Tang Shiyan carried the things out of the supply and marketing cooperative and came to the alley. She waved her hand and threw the things into the space. Otherwise, if others saw her carrying so many things, they would wonder where she got the money to buy so many things.

Tang Shiyan walked through several alleys before she saw a shop selling medicinal herbs. She walked closer and saw a middle-aged couple sorting the herbs there.

Tang Shiyan: "Uncle and aunt, hello, are you collecting medicinal herbs here?"

Wang Meijuan turned around and was stunned for a moment, wondering where such a beautiful girl came from. She was like a fairy.

Wang Meijuan said: "Hello, little girl, yes, we collect medicinal herbs here, do you have any medicinal herbs to sell?

Tang Shiyan: "Aunt, I just came to ask what kind of herbs you sell and how much they cost. If the price is reasonable, I will get you some more."

Wang Meijuan: "Little girl, we collect many kinds of medicinal herbs here, and the price of each kind of medicinal herb is different. We collect herbs such as Ganoderma lucidum, Angelica dahurica, Codonopsis pilosula, Licorice root, Mulberry leaf, Polygonum multiflorum, Pueraria root, Ginseng, Gastrodia elata, etc. As for the price, we have to look at the quality of the variety. The better the quality, the more expensive it is."

Tang Shiyan: "Okay then, I'll get some herbs over in a few days for you to take a look at. Auntie, you guys go ahead and get busy. I'll go back and come back in a few days."

Wang Meijuan: "Okay, little girl, take care."

Tang Shiyan walked around the town for most of the day and felt very hungry. She heard from the elderly that the braised pork trotters and steamed pork with rice flour were very delicious in this era. She also wanted to try them to see if they tasted as good as what she made herself.

Arriving at the state-owned restaurant, Tang Shiyan walked in, ordered her food, and found a seat to sit down. Everyone who sat down to eat there stared at Tang Shiyan, wondering why there was such a beautiful girl in this town.

Tang Shiyan was thinking about getting up early tomorrow to cut grass for the pigs, trying to cut more in the morning, and then going to the mountains to find some medicinal herbs in the afternoon to see what the price is. If the price is good, she can also sell some of the medicinal herbs planted in the space for money, and then she can use the money openly.

Just when she was lost in thought, the staff called her that her lunch was ready. Tang Shiyan went over, picked up the lunch box and sat back in her seat. She smelled it and thought, "Hmm, it smells so good." I wonder what it tastes like?

She picked up a piece of braised pork trotter with chopsticks and put it into her mouth. It tasted okay, but still not as good as what she cooked herself. Others who had not tasted her cooking thought it was delicious.

Tang Shiyan ate and drank her fill here, not thinking about anything, living freely and comfortably alone, but she didn't know that the people in the village were about to make a fuss again.

After Zhou Guiying discovered that her bacon and other good things were missing, she started cursing and making a scene in the village, attracting everyone to come and watch the fun.

Zhou Guiying cried, "Who is this unfortunate person? How dare they steal my bacon and all my good things? I hid them so well, how could they find them and steal them?"

Of course, the happiest ones were Old Lady Yang and Old Lady Sun. Usually, these old ladies didn't get along with each other. When they were together, they either quarreled or fought and scolded each other.

Old Lady Yang said to Old Lady Sun, "Who told Old Lady Zhou to be so stingy? She would hide things and wouldn't even eat them. Now it's been stolen. She deserves it. She's so arrogant. She acts like she owes everyone 8 million. I don't know how that family can stand her temper."

Old Lady Sun said, "Look at how she treated Miss Tang before. She either beat or scolded her all day long and didn't even give her food. Now she deserves what Old Lady Zhou is doing. This is karma. I don't know who is so bold as to steal things from Old Lady Zhou's house. It seems she is just too arrogant and unreasonable."

After finishing her meal, Tang Shiyan strolled around the town again. Seeing that it was almost half past three, she hurried to where the ox cart was parked. She saw that there was no one on the ox cart, only Uncle Jiang was there.

Tang Shiyan: "Uncle Jiang, how long have you been waiting here? You are so old and still have to drive an ox cart every day. Aren't you tired?"

Uncle Jiang said, "Girl Tang, you've bought your things. Hurry up and get on. It will be hard to sit if there are too many people. We have no choice. We all rely on working points from farming to support our family. There are more than a dozen people in our family."

"Without enough work points, there's simply not enough food to eat. Don't look at my age, I'm still pretty strong. I'll help as much as I can. If one day I really can't help, there's nothing I can do."

When Tang Shiyan heard what Grandpa Jiang said, she began to feel sorry for him. At such an old age, he still insisted on driving the ox cart regardless of wind, rain, cold or freezing weather. It is conceivable how difficult life is for their family. People in this era are really too tired and too poor.

Tang Shiyan took out a packet of malted milk from her pocket and gave it to Grandpa Jiang. "Grandpa Jiang, they haven't arrived yet by ox cart. You should quickly put this away and take it home to drink with water. You must take care of your health at your age. Eating this will help you be more nutritious."

She took out the tea she usually packed from her bag and handed it over. "Uncle Jiang, you've been waiting here for so long. You must be thirsty. Drink some water first. I don't know who will be arriving."

Uncle Jiang said, "Girl Tang, how can this be possible? You just separated from that family and have nothing. How can I accept your things? Besides, a bag of malted milk costs several yuan. Where did you get the money to buy it? I'll drink some water. I'm a little thirsty. You can take the malted milk back."

Tang Shiyan: "It's okay, Uncle Jiang. I'm living well on my own now and can earn my own money. Just accept it. It would be embarrassing if someone sees it."

Uncle Jiang could only take the thing from Tang Shiyan's hand and hide it, lest anyone see it and gossip about it. Uncle Jiang thought to himself that Tang Shiyan was really a kind and sensible girl. He didn't know why that family treated her like that. A kind person like her would surely enjoy endless wealth and glory in the future.

After Lin Yifei and his men arrived, Uncle Jiang drove the ox cart back to the village. As soon as he returned to the village, Old Lady Zhou saw Tang Shiyan getting off the ox cart and stopped her.

Old Lady Zhou: "Oh, Tang Shiyan, you bitch, you went to town again today. You didn't work hard all day and just wanted to run to town. Tell everyone if you stole my bacon and those things and sold them in town for money. I really didn't see that you, a little brat, dared to steal things from my house."