Start with three days of hunger and nine meals, and become rich and tempting

Shopkeeper Fu's brows lit up with joy, and he took out 10 copper coins and handed them to the waiter.

"Go back and watch carefully to see what medicine she buys. Write it down in detail. There will be a big reward later."

When the young man heard that there was a big reward, his eyes narrowed into slits with joy.

In the pharmacy, Liu Siyu listed the needed medicinal materials one by one.

The shopkeeper's eyes flickered.

"Little girl, what are you buying these herbs for?"

Liu Siyu deliberately raised her voice, "Can't we buy them separately?"

The shopkeeper stroked his beard and gave a kind reminder.

"Normally when buying medicine, you should follow the prescription. Your prescription is too weird."

The young man who had just returned was so excited when he heard the shopkeeper say that the prescription was strange that he came closer as if unintentionally, his eyes kept wandering over the prescription.

Liu Siyu raised her little face without noticing, "What's wrong?"

Liu Sihan sensitively noticed the boy's actions and felt a little uneasy.

Quietly tugged at Liu Siyu's arm.

Liu Siyu just comforted Liu Sihan with her hand and said, "Don't make trouble. Sister has something important to do."

Liu Sihan frowned in confusion and had to stand aside and stare at the boy.

The shopkeeper took the recipe, looked at it, and recited it carefully.

"Your recipe contains star anise, cinnamon and fennel, and you also add angelica, a blood-replenishing herb. Most importantly, you also add safflower. This is the first time I've seen such a recipe. Let's not talk about whether I can swallow it, just the medicinal properties..."

The shopkeeper shook his head, suspecting that the little girl in front of him had met a quack doctor.

Liu Siyu smiled.

"Thank you for your reminder. I know you are a responsible and good shopkeeper, but I do want to buy these herbs."

The shopkeeper wanted to say something.

Liu Siyu said directly: "Don't worry, these herbs are not boiled for people to drink, but have special uses."

"Special use?" The shopkeeper looked curious.

Liu Siyu looked around, and for fear of being heard, she lowered her voice and spoke close to the shopkeeper's ear.

"I'm a businessman, and these are the ingredients in the recipe."

The shopkeeper nodded. Although he was curious about what business the little girl was doing that required these recipes, recipes were kept confidential and definitely could not be told to outsiders.

After walking out of the pharmacy, I saw Xiao Minghu coming from another fork in the road carrying medicinal herbs.

He nodded slightly and turned to go to Chaxiangji.

Manager Fu knew that Liu Siyu came to get porcelain bottles, and had already prepared 100 of them.

But thinking of the young man's report, he withheld another 50 bottles and said, "Take these 50 bottles back and try to finish them as soon as possible."

Liu Siyu responded with a smile, then put away the bottle and left.

Shopkeeper Fu soon learned the recipe that Liu Siyu purchased.

After reading it carefully, he still felt something was strange, so he called another clerk from the pharmacy.

"Do you have any special circumstances?"

The clerk nodded and said, "There are a few people who bought herbs individually. I have found out their identities."

Shopkeeper Fu suddenly became excited and said, "Tell me more about it."

When the young man thought about the reward money, greed could not be suppressed in his eyes.

"The first one was the shopkeeper Ma from the front street. He bought some deer antlers and said he was going to make wine at home."

Shopkeeper Fu waved his hand and quickly rejected it.

"The second one was Mr. Li, a worker at the tofu shop. He bought some almonds and said they were for his paralyzed wife."

Shopkeeper Fu frowned slightly, "Are you familiar with that Boss Li?"

The young man scratched his head, he was not very familiar with it.

Xiao Wuzi at the side said, "I am familiar with that Boss Li. He is honest and often delivers tofu to our Chaxiangji. He does have a paralyzed wife at home."

Shopkeeper Fu thought about it for a moment and quickly ruled out Boss Li.

The waiter then mentioned the third person, who was Mrs. Qian from the back street. She bought Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus, saying that they were for making soup for her wife.

Shopkeeper Fu simply waved his hand impatiently.

"Can you say something useful? I asked you to keep an eye on the person who is weighing the herbs loosely, but you should also check his identity."

The young man shuddered, then immediately smiled ingratiatingly.

"There is another person, who is also from Yingshan Village, and he bought a lot of Nepeta."

"Schizonepeta?" Shopkeeper Fu frowned, as if it was just a condiment.

But then he remembered that one of the herbs Liu Siyu bought today was called fennel, which could also be used as a seasoning, and his mind became active again.

"What's the name of the man in Yingshan Village? Is there anyone at home?"

The young man shook his head. "I don't know the details, but I heard that he is from Yingshan Village and seems to be a hunter."

Shopkeeper Fu lowered his eyes slightly, a hint of viciousness appeared in his eyes, and waved to the waiter.

The two young men leaned over and listened, and Shopkeeper Fu whispered a few words to them.

The two men called a few people and headed straight to Yingshan Village.

Liu Siyu didn't know all this. This time she went to the drugstore specifically to buy two herbs with the most noticeable smell, angelica and safflower. The remaining three herbs were bought one each by Yu Laixi, Xiao Minghu and Li Lao Da.

After collecting 40 bottles of medicine, Liu Siyu began to tinker with the moisturizing ointment.

I calculated that once these were made, plus the 20 bottles I had on me, there would be a total of 60 bottles, so I wouldn't have to make them before the th day of the first lunar month.

After the New Year, he married Lai Xi, and they could go to Qinghe County or go east to Laizhou under the pretext of being newlyweds.

By then, we can purchase one year's supply of medicinal materials at a time, and we no longer have to go through so much trouble to buy raw materials.

When Wang saw Liu Siyu tinkering with those so-called snacks again, she knew she couldn't help, so she turned around and went to the main room to work on Liu Siyu's wedding dress.

Liu Sihan helped on the side. They both made the hand cream. Liu Siyu raised her greasy hands and smelled them.

It looks and smells delicious, just like a pair of pig's trotters.

Liu Sihan licked his fingers subconsciously.

"There's so much oil on our hands, it's a shame to wash them off. Why don't we make a pot of whole grain pancakes and let the oil on our hands stick to the whole grains. The pancakes will definitely taste good."

Liu Siyu twitched the corners of her mouth.

"We have no shortage of lard at home now. Even though there is less lard in each meal, it is much better than before to not have any fishy smell in half a year. Why are you still so greedy?"

"I just... just can't bear to do so," Liu Sihan said softly.

When Liu Siyu heard this, she started preaching again.

"You are a boy, and you will be the head of the family in the future. You can't be so stingy all the time."

As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of wood ash, wrapped his hands in the ash and rubbed them, then washed them in water, and all the grease was cleaned off.

After hearing what her sister said, Liu Sihan also grabbed a handful of grass and secretly glanced at her sister. She saw that her sister was just preaching and was not angry.

Then he smiled, "I understand."

On the other side, Xiao Minghu saw the sun setting, chopped off the last piece of firewood in his hand, and said to his daughter who was sewing beside him:

"Qing'er, do your sewing tomorrow. The sun is setting and your hands will be frozen soon."

Xiao Qing raised her head, her watery eyes full of smiles, and she pulled at the half-sewn patch.

"Hey, once this patch is done, I'll put it away and go cook."

Xiao Minghu grinned, put down the axe and picked up the bucket.

"Then dad went to fetch water."

As soon as Xiao Minghu arrived at the gate of the yard, he was blocked by several strangers.

Full of doubts?

"Who are you looking for?"

One of them said coldly, "Looking for you, let's talk inside."