The White-Bone Demon of the Farm is as rich as a country

The store opened as scheduled, and the sales performance on that day was amazing. Not only were the estimated ten jars of chili sauce sold out, but a big customer in the city even booked two jars a day. This made Ru Yue very pleased. She felt that her work these days was not in vain. Now it all depended on the results of the salesmen's door-to-door sales.

Ru Yue stayed in the provincial capital for four or five days. During the day, everyone in the shops was busy. Ru Yue had nothing to do, so she went to the streets. Women never go shopping to buy things. Their original intention was just to stroll around. As for how much they would buy in the end, that was completely uncontrollable.

That afternoon, Ru Yue walked to the city gate alone and saw a group of people gathered around a notice and talking. It immediately attracted her attention. Looking at the crowds of people there, she felt that there was no hope of squeezing in to see what was going on.

"Brother, what's the notice about?" Ru Yue caught a man coming out and hurriedly went up to ask.

The man saw that it was a little girl asking, and was about to answer when he heard a big man next to him say, "There's a notice saying someone is seriously ill and needs a herb called 'Yuhongcao'. If anyone can find it, I'll reward you handsomely." After that, he shook his head and walked away, muttering, "I've never heard of 'Yuhongcao'. Where can I find it?"

"Brother, who would look for something like this?" Ru Yue asked, pretending to be an innocent little girl. "If we find it, where should we send it to?"

The onlookers dispersed in twos and threes, all of them curious about this thing that could be exchanged for a lot of money.

"The notice didn't really say who was looking for this thing, but they did say that if you find it or have any related information, you can go to Yan's house in Liuye Hutong to claim the reward." The man kindly told Ru Yue.

Seeing that most people had left, she walked to the notice again and read it carefully. It was indeed the same as what the two men said. She was curious about who was looking for this "Yuhong Grass". She had seen this grass in the space before, and it was also mentioned in "Shennong Jingyao". It seemed that eating the fruit of this grass would make people fall asleep. Was this meant to harm people or to save them?

Ru Yue stood there seemingly looking at the notice seriously, but she glanced around out of the corner of her eye. If the notice was posted here, there must be someone guarding it to take a look.

As expected, Ru Yue really found a man wearing a tattered coarse linen shirt and a conical hat. Because she couldn't see his face, she couldn't tell whether he was good or evil from his appearance. Only the occasional glances he gave her over here revealed his true identity.

Ru Yue didn't dare to stay too long, fearing that the man was really dangerous, so she hurriedly left with the dispersed crowd, and only slowed down her pace when she could no longer see the man.

"Ah Ling, do you know 'Red Jade Grass'?" Ru Yue asked Ah Ling through her spiritual sense, "I vaguely remember that eating the fruit of this thing will cause people to fall into a long-term coma."

"Sister, you're right. This thing does have this effect. But it also has another function: it can detoxify the 'Dream Soul Grass'. Both of these herbs are extremely rare. How could anyone find this thing?" A Ling, curious as she was, reminded Ru Yue, "Sister, be careful. The person who knows about this thing is probably not an ordinary person."

"I know, don't worry."

Ru Yue hurried back to the shop, and when she reached the back door, she looked around, fearing that someone would follow her into the shop and cause trouble for everyone. Fortunately, no one noticed her, and no one followed her here.

"Uncle Wei, send someone to Liuye Hutong tomorrow to inquire about the Yan residence." Ru Yue secretly instructed Uncle Wei, "Be sure to send someone smart enough to investigate carefully. Don't let anyone discover your whereabouts."

"What's wrong with you, girl? Did something happen?" Uncle Wei was startled by her cautious look and asked hurriedly.

Ru Yue whispered what happened at the city gate, but did not dare to tell him her guess. She just said that she had occasionally heard of the effect of "Red Jade Grass" and had to find out because she was afraid of something happening.

"Don't worry, young lady. I'll arrange for someone to investigate tomorrow. Don't go there alone out of curiosity."

Ru Yue nodded in agreement.

The next day, Ru Yue did not go out as usual, but waited quietly in the main house in the backyard for news. She knew that Uncle Wei would definitely do what she asked him to do.

Before noon, Uncle Wei came hurriedly to look for her, with an anxious and puzzled look on his face.

"Miss, our people came back and said that the Yan family in Liuye Hutong is a new owner. The previous landlord sold the house a few days ago. They don't seem to be a wealthy family. There are very few people coming in and out of there every day. But what's strange is that he saw a foreman from the government office entering and leaving that house."

Ru Yue became even more curious when she heard it. Something seemed to flash through her mind, but it was so fast that she couldn't catch it.

"Uncle, please tell our people to stay away from that place in the future. It's better to be careful."

Uncle Wei agreed and went down.

Ru Yue paced back and forth in the house and thought for a long time but couldn't figure out anything. She couldn't help but feel annoyed. She should have asked Chu Ning'an to accompany her this time. He had a good brain and he would definitely figure out something if he saw it. Suddenly, she thought of someone and hurried out through the back door.

Ru Yue hurried to Guanya in the back street, thinking that the house had just been sold, and perhaps the local tyrant Huangya would know some inside information.

"Hello, Miss Meng. Is there anything you need?" The man with yellow teeth bowed and saluted as soon as he saw Ru Yue.

"Hello, Bro. Bro., I haven't thanked you for what you did before, and I'm here to bother you again today." She exchanged some pleasantries before getting down to business. "Brother Huang, do you know Liuye Hutong?"

"Oh? Why are you asking this suddenly? I sold a house a few days ago." The man with yellow teeth told the truth without any doubt.

Oh my god, this can't be such a coincidence, right? Ru Yue was secretly delighted.

"Is there a big willow tree at the door of the house that Brother Huang is selling?" Ru Yue asked Huang Yaren about the information she had obtained from Uncle Wei, hoping to get some useful information.

"How did you know that? It was that house."

"Brother Huang, could you please tell me who bought that house?" Ru Yue was very happy and quickly said, "I really have something very important to discuss with that family."

The yellow-toothed man looked at Ru Yue suspiciously for a long time, then glanced outside. Seeing that no one was around, he whispered quietly, "The signature on the document is Yan, but to be honest, I don't know of any family with the surname Yan in the city that is so generous. However, young lady, you should not get involved with that family." He glanced around again and said in an even quieter voice, "But I think that family is related to the government office. I should have taken the signed document to the government office for signing, but the man refused, saying that he could do it himself. I know the person he called to handle the matter. It's Wang Bantou from the government office. Even though he changed his clothes and lowered his face, I still recognized him."

"Thank you, Brother Huang."

"I shouldn't have revealed this to you, young lady, but seeing that you came to see me specially, I guess you must have some connection with that family. But young lady, I have to remind you that that family is related to the government office, and we ordinary people can't afford to offend them. You must be careful." Huang Yaren has been in the provincial capital for many years and is naturally familiar with the people and things here.

"Don't worry, Brother Huang. I know what to do and I won't let you get into trouble."

"I'm not afraid that you'll implicate me. The fact that you came to me to inquire about that family means that you are involved with them. As the saying goes, the people should not fight with the officials, so you'd better be careful, young lady."

Ru Yue thanked the yellow-toothed man for his kindness, left the shop, and returned home. Her mind raced along the way. What kind of family could afford to employ a government official? And what kind of family could possibly find such a miraculous herb as "Red Jade Grass"? More importantly, it seemed as if the Yan residence had been created specifically to find "Red Jade Grass"... All signs seemed to point to one answer:

In the afternoon, Ru Yue figured everything out. She put on a veil and went out, going to Liuye Hutong alone. When she came to the big willow tree in front of the door, she saw the plaque of Yan's house.

She adjusted her mind, raised her hand and knocked on the door.

"Excuse me, young lady, who are you looking for?" An old man with gray hair and beard opened the door and answered.

"Hello, old man. I have some news about the 'Red Jade Grass', but I don't know who I should tell it to?" Ru Yue asked cautiously.

"Miss, do you really have any news about the 'Red Jade Grass'?" The old man seemed to perk up all of a sudden.

Ru Yue nodded in agreement.

"Young lady, come with me." The old man brought Ru Yue to the main hall of the house. Inside sat a woman in a rain-blue dress with a neckline that looked like a sky blue. She had a veil on her face, revealing only a pair of crescent-shaped eyebrows and eyes. She looked very friendly.

"Miss, this girl said she has news about the 'Red Jade Grass'."

"really?"

Ru Yue nodded in agreement. "Excuse me, young lady, but I'd like to ask what you're up to with the Ruby Grass. Everything has two sides, and this grass is special. I don't want to harm others because of me."