Liu Sisi found the "Jade Goddess Palm" set quite easy to learn. It was covered with little figures, so it was easy to understand. Plus, she had been interested in martial arts since she was a child, so she quickly mastered the first level.
After mastering the technique, a line of small text appeared before my eyes: "Congratulations on mastering the first level of the Jade Goddess Palm. You have now gained the automatic replenishment function."
After finishing her practice, Wu called her to eat. Today's meal was more lavish than what they usually ate during the Lunar New Year. It was better than they had eaten during the Lunar New Year.
Now that we have rapeseed oil for stir-frying, the food tastes much better. I stir-fried some greens, some eggs, a plate of meat, and a bowl of white rice.
The younger brother's mouth watered as he looked at the table. Whenever Mrs. Wu called for dinner, he would stuff mouthfuls into his mouth.
The eldest brother, Liu Sifu, was a little more reserved, but the other brothers all ate heartily without caring about their image.
Liu Sisi felt a pang of sadness watching this scene; it was just an ordinary meal, yet they were so happy.
She felt that the first priority was to improve the family's standard of living.
At this age, my brother is almost of marriageable age, but his family is poor and they can't even afford to eat. They live in someone else's house, so how can they afford to get a wife?
The other older brothers also wanted to send them to school. What if one of them was talented enough to become the top scholar in the imperial examination? Wouldn't that give the family power? In this era, power can be deadly.
The task is arduous and the road ahead is long! We must first find a way to raise money.
After finishing her meal, Liu Sisi took out three ginseng roots from her spatial storage. Although these ginseng roots were from modern times and not very old, they should still be able to fetch some money!
She said to Liu Dashi and Wu Shi, "Father, this is ginseng that the snake fairy gave me. Let's take it to town and sell it! With the money, we can build a new house, and we'll also have money to help my eldest brother get married. We also want to send some of my older brothers to school."
Looking at Liu Sisi, Liu Dashi and his wife felt that their daughter had become more sensible than before. In the past, their daughter was always quiet, but since yesterday, she has become more talkative and has also become more opinionated.
Seeing that the two remained silent, Liu Sisi walked over and called out, "Father, Mother, did you hear what I said?"
"I heard you, daughter, I'll listen to you," Liu Laoda felt that his daughter had become particularly reliable.
After discussing it, the family decided that the eldest son, Liu, would take Liu Sisi and Liu Sifu to the county town to sell ginseng, while the other brothers would go with their mother to the fields to grow vegetables.
When they arrived at the village entrance, Zhou Dahai, the eldest son of the village head, was already waiting there. Only the village head's family in the village owned an oxcart, which he usually used to earn some money.
One person, one coin. Boss Liu gave three coins. The money that Li Guifen's family lost last time was used to pay for her brother's medical treatment and medicine. Now they only have ten coins left.
After getting on the oxcart, Zhou Dahai asked, "Where are you going, Brother Dashi?"
“Go to the county,” Liu replied.
Tianshan Village is closer to the county seat than to the town, and the pharmacies in the county are definitely larger.
The two chatted for a while longer before arriving, and then told Zhou Dahai the time they would be returning.
The group headed straight to a pharmacy called Baicaotang. Liu Sisi first took out a ginseng and asked how much it could sell for. The pharmacy inspector looked at it carefully and said that it was too young and could only sell for 5 taels.
Liu Sisi didn't sell it directly. They went to several other pharmacies, and the prices they were offered were all about the same. The most expensive one only offered 6 taels.
Liu Sisi also knew that this ginseng was modern and relatively young, so it was already quite good that it could sell for 6 taels.
"Shopkeeper, I have three ginseng roots of this quality. Would you like to buy them all for 20 taels? If my family finds anything good in the future, I'll sell them to you too."
The pharmacist checked the counter and saw that this young girl was quite eloquent. "Alright, 3 for 20 taels. Remember to bring over any good medicinal herbs you have in the future."
After receiving the money and giving it to Liu Dashi, Liu Dashi was quite excited. His family had never earned this much money in a year, and his daughter had earned it all at once.
But Liu Sisi felt it was too little; this amount of money was definitely not enough to support her brothers' education.
The group arrived at the door of a pawnshop, and Liu Sisi took out three glass balls from her spatial storage, all of which were diamond-cut.
She had heard that glass was very valuable in ancient times, and she wanted to try it out. This glass ball was leftover from when she installed a chandelier at home last time. She had casually tossed it into a drawer at the supermarket, never expecting it would come in handy.
"Father, I have one more thing. I'll go to the pawnshop to see how much it can fetch. You wait here for me."
As soon as she entered, she saw an old man with a white beard. Liu Sisi took out a glass ball and asked the shopkeeper, "How much is this worth?"
The shopkeeper took the item, stood up, put on his reading glasses, and looked at Liu Sisi's patched clothes. "Young lady, do you know what this is? Do your family members know you're pawning it?"
“This is a family heirloom, my dad is standing outside! She told me to pawn it.” Liu Sisi pointed to Liu Laoda, who was waiting outside.
The shopkeeper glanced outside and saw that the family's clothes were also patched up again, and he thought that this family must be quite ignorant.
"Grandpa, how much do you think it's worth? My dad said this is top-quality glass, I won't take it for a cheap price," Liu Sisi said, explaining that she knew the item wasn't cheap, to avoid the shopkeeper trying to lower the price too much.
"One hundred taels!" the shopkeeper said, adjusting his glasses.
Liu Sisi: One?
Shopkeeper: Three!
“Each one is worth more than a hundred taels, and you only give me 100 taels for three of them?”
Liu Sisi took back the glass marbles and was about to leave when the old man called out to her, "Hey, young lady, 100 or 23 is really high. Come back and I'll add some more for you."
The shopkeeper thought that the glass was so beautifully made that it was indeed a good item, and he could make a lot more money by reselling it.
“Three for 300 taels, and that’s only because I urgently needed the money. Otherwise, I could have sold them to other stores for 500 taels.”
Liu Sisi didn't know the price either, so she could only try to raise it as much as possible.
"Two or three for 200, deal done," the shopkeeper said again.
"I think I'll go somewhere else!" Liu Sisi said, her face showing impatience.
"Alright, 300 taels it is." The shopkeeper hadn't expected that a young girl would be so hard to fool.
The shopkeeper gave her 300 taels of silver, which Liu Sisi put into her sleeve, or rather, into her spatial storage.
"Dad, let's go back and talk," she said. "There are too many people here; talking about how much money we made here will attract too much attention."
The group headed towards the place they had agreed upon with Zhou Dahai.
After walking a few steps, I heard a girl crying "sobbing" ahead. If I listened carefully, I could also hear several men laughing lewdly. The sound was blocked by the crowd, and I didn't know what was going on.
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