It's hard to be a stepmother, my disabled husband takes care of my child

Su Man just let the wild boar go. Even though it was dirty, she didn't care at all. She didn't act like a girl at all.

Shopkeeper Fu admired girls like Su Man very much, so he laughed and said,

"Oh, this young lady is really a heroine. She can even carry such a heavy wild boar."

Su Man looked over when she heard the voice and found that the person was a middle-aged man in his forties with a mustache. He looked like a thin scholar, but his sharp eyes made Su Man know that this man was definitely not as weak as he appeared.

But this was not important to her at all. She just wanted to sell it and make money, so she nodded slightly to Manager Fu.

"Thank you for the compliment. I do a lot of work in the fields every day, so I'm naturally a little stronger."

Shopkeeper Fu laughed again, "I've seen many people working in the fields, but this is the first time I've seen a young lady like you who can talk so eloquently and calmly. Did you kill this wild boar?"

Su Man nodded again, "Yes, I just called today. Are you the owner of this restaurant? I wonder if it would be convenient for me to pay the bill quickly, because my two children are still waiting for me to come back. I'm afraid they will be anxious if they can't wait for me."

"Of course." Shopkeeper Fu smiled again, "Then let me take a look at the quality of this wild boar, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory price."

As he spoke, he looked around the wild boar, and after making sure that it was freshly hunted today, he nodded.

"But young lady, you are actually a mother of two children? I really can't tell. Why are you out alone? Where is your husband?"

Shopkeeper Fu asked again, because he knew that both the rich and the noble brothers were unmarried. Under such circumstances, if a young lady followed them out, it would really make people curious.

Of course, he didn't have any dirty thoughts. He just felt that Su Man was different from those shy girls who never went out of the house, so he asked a question.

Su Man frowned. Due to her many years of work, she didn't want to reveal too much about her family situation. After all, she was not familiar with the shopkeeper yet.

"My husband is not available, so I have to come."

It was obvious that she was trying to avoid Manager Fu's question. Manager Fu was also a smart man. When he heard this, he knew that the other person was not happy to talk about it, so he just smiled and skipped the topic.

"I'm really sorry. I asked too much just now. Please don't be offended. Since this wild boar is not big, I will give you seventy taels. How about that?"

This is the most reasonable price. This is the price that Dafu mentioned just now, so Su Man nodded directly.

"In that case, thank you, shopkeeper."

"You're welcome. Please wait a moment. I'll ask the waiter to go to the accounting office to get the silver."

Shopkeeper Fu looked at the two pheasants and two rabbits brought by the two brothers Dafu and Dagui, then gave them a price and asked the waiter next to him to get the silver.

Su Man was listening to the price of rabbits and thought about the rabbits she had picked up. She didn't plan to sell them. She would go home and make some stir-fried rabbit meat for the children in the evening! It was delicious and the children would definitely like it.

The waiter quickly brought the silver.

The total cost for the two brothers Dafu was 320 coins. A hare was 100 coins, and a pheasant was cheaper, 60 coins each.

Su Man's seventy taels included five ingots of ten taels each, two ingots of five taels each, and ten small pieces of silver of one tael each.

Shopkeeper Fu counted them in front of Su Man and said,

"I have already changed the small change for you, it will be more convenient for you to use it when the time comes."

After hearing this, Su Man began to have a better impression of the shopkeeper.

There was a small bag full of things. Su Man weighed it in her hand and then put it in the small basket next to her, actually putting it into the space.

No matter where I put it, it won't be as safe as her space.

She had taken the basket when she left home, and it was covered with a black cloth so no one could see what was inside.

"My dear, my last name is Fu, you can just call me Shopkeeper Fu. If you have any prey in the future, bring it to me and sell it. I will definitely give you a good price."

As for Su Man, Shopkeeper Fu felt that she was definitely not an ordinary person. He could tell from her eyes alone. An ordinary girl would never have such a look.

It never hurts to have more friends, and Shopkeeper Fu is very happy to make friends with Su Man.

Su Man nodded and said with a faint smile,

"In that case, Shopkeeper Fu, please don't call me Miss. It sounds weird. My name is Su Man. You can just call me Su Man."

Shopkeeper Fu also smiled happily.

"Okay, okay, Su Man, remember to bring me prey next time."

The last name is Fu? Su Man suddenly remembered that the two children in her family and the man were both named Fu.

Such a coincidence?

Su Man suppressed the doubts in her heart and did not ask proactively. It might really be a coincidence. After all, it was just a surname.

Dafu: "Sister Su, don't you still need to buy some things for the house? Go quickly while there is still some time. We will meet at the town entrance in half an hour."

"Okay, I'll leave first."

Su Man nodded to Manager Fu, then went out by herself.

Shopkeeper Fu watched her leave, then looked at the two brothers Dafu and Dagui.

"Are you familiar with this Su Man?"

"I'm not familiar with her." Dagui curled his lips, "We're from the same village, so it's just a good opportunity to send her here."

Dafu smiled at Manager Fu.

"To be honest with you, we are from the same village, so we are somewhat familiar with each other. Besides, her family is not doing well, and she is a woman supporting her family, so I will help her as much as I can."

"Oh? She supports the family? Then what about her husband?" Shopkeeper Fu became curious.

"Alas..." Dafu sighed, "Her husband has been unconscious in bed for almost a year, and there are two five-year-old children at home. Moreover, she was sold to her current husband's family by her stepmother. The two children are not hers, but she has to raise them. She is also a pitiful person."

Dafu said this because he thought that if Su Man hunted prey to sell in the future, Manager Fu would help Su Man more because of her hardship.

After hearing what Dafu said, Shopkeeper Fu was indeed a little surprised, and then he sighed.

"I didn't expect there would be such a thing. What a pitiful girl."

Su Man didn't know that Dafu had already told Manager Fu all about her family's assets, and now she was making the most of her time to stroll around the town.

In fact, she was also looking for a pharmacy. She wanted to get some medicine for the man. The man was poisoned, and he would be fine as long as the poison was removed.

Now she is quite glad that her mother comes from a family of traditional Chinese medicine and she learned some knowledge from her mother, otherwise she really doesn’t know what to do now.

She didn't want to save the man, but with two children there, it was hard for her not to save him.

The most important thing is that she had an idea in her mind. She planned to take her two children and run away after curing the man.

So I have to build a good relationship with the two children before the man wakes up.

But she had majored in Western medicine before, and had only learned the basics of Chinese medicine and this poison from my mother, so now she could only try her best. She had to try my mother's old prescription for detoxification first. More importantly, she had to see a specialist doctor.

She followed the memory of her original body and came to a drugstore called Huichuntang. This drugstore was famous in the town. Doctor He here was also called by her original body to treat the man. However, Doctor He was the most powerful man in the town and he was helpless against the man.

The little pharmacist in the clinic also knew Su Man. He followed Doctor He to Su Man's home to see patients.

Because the illness he treated was so special, he remembers it clearly.

"Hey, young lady, why are you here again? Your husband, my master, said that he really can't do anything, alas..."

Su Man was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect the medicine boy to say it so directly.

She smiled at the medicine boy and said,

"It's okay. I didn't ask your master to see a doctor. I wanted to sell some medicine and get some medicine by the way."

"You can prescribe medicine, but what kind of medicine are you selling? We need to take a look before we decide whether to accept it or not."

It’s not that the medicine boy doesn’t want to accept it, but because there are not many people who know about medicine. It is understandable that they don’t believe someone who suddenly comes to sell medicine.

Su Man simply lifted the black cloth on her basket, revealing four old ginseng roots inside.

The medicine boy didn't take it seriously at first, until he saw the old ginseng, his eyes widened instantly.

"Oh! This... this is a good thing!" The medicine boy quickly covered it with a black cloth. "Then you wait here first. I'll go call the master. He's in the backyard!"

The little pharmacist immediately went to the backyard to find Doctor He. He was Doctor He's only apprentice. The other waiters and other doctors were all busy, so he was the only pharmacist watching over the counter.

This wild ginseng is a good thing, his master will definitely need it.

Su Man was not surprised by the medicine boy's reaction, because her wild ginseng was a hundred years old, which was definitely a good thing for the herbal medicine shop.

Doctor He learned from the medicine boy that Su Man came to sell wild ginseng, and he actually felt quite sympathetic towards Su Man.

But he had no way to cure Su Man's husband's illness.

However, when he saw Su Man again, Doctor He felt that Su Man was a little different. She used to be timid and had a look of world-weariness in her eyes.

But now it is different. Not only is he not timid, but he has a very different temperament, calm and steady, and a feeling that makes people difficult to approach.

He was stunned for a moment and walked over.

"Madam Fu, I heard from Xiaoshui that you have wild ginseng to sell, is that right?"

Su Man smiled and nodded to Doctor He.

"Yes, it's here. I wonder if it would be convenient for you to take a look."

"Then Madam Fu, come with me into the inner hall and sit down. I'll take a good look at you and then give you the price. How about that?"

Su Man nodded of course, and then gave a prescription to the medicine boy He Shui.

"Please help me get the herbs here."

He Shui looked at Doctor He and took the prescription only after Doctor He nodded.

Su Man followed Doctor He into the inner hall. Doctor He immediately lifted the black cloth and took out four old mountain ginsengs to examine them.

The more he looked at it, the happier he became. This wild ginseng was of good age, well preserved, and in good condition.

"Not bad, not bad. These wild ginsengs are really good. They are really good. I wonder where did you find them from, Madam Fu?"

Su Man smiled and said, "I just found it by chance in the mountains."

Doctor He also laughed. Although he felt that Su Man's explanation was a bit far-fetched, he did not ask any more questions.

"I'll give you two hundred taels for each of these four old mountain ginsengs, so a total of eight hundred taels for the four of them. How about that?"

Long before coming here, Su Man had roughly estimated the price, and it was about the same.

"Okay, thank you, Doctor He. I also want to ask what the price is for ginseng?"

There were still some ginseng in Su Man's space, but she didn't want to sell it, because she only bought a few of them at that time and she planned to keep them to save her life.

Asking now is just to make myself more prepared and have a better understanding of the situation. Who knows, it may be useful in the future.

Doctor He laughed, "If it's ginseng, it's much more expensive than wild ginseng. Do you have ginseng, Madam Fu?"

If it were in the past, Doctor He would definitely not ask this question, because he felt that Su Man would definitely not be able to produce ginseng.

But if we can produce four wild ginseng roots, then there might be some from human ginseng as well.

Facing Dr. He's expectant gaze, Su Man just shook her head slowly, with an innocent look on her face.

"No, I was just asking casually. How could I possibly have something as good as ginseng?"

Doctor He chuckled, "Should I give you silver or banknotes?"

Su Man still looked innocent. "Just the banknotes are fine. I just wanted to ask for help to look after my boyfriend when the time comes. Sigh..."

She sighed as she finished speaking, looking extremely uncomfortable, and she acted out the whole thing.

When Doctor He heard Su Man's words, he sighed sympathetically.

"Madam Fu, I am helpless to cure your husband's illness. Your only solution now is to find someone from the Divine Doctor Valley. They should be able to save your husband."

"Divine Doctor Valley?" Su Man became interested. "Who are Divine Doctor Valley?"

"They are the most powerful doctors. Even the imperial doctors in the palace cannot compare to them. However, they never appear in public. Even if they do, it is extremely difficult to get their help. They treat patients based on their mood."

Doctor He explained to Su Man, who nodded thoughtfully after listening.

"Then Doctor He, have you ever seen anyone from the Divine Doctor Valley? Or do you know any way to find someone from the Divine Doctor Valley?"

"I really don't know about this. I only heard about them from my master. They only exist in legends. I have never seen them. I am powerless."

Doctor He gave the banknote to Su Man, who put it directly into her sleeve, which was actually throwing it into the space.

"In this case, we can only leave it to fate and do our best." Su Man said with a very sad look on her face.

Doctor He felt very sorry for Su Man, but there was nothing he could do.

Su Man was in a hurry, so she exchanged a few words with Doctor He and left. The herbs she asked the medicine boy to get were not cheap and cost her thirty taels.

Su Man took the herbs and left, cursing in her heart.

Damn it! She only sold a wild boar for 70 taels, and now she has to spend 30 taels on this little bit of medicine!!! That damn man! Why didn’t he just die! She could have gotten two children for free! Now, she has to waste money!