This is terrible! My future prime minister keeps trying to kiss me forcibly.

Ye Xiaoxiao kept complaining and didn't pay attention to where He Jing had taken her.

But when I came to my senses, I realized that this place seemed somewhat familiar.

this is not......

If her memory serves her correctly, isn't this near the home of that scholar Lin?

That's right, the last house in this alley is Lin Xiucai's house.

The first shop on the right right next to the alley entrance was the herbal medicine shop that He Jing had brought her to.

The mahogany plaque bore the bold characters: "Hall of No Illness"

Ye Xiaoxiao exclaimed, "See that? That's what vision looks like!"

May the world be free of disease!

As soon as the two entered the pharmacy, the strong smell of Chinese medicine hit them, and He Jing frowned slightly without making a sound.

Ye Xiaoxiao, with her sharp eyes, noticed this scene and said, "He Jing, you can wait for me outside."

He Jing turned and left the pharmacy.

A friendly shop assistant came over and asked, "Excuse me, young lady, what would you like to buy?"

Ye Xiaoxiao placed the items in her hand on the counter: "Young man, I'm not here to buy medicine, I'm here to sell medicine."

The shop assistant looked embarrassed: "This... young lady, I'm sorry. Our shop has specific sources of medicinal herbs and does not accept herbs from ordinary individual customers."

Ye Xiaoxiao's eyes and expression were calm as she smiled at the waiter: "Can you make that decision?"

The waiter was caught off guard by the pretty girl's smile and panicked, stammering, "How about... how about I ask our manager for you?"

"Good work!"

A moment later, a middle-aged man wearing a blue robe and sporting a long beard came out, followed by the same waiter from before.

"Little girl, do you have any good medicinal herbs to sell me?"

Ye Xiaoxiao opened the package containing the Polygonum multiflorum, and the man in the blue robe's eyes lit up. He quickly stepped forward.

"Wow! Excellent appearance and superior quality."

Ye Xiaoxiao knew from the shopkeeper's reaction that this was worth a lot of money.

"My surname is Yan. May I ask your name, young lady?"

"You can just call me Xiao Xiao."

"Miss Xiao, how much are you asking for?"

Ye Xiaoxiao didn't know the exact amount either. In the past, the original owner had only ever seen a dozen or so copper coins. She couldn't estimate it and didn't know how to set a price.

Her bright eyes looked at the shopkeeper: "It all depends on you, shopkeeper. How much are you willing to pay? If you're satisfied with the price, I'll sell you everything else I have at home next time."

The shopkeeper thought to himself: "She's quite a clever girl. She didn't mention the price, but she gave me a hint."

He stroked his long beard and held up five fingers: "How's this number?"

"Five hundred coins?"

Ye Xiaoxiao quickly calculated in her mind: fifteen coins could buy a pound of brown rice, twenty coins could buy a pound of polished rice... five hundred coins could buy a lot of things.

She counted rapidly, and exclaimed—finally, she wouldn't have to go hungry!

The shopkeeper smiled and shook his head: "It's not five hundred coins, it's five taels!"

Ye Xiaoxiao's brain froze for a moment. How many copper coins would that be?

The village chief's family's annual income was less than two taels of silver, and she earned five taels in one go!

One tael of silver is worth one thousand coins, and five taels is worth five thousand coins.

what! ! ! ! ! !

He Jing was standing outside the pharmacy waiting for Ye Xiaoxiao when she suddenly rushed out, hugged his arm, and jumped and laughed, her eyes brimming with undisguised joy.

Before he could even speak, she let go of his hand and rushed into the pharmacy.

All I heard was her crisp and decisive reply: "Deal!"

Seemingly infected by her excitement, He Jing himself didn't realize that a hint of a smile flashed in his eyes at that moment.

The waiter weighed out four taels of silver for Ye Xiaoxiao, and the remaining one tael of silver was converted into four strings of copper coins for easy use.

Then, using the same cloth that had been used to wrap the Polygonum multiflorum, he carefully wrapped it up again for Ye Xiaoxiao and gave it to her.

Ye Xiaoxiao felt even more favorably disposed towards the store; even the young waiter was so thoughtful and considerate.

After thanking him, Ye Xiaoxiao stuffed a rather heavy bag of silver into He Jing's hand. She felt unsafe to keep it herself, thinking it might be stolen.

"Let's go! Let's get started!"

Let's go buy some grain!