The coachman bowed his body slightly and said to his siblings, his tone full of envy. A servant like him would probably not be able to own a shop in his lifetime.
"Uncle, please wait here for a moment."
Niu Xiaosheng said politely to the coachman.
"Oh, Master, you are too polite. This is what you should do."
The coachman did not feel any contempt for the two siblings because of their simple clothes, and said with respect on his face.
Niu Xiaosheng took the key and opened the door of the shop, and a strong smell of medicinal herbs came to his nostrils.
The medicine shop was very clean, and the medicine cabinets were filled with various neatly classified medicinal materials. It was obvious that someone had carefully organized them.
Passing through the medicine store, there is a small courtyard behind. There are shelves for drying medicinal materials in the open space. On both sides are warehouses for storing medicinal materials and a stove for cooking. There is a ladder to the side.
Second floor.
While the two siblings were looking at the house inside, a few old men dressed in short clothes came outside.
Seeing them about to enter the house, the coachman quickly walked over and stopped them, "What do you do?"
"We are herbal collectors from the Zuoshan Gang. Seeing that the drug store is open, we would like to ask the shopkeeper if he wants to collect medicinal materials this month."
Hearing that it was a herb collector, the driver didn't dare to make the decision, "The drug store has a new owner. You guys wait here while I go in and ask for instructions."
Seeing the two children walking out, the old men were a little dumbfounded. Could it be that these two people are the new owners?
"Did you all provide medicinal materials to this pharmacy in the past?"
Niu Xiaosheng asked.
"Yes, not just this pharmacy, but most of the herbal medicines in most pharmacies in the city are provided by us."
One of the old men said slightly proudly.
"Okay, then you can send the medicinal materials over tomorrow. In addition to the medicinal materials, I also want to collect a batch of wild ginseng seedlings. You should be able to collect them, right?"
"No problem, it's just that the price——"
"Whatever the drug store used to have is what I have here. As for the wild ginseng seedlings, they are not valuable. How about just treating them as an addition to our cooperation?"
The old man showed a wry smile and said, "My little boss is really good at doing business, so let's do it this way."
After both parties signed the document, the old men left.
Niu Xiaosheng locked the door and returned to Shimo Lane in the carriage.
"Oh, this is our Wanwan? My grandfather almost didn't recognize her."
Seeing the two siblings, Niu Fugui laughed and said, because Niu Xiaosheng had learned from the past, he didn't find it strange this time.
Niu Wanwan's pretty face turned red, she gave Niu Fugui a blank look, turned around and walked into the house.
"I'm back, let's eat——"
Wang Cuihua heard the commotion outside and walked out in a hurry, her hands still stained with flour. But after seeing her daughter, she suddenly felt a little sour.
She turned her eyes and stared at Niu Xiaosheng who walked in from behind, and asked dryly: "Son, when will you start practicing?"
"ah?"
Looking at his mother's piercing eyes, Niu Xiaosheng suddenly came to his senses and replied: "It's coming soon, it's coming soon, I guarantee it will be possible within this year."
"Haha, just brag."
Niu Gen walked out of the house. Although he had never practiced martial arts, he knew that skin training was not an easy task. Otherwise, the streets would be full of skin training martial artists.
"Who told you to talk too much!"
Wang Cuihua went into the house angrily.
Niu Gen touched his forehead and looked at his son and daughter, "What did I say wrong?"
Niu Xiaosheng looked around and answered the question, "Why don't you see your grandfather and the others? Have you returned to Wangjiazhai?"
"No, a large number of hungry people moved to the county a few days ago. The Yamen made statistics on the unowned houses in the city and used them to resettle some of the hungry people. Your grandfather and the others were also allocated a yard and moved there, right next door.
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In fact, there is a lot of trouble with this house. Without Niu Chun, Wang Dashan and the others would never have had a house.
As soon as Niu Gen finished speaking, a familiar voice sounded, "My nephew is back and I miss my aunt so much."
With a gust of fragrant wind, Niu Xiaosheng was hugged, and then his face was kissed several times.
Niu Xiaosheng wiped the saliva on his face and looked at Niu Gen, with a clear question in his eyes. Didn't he say that he had moved out? Why is this guy still here?
He really loved and feared this eldest sister-in-law. Sometimes he really doubted whether this lady had any special hobbies.
"Today, your mother knew you were coming back, so she specially made some flour and meat to make dumplings. She couldn't do it by herself, so she asked your aunts and sisters to come over and help."
Niu Gen said with a smile, with a hint of envy in his eyes, he seemed to want facial cleanser.
"Niu Dan, Niu Dan, come and eat dumplings!"
Sisters Da Ya and Er Ya also ran out from inside.
"Why are you here too?"
Niu Xiaosheng felt that his head was a little big.
After the fourth uncle Niu Chun became a county captain, the Yamen specially arranged a large mansion for him in Beicheng.
"Let's see the red-robed general!"
“And eat dumplings!”
The two sisters spoke plausibly.
Then they looked at Niu Wanwan, their faces full of surprise and envy, and suddenly they felt that the dumplings in their hands no longer tasted good.
Daya bit her finger, looked at Niu Wanwan and asked, "Sister Wanwan, is there meat for every meal in that martial arts academy?"
She has always believed that eating meat every day can make her fat. Although Niu Wanwan is not fat, she has gained a lot of weight.
"Um."
Niu Wanwan nodded, then felt a little strange, "Don't you have any meat to eat at home?"
My fourth uncle has become a county captain, and there are servants at home, so the food should be good.
Da Ya pouted and said angrily: "Grandma only allowed me to cook a meal of meat for several days. You have to eat a lot of beef. We simply don't have enough to eat."
When the second aunt who originally lived in Zhangjia Town learned that her son had become a county captain, she immediately brought her eldest son and his family to the city and settled in Niu Chun's new house. Niu Chun was busy with official duties, so she was the head of the household.
Hearing this, Niu Xiaosheng understood immediately, and he glanced at Sister Da Ya with some pity.
He was also very surprised that his second aunt and the others were able to save their lives during those days when the black fog shrouded them.
"Auntie, please let me go first. I have something to discuss with my mother."
Niu Xiaosheng spent a lot of willpower to break free from Hu Siniang's arms and walked into the house, where he found that Wang Cuihua was still sulking.
"Mom, what do you think this is?"
Niu Xiaosheng handed the wooden box to Wang Cuihua like he was offering a treasure.
Wang Cuihua took the box and opened it doubtfully, took out the land deed inside, opened it, and her eyes widened immediately.
Even though she didn't know how to read, she had seen the appearance of the land deed.
"This is a thank-you gift given to me by the Gao family. It's in a pharmacy on Chengxi Street. How about it? Are you surprised?"
Hearing this, Wang Cuihua was immediately overjoyed, and the depression in her heart was swept away, "How embarrassing is this? Don't accept such valuable things from others casually next time."
She put the land deed very preciously back into the wooden box, holding the box tightly with both hands, as if even if the Emperor came, he would not be able to take the wooden box away from her, and she did not show any embarrassment at all.
"Don't worry, mother, next time I won't accept it casually, I will do it seriously!"
Niu Xiaosheng joked.
"You little bastard, why don't you ask for a beating!"