Chapter 8 Let's start with four hundred taels of flowers
Shen Ningning didn't listen to him intently.
Because, she was thinking about whether to give the remaining red fruits to the old man!
The red fruit is in the fairyland, which is watered and grown by the spiritual spring.
It can strengthen the body.
The little guy thought about it, but took the initiative to put the red fruit in his hand.
"Grandpa, this is left for you, eat it if you feel uncomfortable! I have to go, I can't be with you. โ
She still has to hurry, and her grandmother and brother are waiting for her.
Shen Ningning walked away with her little feet.
The old man struggled to see her clearly, but the blur in front of him made him unable to see anything.
Shen Ningning walked for nearly an hour, and gradually could see pedestrians.
She was overjoyed and hurriedly quickened her pace.
The tall and wide gate of the capital appeared not far away.
She obediently walked over, followed the bustling crowd, and lined up to enter the city.
When Shen Ningning looked around, he found that not far from the city gate, there were many people in ragged clothes and sallow faces.
Some of them were lying and some were sitting.
Others are motionless, flies flying around their bodies, and the smell is terrible!
All of them had sunken cheeks and dull eyes.
Shen Ningning was stunned.
This must be the homeless person that grandma mentioned, right?
Suddenly!
A magnificent carriage came from outside.
"Jingle bellsโ" The bells at the corners of the eaves rattled.
The group of homeless people, like the "dead people", moved like crazy.
The nobleman riding in the carriage threw out a few dates and pastries from the window of the carriage, and fell to the ground, stained with dirt, and the homeless people did not care about it, and swarmed up.
As long as they catch food, they immediately stuff it in their mouths, and some people even fight to grab a bite to eat.
A group of officers and soldiers came out to stop them angrily and beat them with sticks, and the homeless people made a lot of noise in order to resist.
The scene was suddenly panicked.
Shen Ningning was frightened, hugged his small cloth bag, and ran towards the city while the chaos was in place.
Compared to the chaos outside the city.
The city is relatively peaceful, but beggars huddled under the walls can be seen everywhere.
There was a hawker pushing a waterwheel, accompanied by six guards, shouting: "A bucket of water, ten taels!" โ
The beggars stared at each other, but they didn't dare to come forward and grab it.
Ten taels!
Shen Ningning counted with his little finger.
She remembered that Aunt Qin said that a jar of rice in her house would cost twenty taels to buy outside.
Ten taels of water can only be used for three days.
She looked at the cloth shop where the shoes were made.
A good pair of shoes costs three taels, and those beautiful silks that shine are priced at fifty taels.
Shen Ningning retreated in embarrassment.
She looked down at her shoes with their toes sticking out, and she still planned to go to the pharmacy first to see how much silver the medicinal herbs could be exchanged for!
Finally, I found a shop with the word "medicine" floating.
There were many well-dressed maids and servants in the shop, who were queuing up to get medicine.
The guys are very respectful to them.
When it was Shen Ningning's turn, the guy just glanced at her.
waved his hand to drive away: "Little Hanako, go away and go away, there is nothing to eat here for you!" โ
Shen Ningning was pushed by him a few times, and immediately hugged the pillar on the side: "I'm not here to ask for food, I'm ...... I sell medicinal herbs! โ
The guy paused, looked at her again, and his eyes were full of mockery: "You? What kind of herbs are you selling? Say it in advance, we don't accept things from unknown sources. โ
"Moreover, if the quality is not good, we will not accept it in the Rejuvenation Hall!"
Shen Ningning untied the rag bag and carefully took out the purple lingzhi from inside.
"This, do you accept it?"
The guy's jaw almost fell to the ground.
His eyes widened, looking at the purple lingzhi that was still stained with dew in the little guy's hand.
The size of a palm, the quality is excellent, in this drought year, fifty years may not be able to grow one!
"You, you, you wait." The guys all started to stutter: "I'll ask the shopkeeper!" โ
With that, he took the purple lingzhi and entered the inner hall.
Soon there was a cry of surprise from inside.
After a while, the thin and tall shopkeeper came out, and with a gesture, he saw Shen Ningning sitting obediently on the stool.
The little one, with curious eyes, was looking around the pharmacy, still holding the rag bag tightly in his arms.
"Little doll, this purple lingzhi is yours?" The shopkeeper walked over and asked with a smile.
Shen Ningning nodded: "Do you want it?" โ
But the shopkeeper said, "Don't worry, let's go into the inner hall and have a good chat." โ
Shen Ningning hesitated, but still jumped off the stool and walked behind him with his little heels.
After entering the inner hall, the shopkeeper offered a cup of tea, but Shen Ningning didn't drink it.
"Shopkeeper grandpa, do you want it?" She urged to ask.
"If you definitely want to, as long as the price is right, but I want to ask you first, where did you get this purple lingzhi?"
A good herb of this kind can never be wild.
"I grew it myself." Shen Ningning said.
The shopkeeper was shocked.
Most of the medicine dealers have their own medicine gardens.
But now in a dry year, there are only two rains in the capital this year, which is not enough for Ganoderma lucidum to grow.
Where did this girl get one from?
The shopkeeper squinted.
Shen Ningning was a little uneasy: "Shopkeeper grandpa, if you don't want it, I'll go and ask other families and disturb it." โ
She picked up the purple lingzhi on the table and wanted to leave.
"Wait!" The shopkeeper pressed her little hand and said with a smile: "Yes, why not." โ
"This purple lingzhi, give you eighty taels, what do you think?"
In fact, according to the market price, purple Ganoderma lucidum is sold by the catty!
It's not too much to give a hundred taels a pound!
But he just wants to test whether this little guy understands or not!
Shen Ningning thought for a moment.
Eighty taels, you can buy a lot of things!
She nodded briskly: "Sell!" Five branches, a total of four hundred taels! โ
The shopkeeper couldn't sit still, and suddenly stood up: "Five?!" โ
Shen Ningning spread out the rag bag, and inside were four purple lingzhi of the same condition!
The shopkeeper almost couldn't stand still.
This little girl is a rich merchant of medicinal materials!
At a young age, he directly took out five purple lingzhi!
"You...... You ......" The shopkeeper's lips trembled, and he didn't know what to say.
Shen Ningning blinked his crystal eyes, and asked clearly: "Shopkeeper Grandpa, what is the most expensive thing you have here, I will go back and plant it and bring it to you." โ
You can also order medicine like ordering food, everything you need?!
The shopkeeper said, "Ginseng, He Shou Wu, if you have it, I can also accept it." โ
Shen Ningning nodded lightly and wrote it down.
After a while, the man came in with a silver ticket of four hundred taels.
The little one had only seen silver, but had never seen this thing.
She hesitated: "Can this be spent?" I'm going to buy something. โ
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Of course, if it's inconvenient, I'll exchange it for a bag of silver for you, but it's very heavy, you have to take it." โ
Shen Ningning said: "It's still convenient for silver!" โ
After half a stick of incense.
So she took the money and left the drugstore.
Shen Ningning didn't forget that she was looking for Lang Zhong, but before that, she had to buy something and bring it back together!
The little one went straight to the cloth shop he had just passed.
The heavy silver, on her back, she walked with her head held high, full of confidence!
entered the cloth shop, and didn't wait for the shopkeeper to urge her away.
The little guy has already spoken softly: "I want to buy this dress!" โ
She stretched out her little hand and pointed to a set of men's robes hanging on the wall, the price was clearly marked, eighty taels.