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"Ah!"
Ziyan almost fainted for a moment.
Suppressing her inner excitement, she told the old man, "I'm sorry, I only brought one humanoid He Shou Wu this time. I'll bring you more next time. However, I do have a basket of non-humanoid ordinary He Shou Wu. May I ask what price you can offer?"
After speaking, Ziyan pointed to the basket of He Shou Wu at Gu Yuxuan's feet.
Old Man Mo was not disappointed; he looked down at the basket of He Shou Wu in front of Gu Yuxuan and casually picked one up to examine it closely.
"Well, these are neither humanoid nor of uniform quality. How about this: instead of counting them by size, let's say two taels of silver each."
After saying that, seeing Ziyan nod without saying anything else, he waved for the previous Little Apprentice.
"Xiao Yi, count how many He Shou Wu are in this basket for this young lady and young master, calculate the total amount at two taels of silver each, and prepare the money."
"Okay," the previous Little Apprentice happily responded and ran over, squatting down to start counting in front of everyone.
After a while, the count was done; there were a total of thirty-two pieces of varying sizes.
Then the Little Apprentice named Xiao Yi looked up and reported the number to Old Man Mo, Ziyan, and Gu Yuxuan before turning to the counter to prepare the silver.
Ziyan was the first to speak: "Mr. Mo, please count it as thirty pieces. The other two can be considered a gift for our first meeting since my ancestors passed down the knowledge of identifying various useful medicinal herbs. In the future, I will often come up the mountain to collect various commonly used herbs to send to your clinic. I hope you will take good care of me."
"Hehe, alright, I'll accept your kindness. In the future, please bring some good herbs for Elder."
Old Man Mo saw that Ziyan was knowledgeable and considerate, which made him appreciate her even more. He couldn't help but nod meaningfully at Gu Yuxuan.
What is going on?
In her previous life, Ziyan had studied general psychology and criminal psychology, so she did not miss this seemingly inconspicuous action.
However, with her keen intellect, she was certain that Old Man Mo and Gu Yuxuan must know each other or have some sort of connection.
Nevertheless, Ziyan did not intend to expose it. After all, just as her father had some suspicions, Gu Yuxuan's true background and identity were definitely not that simple.
...
Before long, Xiao Yi approached with a thousand taels silver note printed with 'De Feng Silver House' and six silver ingots.
When Ziyan took the silver note and ingots, she realized that she didn't even have a pouch to hold the money. After thinking for a moment, she looked at Gu Yuxuan for help and handed all the silver to him.
“Brother Yuxuan, can you hold onto this for me? I’ll take it back home later.”
“Uh? Oh, sure! But do you really trust me with such a large sum of money?” Gu Yuxuan teased as he stared at Ziyan.
Ziyan blushed and nodded vigorously, “I trust you, of course! Ziyan owes her life to you for saving me. How could I not trust you? From now on, my life is yours.”
To show Gu Yuxuan that she completely believed in him, Ziyan was willing to go all out.
Seeing Ziyan being so obedient and adorable, Gu Yuxuan suppressed his laughter and took the silver from her hands, placing it into his own pocket.
On the side, Old Man Mo watched in astonishment but quickly regained his composure.
This was because Ziyan approached him to bid farewell and also asked if he had any books on identifying Chinese medicinal herbs with illustrations.
Old Man Mo was surprised!
"Girl, for the convenience of the disciples' learning, Elder has compiled and organized some of the illustrated books you mentioned. But since your ancestors passed down the knowledge of medicinal herbs, why do you still need them?"
Ziyan smiled happily and said, "Of course, they are useful. I wonder if the old gentleman could sell me one or two copies?"
"Haha, no need to mention selling. Since we will be cooperating long-term in the future, if you don't mind, Elder will gift you two copies."
After saying this, he called Xiao Yi to the inner hall and brought out two simplified versions of the illustrated books to hand to Ziyan.
"Thank you, thank you! Thank you so much, old gentleman."
Upon seeing the illustrated books, Ziyan was so delighted that she could hardly contain her smile.
She had been worried about how to explain to her family that she knew about medicinal materials. She had only asked Old Man Mo out of curiosity, not expecting him to be such a remarkable person who would compile an illustrated book on Chinese medicinal herbs.
This was truly a timely help!
After receiving the books, Ziyan clasped her hands in salute and bid farewell to Old Man Mo. "Mr. Mo, my name is Ziyan, from Red Clay Town, Red Mud Village. I will take my leave now."
"Alright, welcome next time Miss Ziyan comes with Young Master Gu."
Old Man Mo happily returned the courtesy and saw her off all the way to the gate before finally bidding farewell.
Old Man Mo watched as Ziyan and Gu Yuxuan walked far away before turning back to the hall.
After leaving Jishitang, Ziyan and Gu Yuxuan strolled hand in hand down the street.
Ziyan originally wanted to ask Gu Yuxuan why he had not introduced himself to Old Man Mo, yet Old Man Mo seemed to know his surname was Gu.
However, after some thought, Ziyan still dismissed the idea. As the saying goes, the more you know, the more trouble you might encounter. Since he was unwilling to bring it up, it was better not to pry too deeply.
So they first went to an embroidery shop, where Ziyan bought a beautiful pouch for holding silver coins and tucked it into his bosom.
Then they headed to a fabric store, where he waved his hand and bought several rolls of cloth, considering making new clothes for each family member when he returned home. Of course, he also prepared some for Gu Yuxuan and Gu Chaoyang.
Finally, the two arrived at a market selling vegetables and meat. Thinking that their current basket might not be enough, they decided to buy a larger one at the market.
They then went to a meat stall, where Ziyan boldly ordered ten pounds of Pork Belly, spending 50 coins.
This made the Meat Vendor Aunt, who had been worried about selling her meat that day, very happy. She praised Ziyan for being both beautiful and generous.
After paying, Ziyan suddenly noticed a blood-stained burlap bag on the ground beneath the meat counter. The bag contained a pile of pig bones and offal.
He immediately asked her how much she was selling it for.
The aunt quickly replied, "These things are not edible. Usually, we wait for wealthy families to come buy them to feed their cats and dogs. Do you have many cats and dogs at home?"
Hearing this, Ziyan's eyelids twitched, but he still quietly asked, "Auntie, how much is it?"
"Ah, you want it? I'll give it to you for free as long as you come back here to buy meat next time. All these bones and offal are yours—"
The Meat Vendor Aunt flattered Ziyan with a barrage of compliments.
Ziyan cheerfully packed all the meat, bones, and offal into his newly bought large basket.
Beside him, Gu Yuxuan shook his head in disbelief, wondering what this girl intended to do with all this stuff meant for feeding dogs and cats when they didn't even have any pets at home.
"You, these—"
Gu Yuxuan wanted to tell Ziyan that these things were heavy and useless, but the words hadn't come out yet.
Ziyan winked at him and said, "You'll know when we get home."
Then she tugged at Gu Yuxuan's clothing and suggested, "Let's find a place to eat something?"
Seeing Gu Yuxuan nod, Ziyan led him to a large restaurant called 'Koufu Tower' that they had passed by earlier.
Thinking about how he had so much silver on him, he figured he should treat himself to a nice meal and also check out what kind of delicious food could be made in this ancient restaurant.
As soon as they entered the restaurant, a waiter approached them.
"This young lady and young sir, please come inside."
While speaking, he looked Ziyan and Gu Yuxuan up and down.
Perhaps because Ziyan and Gu Yuxuan looked like ordinary people or villagers from the countryside based on their attire, the waiter's gaze flashed with a hint of disdain as he questioned, "May I ask what you two would like to eat?"
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