The shopkeeper felt like this grandfather and grandson were going to break his heart. The people were frightening, but what they brought out was even more frightening.
These are all rare sights.
The shopkeeper stared longingly at Zhao Qingyan's hand, wishing he could step forward and take her place. He was afraid it would happen again, like when he threw away the ginseng earlier.
The ginseng roots had barely emerged from the basket when the shopkeeper spoke up to remind them.
"Miss, take it slowly, be gentle. Wait a minute."
Then he screamed in anguish, "Dezi, Dezi, where have you gone?"
A young man with a towel draped around his neck ran out of a room.
"Master, what's wrong? I'm here."
"Go to the warehouse and get two of the best boxes for storing parameters. Hurry up. Wait, get a few more."
The young man named Dezi quickly ran to get the box.
"Miss, please carry it a little longer. This thing is precious and can't be left just anywhere."
If even a single hair falls off, the price will have to be reduced.
Zhao Qingyan listened but smiled without saying a word, though what she was thinking was...
"The more this old man cherishes it, the more valuable it is. I'm not afraid to take it for a few more minutes, or even a few more hours."
The box containing the parameters arrived quickly.
Two were picked out and carefully placed inside by the shopkeeper.
The price of the second ginseng was set at a staggering 800 taels.
On the contrary, those few Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms weren't very valuable; they sold for a total of 70 taels.
The total was 1422 taels. The shopkeeper wanted to give her a silver note, but Zhao Qingyan asked for cash instead.
The pharmacy didn't have enough silver for the time being, so the grandfather and grandson left with 140 taels of gold, 21 taels of silver, and 1,000 copper coins (Shenlong Kingdom: Gold: Silver 1:10).
The grandfather and grandson came from the pharmacy in the backyard. After all, they had just received a large sum of money and didn't want to attract the attention of unscrupulous people.
After going through a lot of trouble, the grandmother and grandson finally started shopping.
First, I bought a cart from a carpenter's shop and then went from shop to shop to buy goods.
Cotton, cloth, oil, salt, sugar, seasonings... The cart was filled with these items. The grandfather and grandson pushed the cart to a secluded spot, and only after confirming that no one was around did they let Zhao Qingyan put the items into her spatial storage.
After buying the daily necessities, Zhao Qingyan remembered that she had borrowed paper and pen from the village chief to write the letter of divorce to Ma yesterday. She then realized that there didn't seem to be any scholars in the Zhao family.
Although they can all read, their handwriting is truly indescribable. She was even embarrassed to look at her own father's scribbles from yesterday.
So he dragged Huang to the bookstore and bought a lot of writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones.
Of course, I always chose the cheapest ones to buy.
Paper was really expensive back then. No wonder there were so few scholars; farming alone couldn't support them.
Zhao Qingyan had already begun to imagine her grandfather's background and the specific origins of the Zhao family. Many members of the Zhao family were literate! Her grandfather had once been a scholar.
Holding a ream of paper worth half a tael of silver in her hand, Zhao Qingyan's heart ached terribly. Suddenly, she had a sudden inspiration and tugged at Huang's sleeve, making her lower her head.
"Grandma, I'll go into the mountains after I get back. I think I'll be able to make paper."
"What?" Huang was so shocked she almost lost her voice. Realizing she had lost her composure, she quickly whispered, "We'll talk about it when we get back."
Pushing the cart, he went to find another place to collect his belongings.
For safety reasons, the grandfather and grandson disguised themselves in a deserted alley after leaving the pharmacy.
Her complexion was covered up, making it two shades darker than her original skin tone.
In addition, Ms. Huang has many more wrinkles, and her cheeks have been shaded, making her look much thinner than before.
Zhao Qingyan even disguised herself as a boy.
The grandmother and grandson went shopping and had a wonderful time.
Huang wanted to buy Zhao Qingyan another silver bracelet, but Zhao Qingyan refused.
With just one sentence, "If I remember correctly, I should have over a hundred. Are you still buying?"
Zhao Qingyan didn't dare to say that she had bought a lot of gold and silver in her previous life, just in case she was broke after transmigrating.
It's getting late.
The grandfather and grandson arrived at the carriage rental shop, wanting to rent a carriage to go home. All the drivers who earned their living by walking were available for work.
Some people who don't have work don't go to Wufang Town.
By the time I go to Wufang Town and come back, it will be dark. It's not safe at night, and staying overnight in Wufang Town would cost money to stay in a guesthouse, which isn't worthwhile.
The grandfather and grandson discussed it together.
Forget it, why bother? Let's just buy a mule. It runs faster than an ox, can do work, and is cheaper than an ox.
On the return trip, the grandfather and grandson drove a mule cart with three sheep tied to it.
One of them is pregnant and will give birth soon, while the other two are purely for eating meat.
Besides the sheep, there were also two bamboo baskets full of chicks, ducklings, and goslings.
Zhao Qingyan planned to take these chicks, ducklings, and goslings into the valley and raise them.
Once they're grown up, they can be completely self-sufficient in the valley if they want to eat an egg or something.
The valley will be the Zhao family's secret base and support.
Fortunately, neither the grandfather nor the grandson had a bad sense of direction. They were skilled and daring, so they weren't afraid of running into robbers or anything like that.
Sometimes that's just how it is; good things don't come true, but bad things do.
Between Qingyang County and Wufang Town, there is a large forest that is said to extend all the way to Daqingshan Mountain.
The specifics of the situation are unclear, as no one familiar with the area has ever climbed the mountain from here, so everything can only be based on rumors.
When the grandfather and grandson bought the mule, they changed back to their original appearance.
Although the cart only contained sheep, chickens, ducks, and geese, a grandmother and her granddaughter were driving a mule cart out of town. They looked like easy prey.
They followed in a horse-drawn carriage all the way.
That's really going all out; they really went all out for this robbery.
Upon reaching the woods, they sped up, overtook the grandfather and grandson's mule cart, and blocked their path.
"This mountain is mine, this road is mine..." the chubby man shouted in his trade jargon.
Zhao Qingyan chuckled and replied, "If you want to pass through here, leave some money to pay the toll."
The chubby man was surprised. "How did you know?"
"It's obvious that you men stopped us, grandmother and grandson, not to give us money to spend?"
Zhao Qingyan gave a nonchalant reply.
However, it felt very incongruous to hear these words coming from a young girl.
The chubby man was too lazy to waste words.
"Heaven cherishes life. Get off the carriage quickly, leave your money behind, and you can get out of here."
Huang was delighted.
"Oh, this is the first time in my life that I've ever heard of robbery being so refreshing and unconventional."
"In that case, you'd better get off the carriage now, hand over your money, leave the carriage behind, and you can get out."
The robbers: ...
Zhao Qingyan jumped out of the car, carrying a baseball bat, and walked towards the robbers across the street.
The robbers were a little caught off guard.
"Should we stay or not? Young lady, get off the bus, but why isn't the old lady getting off?"
Before they could finish thinking, Zhao Qingyan's baseball bat arrived. The first to get hit was the chubby man.
A stick struck his thigh, and with a "thud," the chubby man collapsed to the ground, his cries of pain waking up his underlings.
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