The female doctor farmed the land, bought a husband and set up a separate household

In order to find out the reason, Jiang Sining picked some mushrooms and did it again using the same method, but this time he used water from a mountain stream instead of spring water.

In the end, I found that the result this time was really not as good as the last time. It was not as smooth and crispy, and some types had a slight muddy smell when eaten.

This is a nice discovery.

If the spiritual spring water can enhance the freshness of food, then these mushrooms in front of us will not only be easy to sell, but may even be sold at a higher price.

But spiritual spring water cannot be sold together with mushrooms, so she waited until her brothers and sisters fell asleep, took out all the basins in the space, placed the mushrooms neatly in the basins, and poured some spiritual spring water into them.

The next morning, she found that the spring water in the basin was gone, but the mushrooms in the basin did not wilt or rot. Instead, they looked fresher than yesterday, and each one was so fresh and juicy that it was very appealing to look at.

I skewered some on thin wooden sticks and grilled them over charcoal. They tasted even better than the first time I made them last night!

It seems that cultivating it with spiritual spring water is more effective than boiling it with spiritual spring water.

"Sister, is it daybreak?"

Jiang Yan's voice came, and Jiang Sining withdrew his thoughts.

"It's almost time," Jiang Sining said, "You can sleep a little longer. I'll bake some potatoes for you guys."

With Aunt Li's warm-hearted personality, she would definitely prepare more cakes today to give to her younger brothers and sisters at noon, so she baked a few more and asked Jiang Yan to give them to her at noon.

Her grandfather taught her that if someone does her a favor, she should repay them with a spring of gratitude.

After Aunt Li took her younger brothers and sisters into the mountains, Jiang Sining collected all the mushrooms into the space, then carried the empty backpack that Aunt Li lent her and quickly rushed to the market town.

……

The market town of Gaochuan County is not big, only about three or four hundred meters square, but it is surrounded by walls on all sides, with a gate in each of the east, south, west and north.

These walls were not built to defend against external enemies, but against bandits in the mountains.

Because of the poverty, people often fled to the mountains to become bandits because they could not make a living. In order to protect themselves, the wealthy people in the county pooled money to build the city wall.

The bandits were prevented, but the city gate also became a tool for the county magistrate to make money.

There were officials guarding every city gate. Anyone carrying anything had to pay a one-cent entrance fee, and two cents for larger loads.

Livestock such as cows and horses, as well as larger carts, were not allowed to enter the city. They had to either be guarded outside or parked in an open space not far from the city gate. A two-cent guarding fee was charged for each parking session, which was similar to drawing a line on the side of the road and charging a parking fee.

If you want to enter the city, you have to give 10 cents.

This also shows from the side that the current county magistrate of Gaochuan County is most likely a corrupt official.

In Jiang Sining's opinion, although corrupt officials are hateful, they also have one advantage, that is, as long as you have money, they can do anything for you.

This is not a bad thing for her plan to start her own business.

"What are you carrying?" As soon as Jiang Sining arrived at the city gate, he was stopped by two yamen runners in black official uniforms.

"Empty backpack."

One of the yamen runners didn't believe it, so he went to take a look at the backpack and found that it was indeed empty. He asked unwillingly, "Why are you carrying an empty backpack into the city?"

"shopping."

Jiang Sining's answer was perfect. Seeing that he could not get her money, the bailiff could only wave his hand and let her enter the city gate.

It’s no wonder that without ox carts or horse carriages, although the streets in the city are not very wide, they are definitely not congested and are clean.

Walking along the street, there are all kinds of shops on both sides, but most of them are deserted and business does not seem to be very good.

After walking for a while, Jiang Sining discovered something strange.

In the past, I saw in TV dramas that the ancient streets were lined with all kinds of small vendors, but there were none of those here.

After asking around, I found out that the county magistrate did not allow people to sell things on the street. If they wanted to set up a stall, they had to go to the market west of the town.

Maybe this makes it easier to collect stall fees.

When she arrived at the market, she saw many small grids drawn on the ground with lime powder. There were yamen runners guarding the entrance. When they saw her coming over with a basket on her back, they said, "You need to rent a stall to sell things."

"How much?" Jiang Sining asked.

"One for three cents, two for five cents, three for seven cents." The bailiff asked, "How many do you want to rent?"

"I'm here to buy something."

What a joke! From the moment I entered the city to the market, I had to pay four cents before I even sold anything, which was enough to buy a pound of medium-quality rice.

I walked around the market with my empty backpack. Apart from the pork stall, there were some common vegetables, fruits, live chickens and ducks.

There were also a few people selling mushrooms. She asked about the price and found out that it was 10 cents per pound.

Apart from this, there is nothing else.

In the entire market, except for the pork stall whose business is barely acceptable, the others are not doing very well.

No wonder.

People are poor these days, and there are only a limited number of rich people in the market town. Most of them have vegetable gardens at home, so who would come to buy vegetables every day?

Of course, she just came here to inquire about the market and had no intention of selling mushrooms here.

If you want to sell at a high price, you must give priority to restaurants.

After asking around, Jiang Sining arrived at the eastern part of Gaochuanji.

Compared to the deserted other streets, the prosperity of the east side of the city is like another world. The streets here are wide and flat, and there are horse-drawn carriages everywhere.

The pedestrians on the street were well-dressed, and everywhere one could see ladies or young ladies from certain families, going in and out of various shops with their maids.

What surprised her most was that there were quite a few businessmen from other places here, and judging by their accents, there were people from both Beijing and Jiangnan.

The capital city is the seat of the imperial court of the Great Xia Kingdom, and Jiangnan is a famously prosperous place. Merchants from these two places would come to such a remote place as Gaochuanji, naturally not to see the scenery.

After careful observation, Jiang Sining quickly understood the reason.

Although Gaochuanji is remote and poor, it has a unique climate and produces top-quality tea, which is why foreign merchants come here.

Most of the wealthy people in the area made their fortunes by hoarding land and forests and growing tea.

When there are many rich people, the restaurant business will be good.

It was not yet noon and the restaurants on the street had just opened. Jiang Sining picked one at random. As soon as he stepped through the door, he was stopped by the waiter who was sweeping the floor.

"what are you doing?"

"Brother, I have some fresh mushrooms, if you want..."

"No, no, go away!"

When the waiter heard that she was here to sell things, he just waved her away without waiting for her to finish her words, just like when he heard someone selling insurance in his previous life.

Jiang Sining certainly didn't take the rejection seriously, so he went to the next one, and the next one...

But what she never expected was that she was immediately kicked out after going to several houses.

I don’t know if the shopkeepers or waiters looked at her through the crack of the door because she was a country girl in tattered clothes, but they didn’t even give her a chance to finish her words!

It was agreed that the time traveler would just pick some mushrooms and wild vegetables, and when he arrived at the restaurant, people would rush to get them and even place orders?

Is it true that everything in novels is fake?

Finally, she slapped her head and thought of the crux of the problem.

She is not the protagonist!

Instead, he is an NPC in the world background whose face is not even shown in the original work, so don't expect any halo and just sell the mushrooms honestly with your own ability.

"Brother." Jiang Si Ning's motto is perseverance. She walked into the next restaurant and asked, "Do you want fresh mushrooms?"

Maybe she had been rejected so many times that God couldn't stand it anymore and let her meet a slightly kind waiter this time.

"Girl, is this your first time in town?"

"Uh...yeah."

"No wonder you dare to carry mushrooms to sell in the restaurant," the waiter said, "Go quickly, it will be bad if the yamen runners see you."

Jiang Sining was stunned.

It's just selling some mushrooms, what does it have to do with the yamen runners?

"It seems you really don't know." The waiter continued, "The new county magistrate has issued a notice that whether you are buying or selling vegetables, you must go to the market in the west of the city. If you are caught trading privately, not only will your goods be confiscated, you will also be beaten with a stick, and our restaurant will also be fined 50 taels of silver!"

Jiang Sining was fined 50 taels just for buying vegetables. He thought to himself, what a shame.

This county magistrate is truly a talented person. His way of making money is 360 degrees without any blind spots.

However, the county magistrate had a plan, and Jiang Sining had her own way to get over the wall.

After coming out of the restaurant, she decided to sell her products to the wealthy families in the town. She didn't believe that the county magistrate's runners could be so lenient!

As soon as I turned a corner, I saw a table in front of a store. There were many people around it, talking about something.

When I went closer to take a look, I saw that it was a restaurant that was about to open and was offering a reward for the restaurant's signboard.

At this time, several names were hung behind the table, waiting for the boss's final decision. As long as they were selected, they would receive a bounty of 10 taels of silver.

Those who are not selected can also receive a reward of 1 tael of silver.

An ordinary family's annual expenses are only three or five taels of silver, so 10 taels of silver is not a small amount.

Jiang Sining felt that she was sure to get this unexpected fortune.