"Madam, isn't our jujube cake delicious?" the old woman in front of the stall asked nervously.
“Our jujube cake used to be our best-selling product, but someone stole our recipe. Now they’re selling jujube cake next door for half the price, and they’ve taken all our customers away!”
The proprietress was very upset.
"But don't worry, even though the neighbors next door have a secret recipe, how could they not make it taste like ours! Ours is the most authentic!"
She spoke through gritted teeth.
Lin Anniang nodded. The jujube cake next to her was indeed not tasty; it had no jujube flavor at all. The jujube cake here was soft, sweet, and fragrant. When it came out of the pot, it made people want to swallow their saliva.
This jujube cake is made differently from hers, but they are equally delicious.
After finishing one piece, Lin Anniang was still not satisfied, and then decisively said, "Boss lady, I'll buy the rest."
"How much do these jujube cakes, the remaining mung bean cakes, and chestnut cakes cost together?"
Her daughter and the children of the desolate mountain must have never tasted this before. Why not buy more and take them back? Anyway, the space bestowed by the Mountain Goddess is very useful, and these pastries don't take up much space.
The proprietress across the street: "!!!!"
She quickly packed up all the pastries, a smile on her face.
"If you buy a lot, we'll give you a discount. Just give me three taels of silver!"
Lin Anniang nodded and gave him three taels of silver.
Then she asked, "Does the proprietress have any plans to leave the provincial capital? We don't have this kind of pastry in our county. If you open a shop there, it will definitely be popular!"
The Mountain Goddess also said that if you encounter a talented person, you can bring them back—oh no, I mean, take them back with you.
Lin Anniang thought everything the proprietress sold was so delicious. These three big bags of pastries only cost three taels of silver, which was both affordable and cheap. She must be the kind of person the Mountain Goddess wanted!
The proprietress had a sudden thought; her reputation here had been ruined by that guy.
Even though her food tastes even better now, not many people come to buy it. She might as well go out and try her luck; maybe she can make some money!
"My lady, this is something we need to discuss carefully," she sighed.
Where is your county seat?
“Our county town is over there in the barren mountains. You can find it by heading west from the provincial capital,” Lin Anniang said sincerely.
"You mean Huangxian? I lived there for a while when I was a child. The scenery there is quite nice."
The proprietress was truly tempted; if it were in another county, she might have hesitated for a long time.
But things are different in Huang County; she still has her family's small house in the county seat! If this woman hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten about the house there.
After exchanging a few words, Lin Anniang, satisfied, led the carriage to the next stall.
Tong Yiwen inside the carriage: "..."
This woman really doesn't let anyone go. Yesterday she tried to abduct the mistress of the Qing'an Marquis's mansion, and today she's trying to abduct the owner of a stall in the provincial capital.
That remote county is truly a magical place!
Another day passed, and Tong Yiwen watched as her wife, who was leading the carriage, busied herself filling the carriage with things.
She always felt that this Lady An had bought more than just these things, but she couldn't understand where the other items had gone.
Fortunately, she wasn't one to gossip, and since the other party hadn't explained it, she wouldn't bring it up herself.
As night fell, she finally saw the carriage slowly heading towards Miaorentang.
She finally had a chance to talk to her grandmother, and this time she was determined to stay!
Tong Yiwen clenched her fists, looking determined and ready to fight.
However, Miaorentang was surrounded by people at this time, and there were people shouting loudly at the entrance of Miaorentang.
Tong Yiwen's heart tightened, and she quickly jumped down, asking the people around her, "What happened? Why are you all gathered here?"
"Young lady, someone has died from the medicine sold by Miaorentang again, and their family has come to demand an explanation."
It was too dark, and the old man couldn't see the little girl's face clearly. He thought she was one of the other curious people who had gathered around.
"Impossible! How could Miaorentang's medicinal herbs kill people? They're all Chinese medicine, not poison!" Tong Yiwen retorted instinctively.
"I think so too. Dr. Tong has been treating patients and saving lives in the provincial capital for so many years, everyone knows she has a kind heart! It's just that these people came in aggressively, I'm afraid they're not easy to deal with!"
The old man had grown up in the provincial capital, so he naturally knew about Dr. Tong's medical skills.
However, the recent atmosphere is very bad. Everyone has started to trust that so-called "Medicine God" and likes to buy medicine from that shop.
Everyone who takes the medicine is like they're under a spell; they come back praising the pharmacy and even become believers in the god of medicine.
This provincial capital is not peaceful at all! The old man wrapped his cotton coat tighter around himself; he couldn't stand the biting cold and awful weather, so he quickly left.
Tong Yiwen was furious and was about to rush over when Lin Anniang grabbed her collar from behind.
"Don't be impulsive, let me see what's going on." Lin Anniang noticed faint black energy among the people around her.
This black aura is the same as that of the believers of the Goddess of Fertility, but the black aura on the foreheads of these people is noticeably stronger.
"Ding, a new false god has been detected. Do you wish to extract its power?"
Yu Luo, who had been watching this area closely, nodded and drew back the dissipating black energy.
"This time it tastes quite sweet, somewhat like sugarcane."
Yu Luo narrowed her eyes.
She felt that Lin Anniang could stay a few more days and take down that so-called "medicine god" so that he wouldn't be pretending to be a god and causing harm to people.
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