Chapter 36: Cutting Leeks
Seeing that the yamen runner Qian didn't allow her to touch the medicinal herbs, Chen Xue didn't get angry, but asked back.
"Then you know how to distinguish the quality of medicinal materials, how to judge the value of medicinal materials, how to determine whether the medicinal materials have been mixed up, and how to preserve medicinal materials to prevent the loss of their medicinal properties."
Questions came one after another, making Qian Yayi's face look very ugly. He couldn't answer any of them.
There was no need for that. He could only ask his men to tell the captain and let the captain decide.
Captain Sun was also confused after hearing this. He couldn't answer these questions, so he waved his hand.
"Let her see it, she can't take it away anyway."
Take a look at the medicinal herbs. They won't be short of weight, and it's impossible for them to take the herbs away. On the contrary, it would be better if they could solve the problems mentioned just now.
Since the captain had spoken, Qian Yayi naturally had no way to refuse, so he asked Chen Xue to get on the carriage. The medicinal herbs they collected were packed into boxes and then stuffed into the carriage.
In order to store medicinal herbs, special boxes are required, but they don’t have enough boxes to hold the herbs, so they can only stuff them together.
After Chen Xue got on the carriage, she opened the box. Although Qian the yamen runner did not get on the carriage, he looked at Chen Xue from time to time, fearing that she would hide the medicinal herbs secretly.
But for Chen Xue, as long as he touched the medicinal herbs, he could put them into the space, and Qian Yayi would not be able to find them at all.
Opening the box and looking at the medicinal herbs filled inside, Chen Xue suppressed the excitement in her heart. If she was not afraid of being exposed, she would have wanted to take all the herbs away directly.
However, thinking that there would be a lot of time in the future and she would have to take it slow, she gave up and only picked some herbs that the system had not collected.
"Prunella vulgaris, 100 contribution points."
"Crescent Moon Words, 120 Contribution Points."
"Sang Ju, 135 contribution points."
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One box increased Chen Xue's contribution points by about a thousand, which is equivalent to exchanging for 100 boxes of instant noodles.
Seeing that Chen Xue was rummaging through the box and found no hidden herbs, Qian, the yamen servant, breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not let his guard down.
Chen Xue closed the box, opened other boxes, and picked out some medicinal herbs that were not included in the system, which earned her 500 contribution points.
It’s a pity that only two days have passed, so not many medicinal herbs have been collected, which makes Chen Xue feel a little regretful.
But when he thought about earning about 1,500 contribution points, which is equivalent to 1,500 taels of silver, he was immediately satisfied.
Before leaving, she kindly helped them pick out the damaged and poor quality herbs, and even helped them pick out a few weeds.
This action immediately made Captain Sun's men very grateful. Even Qian Yayi felt a little guilty, thinking that he had judged others by his own standards.
Chen Xue was so selfless and came to help them, it was really wrong for him to turn her away.
Even Captain Sun, after hearing this, waved his hand and told his men not to stop Chen Xue from checking the medicinal materials in the future.
I just wonder if Captain Sun will be so angry that he will vomit blood when he finds out that Chen Xue did this just for the sake of convenience, and that he has already collected a lot of medicinal herbs. What he did is like letting a rat into a rice jar.
Chen Xue didn't expect such an unexpected gain and was very happy. She even told herself to wait until there were more leeks before harvesting them, and not too frequently, as a way to repay Captain Sun's "kindness".
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Back in the carriage, Chen Xue's consciousness entered the space, and her contribution value had reached 1,500 points.
But Chen Xue did not use it, but kept it for emergency use.
Moreover, she was considering whether to exchange it for defensive items, such as soft armor, swords, etc.
As for pistols and the like, she couldn't afford to exchange them now. After all, the minimum required was tens of thousands of contribution points.
This time, Qian Yayi didn’t really take action, but what about next time?
Who knows whether other yamen runners will take action, or whether other prisoners will launch a sneak attack? With soft armor on, you can still save your life.
However, the soft armor requires 1,500 contribution points, which she can redeem now. But one is definitely not enough, as at least one is needed for each of the three members of her family.
After thinking about it, she still hadn't made up her mind, so she gave up for the time being. Anyway, there was no danger for the time being, so she didn't exchange the soft armor for the time being.
So she couldn't help but exchange it for a box of spicy strips.
There is no way, the system is so bad, one exchange requires a whole box, and one cannot exchange a single pack.
Fortunately, a box contains ten packs, and they are large packages, and only costs 5 contribution points, which is barely a loss!
Chen Xue took out the spicy strips. There was no text on the packaging, but she didn't care. She tore a hole in it, and the familiar spicy smell hit her nose.
Mother Chen and Xiaodie were instantly attracted by the smell and looked over at the same time.
"What is this?" Chen's mother asked curiously.
“Spicy noodles!”
Chen Xue chuckled. She hadn't eaten this kind of food for a long time and missed it a little.
In fact, it’s been less than a week since I last ate it.
"Hiss~"
"tasty!"
It was the first time for Chen's mother and Xiaodie to eat this kind of food and they were immediately attracted to it. Although it was a bit spicy, they enjoyed it more and more.
"What a strange smell"
Mr. Chen walked in from outside the carriage. He smelled a strange smell outside and asked, "Why are you burning incense?"
Lord Chen's eyelids jumped as he looked at the crowd. Not only was incense burning in the stove in front of them, but there were also sachets of incense placed in front of each person.
"To remove odors, of course!"
Chen Xue said as she handed over the spicy strips. After all, the smell of spicy strips was too strong and could only be covered up with incense and sachets.
"What is this?"
Seeing his daughter handing him the strangely packaged food, Lord Chen was no longer surprised. He took out one and put it in his mouth. It was so spicy that he was smoking.
"Hiss~ It's so spicy, why are you feeding me chili peppers?"
"Uh~"
“It’s not spicy!”
"Dad, you can't stand the spicy taste of spicy strips"
"Who said I can't stand it!" Upon hearing this, Lord Chen's eyes widened, and he took out one without hesitation, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it. His face turned red from the spiciness, and even smoke came out of his ears.
"Pah, pah, pah, give me some water! It's so spicy! This pepper is not for human consumption!"
"Puff~"
Chen Xue and the others couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Dad, then you won't have a good time."
There are also nine packs of spicy strips. Her father doesn't eat them, so they are a bargain for them.
Lord Chen rolled his eyes. Eating chili peppers was not a delicacy at all. He would never eat it even if he was beaten to death.
"Ahem, ahem, let's keep a low profile." After drinking a lot of water, Lord Chen couldn't help but speak out as he watched several people eating with relish.
"The prisoners around here are either thirsty or starving. We're sitting in a carriage, laughing and joking, and making such delicious food. They're bound to be jealous and crazy. If someone gets jealous and goes crazy..."
Chen Xue and the others stopped laughing when they heard this. It's true that jealousy can make people crazy.
For a moment, everyone felt a little ashamed. If Lord Chen hadn't said it, they would have forgotten that they were exiled and thought they were on a trip.
Thinking of this, a few people discussed it and decided to try their best to pretend to be in exile while they were outside.
Uh, wait
What is exile like?
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