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Jiang Jinning, who grew up in a desolate courtyard, learned a principle from a young age: if you can endure, then endure.

But she couldn't bear the thought that she could have used this silk flower to buy medicine for the young general, but in the end she could only buy two steamed buns and a bottle of water.

She rushed to the stall vendor.

The vendor knew he was in trouble. He rushed out and pulled her aside, speaking in an extremely natural tone.

"Do you have more stock? Are they still silk flowers? I can give you a friend's price this time."

He tensed up for a moment, convinced that a girl from such a remote mountain village wouldn't dare to confront someone from the city.

"It doesn't matter if you don't have silk flowers, I'll buy any wrapped flowers I have. In this flea market, I offer the fairest prices."

Jiang Jinning was furious as she listened to him speak of justice.

You're so heartless, you're a damn fool!

"I can give you five yuan for a single silk flower this time. If it's a velvet flower or a wrapped flower, I'll take it too. A velvet flower is fifteen yuan for two, and a wrapped flower is ten yuan for two."

Five yuan my foot!

She clearly heard him say that he wanted to sell it to someone else for ninety yuan!

Although she didn't know exactly how much this "yuan" was, it didn't stop her from knowing that her silk flowers were more valuable than Dali's!

Jiang Jinning was furious, but this was an unfamiliar place for her. She was worried that if she offended someone, the government might arrest her and whip her. She couldn't afford to get hurt; she still needed to buy medicine for the young general.

"I'll add another dollar to each one. You know your designs are really outdated. Next time, next time you make trendy color combinations, I'll give you a higher price!"

He's still lying!

Jiang Jinning wanted to yell at him, but the people around her were pointing and whispering about her, which made her unconsciously think of the scene when she was called a jinx in Dali.

She became increasingly anxious.

"Add another 50 cents, that's all!"

Back in the old days at the mansion, the servants would always serve her spoiled food, and she would always say, "No more than that."

Why not! Doesn't she even have the rights she's entitled to?

For some unknown reason, Jiang Jinning mustered her courage and glared at the other person.

"You're a big bad guy! You...you bought my silk flowers for two yuan last night! You're...a big swindler!"

"How about this, I'll add another dollar..."

"Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?!"

The street vendor got angry and, relying on his loud voice, tried to turn black into white.

"You little girl, you're so young and you're already causing trouble, aren't you? Come on, I'm not doing business with you anymore."

He urged Jiang Jinning on.

This is an attempt to blatantly steal her silk flowers!

"You stole my things! You bad guy!"

The little girl shouted at the top of her lungs, startling everyone around her.

The surrounding crowd fell silent for a moment, then began to murmur.

"I've seen this little girl before. She came here yesterday too. Oh, right, she's the one who sold that silk flower. I think it only cost two yuan."

"I've been ripped off! How could these flowers be so cheap? I should have given her at least fifty."

"They could have just robbed us outright, but they still gave us two dollars. Haha."

The truth was quickly uncovered, and someone even called the police. The vendor, terrified, threw the silk flowers on the ground and ran away.

Immediately, some people chased after her, while others picked up the silk flowers and returned them to Jiang Jinning, offering words of comfort and telling her that the vendors on East Street were more reliable and wouldn't try to lower the price.

Jiang Jinning looked grateful and stammered her thanks.

It truly is a fairyland; there are still many kind-hearted people there.

A feeling of immense satisfaction welled up within her, as if she had returned to the past, to the days when she was a little girl with a small, delicate head, boldly pushing away the mocking maids and bravely fighting for herself.

Following the directions of a kind person, she arrived at East Street.

It was indeed more lively here, with more people and more vendors selling everything imaginable. Various stalls were packed together, filling the entire street, and the sounds of vendors hawking their wares filled the air.

Jiang Jinning scanned the area and successfully found a small stall in a corner with few people.

The stall sold headdresses, but unlike the gold and silver headdresses of the Great Li Dynasty, the headdresses here were fresh and natural, and there were also some glass flowers, which were very exquisite.

This divine realm actually uses glass to make jewelry. In Dali, there is only a small piece of glass in the imperial palace; it is impossible for ordinary people to have it.

The boss was a girl a little older than her, with a sweet smile, and Jiang Jinning felt an instant liking for her.

"Miss, would you like some hairpins or hair clips? Feel free to look around, you can even try them on." The shopkeeper's eyes didn't hold the scrutinizing look of others, but rather pure amazement. "Miss, your outfit is so unique."

Jiang Jinning's nervousness eased considerably, but she still stammered.

"Um, I have some... silk flowers... would you like to take them...?"

Jiang Jinning carefully took out the silk flower.

"Wow, what a magnificent peony!"

The boss's eyes lit up, and he stopped looking at his stall and jumped in front of Jiang Jinning.

"Are you interested in selling, miss? What's your asking price?"

Jiang Jinning thought for a moment, then held out one palm and two fingers on her other hand.

She vaguely remembered someone saying it could be sold for fifty, but she wanted to sell it for more so she could have more money to buy medicine.

"Seventy?" The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, then leaned closer for a closer look, his eyes wide with amazement. "Seventy is a bargain! I'll take it for myself!"

what?

You just agreed?

Aren't you going to try to lower the price?

"WeChat or Alipay? I'll scan your code."

"I...I don't have that treasure."

"Can I have cash?" The boss noticed her difficulty and changed the subject.

Cash? It's that thing from last night that didn't look like a copper coin.

Jiang Jinning nodded quickly.

The shopkeeper went to another stall and exchanged the money for her; it was two silver notes made of different materials.

It can't really be called a banknote; the paper is stiffer, and it's decorated with landscape paintings, making it much prettier than Da Li's banknotes.

In Jiang Jinning's memory, banknotes were a lot of money.

She was quite happy; now she could buy medicine for the young general!

"Excuse me, where is that pharmacy...?"

"You need to go around this street to find a century-old pharmacy that's cheap. Don't go to those chain pharmacies, they're a total rip-off."

Jiang Jinning bowed repeatedly in gratitude, her face still flushed with excitement. She clutched the silver notes and hid them in her sleeve before heading towards the pharmacy the shopkeeper had mentioned.

The pharmacy was reached quickly.

Jiang Jinning was stunned the moment she stepped into the pharmacy.

She had never seen such a noble pharmacy.

The lights are very bright, and you can see all the medicines clearly. It's much better than those dimly lit pharmacies in Dali!

Inside, there were many different shelves, with small boxes she had never seen before, and some special cabinets with transparent, glowing glass that could faintly reflect her image.

I only saw a small piece of glass on the jewelry before, but now I've seen such a large piece of glass!

No, this isn't like glass. Glass isn't that clear. This is even better than glass!

In this fairyland, you can find such wonderful things everywhere!

And those little boxes, is that medicine?

The box seemed to be made of paper, but it was much sturdier. She had never seen a box like this before. Could it be filled with pills?

Jiang Jinning was deeply shocked.

"Where do you feel unwell? What medicine do you need?"

The shop assistant glanced at Jiang Jinning with a look that conveyed a mixture of incomprehension and respect for people these days.

Jiang Jinning nervously tugged at the hem of her prison uniform and said tremblingly, "Um, I'm injured, what medicine should I use...?"

"Did you fall? If the wound is big or you've broken a bone, you need to go to the hospital as soon as possible. Little girl, where are your parents? Get them to take you to the hospital right away."

The shop assistant glanced at him up and down, his eyes landing on the very real wound on his back.

"No, it wasn't me..."

Jiang Jinning felt nervous under their gaze.

The waiter in Wonderland was just too kind; she couldn't handle it.

The shop assistant determined that Jiang Jinning was injured. Seeing that she looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, she immediately took out her phone to call the police.

Jiang Jinning's eyes widened in shock as she stared in horror at the brick-like object that gleamed with a frightening light.

"It wasn't me... I'm fine..."

She was so scared she almost cried.

Is this thing going to treat her like a monster and capture her?

The shop assistant leaned closer to examine it and, seeing that the wound looked like it was drawn on, breathed a sigh of relief. She then said in a low voice, somewhat annoyed, "The cosplay is so realistic! Your family is really something, letting a little kid like you go out to buy medicine."

child?

Is she... considered a child?

"Hey, iodine, use it together with Shengji San (a traditional Chinese medicine for promoting tissue regeneration) to reduce inflammation and drain pus. You should also use white gauze. Take cephalosporin orally. And if there's a fever, you'll need this too."

The other party worked quickly and packed a lot of medicine for her. Jiang Jinning wanted to stop her, thinking that she didn't have that much money to buy such rare medicine.

Putting aside everything else, that white gauze was extremely precious in Dali, and was only used by the imperial family and nobles.

"These, fifty in total."

Fifty? Only fifty for all of these? In Dali, even wound powder costs several ounces; her silk flower couldn't buy so much medicine.

She vaguely understood that the prices here were different from those in Dali.

Jiang Jinning didn't recognize the banknote in her hand. Just now, at the stall, a girl pulled out one and said it was for fifty yuan. She just copied her and pulled out the exact same one.

As she left the pharmacy, still holding a silver note, Jiang Jinning decided to buy some more food.

She wanted to buy more this time, to bring some for Song Wanzhen and Zhao Shi, but bringing too much would be too conspicuous, and she couldn't carry too much on her body, nor could she bring back anything with a strong odor.

In the end, she could only buy five steamed buns, two for the little general and one for the others, which she stuffed into her body as usual, and then silently prayed, "I want to go back."

When she opened her eyes again, she was back, but to her horror, not only the steamed buns, but also the remaining silver notes and medicine were gone!