Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 52 - 31 Who Manages the Money_3
"Thank goodness Father came with us," Xiao Qi stuck out her tongue.
Lian Manman nodded in agreement. Indeed, had it not been for them, just a few kids, this cart would have been impossible to pull.
With Lian Shouxin pulling the cart, Lady Zhang and the children also pushed hard from behind, and the whole family headed straight for the town.
Lian Shouxin was a fast walker. Once on the official road, it took just a little over a quarter of an hour to reach the town. Lian Shouxin pushed the cart to the entrance of Jisheng Hall, then took his scythe and iron hoe to the blacksmith’s, leaving only Lady Zhang to accompany Lian Manman and the others. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"We were just talking about your arrival," Shopkeeper Wang greeted Lian Manman, directing the workers to move the sacks into the shop while inviting them to sit in the back room, "Young Owner is also here, please take a seat in the back."
Upon arriving at the backyard, Wang Youheng came out to greet them and hurriedly paid his respects to Lady Zhang.
"Auntie Lian Si has come, please come inside."
Lady Zhang was too overwhelmed to return the courtesy, "I am just a country woman, many times troubled by Imperial Physician Wang, you are our benefactor, I truly cannot accept your respects..."
Wang Youheng just smiled.
"Auntie, you are too modest. Technically, we are proper villagers and relatives, and as an elder, you should accept my respects," he said.
Everyone then sat down inside, and little workers brought them tea and snacks.
Lady Zhang watched as all the children sat properly on their chairs, treated with great courtesy by Wang Youheng, and felt a creeping unease, yet she did not want to say anything that might hurt the children’s pride.
"Brother Youheng, we have brought all the bittergourd ladies from the mountain this time, and there are quite a few," Lian Manman told Wang Youheng.
"The more, the better," Wang Youheng said, "the ones you brought last time were all sent to the county and Prefecture City, and they sold extremely well. Many families bought them as novel tokens, and there wasn’t much left for medicinal use."
Seeing that the bittergourd ladies sold well, Lian Manman was also happy.
"Oh, right, Brother Youheng, these bittergourd ladies can also be saved for eating in winter," Lian Manman informed Wang Youheng, "thread them together and hang them under the eaves, and when winter comes, the outer skin dries up. At that time, they’re even sweeter. When everyone has had their fill of meat and fish during the New Year, they are just what’s needed to reduce the internal heat."
"So they can also be used like that, I must remember this," Wang Youheng laughed.
"Manman, has your wound healed?" Wang Youheng, noticing that Lian Manman’s head was no longer bandaged, asked.
"It’s all healed," Lian Manman said.
"Come over here, let me take a look."
Wang Youheng stood up and walked with Lian Manman towards the bright spot near the window, gently lifting her hair to examine the wound. Lian Manman’s head wound was about half an inch long, but luckily, it was covered by hair and not really visible from the outside.
"Seeing this, I’m relieved," Wang Youheng said.
"...Will Manman’s scar ever fade?" Lady Zhang asked Wang Youheng.
Wang Youheng pondered for a moment, because Lian Manman’s wound was on the scalp, even with the best scar removal remedies, it couldn’t be applied. This scar, I’m afraid, would follow Lian Manman for life.
"Manman is still young, in a few years, the scar will naturally fade away as she grows," Wang Youheng reassured.
"Thank heavens," Lady Zhang immediately brightened up.
"Anyway, it doesn’t matter as long as it’s covered by hair," Lian Manman herself didn’t mind much.
Shopkeeper Wang and Wu Lang watched as the bittergourd ladies were all weighed, and then they entered the room.
"...Rounding down, ten sacks in total, weighing eight hundred and fifty catties. As before, at five Wen Money per catty, the total is four thousand two hundred and fifty Wen Money," Shopkeeper Wang said as he held the money, glancing at both Lady Zhang and Lian Manman.
"Who shall I give the money to?"
