I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

Five hundred taels of gold would be equivalent to fifty thousand taels of silver, which would be considered extremely wealthy, enough to buy several properties, or even two brothels.

Hmm, not bad, not bad!

But who exactly is this Dragon Knight Xiao? Why does his name sound so familiar?

Forget it, anyway, he looks like some heinous bandit, I'm unlikely to ever meet him.

"never seen it."

The big man touched his bald head and thought about it, and it seemed to make sense.

He had just inquired everywhere, but to no avail.

"Alright, if you see this person, remember to look for me at the corner of the east alley."

"it is good!"

You're crazy! Why would I contact you? This sign says five hundred taels of gold, and there's a reward for the informant.

Fang Xiaoxiao smiled and agreed, but in her heart she was muttering a few words to herself.

She's not stupid; if she really encountered someone, she'd better let Long Jinyan take the lead.

She had witnessed his kung fu before; he was incredibly skilled with a stick, comparable to a martial arts master in a wuxia film.

However, even experts need to eat, chop wood, and do housework.

Thinking this, she brushed past the big man, thinking that she should hurry up and find the old man.

I don't even know who that old gentleman is. We've been working together for so long, and I've even forgotten to ask his name.

After we meet, I should still ask him/her, otherwise it's really impolite to keep calling him/her "sir" every time...

Upon arriving at the agreed-upon location, the old man, as usual, squatted down at the entrance of the cosmetics shop.

Fang Xiaoxiao walked quickly toward the other person.

"Sir, these are pills."

"Um!"

The old man smiled as he took the medicine bottle, stuffed it into his pocket, and then took out fifteen taels of silver from his purse.

After taking the money, Fang Xiaoxiao hesitated for a long time before speaking.

"Sir, I don't know your name."

Zhu Wen covered his face and smiled.

"You may address him as Mr. Zhu."

Fang Xiaoxiao's brows relaxed, and she stopped asking for the other person's name. Instead, she said...

"Mr. Zhu, I have a way to make money. I wonder if you would be interested?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Wen's eyes darted around a few times.

He was also worried about how to make money. Although his pills were selling well, the money came in rather slowly.

From his own hands to the buyer, he could only earn twenty taels of silver.

In addition, the woman's medicine took too long to dispense, so it wasn't very profitable. They had already been considering opening a pharmacy with her to earn more money.

But there's already a medicine pharmacy called Yaojitang, so they definitely can't compete with that.

"You can listen to it first before making a decision."

Hey, there's potential, as long as you don't refuse.

Fang Xiaoxiao knew this.

"Mr. Zhu, have you ever heard of medicinal cuisine?"

Zhu Wen stroked his goatee as he pondered. He had heard of medicinal cuisine before, but it was only mentioned by someone in the Imperial Medical Academy.

But in reality, no one actually made it.

The reason is that the medicinal cuisine is completely unpalatable after it is prepared; it is not only bitter and unpleasant to swallow, but also makes one want to vomit.

"I've never heard of this before, please tell me more!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Xiaoxiao naturally answered all her questions without reservation, chattering away about her plans.

Zhu Wen's reaction went from initial curiosity to shock, and then to clapping in agreement.

“Excellent, excellent! I have never heard of medicinal cuisine being prepared in this way before.”

"You will come to my shop soon, and we will work together to research and create it."

Shop?

Fang Xiao suddenly realized that the other person owned a shop!

But why can't I go to the other party's store to make the transaction, and instead have to come here every time?

Zhu Wen seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and he pretended to cough twice before speaking.

"Regarding the shop, I only made the decision today and haven't made any arrangements yet. Let's meet again in three days."

"I will go find someone to set up a shop, and we will go together then."

Oh!

Fang Xiaoxiao finally understood that the old man in front of her did not have a shop, but he was really amazing. He could open a shop as soon as he wanted, and his strength should not be underestimated.

After saying goodbye, she carried her bamboo basket and strolled towards the pastry shop.

Now, I have a total of over thirty taels of silver on me. I might as well buy some good food to treat Long Jinyan.

As for Murong Changqing and Pei Yan, let them benefit from Long Jinyan's fame.

Anyway, we're all family, so we can't talk like outsiders.

She was dressed in coarse linen clothes. Although she was very beautiful, her attire made her appear of low status at first glance.

She clearly comes from a poor family and has no airs of a rich young lady.

It's not that she doesn't want to dress up or buy nice clothes.

However, buying clothes there is just too expensive.

Even if you manage to buy a batch of fabric, it will cost twenty or thirty taels, and that's not even for particularly good quality fabric.

To get the finest silk, you'd have to spend at least a hundred or eighty taels of silver.

For me now, it's an astronomical figure.

Ah, no matter the era, money is always a good thing.

Fang Xiaoxiao sighed helplessly, wondering why she had transmigrated into the body of a spendthrift and impoverished family.

Logically speaking, shouldn't all time travelers be from powerful families or children of high-ranking officials?

Unfortunately, it was all just wishful thinking.

Fortunately, she refused to accept her fate and thought that one day she would be able to wear silk and satin and wear a golden hairpin.

She had barely stepped into the pastry shop when she heard a discordant and extremely annoying sound.

"Hey, no wonder I smelled so poor and shabby!"

"So it's that poor, shameless young lady from the Fang family."

Yu Donglei pretended to be in great pain, her brows furrowed, and she covered her mouth and nose with a silk handkerchief, glancing sideways at the person at the door.

She had come today to buy some pastries, thinking she would invite Young Master Pei Yan to her home for a visit.

Little did she know that no sooner had she stepped inside than someone she utterly despised appeared right behind her.

At the same time, the woman selecting pastries in the shop also turned her head to look at the shop entrance.

"Isn't she that useless wife of Qi Lang?"

"Yes, yes, I know this person. She used to be the eldest daughter of the Fang family, but unfortunately she was a spendthrift who squandered almost all of the family's land and property."

She also chose seven pale-faced, weak scholars as her husbands.

"I was wondering why she looked so familiar; it's this woman. I reckon those seven gentlemen can't handle her!"

These people spoke with sarcasm, as if Fang Xiaoxiao didn't exist. They spoke loudly, attracting many passersby outside to watch.

Fang Xiaoxiao glanced around.

A gossipy woman can say whatever she wants, as long as she doesn't feel embarrassed, then it's others who will feel embarrassed.

She thought to herself, but kept smiling.

I walked briskly to the osmanthus cake.

"Please pack me a pound of osmanthus cake, half a pound of Dingsheng cake, and half a pound of plum blossom cake, thank you."

She pointed to a few decent-looking pastries in front of her and said.

The shopkeeper smiled and asked the waiter to pack it up for him.

Yu Donglei was displeased to see that he had ordered only what she wanted. "Who do you think you are? You think you can do the same as me?"

"Shopkeeper, aren't you afraid that after you pack everything up, they won't pay you and will just give you a few broken pills as payment?"