In fact, what she didn’t know was that Young Master Mu urgently needed that black pearl, which was why he was so desperate yesterday. He had not intended to take the pearl for free, he only wanted to get the pearl first, then give Yang Chuxia a few thousand silver taels, and that would be the end of it.
But who would have thought that Yang Chuxia, who appeared so innocent, had such skill? Moreover, the arrow she shot was not your typical weapon.
"Done. I swear on my name, Mu of Mu’s Clinic, that these items are genuine," said Young Master Mu, still with a not too pleased tone. "You can give me the black pearl now, can’t you?"
"Here." Yang Chuxia casually took off the purse carrying the black pearl and threw it to Young Master Mu. After holding the boxes in her arms, she then said, "I’m not like certain people who play dirty tricks."
"Let’s go, Brother An, let’s go home. "Having said that, Yang Chuxia didn’t give Young Master Mu another glance, then directed her words at Brother An.
Ye Zi’an, obedient to her words, stood up to open the door while Young Master Mu paused for a moment, taking note of the way Ye Zi’an walked.
Once both of them had left, Young Master Mu then said to the person behind him, "Follow them and see where they live. But remember to keep some distance, the girl is skilled."
Meanwhile, Yang Chuxia, who had just obtained the mesmerizing flower, had no idea that she was being followed. The distance was far enough to avoid detection.
After getting the flower, Yang Chuxia and Ye Zi’an left Mu’s Clinic and headed to the inn. Upon their arrival, Uncle Niu had returned. He and the food store had a good talk and the store agreed to deliver the goods. Once everything was settled, they hurried back to Wangquan Town.
By the time they reached Wangquan Town, it was evening. They loaded some of the purchased sunflower seeds and sweet potato crisps onto the carriage to take back to the village, while the rest was left in the city to be collected as needed.
When they got back to the village, to their surprise, Yang Dachuan and Ms. Wang were still measuring pine nuts for the villagers despite it being late.
It turned out that after tasting the success of selling pine nuts once, the villagers had picked up some more. Yang Chuxia noticed they hadn’t picked up much, probably a little over a hundred pounds.
Adding this to what they already had at home, and her nut store was nearly ready to open.
So, the next day she said to Ms. Wang, "Mom, we need to cook these sunflower seeds, as well as these dried sweet potatoes."
Hearing this, Ms. Wang studied the sunflower seeds, which amounted to about a hundred pounds. With two servant girls helping, they could finish cooking them quickly. But how are they going to prepare the dried sweet potatoes?
So she asked, "My dear, how are we going to prepare these dried sweet potatoes? We usually boil them for porridge or steam them. No one is going to snack on something so hard."
Yang Chuxia looked at the dried sweet potatoes on the floor. They were actually slices of sweet potato dried in the sun. Initially, she wanted to bring them back home to bake.
The last time she was at Land Officer Yang’s house, his wife was baking some, she tasted a few pieces and found them pretty good. So, she thought this time she might as well sell them.
But now with such a large volume, how long would it take to bake?
After giving it some thought, Yang Chuxia said, "Mom, let’s try cleaning these and drying them out first, then fry them in the oil pot to see."
Hearing of this experiment, Ms. Wang hesitated, wondering why her daughter didn’t know about this either.
So, she advised her, "What if it ends up inedible? This would be a waste of food. Let’s not bother with this. We can keep it at home and bake some for you when I am free. They are quite delicious when baked."