The next day, Mu Nansheng woke up early. After washing up, she went to pick strawberries with a basket.
The basket wasn't big. He only picked 20 strawberries in total. After all, he was only going to test the water today.
When she returned to the courtyard, Jiang Yuelan had already prepared breakfast. When she saw her, she said," Go wash your hands and prepare to eat. After dinner, you and your father will go to town."
"Mom, what's good to eat this morning?" Mu Nansheng placed the basket aside and ran to the basin to wash her hands.
"Slow down. There are your favorite meat buns today."
After breakfast, the few of them packed their things and prepared to set off. Before they left, Jiang Yuelan stuffed five wens each to Mu Nansheng and Mu Jingping.
"Take it. When you're hungry, go buy food! Don't starve."
"Be careful on the road!" Jiang Yuelan watched them leave, then turned around and entered the house.
Daliu Village was very close to Eastmoon Town. They arrived at the town in less than half an hour.
When they arrived in town, there was an endless stream of pedestrians and the stalls on the roadside kept shouting.
"Son, daughter, I'm going to the restaurant first. You guys go and take a look. If the strawberries can't be sold, we'll eat them ourselves. If you have any problems, remember to look for me. I'm in the restaurant ahead." As he spoke, Mu Zhenyuan pointed to the largest restaurant in town.
Mu Zhenyuan worked as an accountant in a restaurant in town. He earned a tael of silver every month, which was considered a relatively high salary.
After Mu Zhenyuan left, the siblings walked on the street and prepared to find a suitable spot to sell strawberries. Fortunately, they were early. If they were a little later, there would be no seats left.
They took out the strawberries and placed them on the table, and someone surrounded them.
" Young lady, what are you selling here?" asked one of them, who was wearing a servant's uniform." Why haven't I seen this before?"
"These are strawberries, a new breed. They're sour and sweet, and they're delicious! There was no such thing anywhere else! It only costs one tael of silver per pill." Mu Nansheng replied with a smile.
"Hiss…" " It's too expensive!" The people around gasped. Then, someone in the crowd said," This is too expensive."
"That's right. This isn't gold. Why is it so expensive?"
The crowd continued to discuss, saying that the fruit would definitely not sell at such an expensive price.
Mu Jingping, who was beside Mu Nansheng, was also shocked. He had originally thought that selling these fruits for a few copper coins would be the best he could do. Who knew that she would ask for one tael of silver per fruit?
He lowered his voice and said to Mu Nansheng," Sister, isn't this tael of silver too expensive? We definitely can't sell it!"
Don't worry, don't you trust your sister?" Mu Nansheng patted his shoulder.
Then, she looked at the people who were discussing and said,"Everyone, don't look at how expensive my fruit is. It can also strengthen the body and treat insomnia!".
However, the crowd did not believe it at all. In a short while, most of the people had dispersed, leaving only a middle-aged man, the servant boy from earlier, and his young master.
Jiang Jingxuan actually did not believe Mu Nansheng's words. However, seeing that the fruits were novel, he bought four of them and brought them home.
The remaining man had heard that the fruit had such an effect, so he gritted his teeth and bought one. He said that he bought it for his wife. His wife's health had not been good recently and she had taken a lot of medicine. There was no other way. He just wanted to see if this fruit could cure her illness.
When the surrounding peddlers saw Mu Nansheng selling it for five taels of silver, they were all envious.
Mu Jingping was also very impressed by his sister. Initially, he thought that she would not be able to sell it, but he did not expect that someone would actually buy it and sell it for five taels of silver!
However, his sister said that strawberries could strengthen one's body. She must have made it up! Otherwise, why didn't he feel anything after eating strawberries for the past few days?
What Mu Jingping did not know was that Mu Nansheng had seeped a lot of Spirit Spring Water into the water tank at home these days. The effect was much more obvious than the effect of the strawberries. He had drunk the Spirit Spring Water for so many days, so how could he feel the little effect of the strawberries?
On the other end, Jiang Jingxuan had already returned to the Jiang family with four strawberries. Coincidentally, his family members were all there. He quickly walked to the hall and asked the servant beside him to put the fruits on the table.
"Father, Mother, Sister, look what I bought."
Everyone looked at the fruits on the table with curiosity.
"What is this? Why is it so fragrant? I've never seen it before." Madam Jiang asked.
"Father, Mother, I bought this on the street. It's called a strawberry. It costs one tael of silver per piece! We'll each have one. Oh right, where's big brother?" As he spoke, he looked around.
" Your father's old illness is acting up again. Your elder brother went to help settle some matters. He's in the study."
"Father's leg hurts again? Are you alright?" Jiang Jingxuan asked with concern.
"It's fine. Father has an old illness. It's not like you don't know." Jiang Shunqing said to him.
He suddenly thought of something and asked the servants to wash the strawberries. He also asked someone to send one to the study. The rest were brought over and each person took one.
"Dad, when I bought the strawberries, the little girl said that these strawberries can strengthen your body. Try them." After saying that, she took a bite. It was sour and sweet in her mouth, and it had a different taste.
However, he did not feel much after eating it.
"I feel like my leg doesn't hurt that much anymore," said Jiang Shunqing, who was sitting on the chair.
"I also feel that my mind is much clearer. I've been suffering from insomnia for the past few nights. I often fall asleep in the middle of the night. My head feels dizzy during the day, but now I feel better!" Madam Jiang added.
Jiang Jingxuan looked at them. He didn't expect the strawberries to really be effective. He had always thought it was a lie!
"Father, Mother, is it really that miraculous?" he asked.
" My legs were still hurting just now," Father Jiang said." But now, I really don't feel anything at all!"
"Me too. I feel like I have to wake up now. It's as if my entire body has endless energy." Madam Jiang said," By the way, go buy some more strawberries. They're good stuff!" Madam Jiang urged him, afraid that if he was late, it would be gone.
When Jiang Jingxuan heard that, he quickly walked out of the door, afraid that the siblings would leave.
The same thing happened to another man. His name was Li Wending, and he lived in Stone Village. He was a carpenter. In the end, his wife fell ill and did not get better even after taking a lot of medicine.
He was supposed to go to town to get medicine for his wife, but halfway through, he saw Mu Nansheng selling strawberries. After hearing about his effects, he gritted his teeth and bought one.
When he returned home and saw his wife lying in bed, his heart ached so much that he went to wash the strawberries with water and gave them to his wife to eat.
His wife asked him what it was. It tasted sweet and sour, and he said it was strawberries. He heard that eating it would improve one's health, so he bought it for her.
His wife wanted to say that he was buying things indiscriminately again, but after eating, she felt that her body was stronger and her head was not as dizzy as before.
Seeing his wife's change, he felt that the little girl was not lying. It was really effective.
Then, he fed his wife a bowl of porridge and let her lie down to rest. He hurried back to town to buy a few more strawberries.