The vicious lady who wears books and becomes the villain

Chapter 4 Ginseng
I caught twenty or thirty large herrings and wild river fish, which were tender and plump, and they were all thrown into wooden barrels for soaking.

"These fish have to be sold as soon as possible, dead fish don't keep fresh." Qi Yu reminded her.

Freshly dead fish can still be sold for a few pennies, but they cannot be sold after being dead for too long. After all, river fish is very fishy and not many people like to eat it.

"Yeah, I know," Li Xiaoxiao looked at the sky, it was still early, and there were still bullock carts in the village to go to the town, "I want to go to the market, do you want to go?"

Qi Yu stood on the threshold, coughing unceasingly, just now there was a lot of cold wind, and the old illness broke out.

Hearing Li Xiaoxiao's question, he managed to hold back his cough and nodded. If there are so many fish, selling them early can also supplement some household expenses.

Unexpectedly, Li Xiaoxiao had no intention of selling fish at all, so he took out an old ginseng from his arms, blinked his eyes a few times, and asked, "How much do you think it is worth?"

Qi Yu has seen ginseng before. When his mother was still alive, he saw that his health was really bad, so he secretly bought a ginseng to make him healthy. The ginseng was only half the length of a finger, and it cost two taels of silver, even more. Not to mention the ginseng in Li Xiaoxiao's hand that is almost as thick as three fingers of a child.

"Where did you get it from?"

Of course, Li Xiaoxiao couldn't say that she dug a root from the space, and seeing Qi Yu's expression, it seemed that the root she dug out was worth a lot.

She said casually, "I just discovered it when I was wandering in the mountains."

Qi Yu was a little confused, how many times he had gone up the mountain, why had he never met ginseng, this woman only followed him once.

"Let's go quickly, I don't know if Uncle Ge's ox cart is still there." Li Xiaoxiao immediately carried a backpack on her back, and decided to use the money bought from ginseng to improve the house.

There are a lot of things to buy today
In the village, only Uncle Ge's family has an ox cart, and now few people go to the town, and the ox cart is still waiting in place.

"Two people, four pennies." Uncle Ge rolled his eyelids, saw that it was Li Xiaoxiao and her husband, and said in a cold tone. Originally, it was a penny for each person to make a bullock cart in the village, but Li Xiaoxiao is a woman. up.

Who doesn't know what kind of woman Li Xiaoxiao is.

Before her mother died, she was arrogant and domineering, with a dirty mouth, and no one in the whole village could get along with her. Now that she has a married husband, and she has to be tossed by others, her heart is so poisonous.

Li Xiaoxiao didn't care so much, and took out the four cents neatly, and pulled Qi Yu who was stunned in place into the carriage.

this woman
In the past, she was not willing to pay for a penny for him and let him walk by himself. Qi Yu simply never went to the town once. Now that Uncle Ge asked for two pennies, she didn't hesitate.

Qi Yu closed her eyes, and leaned softly on the bullock cart. If she was like this all the time, it would be fine, but how could there be such a big contrast between the front and back of a person?

Entering the gate of Qingxi Town, there is a large restaurant next to it. The banners of the restaurant are fluttering in the wind, and the aroma of cooked wine can be heard from inside.

Along the street, there are steamed stuffed bun sellers, candied haws sellers, sugar blowers, and noodle stalls. The crowds are coming and going, and it is very lively.

Li Xiaoxiao found out the location of Jimin Hall, the largest medical clinic in the town, after several inquiries.

"What medicine did you pick up?" the pharmacist quickly fiddled with the abacus and asked without looking up.

"Do you collect medicine here?" Li Xiaoxiao smiled and took out the ginseng from his arms.

"We." The boy who was going to say that he would not accept the medicinal materials was shocked when he saw the huge ginseng. He raised his head and glanced at Li Xiaoxiao. Although the woman in front of him was dressed in rags, her eyes were very clear.

It may be the medicine people who collect medicine nearby.

"Madam, please wait a moment." He gave up his calculations and hurried to the backyard. It's not up to him as a young man to accept such a big ginseng.

During the time he entered, Li Xiaoxiao kept looking at the medicinal materials placed in the shop, and was pleasantly surprised to find that there were star anise, round fruit, cumin, fragrant leaves, cinnamon bark, and peppercorns. It is also a must to get some lo-mei to eat.

Li Xiaoxiao smirked a few times when she thought that she would be able to eat braised chicken and goose, braised kelp, lotus root, and peanuts soon, but then she looked up and met Qi Yu's eyes as if looking at a fool. She was a little embarrassed, and quickly stopped giggle.

"Ma'am, my shopkeeper asked you to come inside." The young man hurried out from the backyard, and hurriedly welcomed Li Xiaoxiao in, for fear that the distinguished guest would leave.

Qi Yu followed behind her, seeing how stupid this woman is, don't be fooled later.

The shopkeeper picked up the ginseng and looked at it carefully. There was a light in his eyes. This is an old ginseng that is at least a hundred years old. The roots are well preserved, which is rare. After all, the medicinal properties of ginseng will be weakened a lot .

He stroked his little beard, and remembered that the mother of Mr. Yin of the County was seriously ill a few days ago, and he was asking for a hundred-year-old ginseng!It's a pity that he can't receive the goods anywhere. Isn't the timely rain coming now?
"I don't know how much the madam is asking for this ginseng?" After pondering for a long time, he asked. Seeing that the madam and her husband are dressed in tatters, life must be very tight. As long as the price is reasonable, he will not lower the price and just accept it. .

Li Xiaoxiao had no idea about the prices. Qi Yu who was at the side opened her thin lips slightly when she saw this, "200 taels of silver."

In fact, if this ginseng can be purchased from a wealthy family, it will cost more than 1000 taels. Unfortunately, this is only a small town, and the turnover of this medical center is estimated to be about 200 taels.

The shopkeeper showed a pained expression. He wanted to empty out his clinic, but he knew that he had already taken advantage of it, so he took it without hesitation.

200 taels of silver, a few large silver ingots and a lot of broken silver, the small cloth bag was stuffed bulging.

Li Xiaoxiao looked happy, and asked about the spices by the way.

"It's not worth much, madam, just take as much as you want." The shopkeeper waved his hand indifferently.

Therefore, Li Xiaoxiao unceremoniously took away a large bag of spices, feeling delighted, how many pots of lo-mei can be made.

Passing by the tailor shop, Li Xiaoxiao stood still.

She looked at the shabby single clothes on Qi Yu's body, as well as the cloth shoes with several holes, no wonder the sick and weak husband is not in good health, even if he is not dressed warmly, how can he recover?

Li Xiaoxiao pulled Qi Yu and walked in.

A female lady came up to greet her with a smile, "Ma'am, what kind of fabric do you want?"

"Let me see first." After all, she didn't know whether it was good or bad.

"We just happened to be clearing out a batch of old fabrics recently. If Madam is interested, you can buy those." The people here have sharp eyes and can read people accurately. They are not just poor, but today is different, Li Xiaoxiao is proud Puff out her chest, she has money!
"Bring him a set of clothes and shoes." Li Xiaoxiao directly took out a piece of broken silver weighing about ten taels and put it on the counter. The woman's eyes lit up, she didn't know people well.

"Madam, wait a moment," she said with a bright smile, obviously much more sincere than before.

"Look at this set." The smoky blue fabric feels thick to the touch, and there is a layer of soft fluff on the collar, which is very warm. A set of clothes costs one tael of silver.

Qi Yu was stunned, he didn't expect that Li Xiaoxiao came in to buy clothes for him.

"Take three sets of this style." Leave one set for the young husband to change.

"I don't need it," Qi Yu stopped her from spending money recklessly. In the future, there will be more places to spend money, so don't be so extravagant, although it is all her money and has nothing to do with him.

"Wrap one set up, and you can change into the other set," Li Xiaoxiao stuffed the clothes into his arms and pushed him.

Qi Yu was in a mixed mood, and went into the fitting room to change.

Li Xiaoxiao started a frenzied shopping mode, including sheets, quilt covers, quilts, and a few sets of ready-made clothes for herself.

The lady was biting the silver ingot, her eyes were smiling, she didn't expect to meet a big customer today.

"Madam, you bought a lot, please leave your address and we will send it to you."

"Okay." It's better to have someone deliver it than to carry it yourself.

Qi Yu was neatly dressed, and pushed open the curtain uncomfortably. He was born with red lips and white teeth, but now that he is wearing good clothes, he looks like a nobleman, with a heroic air.

"Ma'am, this suit really suits your husband, it's even more beautiful to wear." The lady praised without sparing any effort.

Qi Yu felt the warmth from his feet, and those chilblains seemed to be itching faintly. On the day he was sold, he never expected that he could live a good life, even if it was a normal life.

"Let's go, I've finished shopping for clothes." Li Xiaoxiao grabbed his sleeve, snickered, hum, awkward man, are you moved by her now?

For the first time, Qi Yu didn't have the urge to shake off that hand.

After leaving the clothing store, Li Xiaoxiao directed Qi Yu to carry the medicinal materials. Anyway, the medicinal materials are not heavy, even if they are bulky, they will not tire him.

As for herself, she went straight to the grain and oil store. You know, the oil tank at home has bottomed out, and the grain tank has also bottomed out, so I have to buy all of these!

There are also seasonings, soy sauce, soy sauce, vinegar and salt, all of which have to be bought.

I bought ten buckets of broken rice, a large bag of white flour, and a small bag of starch. Fortunately, the store was willing to help deliver the goods, otherwise the two of them would have no way to take them back.

Passing by the meat stall, Li Xiaoxiao looked at the pig into the water, and asked, "How do you sell this?"

Now that you have the stewed ingredients, you can also start to make the stewed meat.

The butcher looked surprised, no one would buy this thing, it was coquettish and stinky, and he would only buy some if the family had no choice but to, but he saw that the little lady’s husband was well dressed, so he didn’t think he was from a poor family people.

"Thirty Wen, you can take it if you want."

Like picking up a treasure, Li Xiaoxiao happily put the big bucket of unwanted pig offal into the basket and took it away.

Qi Yu's face turned dark, did this woman think she was taking advantage of her?
A catty of lean meat costs [-] Wen. Instead of buying this inedible thing, it is more cost-effective to buy a catty of lean meat.

He wanted to dissuade him several times, forget it, he would never take a bite anyway!

(End of this chapter)