The daily life of a space tycoon raising children, doting on his husband, and farming.

Chapter 178 Dried Bitter Gourd

Observing the shopkeeper's attitude, Xiao Huan was a little worried, "Sister, what if they don't buy our medicinal herbs?"

“If you don’t want to buy it, then don’t buy it. There are plenty of clinics in the city, and there’s bound to be someone who knows its value.” Shang Wan said calmly. “Even if no clinic is willing to buy it, we can still sell it to a pharmacy. We’ll just earn a little less money, but we won’t be unable to sell it.”

Before long, the waiter led out an old man with a white beard.

As the old man crossed the threshold, the waiter reached out to help him, but the old man waved his hand impatiently, saying, "I'm fine on my own, I don't need your help."

Having said that, he lifted his leg and easily stepped over the threshold.

Seeing this, the waiter had no choice but to sheepishly withdraw his hand.

The visitor was none other than Doctor Sun. Not seeing anyone at the door, he stroked his beard and asked in confusion, "Who has good medicinal herbs?"

"Sir." Shang Wan, who was standing to the side, called out at the right moment and walked over with Yuan Yuan in her arms.

Dr. Sun had a good memory and recognized Shang Wan and the baby in her arms at a glance.

Yuanyuan recognized the white-bearded old man and waved her little hand in greeting with a smile.

"This little face has gotten rounder again." Doctor Sun skillfully grasped the round little hand to take the pulse, stroking his white beard and nodding repeatedly. "Not bad, not bad, this baby is being raised very well."

Shang Wan smiled, thinking to herself, "How could a person with superpowers not have a good body?"

"So you're the one who wants to sell medicinal herbs?" Doctor Sun released Yuanyuan and looked at Shang Wan.

Shang Wan nodded and had Xiao Huan bring over a bag of ginger slices for Doctor Sun to inspect.

"What can you tell from putting it in a pocket?" Doctor Sun turned to the shop assistant and instructed, "Bring a bamboo basket, a big one."

The waiter agreed and quickly ran to get it.

Doctor Sun turned and walked towards Gu'an Hall, beckoning Shang Wan and her group to follow, and also asked another shop assistant to help carry the medicinal herbs.

There are still quite a few things on the oxcart, so someone needs to stay and watch over them.

Xiao Huan stayed behind to watch the car, while Shang Wan carried Yuan Yuan inside, and Chu Xu followed along with his short legs to join in the fun.

"Splash—" All the slices of ginger in the pocket were poured into the large bamboo basket, spreading out a beautiful brownish-red color.

"The color is nice." Dr. Sun casually picked up a few handfuls and smelled them. He didn't smell any strange odor and nodded.

He took another tablet, put it in his mouth, spat it out after a moment, and examined it closely before affirming, "It is indeed a good medicine."

He looked up at Shang Wan, who was standing opposite him, and asked, "Did you pick them from the mountain?"

Shang Wan nodded, confirming that it was indeed picked from the mountain at first.

Dr. Sun asked again, "Were all those cloth bags on the oxcart like this?"

"Yes," Shang Wan said, "We'll gather them together and process them in one batch."

Dr. Sun nodded, not worried that Shang Wan might be passing off inferior goods as superior ones. After all, one could tell the difference simply by opening the bag; there was no need to lie.

He turned to the shop assistant and said, "Take them all."

The waiter was dumbfounded. "Couldn't you at least have asked the price first? If you're so quick to agree, how are we going to negotiate a lower price later?"

"Why are you staring like that?" Doctor Sun frowned. "Good medicinal herbs are hard to come by, and they don't cost you any money."

Guy: "..."

He gave Shang Wan a smile and pulled Dr. Sun aside to talk.

Dr. Sun was impatient, but he followed him anyway.

Shang had already set a price in mind. After the shop assistant returned, the two of them negotiated back and forth, and finally sold the five large bags of ginger slices for nine taels of silver.

If sold to a pharmacy, given its good quality, it could fetch at most five taels, almost double the price. This shows how profitable it is to be a middleman.

Compared to Dr. Sun, the waiter was much more cautious.

He and his two other partners emptied out the remaining four bags of ginger slices to check their quality before settling the money with Shang Wan.

Dr. Sun said, "If you have any more medicinal herbs of this quality in the future, just come to Gu'an Hall. We'll buy as many as you have." Shang Wan smiled and agreed. Taking this first step, this sales channel was initially opened.

Gu'an Hall has quite a reputation in the city. With Gu'an Hall's endorsement, as long as her medicinal materials are good, other medical clinics will probably not refuse her.

Once a large quantity of herbs are grown, they can open their own pharmacy and connect with various medical clinics, eliminating middlemen who would profit from the difference.

Before leaving, Yuanyuan waved her little hand at the old man, her eyes crinkling with a sweet smile.

Older people inevitably enjoy playing with cute little babies.

Even Dr. Sun couldn't resist the temptation. He told Shang Wan to wait a moment, then turned and instructed his assistant to go to the backyard to pack a bag of dried bitter melon he had made for the baby to take as a snack.

Shang Wan's eye twitched. Bitter melon as a snack? Seriously?

The shopkeeper was honest; he filled a bulging bag with at least two pounds of filling.

Considering that Dr. Sun meant well, Shang thanked him and accepted the gift, thinking that she would bring some gifts next time she visited.

Seemingly knowing it was for her, Yuanyuan quickly stretched out her short arms to hug it herself, her already smiling eyes turning into two arcs.

Dr. Sun smiled kindly, "Come and play with Grandpa."

With its round little head, it stretched out its short fingers and made a pinky promise with Dr. Sun.

The two, one big and one small, made a serious pinky promise, which made everyone in the clinic laugh.

After saying goodbye, Shang Wan took a dried bitter melon from her pocket and put it in her mouth to taste.

Surprisingly, the dried bitter melon wasn't bitter at all; it had a refreshing taste with a hint of sweetness, and it was quite delicious.

Xiao Huan also took one, smelled it first, and then put it in her mouth.

The dried bitter melon has a faint medicinal aroma and a sweet taste. It's likely that the bitterness was removed beforehand by preserving it with sugar.

Bitter melon has cooling properties and can prevent internal heat, making it a great summer snack.

Xiao Huan said to Shang Wan, "Sister, let's buy two pounds of bitter melon later. I'll think about how to make some as a snack."

She enjoys researching food, and when she comes across a dish she hasn't made before, she always tries to recreate it.

Shang Wan also thought the dried bitter melon tasted quite good, so she naturally agreed to Xiao Huan's suggestion.

She took a small handful of dried bitter melon from her pocket and handed it to Chu Xu and Yuan Yuan, saying, "It's quite delicious, try some."

Yuanyuan grabbed a dried bitter melon and took a big bite, grinding it with her teeth.

Chu Xu didn't rush to eat, glancing at Shang Wan repeatedly; his big eyes couldn't hide anything.

Shang Wan looked down at him and said, "Speak your mind."

Chu Xu shook his head. "We'll talk about it when we get back."

Shang Wan: "..."

The little brat has even learned to keep things mysterious.

She jumped onto the oxcart and called out to the three of them, "Hold on tight."

The ox pulled the cart towards the West Market. When it passed a cloth shop, it stopped and asked the shop assistant to watch the cart. The four of them went in to buy cloth.

With Shang Wan's indulgence, Xiao Huan picked out a lot of fabric and also purchased a considerable amount of silk thread.

Shang Wan bought new clothes for everyone in the family. Although the fabric wasn't as good as what the Lu family made, it was still much better than what ordinary families could afford.

After leaving the cloth shop, most of the money I had just earned was gone.

Shang Wanhua was quite happy.

Money is earned to improve life; spend it when you need to, and earn more when you run out.

After buying everything he needed for his home in the West Market, Shang Wan drove his oxcart to the county government office.