Selling Herbs

Yu Xiaolian didn't expect Yu Ziyi to be so shameless as to directly snatch her bag. She was petite and small, so she naturally couldn't compare to Yu Ziyi in terms of strength. Seeing that Yu Ziyi was about to leave after snatching her bag,

Yu Xiaolian looked around and saw that there was no one around. She took out a wolf-proof taser from her space and hit Yu Ziyi's butt.

Yu Ziyi's body twitched, and soon, he lost all his strength and collapsed to the ground.

Little brat, how dare you snatch my things? Not only do I have a taser, but I also have pepper spray. If I deal with you, you'll be finished.

Yu Xiaolian was a forensic doctor of the Public Security Bureau in her previous life. She had a gun license. Unfortunately, she couldn't carry a gun during her vacation. Otherwise, her Type 92 pistol would have followed her here.

It was a pity that she had never fired a pistol that she had been equipped with for several years.

Yu Xiaolian picked up the cloth bag containing the herbs and ran away.

She had already been rumored to be a monster by the Yu family. Was she afraid that it would be more sinister? In any case, Yu Ziyi couldn't produce any evidence.

Yu Xiaolian walked to the front yard and said to Yu Changhe, who was weaving a basket, "Father, my herbs are dry. I want to go to the pharmacy in town to see if I can sell them for money."

Yu Changhe frowned. "You're going alone? That won't do. Wait a moment. I'll go with you."

"Father, your legs are inconvenient. If you follow me, I still have to stop and wait for you. Just wait at home. I'll be back soon."

How could Yu Xiaolian agree to go with Yu Changhe? The meticulous Yu Changhe would definitely notice that her medicinal ingredients had increased.

Yu Changhe was still worried. "Why don't… you go to the Zhao family and call your mother back so that she can accompany you?"

Yu Xiaolian didn't want to waste any more time with Yu Changhe. She threw the two cloth bags on her shoulders and ran out of the courtyard. "I'll be back soon."

After leaving the village, according to the memories of the last time she went with Madam Sun, Yu Xiaolian quickly arrived at the town.

When she approached town, she had already put the herbs she had accumulated in her space into a cloth bag.

Yu Xiaolian picked a rather imposing-looking medicinal hall and walked in.

She placed the heavy cloth bag on the ground of the pharmacy. She originally thought that she had not saved much these few days. When she really carried it on her shoulder, she realized that these things weighed at least 40 to 50 catties.

Fortunately, she only carried it a short distance. Otherwise, she really wouldn't be able to carry it.

The pharmacy server had just finished grabbing medicine for the previous customer when he turned around and saw Yu Xiaolian.

He leaned closer to Yu Xiaolian and asked with a better attitude, "Little sister, are you here to get medicine or to see a doctor? Doctor Zheng went out for a house call today and hasn't returned yet."

Yu Xiaolian frowned. "The steward isn't here?"

"What happened?"

At this moment, an eighteen or nineteen-year-old youth walked in from outside. He was wearing a grayish-white long coat and his hair was combed neatly. There was a grim expression on his face that did not match his actual age.

"Young Master, this child is looking for my master. However, my master went to the Pan family to treat Old Madam Pan this morning and hasn't returned yet."

The young man glanced at Yu Xiaolian and sized her up.

Although Yu Xiaolian was wearing clothes that were full of patches, there was no trace of contempt in the young man's eyes.

"Why are you looking for my father?"

Yu Xiaolian smiled. "I can tell you, but I wonder if you can make the decisions?"

Zheng Yuanfeng glanced at the cloth bag beside Yu Xiaolian. "You're here to sell medicinal herbs, right?"

Yu Xiaolian nodded. She didn't expect this guy to be so observant.

"Come, let's see what herb it is and weigh it for her!"

"Young Master, I don't dare to accept this casually. Master will scold me if he finds out."

"What are you afraid of? Don't you have me? Look at her, an eight or nine-year-old child. She came so far to sell some medicinal herbs. Can you bear to chase her out?"

As Zheng Yuanfeng spoke, he sat at the side and fanned himself. "I can tell at a glance that you're from a poor family. Remember to give me a high price."

"Sigh, you're lucky to have met our kind young master."

Lai Shun went forward and opened Yu Xiaolian's cloth bag. "Let me see what medicinal herbs you brought. If they're too inferior, I really can't take them. Otherwise, Master will beat me to death."

"Eh… the quality of your wolfberry is quite good. It's clean and without sand. The grains are even. Not bad, not bad…"

Lai Shun then opened another bag. "The color of your honeysuckle is also good. It's neither dark nor dull. Looks like you have someone in the family who knows pharmacology!"

Yu Xiaolian nodded, "Yes!"

That person was herself.

"However, this honeysuckle is not worth much. It looks like your things are of good quality. I'll give you 30 copper coins per catty at most. The wolfberries can be more expensive. 50 copper coins per catty. How about it? Are you selling them?"

She had painstakingly carried them over. How could she not sell them?

"Yes!"

Lai Shun took out a large scale from behind the counter and hooked the side of the cloth bag with a hook. He weighed the wolfberry first and said, "It's almost 20 catties. I'll count it as 20 catties."

Then, he weighed the honeysuckle and said, "15 catties!"

Lai Shun put down his scales and walked behind the counter. He picked up the abacus and scrabbled. "Twenty catties of wolfberries, fifty copper coins per catty, a total of one tael.

"15 catties of honeysuckle, 30 copper coins per catty, a total of 450 copper coins. A total of 1 tael of silver and 450 copper coins. What do you think?"

Yu Xiaolian nodded and took out the cloth bag containing the ginseng slices. She had saved these ginseng for a few days and only managed to save three catties.

However, she did not take them all out this time. It would be too eye-catching for a little girl to take out several catties of ginseng at once. She only wrapped 50 grams in a handkerchief to see if she could sell them and see how much these ginseng slices could be sold for here.

Lai Shun stuck his head out to take a look. He picked up a piece of ginseng and placed it in his mouth. He took a bite and said, "Hey, little girl, where did you get the ginseng? It's even been processed."

Zheng Yuanfeng also came over. "Is it really ginseng?"

"It's true, Young Master. Although it doesn't look like wild ginseng and it's young, it's well concocted and retains the medicinal value of ginseng."

Lai Shun was a little excited as he held the ginseng. He pulled Zheng Yuanfeng to the side and said in a low voice, "I heard from Master that the Pan family is relying on the ginseng to stay alive. They can't leave for a day. The ginseng in our town is almost used up."

Zheng Yuanfeng tapped his folding fan on his palm. "Ask her how much she has. Take it all!"

The two of them discussed in a loud voice. Yu Xiaolian listened carefully. It seemed that this ginseng would be easily sold.

When Lai Shun came back to face Yu Xiaolian, he was smiling like a flower. "Baby, how did you get this ginseng? Do you still have it at home?"

"My father dried this ginseng in the early years. There's still a lot at home, but I only brought this much today. What price can you give me for this ginseng?"

"This price is negotiable. I want everything you have at home. Remember to send it over tomorrow. I'll give you ten taels of silver for this fifty grams. Are you satisfied?"

Yu Xiaolian looked at Shun's beaming face and guessed that all the medicinal halls in town were in urgent need of ginseng. She didn't expect that 50 grams of ginseng that was artificially cultivated in modern times could be sold for a high price of ten taels of silver.

She remembered that one tael of silver in ancient times was about 600 yuan in modern times. This small box of ginseng slices was only sold for 99 yuan in modern times, and it was a very profitable health product.

If he gave her 10 taels of silver and 50 grams, that would be 100 taels of silver per catty. In that case, the price was not high. After all, who would sell ginseng in a catty?

Really good ginseng was worth hundreds or thousands of taels of silver.

Thinking that if Zheng Yuanfeng hadn't taken pity on her and accepted her medicinal herbs, she might not have been able to sell anything today. Anyway, this thing could be produced infinitely in her space. In order to thank Zheng Yuanfeng for his kindness, Yu Xiaolian didn't bargain in the end.

Zheng Yuanfeng said, "Give her 50 copper coins and 11 taels of silver."