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

The little beggar moved his arm and raised his hand to wipe away his tears.

The crowd erupted in discussion again.

"The girl grabbed the beggar's hand and moved it a few times, and the child was fine!"

"Absolutely! It's truly amazing!"

“My child used to have weakness in his arms. When we came to Baochuntang to see a doctor, it cost me twenty coins.”

"..."

Have you decided which candied hawthorn you want?

The little beggar didn't speak or nod. He didn't understand why this pretty lady would buy him candied hawthorns.

The townspeople all looked at them with disgust and always kept them at a distance.

Ye Xiaoxiao waved to the candied hawthorn vendor, and the man stepped forward.

Give me five candied hawthorns.

The man was surprised to sell five candied hawthorns in one go, and he grinned from ear to ear, even giving one to Ye Xiaoxiao as a gift.

Ye Xiaoxiao handed the candied hawthorns to the five little beggars: "Here! This is for you, sister."

The little beggars did not reach out to take it.

"I'm not treating you for nothing; I'll need your help with things in the future. Consider this a treat for you in advance!"

Only after Ye Xiaoxiao said this did the little beggars reach out to take the money, thanked her one by one, and then left.

The apprentice doctor from Baochuntang watched this scene, snorted coldly, and rolled his eyes at Ye Xiaoxiao.

Ye Xiaoxiao narrowed her fox-like eyes and smiled, "I think your Baochun Hall shouldn't even think about making a fortune. Before long, you'll probably even have to leave."

She left after saying that, raised her eyebrows, and turned to leave.

She went to Wujitang to buy some medicine and apologized to Manager Yan, since she hadn't brought the He Shou Wu she had promised him.

After leaving Wuji Hall, I inquired about where I could buy vegetable seedlings and headed there.

When we reached the end of the street, we found that it was mostly elderly people selling vegetable seedlings.

To be honest, she recognized all those things when they grew up, but these little seedlings all looked the same to her.

What kind of seedling is this?

"Cold melon".

"What kind of seedling is this?"

"Loofah".

"what about this?"

"Purple melon".

"What kind of melon is this?"

"pumpkin."

Ye Xiaoxiao's forehead creased with annoyance. No wonder they looked so alike; they were both melon seedlings. Were they all just bystanders?

Seeing that she was looking at the last one again, the vegetable farmer replied before she could ask, "This is beans."

菽？

Isn't this just a soybean?

Finally, with the farmer's patient explanation, she bought two jin of shallots, a few pieces of ginger, two winter melon seedlings, a handful of purple melon seedlings, four pumpkin seedlings, three loofah seedlings, and some soybeans.

Seeing that she bought a lot, the vegetable farmer gave her a bunch of seedlings of some unknown kind as a gift.

She asked, "What is this?"

"Ordinary people can't handle this; it makes their tongues burn. I'm giving you the last handful."

Ye Xiaoxiao: My tongue feels burning? Could it be chili peppers?

"Fish for sale! Fresh, large grass carp!"

A man carrying two buckets of fish walked by, calling out his wares.

Ye Xiaoxiao called out to him, "How much are these fish?"

The man put down his load and removed the net covering it: "Miss, this is twenty coins a pound. These fish were just caught, lively and jumping around. If they're not fresh, you don't have to pay! Want one?"

Ye Xiaoxiao nodded and picked the largest one.

"Alright! A little over five catties, I'll charge you one hundred coins."

Ye Xiaoxiao clicked her tongue in amazement; this fish was quite expensive!

But there's no other way; everyone in the family, young and old, needs to get proper nutrition, so we have to eat better.

She then bought a few more pieces of tofu on her way, and that was the end of it.

......

While Mrs. He was resting in bed, she heard noises coming from outside the courtyard.

She called her daughter over and asked, "Ayang, what's that noise outside?"

“Mother, that’s my eldest brother weeding!” He Wuyang replied obediently.

Mother He looked puzzled, wondering what her eldest son was up to.

"Why did you suddenly decide to weed?"

“I know. Last night at dinner, my sister-in-law asked my brother if he knew how to grow vegetables. This morning, she told him to hoe a few rows in the yard so she could grow vegetables.”

He Wuyang added, "Big brother is so funny. When sister-in-law asked him to hoe the ground, he didn't say a word and pretended not to hear. But as soon as sister-in-law left, he picked up the hoe and started working. Hehehe!"

Upon hearing this, Mother He's expression changed from doubt to joy, and then a hint of understanding flashed across her face—it seemed that her eldest son had finally come to his senses.

She also needs to recover her health quickly. Looking back on the past eight years, she has been heartbroken over that worthless person, wasting her precious time and causing her children to suffer so much.

Mother He got up and went to the door, where she saw He Jing wielding a hoe, working hard.

He Wuyang followed his mother's example and looked out the window. The child had sharp eyes and saw Ye Xiaoxiao returning from afar, carrying a lot of things.

He took off running and rushed out to fetch his sister-in-law to take her home.