playful peasant girl

Chapter 7 Going to Qinghe Town for the First Time

At the fourth watch of the next day, Xia Lan and Niu Niu got up, and simply packed up. Xia Lan took out the box containing the century-old ginseng from the space while Niu Niu was away, wrapped it in an old parcel, and hugged it.

I found two more unlined clothes for myself and Niu Niu to wear. After all, the early morning is colder than the daytime.

When we came to the entrance of the village, there were already people waiting for us to go to the town by bullock cart.

Enemy road is narrow!

Xia Lan didn't expect Mrs. Li to be there. If she had known Mrs. Li was going to town, she would rather stay at home and eat wild vegetables for two more days. She really didn't want to see such a person!
But once you come here, you can't go back, not to mention that you can't go back on what you agreed with Uncle Liu to be a man.

Xia Lan pretended not to know Mrs. Li, and greeted others warmly. Although Xia Lan didn't know them very well, polite children would be welcome everywhere. This was the truth.

Mrs. Li also saw Xia Lan, and remembered that the things she was about to get were gone because of this girl, so she became angry, pointed at Xia Lan and scolded her.

"You bastard, little slut, shameless, you dare to come out, poor asshole, you want to ride a bullock cart without money..." The scolding can be as ugly as it is.

Xia Lan also ignored her, this kind of mediocre and rough woman was really not worthy of her concern, she still talked to other people calmly.

Seeing Xia Lan, Li Shi didn't pay any attention to her, only thinking that Xia Lan was afraid of her, and scolded her even more vigorously.Seeing Li Shi's aggressive appearance, the people around ignored her.

"You little bitch, showy hoof, you're nothing, your whole family is nothing, your father is an idiot, your mother is a bitch, you and Niu Niu are a bitch, bastard, maybe it's your mother's You two are the only ones who slept with other wild men..."

Xia Lan can let Li Shi scold her, but since she wears it on Yuanshen's body, it means that she is destined, and Yuanshen's parents can also be regarded as her parents, and no one can tolerate insults.

He raised his palm, "Snap!" The crisp applause frightened everyone, and Li Shi was also stunned for a moment by the beating.

"Li Shi, let me tell you, you can scold me, but my parents, next time let me hear that you are disrespectful to them, don't blame your niece for being cruel, oh, no, we have nothing to do with each other now No more, I won't show mercy!"

When Li came back to her senses, she went crazy and wanted to catch Xia Lan, but the people around reacted and quickly stopped her.

Although it was wrong for Xia Lan to beat the elders, but Li Shi scolded her too much. Who didn't know that Xia Lan's parents were simple and honest, gentle and filial, and they were good old people in the village. No wonder Xia Lan lost her temper!

Immediately, everyone was not so dissatisfied with Xia Lan. Seeing that everyone was guarding her against ghosts, she was ashamed to be here alone. She spat and left cursing. She wanted to come to this town today. is not going.

After this turmoil, it was time for the fifth watch, and Uncle Liu also drove over with an ox cart. Seeing that all the people who were going to the town beforehand had arrived, he called everyone to get on the ox cart.

After driving the bullock cart, flicking his whip lightly, he swayed towards the town.Along the way, a car of people talked about the short road from the east to the west, and Xia Lan also listened quietly, planning what to buy.

When they arrived in the town, the morning market had already started, and Xia Lan finally understood why she had to get up so early. Liujia Village was too far away from the town, and this time was just right.

Everyone came to the town, some brought home eggs and vegetables to sell, and some wanted to buy something to go back. We made an appointment for a time and place to meet, Xia Lan also left with Niu Niu.

I don't know much about the world's prices and currencies, so Xia Lan led Niu Niu around the market first, asking about the prices of various things.Xia Lan took Niu Niu to the pharmacy after she had a good understanding of the prices here.

There are two large pharmacies in the town, Tong Shan Tang and Ji An Tang.Small pharmacies couldn't afford century-old ginseng, and couldn't offer enough prices, so Xia Lan decided to take a look at these two.

First came to Tong Shan Tang, "Is your shopkeeper here, we..." Before Xia Lan finished speaking, the apprentices who ran the hall saw Xia Lan and Niu Niu's tattered clothes, and threw them out.

"Where did the stinky beggar come from? Give us back the shopkeeper. Is our shopkeeper the kind of poor ghost like you who has no money to see a doctor?"

Xia Lan was not angry either, and led Niu Niu towards another pharmacy, Ji'antang.She knew very well that in a pharmacy like Tong Shan Tang, where an apprentice is so powerful, it is useless for the doctor's parents to care about it here. I'm afraid the shopkeeper is also a black heart. How good can it be to cultivate such an apprentice.In this way, it saves her time.

Come to Ji'an Hall.

"Brother, I don't know if your shopkeeper is here. I want to talk to your shopkeeper about a business."

Seeing Xia Lan's old clothes and her young age, the apprentice said, "You're just kidding, we are very busy here, and besides, the shopkeeper is the one you can see whenever you want?"

Xia Lan's face was calm and natural, "Brother, just go and report, tell your shopkeeper, good medicinal materials are not easy to come by."

The apprentice saw Xia Lan's indifferent appearance, her body had a kind of atmosphere, and she didn't dare to underestimate others, so she agreed.

"Girl, wait a moment, I'll go ask my shopkeeper."

Xia Lan took Niu Niu to sit down for the time being, and waited for a long time, but she didn't mind being bothered.

After a long time, the apprentice came back and said that the shopkeeper invited her to the backyard to talk.

Xia Lan was not in a hurry, she knew that for such a long time just now, the shopkeeper must have watched her for a while before making a decision, after all, suddenly a child in tatters came to her and said that there was something good for her, Xia Lan was afraid Nor would I believe it.

Inviting her to go in and explain that she has passed the shopkeeper's test, the chances of this ginseng being sold will be great.

"I heard from the guy that the little girl has good medicinal materials to sell?"

Xia Lan didn't procrastinate, and said: "This is a good century-old ginseng, and I don't want to boast too much. You are also a shopkeeper, and you know the value. If it weren't for the fact that life at home is really difficult, I wouldn't be willing to sell it either. The shopkeeper will offer you a sincere price, and I won't waste too much time, how about it?"

Xia Lan took out the ginseng.The shopkeeper was of course a savvy person, and he could tell at a glance that the ginseng was top-grade, and Xia Lan was calm and steady at a young age.

"200 taels of silver, how about it?"

Xia Lan looked at the shopkeeper, and thought for a while, "280 taels, don't buy if it's less!"

When the shopkeeper saw Xia Lan, he knew that Xia Lan was also a powerful character.

"Shopkeeper, the 280 taels of silver I've already asked for is very low. If you don't need it urgently at home, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to buy such a cheap one. You can still make a lot of money. Could it be that you don't want to? Then—"

As Xia Lan said, she wanted to put away the ginseng, but when the shopkeeper saw it, he immediately agreed, selling such a good ginseng for 280 taels, he did make a profit, and called the accountant to take the money.

Xia Lan asked for two 100 taels of silver bills, and the rest asked for broken silver, so that shopping would be more convenient.

Taking Niu Niu out of the pharmacy, Xia Lan took Niu Niu to the cloth shop to buy some ready-made clothes.She doesn't know how to needlework, so she can walk around in the mountain village with ordinary clothes.

Xia Lan picked out two sets of cotton clothes for herself to wear at home, and each of them picked out a set of linen clothes for wear during work.

Then I went to the grocery store to buy rough noodles, thick rice, salt, seasonings, and other things.Thinking that Niu Niu had never eaten any snacks, he sold him some candies and candied haws.

Niu Niu hadn't eaten these things for a long, long time, so naturally he was very happy to eat them, and peeled a piece of candy for Xia Lan from time to time. Xia Lan was also very pleased to see Niu Niu being so considerate.

When they arrived at the entrance of the town, there were already many people waiting there. Seeing that Xia Lan had bought so many things, everyone kindly came to help her get them.

Xia Lan knew that everyone had doubts about her sudden purchase of so many things, so she gave an explanation before anyone asked.

"Xiao Lan is not filial, but the family really has no money and no food. Xiao Lan has no choice but to sell the things left by her parents."

Seeing Xia Lan's sad look, everyone knew that the situation in her family could not be revealed, so they were very sympathetic, so they didn't ask any more questions.

(End of this chapter)