The jailer happily agreed upon hearing that there was more silver involved.
After negotiating with the jailer, Yang Chuxia and Ye Zi’an went to the fork in the road near the county government office to meet up with Uncle Niu.
"What did you tell the jailer?" Ye Zi’an asked on the way.
Yang Chuxia laughed, "Didn’t I say before, of course, it’s about getting revenge and airing grievances. An arm for an arm, a leg for a leg. Debts must be repaid. Nowadays, doing bad things must be punished."
"Of course, can what this lady says ever be wrong?" Yang Chuxia said proudly, "Actually, it’s not that everything this lady says is right, but in your presence, what this lady says must be right. Right is right, and wrong is also right. Understand?"
Seeing her proudly holding up her neck to speak with him, with a trace of dominance in the corners of her eyes and brows, Ye Zi’an found it amusing. However, he knew that he absolutely couldn’t laugh at this moment, so he quickly concealed the faint smile at the corner of his mouth and nodded seriously, "I understand. In short, Xiaxia’s words are always right."
"That’s more like it!" With that, Yang Chuxia saw Uncle Niu waiting in the distance and hurriedly waved at him.
"Miss, Young Master An, have you finished your business? Shall we return to the village now? If we’re going back, I’ll go hire a carriage right away." Uncle Niu became more disciplined and formal as soon as he stepped outside, even changing how he addressed them. He was more casual in the village but would change as soon as he was outside.
Yang Chuxia shook her head upon hearing this, "Uncle Niu, we’re not going back to the village today. We’ll stay here tonight and go back tomorrow."
"But will the Old Master and the others worry?"
"It’s fine, I told my father before leaving that we might not be coming back tonight." She had wanted to do some shopping after delivering the New Year gifts and add some New Year goods for the family since it was New Year.
She also wanted to go to the pharmacy.
"Let’s find an inn first, and after settling down, I need to go to the pharmacy."
With that, the three of them went to find a mid-range inn, booked two rooms, and then headed out together.
There wasn’t just one pharmacy in the county town, but as Mu’s Clinic had the best impression and was the largest, and she had sold pearls there before, Yang Chuxia decided to visit Mu’s Clinic first.
"Brother, I’m looking for your shopkeeper." As soon as she entered the pharmacy, Yang Chuxia said to a young boy dispensing medicines.
"Who’s looking for me?" A voice came from behind the counter; the shopkeeper was sitting there, looking at the list of newly arrived medicinal materials.
Because the counter was quite high, Yang Chuxia hadn’t seen him.
When he stood up and looked up, he immediately smiled and said, "Oh, it’s you, little girl?"
"Shopkeeper, you still remember me?" Yang Chuxia laughed when she heard this.
"Of course, I remember!" The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, "Thanks to that pearl last time, it helped me out a lot. I don’t know if the young lady has any good items to sell this time?"
"Do you still buy pearls here?" Yang Chuxia asked, raising her eyebrows.
"Of course, we have branches of Mu’s Clinic throughout the entire Great Zhou, so naturally, we need more."
Upon hearing this, Yang Chuxia felt reassured, as she actually had another pearl on her.
"Shopkeeper, I didn’t come to sell things today; actually, I came to buy medicinal materials. However, the materials I need are quite rare, and I can’t find them in the town. I came to ask because I know your store is the largest pharmacy in the county."