Chapter 7: The Young Woman's Information

For several days past, there were already over fifty smoked fish at home.

On this day, Wang Ping'an had already made an appointment with Li Junwen to go to the city market together.

He was going to sell the smoked fish, while Li Junwen was selling the game he had hunted.

Their village was called Greenfield Village, and it was about thirty miles from the nearest city.

The two of them took turns pushing the handcart. Since they were both martial artists, they walked fast, and after about an hour, Wang Ping'an could vaguely see the densely packed buildings.

This place was called Four-story Town. Villages around here would come to buy large items.

At the same time, if they wanted to sell things, they would also come here to set up stalls, making it very bustling.

The safety here was also well-protected, with soldiers in the city and various martial arts schools, so ordinary people wouldn't dare to cause trouble here.

Li Junwen had been here many times and knew the way well, so he went straight to a market.

Wang Ping'an saw many small vendors setting up stalls, mostly selling wild vegetables from their homes, and some selling snacks and small eats.

After walking in, he saw some meat stalls, but there were not many fish stalls.

Even if there were, most of them sold ordinary small fish, which they had caught themselves and were unwilling to eat, so they brought them to sell.

Wang Ping'an gained confidence and set up his stall next to Li Junwen's.

Li Junwen was familiar with the place, so it was fine for him to set up a stall here. Of course, he gave Li Junwen three smoked fish as a favor.

His fish were larger and better smoked.

Therefore, it wasn't long before someone came to inquire.

"Little brother, how much are these fish?"

The person who came over was a woman in her thirties, holding a boy in her arms, who was quite good-looking.

"Miss, these smoked fish are thirty-five coins each."

He had just seen that even the smaller fish were sold for this much, so his price was just right.

"Can you give me a discount? I want three of them."

"Then it will be one hundred coins."

"Deal!"

This woman clearly belonged to a wealthy family. Both she and the boy in her arms were dressed in fine clothing.

As the woman handed over the silver, Wang Ping'an was momentarily stunned.

Because at the moment of contact, the Nianyu in his mind emitted a warm sensation.

Then, the Nianyu displayed the information of this young woman.

[Rich Merchant's Wife: Zhang Xiaotian]

[Cultivation: Mid-9th Rank]

[Goodwill: 2 (Casual Acquaintance)]

[Desire 1: Eat grilled smoked fish]

[Desire 2: Want to find a strong young man...]

[Desire 3: Want to reach 8th Rank cultivation]

[Desire 4: Don't want to take care of the child, want someone to take me on a journey...]

Wang Ping'an was stunned!

Goodness, he could actually see this young woman's desires.

This also meant that his previous guess was wrong.

He had thought that prolonged contact with someone would trigger the Nianyu.

But this time, he only had a brief contact with the young woman.

"Why is that?"

As the young woman left, Wang Ping'an interacted with many people over the next hour.

But none of them triggered the Nianyu.

Suddenly, Wang Ping'an seemed to have found the pattern.

That is, the people who triggered the Nianyu were all beautiful women!

First, it was Tang Bingyun, then his sister-in-law!

The young woman just now was also very beautiful.

"Is the Nianyu also a beauty lover?"

Wang Ping'an was speechless.

The smoked fish sold very well, and in just one hour, they were all sold out.

Today, besides selling fish, he also needed to buy some supplies.

So, after telling Li Junwen, Wang Ping'an went to a general store first.

He bought a pot, new shoes, and clothes for himself, and also bought two undergarments for his sister-in-law.

Because last night, after his sister-in-law had a bath, Wang Ping'an discovered she had a new desire.

[Desire: The undergarments are broken, I haven't had any to wear for a few days. I really want two new undergarments.]

This was a good opportunity to collect Nian points, although buying undergarments was embarrassing, Wang Ping'an still bought them.

After that, he went to a herbal shop to inquire about the current market price of Yixuecao (Blood Nourishing Grass).

A well-grown Yixuecao could sell for one hundred coins.

"Little brother, are you from Greenfield Village?"

The shopkeeper was very polite, even offering tea, but Wang Ping'an politely declined.

When out, he didn't like to eat or drink anything from others.

"I am from Greenfield Village," Wang Ping'an nodded.

"That's great. If you have Yixuecao to sell, I will buy it in large quantities. If you have a lot, I can give you this price!"

He held up two fingers and continued, "One hundred and twenty coins per plant. If you can introduce me to more, I will also give you a referral fee."

Wang Ping'an nodded, "Understood."

He didn't expect Yixuecao to be so expensive.

But thinking about it, it made sense.

Yixuecao was the main ingredient for making Qi Replenishing Pills, and on the market, a single ordinary Qi Replenishing Pill cost two taels of silver.

Qi Replenishing Pills were used by martial artists for cultivation.

It was said that after taking them, not only would cultivation progress faster,

But they could also be taken during fights to speed up recovery.

However, the price was too high, and who could afford to use them daily if they weren't from a noble family?

At this moment, someone entered the shop.

It was a middle-aged man with a goatee, and he had a strong smell of Chinese medicine on him.

"Hey, Doctor Zhao, is the medicine ready?"

The shopkeeper immediately greeted him.

"Yes, it's ready. Here are the Qi Replenishing Pills!"

He took out three small jade bottles.

"According to the previous price, two taels per pill, that's thirty Qi Replenishing Pills in total!"

"Alright, I'll give you the silver note right away."

A moment later, Doctor Zhao left with the silver note, satisfied.

"Shopkeeper, do you have the method for making Qi Replenishing Pills?"

Wang Ping'an suddenly asked.

The doctor had just made sixty taels in one go, which made him very tempted.

Wasn't this better than hunting and fishing?

So he thought that if he had the method, he could directly use Nian points to learn it instantly.

Then he could go back and harvest Yixuecao, and make Qi Replenishing Pills.

"Want to learn?"

The shopkeeper smiled.

"Yes."

"There is a method, but I advise you not to think too much about it."

"Why?" Wang Ping'an frowned.

"Being a pharmacist isn't something anyone can learn. I've seen many young people try to make pills, but they all failed. You have to be prepared for a lot of wasted herbs. If you're not wealthy, you won't succeed."

The young man clearly looked like an ordinary villager, and the shopkeeper, out of good intentions, reminded Wang Ping'an.

"I understand, but I still want it."

Wang Ping'an said.

The shopkeeper wasn't surprised by Wang Ping'an's answer.

He had run the shop for over thirty years and had seen countless young people like this.

Dreaming of instant success, thinking they were exceptional!

Unfortunately, they didn't know how difficult it was to make medicine.

Then, he took a book from the shelf.

[Pharmacist's Beginner Guide]

"There are five formulas and the methods for making them!" The shopkeeper handed the book over.

Wang Ping'an took it, "Can you guarantee it's genuine?"

He didn't want to waste his efforts and have the pills fail.

"Ha, don't worry, it's guaranteed to be genuine. To be honest, this book is just for beginners and isn't a secret. How could it be fake?"

"If it's fake, I'll come after you!" After saying that, Wang Ping'an asked about the price.

It turned out to cost 105 taels of silver!

"Too expensive." Wang Ping'an shook his head, "Round it down."

The shopkeeper laughed.

These five taels were meant for haggling.

He didn't expect that the young man would really have 100 taels.

It seemed he had recently harvested a lot of Yixuecao!

"Alright, 100 taels, I'll be your friend."

Wang Ping'an frowned, "I said round it down! The middle zero."

The shopkeeper: "..."

"Young brother, no one haggles like that!"

"Will you sell it? If not, I'll leave."

"Sell! 15 taels, I'll be your friend."

The shopkeeper quickly said.

A moment later, Wang Ping'an paid and left.

The shopkeeper then took another book from the box, excitedly saying, "Anyway, this thing was printed in dozens of copies..."

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By the time he got home, it was already evening.

After saying goodbye to Li Junwen, Wang Ping'an quickly headed home.

Soon, he saw Zhu Xiaohan standing at the door, looking down the path.

Seeing Wang Ping'an, she came out, "Ping'an, why are you so late?"

"Sister-in-law, I mainly waited for Li Junwen. My fish were sold out long ago," Wang Ping'an smiled.

"All sold out?"

Zhu Xiaohan was surprised.

"Yes, everyone said the fish you smoked were very fragrant."

"That's great."

Zhu Xiaohan was very happy. After all, selling so many fish meant a good profit.

The key was that this could become a source of income for her in the future.

Although the earnings weren't much, it was better than farming.

"Hey, did you buy clothes?"

Zhu Xiaohan took out a package and found thin clothes inside.

When she took them out, her face turned red instantly.

"Ping'an, why did you buy undergarments?"

Zhu Xiaohan's face was completely red.

Wang Ping'an was also embarrassed, but for the sake of earning Nian points, it was worth it.

"Sister-in-law, I thought you might not have any to change, so I bought them for you on the way."

"But you bought them too small." Although Zhu Xiaohan was happy that Wang Ping'an thought of her,

Her size was quite large.

These two undergarments were too small, how could they fit?

"Ah, too small, what size are you?"

Wang Ping'an immediately regretted his words after saying them.

Goodness, wasn't this teasing his sister-in-law? Now it was awkward.

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