Thanks to the extra meals she secretly ate, Lin Momo felt that her body had basically recovered by the next day.
Carrying the basket she had used last time she went into the mountains, and with Lin Daya covering for her, Lin Momo set off early on the country road to town.
It will take about half an hour to get there.
Today is not market day, and unless there is an urgent matter, few people would go to town on this day.
Lin Momo didn't encounter many people along the way.
Seeing a young girl going out alone, someone asked her curiously what she was going to town for. She said she was visiting relatives. The person smiled and walked past her.
Upon arriving in town, Lin Momo first inquired about the number of clinics in town, which street they were on, and which clinic had the most reasonable prices for medicine.
After finding out the details, she went straight to the clinic with the best reputation.
Since the hospital had just opened and wasn't busy yet, Lin Momo went straight in through the main entrance.
The old man in charge of collecting medicinal herbs looked at the poria cocos and yam in her basket and then quoted the purchase price: "Poria cocos 45 wen per catty, yam 36 wen per catty."
Lin Momo wasn't sure if the price was fair, but it didn't seem low, so she followed the shop assistant to weigh it.
There were several kinds of scales in the space, both new and old, but she was too lazy to bother. Anyway, when she got to this place, she would have to weigh herself.
The workers were already very skilled at this. After sorting the two types of medicinal herbs and weighing them one by one, they quickly reported the quantities:
"Poria cocos weighs 42 catties and 2 taels, so let's say 42 catties. At 45 wen per catty, that's 1890 wen in total. Dioscorea opposita weighs 25 catties and 8 taels, so let's round it up to 26 catties. At 36 wen per catty, that's 936 wen in total. The two items together cost 2826 wen."
A basket of medicinal herbs was exchanged for less than three strings of cash.
Lin Momo wanted to make more money, so when she saw that no one was paying attention, she secretly put some more in when she took the basket off her back.
After leaving through the back door, she put the three strings of copper coins into her spatial storage and continued on to the next pharmacy.
Today, Lin Momo plans to visit both clinics and one pharmacy in town to compare prices and decide which one will offer the highest price, whichever will be where she will sell her products from now on.
At another clinic, Poria cocos cost 38 coins, and Dioscorea opposita cost 32 coins. In total, they sold one string of cash, or 816 copper coins.
The only pharmacy that offered a few more coins: 42 coins for Poria cocos and 33 coins for Dioscorea opposita. It brought me to about two strings of cash.
Because of her preconceived notions, Lin Momo didn't fill her basket to the brim like she did when she went to the first house. She only filled it to about half capacity, wanting to test the waters first.
After trying out several clinics, it seems the first one offered the highest price. No wonder it's considered a conscientious clinic by the town's residents.
Lin Momo roughly calculated that she already had six taels of silver, enough to pay back the five taels she had borrowed from the village head.
As for the money she owes Fan Dalang, that's a huge amount, and she still has to keep working hard.
Lin Momo couldn't help but groan inwardly, "Money is so hard to earn!"
Upon arriving at the clothing store, Lin Momo first bought herself a light jacket and a cotton-padded coat, as well as a pair of shoes for autumn and winter. After a slight hesitation, she also bought the same items for Lin Sanya.
Seeing that Lin Momo was holding a bulging purse, the proprietress was no longer worried that she couldn't afford to pay, and immediately began to serve her with great enthusiasm: "Miss, you've bought so much at once? Wait here, I'll bring out the clothes and shoes for you to choose from right away."
Finally, at the proprietress's strong recommendation, Lin Momo chose four sets of clothes and four pairs of shoes.
The silver she had just received and hadn't even had a chance to warm up was now gone, costing her more than an ounce. Lin Momo felt a pang of heartache.
Although she had prepared ancient clothes in her space, they were made with modern technology and were somewhat imitations. They couldn't stand up to scrutiny in terms of details, so she could save them for when she went into the mountains later.
At this stage, we should still be careful about what we wear, so as not to give ourselves away.
She can also take this opportunity to learn more about the clothing habits and styles of this era, which will greatly benefit her in making her own clothes in the future.
Finding a deserted alley, Lin Momo carried her basket and slipped into her spatial dimension. She changed into her newly bought jacket and shoes, only then feeling a bit warmer.
It was late autumn, but she was still wearing summer clothes. She had gotten up early to travel, and she was really cold.
After changing her clothes, she went to the room where cooked food was stored, ate two steamed buns, and finished a bowl of porridge before she felt less hungry.
Having solved the problem of food and clothing, their thoughts turned to how to repay Fan Dalang the money.
Since the old master of the Lin family also contributed to the cost of the medicine, Lin Momo only seemed to have spent about twenty taels of silver.
With that thought, she turned around and ran upstairs to the second floor, plunged into the bedroom, and opened the money box at the very back of the desk.
They picked out the silver pieces of various sizes, including three complete silver ingots, while the rest were loose pieces.
I pulled out one of those high-precision electronic scales that are used in the kitchen, put a silver ingot on it, and after setting the unit to "tael", a number instantly appeared on the display screen: 10 taels.
Very good, then those three pieces will be thirty taels.
Then Lin Momo grabbed all the loose silver and put it all on the scale, getting another number: 8.26 taels.
The total is thirty-eight taels.
Lin Momo was overjoyed, which meant that as long as she could scrape together another twenty-two taels, she could pay back the huge sum she owed Fan Dalang.
The next moment, she remembered the two boxes that time had finally made her put away.
Where did she put it?
Oh, right!
It's under the table.
Lin Momo squatted on the ground, looking at the two suitcases stacked together. Her heart felt like it was stuffed with something, both sour and swollen.
She unzipped the top box and opened it, only to be met with a dazzling golden light that made her blink. Upon closer inspection, she saw several layers of gold bars neatly arranged inside, with three white cloth bags on top of them.
When I opened it up, wow! It turned out to be golden melon seeds, golden peanuts, and tiny gold ingots.
Lin Momo's heart skipped a beat. She grabbed a few and examined them closely. The melon seeds and peanuts were so lifelike, they looked just like the real thing, and there were no marks on them.
This must be because Time specifically instructed the craftsmen who made it not to carve anything on it so that it would be convenient for her to use.
That's so thoughtful.
I wonder how time has changed?
Fortunately, he should be able to guess that Lin Momo had traveled through time, rather than disappearing forever.
Thinking about it this way, time won't be too hard to pass, right?
Despite her best efforts, Lin Momo couldn't move the small box on top even an inch. She had no choice but to use her spatial power to put the small box aside and start checking the large box below.
Just as Lin Momo guessed, the box contained silver, including silver bars, silver melon seeds, silver peanuts, and silver ingots.
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