Chapter 106 Buy Ginseng

After noon, there were fewer and fewer people eating, and Xu Xinger was finally able to rest for a while.

She sat back under the shade and wiped her sweat and asked, "Brother Shanzi, how much is left today?"

Shanzi shook the jar in front of him and looked inside and said, "There is only one bottom left. Today, we brought three jars and gave one jar to Mr. Chen. The remaining two jars are sold for sale, almost half more than usual."

Xiaomei also packed up the dishes and came over. Hearing the words, she smiled and said, "It's the Qixi Festival tomorrow. There will be a lively night. There are people coming to the city in ten miles and eight villages, and some people come to find work and some to have fun."

"Is it particularly fun in the city during the Chinese Valentine's Day?" Xu Xinger asked curiously that she had never seen daily entertainment in ancient times.

"That's natural. There are many people on the street during the Qixi Festival. Yangko, juggling, storytelling, singing songs, selling flowers and shopping. From the next day, the street has slowly become lively." Seeing that Xu Xinger's eyes were full of interest, Xiaomei said, "Do you want to stay and join in the fun tomorrow? After selling the pickles at noon, we will go straight to my house to clean up and rest for a while, and we can go out in the evening.

Xiaomei said this and his eyes were shining: "Let's first come to Qijing Hutong to eat something to fill our stomachs, and then go south to the river. It is the most lively. There will be many people who put lights in the river. Rich people will invite people to put beautiful lanterns into the river. Even the government will send people to make lanterns. I remember a few years ago. Once, the magistrate was so happy that he put a lantern the size of a boat in the river, which was more than one person tall, and there were all kinds of little people on it, which was very beautiful.

"Let's look at the lights and walk downstream along the river. There are stalls on both sides of the river. There are useful food and a lot of gadgets. When you cross the Huanggu Bridge, the boundary over there will be open. You can see Yangko juggling and rap songs. To the east is Bixia Yuanjun Temple. On the day of Qixi, the ancestral hall only picks up female guests. , you can go in to pray for the moon and sign..."

"Sister Mei, you are about to be told. I can't wait for today to be the Qixi Festival." Xu Xinger couldn't help saying, "I want to see what you said, but if you walk all the way, it will take a lot of time. I have to bring my sister here. If it's too late, how can I go home?"

"Why do you go back from afar? If you don't mind, just stay at my house for a night. My family is already small. Although there are only three rooms, at least the kangs are big enough to sleep?"

"How embarrassing!" Xu Xinger didn't want to disturb. According to her original idea, she wanted to stay in the inn, but now she decided to buy ginseng. The money in her hand was not enough, and she was not willing to stay in the inn.

She doesn't want to miss these fun things on Qixi, not to mention that she has promised Taoer before. Now Xiaomei has invited her. If she pushes to stay in the inn, wouldn't it hurt other people's kindness?

Xu Xinger hesitated for a moment, but finally didn't agree. She just said, "Sister Mei, I know you treat me well, but after all, you still have grandma and dad in your home. Anyway, you should ask for the opinions of adults. Besides, I don't know if my parents can allow us to stay in the city for one night, but not No matter whether this happens or not, I miss you."

"You are too polite to say that. My milk and my father also know you, but I just want to stay for one night. How can I not agree?" Xiaomei pulled Xu Xinger's hand and said, "You just need to go home and ask your uncle and aunt. If they agree to come, the rest will be handed over to me."

Xu Xinger nodded: "Sister Mei has said this. There is no reason for me."

After a while of resting, she felt dizzy and her footsteps were soft. Xu Xinger packed up her things and put them in the back basket. She went to the noodle shop to collect today's money and returned to Xiaomei's house.

Grandma Mei really agreed and said with a full welcome, "Xinger, you are too formal. What's there for coming to stay for one night? There is nothing else in the family, and the place is still enough."

"Then I will thank grandma first. When I go home and ask my parents, if they agree, I will bring my sister to disturb tomorrow night." Xu Xinger was relieved to see that the old lady looked natural and did not have any reluctance or deprehens.

Shanzi has brought back the well water. The three people squatted in the yard to wash the dishes and empty jars. Xing'er directly left the left the leftover pickles for Xiaomei and said, "I don't know if you like it or not, but I think I don't want to eat anything more. When I first started to make radish strips, I Dad can eat a bowl at home. At that time, it was rare. Now he doesn't want to eat it in the bowl. If you leave this, it's good to change your appetite occasionally.

"That's good. In these places that sell pickles, your dried radish sells the best, and other people's prescriptions around, and you can't make the smell you made!" Xiaomei knew that Xu Xinger didn't want to owe someone a favor, so she didn't refuse. She generously accepted the radish strips, "It's good that you only make this one, otherwise other people's pickles can't be sold."

Xiaomei's words were unintentional jokes, but Xu Xinger listened to it. Xiaomei is from the city. Although she is not much older than herself, she has been in this industry for several years. She must have some connections.

Today, Xiaomei doesn't seem to say this on a special note. Her mind is relatively simple and doesn't have so many twists, but since there is such a sentence, she still heard some rumors. It seems that she needs to be more careful.

Xu Xinger left Xiaomei's house with a lot of thought. When she walked, she was still thinking about these things. Is it possible that she would be envied if she only sold radish strips?

Shanzi is also a little abnormal today. Usually, when he sees Xu Xinger's appearance, he has asked for comfort for a long time, but today he is always restless and often looks back.

"Xing'er, have you found it too?" After passing through two alleys, Shanzi couldn't help asking.

"Ah?" Xu Xinger was shocked. She turned her head and saw that it was Shanzi that she was relieved. She looked left and right puzzledly and asked, "What did you find?"

Shanzi motioned behind him with his eyes and whispered, "The two previous thieves have been behind us. I guess they were unwilling to lose them last time. Today, they specially went to Qijing Hutong to look for us!"

Xu Xinger was shocked when she heard the words and subconsciously reached out to touch her waist. Her purse was still around her waist, and the money was still there.

She whispered uneasily, "Then what should we do? Today, I have to buy ginseng. I specially brought out a lot of money, plus the bill settled by Mr. Chen, and the money sold today. There are almost two more!"

"Let's go faster and go directly to Rongtang, pay the deposit first, and say that we will come back to get ginseng in a few days, which should be safer." Shanzi thought for a moment and made a suggestion.

Xu Xinger thought for a moment and felt that this seemed to be the most secure. She nodded in agreement and accelerated the pace of the mountain.

This is the most poisonous time of the day, and there is no business in the pharmacy. The door is quiet, and the little clerk who greets the guests at the door is not listy. He hid in the small shady land under the guise. Seeing Shanzi and Xu Xinger coming, he quickly straightened up and said, "Miss Xu , you are here, please, my young master is waiting for you inside!"

"Wait for me?" Xu Xinger was puzzled when she heard the words and said to herself, how idle Rong Haoxuan was every day. She deliberately waited for herself in the pharmacy on a hot day.

Shanzi narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard the words and said, as the saying goes, "If you have nothing to do, you are a traitor or a thief. Rong Haoxuan seems to be too enthusiastic about Xing'er. Even if Xing'er saved him, this is really a little too much.

While thinking about this in his heart, he looked at Xu Xinger's expression with the corner of his eyes. Seeing that she had no reaction, he directly raised his leg into the room, so he pulled his heel up.

Rong Haoxuan sat in the lobby, holding his long hair casually above his head, dressed in a moon-white home decoration, holding a medical skill and shaking his head to look at it. There were herbal tea and fruit ice cheese on the small table in his hand, and two maids stood behind him with fans in a hurry.

Xu Xinger curled her lips in her heart and said that this was really a luxury for rich people. The ancient ice should not be easy to store. It seems that the strength of the Rong family seems to be stronger than she imagined.

Rong Haoxuan saw Xu Xinger and complained first, "You said that you would give me the news before Qixi Festival, and it will be delayed until the sixth day of July, right? I thought I would have to see you again on the Chinese Valentine's Day!"

Xu Xinger has endless work every day. In addition, she went to the market yesterday and caught heatstroke. She really forgot about this matter and never gave Rong Haoxuan a letter. She was a little embarrassed to hear him say this. She repeatedly apologized and said, "There is something wrong at home. I was delayed as soon as I was busy. Today, I came to ask that person. How much does it cost? As long as the price is right, I will buy it.

After she said, she lowered her head slightly and said with some difficulty, "But I don't have much money in my hand now. I may not be able to pay the money in a lump sum. I can only pay a fixed amount of money first, so I hope to accommodate it and help me stay a little longer, and I will collect the money as soon as possible."

"I've said before that you take things first. Don't worry about money or anything. I even know where your home is, and I'm afraid that you won't pay if you run away?" Rong Haoxuan waved his hand carelessly, ordered the clerk to bring fruit ice cheese, and asked the two of them to sit down and have a cool meal.

Because no one is going to see a doctor and take medicine at this time, the doctor in the hall is also idle and is also invited by Rong Haoxuan to come and use some ice cheese.

The doctor sat on the diagonal opposite of Xu Xinger and looked up at her inadvertently, but he felt that something was wrong. His professional habits made him take a closer look at her, and then withdrew his eyes thoughtfully.