Abandoning a daughter never abandons, a medical concubine should be self-reliant

Chapter 99 So Vicious
Li Siqi was so shocked that she was speechless, not because Xu Ruhua concealed the truth, but was surprised that Xiao Hua started to harm her so long ago.

Although Xiao Hua is one year older than Li Siqi, she was only a 15-year-old country girl at that time, how could she be more vicious than the girl who grew up in the back house?
Pressing the incomprehension and anger towards Xiao Hua in her heart, the handkerchief was still wrapped with ginseng, Li Siqi had no choice but to help Xu Ruhua wipe her tears with her hands.

Said softly: "Okay, Ruhua, I don't blame you, you also have difficulties, not to mention I'm fine? It's all over! Don't worry about it anymore, ah!"

Xu Ruhua held her hand, sobbing and asked, "Really? Sister Siqi, do you really not blame me?"

Li Siqi nodded affirmatively, "Well, when did I ever lie to you?" She was afraid that Xu Ruhua would cry again.

She hurriedly asked again: "The sun has risen, are you still digging herbs today?"

Xu Ruhua looked up at the dazzling sunlight, then looked at Li Siqi, and replied, "Yes, I'm here to dig herbs."

After rubbing her eyes, she asked suspiciously: "By the way, Sister Siqi, didn't you go to the capital? Why are you here?"

Li Siqi: ...

I can't explain the matter of being kidnapped by the bad guys with just a few words, so I might as well tell a white lie on the basis of the anniversary of my adoptive mother's death.

Thinking of her adoptive mother, Li Siqi had a look of sadness and longing on her face, and said sadly: "It will be the anniversary of my mother's death in a few days, I will come back and have a look."

Xu Ruhua thought about it, Aunt Li seemed to have passed away during the Double Ninth Festival last year, and her death day was indeed approaching.

She didn't doubt it, her eyes showed sadness, and she said regretfully: "Before I knew it, it's been a year. It's a pity that Aunt Li is such a good person... Sigh..."

Li Siqi's eye sockets were sour, and tears began to roll around.

Seeing how sad she was, Xu Ruhua quickly changed the subject and suggested, "Sister Siqi, if you have nothing to do, let's dig herbs together!
I still have a lot of things I want to tell you. It just so happens that you also tell me what the capital is like. "

Thinking of the dishonor of coming back this time, Li Siqi didn't want too many people to know, and her ginseng had to be sold quickly.

So, she politely refused, "No, Ruhua, I still have things to do, wait until next time, maybe I will come back after a while!"

Xu Ruhua nodded obediently when she heard the words, "Okay, sister Siqi, then you should be careful, I will wait for you to come back, and we will dig wild vegetables together."

What a pure and innocent girl!
After bidding farewell to Xu Ruhua, Li Siqi went down the mountain to the town and hired a carriage to drive to Huaicheng, the county where Xu's Village belongs.

She didn't arrive in Huai City until mid-afternoon, and first went to the bank to exchange the silver for copper coins. The handling fee made her feel distressed for a long time.

After paying the carriage fare with copper coins, Li Siqi went straight to Jiufutang, where she used to sell herbs.

When she first started selling herbal medicines, she thought that the bigger medicine halls were stronger and offered higher prices, so she chose the big medicine halls to sell them.

However, since she was tricked once by the so-called shop bully, she never went there again.Instead, I chose the medium-sized Jiufutang.

Shopkeeper Zhao of Jiufutang is a short, fat man in his 50s and [-]s. Although he is shrewd, he is not calculating, and the price he offers is fair.

The moment Li Siqi entered the door carrying ginseng, he almost didn't recognize it.

I haven't seen her for a year, and the little girl has become taller and taller, a little taller than him, and her skin is fairer and more moist.

Li Siqi politely said greetings, and shopkeeper Zhao asked with a smile, "I haven't been here for so long, what good things did you bring this time?"

Li Siqi took out a handkerchief and handed it over, and said with a smile: "I didn't get any good things, shopkeeper Zhao, can you show me how much this ginseng is worth?"

Shopkeeper Zhao took the veil and opened it, took a closer look at the body and beard, and then weighed it with a scorpion, two or nine.

Not without regret, he stroked his beard and said: "Overall, it's not bad, it's just a little bit worse, and it will be better after a while, it's a pity..."

Saying this at this time, most people will definitely think that the treacherous shopkeeper is doing this deliberately for the purpose of lowering the price.

But Li Siqi didn't think so.

She remembered that there was a book that collectively called Tianshan snow lotus, Sanliang ginseng, sixty-year-old poria cocos, and remote mountain leaf ganoderma as the nine immortal grasses of China.

It can be seen that three or two ginsengs are also extremely valuable, and her ginseng is one or two short, which is really embarrassing and regrettable.

Li Siqi smiled indifferently, "It's really a pity that it's only one tael away from being called a fairy grass!
However, since this is the case, there is no other way, shopkeeper Zhao, just tell me how much it is, right? "

Hearing this, shopkeeper Zhao knew that she was indeed a knowledgeable person. He glanced at her approvingly, took the abacus, and began to count.

Counting in my hand, I explained, "Girl, I will pay you five taels of silver for every tael of ginseng, and two taels and nine taels of money is 19 taels and five hundred wen.

Do you think it is feasible?If you feel that it is not suitable, you can also shop around and ask again! "

"As much as you say, it's not the first time we've worked together, I can trust you!" Li Siqi said with a smile.

"Oh, come on, thank you, look at this little mouth is as sweet as honey." This compliment Zhao shopkeeper is very useful.Let the guy carefully put away the ginseng, and paid the money quickly.

Li Siqi took the money, thanked shopkeeper Zhao, and left Jiufutang.

First go to the Central Plains bank with semicolons all over the country to deposit ten taels of silver. Fortunately, the minimum deposit amount of the bank in this era is not too large.She watched novels and TV dramas before, and some ancient banks saved 100 taels!
Rejoicing in my heart, I scattered and hid the rest of the money in the front cuffs and belts.

It was getting late, and she only ate a sesame seed cake at noon, and she didn't sleep well last night. She was hungry and sleepy at the moment.

After all, the money for returning to Beijing is enough, and a big problem has been solved, so we simply stay here for one night and make plans tomorrow.

She found a clean and comfortable inn nearby, had a simple dinner, washed and scrubbed, and then fell asleep.

Gao Qiji arrived at the Huaicheng post station ten kilometers away, but Gaifeng and the [-] army were still on the way.

After a quick rest here, he will continue to Yugui Valley.

Yugui Valley, a hundred miles away from Huai City, is the only shortest and only necessary road for Qi to enter Xia. It belongs to the division of the border between the two countries. It has no clear ownership before. Qi people say it belongs to them, and Xia people say it belongs to them. , have been arguing for many years.

Until Xia Guo provoked a quarrel last year, Gao Qiji led his troops to conquer and defeated them. Xia Guo paid the compensation and at the same time cut several cities to Qi State, and Yugui Valley was officially assigned to Qi State.

The reason why it is so strange is that the valley often makes the sound of weapons colliding and war horses neighing, so that few people dare to pass through here, and livestock will be scared away when they come here, so it is also called "the passage of Yin soldiers". ".

As soon as Gao Qiji arrived at the post station, he ordered the postman to send an urgent message to the general garrison outside Huaicheng at a speed of [-] miles, and ordered him to send fifty elite soldiers to Yugui Valley for help.

After eating, he changed to a horse, brought enough water and dry food and rushed to Yugui Valley single-handedly.

Shangguan Yunqi and his group seldom stayed in inns, they hid and took small roads. In order to be faster, after Li Siqi fled, he abandoned the carriage and rode a horse instead.

(End of this chapter)