Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 207: Heaven and Earth

Chapter 207: Chapter 207: Heaven and Earth

Upon seeing her hesitate, Gu Lang was unsure of what to do.

He had always been helping his uncle and aunt herd sheep, this was his first time doing business in the Central Plains.

So, he wasn’t exactly clear about how to price things.

"Do you still want it?"

Gu Lang swallowed, staring at the steaming food in front of him.

He was still a bit hungry, the bowl of noodles he just had was only enough to fill part of his stomach.

But if this girl from the Central Plains doesn’t buy his goods, he won’t be able to eat the food in front of him.

This was the first time the young man felt that doing business was troublesome.

He preferred riding horses and herding sheep on the grassland, but his sister had grown up, and she was about to get married.

To get married, she needed a dowry of ten sheep.

He had no sheep, only six taels of silver, which was not enough to buy sheep.

"So, how much do you have in stock?"

Nanzhi chewed on her lips, thinking about her "private money" before asking.

Such opportunities aren’t always available, she couldn’t miss out on it.

"Three hundred jin."

Gu Lang’s blue-green eyes sparkled.

"I’ll take two hundred jin!"

Nanzhi’s mind was racing.

Even if she could afford three hundred jin of cumin, she might not be able to use it all, not to mention the issue of storage.

Upon hearing her wanting to buy two hundred jin of anise seed, Gu Lang was overjoyed.

Two hundred jin, that’s thirty taels!

He spent three taels on his journey and a total of eight taels for the goods. Selling only two hundred jin of anise seed could yield a profit of nineteen taels!

Not to mention, he still had one hundred jin of anise seed and one hundred jin of costmary. Once these goods were sold, he could earn more than thirty taels!

"Alright, I’ll take you to get the goods."

The young man’s face was full of joy, he was about to get up but was blocked by Nanzhi.

"You eat first, you can take me to the inn later. I’ll have my brothers come help me with the goods."

"Okay."

Gu Lang nodded and went back to eating his meal.

Nanzhi watched him for a while, sighing to herself.

Speaking of her "private money", it was actually the money she got from helping her mother and sisters-in-law with their work these past few days.

The little food stall could normally make six hundred wen per day, due to the recent increase in customers, it could make nine hundred wen a day.

Her mother gave her a hundred wen every day, so her private money was only six hundred wen at the moment.

The rest consisted of the three pearls that her parents gave back to her.

As for the money from Shen Wenchen, she hadn’t decided if she wanted to use it yet.

Even if she decided to use it, she would have to notify him first.

Thinking that she needed to provide a down payment, Nanzhi took a while to take out a pearl from her bosom.

"This is the deposit. I’ll go get the goods with you after I’ve closed the stall. Is that okay with you?"

Gu Lang had never seen a pearl. He’d seen girls draped in agate and jade before, but now he was curious about the pearl in the Central Plains girl’s hand.

"What is this?"

"It’s a pearl. Although it cannot serve as currency, it’s still worth some silver."

After Nanzhi finished her sentence, she carefully placed the pearl, which was wrapped in a handkerchief, on the table.

The light green cotton handkerchief was embroidered with a peculiar pattern and gave off a faint fragrance.

The plump pearl was pure white and flawless. Under the sunlight, one could even see an unreal hint of pink.

Staring at the pearl, Gu Lang was slightly mesmerized. Nanzhi thought he had rejected it, and was about to take the pearl back, when she heard the young man across the table speak, "How much silver can this pearl be exchanged for?"

"Approximately, approximately five taels maybe?"

Nanzhi stuttered. In the past, her brothers sold pearls that were smaller and darker than this one in town and got two taels of silver for each.

This pearl was the largest and brightest among those, so five taels of silver should be a fair price.

"Then I want this pearl." Gu Lang’s blue-green eyes were full of delight.

He couldn’t gift his sister lots of valuable things, but if she could have this pearl when she got married, she would surely look beautiful!

"Are you sure you want it?" Nanzhi asked in surprise. Although the pearl was beautiful, silver seemed more practical to her.

"I want it!"

"Alright, then... then I’ll bring the rest of the silver later."

After agreeing on a time, Gu Lang left with the pearl after finishing his meal. Nanzhi then pulled Shen Zhiyu to the side and squatted next to him.

"Zhiyu?"

"Mom, what happened?"

The little guy found his mother’s secretive behavior strange. He scratched his head before opening his mouth to ask, "Mom, are you going to replace my dad?"

Nanzhi was taken aback.

Replace his dad?

What did that mean?

Thinking about what was the most urgent matter at the moment, Nanzhi still whispered, "Do you have any pocket money?"

"Yes."

The little guy nodded honestly. Both his dad and grandma had given him pocket money.

"How much is there? Can you lend some to mom? Is that okay?"

Nanzhi coughed lightly, not feeling there was anything wrong with her actions.

"Mom, do you need money?"

Yuanbao saw Nanzhi taking Shen Zhiyu away earlier and quietly followed.

"My dad has money!"

Yuanbao snickered, his eyes full of anticipation as he looked at Nanzhi.

While picking up medicine in Jihe Hall, Chi Sheng suddenly felt a tingling sensation in his nose, but he chose to ignore it.

Wang Jingzhi reviewed the prescription and told them to wait a bit. He then turned around, began to prepare the medicine.

Meanwhile, Chi Sheng sat off to the side with Xiaoqi, observing the inside and outside of Jihe Hall. They had come last night but the old Dr. Zeng of Jihe Hall had gone out for a visit, so they came back today.

He’d heard that the medical skills of old Dr. Zeng of Jihe Hall in Yan City were outstanding. Although Xiaoqi’s younger sister’s condition was controlled by the medicine prescribed by his second brother, it was not a fundamental cure.

"Your medicine is done."

Wang Jingzhi finished packing the medicine, explained its dosage and instructions carefully, confirmed they remembered the instructions, then handed over the medicine.

"Thank you."

Chi Sheng nodded and took the medicine, then passed it to Xiaoqi.

The nine-year-old boy’s tense face finally broke into a slight smile as he held the pack of medicine.

With this medicine, Yueyue would get better.

Once he thought of the little girl who’d always followed him, swinging her little braids, Xiaoqi’s expression became complex.

The other apprentice in Jihe Hall saw Wang Jingzhi change his clothes and chuckled, "Jingzhi, are you going to Lin Family again?"

"Hmm."

Wang Jingzhi didn’t say much, he just nodded, collected his monthly wage for this month, and left Jihe Hall.

The monthly wage for this month was six hundred and fifty wen, and he would take five hundred wen to the Lin Family.

"Did you hear? Miss Su went to the City Lord’s Residence today!"

"I heard about it, but is it true or false? This Miss Su, could she really be that kind of person?"

"I don’t think so. She is that kind of person who doesn’t need to spread rumors."

Upon hearing the words "Miss Su," Wang Jingzhi paused slightly, but soon regained his composure and continued heading towards the Lin Family residence.

Su Tao?

The girl with a cheerful smile but a gentle manner that stopped his affection.

Now they were as different as clouds and mud, how could he dare to hope?

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