Chen Qiao walked a long way in a chic manner, and did not look back once, but in fact, her heart was very depressed, although she seemed to have the upper hand in the verbal sword with Mrs. Song, but her self-esteem was greatly affected by typhoid fever, she had never felt despised like that, even if Hu Feng was angry with her in the Chen family, she would not be so uncomfortable

Is she really so unbearable Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help but reflect on herself, although compared to ordinary women, she seemed to be too flamboyant, but she didn't do anything out of the ordinary, even if she had a relationship with Yinhuo, so what about it In the Great Song Dynasty, widows are no longer a common thing. [Full text reading. 】

Alas, even if you are upright, it is useless, the fire silkworm cotton has not yet arrived, remembering that the silver fire is going to suffer in the cold and freezing Xixia that day, Chen Qiaoqiao wants to slap herself, just now should have accepted the fire silkworm cotton, and she was angry with Mrs. Song

Chen Qiaoqiao went to a medicinal herb shop dejectedly, since the fire silkworm cotton can't be bought, let's buy some good ginseng first, this ginseng bought very smoothly, the boss of the herb shop, Chen Qiaoqiao, wanted to buy good wild ginseng, just started to have some doubts, but after Chen Qiaoqiao took out the gold, the boss took out the best wild ginseng in the shop.

When the hundred-year-old wild ginseng appeared in front of Chen Qiaoqiao's eyes, Chen Qiaoqiao was really amazed by the long whiskers, old and tough, sparse and long, which was decorated with small pimples like millet grains, called "pearl spots", old skin, yellow-brown, tight and shiny texture, long reed, at the upper end of the hair root and shoulder, there were fine and deep screw-like horizontal lines.

Chen Qiaoqiao, a ginseng of such a good quality, has never seen the boss in modern times, and saw the amazement in Chen Qiaoqiao's eyes, and couldn't help but say proudly: "Madame is really good eyesight, this ginseng, it's not my boast, even if it is a fight with the palace for only ten taels of gold, it is really cost-effective."

Chen Qiaoqiao was already very satisfied in her heart, but in order to reduce the price, she deliberately made a careless appearance, "The quality is really good, but I don't know if it's a real wild ginseng" This fraud has existed since ancient times, and she has to guard against it.

What's more, there is no treachery or business, she better be careful. "Oh madam, what you say, we are a century-old brand, Tong Su is not deceived and this ginseng is definitely wild ginseng, people who bought from us say that our wild ginseng has the effect of tonifying the five organs, calming the spirit, fixing the soul, stopping palpitations, removing evil spirits, brightening the eyes, happy and intellectual, long-term clothing and weight loss to prolong life, and women use it to keep their youth forever"

This boss knows that Chen Qiaoqiao is regarded as a big fat sheep, and his tongue is full of lotus flowers, and he is very godly. Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help laughing, this boss is a master of marketing, but she still looked skeptical, "It sounds good, but these ten taels of gold are too expensive."

"Oh, Madame is not expensive, do you know, this thing can save your life when it is critical," the boss continued to lobby. "Oh" Chen Qiaoqiao naturally knows that ginseng is a good thing, but she still has reservations about it that it can really save people's lives. After all, no matter how good it is, it's just grass, and in modern times, ginseng is also used for nourishment, not for curing diseases, and it is usually used for incurable diseases.

"That's not it, you listen to the origin of this ginseng to know that ginseng is known as the "king of herbs", is one of the famous "Northeast Three Treasures" ginseng, mink, deer antler velvet, is well-known at home and abroad, old and young known precious medicinal materials. There is also an interesting story about ginseng, which says that one day in late autumn, two brothers were going into the mountains to hunt. The kind-hearted old man persuaded them that it was going to snow soon, so don't go into the mountain, in case you encounter the closure of the mountain, you won't be able to go down the mountain, but they relied on their youth and strength, so they didn't listen to the old man's advice, and brought bows, arrows, knives and forks, and went into the mountains to hunt.

After entering the mountain, the brothers really hunted a lot of wild animals. As they continued their pursuit of their prey, it began to snow, and soon the mountains were covered with heavy snowfall. The two of them couldn't, so they had to hide in a cave. In addition to burning and eating wild things in the cave, they also dig some wild plants next to the cave to satisfy their hunger and improve their taste. They noticed that something that looked like a human had a sweet taste, so they dug up a lot of it and ate it as fruit. Soon, they found that although they had eaten this kind of thing, they would have nosebleeds if they ate too much. For this reason, they eat only a little bit every day and do not dare to eat more. Sometimes, when the weather is fine, they walk through the thick snow and go to the vicinity to hunt some wild animals. In the blink of an eye, winter turned to spring, the ice and snow melted, and the brothers carried a lot of prey and went home happily.

The people of the village were surprised to see that they were still alive and that they were white and fat, and asked them what they had eaten in the mountains. They briefly described their experiences and showed them a few roots of plants they had brought back. The villagers saw that this thing looked very much like a person, but they didn't know what its name was, and a respected white-bearded elder said with a smile: "It looks like a human, and you two brothers were able to survive thanks to its help, so let's call it life.

Madam, you said that this is not the life-saving effect of ginseng."

This boss's eloquence is really good, a plain thing, and he was stunned to say to him, "Okay, I want this thing, but these ten taels of gold are too expensive, not as good as eight taels" Chen Qiaoqiao tentatively.

This boss is a joy, he knows that the guests will bargain, so he deliberately raised the price, these eight taels of gold, he can still make a fortune, but his face is embarrassed and said: "This lady, these eight taels are too little, I can't bear to give up the boss of the silk village next door earlier out of nine taels."

When Chen Qiaoqiao heard this, she couldn't help but look next door, "This next door is empty, how can there be anyone?"

"Alas, the boss next door has an incurable disease, not long ago, his wife once asked me to give her this ginseng on credit, how can this work This is not an ordinary medicinal material, besides, his disease even if it is ginseng will not live long."

Chen Qiaoqiao understands that this ginseng is probably a rare thing, although it is precious, but there are very few people who can afford it, this boss is afraid that he is also in a hurry to make a move, no wonder, it is about to be the New Year, I always want to make a little more money, and have a good year

"In that case, I don't want it anymore," Chen Qiaoqiao said resolutely. "Don't, madam, aren't you going to cut off my financial route, this silk village can't be opened, the shop can't be rented, and there is a lot of silver missing, so I can point to this ginseng for the New Year."

Chen Qiaoqiao's heart moved, "You said, the shop next door is not rented"

"That's the world is not good now, I heard that this war is going to start again, everyone doesn't know what the year is, with silver, it's just firmly pinched in their hands, who dares to open a shop indiscriminately" with a sad face.

Chen Qiaoqiao looked at this area, it is very prosperous, not far from Yunlai Inn, diagonally opposite, next to a smoke is full of restaurants, lively and extraordinary, Chen Qiaoqiao has always wanted to open a gallery, specializing in sketching for people. To be honest, this was the only thing she could do to survive in ancient times, and she didn't want to waste it in vain.

Although she has a jujube orchard, it is still early to leave to generate income, and now she is relying on Chen Wei's previous IOUs and collecting debts from door to door, but this silver is always used up one day, and there is no stable income, so there is really no sense of security.

"How much rent does this shop cost a year?" Chen Qiaoqiao was a little interested. The boss saw it, "If the lady is interested, the price is very negotiable."

Chen Qiaoqiao knew that she couldn't show that she was too anxious, "That's it, let's talk about this ginseng, eight taels of gold, whether you sell it or not"

"Sell" Now the boss is very happy, he was satisfied with the price, but he wanted to make more money, but now it can be seen that this lady seems to be a little interested in the shop, and he agreed even faster. "Madam, look at it, my shop is excellent, this location, this popularity, in Kaifeng are second to none"

Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help but nodded, and suddenly remembered that Song Zimo once said that almost all the shops in Kaifeng were in the hands of him and the Hu family, could it be that this was also the property of the Hu family, "This is your own shop, or is it subleased for others"

"Madame, don't worry, this is my family's ancestral business, I don't know how many people want to buy it, but I don't want to, I have a shop, how much is also an entry."

"In this way, I have seen that your shop is good, I don't know how much rent you need a year" Chen Qiaoqiao thought for a while, "Oh, madam, if you want to rent, it will help me a lot, three hundred taels a year, this is a good place that you can't find with lanterns, such a price, if it is the Hu family, it is impossible to rent"

When the boss heard this, he was pleasantly surprised and didn't know what to say. Chen Qiaoqiao thought for a while, three hundred taels of silver seemed to be too much, although the location was good, but as the boss said, the year was not good, "It's too expensive, your shop is not big, this price, alas, I'm just asking, you wrap up my wild ginseng, I have to hurry back" Chen Qiaoqiao looked like she had lost her interest.

"Don't, madam," the boss couldn't help but regret a little, he knew that he wouldn't complain about the bad year, and the shop couldn't be rented, and it was really a lot of words to lose, "You have to look at the place, this Yunlai Inn is in front, you are still worried about no business, I don't know what kind of shop Mrs. wants to open"

"Oh, I want to open an art gallery, a small business, I can't make much money, you're too expensive, forget it, I'd better stay at home quietly" Chen Qiaoqiao said disappointedly.

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