Transmigrated into a slave? I raised a frontier war god while pioneering new lands.

Looking at that tall figure in front of me, a sweet feeling welled up inside me.

A smile unconsciously crept onto her lips, and she quickly caught up with Shen Zhi, pouting, "Don't be angry anymore. I promise I'll ask you to go next time something like this happens, okay?"

Hearing Xu Qinghe's soft and sweet words, Shen Zhi's anger dissipated by more than half.

He turned to her with a serious expression and said, "You can count on me from now on."

Xu Qinghe pursed her lips and nodded heavily, "Mm."

Whether it's possible or not, let's agree first.

Throughout Xu Qinghe's life, she never relied on anyone but herself, nor did she think that anyone else could be relied on.

The two of them went home one after the other, and by the time they got home it was completely dark.

As soon as they saw Xu Qinghe, the two children ran over quickly, one on each side, and hugged Xu Qinghe's legs, starting to whine, "Auntie, you're finally back!"

Xu Qinghe affectionately patted their heads and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Auntie won't run away."

Shen Chengyue: "Hmm."

Just then, Shen Zhi suddenly picked up the pheasant and asked her, "Are you going to eat it, or are you going to raise it further?"

Xu Qinghe glanced at the emaciated pheasant, and immediately felt a pang of pity. "Let it rest a little longer!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Zhi picked up the pheasant and strode to the windowsill. He took a pair of scissors from the windowsill and, before anyone could react, quickly and neatly trimmed the pheasant's feathers before casually tossing it into the chicken coop.

Xu Qinghe was stunned. In disbelief, she ran to the chicken coop and saw that the once beautiful and proud pheasant had instantly become a pitiful bald worm.

Seeing her surprised expression, Shen Zhi said helplessly, "If you don't trim its fur, it will fly away in a bit."

Xu Qinghe nodded knowingly, then suddenly said to the pheasant, "A fallen phoenix is ​​no better than a chicken!"

Shen Zhi...

After dinner, Xu Qinghe moved a chair out of the house, ready to enjoy a nice stargazing session.

Before she could even sit down, Shen Zhi called her up. Looking at the bow and arrow in his hand, Xu Qinghe felt utterly hopeless. "I've been practicing for so many days, can't I take a break?"

Shen Zhi: "No."

Not only could she not practice, but she was also forced to practice for an extra 15 minutes.

Xu Qinghe was so angry that she barely spoke to him until the next morning.

Shen Zhiye knew he was in the wrong, so he kept working in silence, not daring to anger Xu Qinghe.

After giving Shen Chengyue his instructions, the two went to town together, walking there just like last time.

Because their village was so poor, they didn't even have an oxcart, let alone a horse-drawn carriage.

The two of them each carried a basket on their backs, and Shen Zhi's basket was filled with all sorts of mountain produce.

Xu Qinghe's basket contained only a ginseng root covered in soil.

"When we get to town, shall we go to the pharmacy first?" Xu Qinghe turned to Shen Zhi and discussed it.

After all, ginseng is precious, and Xu Qinghe was afraid that going to the market would be too noisy, and if something happened, it would be a loss.

Shen Zhi had the same idea, and he had already spoken to the shopkeeper last night.

I was just too angry last night and forgot to tell Xu Qinghe.

"OK."

The two walked side by side to the town, and as soon as they reached the entrance of the pharmacy, they saw the shopkeeper who was eagerly waiting for them.

Xu Qinghe was stunned, because all the surrounding shops were still closed, except for the shopkeeper's.

Before Xu Qinghe could speak, the shopkeeper eagerly said, "You've finally arrived."

Just as Xu Qinghe was completely confused, Shen Zhi calmly explained her doubts, "I told the shopkeeper in advance yesterday."

Xu Qinghe immediately understood and stopped worrying about it, then followed the shopkeeper into the house.

As soon as he entered the house, the shopkeeper became extremely anxious, asking, "Where are the things?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Qinghe took out ginseng from her basket.

The shopkeeper stared in astonishment at the ginseng, which still had its leaves attached, and swallowed hard.

"That must have been sixty or seventy years ago, right?"

Xu Qinghe shook her head, "Not quite there yet, a fourth-grade leaf, almost there."

"However, in two more years, he will be close to the fifth rank."

As they were talking, the shopkeeper had already picked up the ginseng and was looking at it again and again.

After looking at it, Shen asked, "How much do you want to sell it for?"

Xu Qinghe...

Can't you make the first bid?

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Zhi bluntly replied, "Eighty taels."

The shopkeeper was so frightened he almost dropped the ginseng.

"Eighty taels?"

"A fifth-grade leaf only costs eighty taels of silver here."

Shen Zhi remained unmoved and said, "My plant is of good quality, close to a fifth-grade leaf."

"You charged me eighty taels, but I can sell it in the capital for three times that price."

The shopkeeper said, "There's no such thing as a huge profit margin!"

"Although your item is of good quality, it's not worth that much money. I can only give you sixty taels."

Shen Zhi: "Seventy-five taels."

Without a second thought, the shopkeeper replied, "Seventy taels."

Shen Zhi: "Okay."

The shopkeeper's...

Seeing Shen Zhi's serious demeanor as he bargained, Xu Qinghe couldn't help but secretly laugh behind his back.

She thought that someone as cold as Shen Zhi wouldn't haggle.

But he always bargained fiercely, and every time he managed to make the shopkeeper lose out.

The shopkeeper gave Shen Zhi a complicated look, thinking to himself, "He looks so fierce, yet he's a master at bargaining."

Having learned from his previous experience, the shopkeeper took the silver but didn't give it to Shen Zhi; instead, he gave it to Xu Qinghe.

Xu Qinghe stood next to Shen Zhi and carefully counted the money.

Seeing Xu Qinghe diligently counting the money, the shopkeeper thoughtfully asked, "Would you like some loose change?"

Xu Qinghe smiled and shook her head. "No need, I have some."

After counting the money, the two went out together. As soon as they stepped outside, Xu Qinghe handed the purse to Shen Zhi.

Shen Zhi glanced at the purse in Xu Qinghe's hand and said indifferently, "You can keep it."

Xu Qinghe frowned: "No, that's too much. I'm afraid there might be three hands."

"Take this back to me first."

Seeing her serious expression, Shen Zhi took it without hesitation and put it in his arms.

Xu Qinghe didn't plan to touch this money; she intended to save up some more, until she had a hundred taels to buy land after the grain harvest.

As for household expenses, besides the one or two taels of silver left over from last time, there are also four or four taels from selling wild boar, which should be enough.

When they arrived at the market, the two of them didn't rush to buy anything. Instead, they found an open space and put down the things they had brought.

"Chive mushrooms, hazel mushrooms, black fungus, and the aroma of blanched cucumbers."

The two had just finished arranging themselves when they were recognized. "Oh, it's you two!"

"Finally found you! How much are your chanterelle mushrooms? Same price as last time?"

Xu Qinghe glanced at the familiar woman, then smiled and nodded. "Yes, the same price as last time."

The woman had barely finished speaking when she said quite generously, "Then you can wrap all of these up for me!"