Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 369: Uncle’s Secret Money

Chapter 369: Chapter 369: Uncle’s Secret Money

"The medical hall has ginseng, but not a hundred-year-old one."

Wang Jingzhi was in a state of helpless frustration.

"They don’t have it?" Nanzhi was somewhat surprised. Jihe Hall is the largest medical hall in Yan City. If they didn’t have hundred-year-old ginseng, she really didn’t know where else she could find it.

"There was one here originally, but it was sent to Kyoto a month ago because the official there wanted it. Now, we only have a sixty-year-old ginseng left at the medical hall."

Little Yuanbao looked slightly pale. She had sneaked out this time to buy ginseng. If she couldn’t buy it, Yueyue’s illness wouldn’t be cured...

When she thought of the consequences, the little girl felt miserable. But knowing she couldn’t cry in public, she bit her lip to stop herself from shedding tears.

"Jingzhi, do you know where else we can find old ginseng?"

Nanzhi asked again, noticing the girl’s sadness.

"You might try the pawnshop, they may have some in stock, but it will be pricier."

Wang Jingzhi suggested, then added, "A hundred-year-old ginseng is sold here, in the medical hall, for ninety taels. If it is in a pawnshop, it might be sold for one hundred and fifty taels."

"It’s that expensive?"

Sun Cui was somewhat surprised.

The ninety taels could buy a small mansion, and one hundred and fifty taels could buy a shop.

"Old ginseng is rare, members of prestigious families usually buy it and save it for a rainy day, so it’s rare to find it in the market."

Nanzhi nodded at Wang Jingzhi’s words.

That was indeed the case.

Although she can now earn three hundred taels a month, the real elites could spend her monthly income on a single piece of clothing. If she wanted to live the same way with her family, she would have to work much harder.

After saying goodbye to Wang Jingzhi, Nanzhi took Sun Cui and Yuanbao to the pawnshop.

The pawnshop attendants recognized Nanzhi fromseeing her at her restaurant before. They brightened up when she entered and welcomed her.

"Master Lin? May I ask what brings you to our place today?"

"We came to buy something."

Nanzhi smiled at him and stated her purpose.

This pawnshop is the largest in Yan City. If they do not have ginseng, then there might be no hope.

"What would Master Lin like to purchase?"

Hearing that it was for a purchase, the attendant essentially beamed with delight and quickly poured tea for the three of them.

"Thousand-year-old ginseng. Do you have it?"

Nanzhi took the teacup and said.

Sun Cui knew that her sister-in-law was intending to haggle, but Yuanbao was quite astonished.

Weren’t they going to buy a hundred-year-old ginseng?

Why did aunt say a thousand-year-old one?

The little girl sat quietly with a head full of question marks, not daring to ask out loud.

The attendant’s mouth dropped open, almost dropping his jaw onto the floor.

"Thou-thousand-year-old ginseng?"

Nanzhi nodded seriously.

"Master Lin, we don’t have thousand-year-old ginseng in our shop. Even if someone had pawned it, such goods would be sent to the capital city immediately."

The attendant whispered.

Nanzhi feigned disappointment, and as if deep in thought, asked, "Then, what is the age of the ginseng you do have?"

Hearing this, the attendant let out a sigh of relief.

It seems that there may still be a chance for business.

"Right now in the shop, there is a three-hundred-year-old ginseng, a two-hundred-and-ten-year-old one, and one that is just about a hundred years old. The rest are twenty and thirty years old."

Nanzhi nodded and asked the attendant to bring out the items for her to inspect.

The attendant sent out for a couple of plates of pastries, and then went upstairs to find the manager.

The manager was not there today. They normally wouldn’t show actual goods to their customers. After all, ginseng is not just like any other antique jade.

But he knew about Master Lin. A woman who could buy such a big restaurant like Sanweiju and even sell anise seeds, which cost a few taels of silver a kilo, at a penny a bunch, must have a strong background.

Even if she were to break or damage the ginseng, she could afford to compensate for it.

As the pastries were brought to the table, Nanzhi just smiled and let Yuanbao eat.

"Chubby girl, can you do it?"

Although Sun Cui knew that Nanzhi wanted to haggle, she was worried that something bad might happen.

Moreover, Jingzhi previously mentioned that the one-hundred-year-old ginseng in the pawnshop could cost as much as one hundred and fifty taels.

She was only worried they didn’t bring enough silver.

"Sis-in-law, don’t worry. I’ve got this figured out." Nanzhi gave her a reassuring glance and asked an attendant to pour Sun Cui a cup of warm water.

Pregnant women are advised to drink less tea.

"Yuanbao, how much silver did you bring?"

With a handkerchief in hand, Nanzhi softly asked as she wiped off the pastry crumbs from Yuanbao’s mouth.

Upon hearing this, Yuanbao swallowed the last bite of the pastry and began to dig into her pockets.

She had a little pocket inside her clothes where she usually kept candies. This time, she had hidden all the silver in that pocket.

As the little girl took out handfuls of silver, there were even a few gold pieces mixed in amongst the silver coins.

"Mom, I have this much silver." The little girl pushed a small pile of silver in front of Nanzhi, her face serious: "Mom, is this enough?"

She had brought her New Year’s gift money and even dug out the private cash her uncle had hidden under the bed and floor.

Every year, her uncle would trick her into giving him silver, saying that he would bring her toffee caramel when he returned from the mountains.

When she was young, she didn’t know and only thought that the toffee caramel her uncle brought back was not tasty. But her father didn’t let her go down the mountain, so each time she wanted to eat, she had to give her uncle a silver coin.

It was only later that she found out.

Every time after tricking her out of her New Year’s gift money, her uncle would go to the back mountain to pick wild hawthorns, casually put them on a skewer, coat them with some sugar, and return to the stockade.

This time, she had dug out all his secret silver. Let him go find it!

The little girl thought indignantly.

Nanzhi and Sun Cui looked at the silver Yuanbao had taken out, and estimated that with the few gold pieces it could be worth seventy to eighty taels.

"Yuanbao, how did you get this much silver?" Nanzhi asked curiously.

"It’s my New Year’s gift money and my uncle’s secret money."

The little girl giggled.

Knowing that ginseng is expensive, she had deliberately dug out all her uncle’s secret silver.

Nanzhi and Sun Cui exchanged glances, silently mourning for the second-in-command of Qing Feng Rice.

In Qing Feng Rice, amidst grinding herbs, the second-in-command suddenly sneezed. In the split second following, a cloud of white medicine floated up, and before he could react, he had already fainted.

Xiaoqi was looking quite troubled at this moment.

Yuanbao had been missing for six days now.

The big leader had gone to the village and hadn’t returned till now. Yueyue’s illness had gotten worse, and just at this time, that little girl was missing...

Xiaoqi gritted his teeth and looked at the unconscious Yueyue on the bed, gripping his fists tighter.

Why can’t that little girl behave a bit?

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