Chapter 30

Everyone slept happily tonight. Even though Aunt Qiao and Qiao Huang Yu had to sleep in the hall, they didn't complain at all. Instead, she thanked Ji Jiu for providing a bed, pillow, and soft blanket for the mother and daughter. Since they had stayed in their original home, they had never received anything good like this before. Ji Jiu told them not to think too much and thanked her often. She was just doing what she could. Plus, she was glad she had someone to talk to. At least she wasn't alone like before.

 Aunt Qiao and her daughter then understood why their mistress was willing to let them live with them even though they didn't know each other before. It was probably because her mistress had been alone for so long that she had become a loner. When she grew up, Mistress must have been really lonely, so they agreed to help with Ji Jiu's work without complaining.

 In the morning Ji Jiu smelled the fragrant fish porridge. She hurriedly washed her face and came to sit and eat with the mother and daughter. She told them her plans for today that she was going to sell herbs in the city. As for the herb garden, the chickens in the coop, and the laundry to be washed, the mother and daughter said they would take care of it for her. Ji Jiu agreed to do as the mother and daughter wanted to do. Aunt Qiao and Yu'er complained to Ji Jiu that there was nothing for them to do during the day. Ji Jiu had to think of a little thing to please them. Take it easy.

 After eating, Ji Jiu checked the herbs in the cart again. She took 28 silver taels and another 258 silver taels. She didn't know if the paper was expensive or not. As for the brush and ink stone, she is not good at it. It's easier for Ji Jiu to create a pencil for sketching. She left the house a little late today. Good thing it wasn't raining on the road so it was easy to push a cart.

 It took half an hour for Ji Jiu to reach the district. She didn't feel as tired as before. It shows that this body has begun to adapt and become much stronger from good food. In fact, she wanted to drink milk. But I don't know where to find it. This body had never had milk since it was abandoned. This causes the development of the body to not meet the age criteria.

 When we arrived at the drugstore, Ji Jiu went in and told Xiao Guo that he brought medicinal herbs for sale. But the items were in the cart, so Xiao Guo led her to push the cart into the side door of the store and hurried after the boss.

"Oh, you brought a lot today, young lady?" Boss Yuan, who saw the pile of herbs on the cart, hurriedly said with a smile.

"Yes, boss. Next time, it'll probably be like this. But you may have to wait for several days. I don't know if it will rain often or not. If you don't use it often, you can dry it quickly."

"Oh, you don't have to worry. I will definitely buy from you at the original price. No matter how much you sell it, I'll take it all. Ah Guo, quickly weigh it for my mother."

 Xiao Guo hurriedly pushed the cart to the scale and gradually finished weighing it. He informed the boss that this time he weighed a total of 220 pounds. The boss told Ji Jiu to wait. He will go in and bring the money. Today, Ji Jiu sells herbs and earns 2 taels and 200 baht. She smiled with happiness.

"Thank you, boss. Including the previous story of selling herbs. If I have any more good things, I'll bring them to you to check. I don't know much about these things."

"yes, no problem"

"I would like to ask the boss, does he know where I can buy goat or cow milk? I would like to eat some food to nourish my body."

"These things shouldn't be sold around here. Most of the ones I've seen are in the northern region where they are sold. If it had been transported here, it would have rotted first, so it never existed."

"Sigh, what should I do now? My health is not very good. I don't like taking bitter medicine either. If you drink at least some milk, I can mix it with sugar."

"If you really want it, should I ask my friends in the north carefully? But you may have to buy a goat or a cow instead. Then milk it yourself."

"Then I would like to disturb the boss as well. If you have any news, please tell me. I'm not in a hurry."

"Okay, I'll tell you when I have news."

 Ji Jiu and the boss talked for a bit more and then said goodbye. Ji Ji went to find a book and stationery store near the district office. She knew her because an elder had told her that there used to be a teacher in the district. But when there was a drought, everyone moved to another place. Now the shops sell mainly to merchants and officials.

 Arrive in front of Ji Jiw shop, park the cart in front of the shop first.

"Brother, I don't know what kind of paper there is or how to sell it." Ji Jiu was dressed shabby today. So she dared to ask.

"There are 3 types of paper, miss. Thin, 10 sheets, 100 baht. Thick, 10 sheets, 500 baht. Good paper sells for 200 baht per sheet. Which type do you want?"

 Ji Jiu looked at the paper and couldn't help but sigh. But she needed it so she bought a thick one first. The seller also asked her if she wanted a brush and an ink stone. But Ji Jiu was not good at using them so she didn't want them. She looked at the books at the store and found that most of them were legal books. Or a book for the noble examination. Ji Jiu found an old herbal book and opened it. She saw the contents and pictures and took the book to inquire about the price.

"This book costs 10 taels each." Ji Jiu was stunned at the high price. But she wanted to find herbs on the mountain, so she gritted her teeth and bought them.