A vicious lady who transmigrated into a book and became a villain

We caught twenty or thirty big herrings, wild river fish, all tender and plump, and threw them all into wooden barrels for soaking.

"These fish must be sold as soon as possible. Dead fish cannot be kept fresh." Qi Yu reminded her.

Freshly dead fish can still be sold for a few cents, but if they have been dead for too long, they cannot be sold. After all, river fish are very fishy and not many people like to eat them.

"Yeah, I know," Li Xiaoxiao looked at the sky. It was still early, and there were still bullock carts in the village going to the town. "I want to go to the market, will you go?"

Qi Yu stood on the threshold and couldn't help coughing. There was a lot of cold wind just now, and the old illness had relapsed.

Hearing Li Xiaoxiao's question, he reluctantly held back his cough and nodded. With so much fish, if he sells it early, he can also supplement some household income.

Unexpectedly, Li Xiaoxiao had no intention of selling the fish. He took out an old ginseng from his arms, blinked a few times, and asked, "How much do you think this is worth?"

Qi Yu had seen ginseng before. When his mother was still alive, she saw that his health was really not good, so she secretly bought a ginseng to replenish his health. The ginseng was only half a finger long and cost two taels of silver.

Not to mention the ginseng in Li Xiaoxiao's hand is almost as thick as three fingers of a child.

"Where did you get it?"

Of course, Li Xiaoxiao couldn't say that she dug one out of space, and judging from Qi Yu's expression, it seemed that the one she dug out was worth a lot of money.

She said casually: "I just happened to find it when I was wandering around in the mountains."

Qi Yu was a little worried. He had gone up the mountain so many times, but he had never encountered ginseng. This woman only followed him once.

"Let's leave quickly. I don't know if Uncle Ge's oxcart is still there." Li Xiaoxiao immediately carried a backpack and decided to use the money bought from ginseng to improve his home.

There are a lot of things to buy today...

In the village, only Uncle Ge's family has an oxcart. There are few people going to the town now, and the oxcart is still waiting at the same place.

"Two people, four cents." Uncle Ge raised his eyelids and saw Li Xiaoxiao and her husband. He said in a cold tone. Originally, people in the village made bullock carts for one cent per person, but this woman Li Xiaoxiao even

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Who doesn’t know what kind of woman Li Xiaoxiao is.

It turns out that before her mother died, she was arrogant and domineering, and her mouth was unclean. No one in the whole village could get along with her. Now that she has a husband who is married to someone else, and she is tormenting others, she is extremely vicious.

Li Xiaoxiao didn't care so much, neatly took out four cents, and pulled Qi Yu, who was stunned on the spot, into the carriage.

This woman...

In the past, she was not willing to pay a penny for him and asked him to walk there by himself. Qi Yu never even went to the town. Now that Uncle Ge wanted two pence, she didn't hesitate.

Qi Yu closed her eyes and leaned softly against the bullock cart. If she had been like this all the time, that would be great, but how could there be such a big contrast between the front and back of a person?

Entering the city gate of Qingxi Town, there is a large restaurant next to it. The flags of the restaurant are fluttering in the wind, and the aroma of cooked wine can be heard from inside.

Along the street are sellers of steamed buns, candied haws, candy blowers, and miscellaneous noodle stalls. People are coming and going, making it very lively.

After several inquiries, Li Xiaoxiao found out the location of Jimin Hall, the largest medical clinic in town.

"What kind of medicine are you picking up?" the drugstore boy quickly fiddled with his abacus and asked without raising his head.

"Do you accept medicine here?" Li Xiaoxiao smiled and took out the ginseng from his arms.

"We..." The boy who was about to say that he would not accept the medicinal materials was shocked when he saw the huge ginseng. He raised his head and glanced at Li Xiaoxiao. Although the woman in front of him was dressed in tatters, her eyes were very clear.

Maybe they were herbalists collecting herbs nearby.

"Madam, please wait a moment." He gave up the abacus and hurried to the backyard. It was not up to him as a young boy to decide whether to harvest such a big ginseng.

When Li Xiaoxiao entered the shop, he kept looking at the medicinal materials displayed in the shop. He was surprised to find that there were star anise, cones, fennel, bay leaves, cinnamon, and peppercorns. These spices were made into a stew according to a certain proportion.

It’s also a great idea to make some braised food for the ingredients.

Thinking of being able to eat braised chicken, braised goose, braised kelp, lotus root, peanuts and other delicacies right away, Li Xiaoxiao giggled twice, but when she raised her head, she met Qi Yu's eyes as if he were looking at a fool. She was a little embarrassed and stopped quickly.

giggle.

"Madam, my shopkeeper asked you to invite me inside." The boy hurriedly walked out of the backyard and welcomed Li Xiaoxiao in, for fear that the distinguished guest would leave.

Qi Yu followed her. Seeing how stupid this woman was, don't be fooled later.

The shopkeeper picked up the ginseng and looked at it carefully, his eyes flashed with light. It was a ginseng that was at least a hundred years old. The roots were well preserved, which was rare. After all, the medicinal properties of ginseng would be greatly weakened if the roots were pulled out.

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He touched his beard and remembered that Master Yin's mother was seriously ill a few days ago and was looking for a century-old ginseng! Unfortunately, he couldn't receive the goods anywhere. Will the timely rain come now?

"I wonder how much Madam is asking for this ginseng?" After pondering for a long time, he asked. Seeing that Madam and her husband were dressed in rags, they must have been very pressed for time. As long as the price was reasonable, he would not lower the price and just take it.

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Li Xiaoxiao had no idea about the prices. Seeing this, Qi Yu on the side opened his thin lips and said, "Two hundred taels of silver."

In fact, if this ginseng was bought from a wealthy family, it would cost more than a thousand taels. Unfortunately, this is only a small town, and the turnover of this medical clinic is estimated to be only about two hundred taels.

The shopkeeper showed a pained expression, as he wanted to empty out his medical clinic, but he knew that he had taken advantage of it, so he took it without hesitation.

Two hundred taels of silver, a few large silver ingots and a lot of broken silver, the small cloth bag was stuffed bulgingly.

Li Xiaoxiao looked happy and asked about the spices.

"It's not worth much, just take as much as you want, madam." The shopkeeper waved his hand nonchalantly.

So, Li Xiaoxiao unceremoniously took away a large bag of spices and was delighted, how many pots of braised food could be made with this.

Passing by a clothing store, Li Xiaoxiao stood still.

She looked at Qi Yu's shabby single clothes and the cloth shoes that had a few holes in them. No wonder the sickly young husband was in poor health. He didn't wear warm clothes. How could he get better?

Li Xiaoxiao pulled Qi Yu in and walked in.

A lady came up to her with a smile and said, "Madam, what kind of fabric do you want?"

"Let me take a look first." After all, she didn't know whether it was good or bad.

"We just have to clear out a batch of old fabrics recently. If Madam is interested, you can buy those." The people here have very good eyesight and can see people accurately. They are not just paupers, but it is different today. Li Xiaoxiao is proud.

She puffed up her chest, she was rich!

"Bring him a set of clothes and shoes." Li Xiaoxiao took out a piece of silver worth about ten taels and put it on the counter. The woman's eyes lit up because she didn't know people well.

"Madam, please wait a moment," she said with a bright smile, obviously much more sincere than before.

"Look at this suit." The smoky blue fabric feels very thick, and there is a layer of soft fluff on the collar, which is very warm. A set of clothes costs one or two silver.

Qi Yu was stunned. He didn't expect that Li Xiaoxiao came in to buy clothes for him.

"Take three sets of this style." Leave one set for the young man to change.

"I don't have to," Qi Yu stopped her from spending money carelessly. There will be many ways to use money in the future, so she can't be so lavish. Although it is all her money and has nothing to do with him.

"Wrap up one set and put on the other," Li Xiaoxiao stuffed the clothes into his arms and pushed him.

Qi Yu felt mixed emotions and went into the fitting room to change.

Li Xiaowei started buying like crazy. She also wanted to buy bed sheets, duvet covers, quilts, and a few sets of ready-made clothes for herself, totaling fifteen taels of bits and pieces.

The lady bit her silver ingot and her eyes narrowed with a smile. She didn't expect to meet a big customer today.

"Madam, if you want to buy more, please leave your address and we will send it to you."

"Okay." It's better to have someone give it to you than to carry it yourself.

Qi Yu was neatly dressed and pushed open the curtain uncomfortably. He had always had red lips and white teeth, but now that he was wearing good clothes, he looked like a noble prince and was very heroic.

"Madam, this suit of clothes really suits your husband, and it looks even more beautiful when you wear it." The lady praised her without sparing any effort.

Qi Yu felt the warmth coming from his feet, and the chilblains seemed to be itching. On the day he was sold, he never expected to live a good life, even a normal life.

"Let's go, we've finished buying the clothes." Li Xiaoxiao grabbed his sleeve and snickered, "Humph, you awkward man, are you touched by her now?"

For the first time, Qi Yu had no urge to throw away that hand.

After leaving the clothing store, Li Xiaoxiao directed Qi Yu to carry the medicinal materials. The medicinal materials were not heavy anyway, but even though they were large, they would not tire him.

As for herself, she went straight to the grain and oil store. You know, the oil tank at home was bottomed out, and the grain tank was also bottomed out. She had to buy all these!

There are also seasonings, including light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, vinegar and salt.

They bought ten bushels of broken rice, a large bag of white flour, and a small bag of starch. Fortunately, the store was willing to help deliver the goods, otherwise the two of them would not have been able to take them back.

Passing by the meat stall, Li Xiaoxiao looked at the pig in the water and asked: "How do you sell this?"

Now that you have the marinade, you can start making braised meat.

The butcher looked surprised. How could anyone buy this thing? It was so coquettish and smelly. Only those who were poor and greedy for meat would buy it if they had no choice. But he saw that the husband of this young lady was well-dressed, so she was not from a poor family.

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"If you want thirty cents, you can take it."

As if picking up a treasure, Li Xiaoxiao happily put all the unwanted pig waste in the basket and took it away.

Qi Yu's face turned dark. Did this woman still think she had taken advantage?

A pound of lean meat costs thirty cents. Instead of buying this inedible thing, it is more cost-effective to buy a pound of lean meat.

He tried to dissuade him several times, but forget it, he would never take a bite anyway!