bestfiction Chapter 52 Hello, Xiaoyuan!
Chapter 52 Hello, Xiaoyuan!
Su Qiaoxi blushed and quickly turned her head away to wipe the drool from the corner of her mouth before turning back to Chen Dao and saying, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Young Master Chen!"
Chen Dao smiled and asked, "Where is Manager Su?"
"Grandpa is getting old and gets tired easily. He's resting in the backyard now."
Su Qiaoxi replied, "Young Master Chen, do you want to buy medicine or see a doctor? If you want to see a doctor, I'll go wake up Grandpa. If you want to buy medicine, just come to me."
Chen Dao nodded and said, "I want to buy some blood-clotting fruits."
"No problem, how much do you need, Young Master Chen?"
Su Qiaoxi was about to turn around to get the Blood Clotting Fruit from the back when her gaze suddenly fixed on the little round figure on Chen Dao's shoulder.
"Wow!"
Su Qiaoxi's beautiful eyes lit up with surprise, "What an adorable kitten."
"嘤嘤!"
Xiao Yuan let out a dissatisfied whimpering sound, seemingly not entirely satisfied with being called a kitten.
But Su Qiaoxi liked Xiaoyuan's call even more.
She stared intently at Xiao Yuan's round, adorable face, and couldn't help but plead, "Young Master Chen, can I hold it?"
"of course can!"
Chen Dao smiled and nodded, then instructed Xiao Yuan, "Xiao Yuan, don't hurt anyone!"
After saying that, Chen Dao took Xiao Yuan off his shoulder and placed her on the counter.
"So beautiful!"
Su Qiaoxi picked up Xiao Yuan with a face full of joy, her eyes filled with doting affection. She had absolutely no resistance to such cute and seemingly harmless little animals.
Su Qiaoxi, who was holding Xiao Yuan, would gently stroke Xiao Yuan's fur from time to time, and even kiss Xiao Yuan's cheek with her round little mouth. It was clear that she loved Xiao Yuan to the core.
After "playing" with Xiao Yuan for a while, Su Qiaoxi finally looked up and asked, "Young Master Chen, is its name Xiao Yuan?"
"Ok!"
Hello, Xiaoyuan!
Su Qiaoxi gently touched Xiao Yuan's moist nose with her slender fingers, and the smile on her face never stopped.
After playing with Xiao Yuan for a full quarter of an hour, Su Qiaoxi finally remembered her business and, holding Xiao Yuan, asked Chen Dao, "Young Master Chen, how many Blood Clotting Fruits do you need?"
"As much as you want."
Chen Dao said boldly.
"what?"
Su Qiaoxi was taken aback for a moment, and said, "We have quite a lot of Blood Clotting Fruit in our shop. Are you sure you want them all, Young Master Chen?"
"Sure!"
Chen Dao nodded seriously. The blood clotting fruit he brought back last time had been almost used up after raising eight blood feather chickens and Xiao Yuan. Now Chen Dao urgently needed new blood clotting fruit, and the more the better.
Chen Dao, who still had more than 80 taels of silver in hand, was not worried at all about not being able to afford all the blood-clotting fruits in Baicaotang.
"Let me check how much there is for you first."
Su Qiaoxi reluctantly placed Xiao Yuan on the counter and then went into the backyard.
A short while later, she returned carrying a package, placed it on the table, and said to Chen Dao, "Young Master Chen, this is all the Blood Clotting Fruits in our shop, a total of 150. Would you like to count them?"
"No, I believe you."
Chen Dao's simple words warmed Su Qiaoxi's heart; it felt really good to be trusted.
"A total of 2 taels of silver and 70 coins (one coin equals 100 coins), right, Miss Su?"
"That's right!"
After the transaction was completed, Chen Dao seemed to remember something and asked, "Miss Su, have you heard of the medicinal herbs Blood Lingzhi, Phoenix Tail Flower, Iron Heart Bamboo, and Bear Blood Flower?"
Chen Dao originally wanted to ask Li Ying about these materials for advancing Blood Feather Chicken and Little Round Chicken, since Li Ying held a higher position in Taiping County and might know more.
But after Li Ying took him to see Li Hu, Chen Dao gave up the idea of asking Li Ying for information. He was just an ordinary person who wasn't a martial artist, and if he kept asking about things like herbs, it would easily lead people to make assumptions.
So Chen Dao had no choice but to settle for second best and ask Su Qiaoxi at the pharmacy.
Upon hearing the question, Su Qiaoxi frowned and thought for a moment before replying, "Young Master Chen, of the medicinal herbs you mentioned, I have only heard of three: Blood Lingzhi, Phoenix Tail Flower, and Bear Blood Flower."
"Oh?"
Chen Dao's eyes lit up. It was good to have three flavors. He quickly asked, "May I ask, Miss Su, do you sell them in your shop?"
"no!"
Su Qiaoxi gave Chen Dao a disappointing answer: "These three medicinal herbs are all used by martial artists. Our small shop cannot obtain them and dare not sell them!"
After saying that, Su Qiaoxi seemed afraid that Chen Dao might not understand, so she continued to explain: "Young Master Chen may not know this, but in the entire Taiping County, all the medicinal materials used by martial artists are monopolized by the three major families. Only the three major families can sell these kinds of medicinal materials. If other pharmacies that do not belong to the three major families were to sell these kinds of medicinal materials and the three major families found out, the consequences would be unimaginable."
"Isn't that a bit too domineering?"
Chen Dao said subconsciously.
"Shh!"
Su Qiaoxi put her index finger to her rosy lips, glanced towards the door, and said cautiously, "Young Master Chen, please don't say such things again. If others hear this, I'm afraid..."
Su Qiaoxi probably didn't say anything, but Chen Dao sensed the seriousness of the matter from her behavior. This also showed how much influence the three major families had in Taiping County; the common people didn't even dare to say a word about them...
What's the difference between this and a local tyrant?
Chen Dao was a sensible person, and he didn't stubbornly insist on criticizing the three major families. As for going to the pharmacies run by the three major families to buy advancement materials...
There's no rush to upgrade Bloodfeather Chicken and Little Round; we can buy them next time we come to town.
So, Chen Dao took the opportunity to say goodbye to Su Qiaoxi: "Miss Su, I'll be leaving now."
After saying that, Chen Dao turned to leave.
At this moment, Su Qiaoxi spoke up somewhat shyly, "Young Master Chen, could you stay a little longer?"
Chen Dao initially thought Su Qiaoxi needed his help with something, but then he saw Su Qiaoxi staring intently at Xiao Yuan. Clearly, she wanted to keep Xiao Yuan, not Chen Dao.
"All right!"
Chen Dao nodded.
Upon seeing this, Su Qiaoxi immediately became happy, picked up Xiaoyuan and began to pat Xiaoyuan's head affectionately, her pretty face full of doting affection.
While Su Qiaoxi was playing with Xiaoyuan, Chen Dao was not idle either. He said to Su Qiaoxi, "Miss Su, could you please help me purchase more blood clotting fruits?"
"Young Master Chen, do you need more Blood Clotting Fruit?"
"Yes! If possible, please help me buy more, Miss Su. I will come over every now and then to buy them."
"no problem!"
Su Qiaoxi was ultimately simple-minded and didn't ask Chen Dao what he needed so many blood-clotting fruits for; she readily agreed.
However, she still kindly reminded him, "Young Master Chen, although the Blood Clotting Fruit has some effect on nourishing blood and qi, it is not advisable to eat too much. It would be best if you used as little as possible."
"I understand, thank you for reminding me, Miss Su."
Fifteen minutes later, Su Qiaoxi reluctantly handed Xiao Yuan back to Chen Dao, saying with a look of reluctance, "Young Master Chen, please come again soon!"
Chen Dao naturally knew that Su Qiaoxi hoped Xiao Yuan would come more often rather than him, but he didn't say anything, only nodded and said, "Okay, Miss Su!"
As they left Baicaotang, Chen Dao said to Chen Cheng and the others who were waiting by the donkey cart, "Let's go back to the village."
"Back to the village!"
The donkey cart started moving, driven by Chen Si, with everyone following beside it, slowly making their way out of the city.
Once outside the city gates, Chen Dao and his companions were still greeted by the greedy, hungry gazes of numerous refugees.
The pile of grain on the donkey cart, like carrots hanging in front of the donkey, firmly attracted the displaced people's attention, making them unwilling to look away even for a moment.
"Wow, so much food!"
"There must be at least a thousand catties of grain, right?"
"If only this grain were mine! Then my mother and my sister wouldn't starve to death!"
"..."
The refugees' eyes gleamed with greed, wishing they could swarm forward and rob the donkey cart of all the grain. Fortunately, just as this thought crossed their minds, they saw Chen Cheng and his group standing beside the donkey cart.
Chen Cheng was tall and strong, and he looked like someone not to be trifled with. Chen Da and his men didn't seem like easy targets either. The many refugees had no choice but to suppress their agitation and watch helplessly as the donkey cart slowly disappeared from their sight.
"stop!"
One kilometer from the city gate, Chen Da suddenly gripped his bow and arrows, staring intently at the rapidly approaching figure opposite him.
“Puff!”
The figure suddenly stopped five meters in front of the donkey cart and knelt down on the muddy ground with a thud: "Gentlemen, please have mercy! Just give my child a bite to eat, and I'll do anything you ask!"
It wasn't until the person spoke that Chen Dao and the others realized that the person rushing towards the donkey cart was actually a woman.
It wasn't that Chen Dao and the others had poor eyesight, but rather that the woman's clothes were tattered and her face was covered in filth, making it impossible to discern her gender when she wasn't speaking.
"Sir, please give my child some food! She's starving! I beg you!"
The woman knelt beside the donkey cart, kowtowing repeatedly with great force, each kowtow digging deep into the mud, turning her forehead black and yellow, making her look like a mud figure.