It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

Here, Song Zhi had finished selling the jelly and was about to take her two children away.

Ma from next door ran over excitedly, "Madam Song, wait a minute."

Song Zhi's heart moved, and when Ma ran up, she took the initiative to ask, "Aunt, is there any news over there?"

Ma nodded repeatedly, "Just now I mentioned the herbs to Mr. Xu, and he said he wanted to see them first, so I hurried to find you."

After saying that, he pulled Song Zhi towards his shop.

Xu Feng, upon seeing Song Zhi, raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked hesitantly, "Are these the herbs that this lady has for sale?"

Song Zhi responded neither humbly nor arrogantly. She first introduced herself and then listed the herbs she had in stock.

Xu Feng originally had doubts about the person who was familiar with herbs as Ma said.

After all, only a few rural villagers can identify all the medicinal herbs. If Xu Feng cannot ensure their quality, he does not intend to accept them.

But before meeting the person, Ma spoke with great confidence, and this was indeed his first time in Qishui County, and he did not have many connections in business matters.

Xu Feng adhered to the principle that it is always a good idea to know more about the market, and this indeed ensured that he did not suffer any loss on this trip.

This was after seeing that Song Zhi could clearly report the types of medicinal herbs she had collected.

He was already half sure in his heart, but as for the remaining half, he would have to wait until he saw the herbs before making a judgment.

After Xu Feng made up his mind, he went straight to the point and asked, "How many herbs do you have?"

Song Zhi listed them one by one, "There are about a hundred kilograms of dried herbs such as Toad Grass, Three-branch Nine-leaf Grass, Artemisia Capillaris, and Plantain Grass. There are about thirty or forty kilograms of Asarum, Bupleurum, and Saposhnikovia Divaricata."

Xu Feng nodded and said, "Well, you bring the herbs tomorrow. If the quality is okay, I'll take them.

After hearing this, Song An and Song Huan's faces were full of joy.

Song Zhi asked calmly, "Excuse me, how much can Mr. Xu offer for these herbs?"

Xu Feng couldn't help but take another look at Song Zhi. Although this girl was wearing a coarse linen dress, she behaved in a dignified manner. She didn't look like a country woman who could be fooled with just some money. He couldn't help but put aside his contempt for her.

He thought about the past few days when he inquired about the price of herbal medicine in the city's medicine shops. After thinking it over, he said:

"Among these herbs, Plantain and Artemisia capillaris are not worth much. I can offer ten coins per jin. Three-branched Nine-leaf Grass, Saposhnikovia divaricata, and Bupleurum chinense are thirty coins. As for Asarum, I'll offer sixty coins per jin. How do you think?"

The price Xu Feng offered was much higher than what she had originally sold it to the pharmacy, but Song Zhi did not seem very surprised.

Because she was going to sell herbal medicine, she paid special attention to the prices of herbal medicines in the pharmacy. Dried asarum could be sold for 150 wen per catty.

Of course, retail and bulk purchases will definitely not have the same price.

The other party had come all the way here, so of course he had to make some money, but Song Zhi felt that she could still negotiate the price.

So she nodded calmly, "I don't have many herbs on hand, so I don't mind paying this price."

"But I originally wanted to introduce a doctor to you. He has a lot of herbs growing at home, but I'm not sure how much it would cost him."

Xu Feng felt a pang of choking in his heart. The girl in front of him was trying to find ways to say that his offer was too low.

But the conditions she mentioned really made him excited. If he could establish a connection with that doctor, he would have a lot of resources in the future.

Although purchasing herbs is not the main purpose of this trip, if the road is paved, sending a team later can avoid many detours.

Xu Feng was calculating rapidly in his mind, but his face remained expressionless.

He smiled slightly, his tone becoming more sincere. "Madam Song is right. How about this? To show my sincerity, I am willing to raise the prices of all the herbs."

He paused for a moment, as if considering a price that would satisfy Song Zhi without causing him too much loss.

"Common herbs like Plantain and Artemisia capillaris can be raised to twelve wen per catty. Three-branched Nine-leaf Grass, Saposhnikovia divaricata, and Bupleurum chinense can be raised to thirty-five wen per catty. As for Asarum, I can offer seventy wen per catty. How do you say that?"

Song Zhi smiled and nodded, "Deal, where should I go to find you tomorrow?"

Xu Feng pointed to the teahouse across the street and said, "The transaction will be held at the teahouse across the street at noon tomorrow."

The two parties agreed on a time and place. Song Zhi thanked Ma, who was busy at the stall, and then led her sister-in-law away.

Rong Bo, who had been waiting nearby, stepped forward to remind Song Zhi and her group after they left, "Master, our main purpose on this trip is to purchase tea and salt. There's really no need to buy these herbs."

Xu Feng nodded. "I heard that those herbs are for clearing away heat and detoxifying, preventing wind and removing dampness. Let's prepare some for our journey."

"But then I changed my mind and decided to check the quality of the herbs first. Since we're all here, it doesn't matter if we take a few more back. Opportunities are rare, and if we miss them, we may not come across them again."

When Rong Bo thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case, he said no more.

Song Zhi was unaware of the conversation between the master and servant. As she led her sister-in-law out, she was thinking about how to propose selling herbal medicine to Doctor Zheng.

Looking back now, Song Zhi felt that she was too careless just now.

She should have asked Dr. Zheng's opinion first, and then negotiated the price with Xu Feng.

But Song Zhi is not a person who likes to be entangled.

If Dr. Zheng is unwilling to sell the herbs, the worst that can happen is that he can sell them himself at the price previously agreed upon.

The two little ones following behind Song Zhi were very excited at the moment. They also heard the conversation between their elder sister and that person just now.

At that moment, the two of them wished they could grow wings and fly back home to tell their grandmother and aunt the news.

The three siblings walked out of the city, each with their own thoughts, when suddenly they saw the street ahead was full of people.

The crowds of onlookers blocked most of the street.

Song Zhi stopped, turned around and whispered to her younger brother and sister-in-law who were following closely behind her, "Follow me closely."

She was planning to lead them on a detour to avoid the crowds.

A familiar female voice penetrated the crowd and reached Song Zhi's ears.

"I said I wouldn't sell it, so I won't sell it. How could your pharmacy be so overbearing as to force a sale?!"

Song Zhi was very familiar with this voice, it was Zheng Hui's!

Song Zhi stopped as she was about to leave.

Without much hesitation, she took her brother and sister-in-law's hands, told them to follow her, and then pushed through the crowded crowd and walked in.

The scene before her made her heart tighten.

Doctor Zheng was seen sitting on the ground in a mess, with medicinal herbs scattered all over the ground in a backpack that had rolled to the side.

At this time, Zheng Hui was standing in front of Doctor Zheng with her arms outstretched, glaring at the owner of the clinic with red eyes.