After walking for a while, the father and daughter finally arrived in town. Er Ya was very excited, finally able to see a slightly more prosperous place in this era. Unlike modern times, it was not full of high-rise buildings and shopping malls, but it had its own unique charm.

The buildings in the town weren't fancy, but they were neat and uniform, and the sounds of vendors hawking their wares echoed from the roadside.

"Wontons, wontons, three cents a bowl, come and get some!"

"People coming from the south or going to the north, come and rest your feet if you're tired. Tea is only two cents a bowl."

"Candied hawthorn, candied hawthorn, two cents a skewer, sweet and delicious in your mouth."

Hearing the vendors' calls and seeing the thin-skinned, meaty wontons, Er Ya's mouth watered. Touching her empty pockets, she decided to sell the ginseng she had brought first, because she needed money to buy better things.

As I walked along, I looked around for a pharmacy. Suddenly, my eyes lit up and I saw a pharmacy with the words "Le An Tang" written on it.

Er Ya quickly pulled Lin Jianguo into the pharmacy, where they saw a young clerk at the counter leisurely yawning.

Looking up, I saw someone coming in. I was about to go forward to greet them when I glanced at them and saw that they were a father and daughter, dressed in tattered clothes. The man had a basket of eggs slung over his arm. They looked like paupers. They were sitting on a stool and I pretended not to see them.

Lin Jianguo stepped forward, but before he could even ask a question, the shopkeeper took out a feather duster and started patting the eggs while saying, "Go away, we don't accept eggs here, hurry up and leave."

Upon hearing this, Er Ya angrily stepped forward and said, "How can you talk like that? We're here to sell ginseng. If you don't want it, we'll go to another store."

"Tch, you guys have ginseng? Have you ever even seen ginseng? Get out of here, don't make a mess of this place."

Er Ya pulled the wild ginseng out of her arms. "Are you blind? You said I've never seen ginseng before. Look what this is."

The young man's eyes widened when he saw such a large ginseng root; he had never seen one this big in all his years in this business!

He said awkwardly, "Little girl, I'm so sorry, I thought I was dreaming just now. Look, this ginseng of yours..."

Er Ya interrupted him abruptly, "Uncle, I just wanted you to take a look, I didn't say I was going to sell it to you, Dad, let's go."

The young waiter tried to pull him back but failed. Now he was in trouble. If the shopkeeper found out, he could forget about getting paid this month.

At that moment, with a snort, the shopkeeper emerged from the inner room, his face dark.

"Look what you've done! If you weren't my nephew, I would have kicked you out of the house. Hurry up and chase after them to see which family they sold it to. Please don't let them sell it to our mortal enemy!"

The young man quickly ran off to follow them; Lin Jianguo and his daughter had gone.

Er Ya grew angrier the more she thought about it. That guy was so condescending! She'd wait until she had money, then throw some in the young man's face and vent her anger.

This time, Er Ya was smarter. She asked the old lady selling tea by the roadside beforehand, "Grandma, I'd like to ask you, which pharmacy in our town has a good reputation and doesn't cheat people?"

The old woman selling tea saw that the little girl was so friendly despite her young age and said, "You've come to the right person. In our town, Qingrentang is the best. They're honest and fair to everyone, young and old. Don't go to Le'antang. They take cheap medicine and sell it to you at high prices. They're the worst kind of rip-off."

Wasn't that Le'an Hall I just went to? Luckily, I didn't sell it to him. After finding out the location of Qingrentang, I thanked him and headed straight for Qingrentang.

When Er Ya arrived at Qingrentang, she knew she had come to the right place. The house was spotless. When the clerk at the counter heard that she had come to buy ginseng, he checked the goods and confirmed that they were indeed ginseng.

Such a big business couldn't be decided by myself, so I told Lin Jianguo and his daughter to sit on the stools and wait a while, and then I ran off to find the shopkeeper.

Before long, the shopkeeper came out. He was in his fifties or sixties, with a long beard and a kind and approachable face. His pharmacy not only bought medicinal herbs but also treated some difficult and complicated diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history and unique characteristics.

A bowl of medicinal soup and a silver needle can often produce immediate results, which is why traditional Chinese medicine has always been considered one of the most mysterious medical systems in the world.

Old He was busy seeing patients when he heard from the shop assistant that someone was selling ginseng ahead. He told another doctor to see him first and went ahead himself.

Recently, a younger relative of mine came to visit. He's the son of one of my old friends. He came to inspect the work here and took the opportunity to visit me.

During the conversation, I learned that my old friend's health had not been very good in recent years and he urgently needed some aged ginseng to nourish his body.

This younger generation also came for this reason. They heard that ginseng often appeared in their area a few years ago, so they came here to try their luck.

As soon as Old He arrived, he saw a little girl of three or four years old, chattering away with the man next to her, making the man laugh heartily.

"Excuse me, I'm late. Are you here to sell ginseng? May I take a look?"

Lin Jianguo showed him the ginseng. When Old He took it, his eyes lit up immediately. It was indeed a wild ginseng. Judging from its appearance, it must be at least a hundred or eighty years old. He had never seen such a large ginseng before. The ones he had seen in recent years were all only a dozen or twenty years old.

"How much do you want to sell this ginseng for? Name your price!" Old He said excitedly, his old friend was finally saved.

Lin Jianguo had never sold ginseng before. He only knew how to bury himself in farming, so he had never done anything like negotiating prices with people. He turned his head and looked at his daughter awkwardly.

Er Ya said, "Grandpa, how much do you think our ginseng can sell for? I know Grandpa wouldn't lie to me or Dad." She looked at Grandpa He with an innocent and naive expression.

Seeing the clever little girl sweetly calling him "Grandpa," Old He looked at the ginseng carefully again. "Your ginseng was dug very well and looks excellent. How about I give you two hundred yuan?"

Upon hearing that it could be sold for so much money, Er Ya jumped for joy, "Thank you, Grandpa! We'll sell you ginseng again next time we have some."

This child, does she think ginseng is like the white radishes in the vegetable garden, easy to dig up? In recent years, the mountains have been severely damaged, and this kind of wild stuff is becoming increasingly rare.

The shop assistant went to prepare the money for them. Old He happily grabbed a handful of fruit candies and gave them to Er Ya. He liked them more and more as he looked at them. "Next time you have something good, you must think of Grandpa first!"

As they were talking, the shop assistant prepared the money. The thick stack of cash excited Lin Jianguo so much that he didn't know how to reach out and take it. He had never seen so much money before.

"Okay, Grandpa, we still have to go sell things, so we'll be going now. Goodbye, Grandpa."

To be continued!