Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

After breakfast, the farm work in the fields was basically done, so no one was in a hurry to go out.

Ji Nuan came out of the utility room carrying a few packages of herbs and asked everyone, "Dad, Mom, I'm going to the city to sell herbs later. Do you have anything I need to bring back on the way?" Then, she turned to her two sisters-in-law and asked, "Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, is there anything you want to eat? I'll buy it for you after I sell the herbs."

The second sister-in-law said, "We are all grown-ups now, how can we still be greedy for food? You go to the mountains every day, and finally sell the herbs for some money. You can keep it and make some new clothes for yourself."

The eldest sister-in-law said, "Listen to your second sister-in-law and keep the flowers for yourself."

Ji Nuan took out a ginseng root from the largest bag of medicinal herbs, actually from the space, and spread out his hands to show everyone.

"I dug up some ginseng yesterday and am selling them today. They should fetch quite a bit of money." Ji Nuan, worried about scaring everyone, only offered a twenty-year-old ginseng. In reality, she was planning to sell a century-old ginseng. The city was quite large, with many wealthy residents, so older ginseng fetched a good price. She'd save the younger ones for later, when she had more room to grow them and could sell them later.

Father Ji was shocked and said, "How can you be so good at hiding things?"

"Let your elder brother go with you. You are just a little girl, don't let anyone take advantage of you." The transaction amount of the medicinal materials usually brought was only a few hundred coins at most. Ji's mother was a little worried that the owner of the clinic would see that Ji Nuan was a little girl and deliberately bully her because she didn't understand the market and maliciously lower the price.

"Mom, don't worry. It's the same clinic we usually go to, and the owner is a real guy." The prices for medicinal materials at Ping'an Clinic are fair, and the owner is also a good person.

The eldest brother continued, "Little sister, the work in the fields is done. I plan to go to the city to see if there is any work to do. I can also go with you."

Ji Nuan knew that they were actually worried about her, because in previous years, her eldest and second brothers would take a few days off after finishing the spring planting and then go into the city to find some odd jobs, so it was difficult for her to refuse.

"Okay, I'll go with Big Brother."

"What do Jindouer and Yindouer want? Auntie will bring it to you when she comes back." Ji Nuan did not forget to ask her two little nephews.

The two children were taught very well. Jindouer said, "Thank you, Auntie! I want to eat candied haws."

Yindouer was still young and couldn't speak clearly, so she imitated her brother and said, "Thank you, Dudu! Yindouer wants some candy too."

"Those two beans should be good at home. Dudu will bring you candied haws when he comes back." Ji Nuan deliberately imitated Yin Dou'er's speech, making everyone laugh.

After everyone at home had given them instructions, the brother and sister did not delay any longer and went out with the medicinal herbs.

At the village entrance, an oxcart was leaving for the prefectural capital, charging two cents per person. Seeing that the oxcart had not yet departed, Ji Nuan handed the driver four cents and then found a seat with Ji Shan.

Seeing that the driver, Uncle Zhou, hadn't left yet, Ji Nuan thought he was waiting for someone, so she asked, "Uncle Zhou, why are you still waiting at the village entrance at this time?"

Uncle Zhou explained with a smile, "During the two months of spring planting every year, everyone is busy working in the fields. I don't have much to do, so it won't be a waste of time if I wait here a little longer."

"Uncle Zhou, I guess everyone who wants to go into the city has arrived. We have been waiting for a while. It's getting late. Why don't we leave now?" An aunt in the same car urged.

"That's fine!" Uncle Zhou pulled out a whip from under the cushion and shouted to everyone, "Everyone, sit tight!"

Ji Nuan and several other villagers staggered along for half an hour before reaching the provincial capital.

The Jishan siblings came to Ping'an Medical Clinic on Main Street carrying a few bags of medicinal herbs.

Shopkeeper Song walked out of the counter as soon as he saw Ji Nuan.

"Miss Ji, are you here to deliver some herbs?" Shopkeeper Song said with a smile. The herbs Ji Nuan sent were all of good quality. Sometimes when the clinic was short of something, they would ask her to go and get them. She always readily agreed, and Shopkeeper Song had a very good impression of her.

"Shopkeeper Song, let's go inside and talk." Ji Nuan winked at Shopkeeper Song, indicating that it would be inconvenient outside because there were too many people around.

Shopkeeper Song understood and invited them to the backyard. He asked the waiter to serve tea and asked excitedly, "Miss Ji, do you have something good?"

Ji Nuan reached into the bag of herbs and pretended to search for a while, then took out a large ginseng and placed it in front of Manager Song.

Ji Shan's eyes flashed. The ginseng grew bigger after walking all the way?

Shopkeeper Song put down his teacup excitedly, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and carefully examined the ginseng on the table.

"Oh my! This is a top-quality, century-old ginseng!" Shopkeeper Song exclaimed in amazement. He then looked at Ji Nuan and rebuked her, "Miss Ji, you don't treasure this precious thing and just casually put it with other herbs. What if it gets damaged?"

"This is fine! Shopkeeper Song, give me a price. How much do you want for this kind of ginseng?" Ji Nuan asked directly about the price.

Shopkeeper Song looked at the ginseng, stroked his beard, and said, "To be honest, young lady, this kind of high-quality century-old ginseng can be sold for over 1,800 taels in the capital. Here in Kaiyuan Prefecture, the most I can offer is 1,300 taels." He paused and said, "Young lady, I have been doing business with you for over three years. You can rest assured that no one in Kaiyuan Prefecture can offer you a higher price than me."

"The shopkeeper has seen this, too. This thing of mine is of high quality and age. Even if I take it elsewhere, there will be plenty of people vying for it. Even if no one takes it, I can still keep it as a treasured heirloom." Ji Nuan sipped her tea leisurely, not wanting to waste time on the price, so she immediately revealed her bottom price. "Add another two hundred taels of silver, for a total of one thousand five hundred taels, no bargaining. The shopkeeper is a straightforward man. If you think it's feasible, we'll trade for the goods."

"Okay, okay, okay. Girl, you really won't let me take advantage of you at all." Shopkeeper Song smiled helplessly and packed the ginseng in a sandalwood box.

Ji Shan thought his younger sister was amazing. He didn't do anything, but she managed to do it all by herself. It wasn't like she didn't do anything either; she even helped carry the herbs.

"That's not true." Ji Nuan raised her pinky finger towards him and said, "Shopkeeper Song just made a little less profit."

Ji Nuan handed the remaining herbs to the waiter to weigh, then turned to Shopkeeper Song and asked, "Does the clinic buy finished medicines?"

"Of course I will, but I require it to be of top quality. Do you have any ready-made medicines?" It is rare to see high-quality ready-made medicines in the clinic on a normal day. If Ji Nuan really has them, it will also be a source of income for the clinic.

"I didn't bring it today, but I'll bring it to Manager Song next time I come." Ji Nuan had a sudden inspiration and thought of making it into medicine to sell. Currently, no patients were seeking her treatment, so upgrading the space was extremely difficult. If she sold her homemade medicine at the clinic, allowing patients in need to receive treatment, it would in turn count as her treatment. She wondered if it would help with the space upgrade.

"Okay, okay, okay. Don't forget next time. Please sit down for a moment while I go see if the herbs have been weighed."

After Shopkeeper Song left the backyard, Ji Shan whispered, "Little sister, the ginseng you just sold to Shopkeeper seems different from the one you took out at home."

Ji Nuan touched her nose and said without any guilt, "Different? How is it different? The light at home might be a little dim this morning, so you must have seen it wrong."

"Really? Did I see it wrong?" Ji Shan scratched his head, unable to understand.