The old shopkeeper shook his head helplessly, the second young master of his own family was crazy again, he was talking nonsense, and he was about to persuade him, but Chu Gehuan suddenly lowered the curtain, and it turned out that Rui Xue actually turned around and walked back.

The old shopkeeper asked, "What did the little sister-in-law leave behind?" ”

Rui Xue shook her head with a smile, reached out and took a book from the basket and put it on the counter, "I want to ask the shopkeeper's palm, if this book is alive, how much can it be used as silver?" ”

The old shopkeeper took it and flipped through it carefully, and said in surprise, "This book is written by Xu Yaozu himself, where did the little sister-in-law get it?" ”

"I'm also lucky to have it, the shopkeeper should first talk about how much silver can be used, right?" Rui Xue was anxious to find Chi Yanguo, but she was afraid that she would say that she had bought this book for less than a tael of silver, and the price was suppressed by the shopkeeper, so she skipped it and didn't mention it.

The old shopkeeper looked up and down for a long time, and said, "Work hard, the old man can only get Liu ten taels of silver." If it is dead, there can be more. ”

Rui Xue pinched the basket's fingers tightly, and quickly calculated in her heart, there are still sixty taels of silver at home, plus the mortgage silver of the shop for a total of two hundred and sixty taels, the Chiyan fruit costs three hundred taels of one, and the price may float up dozens of taels, the business of the pier in the first month may not necessarily be strong and prosperous, and the income is not enough to repay the pawnshop's silver every month, and it has to be filled in some, Zhao Fengnian's medicine costs six dollars a day, and eighteen taels in January...

She raised her hand and rubbed her temples fiercely, no matter how you calculate it, this silver is not enough. It seems that this book is going to die.

"The shopkeeper will pay a dead price again."

The old shopkeeper knocked on the counter, "To be honest, if this book meets someone you love, it is not difficult to sell it for one hundred taels, and the old man insists on dying in order to give it to the master as a birthday gift, so let's do it, the old man will get one hundred and twenty taels of silver, how about it?" ”

This is already twice the price of the pawn, Rui Xue finally nodded, this time she didn't even have to write the pawn ticket, and directly took the cashier to leave, her footsteps hurried away, as if she was afraid that if she was one step late, she would regret it.

The old shopkeeper looked embarrassed, the family that can come up with such a good book must not be an ordinary farmer, and now he has lived on pawns, I am afraid that this woman's husband must be extremely sick.

Chu Gehuan picked up the curtain and walked out, picked up the "Journey to the Twelve Kingdoms" and flipped through it, and didn't speak, only squinted at the old shopkeeper with slender Danfeng eyes.

The old shopkeeper watched him grow up since he was a child, how could he not know his intentions, and said with a wry smile, "Second young master, this is what the old man kept for the old man to make a birthday gift." ”

Chu Ge laughed and said, "I remember that the old man likes Liu Zongqing's calligraphy and painting the most, why don't I go and find a pair and exchange it with Mr., how about it?" ”

The old shopkeeper was helpless, he didn't leave the objects targeted by his second young master, so it was better to accept them when he saw them, so he nodded in agreement.

Chu Ge smiled and took the book and stuffed it into his arms, went out with Wangcai, and walked away with Ruixue's figure in the distance.

The old shopkeeper knocked his head suspiciously, the second young master of the jade pendant took it last time, plus the book this time, does he really have anything to do with this woman?

Rui Xue had three hundred and eighty taels of silver on her body, and she was also a little apprehensive in her heart, for fear of being targeted by some thief, and she had no place to cry.

A passer-by inquired about the location of the Rendeok Pavilion and went straight there.

This Rende Pavilion deserves to be the first in Lingfeng City, and it is more than twice as big as the small medicine hall that grabbed medicine that night. The lobby is surrounded by tall ebony cabinets, divided into many dense small drawers, the drawers are inlaid with brass handles, pasted with small notes with the names of medicines, four or five little medicine boys in green clothes and sleeves, standing behind the four-foot-high counter, weighing, grinding, packing, busy.

Rui Xue looked around, walked up to a medicine boy who was writing with a pen, and said, "Little brother, excuse me." ”

The little medicine boy immediately stopped writing, raised his eyes and saw that Rui Xue was dressed as a woman, so he replied with a smile, "This sister-in-law, but you want to catch the medicine?" Do you have a recipe in your hand? ”

Rui Xue took out the prescription prescribed by the old man Narita from her arms and handed it over, "I want to grab ten pairs of this prescription." In addition, I also want to buy more expensive medicinal herbs, I wonder if you have one in this store? ”

"Oh, what kind of medicinal herbs, sister-in-law said, our Rende Pavilion is the largest in Lingfeng City, if we can't find it here, sister-in-law doesn't have to go anywhere else." The little medicine boy's tone was very confident, but it was the same as what the little guy said that night.

Rui Xue nodded slightly and said with a smile, "I want to buy a Red Flame Fruit." ”

"Red Flame Fruit!" The young man was a little surprised, and couldn't help but look at Rui Xue carefully, and saw that she was dressed very ordinary, like the peasant women who could be seen everywhere on the street, how could she not look like a rich person, he thought that the golden and precious medicinal materials she was talking about were just mountain ginseng and the like, but he didn't expect it to be a red flame fruit. It seems that there are really two pieces in the fruit shop, but they are collected by the shopkeeper himself.

"This sister-in-law, the Chiyan fruit is too precious, I'm just a medicine boy, and I don't know if there is one in the store, it's better to wait a little longer, I'll go to the back and ask the shopkeeper."

Rui Xue nodded in thanks, and the little medicine boy handed the prescription to his companion next to him to grab the medicine, and then rushed to the backyard.

He rushed back before the tea was ready, and as Ruixue expected, he invited her to serve tea in the backyard. No matter how you say it, this red flame fruit is also a hundred taels of silver, and it is impossible to stand in the lobby where people come and go to discuss.

The shopkeeper of the Rende Pavilion is a middle-aged man of about forty years old, tall and square-faced, who has not opened his mouth but has already smiled first, and is a typical shrewd businessman.

Rui Xue didn't talk to him at all, and after greetings, he asked about the price of Chiyan Fruit, and the shopkeeper originally wanted to brag about the gold and rarity of Chiyan Fruit, but she asked so directly, and all of them were blocked back, and after thinking for a while, he quoted three hundred and eighty taels.

Ruixue tossed all her belongings, she just got this number, how could she agree, if she really bought it back at this price, the family would have to borrow money to buy oil and salt.

Bargaining and cutting a penny, the family will be rich, Rui Xue cheered up and took out the posture of negotiation in her previous life, and said that the shopkeeper was full of clouds, and finally made a deal for three hundred and twenty taels.

When she took the Chiyan Fruit out of the house, the shopkeeper was still pouring tea fiercely, and said straightly, it's a pity that this woman doesn't do business...

When I went out in the morning, the sun had just climbed up the mountain, and when I went back, the sun had already set most of the west, and on this day, the winery was angry and quarreled in front of the door, the pawnshop was pitiful and sympathetic, and the tongue and lotus flower in the pharmacy bargained, one after another, it was simply wonderful.

Fortunately, the Chiyan fruit was finally obtained, Rui Xue stood on the side of the street, exhaled with relief, her stomach was already hungry and grunted, and her legs were sinking as if they were filled with lead, and I am afraid that it will not be possible to walk home again.

Stopped a carriage, negotiated the price of thirty wen, and went out of the city, bumpy all the way, when they arrived in the village, Wu Yu, Da Zhuang and Sister-in-law Zhang were all looking at the entrance of the village, and when they saw the carriage, they guessed that it was her coming back, and they all stepped forward.

Rui Xue paid the copper money, sent the carriage, and walked back slowly with them, "Brother Yu can take care of Mr. Yu to drink medicine, what did you feed him at noon?" ”

Wu Yu carried the medicine bag, avoided a stone in the aisle, and responded, "After feeding the medicine, I ate half a bowl of baogu porridge at noon." ”

Sister-in-law Zhang helped Ruixue, seeing that her face was full of exhaustion and a little distressed, but in the end she was still very worried that the shop would be sold, so she said, "Everything is good in the dock shop, and the tofu soup I stewed at noon, everyone said that the taste was not as good as the girl's tune." Girl, can we still open that shop in the future? ”

Rui Xue patted her hand, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I mortgaged the shop and borrowed money to buy medicine for my husband, but we can continue to do business, and we can pay back the silver every month in the future." ”

Sister-in-law Zhang didn't know what the mortgage and borrowing method was, but she heard the words continue to do business clearly, and her brows immediately relaxed, and her feet were brisk, and she said, "I made japonica rice porridge at home, my sister is hungry, go back and drink a bowl to cushion her stomach first." ”

A few people entered the door, Rui Xue went to see Zhao Fengnian first, and saw that he was the same as when he left, there was nothing unusual, so he changed his clothes, washed his hands and ate, and chatted with Sister-in-law Zhang about the dock, and Sister-in-law Zhang went back with Da Zhuang.

Wu Yu squatted at the door of the stove to boil medicine, Rui Xue washed the dishes and chopsticks, and asked him, "Clan elders, have you ever come to the door?" ”

Wu Yu shook his head, "No, no one has been here today." ”

Rui Xue raised her eyebrows, the clan elders did not come, it may be that one of them had some conscience and refused to do this treacherous thing, and there was a disagreement, and it was delayed for a day or two. But there are many people in the village who are good friends with her, and they will send some things from time to time these days, is it because they have heard some rumors and moved their minds, or they simply don't want to wade into this troubled water?

She didn't know that things were really as she expected, after Wu Laosan's family was driven out of the village in the ancestral hall that day, several clan elders went to Lizheng's house together, and everyone talked about it, drank two pots of tea, and saw that the sky was dark, but no one took the initiative to speak.

Yun Sanye scolded in his heart, he wanted to take advantage of it but didn't want to offend people, how could there be such a good thing in the world, so he took the initiative to mention, "Mr. Zhao is seriously ill this time, I'm afraid there is no hope of recovery." ”

The old man of the Wang family, who was sitting under him, immediately said, "No, it's not a way for the children to run and play like crazy when they see the sky, so it's better to go to the city to find a gentleman." ”

Yun Sanye glanced at Li Zheng, who was sitting on the main seat, and sighed, "Now Mr. Mengxue's bundle has risen to fifty taels of silver, and each family can't afford it." ”

Li Zheng knew that everyone was waiting for him to make a statement, but he didn't know why in his heart, and he was always a little hesitant.

He is not unmoved by the tofu recipe, after all, how popular the tofu business is in the surrounding villages, he has heard of it for a long time, if he can get the recipe, the village will run a workshop, and every family will have more inputs, he will naturally take the lion's head as a lizheng, but thinking about the daily behavior of the Zhao family and his wife, he always feels empty-hearted, after all, Mr. Zhao has not swallowed his breath, and he is really a little unconscionable when he calculates his family wealth like this.

Therefore, he didn't answer, and only said perfunctorily, "Mr. Zhao, I only receive one tael of bundles a month, and I teach the children to do my best, I'm afraid I can't find such a good gentleman in the entire Spirit Wind City." ”

Several clan elders glanced at each other, coughed a few times at the same time, and continued to drink tea in silence.