The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

After leaving the steel rolling mill, I went back to the pharmacy I had visited before.

However, Li Kaixin did not come to buy medicine this time.

At the counter stood the same old gentleman with a white beard.

Li Kaixin walked slowly to the counter, a smile on her face, and politely asked:

"Sir, do you sell silver needles here?"

During the time I was in Inner Mongolia, whether it was treating my Mongolian brother Chagan or dealing with Wu Tian's injury on the way back from the transport convoy.

Li Kaixin realized that his medical skills were greatly limited, and only then did he realize that without silver needles, he could not perform many medical techniques.

"Yes, young man," the old man replied, then bent down and took out a packet of silver needles from under the counter.

Li Kaixin took them, pulled out a few to examine them carefully, and seeing that they were of good quality, looked up and asked, "Sir, how much are these?"

"Ten yuan!"

After quoting the price, the old man began to squint and sized up Li Kaixin, who looked somewhat familiar.

So he asked somewhat uncertainly, "Young man, haven't we met before?"

"You have a good memory. I got some aphrodisiac and kidney-tonifying medicine here last time," Li Kaixin said with a smile as he handed over the money.

"Oh, it's you!"

The old man suddenly remembered, leaned forward, and asked in a low voice, "How effective is your prescription?"

He was just curious about the efficacy of the prescription and had no other thoughts.

Li Kaixin, wanting to build a closer relationship and find out more about the medicine, smiled and said, "It'll definitely work!"

Then, taking the opportunity, he asked, "Sir, do you have a medicine pot here?"

The old man said calmly, "A medicine pot? You'll have to buy that from the ceramics factory; I don't sell these here."

"Sir, do you have any extra? Could you spare one for me? We can discuss the price." Li Kaixin's expression was earnest, and his words were sincere.

Seeing this, the old man thought that a medicine pot wasn't a big deal, so he nodded and said, "Alright then."

Then, he turned and walked towards the place where the medicine was being brewed.

A short while later, he returned with a pottery jar and handed it to Li Kaixin.

"Young man, just give me one yuan."

"Thank you, sir!" Li Kaixin happily accepted the medicine jar.

Having paid, Li Kaixin, seeing that his goal had been achieved, did not linger.

After leaving the pharmacy, Li Kaixin first put both items into his secret space.

Then he took out some donkey meat and seasonings, as well as two bottles of Fenjiu liquor, and headed home.

Back at the courtyard house, Li Kaixin met Aunt Zhao in the front yard, greeted her with a smile, and then went straight home.

Neither her younger brother Li Kai nor her younger sister Li Xiaoxiao were inside.

Li Kaixin went straight into the kitchen and put down the things she was carrying.

After taking some coal, they entered the secret realm.

The first thing Li Kaixin did in the secret realm was to pick the necessary medicinal herbs from the planted herbs and then put them into the medicine jar in a certain proportion.

Then a fire was lit and the pots were set up.

Now, Li Kaixin's technique is much more skillful than the first time, and with the professional medicine pot, the decoction process goes much more smoothly.

Before long, Li Kaixin had more than a dozen uniformly sized pills in his palm.

After the refining was successful, they did not stop immediately.

Instead, he repeatedly refined the pills five times, accumulating more than sixty pills before finally stopping the fire.

After leaving the secret realm, Li Kaixin started busying himself in the kitchen.

A short while later, younger brother Li Kai and younger sister Li Xiaoxiao entered the house chatting and laughing.

Hearing the noise, Li Kaixin, who was busy at the stove, looked up with a smile: "Xiao Kai, Xiao Xiao are back."

Li Kai, the younger brother, immediately stepped forward and asked, "Big brother, what delicious food are you making today?" He looked into the pot as he spoke.

"Stewed donkey meat, I guarantee neither of you has ever had it before," Li Kaixin replied with a smile.

The younger brother jumped for joy upon hearing this, while the younger sister, Li Xiaoxiao, obediently went to the stove to help her older brother tend the fire.

After dinner, Qin Xiuli, the mother, asked about the house in courtyard number 94.

"Kaixin, how's the house over there coming along?"

"I hired a contractor today to reinforce the house over the next few days. I haven't decided what furniture to get yet," Li Kaixin replied.

Mother Qin Xiuli nodded: "Okay, you decide for yourself. If you don't have enough money, just tell me."

"Okay, Mom."

While her mother was clearing away the dishes, Li Kaixin glanced at her watch and realized it was almost time.

After saying goodbye to her father, Li Mingde, she ran out the door.

Not far from the agreed location, Li Kaixin moved the two brown bears and the cart out of the secret realm.

Only two bear paws were kept; the rest were placed on the cart.

Then, Li Kaixin stopped in front of a detached courtyard house.

Following the agreed-upon code, I went up and knocked on the door twice.

The door was quickly opened, and three people came out, the one leading them being Li Huaide.

Upon seeing the two brown bears on the cart, Li Huaide's face immediately lit up with a smile, and he quickly went to greet them:

"Happy, you're here! Come on in."

As he spoke, he winked at the two people beside him.

The two understood and immediately stepped forward to take the cart.

After the cart was pushed into the yard, the two quickly closed the gate.

Several kerosene lamps were lit on the stone table in the courtyard, illuminating the surroundings and casting the shadows of two other people in the courtyard.

Li Huaide led Li Kaixin to the two men and introduced them.

He first pointed to an older man with a kind face: "This is Zhang Bohai, the head of the purchasing department of the steel rolling mill."

He then turned to another slightly overweight, sharp-eyed middle-aged man: "This is Director Wang Enlong, the person in charge of the cafeteria."

Li Kaixin quickly and respectfully bowed slightly to the two of them, a sincere smile on his face:

"Hello Section Chief Zhang, hello Director Wang! My name is Li Kaixin. I hope you two can give me some guidance."

Seeing this, Zhang Bohai and Wang Enlong nodded amicably.

Li Huaide patted Li Kaixin on the shoulder and laughed:

"I'm happy. In the future, if I'm not at the factory, I can directly contact Section Chief Zhang and Director Wang if I need anything."

"Okay, Uncle Li, I've got it." Li Kaixin replied.

At this moment, the two men had already pushed the cart closer.

Li Huaide crouched down to observe the two brown bears, then noticed the number of paws was wrong. He turned to ask, "Kaixin, why are there only two paws left?"

"Uncle Li, Uncle Xie and Station Master Zhao bought four of them, and I kept two for myself," Li Kaixin said honestly.

Hearing this, Li Huaide felt it was a pity, but he didn't ask Li Kaixin for the two bear paws.

Then, he called the two people to weigh themselves. It was over 960 jin (430 kg), which was less than 1,000 jin (500 kg), but not far off.

The price quoted by Li Huaide was about the same as that quoted by Manager Wu of the state-run canteen.

After hearing the price, Li Kaixin readily agreed.

Immediately, Li Huaide wrote the invoice on the stone bench, as agreed upon that afternoon.

Their purpose in making the transaction here was simply to keep it from the factory workers. It was probably something Li Huaide wanted to keep for his own entertainment. The nature of the transaction was still a private-to-public deal.

After Li Kaixin put away the money and invoices, he bid farewell to Li Huaide and the other two and left the courtyard.