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Shen Man and Lan Xiang happily carried the honey home.

Back home, Lanxiang immediately scooped out half a bowl of honey and gave it to Shen Man.

Shen Man shook her head and said to her, "Mother, this honey is too pure. Eating too much will make you drunk. It's better to use it to make water!"

Upon hearing this, Lanxiang immediately fetched a bowl of water, poured the honey into it, and then the mother and daughter each drank most of the bowl.

"Wow, this honey water is so sweet, it warms my heart!" Lanxiang exclaimed. In her twenty-one years of life, she had never tasted anything so sweet.

"Mother, from now on our lives will be as sweet as this honey water!"

"Yes, it's all thanks to you, Man'er, my lucky charm!"

The mother and daughter chatted and laughed for a while before getting busy storing the honey.

They washed and dried all the few jars they had in their home used to store rice, and then filled them with honey.

Looking at the several large jars full of honey, Shen Man began to worry about where to sell them again.

In modern times, wild honey of this quality could sell for at least a hundred yuan per kilogram, but in this poor, remote area, people can't even afford to eat, let alone have the spare money to buy this stuff.

"Mother, this is all pure, natural wild honey! It has excellent nutritional and medicinal value, and can be used both internally and externally. It's also good for beauty and skin care, something that all the wealthy ladies in the city crave. If we can sell all this honey, we'll definitely make a lot of money!"

“That’s true. But how could we country folk possibly know those rich ladies in the city?” Lanxiang said after a moment’s thought.

“We can send some to Dr. Yu first. He knows a lot of people in town, including many wealthy families. Let him help us find a market for them.”

“Good idea. Why don’t we take the village head’s oxcart to town tomorrow?”

The next morning, Lanxiang brought Shenman to the village head's house and told him that she wanted to ride in his oxcart to town.

The village head readily agreed and instructed his eldest son, Changsheng, to drive the carriage for them.

Changsheng immediately drove the ox out of the cowshed and harnessed it to a cart.

Lanxiang and Shenman quickly thanked them and carefully boarded the oxcart. Although the oxcart was somewhat simple, it was sturdy enough to sit on.

On their way to town, the three chatted idly. Changsheng asked Lanxiang and Shenman about their purpose in going to town, and Lanxiang only said that she needed to ask Doctor Yu for help.

Before long, the group arrived in town. After agreeing on a time to meet at the town entrance, Lanxiang and Shenman headed towards Yu's Medical Clinic.

Today, Shen Man brought the deer antlers and lingzhi mushrooms she had hidden at home with her to town, intending to exchange all the money from selling them for rice and grain to store.

However, when the mother and daughter arrived at the clinic, they did not see Doctor Yu.

The doctor said he went to the countryside early this morning to make house calls, but he didn't know where he went or when he would return.

Upon hearing that Doctor Yu was not there, Lanxiang and Shenman were somewhat disappointed, but they could only leave the clinic helplessly.

Fortunately, they didn't bring much honey today, otherwise they would have been exhausted just carrying those honey jars.

As they walked, the two discussed what to do next.

"Why don't we go to the market first and see if there's anything else we can buy?" Lanxiang suggested.

Shen Man nodded; she happened to be a little hungry. So, the two of them stepped into the bustling market together.

The market was exceptionally lively today, with crowds surging and noise rising and falling.

They first went to a steamed bun shop. Lanxiang ordered two steaming hot steamed buns for Shenman, while she ordered a bowl of porridge and a steamed bun for herself, and then found an empty seat to sit down.

Just as they were quietly enjoying their meal, a familiar figure suddenly came into view—it was Zhu Jing, the young master of the Zhu family.

"Hey, little girl, we meet again!"

Zhu Jing spotted Shen Man at a glance, and his face lit up with ecstatic joy. He immediately shouted excitedly at her.

His voice was so loud that passersby stopped and stood around curiously to watch.

Zhu Jing is the Zhu family's darling and a celebrity in Qiufeng Town; quite a few people know him.

They were very curious about who this person was who could make the young master of the Zhu family so happy.

Following Zhu Jing's gaze, they saw a little girl who looked about three or four years old, with exquisitely beautiful features and extremely cute. Her hair was soft and black, styled into two adorable buns tied with pink ribbons.

Her eyebrows were curved like two willow leaves, and below them were a pair of bright, large eyes, like two black gems, sparkling with intelligence and liveliness.

Her nose was small and delicate, her lips were rosy and full, and when she smiled, she revealed two small, white teeth, which made her very endearing.

Her face was round and fair, with a healthy blush. Her skin was smooth and delicate, as if it could be broken with a touch.

She was wearing a pink floral dress, but the fabric of the dress looked rather ordinary.

The woman sitting next to her was dressed like an ordinary peasant woman.

The two didn't look like mother and daughter, so they couldn't help but wonder about their relationship.

Ignoring the stares of those around them, Zhu Jing walked straight up to Shen Man and said with a grin, "What a coincidence, you're here at the market too. Ever since I ran into you at the clinic last time, I've been wanting to visit you in Xiaoyao Village, but my dad won't let me..."

Shen Man felt a little embarrassed. She looked up at Zhu Jing and secretly groaned in her heart.

She just wanted to eat a steamed bun in peace, but how did she end up running into this troublesome young master?

Besides, she had only met him twice and they weren't familiar with each other. Why was he chattering away like he was seeing an old friend?

"Why are you eating this? Their best dish is the pork xiaolongbao... Boss, give me two baskets of pork xiaolongbao!" Zhu Jing sat down opposite Shen Man and started ordering food.

Shen Man thought to herself, "Who doesn't know that pork xiaolongbao is delicious? They're just complaining about the price!"

While waiting for the steamed buns, Zhu Jing, having nothing to do, noticed the honey jar Lanxiang had placed on the table and asked curiously, "What's in this jar?"

Lanxiang glanced at Zhu Jing and said softly, "This is honey that I made myself."

"Honey?" Zhu Jing's eyes lit up. "Can I eat it? Can I try some?"

Shen Man nodded.

Before she could speak, Zhu Jing opened the lid of the jar, dipped her finger in the nectar, and put it in her mouth.

"Wow, it's so sweet!" Zhu Jing exclaimed in surprise. "This nectar is so delicious, even sweeter than the candy my dad brought back from the capital!"

Shen Man looked at him helplessly, thinking to herself that Zhu Jing really was a glutton.

"Isn't your family the richest in Autumn Wind Town? How come you've never tasted honey before?"

“No, I’ve never seen this before,” Zhu Jing replied confidently.