Fang Yuan, of course, had no idea what these people were thinking. After receiving the silver notes, he immediately went to the bank to exchange them for silver.
Silver notes were not as tangible to her as silver; she preferred silver whenever she had the space.
After being charged various fees, she only received 180 taels of silver from the 200 tael note. She felt that these money shops and banks were too greedy.
With a sweep of her divine sense, she saw all the gold and silver in the bank, neither too much nor too little.
Although being a thief is not appropriate, she was also unhappy about being cheated.
So she took back the twenty taels of silver that was rightfully hers, and then took two hundred taels of gold as compensation for emotional distress before leaving.
When she returned to the inn, Qin Yi had already found a suitable courtyard and was preparing to take her to see it when she came back.
“Alright, let’s go take a look first, and if it’s suitable, we might as well buy it!” Fang Yuan replied.
"Okay!" Qin Yi nodded.
I took Fang Yuan to see the small courtyard.
The courtyard is located in the west of the city. It really is a small courtyard, with only one entrance.
Entering through the main gate, there is a small courtyard with a well, containing three main rooms and two smaller side rooms.
Overall, it was smaller than their courtyard in Kaoshan Village, but this was the county town, and it only cost five qian of silver.
Moreover, the room was quite clean and tidy, and had all the necessary facilities.
"This place is a bit small, let's just make do here." Fang Yuan changed his tune after looking around.
Qin Yi understood Fang Yuan's words, but since they wanted to buy a new house, there was no need to waste a lot of money on renting.
"I'll do whatever you say!"
After buying new bedding and sheets, the two tidied up the place and the family moved from the guesthouse into the courtyard that afternoon.
"I won't be staying here. Yuan'er, you can stay here. Once Dalang is feeling better in a couple of days, you can go register," Liu Yun instructed after looking around.
His belongings in Kaoshan Village hadn't been moved yet, and he wanted to go back to keep an eye on his things to prevent them from being stolen.
"No, Father, we have to live together. How can our family function without you? I'm going to make a lot of money in the future to buy people to take care of you!"
Fang Yuan couldn't let her own father go back alone; if anyone was to go back, it would be her.
"Father, let's stay here for a couple of days. We'll go back together once Dalang is better," Qin Yi advised.
"this...."
Liu Yun glanced at the unconscious Da Lang, thought for a moment, and then agreed.
"Okay, let's stay together for two nights and go back together."
Seeing this, Fang Yuan took out the money he had earned from selling his goods and handed it to Liu Yun: "Father, this is the money from selling the game. Please keep it safe."
Seeing that Fang Yuan had handed over all the silver to him, Liu Yun gave her twenty taels and placed them in her hand:
"As the head of the household, you'll be out running errands most of the year, so you need to keep some money on you for easy access."
Thinking that if her daughter were in the Prince's mansion, she probably wouldn't even care about this little bit of money.
In the end, it all comes down to my own useless father.
"Yes, thank you, Father!" Fang Yuan accepted the silver without any hesitation.
She didn't care how much Liu Yun gave her, since she had plenty of money anyway.
The purpose of accepting the silver was to have a source of funds for future use.
Liu Yun looked at Fang Yuan and sighed: "It's about this Golden Pregnancy Fruit. We don't know many wealthy families in this county, so we don't know which family needs it."
Fang Yuan smiled upon hearing this: "In a few days, the Luo family's ancestral home will be holding a grand banquet for the 70th anniversary. I'm sure I can find a buyer for my Golden Pregnancy Fruit."
She had already thought it through. This man was a high-ranking official in the capital when he retired and returned to his hometown, and he also had the daughter of a second-rank official in the court.
Many powerful and influential people will surely come to her birthday celebration, and she plans to select a suitable candidate from among them to sell the Golden Pregnancy Fruit.
"Is that so? Then that's fine!" Liu Yun nodded.
"But before that, I have to go back to the village and hunt some good stuff."
If she wanted to maintain her connection with the Luo family, she would naturally have to pave the way with various prey.
For the next few days, Fang Yuan went back to Kaoshan Village with Qin Yi almost every day, hunting and searching for various rare medicinal herbs and tonics.
"Oh, Miss Fang, you've brought prey again? What is it this time?"
By the time Fang Yuan delivered prey to her door for the fifth time, the gatekeeper was already quite familiar with her.
He was curious, though, since Fang Yuan had indeed brought two wooden boxes with him this time.
“This time it’s not prey, this time it’s a hundred-year-old ginseng, which was just picked from the mountain yesterday! I also found a small pregnant fruit tree, and these two silver pregnant fruits are my gift to Madam Luo.”
As Fang Yuan spoke, he gently opened the box in his hand and showed her the ginseng. The ginseng fruit was her stepping stone.
The reason she brought ginseng and pregnancy fruit this time was for the distinguished guest in the mansion today.
Commander Zhou, who was over thirty but had neither daughters nor children, was the best candidate to sell her golden fertility.
Her silver pregnant fruit still had its stem attached. As long as the person inside saw the stem, they would know that it was freshly picked, and that Commander Zhou would definitely ask questions.
"Oh? A hundred-year-old ginseng? That's a good thing. But are there any fruit-bearing trees on the mountain?" the gatekeeper asked curiously.
These fertile fruit trees are not something ordinary people can grow. Only wealthy families and the imperial court can grow them. How can wild fertile fruit trees grow on the mountain?
"I found it in the mountains, not far from this ginseng. I was lucky," Fang Yuan said with a smile.
She wouldn't have taken out the pregnant fruit if she hadn't been certain that this family had a decent reputation.
However, to catch a big fish, you need bait, and these two pregnant fruits are her bait, which she can afford.
"Is that so? Then please wait here for a moment, and I will go and inform the housekeeper."
As they were old acquaintances, the gatekeeper didn't make things difficult for Fang Yuan. She simply told her to wait inside the gatehouse while she went to report the situation to Luo Huan.
Upon learning that Fang Yuan had not only found ginseng but also the Pregnancy Fruit, Luo Huan couldn't resist and went directly to the old patriarch.
"She meant she was going to give me two silver pregnancy fruits as a thank-you gift?" Luo Jinxiang asked uncertainly.
She's already so old, she doesn't need her husband to have children anymore, what would she do with this pregnancy fruit?
However, considering that she still had several unmarried grandsons at home, she thought that the pregnancy fruit could be used as dowry for them, so she looked at the steward.
"Yes, they said they found it while looking for ginseng, and brought it here as a thank-you gift," Luo Huan replied respectfully.
"May I meet this hunter's wife?" Zhou Ruolin couldn't help but ask.
Since she was able to give away the silver-colored pregnancy fruit, she always felt that she must have other pregnancy fruits in her possession.
Luo Jinxiang looked at Zhou Ruolin, then at the pregnancy fruit that had only arrived at this time, and understood.
Thinking to himself that the young woman was probably after the position, he nodded.
"Since Governor Zhou wishes to see me, of course he can."
Remembering that many of the wild animals her family had previously brought were from that young woman, she asked Luo Huan to go and fetch someone:
"Please invite them in!"
"Yes!" Luo Huan replied knowingly and walked out.
"Miss Fang, this way please. You've come to the right place. My master's distinguished guest also wishes to see you!"
Luo Huan led Fang Yuan around, introducing the place as they walked.
They say she's had incredible luck. That distinguished guest, I heard, still has no children. If Fang Yuan has an even better fertility, she'll probably be able to climb up to that person's level.
Fang Yuan smiled but didn't care. She was only there to sell the Golden Pregnancy Fruit; she had no intention of currying favor with anyone important.
It would be a miracle if this guy didn't try to get close to her in the future.
Upon entering the living room, one elderly woman and one young woman were sitting inside.
"This humble woman, Fang Yuan, greets Lord Luo." Fang Yuan stepped forward and bowed to Madam Luo.
"Your surname is Fang? Where are you from? Who is in your family?"
Looking at Fang Yuan's somewhat familiar face and her simple attire, Luo Jinxiang felt a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.
Why does this person look so much like that person?
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