Then, Xiao Nan thought of something: her fiancé didn't have a registered residence, so it seemed she would have to trouble Manager Liu with this matter again.

They simply transferred his household registration to their own, eliminating the need for a separate household registration.

Then let Meng Fei stay home with Grandma, and I'll go to Zhengde Town to take care of this matter. With him there, there's no need to worry about the family.

Very good!

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was already the end of July. The sun was still so scorching that it baked the ground until it seemed to be smoking.

Even without going out or doing any work, just walking around makes me sweat profusely.

In the past two days, Meng Fei has become more familiar with the two of them and has talked more. He also chats and laughs with the old lady, but he is a little nervous when facing Xiao Nan.

Early in the morning, after having breakfast, Xiao Nan told them what to do and then took a shortcut to town with his basket on his back.

Meng Fei kept the front and back gates tightly closed. He listened to Xiao Nan's advice and didn't use the front gate, so he didn't show his face in front of the villagers.

This matter should not be known to others before they are legally married.

Manager Liu was somewhat surprised when he saw Xiao Nan.

"Nan-ge'er, you must have something to tell me, right?"

Xiao Nan grinned and showed his small silver teeth, saying, "They say you don't come to the temple without a reason, and I'm not free, so of course I have something to ask you."

"What is it?" Manager Liu asked, his curiosity piqued.

"Hey, I picked up a man the other day."

Shopkeeper Liu nearly choked: "You picked up a man? What do you mean?"

"Just a couple of days ago, during a heavy rain, a man drifted into my house. I saved him, and he offered himself to me, saying he was willing to become my son-in-law."

"I see, but what does this have to do with me?"

"He's a hunter from the mountains and doesn't have a household registration. I'd like to ask you to help me register him under my household registration, so we can be husband and wife."

Manager Liu swallowed hard, mentally going over the whole story.

When he first met her, she was thin and dressed in rags. Then, she rose rapidly, transforming herself into a wealthy person in just over a month. Now, even something as big as marriage happened so quickly, making him feel like he was dreaming.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Xiao Nan assumed that he wanted to use the medicine to make a deal again, so he slowly said.

"If you help me this time, I'll sell you a precious medicinal herb."

Upon hearing this, Manager Liu stopped his random thoughts and became instantly energetic. He asked...

"What medicine?"

"Deer antler, want some?"

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up. He was short of all kinds of medicine. Deer antler was a valuable commodity that was hard to find. Hunters would only cut it off and sell it if they found it in the mountains. Sometimes, the antlers were too old to be used in medicine.

"How is the condition?"

"Top-quality, already sliced. How about we buy it by the slice?"

"Then let me see the goods?"

So Xiao Nan reached into the basket, took out a piece, and placed it on the table.

The shopkeeper noticed the fine hairs on the deer antler slices and their color, knowing that they were definitely cut from newly grown antlers, which would have the best medicinal effect.

He took it, smelled it, and nodded.

"Tell me, how much is one piece?"

How about one hundred coins per piece?

Manager Liu's face darkened: "Fifty coins, that's the most I can offer."

“I won’t sell it. A corner only costs a hundred slices, which is only ten taels of silver. You’re good at bargaining. I won’t sell it to you, and I won’t ask you to help me with my household registration.”

After saying that, Xiao Nan picked up her basket and started to leave, but Manager Liu hurriedly stepped forward to stop her.

"What's the rush? I was just saying. There's no such thing as not haggling in business."

"One hundred coins per piece. Look at this piece, it's cut thick. Half a piece is enough for each dose of medicine."

Shopkeeper Liu grinned and chuckled, "You, you really are something else. Whatever price you say, that's the price."

"That's called getting your money's worth."

"Then write down his name and age, and leave your household registration information. I'll stop running a pharmacy and become a government official instead."

"Haha, I think it's a good idea, Officer Liu."

"Haha."

Xiao Nan bent down, picked up the cloth bag from the basket, and placed it on the counter.

"Here are a thousand pieces, worth one hundred taels of silver. Count them up; there's quite a lot. You can't use them all, so you can sell them to your peers at a higher price."

Shopkeeper Liu quickly hugged the deer antler, shaking his head like a rattle drum.

"No, no, I'm not selling. Such good medicinal herbs are for my own shop."

Xiao Nan smiled and ignored him. After counting the money, Manager Liu handed her a hundred-tael silver note.

She took it and put it in her arms, then asked.

Where can I buy a donkey around here?

After putting the medicinal herbs away, Manager Liu replied, "Don't even think about it in town; you'll have to go to the county seat."

"Then can you bring me back a donkey? And get me a matching cart?"

Shopkeeper Liu pointed at Xiao Nan angrily and said with a laugh, "You really know how to order people around."

Xiao Nan chuckled, "Oh dear, I just don't know the way. Besides, the county town is so far from here. How long would it take to walk there? Don't you think so?"

"Alright, alright, since we're going to the county anyway, we'll visit Old Madam Qiao and take care of your business while we're at it."

"Thanks then."

Why don't you buy a horse-drawn carriage?

"garish."

The two started chatting, one old and one young, their expressions quite amusing.

"Oh, by the way, do you have any of the medicine I gave Madam Qiao last time? If so, could you sell me a bottle?"

"No, just those few pills, I gave them all to her."

"Okay, remember to sell me sometimes."

"I don't know how to make medicine."

Shopkeeper Liu rolled her eyes at her: "Nobody would believe that."

"How many days have passed since you came to collect your household registration?"

"Three days!"

"I'll come back in three days."

"Please get some more medicine? Anything is fine, please. Doctors have a compassionate heart, there are so many sick people lately, the more fever-reducing herbs the better."

Xiao Nan glared at him, didn't say a word, and walked away with her basket on her back.

When I got home, the basket was full again, and I was carrying a cage with a rooster and five hens inside.

She saw it in town and quickly bought it.

She was only recently an adult, the perfect time for her to lay eggs, and since the man was in dire need of money, she didn't haggle.

I originally planned to buy chicks, but there weren't any for sale this season, so I just bought some that lay eggs to save time.

The old woman was overjoyed to see the chickens and hurriedly called Meng Fei to build a nest for them in the corner of the backyard.

Before, her family was poor and had to save money on their own food, let alone feed chickens. Now things are better. They have a dog and now they raise chickens. She has something to do. The girl doesn't want to eat any grains, so the chickens will eat them from now on.

Xiao Nan smiled, carried the basket into the kitchen, and began stuffing it into the kitchen cabinet.

Rice, noodles, meat, and vegetables almost filled two kitchen cabinets. After finishing these, she drank a bowl of water and started cooking.

Longlong suddenly appeared in front of her: "Master, I'm going out for a walk."

"Go ahead, but don't cause me any trouble."

"The plane has arrived."

Once Longlong left, Xiao Nan rolled up his sleeves and started cooking.

Normally, the two of them eat light meals, which they are used to, but with Meng Fei's arrival, they can no longer do that; they must have dry rations.

So, I made an egg drop soup, heated up a few steamed buns, and prepared two small bowls of cold dishes.

One cucumber with minced meat, and one spinach with minced garlic.

After finishing all that, Grandma still had work to do, so she rendered a jar of lard from the fatty meat she bought, and gave the remaining cracklings to Juanjuan and Fengfeng.

The two were overjoyed, wagging their little tails nonstop and humming softly as they ate.

Seeing that they weren't full, I secretly took out a bowl from my space, put dog food in it, and then added two raw eggs and stirred it. This way of feeding them is good for their growth.

After eating, the dog went to the yard and found a place to lie down.

As dusk approached, the chicken coop was set up. Xiao Nan fetched water for them, and the two came over to wash their hands and faces. They sat at the table, looking at the food, and the old woman didn't show any particular expression.

Meng Fei seemed somewhat surprised. After being blanched, the spinach looked similar to bok choy, and he didn't recognize it. But he had never seen a cucumber before.

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