Su Wan certainly wouldn't get medicine from Bai Zhiyi; Bai Zhiyi was still fast asleep after drinking the chicken soup.
She got the nitroglycerin pills from the pharmacy.
Based on what Luna said, she deduced that the Western Rong king probably suffered from palpitations or something similar. So, giving him a few quick-acting heart pills was a good idea; if they cured him, great, but if not, it wouldn't have any negative consequences.
The six nitroglycerin pills were wrapped up in a paper packet the size of a child's palm. Even Su Wan herself couldn't stand it, feeling that she had been incredibly greedy.
She removed one pill, added one hundred taels of silver to Luna's account, and told him to wait for her there for a while.
Seeing that it was getting late, she quickly ran to a shop.
Before the shopkeeper could speak, she pointed to the grains on the shelf and said, "Shopkeeper, I'll take all the rice and flour on this shelf."
She saved four hundred taels of silver from Luna, enough for her to stockpile a large quantity of goods.
When the shopkeeper saw that a big customer had arrived, his eyes were practically drooping with a big smile. He quickly put down the account book in his hand and told his servants to move the rice and flour.
"Young man," the shopkeeper asked, "what are you doing buying so much rice and flour?"
He observed that the young master before him was dressed in grey linen clothes and didn't seem to come from a wealthy family. Perhaps he was just some rich kid out experiencing life?
Su Wan smiled and said, "Our young master said that this winter will be exceptionally cold. Perhaps he's worried about the weather, so he sent me early to prepare some food for the winter."
The servants took the bags of rice and flour off the shelves and placed them in front of the counter.
The shopkeeper glanced at it and nodded knowingly. The Northwest is a barren land that doesn't grow much grain, so wealthy families would buy rice and flour to store up at this time of year.
Is this kid's small frame strong enough to carry such a heavy sack? Should we call some servants?
How could Su Wan not see the suspicion in his eyes?
Of course she had a way; she had secretly stored the cotton seeds she bought last time in her apartment when no one was looking.
This time, of course, no one will find out.
"Shopkeeper," she opened the sack, glanced at its contents, and nodded with satisfaction, "I'll take two sacks with me first, and I'll come back for the rest later."
The shopkeeper asked, "Young man, don't you need any servants to help you? Is your home nearby?"
Su Wan nodded vaguely: "It's in that alley across from the market." After saying that, she dragged a not-too-heavy sack out of the grain shop.
The shopkeeper stared in disbelief as she dragged the sack into the darkness, wondering if this young man was rich or poor. Why did he have to carry his own grain?
Su Wan went to a deserted place and stored the food bags in her apartment.
Instead of going back immediately, she went to another grain shop and ordered the same rice and flour as the previous one. Then she dragged the sack of rice and flour to a secluded place and put it into her apartment.
After seeing that the living room in the apartment was almost full of clothes, she browsed a few more shops and bought herself a few sets of men's clothes. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, her eyes inadvertently caught sight of a moon-white long dress with silver trim.
She immediately felt that the dress suited Wei Jingzhuo perfectly. After glancing at the sixty taels of silver left in her pocket, she gritted her teeth and asked the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, how much is that dress...?"
The shopkeeper glanced at her; she was dressed in coarse linen clothes and looked like a poor, shabby person.
Then he looked down at the ledger and said perfunctorily, "Fifty taels of silver."
Su Wan touched the silver in her pocket and thought to herself, "Forget it. Wei Jingzhuo is injured anyway. He can make do with any clothes he has. Why bother with nice clothes?"
As soon as she stepped out the door, she regretted it and turned back: "Shopkeeper, please wrap up that dress for me."
The shopkeeper then looked up and, seeing her serious expression, immediately put on a respectful smile:
"Please wait a moment, sir. I'll pack your clothes right away. These are top-quality brocade and silk. They only sell for fifty taels of silver in this poor, remote place in the Northwest. If they were in the capital, they would cost at least double."
After receiving the clothes, Su Wan actually regretted it a little. One piece of clothing cost several dozen taels of silver, which was much more expensive than the rice and flour she had bought.
It seems she needs to hurry up and plant the cotton so that people can weave cotton cloth next year.
After visiting several more shops, she had spent most of her money, so she bought some meat and put it in the refrigerator in her apartment.
I passed by a place that sells liquor and bought a few jugs of strong liquor to take to Luna.
Luna was already getting impatient. Now that he had silver and the miraculous medicine, he really didn't want to stay here for a moment longer and wanted to go back quickly to present the medicine to the king.
Upon seeing Su Wan return, he shouted, "Little Brother Su, you're finally back! What have you been doing? It's almost dark!"
Su Wan handed him the wine pot she was carrying, then feigned embarrassment, "I wanted to buy a hairpin for a young lady, but I went to several shops and couldn't find a suitable one..."
"Hahaha," Luna opened the wine jug and took a big gulp. "I didn't expect that Brother Su would have someone he likes. You're quite something, kid. You're better than me, Luna. I'm still a bachelor."
Su Wan led the little donkey over and rode it. "Brother Lu made some money this time. He's going back to get married."
Luna's dark, rugged face glowed red: "Thank you for your kind words, Brother Su." He pointed to the cattle and sheep behind him and said, "Brother Su, all the cattle and sheep are here. I'll head back now."
He desperately wanted to return to Xirong, clutching the pills Su Wan had given him.
But Su Wan looked worried when she saw the cattle and sheep behind him. She didn't know how to herd them. Seeing her troubled expression, Lu Na asked, "Little Brother Su, do you need my help to take the cattle and sheep to you?"
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