miss, here are two thousand four hundred taels of silver notes, and here is one hundred taels of silver change, which will be convenient for you to use."

Shopkeeper Chen handed her the banknotes and a purse.

Baihu Yaoyao was touched by the shopkeeper's attentiveness and consideration. With the small change, she didn't have to go to the money shop to exchange it for silver.

Put the banknote in your arms.

"Thank you very much, boss! I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

She had to buy clothes, bedding, and charcoal first.

Otherwise, who can stand such cold?

"Goodbye, young lady." Shopkeeper Chen personally escorted the person out the door.

Baihu Yaoyao said goodbye to the shopkeeper and went directly to the cloth shop.

Shopkeeper Chen carefully took the ginseng to the backyard.

"Master, you are saved now! Look what this is?"

When we arrived at the warm room in the backyard, there were several pots of charcoal burning inside, and it was as warm as spring.

The young man, half lying on the couch, looked up from his book and asked, "Is this thousand-year-old ginseng?"

The man was dressed in a white robe with white fox fur and silver threads. He was gentle and handsome, but his face had a lifeless and sickly look.

Shengshi put down the book in his hand, sat up straight, and took the ginseng excitedly.

"Master, now that you have this thousand-year-old ginseng, there is hope for your illness." Shopkeeper Chen said with a smile on his face.

Shengshi placed the ginseng on the coffee table above the couch, but his frown did not relax.

"How can it be that easy? The only ingredient is the thousand-year-old ginseng, and it's not enough. You should continue to inquire about the other ingredients."

"Yes, I understand." Shopkeeper Chen left the warm room.

Shengshi carefully hid the ginseng.

The white fox Yaoyao bought several sets of warm thick clothes and several thick quilts from the cloth shop.

I also bought some oil paper to use for pasting windows.

The windows in the room were drafty.

The windows here are covered with oil paper, which can block the wind and is slightly transparent.

"It would be better if there were glass. This oil paper pasted on the windows makes the room dark."

She decided to find someone to burn the glass when she had time.

She bought a lot of things, so the owner of the cloth shop had someone deliver them to her restaurant.

After seeing the shop assistant off, Baihu Yaoyao quickly changed her bedding and put the new clothes she had bought into the box.

There is no large wardrobe for hanging clothes here, so it is inconvenient to store clothes and bedding.

Waiting for her to find someone to build a set of furniture.

Yaoyao, the white fox, put on warm cotton clothes and cotton shoes, and finally felt warm.

When she was a mercenary, she only wore thin clothes in the winter.

Now this little body is too weak, hands and feet are full of frostbite, and can't stand the cold at all.

It looks like she's going to start exercising.

Yaoyao, the white fox, put away his bedding and other items, and wrapped himself up like a big round dumpling, leaving only his two eyes exposed, so that he would not be afraid of the cold.

Then I went to the place where charcoal was sold.

The charcoal fire here is all charcoal, and the best charcoal fire is silver charcoal, which has no smell even when burning charcoal in a closed room.

Such things are only used by wealthy families. Ordinary people can't even afford the lowest quality charcoal.

When Baihu Yaoyao arrived here, he directly asked for five thousand kilograms of silver carbon.

Shopkeeper Qi smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. This was a big customer!

"Don't worry, young lady. I'll send someone to deliver the charcoal to you right away, and I'll also give you a few charcoal stoves. You don't have to buy charcoal stoves separately."

Baihu Yaoyao did not refuse, "Alright then! Thank you very much, boss. If the silver charcoal here is good, I will come again in the future."

After paying the money, he left.

Shopkeeper Qi smiled and saw her out.

Who would buy 5,000 kilograms of charcoal at once?

This is the God of Wealth! He must serve him well!

(End of this chapter)