There was a lot of dried mugwort at home. Although it wouldn't be used up in a short time, with the increase in orders, the dried mugwort they cut themselves would definitely run out soon. Therefore, Jiang Wanwan thought it best to buy some more from the pharmacy to stock up.
Anyway, dried mugwort in the pharmacy is not expensive at all, it's practically cabbage price, only one cent per pound.
Afterwards, Jiang Wanwan went straight to the South Market, a place frequented by ordinary people, intending to try her luck and see if she could buy some charcoal.
When we arrived in Nanshi, there were far fewer pedestrians on the streets, unlike the bustling scene in the morning.
This is good too, fewer pedestrians, and oxcarts can pass easily, saving us the trouble of finding a place to tie up the oxen.
She got off the oxcart, took the reins, and strolled around leisurely.
I was lucky today; I even ran into a charcoal vendor.
Looking at the mountain of charcoal that few people were buying, the charcoal vendor felt helpless and frustrated. He sighed heavily, lowered his head, and listlessly began to pack up his stall.
Just as he was dejectedly preparing to pack up his stall, a clear, inquiring voice suddenly reached his ears: "Boss, how much is this charcoal?"
The charcoal seller was stunned at first, hardly believing his ears and wondering if he had misheard.
He paused for a moment, then looked up and saw that the person asking about the price was actually a little girl of eleven or twelve. He was slightly taken aback, his expression somewhat stunned.
Was the little girl really there to buy charcoal?
Despite her suspicions, the charcoal seller quickly put on a smile and replied enthusiastically, "Young lady, my charcoal is top-quality, it burns long and is smokeless. Two pounds for one coin, how many pounds do you want?"
As he spoke, he wiped his hands, which were covered in charcoal ash, on his clothes so as not to offend his young guest.
Jiang Wanwan glanced at the several baskets of charcoal piled on the cart and readily said, "I'll take all of these charcoal."
The charcoal seller was completely stunned.
He didn't expect the little girl to actually buy charcoal, and he was even more surprised that she would actually pack all the charcoal.
The surprise came so quickly that the charcoal seller trembled slightly with excitement.
"Buy, buy, buy it all?" the charcoal vendor asked uncertainly, stammering.
"Okay, could you please weigh it for me, boss?"
"Alright! Please wait a moment, young lady, I'll weigh out the charcoal for you right away," the charcoal seller replied excitedly.
After a while, the charcoal seller finally finished weighing all the charcoal. "It's a total of 2,580 catties, and costs 1,290 cash."
Jiang Wanwan took out some money and handed it to the charcoal seller, saying, "Boss, could you please help me load these charcoal onto the oxcart?"
The charcoal vendor took the money, grinning from ear to ear, "Alright, no problem!"
After confirming the amount of money was correct, he rolled up his sleeves and helped Jiang Wanwan load the car.
After loading all the charcoal onto the oxcart, Jiang Wanwan thanked the charcoal seller, flicked her whip, and galloped towards the town gate.
The road was covered in mud and dust, which was quite choking.
Many people were returning home, some by oxcart and others by foot.
Halfway there, Jiang Wanwan spotted what looked like a large, dark mass in the roadside bushes. As she got closer, she could hear a few weak barks from a dog.
"Woof~ woof~"
dog?
Jiang Wanwan steadily pulled on the reins, slowly driving the oxcart to a stop by the roadside. She lightly jumped off the cart, picked up a long wooden stick from the roadside, and then carefully used the stick to part the grass.
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