Wu Lei assumed that Wei Yuyan had said she would deliver it to the entrance of the vegetable market to avoid troubling Sister-in-law Xiuhua, so he stopped thinking about it.

Wei Yuyan held Wu Qian's hand the whole time because Wu Qian was quite young, and she had to keep an eye on her. These days, if someone gets lost, they really can't be found.

"This is it."

Wei Yuyan and the other two arrived at the No. 1 Medical Clinic after walking for about fifteen minutes.

Leading her two children inside, Wei Yuyan found a middle-aged man behind the counter, not the previous apprentice. She guessed he might be the shopkeeper or a doctor.

"Is this lady here to see a doctor or to get medicine?"

Before Wei Yuyan could speak, the other person spoke first.

"I'm here to sell medicinal herbs," Wei Yuyan replied with a smile.

"Oh, go inside, go check the back. Xiao Xu, come over here and keep watch from the front."

The man looked surprised when he heard that he was selling medicinal herbs. He quickly disappeared, calling out "Little Xu".

The medicine boy we'd met before appeared.

"Yes, shopkeeper."

Xiao Xu nodded to the man and stood in front of the counter to help him get his medicine.

The innkeeper led Wei Yuyan and the other two into the inner room, only to discover that it was a hidden paradise.

There are also rooms inside, only three or four, for seriously ill patients who cannot move temporarily.

There was another room with many bags, all containing Chinese medicinal herbs.

“My surname is Jiang, and I am the owner of Yizihao Medical Clinic. What medicinal herbs did you bring, madam? Please show them to me.”

Manager Jiang led them to the backyard, which was quite large. Many medicinal herbs were drying there, and two apprentice doctors were grinding and cutting the herbs.

"Manager Jiang, hello. I brought some Panax notoginseng and Dendrobium today. Please take a look and tell me how the quality is. I roughly know the price of Panax notoginseng. How much do you buy Dendrobium?"

Wei Yuyan took out two packets of medicinal herbs from her basket and showed them to Manager Jiang.

We still have some Panax notoginseng at home, which we dug up a few days ago but didn't dry completely, so we didn't bring it with us.

Dendrobium is easier to dry than Panax notoginseng; it dried very quickly, so I brought them all with me.

"Oh my, this Dendrobium is really good. I'm short of Dendrobium here. Dendrobium is much more expensive than Panax notoginseng, ranging from 15 to 25 wen per tael."

Your dendrobium is of good quality, I can give you twenty coins per ounce.

"The Panax notoginseng looks very good, very intact, and dried just right. The highest price is fifteen coins, I'll go get a scale."

The shopkeeper turned around and went inside to get the scales.

"Sister-in-law, we should have weighed it at home. What would we do if he ate us?"

Wu Lei was somewhat worried that Manager Jiang might exaggerate the figures later.

"I think the shopkeeper probably wouldn't do that, and besides, my sister-in-law knows what she's doing."

Wei Yuyan weighed her two cloth bags in her hands and knew what she was getting into.

"This Panax notoginseng weighs three and a half catties, and Dendrobium only weighs six liang. The total is five hundred and twenty-five wen plus eighty wen, which is six hundred and five wen."

Manager Jiang quickly calculated the accounts using the abacus beads.

"Yes, that's all. Thank you, shopkeeper."

Wei Yuyan was surprised to have sold it for 600 coins. That was great, as she still had at least 1.5 jin of Panax notoginseng at home.

"Thank you so much for bringing such high-quality medicinal herbs. Here, six hundred and five coins."

Manager Jiang kept his emotions hidden, always smiling, and took out six small silver jiao and five copper coins from his money bag and handed them over.

"Thank you, shopkeeper. There's one more thing I wanted to ask you. Do you buy Gastrodia elata? How much does it cost per tael?"

Wei Yuyan thought that Gastrodia elata should be more expensive than Panax notoginseng.

"The prices of Gastrodia elata and Dendrobium are about the same, around 15 to 25 coins. We only consider the quality."

My lady, have you studied medicine making? I see that you've processed these medicinal herbs exceptionally well.

Previously, many people sent medicinal herbs that were either too dry, not dry enough, or not clean enough, and some were even broken. Your herbs have saved us a lot of trouble.

As Manager Jiang explained, he looked at the medicinal herbs that Wei Yuyan had brought and even praised Wei Yuyan a few times.

“I have a relative who is a doctor. I’ve loved watching him dig up herbs and make medicine since I was a child, so I guess I learned a thing or two from him.”

Wei Yuyan was truly impressed with her own skill in lying.

"No wonder. May I ask your surname, madam? If you send medicinal herbs while I'm not around, I'll tell them to give you a fair price."

Manager Jiang has made up his mind to buy Wei Yuyan's medicinal herbs on a long-term basis.

"My surname is Wu, you can just call me Madam Wu from now on."

In ancient times, women would take their husbands' surnames. In the case of Wei Yuyan, she would generally be referred to as Wu Weishi.

"Alright, Madam Wu, take care."

The shopkeeper personally escorted the three people to the door before returning home.

"Sister-in-law, I can hardly believe it! We've made so much money in less than a month!"

Wu Lei was still somewhat dazed. Had they struck it rich? Wu Qian, who didn't quite understand the concept of money, didn't seem to have any particular feeling about it.

"Yes, we don't need to scrimp and save anymore. Let's go buy some meat buns."

Wei Yuyan took her two children straight to the steamed bun shop.

"Boss, five meat buns, please? No, six will do."

I originally wanted to buy more, but when I got to the steamed bun shop, I found out that these steamed buns were really not cheap.

Six meat buns cost nine coins, which is equivalent to a pound of pork belly, but I'm happy today, so it's worth the money.

Wei Yuyan took out a silver coin and handed it over; one silver coin was worth one hundred coins.

"Six meat buns, please wait a moment, here's your change."

The shopkeeper wrapped up six meat buns and handed them over. Only then did Wei Yuyan realize that these meat buns were quite large; two would be enough to fill her up, and Xiaoqian probably couldn't even finish two.

After the shopkeeper gave them 91 coins in change, the three of them sat down on stools and began to eat.

"Sister-in-law, three are enough for my sister and me. Let's wrap up the last one."

Wu Qian couldn't finish two, and Wu Lei felt there was no need to overeat. His sister-in-law had even said she wanted to buy pork belly and ribs today.

"Let's give this meat bun to Sister Xiuhua and the others later, to thank them for letting us ride in the oxcart."

Wei Yuyan is a grateful person, and she is very thankful for the kindness that Sister-in-law Xiuhua has shown them.

The three of them felt very satisfied after finishing their meat buns; they were so delicious.

"My sister-in-law will buy some meat later and make meat buns for you tomorrow."

Wei Yuyan still felt that she got a good deal by making the buns herself, as her bun-making skills were top-notch.

The two children were overjoyed to hear that they would have meat buns again tomorrow.

After Wei Yuyan finished speaking, she took the two children to the market to buy meat.

"Boss, two spare ribs, a pound of pork belly, and do you have any offal?"

Wei Yuyan went to the same shop where she bought meat last time.

"Two ribs weigh one pound and two ounces, that'll be fourteen coins. Add one pound of pork belly for ten coins, that'll be twenty-four coins in total. Today we only have pig intestines as offal."

The boss weighed the meat, wrapped it up, and looked at the place where the offal was stored. He realized that the pig liver had been given to another customer today, leaving only the pig intestines.