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Buying an Iron Pot

The next day, because she had to collect the money, Jian Qingqing went with her father.

They went straight to Yunlai Restaurant. The manager was already waiting there.

Seeing her, the manager took a step forward. “Miss Qingqing, Jian Dalang.”

“How are you, Manager Lin?”

Manager Lin stroked his beard and smiled. “The Boss has agreed to your request. I have already prepared the money.”

“Really?”Jian Qingqing was still very happy when the dust settled.

“We will discuss the details when we go in. Miss Qingqing, after you.”

Jian Qingqing was about to pull Jian Dalang in when Jian Dalang waved his hand repeatedly. “No need, no need. You can go in alone. I will wait for you here.”

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Jian Qingqing did not force him. She went in alone with Manager Lin.

Manager Lin wrote a letter. Jian Qingqing took a look at it.

Okay. She could not understand it.

The characters in this dynasty were completely different from traditional characters. It seemed that she still had to learn them.

Jian Qingqing sighed. When would she ever be free?

Manager Lin read it to her. It was regarding how she would sell the formula to the restaurant, and how much would she sell it for. It was similar to a modern contract.

Jian Qingqing listened, and there was no problem, so she drew a line and read the formula to Manager Lin. He wrote down the formula and the entire transaction process was completed in less than 15 minutes. Jian Qingqing carried the silver out, and she found that a small box of silver was still quite heavy.

Father Jian took the silver. Although he had heard his daughter say it last night, it still felt light and unreal when he really got the money.

“Daughter, is this really ours?”

Jian Qingqing took out an ingot and gave it to him. “Does it feel real to the touch?”

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Jian Dalang immediately hid the silver and laughed. “Daughter, you’re really amazing!”

Jian Dalang now completely believed in Jian Qingqing. He would do whatever Jian Qingqing asked him to do and there would be no more doubts. He felt that his daughter was the most amazing. She could earn money and cook food.

“Alright, Father, go wait at Uncle Ox’s place first. I’ll go buy a pot first.”

Jian Qingqing took out two silver ingots from the box and walked to the iron shop. Manager Lin gave her ten silver ingots.

After buying the iron pot that she yearned for, Jian Qingqing prepared to go and see how the workers were selected. When she went there, she did not see Ma Jiacai. There were very few people.

Only then did Jian Qingqing realize that they must have gone to the mountains to look for food.

The previous county magistrate of Shifeng County had completely ignored the refugees. He did not care if they were not settled or organized, as long as they did not cause trouble.

Therefore, in order to survive, these refugees had no choice but to go up the mountains to look for food, and then return to the county to live in some dilapidated houses.

The county magistrate of Shifeng County did not allow the people to develop the wastelands. Otherwise, the refugees could still find a way to survive.

Jian Qingqing guessed that the nobles did not want the common people to live well. If they were allowed to open up and develop the wastelands, then no one would rent the land of those landlords and noble families. To put it bluntly, it was to protect their own interests.

She did not know if Great Wei had such a rule. In her opinion, if there were nobles everywhere oppressing the common people, then the country would not be far from destruction. Therefore, she had to earn a lot of money. Even if war broke out one day, they would be able to protect themselves.

She hoped that the new county magistrate would be better. She hoped that the Emperor of Great Wei was not a muddle-headed person. She hoped that there would not be war. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Back home, Jian Qingqing took out a lard cooking pot. The platform for the stove was temporarily built by Jian Dalang and Old Man Jian yesterday. It was built in the courtyard. After the house was built, they would build a better stove.

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Supervisor

Today, the food was cooked in an iron pot, and Jian Qingqing enjoyed it very much. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

She had not eaten any stir-fried food since she came here. She could not stir-fry anything with a clay pot, so she could only boil them.

She had used an iron pot to stir-fry all of today’s food. Even the wild vegetables that she despised became delicious.

The rice was also cooked in the iron pot. There was still rice in the bottom of the pot, and she sprinkled some salt on it. Jian Qingqing enjoyed it very much.

She was no longer going to the restaurant to sell meat, she did not plan to sell mushrooms anymore. She told this to Manager Lin and gave the mushroom business to Jian Rong. There was still more than a month before the rainy season ended. If it stopped raining, the mushroom would not grow again.

Later, she learned that Jian Rong had asked the children in the village to pick mushrooms together. Moreover, he supplied all the mushrooms to the restaurants in the county. She was surprised for a while. It seemed that Jian Rong was very business-minded and much better than her.

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Xiao Hu also stopped picking mushrooms and wild vegetables. She needed some help.

On the third day, Jian Qingqing went to the county town to look for Ma Jiacai. He and the other workers were already waiting.

Jian Qingqing looked at them carefully. They were all honest-looking and tall. She nodded in satisfaction. When she saw that the last person standing was a woman, she asked Ma Jiacai in surprise, “Why did you hire an aunt?”

Ma Jiacai quickly explained, “Her name is Aunt Liang. Her husband used to be the supervisor of the construction team, and he was in charge of overseeing the foundation of the houses. Aunt Liang learned a few things, so I thought that you might not remember hiring a supervisor. So, I took the initiative to hire her. Moreover, her strength is also quite good. She won’t delay the construction of the house.”

This was the main reason. In fact, there was a little selfishness in it. He used to be a member of Aunt Liang’s husband’s construction team. Supervisor Liang was very good to them. Now that Brother Liang was gone, he just wanted to take care of Sister Liang as much as he could.

Jian Qingqing understood. So it was like that. She did not know that she needed to find a supervisor to build a house. Her family did not know how to build houses either, having mostly seen thatched cottages and mud-brick houses. For those houses, all they needed were a few villagers to build for a few days. Who would know how to build proper brick houses?

Seeing that Jian Qingqing did not speak, Aunt Liang thought that she was dissatisfied and did not want her. She quickly knelt down and said with a choked voice, “Yes, My Lady. I learned some skills from my husband. I can do anything. Please accept me!”

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She really needed this job. She still had a daughter to support.

Jian Qingqing quickly helped her up. “Since Aunt Liang has such skills, then I’ll have to trouble you.”

“Thank you, My Lady! Thank you, My Lady!” Aunt Liang was so happy that she cried. This time, she could afford to buy some delicious food for her daughter.

“Alright, stop calling me Miss. Call me Miss Qingqing.” The title of ‘My Lady’ was really awkward every time she heard it. Such a title should only be used on a lady who had some status. Her family’s ancestors were all farmers for 18 generations. They could not afford to call her that.

Aunt Liang wiped her tears. “Yes, Miss Qingqing.”

“Oh right, your wages are 40 wen per day. Lunch and dinner are included. Is there a problem?”

“No problem, no problem!” The workers shook their heads one after another.

30 to 40 wen was the price before the disaster. They did not even include meals. After the disaster, there were people fighting to do the work just for some steam buns every day. Not only did Miss Qingqing give them food, but she also gave them money. She was really a good person, they would definitely work for her seriously!

This was what every worker thought in their hearts.

“Okay, then I’ll take you to the brick factory.”

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Work Begins

Jian Qingqing arranged for people to go to the brick factory to collect bricks. She planned to build a house with ten rooms, which would require a lot of bricks, and it might cost sixty taels of silver, including labor.

She explained the requirements to Aunt Liang. Aunt Liang was indeed a professional. She quickly calculated the approximate amount of bricks and then discussed it with the owner of the brick factory.

With Ma Jiacai and Aunt Liang here, Jian Qingqing was relieved. She then went to buy the food for the workers today.

She planned to make a meal with two vegetables and one meat, so she went off to buy some chicken. The vegetable dishes would be the same wild vegetables that the villagers bought. Adding eggs into the soup would be quite delicious. She would also add a pickled vegetable, which could also be bought from the villagers.

She had not expected it at first. She thought of buying all of them in the county in one go, but it was Old Man Jian who reminded her.

Now that she had earned money, she still had to build a house. Now, there was the problem with the pickled vegetables. Every household had these pickled vegetables, and if she spend money to buy them, even the kindest villagers would be jealous. These workers might even be separated from the villagers.

They still had to live in the village. It would not be good if they were isolated.

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Today was the first day of construction. Jian Qingqing had to keep watch.

The newly built house was next to the old house. Jian Qingqing planned to build it like a courtyard house, with a courtyard in the middle.

She explained the plan to the workers, and they began to build the foundation.

Jian Qingqing invited two aunties from the same village to cook. They could not come until tomorrow, so she was the only one to cook today.

She had already had the chicken killed in the county town, so she washed them, chopped them, and threw them into the pot to cook the soup. This was very easy and did not require much effort.

The things that required much effort were the pig offal. Yes, her big plan to set up the stall was about to begin.

This morning, not only did she buy the chicken, but she also bought 20 catties of pig offal and meat. She was a regular customer of the pork stall. Seeing that she wanted so many pig offal, the boss even gave her a much cheaper price.

The pig offal needed to be rinsed several times and cut into pieces. It also needed to be marinated with ginger and salt to remove the fishiness. She could not bear to use her fine salt, so she went to buy some private salt.

There were so many coarse salt impurities, so she guessed that the salt was from drying saltwater, without any treatment.

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Jian Qingqing dissolved and filtered it, and it was much better. However, it still had a bit of a bitter taste.

For the meat, there was no need to go through so much trouble. She just needed to cut it into one catty cubes and marinate it directly.

The food for the 20 workers and her family of seven still took a long time to cook. It took her almost two hours to finish cooking. Jian Qingqing put all the food into the wooden basin and barrel and began to cook her marinated dishes.

The iron pot could marinate 20 catties of meat in one go, which saved a lot of time.

When the braised soup was ready, it was already noon. The Jian Family members had also returned. Jian Qingqing put the meat in and went to call the workers to eat. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

When the workers saw the Jian Family members, they were very cautious. Ma Jiacai stammered, “Master, Madam, Old Master.”

Old Man Jian was shocked and waved his hands repeatedly. “No, no, no! Don’t call me ‘Old Master’, that’s too much, right?!”

Ma Jiacai was also shocked by Old Man Jian’s reaction and quickly apologized, “Yes, yes, yes! Old Uncle, I’m sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose.”

Old Man Jian recovered from his shock, he shook his head and said, “It’s okay, just call me Old Uncle like this. Don’t call me Old Master anymore. I’m a farmer, so how can I bear this title? Also, don’t call us Master or Madam, just call me big brother and big aunt.”

Father Jian nodded as well. “That’s right. You can call me Big Brother too. We’re all farmers. There’s no need to be so particular about it!”

Ma Jiacai nodded repeatedly. “Yes, we won’t do it again in the future. Your family members are all honest people. Miss Qingqing also won’t let us call her ‘My Lady’.”

“That’s right. We’re not fortunate enough to be nobles! Come, come, come, eat, eat!”

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Eating Rice

Ma Jiacai swept his gaze across the courtyard and asked curiously, “Uncle, where’s our meal?”

Old Man Jian pointed at the bucket of rice. “There, isn’t that it?”

Not to mention Ma Jiacai, the workers behind him were all shocked and could not even speak properly. “This, this, this, this is our meal!?”

“That’s right, is there a problem with this?”

This was too problematic! Who would give their workers cooked rice?

Miss Qingqing’s family were all great benefactors!

They would definitely do their best to help the Jian Family build a house and pray for them in their hearts every day. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

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One of the workers seemed to be in a dream. He unconsciously muttered, “This, this is too good...”

Old Man Jian said proudly, “What’s the big deal? Our Qingqing said that we have to let you eat your fill before you have the strength to work. Moreover, we are not landlords who will bully others. How can we let you eat coarse grains when we can eat good food?!”

In fact, Old Man Jian’s heart was bleeding. How much food did 20 people have to eat in a day! He originally wanted to say that the family should feed the workers with course grains, but Big Sister would not let him!

Forget it, forget it. Anyway, Big Sister was the one who earned the money, so she could do whatever she wanted!

Therefore, even though his heart was bleeding, Old Man Jian still put on an expression of ‘I feel sorry for you guys for working so hard’.

As expected, when they heard this, the workers were extremely grateful, and they kept on praising Jian Qingqing.

They said that Miss Qingqing was a bodhisattva who had descended to the mortal world, that she was beautiful and kind-hearted, and that she was the most kind-hearted person in all the villages.

Jian Qingqing was extremely helpless when she heard this. She interrupted their compliments, “Alright, alright, let’s eat! Eat as much as you want. There’s chicken soup and chicken meat in that bucket. You can eat it yourself.”

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Although the workers had not eaten anything delicious for a long, long time, they did not sweep the food like wolves. Instead, they ate very little. At most, they sipped on some chicken soup, and not many people ate meat.

Jian Qingqing comforted them, “You guys should eat. It’s okay. We made it for you to eat. If you don’t eat, we won’t be able to finish it.”

“Yes, yes, yes. We’re all eating. Miss Qingqing, you eat well. Don’t mind us.”

Even though they said this, they still ate the rice in small bites and did not pick up any more food.

One of the villagers suddenly burst into tears as he ate the rice.

Jian Qingqing was shocked. “What’s wrong? Why are you crying?”

Ma Jiacai also quickly asked, “Yes, Xiao Liu, what’s wrong with you?”

The man called Xiao Liu continue to cry and did not speak.

Jian Qingqing picked up a piece of chicken and placed it into his bowl. She comforted him, “Eat, it’s okay. Everything will pass.”

When Xiao Liu heard this, he finally raised his head. He sobbed and said, “I, I just thought of my mother. My mother starved to death in order to leave food for me to eat. Before she left, her biggest wish was to eat a mouthful of warm rice. I was useless and couldn’t find it for her.”

Hearing Xiao Liu say this, the other workers’ eyes also reddened. Each of their families had more or less died because of the drought. Some of them were even left alone in their homes. Many of them had saved food for them to eat so that they could survive. Therefore, Xiao Liu’s words resonated with them.

One of the workers said hesitantly, “Miss Qingqing, I... Can I save my food for my wife? She hasn’t eaten rice for a long time.”

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Going up the Mountain

Ma Jiacai turned around and scolded him, “Shut Up! Miss Qingqing has already given us such good food, why are you still thinking of bringing it back home!”

The worker’s tears could not help but fall, and he stammered, “I, I just want to save my rations. These dishes are too good, I want to bring them back for my wife to eat.”

When he said this, the others also had the same thoughts.

That’s right. They brought their own rations. Could these good dishes be brought back to their families?

Even Aunt Liang was moved. She could eat less and bring it back to her daughter to eat.

They all looked at Jian Qingqing expectantly. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Jian Qingqing shook her head slightly. “That won’t do. If you don’t eat well, you won’t have the energy to work. How about this? I’ll give you an advance of these five days’ wages. You can go back and buy some good food for them. How about it?”

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The workers’ eyes lit up. This was also possible!

Ma Jiacai hurriedly nodded. “Thank you, Miss Qingqing!”

In the afternoon, Jian Qingqing let Xiao Hu watch over the construction. She wanted to go up the mountain with Jian Rong to take a look. She always felt that there must be some treasure in such a large mountain. She might get lucky and find something good.

Jian Rong was now leading a group of children into the mountain every day. Because almost every family had children, the village chief had ordered for a path to be cleared in the mountain. It would be much safer to enter the mountain now.

When Jian Qingqing arrived, a group of kids stood in a row, each with a big basket in their hands. Jian Rong was standing on a rock and talking.

“You must listen to my orders when entering the mountains! You can’t just walk around! You can’t randomly catch snakes! If anyone disobeys, I won’t bring anyone into the mountains tomorrow! Is that clear?!”

“Clear!” the children all shouted loudly.

She felt that they were a little funny. Indeed, children were the most adorable creatures in the world.

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As she said this, Jian Qingqing forgot that she was also a little girl that was less than eight years old. She was less than a meter tall.

Jian Rong saw Jian Qingqing and immediately jumped down from the rock and came to her side. “Sister Qingqing, why are you here? Aren’t you building up your house?”

“I’ll follow you up the mountain to take a look. I’ll let Xiao Hu watch over the house.”

Jian Rong agreed without hesitation. “Okay, then you can follow me later.”

Jian Qingqing saw a little kid staring at her curiously. She took out a handful of candy to give to them. She had bought this candy for her three younger brothers to eat. She did not know what it was made from, but it was not very sweet. She did not think it was very delicious, but it was quite expensive. However, her three younger brothers liked to eat it, especially Xiao Lang. Every time she came back from the county, he would come and ask for candy.

After the children got the candy, they were not afraid of Jian Qingqing anymore. One by one, they called out sweetly, “Sister Qingqing.”

Jian Qingqing looked at them with a smile. These children were all under the age of seven. All the children in the village above the age of seven had to work in the fields. Jian Rong was the only child in his family, and that was why his mother had sent him out to look for food.

In the beginning, the Jian Family had sent Xiao Hu to the fields. The original owner had brought Xiao Ye and Xiao Lang out to look for wild vegetables. However, the original owner had not been feeling well, so she had asked Xiao Hu to bring them. After she came to this world, it was Xiao Hu who went with her.

In the Spring, many grass and trees bloomed. They were colorful and extremely beautiful.

As Jian Qingqing walked, she picked the flowers that she thought were beautiful. Suddenly, her gaze was attracted by a cluster of white flowers.

The flower vines climbed on the tall pine trees. The flowers in full bloom poured down from the trees, forming a flower waterfall.

This kind of ‘flower waterfall’ was everywhere in the mountains. Jian Qingqing was used to it from the beginning. What attracted her attention was the small white flowers on this flower waterfall.

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Honeysuckle

“Isn’t this honeysuckle?” she wondered out loud. In modern times, she had seen this kind of flower when she climbed mountains. Her fellow villagers said that it was honeysuckle, and they would pick it in spring to sell it for money.

“What flower? Isn’t this just an ordinary wild flower?” Jian Rong was puzzled.

Jian Qingqing explained, “This is called honeysuckle. It’s a type of medicinal herb. It has many uses.”

Jian Rong was shocked. “Is this really a medicinal herb? Do we actually have medicinal herbs on this mountain? This name is quite interesting, and it sounds expensive!”

Jian Qingqing had some ideas in her mind. The people in this village were very poor and did not have any extra income. If they could dig out some treasures from the mountain, it would also help them live a better life.

“Xiao Rong, why don’t you ask the owner of the medicine shop tomorrow to see if they accept it? If they do, ask the villagers to come to collect these flowers.”

“Ah? These are grown everywhere on the mountain. Would the people in the medicine shop still pay for them?”

Jian Qingqing smiled, “Then aren’t the mushrooms you sell grown everywhere? There are so many people who pay for them.”

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Jian Rong thought about it and it made sense. Just as he was about to agree, he thought of the man from the medicine store. He said embarrassedly, “Sister Qingqing, can I ask the other doctors? The man from the medicine store is too fierce. I don’t dare to ask.”

Hearing what he said, Jian Qingqing was also curious. “Is he really that fierce?”

Jian Rong nodded crazily. “It’s true!”

His grandmother’s health was not good. After he earned money, he hired a doctor to treat his grandmother, so he went to the medicinal herb store to get medicine.

There was only one medicinal herb store in Shifeng County, the Ji Shan Hall. The medicinal herb store attendant was very tall and spoke very loudly. Every time, Jian Rong would directly hand a paper slip to him, not daring to speak to him.

“Alright, I’ll go ask tomorrow.”

Jian Rong said embarrassedly, “Thank you, Sister Qingqing.”

“No problem.”

Jian Qingqing folded a long vine and prepared to ask the medicine shop tomorrow.

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As they walked, Jian Qingqing saw another tree with leaves that looked like citrus leaves. She called out to Jian Rong who was picking mushrooms. “Xiao Rong, is this a lemon tree?”

Jian Rong thought she had found another treasure, so he walked over and saw that it was something he already knew. He was disappointed, but he still said patiently, “This is called a citron tree. The fruit it grows is very sour and can not be eaten.”

That would be a lemon tree. When Jian Rong mentioned citron, the memory of the original owner appeared in Jian Qingqing’s mind. It looked like a lemon.

In ancient times, lemons were called citron, but they were not as big and juicy as modern lemons after generations of cultivation. At this time, citron was usually smaller, the meat was dry, and it was so sour that it was bitter. In modern times, some places would marinate this wild lemon that had not been cultivated into a sauce. It was also very delicious.

Speaking of lemons, Jian Qingqing thought of lemon boneless chicken feet and duck feet. The taste was really superb. She was almost drooling. Maybe when it matured, she could try to make it.

However, the citron had just bloomed. It would only mature in August or September. There was still a long way to go.

Jian Qingqing noted down the location of this citron tree and also let Jian Rong and a bunch of little kids remember it.

“Have you all memorized it? When the fruit ripens, remember to call me to pick it. I’ll make delicious food for you.” n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Speaking of food, everyone was very attentive.

“Okay, we will remember!”

“Sister Qingqing, can this kind of fruit really be eaten? There are a few by the roadside in the village. If you want to pick it, you don’t have to go to the mountains to do so.”

“When the time comes, you will see for yourself when I make food for you. Oh, where in the village do they have them? How come I don’t remember?”

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Dendrobium

Jian Rong explained, “On the road to Granny Lin’s house, there are a few citron trees growing by the side.”

Jian Qingqing recalled that although Granny Lin was also a member of the Jian Village. She lived in a very remote place and did not like to interact with the villagers. Every time she saw her, she looked fierce, so the children in the village were very afraid of her.

“Okay, when it’s ripe, you can ask me to pick it.”

While they were talking, the mushrooms in this area had already been picked.

“Let’s go, keep moving forward.”

Further ahead was a large stone wall. If the villagers wanted to build stone houses, they would come here to get stones. However, these stones were very difficult to carry, and it took a lot of effort, so very few households in the village had stone houses.

Jian Rong continued to instruct the people to move forward, but Jian Qingqing was attracted by the iron-green bamboo-like plants on the stone wall,

“This, this is...”

Jian Qingqing could not help but go forward and pull some of it down. Looking at the plants with fat joints, her heart started to beat faster.

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‘Wasn’t this the Dendrobium Catenatum?!

If they had this, their village would be rich! This large stone wall was densely covered with Dendrobium Catenatum! It was known as just ‘Dendrobium’.

Jian Rong saw that Jian Qingqing did not keep up with the team, so he stopped and said, “Let’s go, Sister Qingqing, what are you doing?”

“Oh, I’m coming!” Jian Qingqing quickly followed and came to the front of the team.

“Xiao Rong, do you know what this is?” She showed Jian Rong the Dendrobium that she had just pulled out.

Jian Rong glanced at it and said casually, “Isn’t this the Black Festival Grass? There are plenty of them on the stone wall.”

“So you don’t know that this can be used as medicine?”

“What! This can also be used as medicine!”Jian Rong was shocked. These were all grass that could be seen everywhere, right? How could anything be used as medicine?

“Sister Qingqing, how do you know so many types of medicine?” Jian Rong was very curious. How did Jian Qingqing know that the wild grass that could be seen everywhere by the roadside could also be used as medicine?

Jian Qingqing took out the same trick that she had used to deceive her family. “It was a herb gatherer who told me.”

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“What does the herb gatherer have to do with your family? Why did he even tell you about things you can and cannot eat?”

Jian Qingqing said vaguely, “Well, maybe he thought that I couldn’t remember when I was young, so he told me casually.”

Jian Rong was envious. “I also want to meet a herb gatherer who talks so much.”

At this moment, they just happened to walk to a place full of mushrooms. Jian Rong waved her little hand. “Little ones! Go and pick the mushrooms! After picking them, we’ll go home!”

Jian Qingqing looked at the sky. It was time to go back and cook. In order to go home quickly, she also helped to pick mushrooms.

When Jian Qingqing returned home, the workers had almost finished with the foundation for the house. She was shocked. They were so quick!

It seemed that Ma Jiacai had found the right people. They were all reliable people.

Xiao Hu had marinated the meat. The whole yard was filled with the fragrance of meat. It was still spring, so the weather was not very hot. Otherwise, the meat would go bad quite quickly, and they would have to get up early in the morning to cook it.

Jian Qingqing quickly finished cooking and called the workers over to eat. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

“Let’s eat!”

“Miss Qingqing, you eat first. We’ll work for a while more. We’ll eat when the sun goes down!”

Jian Qingqing paid high wages and the food was good, so the workers worked very hard.

“Hurry up and eat now. When the sun goes down, you’ll have to go home.”

The workers thought of their family members who were still waiting for them to go back, so they did not decline.

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Setting up a Stall

Having been here for so long, one of the things Jian Qingqing was most unaccustomed to was the inconvenience of transportation. Every time she walked to the county town, it would take more than an hour. If it were not for Uncle Ox, she would have to wait for Jian Dalang to tend to the land before she could start her big plan to earn money. By then, her two short legs would be swollen after walking for two days. After she finished building the house, she would have to buy a cow. Even if she bought it now, there was no place for it to live.

Speaking of walking, she had to admire Jian Rong. He actually did not take Uncle Ox’s cart! He just used a cart to carry a load of over a hundred catties to the county town!

The next morning, Jian Qingqing brought her braised meat, honeysuckle, and Dendrobium to Uncle Ox’s cart.

She had the idea to buy a cow, so she chatted with Uncle Ox. “Uncle, how did you buy this ox?”

“You want to buy an ox?”

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“Yes, I have to sell things every day, so I’m sorry to trouble you every day. You used to not go so early in the past, but because of me, you have to wake up so early. I’m afraid I’m delaying your work in the fields.”

Uncle Ox’s job was not only to drive the ox cart. The main function of the ox was to plow the land. When he was free, he would come out to drive the ox cart. During this period of time, farm work was very tight.

Uncle Ox would send her to and from the morning, and only in the afternoon could he do farm work, and this made her very embarrassed. She could only give him some stewed meat as a token of gratitude.

“Hey, it’s no trouble. I don’t have much work at home, but it’s also good to be able to buy an ox.” Speaking of this, Uncle Ox admired Jian Qingqing very much. It had only been a month, and she was going to build a house to buy an ox. He was correct, this young woman had a bright future!

“I bought this ox after looking at it for two whole months. I spent more than seven taels of silver! To buy an ox, don’t buy it after one or two visits. If you did, you can easily buy a sick ox or a sub-par cow. Moreover, there aren’t any good cows in the market at the moment. Those good ones will be bought immediately when they come to the market. It’s very popular.”

Speaking of buying an ox, Uncle Ox had his own way of doing things.

“You have to pay more attention to the situation in the market. When you come to a new cow, you have to go and see it immediately. If you see a strong one, you have to pay immediately. Otherwise, it will be bought by others very quickly. At that time, there were quite a few people who looked at this end, but they all felt that it was too expensive and couldn’t buy it immediately. I also felt that it was a little expensive, but it’s rare to see a good one. I gritted my teeth and bought it. Look, it’s already five years old. It’s still doing well now, and it’s still strong.”

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“Huh? Is it that troublesome?” She did not have so much time to pay attention to the ox market every day.

“What’s the trouble? If you want to buy a good bull, you have to put in more effort. How about this, my dear? If you don’t have time, I’ll help you look. If I see one, I’ll inform you immediately!”

“Is that okay? Will it trouble you, Sir?”

“What’s the trouble?” He shook his head. “I have acquaintances in the ox market. If they come with a new bull, I’ll ask him to call me. If I feel good about it, I’ll call you. It’s no trouble at all!”

“Thank you!”

Arriving at the county town, Jian Qingqing went straight to the place where the meat was sold. There were several pork stalls and a mutton stall there. The rest were selling chickens, ducks, and fish.

Usually, those who came here to buy meat were from rich families, so there were probably more people who could afford her stewed meat. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

She picked a side and stayed away from those who sold chicken, ducks, and meat. She could not stand the smell.

Jian Qingqing also brought a small wooden stool. She placed the wooden bucket containing the stewed meat there. When the lid was opened, the rich fragrance immediately filled the entire market, covering the smell of meat, chicken, duck, and feces.

The butchers all looked over.

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Doing Business

Jian Qingqing did not shout. She simply lifted the lid and sat down on a stool.

The fragrance of wine was not afraid of the depth of the alley. Moreover, her seat was so good that she did not need to worry about customers.

Soon, a woman walked over hesitantly.

“Miss, what are you selling? Why does it smell so good?”

“I’m selling stewed meat. There are pork chops, lean meat, and streaky meat. Aunt, do you want some?”

“Pig offal? Can pig offal be delicious?”

“It’s delicious. Aunty, don’t you think it’s really fragrant?. Would you like to try it?”

As she was afraid that no one would accept pig offal, she cut the pig intestines into small pieces for the guests to try.

The woman took the pig intestines and put them into her mouth hesitantly.

Hmm? It was really delicious!

It was fragrant and chewy, and there was no strange taste.

The woman’s eyes lit up. “Miss, how much for a catty of pig offal?”

Jian Qingqing smiled smugly. She knew that no one could resist the taste of pig intestines!

“Pig offal costs 80 wen per catty, lean meat 130 wen, streaky pork 150 wen.”

Pig offal was not only pig intestines, but also pig lungs, liver, and pig blood. The prices of these things varied. Jian Qingqing set the price at 80 wen.

The woman was not short of money. She waved her hand and said, “Then give me one catty of pig offal, lean meat, and streaky meat each!”

“Okay!” Jian Qingqing was very happy with the first deal. She wrapped the meat up with dried leaves.

Before the woman left, she said something that would be heard in every shop in the modern world, “I look forward to welcoming your next visit!”

The woman was amused. “You really know how to talk, Young Lady!”

After the woman left, another aunt came. “Young Lady, give me that pig offal to try.”

It seemed that she had been watching from the side for a long time.

Jian Qingqing handed the large intestine to her. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

After the Aunty took a bite, she felt that it was not bad and said, “Young Lady, give me another taste. I don’t even know what the other tastes like.”

It seemed that the second customer was a difficult person to deal with. Jian Qingqing was not annoyed. In the future, she might encounter even more strange customers. She could not be angry every time she returned. She kept smiling, “Aunty, they all taste roughly the same. It won’t taste bad.”

Since she could not freeload, the Aunty came up with another plan. “Then, Young Lady, I’ll buy your pig offal. You can give me a cheaper price. The pork offal is only 25 wen a catty, and now that you cooked it, you’re selling it for 80 wen a catty? Aren’t you too evil?”

“Aunty, not only do I have pork offal, I also have pork liver. That’s 50 wen a catty. My spices are also very expensive. It’s not expensive to sell it for 80 wen.”

The Aunty curled her lips. Why was this girl smiling? She clearly had a dark heart.

“Then give me a catty of pork offal. Put more pork liver in.” Jian Qingqing would not listen to her. She would take what was in a spoonful.

She wrapped the meat and handed it to the customer. “Aunty, 80 wen.”

The aunty was so angry that she wanted to leave, but she could not bear to part with such delicious food. She could only grit her teeth and count 80 wen before throwing it in front of Jian Qingqing.

“Here, here, here! You black-hearted little hoof!”

Jian Qingqing picked up the money and silently told herself in her heart, ‘Don’t get mad, don’t get mad. Earning money isn’t easy. Only through suffering can I become a woman of honor. The heavens will bestow a great responsibility on me, and I will definitely suffer and strain my bones...’

‘Damn it! The next time that Aunty dares to come again, I will throw the money at her face! I won’t take this her damned attitude! It’s only 80 wen! Even if it’s 10,000 taels...’

‘If she really paid 10,000 taels, Jian Qingqing was willing to go down on her knees and beg her.’

‘Sigh, it looks like I still lack discipline.’

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Selling Medicine

Except for the strange second customer, the other customers were all very friendly.

The entire street was filled with the overbearing smell of stewed meat. In less than an hour, Jian Qingqing closed her stall.

She found that the individual customers still bought more pig offal and less pork belly.

So she decided to make more pig offal today.

Jian Qingqing cleaned out all the pig offal from the three pork stalls. It was more than 50 catties in total. She bought another 20 catties of meat and sold them the next day.

The owner of the mutton stall next to her was very envious.

“Little Girl, come and take a look at my mutton too. Mutton is even better than pork!”

Speaking of mutton, Jian Qingqing thought of mutton stewed with radish soup. It was very nourishing and warm to the stomach. She licked her lips. Unfortunately, there were no radishes now.

She walked to the mutton stall and took a look. She found that the mutton was very fat. If she could roast it, it would be very good. When she went back, she would ask the workers to make an oven!

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“Boss, how much is the hind leg of the mutton?”

“200 wen per catty. It’s not expensive. If you want more, I can give you a cheaper price.”

“Forget it. I want two catty.” There was no market for the stewed mutton. It was too expensive. It was okay if she bought it back and ate it herself.

After buying the mutton, she went to order a few chickens. “Boss, help me kill three chickens. I’ll come back to get them later!”

The duck seller beside her could not sit still anymore. “Miss, buy a few ducks. Ducks are delicious too. They’re even more delicious than chickens!”

Jian Qingqing shook her head. “No, no, I can’t eat that much!”

If the ducks were not handled properly, they would have a very strong smell of duck. She could not stand that smell, and there were no good seasonings to remove the smell. However, she liked to eat roasted ducks very much. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

When she went back, she had to get the workers to build an oven!

Jian Qingqing put all the meat on the side of a pork stall. “Uncle Zhu, help me look after my stuff. I’ll go buy something and come back to get it later!”

This Uncle Zhu was the owner of the pork stall where Jian Qingqing bought meat for the first time. Because she often bought meat from him, she was already very familiar with him. The owner often helped her with little favors.

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“Okay, don’t worry. I’ll keep an eye on it for you!”

Jian Qingqing took the honeysuckle and the Dendrobium to the only medicine shop in the county town — Ji Shan Hall.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw a tall and big man grabbing medicine from the counter. He was really tall. Jian Qingqing raised her head high to see his face clearly. He was also very strong. His arms were thicker than her head, and his mustache covered a big portion of his face. No wonder Jian Rong was so afraid of him. He looked quite fierce.

“Big Brother, does your shop accept medicinal herbs?” Seeing that the last person grabbing medicine had left, Jian Qingqing immediately ran to the side of the counter and raised her head to ask him.

Wei Wusheng looked left and right, but did not see anyone. He scratched his head. Why did he feel that someone was talking to him? Could it be that he was hearing things?

Jian Qingqing wanted to slap the counter. “Big Brother, I’m here!”

Why was this broken counter even taller than her! She jumped up with all her might, wanting to poke her head out to look at the tall man.

Wei Wusheng finally saw the child who popped her head out from time to time from the other side of the counter. He opened the small door of the counter and walked out.

“Kid, what are you trying to do? Do you want to buy some medicine? Show me the prescription.”

It was the first time Jian Qingqing was called a ‘kid’, and she was speechless.

However, this person was really tall. When he walked to her side, she finally knew how strong his pressure was. Her head was almost raised ninety degrees before she could see his face. He should be almost two meters tall.

Why was he so tall? He should give her some of his height!

Suppressing all kinds of strange thoughts in her head, Jian Qingqing asked again, “Big Brother, do you accept medicinal herbs?”

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