"Hey girl, look at this wall, it's pretty well built, isn't it? It's really sturdy."
Master Huang put down his work and walked towards Wei Yuyan.
"Hmm, it's alright."
Wei Yuyan nodded; the wall was indeed very neat.
"There's another thing. I used all the money you gave me last time to buy bricks. I've spent it all."
I need to buy bricks next month, so could you please settle some of the payment with me in the next few days? It has to be at least this amount.
After Master Huang finished speaking, he held up five fingers, meaning five taels of silver.
"Okay, I understand."
Wei Yuyan nodded, indicating that she understood.
On the last day of September, Wei Yuyan gave Xiuhua and her husband 800 coins, and Zhang and her husband 500 coins.
He returned five taels of silver to Master Huang, leaving him with only seven taels of silver.
October~~~
"Sister-in-law, we don't have anything to do tomorrow, let's go sell some medicinal herbs. I'm always worried about keeping these herbs at home."
I was constantly worried that someone would steal it, or that it would get moldy and infested with insects, and I couldn't sleep peacefully at all.
Xiuhua's sister-in-law came to Wei Yuyan's house to chat with her, and the topic of medicinal herbs came up again.
"Okay, except for the Codonopsis pilosula which we'll keep to make soup in winter, we'll sell the rest."
Wei Yuyan was both amused and exasperated. Apart from the doctor, who in the village recognized medicinal herbs? They would probably think they were weeds or dried vegetables.
"But I'm going to sell steamed buns tomorrow morning, so I'll bring the medicinal herbs over in advance."
"Just come to the steamed bun shop tomorrow morning. Are we selling to Manager Jiang?"
Recently, instead of going to the market, it's Xiuhua's wife and her husband's turn to sell steamed buns.
"Okay, but aren't you afraid to sleep alone in town at night?"
The couple used to sleep together in town, but now that Xiaoya is here, one of them has to stay home; they can't leave Xiaoya home alone.
"Don't be afraid, what's there to be afraid of?"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua is quite brave. She sleeps in town as if it were her own home, mainly because she's used to staying there every day.
"I'll come to you tomorrow morning, and we'll sell the meat so we can buy some to eat."
Wei Yuyan is craving fried meatballs again. She plans to buy two or three pounds of meat after selling the medicinal herbs tomorrow.
Now that the weather is cooler and the temperature is lower, meat can be preserved for up to a day if placed in the well.
It's not afraid of spoiling; even if it's been oiled, it can be left for three days without any problems.
"I'm craving it too. I'll buy two pounds of meat tomorrow."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law was thinking that her family hadn't bought any meat for several days.
The next day, Wei Yuyan ate breakfast before walking to town. When she arrived, Sister Xiuhua was already eagerly waiting for her.
"Sister-in-law, this is Codonopsis pilosula. You said you wanted to make soup with it. Keep it safe."
I've packed the rest separately too, what do you think?
Sister-in-law Xiuhua wrapped up the Codonopsis pilosula and handed it to Wei Yuyan. The other Dendrobium and Fritillaria cirrhosa were packed in separate bags.
There was also a ginseng that was packaged separately.
"Great, let's go."
Wei Yuyan put the ginseng in her bosom and went out with her sister-in-law Xiuhua, carrying the medicinal herbs.
"Is it sold to Manager Jiang's shop?"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua remembered what Wei Yuyan had said last time.
"Yes, I've always sold here; it's a familiar place."
Wei Yuyan believed they would give her a fair price.
"It's Madam Wu. Please come in."
When Xiao Xu, who was filling out the prescription at the clinic, saw Wei Yuyan arrive and noticed the bag in her hand, he knew she was there to sell medicinal herbs. He lifted the curtain and let them in.
"Okay."
Wei Yuyan led her sister-in-law Xiuhua inside and saw Manager Jiang personally grinding the medicine.
"Oh dear, Manager Jiang, you're doing the work yourself."
Wei Yuyan joked.
"It's Madam Wu. My herbalist is away today, so I've taken care of it myself. You've brought the medicinal herbs, haven't you?"
When Manager Jiang saw that they were carrying bags, he put down the medicine he was holding and asked them to sit down on the stone bench.
"Yes, these are dendrobium and fritillaria cirrhosa. Please weigh them."
Wei Yuyan opened the medicinal herbs to show him.
"These herbs are really good. Thank you, thank you. Madam Wu, you don't know that our clinic often has to travel a long way to collect herbs. Let me weigh them."
Manager Jiang was pleased to see the medicinal herbs and brought out a scale to weigh them.
"Dendrobium is one catty, and Fritillaria is nine liang, so together it's... 660 wen, what an auspicious number."
After weighing the items, Manager Jiang took out his abacus and calculated the price.
When Sister-in-law Xiuhua heard that it was worth so much money, her eyes lit up, and she looked at Wei Yuyan in disbelief.
"No rush, Manager Jiang, there's another good medicinal herb you'd like to know how much it's worth."
Wei Yuyan stopped Manager Jiang, who was about to collect the silver, and said that there were still medicinal herbs.
"Are there any good medicinal herbs?"
Manager Jiang was very interested and quickly turned back.
"Take a look at this."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua took out the ginseng and opened it to show Manager Jiang.
"Hiss, ginseng!"
Manager Jiang was surprised; these two ladies were not to be underestimated, as they had even dug up ginseng.
"Well, how much do you think it's worth? If the price is right, I'll sell it to you."
Wei Yuyan didn't say she would sell it to him, she just said she would sell it to him if the price was right.
"To be honest, this ginseng of yours is not very old. I can only offer five taels of silver at most."
Manager Jiang thought for a moment before stating the price.
Xiuhua's sister-in-law was a little excited, but she managed to restrain herself.
"Okay, we'll sell it to you. We trust you won't try to lower our price."
Wei Yuyan nodded. This price is good.
"I'll go get you the silver."
Manager Jiang put the ginseng and medicinal herbs on the shelf and went inside to count the silver.
"Sister-in-law, I really didn't expect it to sell for so much silver."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua stared wide-eyed at Wei Yuyan, unable to believe it.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, your good luck has arrived."
Wei Yuyan sighed, wondering why she wasn't so lucky.
"I'll give you two ounces, sister-in-law. If it weren't for you, how would I have known about ginseng?"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua is already considering how to divide the money.
"Shhh".
Upon hearing Manager Jiang's footsteps, Wei Yuyan stopped talking.
"Here, five one-tael silver coins and six hundred and sixty cash coins."
Manager Jiang held a money bag in his hand and asked them to count it.
"No problem, Manager Jiang, we'll head back now and come back to you if we find any good medicinal herbs in the future."
Wei Yuyan counted them roughly and found no problems, so she and her sister-in-law Xiuhua got up to leave.
"Okay, take care."
Manager Jiang saw the two ladies to the door and then hurried back to study the ginseng.
Wei Yuyan and her sister-in-law Xiuhua didn't chat at all on the way home, only bursting into laughter when they got back.
"Sister-in-law, here's two taels of silver."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua quickly opened her money bag and took out two one-tael silver coins for Wei Yuyan.
"No need, Sister-in-law Xiuhua, I said it would cost one tael of silver."
Wei Yuyan only took one silver coin and put it away.
"Oh dear, I can't accept this."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua felt a little embarrassed, as she had just received four taels of silver for nothing.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
