Chapter 5 Made Money

  Because of the bountiful harvest today, Su Qing, who was in a good mood, personally cooked dinner. The chicken and mushroom soup was made with the chicken that Su Jun hunted today, and he insisted on giving her one, knowing that they still had a long time to spend together, she didn't refuse too much.

  The stew had been simmering for nearly an hour, and before that, Su Qing added a seasoning made the night before. The chicken was tender and juicy, the mushrooms were fragrant and crispy, and on top of it all was a ring of cornbread. When she took out the cornbread, it still emitted the fresh aroma of wild chicken mushrooms.

  Su Xia drank two large bowls, ate a pancake, and still felt unsatisfied. She took the empty bowl to the stove again, but was stopped by her mother. "You've already had two big bowls, do you want to refill? Can your fragile stomach take it?"

  Su Xia, who had his bowl taken away by his mother, looked at the delicious chicken soup in the pot with eager eyes, and he couldn't help but feel envious. He unwillingly turned to look at his sister, whose face was cold but always doted on him.

  "Is the chicken soup good?" Su Qing asked faintly, noticing Su Xia's pleading gaze.

  Su Xia nodded vigorously and smacked her lips, saying from the bottom of her heart: "I've never had such a delicious chicken soup before, sister's cooking skills are simply too great."

  "Mom also chimed in: "Today's chicken soup is really delicious, not only are the chicken and mushrooms tender and flavorful, but there seems to be a hint of subtle fragrance that can stimulate people's appetite. Moreover, after drinking it into the stomach, there is a warm and comfortable feeling. Your cooking skills are much better than mine."

  "It's fine as long as it tastes good, but too much of a good thing can be bad for your health."

  Since his sister said so, Su Xia could only stand by and watch, he never disobeyed his sister's words.

  Seeing Su Xia's drooling expression, Su Qing's mouth corners slightly curved, it seems that her idea has a relatively high chance of success.

  After dinner, Su Qing was sorting out the herbs she had dug up today in the main room. Su Xia followed her like a tail, staring at his sister with admiration and carefully remembering the explanations his sister gave him about how to identify these herbs, their characteristics and medicinal value.

  After finishing cleaning up the kitchen, Mother saw that her sister and brother had not shown any signs of going to bed yet, so she couldn't help but urge them.

  "Stop bothering your sister and let her get some rest. She has to get up early tomorrow to sell medicinal herbs in Songhua County Town."

  "There are still some, after finishing, go to sleep. You also rest early, don't stay up late embroidering things, lest you damage your eyes. Don't worry about the money, your daughter is very capable, this time's herbal medicine can at least sell for two or three hundred dollars." Su Qing finished the last bit, washed her hands, and before returning to the house, couldn't help but remind her mother again.

  Her mother agreed on the surface, but Su Qing knew that she would definitely sneak out at midnight to embroider. It seemed that she could only make more money as soon as possible, so that she could listen to her with peace of mind.

  Songhua County is much farther from Sucun than Xiaoxi Town, and it's only a dozen or so miles from their village to Xiaoxi Town, but more than thirty miles to Songhua County.

  Su Qing abandoned the near and sought the far because the county town was more prosperous than Xiao Xi Town, its scale was among the best in surrounding counties, and its economic development was such that some prefecture-level cities were not much better.

  This is mainly because it is one of the tourist county-level cities under development, with a considerable number of tourists every year, people speaking various dialects and wearing all kinds of stylish clothes can be seen everywhere.

  It's easy to imagine that there will be many high-end pharmacies, and Su Qing's medicinal materials can sell for a good price.

  Early in the morning, Su Qing brought the medicine and set off with Second Uncle and Second Aunt. They took a horse-drawn carriage first, then transferred to a car, and after more than an hour of trouble, they finally arrived at their destination.

  The medicine was sold to a reputable pharmacy, where the shopkeeper was an old man with a serious expression. When he saw Su Qing's basket of herbs, his eyes flashed with appreciation. The little girl's wild herbs were ordinary, but they had almost no damage and their medicinal properties had hardly been lost at all. This was rarely seen in the medicines they received, unless it was someone who was very skilled in medicine. He couldn't help but look at Su Qing a few more times, but he didn't dare think that these wild herbs were processed by this little girl.

  When he saw the gastrodia under the backpack, the surprise in his eyes was almost impossible to conceal.

  The rhizome is so long! It's also wild on the mountain!

  A store like this in a county town is considered quite good and it's rare to see such good quality.

  After checking the goods, the old man from the pharmacy gave Su Qing a price of 300 yuan. Su Qing didn't haggle and only asked if there were some cheaper medicinal seeds that he could sell to her. It was okay even if the quality wasn't as good.

  The old man heard her say this, stopped for a while, then turned around and walked into the back room, took out a dusty bag, and threw it to Su Qing.

  "These seeds of medicinal herbs are all inferior products picked out from the middle, with little possibility of sprouting. I won't take your money, just take them away. In the future, if you have any more medicinal herbs, I hope you can sell them to us." Anyway, these things are not wanted by anyone, and putting them in the warehouse is also taking up space, so it's better to give them to this little girl who looks quite pleasant.

  Something that doesn't cost money makes Su Qing naturally happy. Although the possibility of sprouting is not great, she has a feeling that the land in the space may surprise her.

  After promising the old man that he would come to their house next time he sold medicinal herbs, he walked out of the pharmacy.

  She sold more than 300 pieces of money in total. This is more than she imagined.

  Although these three hundred yuan were just enough for a meal in their previous life, they are now the entire family's savings.

  It was just a few pieces of paper in her hand, but she felt heavy, and her heart was also filled with mixed emotions. But thinking again, wasn't it already the greatest happiness that they were still together as a family this lifetime?

  Erjie's sister's family lives in this county town, doing some small business. A few days ago, she entrusted someone to send a message saying that her family had added a big fat boy, and today happened to be the day of the full moon wine. Ershu and Erjie wanted to come and buy some things on the one hand, and on the other hand, they came to eat their sister's full moon wine.

  Su Qing didn't follow them, saying she had never been to Songhua County Town and wanted to take a look around.

  Second Uncle and Second Aunt thought that since the injury, Su Qing looked more mature and stable, but after all, she was still a child, and it was inevitable to be curious and playful. They repeatedly reminded her to pay attention to safety and other things, and agreed on a meeting point before letting her leave alone.

  Su Qing ignored the dazzling array of shops on both sides of the street, and walked through the crowded crowd, continuing along the street. Not far away, most of the shops on both sides of the street had turned into various specialty restaurants.

  Su Qing stopped in front of a restaurant at the entrance of Dongbei Building, looked around for a while, and then walked in. This was the only one that was relatively close to her ideal.