Afternoon,

Liu Zhihua led her children to plant the saplings they bought, and cleared an open space in the backyard to plant some onions, peppers, and perilla leaves in two days. It would be inconvenient and expensive to buy them in the town, but it would be convenient to grow them in your own yard.

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Looking at the neatly tidied yard, Liu Zhihua suddenly slapped her forehead and said, "Oh, I forgot to ask if there is land when I just bought the yard."

Ordinary farmers have several acres of land, but when they moved out of Xiaoshu Village, the land on the slopes was beyond their reach.

There is no open land near the new courtyard. The purpose of farming is not to sell grain and make money. In the future, this family will want to eat. Sowing half an acre of wheat and sweet potatoes will be enough for them to eat for a year.

"No, I have to go to Qing'an Temple tomorrow when your father comes back."

After that, Liu Zhihua asked Erya to play with her younger siblings, while she went back to the house to prepare the souvenirs she would bring tomorrow.

Fortunately, there were all kinds of pastries at home during the past two days, and she would make some vegetarian dishes for Master Xu Yi to take with her.

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The sky is dark,

Wang Zhuangzhi drove back in a carriage.

As soon as he entered the door, he looked happy and shouted: "Fuck, I have something to discuss with you."

Liu Zhihua, who was in the room with her back to the door, was startled. She turned around and patted her chest. She frowned at the head of the house and asked, "If you have anything to do, why don't you come in and sit down to talk? Why don't you block the door and shout? It's scary."

When Wang Zhuangzhi saw that the children were not in the house, he closed the door and pulled Liu Zhihua and said, "Mother, I negotiated a business deal today. Let me tell you about it."

Liu Zhihua was still confused and asked: "Didn't you go out to ask about herbal medicine and what kind of business you do?"

"I visited several big towns today, and I met an acquaintance in one of them. You have also met that person. He is Song Dong, the young man who stayed at our house for one night." Wang Zhuangzhi said.

He never thought that it would be such a coincidence that Song Dong's cousin actually opened a drug store, and now Song Dong is helping in his store.

"I remember Song Dong." Liu Zhihua nodded, and then asked with confusion on his face: "But, what does this have to do with your business?"

Wang Zhuangzhi smiled, and then happily explained: "The drug store in the town I went to today was opened by his cousin. He is now helping with the accounting at the drug store. He heard that we have herbs at home, so he paid for them all.

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Liu Zhihua's eyebrows lit up and she said with a smile: "It's a good relationship. You saved his life back then, which is considered a good reward."

Wang Zhuangzhi coughed slightly, but he hadn't finished speaking yet.

"Damn, this is not the deal I'm talking about. It's cousin Song Dong who owes a lot of foreign debts and is preparing to put the shop up for sale. When I heard about it, I put it up for sale."

"What!"

Liu Zhihua looked at the boss in disbelief, plucked her ears and asked tentatively again: "You said, you have been dealt?"

Wang Zhuangzhi nodded, and then hurriedly reassured: "No, I am not helping others. There are only two pharmacies in that town. Cousin Song Dong's pharmacy is larger and has a full range of varieties. The remaining pharmacy is smaller and has many kinds of products in the shop.

The medicinal place is crowded and the customer flow is not as high as this one."

"The most important thing is that this shop is not expensive. When you buy it, you can get a ready-made shop. There is an old doctor who does consultations, a medicine boy, and Song Dong who keeps accounts. Their wages are not expensive.

I put it all together and thought it was a good fit."

Liu Zhihua was so anxious that her tooth ached, and she was in a state of confusion. She always felt uneasy after having never seen it before. She muttered: "Then you can't just buy the shop quietly. You have to come back and discuss it with me."<

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Wang Zhuangzhi scratched his ears in embarrassment, his rugged face a little red, and explained: "At that time, another person came in to inquire about the shop, and that person was very interested. I was not afraid of being robbed of the opportunity.

I signed and deposited it directly with Song Dong's cousin, gave them a deposit of fifty taels, and left them one day to pack their things. I will pay the remaining eight hundred taels when I take over the shop the day after tomorrow."

Eight hundred and fifty taels!

Hearing this number, Liu Zhihua's temples bulged. She grabbed the master's arm and said angrily: "More than eight hundred taels is what you said is cheap. Our family now only has five hundred taels left even if it is full. You really don't want to leave any money."

Leave it all to Huo Huo."

Wang Zhuangzhi touched his nose when he heard that the price of the shop and some common medicinal materials was 900 taels without negotiation. It was Song Dong's cousin who took a fancy to the Polygonum multiflorum he brought, and the Polygonum multiflorum was worth 50 taels, so it became 850 taels.

Seeing how irritable Zhihua was now, Wang Zhuangzhi did not dare to talk about it anymore, but hurriedly coaxed: "Damn it, that money is dead in our hands, but now it's a shop, isn't it money that can make money?"

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Liu Zhihua glared at him, "What you said is easy. That place is not close to us. Wouldn't it be time-consuming to run back and forth all day? Besides, buying and selling medicinal materials requires someone close and reliable to keep accounts and collect money. The two of us are illiterate.

, what to do if someone fools you."

I thought he was talking about small money, just one or two hundred taels, but this is more than eight hundred taels!

Wang Zhuangzhi took his wife to sit down and slowly explained: "I have already thought about these issues. I don't go there often even once every half month. Now my cousin Song Dong can't take care of himself. The whereabouts of Song Dong's parents are unknown, so he will stay in the store."

He is an honest and kind-hearted boy, and we are his benefactors, so it should be impossible for us to tamper with the accounts."

Liu Zhihua frowned, "I have never gotten along with him before, and I can only understand his character from a casual encounter. If I really want to buy a shop, if he takes the money and runs away, the money will be wasted."

Wang Zhuangzhi shook his head decisively and said: "Song Dong is very smart. When we send the medicinal materials, he will weigh the kilograms and calculate the total price according to the prescribed price. We will send them regularly every month and then collect the money for the medicine.

, so it’s less likely to be stolen.”

Liu Zhihua still felt that this was unreliable. It cost more than 800 taels. Her family only had about 500 taels of silver. Could it be that she had to borrow the remaining 300 taels?

"Where did you get the eight hundred and fifty taels of silver?" Liu Zhihua asked.

Hearing this, Wang Zhuangzhi smiled sheepishly, "I asked Song Dong about the price of those medicinal materials. They can be sold for more than 300 taels, which is about the same. Although the family has no savings, it is still waiting for the price in the future.

We will make a profit next time, and we will earn more money than this in the future."

Liu Zhihua was speechless.

She could think of eight hundred and fifty taels of silver, and her heart ached immediately. Eighty-five hundred taels, even if she took out all her money and medicinal materials, there would be no penny left at home.

After entering the hospital for the second time, Jiaojiao was feeding Meow Meow, and she clearly heard the conversation between her parents.

Dad bought a shop, but the family doesn’t have enough money?

Jiaojiao thought for a moment, then got up and walked back to her room.

Meow Meow was eating fish head with chopped pepper in a bowl in the yard. From time to time he glanced at the door of Jiaojiao's room, and Meow Meow meowed and asked: "Jiaojiao, what are you doing?"

Zhi——

Jiaojiao opened the door and walked out, then carefully hid the gold bracelet in her hand and trotted all the way to the kitchen.
Chapter completed!