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Lai Xi took off the bag behind him and said, "It's all here."

Then he took out the cloth bag from his bosom and said, "This is the six taels of silver you gave me. There are still 800 coins left."

"800 wen left?"

Liu Siyu was quite surprised. She had gone to buy them herself and had calculated the price. The three medicinal herbs cost a total of 5 taels and 600 wen.

So if 6 taels were given, there should be 400 wen left. How come there is so much left?

Lai Xi didn't know what Liu Siyu was thinking and thought he had overpaid.

He apologized, "Did I get tricked?"

Liu Siyu waved her hand.

"No, you bought it cheaper than I thought."

As she said this, she opened the bundle and took a look. Each ingredient was almost the same as what she had bought before. It shouldn't be the case that someone was shortchanging her. Why was the price difference so big?

"Where did you buy it?"

Lai Xi saw Liu Siyu carefully checking the medicinal materials and wondered if there was any ingredient that was not good.

"Hearing you say you can't go to Ankangtang, I guess you don't want the owner of that pharmacy to know what medicine you bought, but there are only two pharmacies in town, so if you want to find out, you can definitely find out."

"So I only bought safflower from another pharmacy, and then went to Wangjiawa, where there was a doctor who collected herbs himself to treat patients. I bought the remaining two herbs from him."

"Is there something wrong?"

Liu Siyu was delighted and looked up at Lai Xi, who had a simple and honest face.

She didn't expect that this seemingly honest boy had so many thoughts. She only said that one sentence, but he could guess what she was thinking.

Children can be taught.

It must be nice to have such a smart partner.

"The medicinal materials are all very good. I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful. Is Wangjiawa far from here?"

Being praised by Liu Siyu, Lai Xi's eyes showed a smile.

"It's a bit far to go around from the town, but there is a small road in Xinghua Village, and it's closer than going to the town."

This was to tell her that if the barefoot doctor's medicine worked, it would be safer to go directly from Xinghua Village in the future.

Liu Siyu smiled brightly. This was indeed the only option as it was both confidential and cheap. She wanted to let him buy the remaining two medicines as well.

But think back.

We have to be careful with such a smart guy. If he knows all the formulas, he will sooner or later find out about her cooperation with Manager Fu. What if he becomes greedy and wants more?

We need to observe further.

Liu Siyu made a symbolic polite remark and invited Lai Xi to stay for dinner.

Lai Xi seemed to see through Liu Siyu's thoughts and refused directly.

Liu Siyu stared at Lai Xi's back in silence. He was a wise man.

In the evening, Wang was asked to ask Aunt Zheng to buy the remaining two medicines tomorrow.

Wang stared at the more than one tael of silver in her hand with a look of disbelief.

"What kind of medicinal material costs so much?"

Liu Siyu quietly raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead. Fortunately, she asked Lai Xi to buy the big head medicine, otherwise if she knew that she had spent more than five taels of silver on the previous few medicines, she would be shocked.

He smiled and said, "It's a bit expensive, but these are the two most important ingredients in dim sum. Once this batch of dim sum is ready, I can earn at least two taels of silver."

Liu Siyu found it easy to deal with Wang and now he doesn't even need to draft his lies.

Wang was shocked again, "Can... can I earn these two taels?"

"Yes, that's why I asked Aunt Zheng, whom I trust, for help."

Wang weighed the silver in her hand, looked at Liu Siyu again, and hesitated slightly.

"Although your Aunt Zheng is reliable, her family is full of gossips. What if the news gets out and the villagers are concerned about it?"

Liu Siyu was shocked. She had never thought about this before and had neglected it.

She was worried about leaving everything to Lai Xi, so she thought about it and suddenly thought of the hunter who had a scandal with her family.

He asked tentatively, "How is that hunter? Is it reliable to ask him for help?"

Wang's face froze, but she still thought about it carefully.

"It should be possible. He is a tight-lipped person and honest. His family is simple, just him and his daughter. He doesn't have much contact with the villagers."

When Liu Siyu heard this, she immediately became curious.

"You know me so well, how did you know me?"

Wang's green face was flushed with red. She stamped her feet and said, "How can we be strangers if we live in the same village? Look for me if you want."

Liu Siyu curled her lips and simply asked, why are you still angry?

Could it be that Wang really has some connection with that hunter, and the rumors in the village are not groundless?

Liu Siyu stared at Wang's back for a few seconds and stopped worrying about it.

In the evening, accompanied by Liu Sihan, they found the hunter, Xiao Minghu, who was a burly man with a full beard.

Because he runs in the mountains all year round, he looks particularly capable.

Xiao Minghu was quite surprised when he saw the two of them.

"Sihan wants to talk to me about something?"

Liu Sihan nodded, "Are you free tomorrow? My sister wants to ask you for a favor."

"Ask me for help?" Xiao Minghu looked surprised.

Liu Siyu hurriedly repeated her purpose.

Xiao Minghu, “???” was even more surprised.

Liu Siyu also knew that this was very abrupt. The original owner had no friendship with the hunter, not to mention that she had scolded Wang for giving him half a pheasant.

Today, I suddenly asked someone to help me buy something, and it was something worth more than one or two taels of silver. Anyone would be surprised.

Xiao Minghu frowned, neither agreeing nor refusing.

After a long while, he asked, "Why did you find me?"

Liu Siyu smiled and said, "My mother said that you are reliable and the most trustworthy person in the village."

"Did your mother really say that?" There was a glimmer in the hunter's calm eyes.

Liu Siyu saw it seriously and became even more certain that the two of them were in love.

Nodding vigorously, "Well, uncle, are you willing to help?"

"Well, I'm going to town to sell leather tomorrow."

This time, Xiao Minghu agreed quite readily.

On the way back, Liu Siyu asked tentatively: "Sihan, does Uncle Xiao like our mother?"

Liu Sihan shook his head, "I don't know."

"Does our mother like Uncle Xiao?"

Liu Siyu changed the way of asking the question.

Liu Sihan still shook her head, "I don't know, but my mother saw that it was not easy for Uncle Xiao to raise a daughter, so she helped him sew and wash clothes. Uncle Xiao would occasionally secretly give her some game he had hunted."

Liu Siyu opened her eyes. Doesn't this mean they like each other? They are not at the age of falling in love for the first time, so they must be helping each other intentionally.

Otherwise, who would eat too much and have nothing better to do than gossip to others?

"Then why have I never met Uncle Xiao?"

Liu Sihan glanced at Liu Siyu and said, "Didn't you curse your mother before? Since then, our two families have stopped communicating."

Liu Siyu scratched her head in embarrassment. It seemed that the original owner had interfered and separated the two of them.

The moon rose and set and another day passed. After lunch, I received the medicine bought by the hunter.

Liu Siyu started working immediately. The delivery date was the day after tomorrow, so he had to hurry and finish it.

This time I went around in circles to buy the medicine and it took a lot of effort.

I just hope that this delivery goes smoothly and this line can last a little longer.