The system said, "The Chinese herbs that can awaken the mind and clear the senses include musk, borneol, styrax, and calamus. Here is a prescription. You can use this prescription to get the herbs and brew them for your mother."
Looking at the prescription displayed on the large screen in the space, Li Xiyue frowned slightly. "We have the prescription, but in this era, if you want to buy medicine, you can only go to the hospital to see a doctor and get a prescription."
"How could a doctor listen to me? I can't just prescribe whatever medicine I want! Don't I have Chinese herbal medicine in my storage space?"
In those days, there were no pharmacies in the capital city. Hospitals had pharmacies, but you couldn't just buy whatever medicine you wanted.
The system said, "Earn another 500 points, and you can exchange them for a pharmacy system to open a small pharmacy in your space."
Li Xiyue's lips twitched slightly. "500 points? Does that mean I have to earn another 500 yuan? Where am I supposed to earn that much money all at once?!"
Doing business in this era requires secrecy, and besides, she doesn't have anything to sell in her space. The most crucial question is, how could she earn so much money all at once?
She glanced disdainfully at the round face on the big screen, knowing she couldn't rely on the system; it only offered empty promises!
Money! Money! Money!
Having lived two lifetimes, Li Xiyue had never been so eager for money!
Suddenly, Li Xiyue's eyes flashed and she said, "I've got an idea!"
The system asked, "You've come up with a solution? So fast!"
Li Xiyue said, "There's always a way! Let's go see my father and Li Yin!"
She fed Cheng Xiaohui a cup of water, but Cheng Xiaohui refused to eat the cornbread that Aunt Zhang had given her.
Li Xiyue had no choice but to leave first, as upgrading Cheng Xiaohui's treatment was the key.
It's so easy to find out where her biological father and Li Yin live. In this day and age, neighbors all live in a large courtyard. The neighbors know better than the direct relatives where each family's relatives live!
She asked Aunt Zhang and found out where Li Yin lived.
She rode her bicycle to where her biological father lived.
She gripped the handlebars tightly, looking at the rows of small Western-style houses in front of her.
The small Western-style building was left by foreigners before the liberation. Although it is old, it is much more comfortable to live in than in a large courtyard.
Her X-ray vision allowed her to see through walls, and she spotted Li Yin, who had killed her entire family, at a glance.
Li Yin was arguing with a well-dressed woman in the living room.
The woman had permed hair and wore a woolen suit. Such clothes and style were definitely fashionable in that era, and many families at that time couldn't afford to buy such an outfit.
Clearly, this middle-aged woman was her biological father's second wife, her stepmother Mu Jiuhong.
Li Yin was wearing a dress, and the dress was exactly the same as the one she had bought!
The system said in the space, "Holy crap, you two are wearing the same outfit!"
Li Xiyue said, "In this era, there are only a few styles of clothing, and when you walk down the street, groups of people are wearing the same clothes."
In this day and age, it's not scary to wear the same clothes as someone else; what's scary is when everyone else has them and you don't!
The comfortable life of Mu Jiuhong in front of her and Cheng Xiaohui in her dark and damp bungalow form a stark contrast.
The words stung Li Xiyue's eyes every minute. She squinted as she listened to Li Yin and Mu Jiuhong arguing.
Mu Jiuhong, her eyes half-closed as she knitted, snorted coldly and said, "You want money again! Are you never going to stop? I just bought you a dress a couple of days ago, and now you're trying to swallow an elephant!"
Li Yin gritted her teeth and said, "Consider this 500 yuan a loan; I'll pay you back later!"
Her biological mother, Jin Cuicui, sent her a telegram saying that the bride price money was lost, Li Xiyue had run away, and she should quickly raise 500 yuan to send money through the post office to save her!
She cursed her own mother, Jin Cuicui, tens of thousands of times, yet she still managed to lose 500 yuan!
The system laughed like a goose in the space, "Hahaha! Borrow 500 yuan! Jin Cuicui definitely can't repay the 500 yuan dowry!"
That's why she sent a telegram to her own daughter asking for 500 yuan, and that's why Li Yin borrowed 500 yuan from Mu Jiuhong!
It blinked its two round eyes on the screen excitedly, wishing it could move a small stool to the Li family to watch the show.
Li Xiyue said, "Stop arguing, keep watching! How dare Li Yin borrow so much money from Mu Jiuhong?!"
500 yuan is not a small amount, not to mention in the countryside, even in the city!
Mu Jiuhong reacted as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world. She sneered, "Give it back to me?! When have you ever paid back any money? If you want to pay back money, first pay back all the money you've borrowed since you were a child, and then I'll lend you another 500 yuan!"
Li Yin's face twitched violently. If she had the money to pay it back, why would she need to borrow money from Mu Jiuhong?
She took a step forward and said in a low voice, "Don't push your luck! Don't you know perfectly well how you ended up marrying my dad?!"
"If it weren't for Jin Cuicui helping you, would my dad have been able to marry you? My dad earns so much money a month, he can probably save 1000 yuan a year, right? What's wrong with you lending me 500 yuan?!"
Mu Jiuhong's face suddenly turned pale. How did Li Yin know that Jin Cuicui had helped her?
Her eyes darted around, and she asked cautiously, "How...how did you know? What else did Jin Cuicui tell you?"
Li Yin said, "Jin Cuicui has told me so much, which part do you want to hear? Don't force me to say the good parts!"
If my dad knew that you bribed Jin Cuicui to drug him, which led to him accidentally sleeping with you, guess what he would do to you? You know my dad's temper!
I'm just asking to borrow 500 yuan from you. I'll pay you back in the future. Don't let a small thing cause you to lose more than you gain!
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