After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Yunchuan Pharmacy

Once inside the city, Jiang Xiaoqi found the largest pharmacy in Yuncheng with the help of a human-shaped navigation system.

"Young master, this is the largest pharmacy in our Yuncheng!"

The laborer, carrying a shoulder pole, initially thought the young master was going to buy some heavy rice or grains, but it turned out he was going to buy medicinal herbs.

Even if he buys a lot of medicinal herbs, it won't be very heavy. He can earn 20 copper coins on this trip, which is really worthwhile. Being a guide is nothing. I've never heard of anyone charging money for asking for directions.

Jiang Xiaoqi stepped into the pharmacy, where the aroma of various herbs filled the air, and the shop assistants were busy serving customers.

Jiang Xiaoqi was so small that she didn't attract the attention of the staff when she came in.

Jiang Xiaoqi walked to the counter: "Excuse me, do you have any century-old ginseng here?"

The shop assistant who was weighing medicine looked up when he heard the sound. Hmm? Nobody here?

"Hello, I would like to know if your shop has these medicinal herbs in stock?"

The shop assistant put down what he was holding, walked around the counter, and looked down to see Jiang Xiaoqi, who was not even as tall as the counter.

Jiang Xiaoqi didn't feel embarrassed, after all, this wasn't the first time this had happened. He handed over a piece of paper with the names of all the medicinal herbs he needed written on it.

The waiter took it and glanced at it, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and politely replied:

"Young master, these medicinal herbs are all rare items, and we're afraid we don't have all of them in stock. Please wait a moment while I ask the shopkeeper."

Jiang Xiaoqi nodded in agreement, picked up the tea served by the waiter, and took a sip.

The laborer, Ah Niu, didn't come in; he just stood guard at the entrance of the pharmacy, where he could see Jiang Xiaoqi and be seen by her.

He felt he was a rough man, and the pharmacy was full of precious things. He was afraid that if he went in and broke anything, the money he had earned that day wouldn't be enough to cover the losses.

Jiang Xiaoqi didn't preach any concept of equality for all, nor did she invite A Niu in for tea or anything like that.

He himself doesn't believe in the idea of ​​equality for all, so why would he try to deceive the working class?

Instead of telling people that everyone is equal and giving them vague, superficial respect, it's better to give them something tangible, let them earn more money, and buy some meat to eat.

He had also worked as a laborer for over a decade, which is why he could empathize with them. All laborers want is to earn a fair return for their labor.

If I do one point, you give me one point; if I do three points, you pay me three points. This is only fair.

If I did seven or eight points, and you gave me nine or ten points, I'll work my ass off!

Before long, the shop assistant came out, followed by the manager of Yunchuan Pharmacy. After all, this was a big business, enough to warrant the presence of the head manager.

The shopkeeper, holding the paper, had clearly examined it carefully, and smiled as he said to Jiang Xiaoqi:

"Young master, the medicinal herbs you need are indeed quite rare, but our pharmacy happens to have some in stock. However, the price may be relatively high."

Jiang Xiaoqi nodded. He knew that these medicinal herbs were definitely not cheap, but as long as the other party didn't ask for an exorbitant price, he could accept it, since Wenbin needed good medicine right now.

"However, if you can wait a while, young master, we can find more sources of goods for you, and the price will be even cheaper," the shopkeeper continued.

Actually, some of these items weren't available at their pharmacy and had to be purchased from other pharmacies, but he didn't want to miss out on the sale, so he gave the buyer this explanation.

Jiang Xiaoqi thought for a moment. Of course he was anxious. The official ship would stop in Yunzhou for two hours to replenish its supplies before leaving port.

"I will be leaving Yunzhou City in an hour. I hope you will go to great lengths to return. Even if it is 10% or 20% more expensive than usual, well, that's all I can do. After all, the ship waits for no one!"

Jiang Xiaoqi's words startled the pharmacy owner. The ship wouldn't wait for anyone? What ship? At this time, the only ships docked in the harbor were government vessels!

Is this young master from an official family?! Then I can't charge exorbitant prices for the medicine, otherwise he'll go back and tell his family, and my pharmacy will be in big trouble.

"No problem, no problem! Well then, we'll sell it to you at the market price, young master! After all, you're buying in large quantities, so you can't be compared to those small-time buyers!"

In addition, I'll send one of my shop assistants to deliver it to you again! All these medicinal herbs together weigh over a hundred pounds!

The shopkeeper was very good at changing his mind; after all, being able to get connected with the government was a highly desirable thing.

Sending a man over was also to verify whether what Jiang Xiaoqi said was true, and whether he would really bring the medicinal herbs onto the official ship.

The pharmacy owner and Jiang Xiaoqi, one old and one young, are both incredibly cunning and always manage to inadvertently reveal crucial information.

"No need for that. I brought someone with me. He can carry hundreds of kilograms by himself. A mere hundred kilograms of medicinal herbs is nothing."

"Oh dear, our pharmacy offers home delivery service, young master, why not take advantage of it?"

"My father doesn't like strangers boarding the ship, and besides, the military discipline on board is very strict these days. I can't disobey my father's orders, so I hope you can understand, sir!"

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper's heart skipped a beat. My father? Military discipline? Oh dear! This is the son of a general! Oh dear!

The price is still too high, my apologies.

Jiang Xiaoqi refused the shopkeeper's offer to lower the price again, paid the market price, and then had A Niu come in to carry a pile of medicinal herbs before leaving the pharmacy.

He had only walked out of the pharmacy a short while when a tail started following him. Jiang Xiaoqi didn't care, after all, he really was going to board the official ship, he wasn't lying.

"Young master, someone is following us!" Ah Niu whispered without turning his head.

"Oh? You didn't even turn your head, how did you know?"

Jiang Xiaoqi was somewhat surprised that the porter she had randomly picked who looked pleasing to the eye turned out to be a martial arts expert.

"Hmm... I heard it. The footsteps were furtive, and it sounded like the young clerk from the pharmacy earlier, the one with the thin face!"

Huh? He can even tell who's coming from the sound, he's even better at hearing things than I am?

Jiang Xiaoqi couldn’t help but turn around, pretending to look at the dolls and masks on the roadside stalls. She glanced back out of the corner of her eye and saw that it really was that pharmacy clerk!

After buying four animal-patterned masks, Jiang Xiaoqi paid the coins and turned to continue walking towards the port.

Seeing that Jiang Xiaoqi didn't ask any more questions, A Niu obediently carried the carrying pole and followed behind Jiang Xiaoqi, step by step.

Fifteen minutes later, they finally returned to the port where the official ship was docked, and the two boarded the ship smoothly.

The pharmacy clerk, still peering out from the shore, lingered and reluctant to leave.

At that moment, Zhao Ming, the deputy general, was also instructing people to load vegetables and rice onto the ship. When he saw that Jiang Xiaoqi had bought a lot of medicine, he went up and asked him a few questions.

This scene was witnessed by the shop assistant at the pharmacy on the shore. He was too far away to hear what was said, but he did see the young general in armor being very polite to Jiang Xiaoqi.