Divorcing your wife might feel good for a moment, but seeing me make money will make you regret it f

After Xu Qing gave the money, she accepted the brown paper package from the handsome foreign man.

Turning her head, she saw Ye Wushuang looking at her with a fanboy expression.

Xu Qing touched his nose and said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Ye Wushuang's eyes sparkled, and her tone was full of admiration:

"Aunt Xu, you know so much! You even speak British! Is there anything I don't know?"

"I only know a few phrases, and I only learned them on the spot. They're nothing like what you're saying."

Xu Qing pulled Ye Wushuang along, saying, "Come on, come on, I haven't bought my rubber tree seedlings yet. Let's go take a look ahead."

Ye Wushuang's attention was successfully diverted. He grabbed Xu Qing and looked at her as if she were an idiot.

"Why don't you just ask Brother Wu? He'll definitely know where to buy it. Why are you wandering around aimlessly?"

Wu Yu spoke up at the right moment: "This area is full of furniture and household goods. The edible things like saplings and fruits are in another area. I'll take you there."

Ye Wushuang said proudly, "See? Luckily we asked, otherwise we would have searched for ages and still not found it. We still have to go to the auction later."

Xu Qing: "...Okay."

Men really don't understand the joy of shopping.

Since we've come all this way, of course we should explore every single one of them to make it more fun!

Wu Yu led the two of them to another area.

As he passed the main gate, Wu Tie, the waiter of Duofu Inn, waved anxiously at Wu Yu, calling out, "Brother Yu, Brother Yu!"

Wu Yu turned to Xu Qing and the other person and said, "Wait a moment," before striding up to Wu Tie and asking, "What happened?"

"Hurry back, some people from the village came looking for me because they couldn't find you at the dock."

Xiaoshan is in trouble. He has a persistent high fever and is having convulsions! He keeps vomiting.

They didn't dare touch Xiaoshan, so they asked me to tell you to hurry back and check on him!

Wu Yu immediately became anxious, but he hadn't forgotten that he had work to do.

He turned and ran to Xu Qing:

"Madam, I'm sorry, I can't be your guide today."

My younger brother is very sick; I need to go back and take him to see a doctor.

Wu Yu returned all the wages Xu Qing had given him to her, then limped away quickly.

That speed was faster than someone with both legs intact.

Xu Qing was not far away, and she heard what Wu Tie said.

It was right not to move the child during the febrile seizure, but if Wu Yu went back and brought his younger brother to the city to see a doctor, the child's brain might be severely damaged by the fever.

With that thought in mind, she took out the leftover children's ibuprofen granules from the shopping cart, which she had given to the granddaughter of the old man who made bricks and tiles last time, using the brown paper bag in her hand as a cover.

He pulled out a brown paper bag and poured the powder into it.

She called out to Wu Yu, "I happen to have some fever reducer for children. Take it back and give it to your brother first."

First, bring down the fever to avoid damaging your brain. You can find a doctor in the city to come back with you to see your brother.

Xu Qing was afraid that the man would panic, so she kindly gave him a reminder.

Wu Yu just wanted to get back to his brother as soon as possible. He took the medicine bag from Xu Qing, thanked her, and strode away.

Xu Qing noticed that his limping leg was touching the ground with his toes. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Wu Yu's walking posture made it seem like his leg wasn't limping.

Without a guide, Xu Qing and Ye Wushuang wandered around for a bit before heading towards the auction venue.

There were many people going to the auction. After receiving a participation token at the entrance, Xu Qing went inside.

The auction venue was built like a gladiatorial arena, with concentric circles of audience seats surrounding the central stage.

The show was about to start, and the audience seats were almost full.

Xu Qing glanced around and saw Ye Wushuang's guards sitting in the first row.

The two walked towards the guards, and after sitting down, they found an acquaintance sitting next to them.

"Oh my, isn't this the lady who came to buy medicine? What a coincidence!"

It was the same unscrupulous merchant who sold medicine to Xu Qing on the boat. He recognized Xu Qing and greeted him.

Xu Qing nodded slightly in response.

The herbal medicine merchant was not discouraged by Xu Qing's coldness; instead, he warmly engaged in conversation with Xu Qing.

"Madam, is this your first time attending this auction? Let me tell you, there are some really good things to see today."

Xu Qing's interest was piqued by his words; something that a shady merchant would call a good thing must actually be something special.

"What kind of treasure is it? Could it be some rare and precious herb? A thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, or a hundred-year-old ginseng?"

The herbal medicine merchant answered mysteriously:

"These are just appetizers. I have inside information that there are British slaves for sale today, both men and women."

You must have seen British people in the market, right? Tsk tsk tsk, their appearance is simply unbearable.

Slaves are a rare sight in Great Britain; you hardly ever see more than a few throughout the year. You're lucky to have encountered one on your first visit."

Xu Qing froze. She had read about the slave trade in history books before. She never expected to encounter it in reality.

She felt uncomfortable even when people knelt before her. How much more so when it came to buying and selling slaves?

Xu Qing didn't want to stay there, so she got up to leave.

"Auntie, what are you doing?" Ye Wushuang asked, grabbing Xu Qing.

"I'm going out for some fresh air. When Cui Han arrives, I'll have him watch with you."

Ye Wushuang was very interested in the British slaves that the herbal medicine merchants had mentioned.

She urged Xu Qing, "Auntie, let's see what British slaves are like before we go."

"That uncle said it's a rare opportunity, wouldn't it be a shame if you missed it while you were out?"

Ye Wushuang held on tightly, and Xu Qing didn't want to stand out too much. In this era, which wealthy family didn't have a few slaves?

She sat down.

At worst, I can just close my eyes and not look.

Soon after, the auction began, and the items up for auction were all small trinkets.

Transparent glass marbles are treated like gemstones and sold for more money than jade.

British leather shoes with rubber soles, etc.

Cui Han didn't arrive until halfway through the auction.

A tray covered with a red cloth was brought onto the stage. The auctioneer pulled back the cloth and began his excited narration:

"The latest rose perfume from Great Britain, a favorite of ladies and young women. Those who have bought it need no further explanation. Just a light spritz, and the fragrance lasts all day..."

Xu Qing looked over and saw that it was still in a glass bottle, about the height of a finger, filled with a light pink liquid.

Pretty good looking.

"Starting price: 10 taels of silver. Each bid must be at least half a qian of silver."

As the auctioneer finished speaking, the women in the audience began bidding frantically.

"12 taels."

"15 taels."

"16 taels."

"..."

Xu Qing felt that these people were crazy. The auctioneer said that each bid only needed to be increased by half a coin, and these people really didn't care about money.

Add one or two ounces at a time.

Indeed, regardless of the era, women and children are always the easiest to make money from.

However, this gave Xu Qingxin an idea. Perfume is so valuable, but the cost is actually not high. Maybe she could try making and selling perfume?

Then she shook her head; she had too many thoughts.

The rubber trees haven't even been planted yet, and there's still Dr. Qian's herbal medicine workshop; now they want to make perfume.

Let's do it one step at a time.