Ruan Meng did the mental calculation and realized that even compared to her previous life, the price wasn't too different, so she smiled and accepted it.
Then, he took the snake carcass out of the basket on his back, hung it in the air, and asked the shopkeeper if he would buy it and what the price would be.
Upon seeing such a long venomous snake, the shopkeeper was startled and clutched his chest tightly, while the waiter was also frightened and crouched under the counter.
The shopkeeper glanced at the counter, then looked at Ruan Meng, then back at the counter...
The desire to replace the staff is stronger than ever before!
Seeing that the shopkeeper was frightened, Ruan Meng felt a little embarrassed and explained that the snake was dead, telling the shopkeeper not to worry.
The shopkeeper then examined the snake's body and found that it wasn't completely stiff yet. He readily agreed, "We'll buy the gallbladder of the five-step snake. The price is four hundred coins. Is that satisfactory, young lady?"
Ruan Meng pointed to the medicine packets on the counter and asked the shopkeeper if they could be used as a discount.
The medicinal herbs Ruan Meng wanted included many common ones, as well as some rare and precious ones.
Since the prices of medicinal herbs may differ in this new world, it's best to inquire proactively.
Before the shopkeeper could get closer to check, a person suddenly stood up from behind the counter.
That's right, buddy!
The shopkeeper was startled again!
The shopkeeper clutched his chest, breathing heavily.
In the past, collecting medicinal herbs cost money; today, it costs lives!
The shopkeeper shrank back and went straight to Ruan Meng to report the bill, "Miss, no need. The herbs you ordered totaled three hundred and twenty-five coins. Among them..."
"Ten coins for Huang's medicine, fifty coins for Codonopsis pilosula, fifty coins for Aconitum carmichaelii, ten coins for Poria cocos..."
Before the shop assistant could finish speaking, the shopkeeper raised his hand to stop him, "Calculate based on the cost price of the medicinal herbs. Since the young lady is selling at the cost price, we have no reason to add a profit."
The waiter lowered his head, did some quick calculations, and then presented the accounts separately.
The shopkeeper asked, "Would you like to settle the remaining balance for the young lady, or would you like to order some more medicinal herbs?"
Ruan Meng answered quickly and asked for extra portions of several medicinal herbs.
The waiter quickly caught some, and even caught a little more, explaining to Ruan Meng that he wouldn't charge her extra.
Ruan Meng then proposed to exchange the twenty taels of silver for one tael of loose silver, along with ten strings of cash.
The shopkeeper and his assistant personally escorted her to the door. The shopkeeper invited her to bring any medicinal herbs of good quality for sale, or to use the purchase price as a discount on the herbs.
Ruan Meng and her second brother slowly and carefully bid farewell to the two of them.
"My little sister is amazing!"
After leaving the herbal medicine shop, Ruan Yi couldn't help but exclaim, "Are we going to buy tools now?"
Ruan Meng looked up at the sky and realized it was dinnertime before she knew it.
Ruan Meng stuffed the money into her second brother's hand, "Here you go! Second brother, let you be rich for a while!"
Having said that, he put his hands behind his back and swaggered ahead.
Ruan Yi chuckled, but felt a warm glow inside.
"Second brother, what would you like to eat? Let's buy some food first."
Ruan Meng reminded her.
I passed by a steamed bun shop. The freshly steamed buns were steaming hot and smelled delicious.
Ruan Yi swallowed hard, and seeing this, Ruan Meng walked towards the steamed bun shop.
"Boss, give me fifty meat buns!"
Ruan Meng called out loudly, which startled Ruan Yi. He immediately felt responsible for managing the money and stepped in front of his sister.
After inquiring about the unit price, Ruan Yi turned around and discussed with Ruan Meng, "Little sister, aren't fifty too many?"
"Not much! I'm starving!"
Upon hearing this, Ruan Yi stopped trying to stop him, and a smile appeared on his face.
Ruan Yi prepared by taking the steamed buns and putting them in his basket, planning to eat them together with his elder brother, sister-in-law, and younger brother after finding them.
To everyone's surprise, Ruan Meng asked the shopkeeper to give them four first, and keep the rest warm in the steamer so they could come back later to pack them up.
Ruan Meng gave her second brother two steamed buns and explained, "Steamed buns are meant to be eaten while they're hot! They won't smell as good if they're left in the basket!"
"Let's finish this quickly. Our eldest brother, sister-in-law, and third brother must be hungry too."
Ruan Yi nodded upon hearing this, and while biting into his steamed bun, he unconsciously quickened his pace.
They had expected to return with a full load, but this turned out to be the case.
Perhaps for security reasons, the sale of ironware on the island requires strict registration and is subject to quantity restrictions.
Each household may only purchase one piece of the same type of ironware.
There are no iron smelting sites on the island, and transporting ironware from the mainland to the island is costly. As a result, the same ironware is more than ten times more expensive than on the mainland.
A hoe costs 500 coins, a shovel costs 200 coins, and bamboo baskets are not expensive, only 20 coins each. Ruan Meng bought six in one go.
Winnowing baskets can be used to dry seafood and herbs. Large ones cost twenty coins each, and small ones cost ten coins each. Ruan Meng ordered five.
Ruan Yi followed behind, carrying him with considerable effort.
"Let's go! Second brother, let's buy a cart!"
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