CHAPTER 190: CHAPTER 190: INQUIRING

Liu Er joked, "Doctor Gu, how about I come to the Prefecture City to drive the carriage for you? I won’t ask for much, just one tael of silver a month."

Yun Jiao laughed, "Sure, as long as Uncle Liu Er is willing to leave his few acres of land at home."

"If Sister-in-law Guihua wants to come, you just send her over, and I’ll cover your travel expenses."

"At that time, I’ll leave a note at the inn. You can just ask there."

Liu Er agreed and drove the carriage away.

Ah Hu had also hitched up his carriage.

His tall and magnificent black horse had now been reduced to a mere cart horse, and if you looked closely, it seemed a bit aggrieved.

Yun Jiao got into the carriage, holding a silk box wrapped in a cloth bundle, and sat inside the carriage.

Jiang Youzhi and Ah Hu sat together on the carriage shaft.

Ah Hu drove the carriage towards the medicine market.

The medicine market was in a slightly remote suburban area.

In modern terms, it was a large wholesale market for medicinal materials.

In Xiang City, there was a large river running through the town.

This river flowed through eleven provinces and was connected to the Capital City by the canal, making Xiang City a hub of water and land transportation.

Due to the convenience of transportation, the largest medicinal herb distribution center in the country gradually formed here.

Ah Hu asked for directions and smoothly drove the carriage to the medicine market.

Although it was called a medicine market, it wasn’t like the large markets of modern times, just a small town by the river.

The town had several straight streets, and all the shops along them sold medicinal materials.

Ah Hu parked the carriage in the carriage park, where there was a designated place for parking carriages, and someone would watch them for a few copper coins.

Yun Jiao gave the copper coins and, along with Jiang Youzhi and Ah Hu, went into the medicine market.

There were quite a few people coming and going in the medicine market, and Yun Jiao and the others attracted many glances as soon as they entered.

Jiang Youzhi was already handsome, and even in a cotton robe, he had an elegant presence.

Ah Hu was tall, dressed in silk garments, carrying a large bundle, following closely behind Yun Jiao.

A plain-looking young girl like Yun Jiao was being cautiously guarded by two men on either side, naturally attracting the attention of others.

As Yun Jiao walked, she kept checking the quality of various medicinal materials.

In this era, without chemical fertilizers and pesticides, the medicinal aroma seemed even more intense.

After walking through two streets, Yun Jiao saw a shop specializing in ginseng and other fine materials and hurriedly went in.

The shop owner saw Ah Hu’s silk robe and figured he was a big customer, enthusiastically saying, "What would the lady like to buy?"

Yun Jiao first scanned the ginseng on display, most of which were forest-cultivated ginseng and garden ginseng, "Do you have any wild ginseng over a hundred years old?"

The shop owner shook his head, "Please don’t joke with me, miss."

"As soon as wild ginseng over a hundred years old is dug up, it’s bought by those high officials and noble people at high prices. They wouldn’t end up in my small shop."

"What I sell here is the common goods used by pharmacies."

Yun Jiao nodded, "Indeed."

Jiang Youzhi pulled her aside and whispered in her ear, "Are you trying to find out the price of ginseng from the shop owner?"

Yun Jiao gave him a thumbs-up, Sanlang is indeed smart.

Jiang Youzhi whispered, "Do you want to buy or sell?"

Yun Jiao also whispered back, "I want to sell a three-hundred-year-old ginseng, sell it and buy a storefront, but I don’t know the price, nor where to find a big buyer."

Jiang Youzhi nodded, "I see."

"You and Ah Hu can browse around nearby while I talk to the shop owner."