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

Going down the mountain was much easier than going up. Although they were carrying a lot of stuff, the three siblings chatted and laughed and returned to the straw hut before dark. After a tiring day, they didn't have much to eat, so they didn't spend too much energy. They simply cooked a pot of sweet potato porridge for dinner.

After last night's thrilling experience, although they knew it was unlikely to experience such danger again, they still took the most thorough precautions. Ru Yue even got two basins of water to set up a "dragon gate formation" and got two stones to bolt on the door to make a thief-proof mechanism. Looking at the things in the room, the three of them couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"Sister has to go to town early tomorrow morning to sell fruits and honeysuckle. You guys stay home and wait for her to come back. Anping, you must take good care of Xueer." Ru Yue whispered to her brother and sister-in-law before going to bed.

"Sister, can we go with you?" Xiao Xueer asked timidly. Meng Anping also looked at her with hope.

"The road to town is a bit far, sister, please go there quickly and come back quickly, and try to be back before noon. Besides, there are many people in town, and I can't take care of you alone. What if you are kidnapped by kidnappers? You just stay at home and wait for your sister, okay?" Ru Yue actually wanted to take the two little ones with her, but the secret of the space was too important. She didn't dare to be careless. It was not that she doubted the two children, but she was worried that if they accidentally let the secret slip, the consequences would be disastrous. She knew very well that a man is innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure.

"Sister, you can go with peace of mind. I will take good care of my younger sister." Meng Anping solemnly assured his sister.

Patting her younger siblings, Ru Yue softly comforted them, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon. Sleep well so you can grow up quickly and help me."

Chatting and laughing softly, the three of them slowly fell asleep.

Before daybreak, Meng Ruyue got up to make breakfast for her younger brother and sister-in-law. There were no vegetables or seasonings, and she didn't make anything complicated. She just tried to make the porridge as rich and fragrant as possible, and sprinkled salt on it to make it more flavorful.

After dinner, Meng Ruyue asked her brother and sister-in-law to take good care of the house, and then she carried the bamboo basket of honeysuckle and went to the town.

According to the original owner's memory, the nearest town to Mengjia Village was Kunyang Town, a good ten miles away, a journey that would take more than half an hour. Every day at the hour of dawn, Meng Qingshan, a clan uncle, would wait at the village entrance with his oxcart. For two cents, anyone could ride in his cart to the town. However, Meng Ruyue was truly penniless, so she could only walk to Kunyang Town.

After leaving the village and seeing that there was no one around, Meng Ruyue put the bamboo basket on her back into the space. For convenience, she took out the bamboo basket filled with fruits from the space and carried it on her shoulders.

She set out early and met few people along the way. Only after entering the town did she realize that it was really not that big. It was just a street with some shops with signs and flags on both sides. On weekdays, some small vendors did some small business in the open space. Only on Saturdays of every month when there was a market, the large flat open space at the end of the street would be filled with people coming to the market.

The street vendors had already set up their stalls. Although it was not a market, they sold everything from food, drinks, and daily necessities. Near the end of the street, Meng Ruyue also found an empty space, spread a cloth, and put out the bright red fruits. She did not shout, but just looked at the small stalls around her. As she expected, everything needed for daily life was sold, but there was really no fruit. It seemed that she was the only one. Ruyue thought to herself. If it was in her previous life, such business would definitely be easy to do, but in this era, people's lives were difficult. They would weigh even salt carefully before buying it, and fruit was definitely a luxury.

As more and more people walked by, the sound of shouting and bargaining continued to fill the air. Occasionally, someone would ask about something, but no one actually paid for anything. Ru Yue knew what kind of customers she was, so she wasn't in a hurry. She watched the people coming and going, searching for her buyer.

In a blink of an eye, half an hour had passed and the stalls around Meng Ruyue had opened one after another, but her stall was still deserted.

"I think you are the same, girl. These days we can't even have a full meal, how can we have the spare money to buy your fruit?" A woman selling straw sandals nearby said indifferently.

"Thank you for your concern, auntie. I'm not in a hurry." Ru Yue answered slowly. She never bothered to pay attention to people who didn't want others to have a good life even more because they themselves had a hard life.

Seeing that she was not listening, the woman curled her lips, glared at her fiercely, and spat on the ground when she wasn't paying attention.

As the sun rose high in the sky, she still hadn't sold a single item. Occasionally, two people came inquiring, asking the price and then simply walking away. Ru Yue had to reconsider the woman's words. The poor couldn't afford to buy, and the rich wouldn't come here to buy. No matter how good the item was, it would be wasted. She couldn't help but feel a surge of regret. She'd overestimated herself. Who says modern people are necessarily simpler than time travelers? The environment truly is more powerful than the people themselves!

Looking at the people coming and going, Ru Yue put the fruits into a bamboo basket and left in disappointment under the watching eyes of several small vendors around her.

Since the poor couldn't afford it, they went to places where the rich often went. Ru Yue took two deep breaths, let out the depression in her heart, and started her plan of selling fruit again.

It's hard to knock on the doors of wealthy families, and even if you do, you might not see the steward. Ru Yue thought, instead of that, why not go to where the rich hang out? Where else could there be more people than in a restaurant? Having thought it through, Ru Yue perked up again.

After asking passersby, she learned that the town's largest restaurant, Tianxianglou, was not far away from her, but she was not in a hurry to go there. She walked to a secluded place, put a few of the fruits in the bamboo basket into the empty space, and only left six in the bamboo basket. Ru Yue was well aware of the principle that scarcity makes things valuable.

Arriving at Tianxiang Tower, Ru Yue looked at the people coming in and out. Although there were not as many as at the market, their clothes were much more brightly and beautifully dressed.

"What are you doing? Can you afford to offend such a distinguished guest?" She walked into the restaurant in a hurry on purpose, but was stopped by a waiter in a bad mood.

"Brother, I sell fresh fruits. They are big and red. They are not sweet or crispy, but I don't charge you." Meng Ruyue suddenly raised her voice.

"Do you know where this place is? You come here to sell fruit, get out of here now. If you offend a customer, you won't be able to afford your life. Get out of here." The young man yelled in anger.

"Brother, my fruit is really a magical fruit. A few days ago, when I went into the mountains, this tree was clearly killed by lightning. But when I went there again yesterday, it was not only alive, but also had red fruits on the tree. My grandma has been sick in bed for many days, and she was able to get out of bed after eating this fruit." Ru Yue told the "story" quickly and loudly.

"Who are you kidding? Get out of here now, or I'll throw you out!" The guy shouted while pushing and shoving.

"I'm not lying to you. My grandma really recovered from her illness by eating this. I only have a few of these. If my family wasn't desperate, I would never sell them." Ru Yue spoke in a crisp voice, and her voice could be heard even farther when she spoke loudly.

"Wait." A voice stopped the waiter and turned to Ru Yue and said, "Little girl, come here."

Meng Ruyue looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man in a dark blue satin gown and a mustache calling her. She quickly walked over, past the waiter.

"Hello sir, I picked this fruit from the tall trees in the deep mountains. It is absolutely fresh, sweet and crisp. If you put it in the well and chill it before eating, it will definitely relieve the heat and refresh you." Ru Yue answered crisply.

The visitor obviously didn't expect her to answer so straightforwardly. He was stunned for a moment before laughing and saying, "Is what you just said true?"

Ru Yue was stunned for a moment. "A few days ago, I accidentally wandered into the mountains and saw a lightning strike that scorched several tall fruit trees. The day before yesterday, I went back into the mountains, and although the trunks of these trees were still charred, they were already covered in bright red fruit." She glanced at the middle-aged man in the silk shirt, and seeing that he wasn't annoyed, she paused and continued, "I had intended to pick some for my grandparents to try, but I didn't expect my long-ill grandma to be able to go back to the fields the next day after eating them."

"Does a scorched tree really bear fruit?"

Ru Yue stared into the man's eyes and nodded. "Really, sir, I'm not lying to you. If my family didn't really need food, I wouldn't be selling this magical fruit."

"Show me your fruit."

Ru Yue put down the bamboo basket, took out the fruits and placed them on the table. The bright red fruits were really pleasing to the eye.

"How are you selling it, little girl?"

"Sir, look here. These fruits of mine are freshly picked. It's okay to keep them for a few days. I only have six here. If you want them all, they'll be fifty coins each, for a total of three hundred coins." Meng Ruyue saw that the man was either rich or noble, and had a kind face, so she used the sales skills she had learned in her previous life.

Seeing her selling method, the man also became interested. "Then I only want three or two. What's the price?"

"Sir, you don't know, it's not easy for me to go into the mountains. Even if I did, I wouldn't necessarily come across this fruit again. If you miss this village, you might not find it again. If you can take as much as you can, I promise you won't suffer any loss." Ru Yue persuaded with the eloquence she had in her previous life, "Of course, if you really can't take so much, then you can take a few, and then you can give me sixty coins each."

"You little girl are quite good at business." The man didn't say whether to buy or not, but instead praised her.

"Thank you for the compliment, sir. I am speaking the truth. My fruit is truly rare and hard to come by. If you miss it, you may not be able to buy it again even if you have money in the future." She was small and had a crisp voice. Although she was trying to sell something, she looked more like she was chatting casually.

"Hahaha..." The man laughed loudly and said to the people following him, "It seems that I really need to buy more. It would be a pity if I want to eat it in the future but can't buy it." The people following him couldn't help laughing and nodded in agreement.

"Then pack them all up for me. I want them all." The man didn't bother to haggle and said directly, "I don't have a basket with me, so use this bamboo basket of yours to pack them for me." He turned to the person following him and said, "Give this little girl three hundred coins."

"Thank you, sir. I'll put it on for you right away." Ru Yue answered fluently, her hands busy, "Sir, you won't regret it once you try it."

"Okay, I'll try it." The man said with a smile as he took the bamboo basket. "If you get something good in the future, you can send it to the Lou family. Just say it's Second Master Lou who wants it, and the servants will take you in."

"Thank you, sir." Meng Ruyue said to the man as she packed up the towels. "If I get something good, I will definitely send it to your house. If you don't want it, I will sell it at the market."

Ru Yue pocketed the money, said goodbye to Mr. Lou and left in a hurry. She had just taken three hundred coins, so she didn't want to be targeted by anyone. She understood the principle of not showing off one's wealth and not revealing one's appearance.

Meng Ruyue would deliberately wander around crowded places, occasionally going into a shop to look around, but if you looked closely, you could easily see that her eyes were always glancing around.

After walking through the crowd for a while, she spent five cents to buy a new bamboo basket. She also found out that there were two pharmacies in the town. The larger one was called Yifengtang. It was said that the old owner had been an imperial physician in the palace. After retiring, he opened a pharmacy in Kunyang Town. The other was a relatively smaller one called Heqingtang. The two pharmacies were not far from each other. Meng Ruyue thought of visiting both of them and selling the honeysuckle to whichever one offered a fair price.

After making sure that no one was following her, Ru Yue finally felt relieved. She walked to a secluded place, took out some honeysuckle and put it in a bamboo basket. She prepared to go to the pharmacy to inquire about the price before selling the honeysuckle in the space.

Following the route she had inquired about, Meng Ruyue first arrived at Yifengtang Pharmacy. She stood in front of the store and looked around for a while. This pharmacy had four or five storefronts, which was indeed quite large for a small town like this. To be able to open such a large store, the boss's strength was needless to say, and the variety of medicinal materials must be more complete. If she could cooperate with them for a long time, she probably wouldn't have to worry about not making money in the future.