Card: I Rebuild Five Thousand Years of Chinese Civilization in Another World

Chapter 7 Card Making Materials
Xie Yuwei was woken up by the cold.

Although winters in Nanwen Village aren't too cold, the original owner's blanket was too thin.

She couldn't imagine herself getting through the winter covered by such a blanket.

She got out of bed and planned to go to town after making breakfast.

Xie Yuwei cooked a simple porridge for breakfast. After eating, she told her younger siblings about her plans.

Xie Yuchen and Xie Yufei supported her unconditionally. The little girl even opened the box and took out a hundred taels of silver notes to hand to Xie Yuwei.

"Sister!" The little girl handed the silver note to Xie Yuwei, the meaning of which was self-evident: she wanted her sister to take it and spend it.

Last night, Xie Yuwei took out fifty taels of silver notes, returned eighteen taels to her uncle, spent two taels on grain, and still had thirty taels left.

She didn't want to take the silver notes from the box anymore, but the materials for making the cards were a bit expensive...

Regardless, she wanted to make the Black Serpent card to deal with Jie Bei.

After thinking for a moment, Xie Yuwei accepted the silver note handed to her by Xie Yufei.

As she took the banknote, she playfully flicked Xie Yufei's nose: "You're in charge of the household now, so keep your fingers tighter from now on, and don't let things leak out all the time."

Xie Yufei touched her nose, which had been scratched, and said with a smile, "I only give it to you because you're my older sister."

Xie Yuwei took the silver note, watched them finish their breakfast, and supervised Xie Yufei to take yesterday's pills before carrying her basket and heading to town alone.

The brother and sister watched Xie Yuwei leave, and Xie Yuchen said worriedly, "Will something happen to my sister?"

The road from the village to the town is not easy to travel. Yesterday, I met Uncle Jiebei.

Jie Yufei comforted her brother, and also comforted herself: "Sister will be alright, sister is already a Card Spirit Master."

The older sister was still carrying two cards left by her father.

Xie Yuchen hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "Will my sister come back? She didn't run away, did she?"

Having spent so many years with their sister, it's impossible that they hadn't noticed the changes in her.

They didn't want to lose their sister, so they pretended not to know.

Xie Yufei touched her nose and said firmly, "My sister is fine, she will definitely come back."

Not long after Xie Yuwei left home, Xie Bei came to her door.

When he saw Xie Yufei, his eyes darkened, but his face remained expressionless as he calmly said, "Fei-jie, you're better so quickly? It's truly a miracle!"

“It’s the doctor in town who’s good at it; he knew my sister had been poisoned by snake venom, not just caught a cold,” Xie Yuchen said quickly.

Jie Bei was somewhat surprised: "Poisoning? The doctors in town are so skilled, treating Fei-jie must have cost a lot of money, right? Where did you get the money?"

Even if Xie Yuchen was naive, he knew the principle of not flaunting wealth. He picked up the story he could tell: "When my sister saw that her younger sister was seriously ill, she went to town to find a friend of Father's, and the doctor was introduced by Father's friend."

"That doctor is amazing; he's a Card Spirit Master."

According to Jie Beixin and Jie Yuchen, Jie Yan did indeed make many impressive friends when she was at home.

Even though Jieyan has disappeared, his connections are still there.

To his surprise, Old Zhou was actually a Card Spirit Master.

"I'm looking for your sister. Is she home?" Jie Bei asked.

Xie Yuchen shook his head: "My sister went out early this morning and isn't home."

Jie Bei frowned: "Where did she go?"

"We don't know either, maybe they went to find something to eat." After saying that, Xie Yuchen skipped away, afraid that Xie Bei would find out that he was lying.

Xie Yufei innocently leaned against the door, looking at Xie Bei: "Uncle Bei, do you want to come into my house?"

Looking at their thin bodies and sallow complexions, Jie Bei could tell at a glance that they were malnourished.

It's winter now, and they have no clothes to wear and no food to eat... Jie Bei had his own ideas and said to the little girl, "I won't go in. Tell your sister when she comes back that I need to talk to her."

Xie Yufei nodded obediently.

Xie Yuwei, who was on her way to town, was unaware that Xie Bei had gone to her house to look for her. This time, she was even more confident than yesterday as she stepped out of the village's barrier.

At this moment, the strange stone in her mind was full of energy, and she could use her thoughts to conjure skills to defend against enemies at any time, just like playing a game.

This is one of them.

Secondly, she had two cards hidden on her person.

Although she looked down on the function of these two cards, they were more than enough to deal with the nearby monsters.

Xie Yuwei hurried towards the town.

Whether it was because it was still early or because Xie Yuwei was fast enough, she did not encounter any magical beasts when she arrived in town this time.

After arriving in town, she went straight to Qi Pawnshop.

Early in the morning, as soon as Manager Huang opened the shop door, he saw Xie Yuwei standing at the door with a basket on her back.

"Sister Wei? What are you doing here? How long have you been standing here?" In the dead of winter, Manager Huang quickly led Xie Yuwei into the shop.

Xie Yuwei smiled and said, "Uncle Huang, I just arrived and haven't been waiting long."

Manager Huang frowned and asked, "You've appeared here so early in the morning. Has your sister's illness relapsed?"

Seeing that Manager Huang was worried, Xie Yuwei quickly shook her head and said, "No! I came to town today to buy some things for my family."

Seeing that she was dressed in thin clothes, Manager Huang nodded. It was getting cold, and she needed to prepare winter clothes.

Yesterday's situation was urgent, so I couldn't worry about that.

"I have a general store. If you need anything, just come to me, and I'll give you the cost price," Manager Huang said with pity.

Xie Yuwei didn't refuse; she came directly to him with the same intention.

"Thank you, Uncle Huang. Besides buying some things for my home, I also want to buy some materials for making cards," Xie Yuwei said sincerely to Manager Huang.

Based on the original owner's memories, Xie Yuwei concluded that the shopkeeper Huang in front of her was worth getting to know better.

She is only a twelve-year-old girl, and she needs to keep a low profile in everything she does. She needs someone to cover for her.

Looking at the people the original owner knew, Manager Huang was the most suitable.

Manager Huang glanced at Xie Yuwei with surprise: "Did your mother leave something for you?"

Xie Yuwei nodded.

"Do you really want to learn how to make cards?" Manager Huang asked with great interest.

She's that person's daughter; she might really have a talent for card making.

Xie Yuwei nodded again; she wanted to create the Black Snake Card.

Otherwise, spending a thousand taels to buy a Black Snake Card to deal with Jie Bei would be too wasteful of her.

Shopkeeper Huang pondered for a moment and said, "I do have the materials for making cards. One hundred taels, and I'll give you the whole set."

Xie Yuwei gasped when she heard "one hundred taels".

She knew that card-related items were expensive, but she didn't expect them to be this expensive.

Seeing her pained expression, Manager Huang smiled and said to her, "Don't worry about the money. I have a complete set of materials, which are the essential tools for a beginner card maker. It's enough for you to make a hundred cards."

One hundred?

Xie Yuwei was surprised; she thought there was only one.

(End of this chapter)