35. Ambition
After lunch, Jiang Xiaomiao didn't care about resting, so he returned to a stall trading point in the market under the guidance of the Emperor of the Heavens. Most of the people who do business here are non-prime people who can't climb the mountains, and they move around the foot of the mountain and on the mountainside, looking for something to sell for money. These people are not medicine customers, and occasionally some of the harvests are scattered medicinal materials, mountain fruits, mountain mushrooms, etc., most of which are worthless. When these people return to the town, they set up a stall and sell the day's income for a small price. Some people set up stalls and in less than a quarter of an hour they were able to sell their goods and get money home.
The food lady mentioned that there would be people selling mountain goods from after lunch, and she would come here to find some ingredients if she had time. Jiang Xiaomiao knew the idea of the Emperor of the Heavens, probably wanting her to try her luck in this kind of place, where there were no monks, the Emperor of the Heavens would not be found out even if he cheated.
Jiang Xiaomiao wandered alone by the stall, with five taels of silver hidden in the grape balls, and a bag full of copper coins in his hand. At this time, she said that she was not flustered, it was false, a five or six-year-old child walking around in such a place, would it be caught and sold by traffickers?
Fortunately, this morning the cook took her around the place with a swagger, and the snake here immediately recognized her and trotted all the way over to say hello. Jiang Xiaomiao said a little shyly: "This big brother, I just want to buy some mountain goods by myself, fruits and animal meat can also be used." These people won't bully me, I'm still young, I can't recognize everything, will they cheat me out of my money? ”
The head snake immediately shook his head and patted his chest and said, "Little sister, what do you say, we are all the most honest people here, how can we bully children." When Sister Mei took you here this morning, everyone saw it, how could such an eyeless person bully you. ”
Jiang Xiaomiao lowered her head uneasily after hearing this, and the head snake looked at her like this, and immediately took Jiang Xiaomiao around the gathering area of this vendor, and greeted a few old oilmen who had been buying mountain goods for many years. As soon as these people heard that this girl was brought out by the chef of Shuyu Pavilion, they all knew it in their hearts, and they had to take care of one or two.
With such an appearance, Jiang Xiaomiao walked around different stalls with confidence. Today's weather is good, and there are no people patrolling the mountains to find mountain goods after lunch, and it is estimated that they will not appear until later. Jiang Xiaomiao found some ordinary things and bought them by herself, all of which were stoves and props that could be used for cooking, a total of two taels of silver. She couldn't transport these away, but the head snake still had eyes, and immediately helped her find a donkey cart that would pass by Shuyu Pavilion, and send it to the backyard of Shuyu Pavilion when it was convenient for her family.
A little girl of five or six years old casually spent two taels of silver, and she bought all the things used in the kitchen, so everyone looked at Jiang Xiaomiao much kinder. They all regarded Jiang Xiaomiao as a big customer in the future, and after the mountain goods of the day appeared one after another, some people began to introduce Jiang Xiaomiao.
When Jiang Xiaomiao saw this otherworldly mountain treasure, she felt curious about everything, and her mouth was greedy. They gave her a small bamboo basket, and she spent a hundred copper coins to buy some mushrooms and wild vegetables sporadically. There was a fly in the ointment, there was no meat to buy, and she thought of the snow rabbit meat she ate yesterday, and she wanted to get another decent meat to eat.
Just when Jiang Xiaomiao wanted to buy a few more fruits and go back, the Emperor of the Heavens spoke up, and he said to Jiang Xiaomiao: "Go a hundred steps forward, there are two medicinal herbs with aura on the stall under the tree, go and buy them back." ”
Jiang Xiaomiao didn't expect to encounter something with aura on the first day of shopping, so she hurriedly walked over. It was an old woman who set up the stall, and she dug up some Mingxi grass, a few fog and rain vines, and the medicinal materials with aura that the Emperor said were in these.
After Jiang Xiaomiao checked it with his hands, after the prompting of the Emperor of the Heavens, he found a misty rain vine with aura, a Mingxi grass with aura, and when he asked the price, the old lady refused to sell it, and she was willing to sell it if she wanted to sell it together. Jiang Xiaomiao was helpless, bargained with the stubborn old lady for half a day, and finally completed the transaction with three taels of silver and one hundred and thirty copper coins.
After buying these, Jiang Xiaomiao didn't dare to stay any longer, because she had no money. She actually spent all the five taels of silver given by Tu Guan, and even spent all the copper coins given by her mother. It's just that she doesn't have any money, you must know that the day after tomorrow she will have to pay the full amount of the medicine shop's shop to that store.
Seeing that Jiang Xiaomiao was about to leave the market, the Emperor was very puzzled, and Jiang Xiaomiao said that he had no money to buy things. The Emperor sighed when he heard it, what else can he do without money, but the Emperor is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he sarcastically said to Jiang Xiaomiao: "I thought you were so smart, I didn't expect that you couldn't even earn silver, so it seems that with the help of my old man, you can't do anything." ”
Being ridiculed by the Emperor of the Heavens like this, Jiang Xiaomiao calmed down, and she immediately thought of a way, these medicinal materials could be sold to Shuyu Pavilion. Except for the two herbs that cannot be sold, the rest seems to be worth three taels of silver. Thinking of this good idea, Jiang Xiaomiao immediately took a hitchhike back to Shuyu Pavilion and handed over the medicinal materials he had received to Steward Tu.
Steward Tu looked at the medicine in front of him, and asked with some surprise, "You went to collect medicine?" Do you also want to make money by collecting medicines? ”
Jiang Xiaomiao shook her head with a smile, and said to Steward Tu: "Grandpa Tu, this is the medicine I received." I was too young to collect medicines, so I went to the stalls to collect other people's scattered herbs. It's just that I have little capital, so I can only collect a little bit. There are only ten days left before the day when the snow will close the mountain, Xiao Miao wants to save some money to buy cloth to make clothes, and the cotton clothes of our mother and daughter have not yet landed. ”
Tu Guan Tingjiang Xiaomiao was silent as soon as he said this, and he took out a cloth bag from the cabinet behind the counter, which contained some scattered silver, about a dozen taels. He handed the silver to Jiang Xiaomiao and said, "This money is enough for your mother and daughter to buy clothes for the winter, and I will ask my daughter-in-law to pack some old clothes for you tomorrow." ”
Jiang Xiaomiao grabbed the money bag and didn't let go, and said with a very firm look in her eyes: "Thank you Grandpa Tu for taking care of me, but I don't want to live on other people's handouts." We have hands and feet, we are not stupid or stupid, why should we be parasites. You have taught me skills, I have to learn well, and it is better to rely on skills to eat than anything else. I took the five taels of silver you gave me yesterday and ordered a set of medicine merchants' outfits, and the rest of the silver bought these medicinal herbs. Mingxi Grass and Fog Rain Vine are both good things that can make zuò Wenyang Shen Pill, so you can just accept it according to the normal rules. As for this money, even if I borrow it from you, I will use it as capital, make a few more trips, and before it snows in the mountains, I will definitely save up the money to make cotton clothes. ”
When Steward Tu heard Jiang Xiaomiao's words, he couldn't help but praise loudly: "Okay, what an ambitious child." I didn't teach you some skills in vain, so I will lend you the money for this money, you are young, and it is too hard to do this. I will lend you an old donkey cart, driven by an old servant of my family, who followed me when he was young, and it would be no harm to accompany you in doing some light things. Starting tomorrow, you come to me in the morning to help sort medicinal materials, and in the afternoon go to the stall to find some small batches of medicinal materials to trade, according to the rules, I will not accept medicinal materials less than ten taels of silver, and I will not break the rules for you. Today's medicines, I took them privately, and my son will make medicinal tea, and these herbs can be worth three taels at the market price, and they will be deducted from the capital. ”
Jiang Xiaomiao heard what Steward Tu said, and immediately respectfully wanted to salute Steward Tu, and then said: "Thank you, Grandpa Tu, but I really don't need a donkey cart, I plan to let my sister pick me up." The capital you lent me will be returned when it snows on the mountain. ”
Steward Tu was very satisfied with Jiang Xiaomiao's attitude, thinking that if this child was good, he wouldn't mind teaching her a little more. Originally, he wanted the old servant of the family to follow Jiang Xiaomiao and observe it carefully, but since Jiang Xiaomiao refused, he didn't want to force it. In Jiang Xiaomiao's body, he seemed to see his former self, if he didn't have such ambition, he would not have a good life today.
Being a mortal in the context of Xianmen is a blessing that many secular people can't think of, but blessings can't fall from the sky, and they have to rely on people to fight for it. If Jiang Xiaomiao has this ambition and cleverness, Tu Guan is willing to support her and make more good connections, and in the future, he will enter the Immortal Cultivation Sect, and his family in the mortal world also needs someone to help. It's a pity that Jiang Xiaomiao is a girl, otherwise Tu Guan would have the intention of accepting apprentices.
Jiang Xiaomiao didn't know Tu Guan's thoughts, she was just glad that she could borrow chickens and lay eggs to make plans for the future. At this hour, it will be too late to go to the market again, so it is better to help Tu Guan with all his heart. Jiang Xiaomiao put the silver into his grape ball and began to sort the medicinal herbs.
Because Tu Guan looked down on Jiang Xiaomiao, he quietly began to teach Jiang Xiaomiao more skills, which is the so-called skill. Jiang Xiaomiao studied hard, and when the pharmacists came to hand over the medicinal materials one after another, she paid special attention to the temperament of the pharmacists in the team. When the equipment is ready, she must choose to set off with a team of medicine people, and only the right people can do things.
Everyone had their own thoughts, and they were busy, and the time suddenly came to the beginning of the day, and Jiang Xiaomiao was so tired that he couldn't open his eyes. He Xiuxiu, who received a complete set of kitchen supplies in the evening, couldn't wait for Jiang Xiaomiao to come home after dinner, so she took Jiang Xiaohua to the counter where the medicine was collected to pick up Jiang Xiaomiao back.
Seeing her daughter's tired appearance, He Xiuxiu was also sad in her heart, she had a feeling that this little person was becoming more and more capable, and she also liked to rely on this child more and more to make ideas. It's not that she's not strong, it's just that this kid is too sensible. Tu Guan is also accustomed to seeing all kinds of people, and he also admires the mother who can teach a child like Jiang Xiaomiao, and he asked He Xiuxiu to take Jiang Xiaomiao back, and he did not forget to send a bag of herbal medicines to nourish the body.