"Then there is a fake, I know this matter better than you, you come down quickly, and see how much dye is used in these clothes? If the brothers have such a good thing and think of me Lao Chentou, we can't be ignorant of the good. Lao Chen said: "Girl, I'll unload the car first, let's go into the house to talk, we will never treat you badly, your brother didn't say anything, just rush him, let's talk about money hurts feelings." Lao Chen looked at the car and was overjoyed.

Ruoxi said happily: "Okay, Brother Chen." Let's unload the truck first. Ruoxi carried the clothes into the store with one hand and one basket, Lao Chen Tou and Aunt Yun were dumbfounded, and Lao Chen Tou said: "The little girl has such great strength, as powerful as your eldest brother." ”

After the three of them unloaded the car, Aunt Yun said: "Little girl, I did the math, these clothes are really a lot, and they all need at least one or two silvers to be dyed?"

"A tael of silver, not much. Ruoxi smiled and said: "It's just that I just came to Washington, and I haven't started the construction money yet, so you do it first, and I'll send it to you in two days, okay?" In addition, I don't throw garbage with a basket, I have to take the basket away, Aunt Yun, you find a place to pile it up first." ”

"I don't want you to pay, you go back and tell Ruo Ruo, as long as it is the way he wants to make a fortune, there is no one I don't follow. Old Chen said: "Don't you know that last time your eldest brother made a big copper furnace of rose essential oil, give a coppersmith, that coppersmith is my brother-in-law, he sold a lot of money? As soon as he saw me, I asked Ruoruo to come out, I went to Washington several times, but I didn't see him, I heard that he was missing, and I don't know if it was true or not? ”

"My brother was sent out by the eldest young master to run errands, and he couldn't come back for a year and a half. There are all kinds of rumors and suspicions in this house. If you have the opportunity to meet the coppersmith, tell him that if you want to refine rose essential oil, you can also ask him to separate the shop from a small room and paint it clean, and we can cooperate to open a small store of essential oils. ”

If the girl is willing to give us the goods, we will do it together, this is a big business, rose essential oil is a rare thing, this Fengxiang City has not been sold, those dignitaries and nobles are brought back in the capital, and the strange goods can be lived. Lao Chen looked at Ruoxi with bright eyes, and said: "No wonder they are brother and sister, not only do they look similar, but their brains are exactly the same." Not long after your brother entered Washington, he was appreciated by the eldest young master and sent out to do things, and the girl is probably not a thing in the pool, and she will definitely be able to get the blue eyes of the eldest young master in the future. ”

"Brother Chen praised us, people from humble backgrounds, it's good to just have food and clothing. Ruoxi smiled.

"I'm a rough man, what I have to say is straightforward, my brother-in-law's family had a fire last year and suffered heavy losses, if it wasn't for your eldest brother to find him to make a copper furnace, his business would be cold, and he wouldn't be rich for three meals a day. If the girl can really give our family these two businesses, she will really be our God of Wealth, a life-saving Bodhisattva. Lao Chen rubbed his hands happily, and Aunt Yun poured out more than a dozen large bamboo baskets, put them on the carriage, and said, "Girl, we will dye it first, these jobs can't be done in ten days and half months, you can see it, I'm alone." ”

"Okay, no hurry. Aunt Yun, I will send you silver tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Ruoxi looked at Lao Chen and said: "It's all the same, we are also taking risks for our livelihood, you have also heard of the rules of Washington, and in the future, this business will be done by you, and it is not very convenient for us to enter and exit." ”

"Don't want money, girl, don't give money!" Old Chen said: "For such a business, if my brother can think of me, I will be very grateful." Don't worry, I understand, we will give you a clear picture of all the things outside. ”

"Thank you, Brother Chen, let's go one yard to one yard, and Aunt Yun also needs money to buy dyes. Ruoxi smiled and said, "Mine hurried back to the house on an errand." ”

Old Chen Tou sent Ruoxi out and said in a low voice: "Girl, does anyone else in the house know about this dress?"

Ruoxi was stunned for a moment and said, "No one knows, what's wrong?" Brother Chen. ”

Lao Chen said: "It's nothing, the girl should be cautious, although these garbage they either fill in the pit or make a rag, but the rules of Washington are very big, if this matter is known, the girl will get into trouble, and will be reprimanded for theft, and will be tortured, which is why these clothes will be filled in the pit and buried, or made a rag and did not flow out for other purposes." ”

"I'll be careful, Brother Chen. Thank you. Ruoxi was shocked, and said secretly, it turns out that this is the case, then we must think of a better way to print and dye, so that this batch of clothes is not easy to identify.

"As long as no one sees it, it's garbage, and no one cares. Old Chen Tou was relieved and said, "Girl, when will you be able to make essential oils?"

"Soon, you'll be ready to shop here. Ruoxi said, jumped into the carriage, and Lao Chen said, "Then we will wait for you." ”

"Hey, okay. Ruoxi said yes and drove away. She could see the hardships of the couple, when she was talking to them, she paid attention to the environment at home, a big bed supported by bamboo boards, sleeping six children, tattered quilts, the children were bare-assed, there were two slightly older children, already sensible, they covered their bodies with quilts, and pretended to sleep motionless, very embarrassed, but the little boys got up when they heard the movement, jumped around on the bed with their bare buttocks, and were reprimanded by Lao Chen Tou several times before they were quiet. This business is also very important to improve their lives.

Ruoxi drove the carriage to a secluded place, took down two large bamboo baskets from the carriage, and said softly to the horses: "I know you are the smartest, I will paste an invisibility charm for you, you go back to the stable quietly, I have to go up the mountain to collect medicine, so as to sell some silver and make up enough money for dye." ”

The horse nodded as if he understood what was being said. Ruoxi sent the carriage back to Dongfang Huafu, summoned Xiao Hei, and galloped away.

Along the way, Ruoxi was chattering with Xiao Hei about the plum blossom hairpin that Dongfang Yixian gave her, you must know that Ruoxi has not even had shoes since she was a child, where has she ever had a piece of jewelry of her own. What's more, the person who gave this thing is a benefactor she has looked up to and grateful since she was a child, and Dongfang Yixian is a god-like existence in her heart.

Xiao Hei saw that she was happy, and he also hummed a few times to cheer up.

Ruoxi carried a big bamboo basket on her back to climb the mountain to collect medicine, Xiao Hei followed behind her, plucked the herbs one by one, and put them into the bamboo basket, Ruoxi smiled: "Xiao Hei, if this herb can be sold at a good price, we will soon be able to make dye money." Ruoxi climbed up and down, picked herbs for half a day, and filled a basket.

The midday sun is the most poisonous, dizzy and sweaty. She walked to a big tree, sat down to rest, and the little black snorted around her, and then ran into the mountain with another empty bamboo basket in her mouth, and disappeared.

Ruoxi knew that Xiao Hei helped her collect medicine, picked up her clothes and fanned the wind, she took off the hairpin given to her by Dongfang Yixian, held it in her hand, and said in her heart: "I'll take it off and carry it in my arms safely." "When Ruoxi was collecting medicine, he was always worried that the hairpin would fall, and he jumped on the cliff several times, and after landing, he couldn't help but touch it to see if it was still there, and he felt troublesome and worried. She half-leaned against the tree, held the hairpin in her arms, and closed her eyes to rest. Thinking of Dongfang Yixian, my heart rippled gently.

When Xiao Hei came back with a basket full of herbs, Ruoxi fell asleep, Xiao Hei didn't bother her, just lay beside her, arching Ruoxi's legs, Ruoxi felt that there was something next to her, and when she woke up, she saw that it was Xiao Hei, and when she saw a basket full of herbs, she jumped up happily and said, "I picked so much so quickly." Ruoxi quickly looked through the varieties inside, all of which were the herbs she often picked, and said happily: "Xiao Hei, let's sell the medicinal materials to the Mingde Medical Center and see how much money we can give." She looked at the herbs in the basket in disbelief, looked at Xiao Hei, and asked, "Xiao Hei, did you pick these yourself?"

Xiao Hei flashed his big ears, shook his fat head, and the little pig's hooves did not live on the ground and stepped on the circle, Ruoxi nodded and said: "I know, as long as the Mingde Medical Center is willing to accept our medicine, you will take our pig team to pick herbs in the mountains in the future, and my sister will save some money by herself, do a small business, and support herself." Do you think this is going to work? Isn't it going to be too hard for you?"

Xiao Hei blinked his big eyes and nodded vigorously, as if to say, we are all willing to serve you, and it is not hard at all. Ruoxi happily hugged Xiao Hei, turned over and rode on the pig's back, she was holding a basket of herbs in front and a basket in the back. Hiding his body was like a little black galloping, running towards the Mingde Medical Center.

Mingde Medical Center is the largest medical hall in Fengxiang, and the doctors inside are also the best doctors in the local area, they open the door, patients are endless, Ruoxi just walked to the door with herbs on his back, and was surrounded by a few children who delivered medicine at the door, and asked: "You are also delivering medicine? Which village are you from?"

Ruoxi said: "Taoxi Village, do you have any advice?" She looked at the group of medicine delivery vehicles blocking the intersection, there were about a dozen of them, with sickles in their waists and wooden sticks in their hands. That look looks like a gang, and she must not just stop herself, she is bullying and dominating the market, she is talking about this kind of person.

"Let's go back, we have all the medicine in the Mingde Medical Center, you little girl, you have climbed the mountain, can you climb the cliff? What can you pick? Dandelion to feed the pigs, or pig grass?" A middle-aged man looked at Ruoxi with disdain.

"I won't sell you any medicine. Don't bother, borrow it. Ruoxi carried two large bamboo baskets and walked inside.

"The little girl is a film, and her mouth is quite powerful. The middle-aged man waved his hand, and more than a dozen strong men suddenly came over, stood in a row, blocking Ruoxi, only to see the man, pointing to Ruoxi's clothes, and sneering: "Why is the big girl still wearing men's clothes?

When everyone heard this, they laughed and quipped: "Brother Grasshopper, you are too ruthless, even if you don't let her sell medicine here, you don't have to be your mother-in-law, right? How old are you?" A young boy smiled and said: "Little sister, if you want to get married, you can choose from among us, as long as you follow us, you will be asked to sell this medicine, otherwise where did you come from and where do you go back." ”

"Haha, you see she's blushing. Another kid followed and coaxed, saying, "Little sister, although we are like brothers, you can't pick them all, and if you are too public, you will have to fight." They held hands, and you stopped in front of Ruoxi with a word, looking at Ruoxi's angry and anxious appearance, and laughed.

Ruoxi put down the bamboo basket and stared at them coldly. If you want to break in, you will inevitably fight, this girl is not afraid of fighting, she came all the way with herbs on her back, and she was sent back by a group of little scoundrels, is that still Ruoxi?

Everyone saw Ruoxi put the bamboo basket on the ground, with a cold look on his face, and said, "What's the matter, little sister, do you still want to bite?"

"Good people don't get in the way, little sister, I want to pass through this door, everyone get out of the way, let's be safe, otherwise don't blame me for not recognizing people. Ruoxi clasped his fists and saluted: "Offended." ”

"What's the matter? You still want to fight with a dozen of our big men?" Everyone was stunned when they saw it, obviously this little girl was not simple, and directly challenged them. Seeing that the war between the two sides is about to break out. I saw a doctor in a green shirt come out of the medical hall and reprimanded: "Grasshopper, Xiao Jiu, what are you doing? What are you doing to embarrass a little girl? How much share can she steal from you? Can you eat all the business of the Mingde Medical Center? Now that there are many patients in the medical center, the little medicine you send is a drop in the bucket, and we have to transport medicinal materials here from other places every month." ”

"Steward, what do you always say, what are we playing with this sister?" Xiao Jiu said with a hippie smile: "Sister come first, we are not in a hurry, you will go home early after selling the medicine." ”

Ruoxi clenched his fists and said, "Thank you." "Follow the doctor into the medical hall.

Grasshopper said: "This girl is really good, she doesn't hold grudges, she is atmospheric, just like the masters." ”

"Looking at her neat figure, she may be a practitioner. Otherwise, dare to single-handedly challenge more than a dozen of us?" Xiao Jiu said in a low voice: "If we let her beat her today, we won't be able to mix in Fengxiang, that chick's eyes are glaring, like a knife, a thief is scary." ”

The green-shirted doctor took Ruoxi to the backyard, looked at her and said, "Little girl, you are really brave, but have you practiced?" I saw you almost want to do it with them just now, and you singled out a dozen of them, where did you get the courage, just to sell medicine, you really let go, don't die?"

Ruoxi smiled and said, "I came here from the back mountain of Taoxi, and the journey is quite long. How can you return in vain because of a few little scoundrels. I haven't practiced, but I'm not afraid of fighting. Teach them a lesson, and next time they won't bully the market and block the road. ”

"Courage is commendable, I really sweated for you, the girl who dares to love doesn't know kung fu, my God, fortunately I bumped into it, otherwise something would have happened. The green-shirted doctor couldn't help but nod his head and said, "Acquaintance, I really convinced you, what's your name?"

"Sand. Ruoxi pointed to the sand piled up in the corner of the courtyard of the pharmacy and said, "This is my name." ”

"Ahh The doctor in the green shirt looked at Ruoxi incredulously.

"Haha. Ruoxi smiled heartily and brightly, and didn't explain that this was not a name given by his parents.

The doctor in the green shirt looked at Ruoxi, and felt very happy in his heart, and said in his heart, this girl is so interesting, and her personality is really good.

Ruoxi looked at the backyard of the Mingde Medical Center, there were dried herbs everywhere, and a few pharmacists who were inspecting the goods were chatting about something? Seeing that the Qingyi doctor had brought someone again, he hurriedly ran over and said, "The chief steward, let's buy more medicinal materials to treat external injuries, now the wound medicine in Fengxiang City is in short supply, and I heard that other places are also very nervous, in case we encounter the wounded from the battlefield, we can't deal with it, now we have too many ordinary herbs such as typhoid fever, let's not accept them for the time being?" The pharmacist looked at Ruoxi's two bamboo baskets of herbs, and he didn't have the intention to inspect the goods anymore.

"It's not bad for these two baskets, the little girl came so far away. The green-shirted doctor said to Ruoxi: "You give them the medicine, I am the steward here, Li Zhengyuan." In the future, you can come to me for anything, and I will explain to those bad boys at the door, I can't trouble you. ”

Ruoxi handed over the bamboo basket to the pharmacist for inspection, saluted Li Zhengyuan, and said, "Thank you Li for your care." ”

Seeing that Li Zhengyuan was taking special care, the pharmacist couldn't say anything more? As soon as he brought it to the big bamboo mat for drying the medicine, he exclaimed when he saw the herbs in the basket, and said, "Little girl, where did you pick these medicinal materials?"

Ruoxi was startled, and hurriedly said: "Taoxi Houshan, what's wrong?

"No, no, it's fine, it's none of your business. The pharmacist took the hand of the green-shirted doctor and said, "Zhengyuan, let's go to the house to talk." ”

Ruoxi didn't know why this pharmacist was excited, but he had already said that it was not a problem with medicinal materials, so he was relieved. Xindao, aren't you short of medicine for wounds? I have the most medicinal materials in my bamboo basket to treat injuries.

As soon as the pharmacist pulled Li Zhengyuan into the house, he said anxiously: "Zhengyuan, can you let this little girl go, send more money to keep her, she actually has the "Nine Dead Soul Grass" in her bamboo basket, which is the most difficult to pick, and it is a good medicine for treating external injuries, and what we lack the most is hemostatic medicine." I estimate that as the war tightens, this hemostatic medicine will be a strange commodity. There are also some other precious herbs, even if the little girl doesn't know the value, let's not treat her badly, can you carefully ask her how many more of these herbs can be provided?"

Li Zhengyuan said: "That's natural, you see that the little girl is wearing men's clothes, and it is clear how poor the family is, how can I treat her badly." At the door just now, Xiao Jiu, the grasshopper they stopped, and didn't let her come in to sell medicine, the little girl wanted to single out a dozen of them, and she looked fierce, I asked her if she had practiced, guess what?"

When the pharmacist heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "And what's the matter? Seeing her delicate and weak little appearance, she is still so fierce, she is a martial arts master?"

Li Zhengyuan said with a smile: "The little girl said that she hadn't practiced, but she wasn't afraid of fighting." ”

The pharmacist stroked his palms and laughed: "This is the funniest joke I've ever heard, Zhengyuan, you can kill someone." This little girl is such a living treasure, go and talk to her. ”

Li Zhengyuan walked out laughing and said, "Shazi, we have received all your medicine." How many of these herbs can you pick in a day?"

Ruoxi said: "It depends on how much these herbs are worth?"

Li Zhengyuan laughed dumbly when he heard this, and said, "These two baskets of herbs, I will give you one or two pieces of silver." How much can you get back?"

Ruoxi pondered for a moment and said, "How much do you need? I'll send you as much as I want?" I collect medicine in the mountains every day, if you need more, I can hire a worker to help me collect medicine, and this tael of silver can invite a lot of people to buy a lot of big bamboo baskets. ”

"Okay, let's make up our minds, in the future, all the medicines you pick will be sent to the Mingde Medical Center, and we will collect as much as you want. As he spoke, he took out a tael of silver and handed it to Ruoxi, saying, "I'll give you ten more big bamboo baskets, so you don't have to go out to buy them." ”

Ruoxi hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "Thank you so much, thank you so much, but do you really need so much? Or, you tell me the herbs you use a lot, and I will pick more." ”

"We want you to send these varieties today, we like them the most. The pharmacist hurriedly interjected.

"Okay, I'll pick you some more Nine Dead Soul Rejuvenation Grass. Ruoxi smiled.

"Great, let Zhengyuan give you more money. The pharmacist's eyes lit up with excitement.

Li Zhengyuan looked at Ruoxi, and inexplicably felt a kind of emotion and pity in his heart, and said: "Sand, the Nine Dead Soul Grass grows on the cliffs and is the most difficult to pick, I will not treat you badly, you have to be more careful." ”

"Thank you, Steward Li cares, I'll be careful. Ruoxi picked up his two bamboo baskets, and Li Zhengyuan hurriedly asked the guys in the warehouse to bring ten big bamboo baskets to her, and said, "How did you come, do you want me to let the car take you back." ”

"No, thank you for managing Lee. I can move it, these are unsinkable. Ruoxi stacked the bamboo baskets together, carried them on his thin little shoulders, and walked out quickly, Li Zhengyuan looked at Ruoxi's back, and his heart was a little sour. said secretly, it is really the children of poor families who are in charge early.