Because a strange man was sharing her bed, Jiang Yuwei barely slept a wink all night. As soon as it was getting light, she hurriedly got up to find a bamboo grove, intending to cut some bamboo to make a small bed.
She figured that since she was going to town to buy herbs for Ning Huaizhi anyway, she might as well take some of the bean sprouts she had soaked in the spiritual spring water a few days ago to town to sell and save some money. In the future, with another patient, there would be many more places where money would be needed.
As Jiang Yuwei pondered this, she walked into a dense bamboo forest. She found a few sturdy bamboo stalks and started cutting them down. In no time, she had cut down more than a dozen. Although it was a bit tiring to carry them, she didn't want to go through the trouble of making two trips to carry them. She simply dragged some with one hand and took them home.
As soon as she entered the house, Jiang Yuwei chopped all the bamboo in half with a knife and laid them out to dry in the sun. She then went inside to check on Ning Huaizhi, who was still sleeping. It seemed that he hadn't slept well last night either, perhaps because his wound was too painful.
Jiang Yuwei gently pulled Ning Zhao and Ning Wan, who had just gotten up, and said softly:
"Zhao'er, Wan'er, I'm going to town to get medicine for your father today, so I won't be taking you with me. You two stay home and take good care of your father. I'll be back in half a day."
Ning Zhao and Ning Wan nodded obediently after hearing Jiang Yuwei's words.
After making the arrangements, Jiang Yuwei went to Chen Guixiang to ask for money to buy medicine.
"Mother, I need to go to town today to get medicine for Huaizhi. He was in so much pain last night that he couldn't sleep all night. He has to take the medicine today, otherwise his wound will get worse."
Chen Guixiang, who was eating in the kitchen, heard this and said coldly:
"Hmph, I think he deserves to die from the pain. He's been in the army for so many years and hasn't sent a single penny home. Now that he's paralyzed, he comes home asking for money to treat his illness. Didn't Uncle Ning say yesterday that his illness is incurable? Just let it drag on like this. It's good enough if we can give him some food. I don't have any money to treat him!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei frowned and said:
"Mother has money to give to my second brother for gambling, but not money to save Huaizhi's life?"
Chen Guixiang slammed her chopsticks on the table and shouted:
"You heartless bastard, I've spent so much money on the eldest brother to marry you. Now that you're taking care of him, it's good enough that he can at least have something to eat. Don't even think about using my money to treat his illness."
Jiang Yuwei had anticipated that Chen Guixiang wouldn't easily hand over the money, so she spoke directly:
"What kind of mother are you? You killed Zhou Su, and now you want to disregard the life and death of your own son."
Upon hearing the name Zhou Su, Chen Guixiang visibly trembled, and her face paled considerably.
"How do you know Zhou Su? Who told you?"
Jiang Yuwei sneered and continued:
"If you don't want this matter to become public knowledge, you'd better take out the money to treat your son's illness as soon as possible!"
Chen Guixiang seemed unwilling to argue with her any longer. She pulled out a money pouch from her waist, poured out ten copper coins, and reluctantly handed them to Jiang Yuwei. Seeing that Chen Guixiang was so stingy as to only give her ten copper coins to buy medicine in town, Jiang Yuwei snatched the money pouch from Chen Guixiang's hand and ran out the door, shouting as she ran:
"Mother, I don't know how much the medicine will cost. I'll take this purse of yours first. If there's any money left over, I'll bring it back to you every penny."
"You, you jinx, give me back my purse, you..."
By the time Chen Guixiang realized what was happening and got up to chase after her, Jiang Yuwei had already vanished. She could only lean against the doorframe with one hand and clutch her chest with the other, cursing incessantly.
"You jinx! You're driving me crazy! Oh, my wallet!"
Jiang Yuwei ignored Chen Guixiang, who was furious behind her, and ran to catch up with Uncle Ning's oxcart. She took five coins from Chen Guixiang's money bag and handed them to Uncle Ning.
Uncle Ning asked with a smile:
"Eldest daughter-in-law, you're going to town by yourself today."
Jiang Yuwei nodded and smiled at him:
"Yes, Fifth Uncle, I'm going to town to buy some things."
Seeing that the seats were almost full, Uncle Ning didn't linger any longer and drove the oxcart to town.
After arriving in town, Jiang Yuwei first asked around about the town's vegetable market, then found an open space and started selling bean sprouts.
Many people have never seen bean sprouts like this before and don't know how to eat them. Jiang Yuwei saw a stall selling seasonings nearby, so she bought some seasoning powder and made a plate of cold bean sprout salad on the spot for passing customers to try.
Since it is still early spring, many vegetables have not yet sprouted, and most people are still eating the autumn vegetables and pickled vegetables they stocked up last winter. Naturally, they all want to eat some fresh vegetables. Now that Jiang Yuwei is letting the guests try the vegetables, everyone is eager to try them.
An elderly woman carrying a shopping basket stepped forward to try a bite, and her eyes lit up instantly:
"Delicious, delicious! What kind of dish is this, young lady?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled and handed the bundled bean sprouts to the old woman, saying:
"It's made with these bean sprouts. It's a crisp and refreshing cold bean sprout salad. You can take some home and try it."
The old woman nodded hurriedly and said:
How much is this bunch of bean sprouts?
Jiang Yuwei thought for a moment and then smiled:
"Five coins. I didn't bring much with me today. Once I sell them all, that's it."
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, the old woman hurriedly said:
"Not expensive, not expensive, give me four bunches quickly."
Jiang Yuwei quickly took four bundles and handed them to the old woman, who paid and then left.
Seeing that someone had bought some, everyone came up to try them. Everyone who tried them said they were good. Jiang Yuwei's basket of bean sprouts was quickly sold out. Many people who hadn't bought any asked Jiang Yuwei when she would come back to set up her stall again.
Jiang Yuwei calculated that the market day was in seven days, and by then the new bean sprouts would be ready. She could then get more bean sprouts to sell, so she told everyone:
"I will come to town in seven days to sell bean sprouts at the market. If you want to eat them, just look for me at the market."
Now that she's made money, Jiang Yuwei went to the spice stall before leaving and bought several more commonly used spices. In her previous life, she was quite skilled at cooking, and if she could research more foods that weren't available here and sell them, it would be a way to make money.
Jiang Yuwei thought that there was still a lot of empty space in her space, so she went to buy some different seeds to plant. After all, food grown with spiritual spring water in the space was indeed much tastier.
After finishing her work, Jiang Yuwei hurried to the pharmacy, got the medicine according to the prescription given by Uncle Ning, and then went to find Uncle Ning's oxcart to go back to the village with them.
Before arriving home, Jiang Yuwei first stored the things she bought that day and the money she earned in her spatial storage before entering the house with peace of mind. As soon as Jiang Yuwei entered the house, she saw Chen Guixiang sitting at the door waiting for her, her eyes filled with eagerness.
"Give me your money pouch! How much did you spend?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled and handed the money bag to Chen Guixiang, saying:
"The round trip by oxcart cost ten coins, and the medicine I got for seven days cost fifty copper coins."
Chen Guixiang angrily said:
"You're not even qualified to ride in an oxcart. It's not far to town. Can't you just walk? Besides, Ning Huaizhi is paralyzed. What's the use of getting so much medicine for him all these days?"
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