Shen Yuan succinctly stated, "Hand over the house deed in one hand, and the banknotes in the other."
Li Laosan's eyes darted around, then he clapped his hands and said, "Deal! Sold!"
Money is the biggest thing in the world!
He immediately forgot his original purpose for coming here today.
After all, who would turn down money? He'll help whoever offers the most money, that's how money will be poured into him!
"Wait here, I'll go home and get the property deed right away." Old Li San left with a big smile.
Shen Yuan wasn't idle either. She brought a ladder and climbed up to the second-floor bedroom. Once back in the room, she took out the gold medal Xiao Ling had given her from her undergarment and cut off a corner with scissors.
Shen Yuan took the cut-off gold to the bank and exchanged it for a thousand-tael silver note and some loose silver.
In the Great Yan Dynasty, one tael of gold could be exchanged for one thousand taels of silver, and one tael of silver could be exchanged for one thousand coins.
When Shen Yuan returned to the pharmacy after exchanging the money, Li Laosan had already retrieved the property deed from his home. Shen Yuan handed over one thousand taels to Li Laosan, then took the property deed and household registration documents to the yamen. She paid the deed tax, transferred the pharmacy's property deed to her own name, and then left the yamen with the new property deed and household registration documents.
Previously, when she came to Jian'an City to rent a house to open a pharmacy, her and Liu Mama's household registration documents stated that they were temporarily residing in Jian'an City. But now that she has a house deed, her and Liu Mama's household registration has directly changed to Jian'an City.
Shen Yuan felt that after being in Jian'an City for so long, she finally had a real sense of belonging at this moment.
She carefully put away the house deed and household registration documents, then turned around and glanced at Xiao Ling following behind her.
If it weren't for saving Xiao Ling and accumulating so much gold, Shen Yuan didn't dare imagine how she would have survived today's ordeal. All things considered, it's good to be rich!
Only with money can she have what she wants!
Shen Yuan patted Xiao Ling's shoulder with a big smile, "I'll treat you to a big meal tonight, the three of us will celebrate properly."
On the other side, when Aunt Zhao heard that Shen Yuan had bought the pharmacy, she was so shocked that she dropped the covered bowl in her hand to the ground.
"A thousand taels? Where did she get so much money?"
Chu Qiuyue was also incredulous; how could Shen Yuan have so much money?
Did she earn all of that from running her pharmacy?
It's impossible for someone to make so much money in such a short time! Or does Shen Yuan have other ways to get the money?
If she had known that Shen Yuan had so much money, she shouldn't have gone to seek refuge with Aunt Zhao in the first place, but instead went to seek refuge with Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan used to love her brother so much, and she loved him for so many years. If she just said a few sweet words and her brother coaxed Shen Yuan, Shen Yuan would definitely treat them the same way she used to.
Thinking of this, Chu Qiuyue couldn't help but miss the Shen Yuan of the past.
In the past, Shen Yuan was like a big fool, only foolishly revolving around her brother and everyone in their family. She would immediately sell any precious medicinal herbs she found and send the money to their family. Even though her mother didn't like her, she didn't care and only kept giving and trying to please them.
Why did Shen Yuan suddenly change and become a different person? Why can't she be like before?
If Shen Yuan could still be the same as before, she would be happy to call her Sister Yuan Yuan. Not only that, she would definitely try to matchmake Shen Yuan with her brother, after all, Shen Yuan has so much money.
Because of the fire, several houses in the backyard were completely destroyed, and the staircase connecting to the second floor was also burned to ashes. Now, if you want to go to the bedroom on the second floor, you still need to climb up a ladder.
Granny Liu was old and it was very unsafe for her to climb the ladder, so Shen Yuan could only prepare a bed for her to rest on in the pharmacy downstairs.
Fortunately, the pharmacy had two doors and was quite spacious. She had someone install a curtain, which conveniently covered the small bed borrowed from the neighbor, giving Granny Liu a space to rest properly.
Xiao Ling temporarily climbed the ladder with her to the second floor and slept in Liu Mama's previous room.
The three of them made do for one night.
The next morning, Shen Yuan went to find the workers to arrange the construction of the house.
She drew up new plans to build a two-story building on the existing vacant land in the backyard, so that other patients could live there in the future.
After all, she will be learning medicine from Doctor Jiang in the future, and she will inevitably have to treat patients. The pharmacy will also need extra rooms for patients to rest and receive treatment.
This is why she bought the shop; since the property deed and land deed are hers, she can rebuild the house and expand the courtyard on the original land.
Shen Yuan wanted to finish building the house before the new year, so she paid the craftsmen twice as much and asked the foreman to hire more people to build the house.
After finishing these tasks, Shen Yuan took the Crane Blood Flower to Doctor Jiang's house.
I was supposed to go early yesterday morning, but I was delayed until now because of a fire in my house the night before. Fortunately, it wasn't too long.
With helpers watching over the shop, Shen Yuan took Xiao Ling to Doctor Jiang's house.
The reason Xiao Ling was brought along was that Shen Yuan couldn't carry three pots of flowers by herself, and Xiao Ling could help her carry two of them.
Why not take advantage of this free labor?
When the two arrived at Doctor Jiang's house, Doctor Jiang and Old Master Murong were playing chess in the courtyard.
Upon seeing Shen Yuan, Doctor Jiang immediately put down his chess piece and stood up to greet her: "Yuan girl, you've finally arrived."
"Madam, this game of chess isn't over yet..." Looking at Doctor Jiang's retreating figure, Old Master Murong said regretfully, "I'm about to win, how can you just say you're not going to continue?"
"Yuan girl is here. Who wants to play with those broken chess pieces with you? Go cool off somewhere else!" Doctor Jiang rolled his eyes and pulled Shen Yuan into the house.
Shen Yuan asked Xiao Ling to place the flowerpot on the table, then gently pulled off the cloth bag on it, revealing white and red flowers.
Upon seeing the three pots of Crane Blood Flower, Doctor Jiang looked surprised.
I had long heard that the southern foothills outside Jian'an City were rich in Crane Blood Flower, but because the Crane Blood Flower grows in the deep valleys under cliffs, it is very difficult to see.
But today she not only saw it, she saw a vibrant Crassula ovata, carefully nurtured in a flowerpot. This gift was truly invaluable!
"The southern foothills are rich in Crane Blood Flower. The sap of this flower can stop bleeding, and the petals can replenish blood. It is a rare and valuable medicine. I have been thinking about this for the past few days and I feel that only this flower can be given as a gift for my apprenticeship. So I picked a few plants for my master to enjoy."
"Did you pick this Crane Blood Flower yourself?" Doctor Jiang took Shen Yuan's hand and saw that the back of her hand was covered with scars, obviously from being scratched by thorny branches while climbing the mountain. He couldn't help but feel both heartache and relief.
I feel sorry for Shen Yuan because she risked her life and suffered a lot to gather herbs for me.
She was relieved to know that the apprentice she had taken in was sincere in wanting to become her disciple, and she would certainly not let her down!
Outside, Old Master Murong sighed as he looked at the chess game, which was just a few moves away from victory.
Suddenly, a hand with distinct knuckles reached out, picked up a black chess piece, and placed it on the board, instantly turning the seemingly invincible game around.
Old Master Murong's expression hardened, and he looked up at Xiao Ling in disbelief. Xiao Ling, however, raised an eyebrow at him, indicating that it was his turn to make a move.
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