Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

"The patient is not here and I don't know the situation. I can only prescribe you a scar removal cream. You can take it back and give it to your daughter to try."

Xia Yingying held the scar removal cream that cost 500 coins, and her flesh ached badly. The medicine boy said, "Madam, that is a secret recipe left by the imperial physician in the palace, specially for concubines."

Five hundred coins were considered very expensive. After all, a steamed bun here only cost two coins.

The scars on Lu Yuwei's face were all caused by the original owner, so this account must be blamed on her. When Lu Ziren comes back and sees his daughter's face ruined like this, he will definitely skin her alive. Xia Yingying felt a chill on her neck.

She paid the money with great reluctance. Whether the disease could be cured or not is another matter, but she had to try hard. Who knows, maybe it could be cured.

"Madam, do you need to buy any medicine?" the medicine boy asked when he saw that Xia Yingying had not left yet.

"If you don't want to buy medicine, we'll sell it to you." Xia Yingying put the ointment into the backpack and took out a small bamboo basket wrapped in white cloth.

"I'll first see what kind of medicine it is before deciding whether to buy it or not." Some farmers pick ordinary weeds and sell them as medicinal herbs. In order to avoid disputes, the herbalist emphasized.

Xia Yingying lifted the cloth covering the medicine and showed it to the medicine boy.

"Madam, how much do you plan to sell it for?" The pharmacist asked Xia Yingying after checking.

Xia Yingying had never sold ginseng before, so she didn't know how much the one she had was worth.

"Young man, you are well-informed here. Many of the treasures in the pharmacy have passed through your hands. How much is my ginseng worth? When I saw it for the first time, I knew it in my mind and would not cheat a woman like me. How much do you think is appropriate?"

The medicine boy was so flattered by Xia Yingying that he felt embarrassed to lower the price, so he said honestly: "I'll give you twenty-eight silver coins. This ginseng is fifty years old. If you take it to the county town, I can give you a few more taels of silver. It depends on whether you sell it or not."

Xia Yingying originally estimated that it would be enough to sell for eighteen taels of silver, but she didn't expect to sell for so much.

It was a long way from here to the county town, and she was too lazy to run. Twenty-eight taels was indeed a lot.

"Sell it." Xia Yingying didn't bargain and just sold it directly.

The medicine boy readily paid Xia Yingying the money and asked her to deliver the goods directly to him next time.

After Xia Yingying hid the silver, she came out with Lu Haojie.

There were still some mushrooms in the basket. Xia Yingying and Lu Haojie went to the vegetable market and stood there waiting for someone to buy. After waiting for a long time, no one came to buy.

Xia Yingying saw a middle-aged man in a clean robe picking vegetables, so she asked Lu Haojie to stand guard and took the initiative to approach him and said, "Uncle, do you want wild mushrooms? My mushrooms are big and tender, and I guarantee they are all natural and pollution-free."

The uncle had come to the market many times, and the vegetable vendors always stood in front of their stalls obediently. They would only speak when he asked them. However, he did not expect this girl to be so eloquent and not afraid of strangers at all. His impression of Xia Yingying improved immediately.

"My mushrooms are right there." Xia Yingying pointed in the direction where Lu Haojie was standing.

Just now, as soon as Xia Yingying left, he followed her with his eyes, carefully holding the dagger hidden in his sleeve. This was the dagger his elder brother had given him yesterday for self-defense after he told his elder brother that he was going to the city with his stepmother. The old man who looked over must be the buyer this time.

After a while, Xia Yingying brought the uncle to the stall. Lu Haojie was extremely nervous and his palm holding the dagger was sweaty.

It must be the human trafficker who came to pick him up. Is he going to take action now?

My eldest brother said that we should strike first, and the dagger in his arms was pulled out little by little...

Xia Yingying pointed to the basket of mushrooms and said, "Uncle, I didn't lie to you. My mushrooms are of good quality."

Mushrooms? Aren't they for sale to him? The uncle squatted down to check the quality of the mushrooms. Lu Haojie loosened his grip on the dagger, his tense body relaxed, and he let out a long breath.

"My dear, your mushrooms are of very good quality. How about I give you a hundred coins and take the basket as well?"

The mushrooms Xia Yingying brought to sell had been carefully selected, so how could they be bad? She also knew that a hundred coins was a fair price for this basket of mushrooms, so she readily agreed. The uncle gave Xia Yingying a hundred coins and took the basket of mushrooms away.

Xia Yingying put the money from selling mushrooms into her purse. The purse was bulging, but her stomach was already empty. The eggs she had eaten in the morning had been digested. She looked at the shop where she had eaten. There were only a handful of people in front of the noodle shop, but there was a long line in front of the shop selling buns.

"are you hungry?"

Lu Haojie shook his head.

Xia Yingying didn't expect Lu Haojie to tell the truth, so she took him to the noodle shop and asked, "Boss, how much is a serving of mixed noodles?"

"Madam, six cents a piece."

Six coins could buy three steamed buns, and the price of mixed noodles was acceptable. Although it was more expensive than steamed buns, it also had meat in it. After working all morning, the things she brought had already been sold. Besides, she earned money to eat and drink well, so she didn't treat herself too harshly.

Xia Yingying took Lu Haojie to find a seat and sat down: "Boss, give me two bowls of mixed noodles."

"Okay. Please wait a moment, ma'am." The proprietress was a middle-aged woman with a slightly plump figure. She was very nimble and soon brought two bowls of mixed noodles and placed them on the table.

Lu Haojie was very restrained and a little scared, but after the fear, he was more surprised. He could finally eat the noodles with soy sauce. But thinking of the mistake just now, he felt a little guilty.

The soup was made from pork bones, the sauce was meat paste with some chopped green onions and coriander. Xia Yingying mixed the ingredients evenly and took a bite. It tasted pretty good.

Xia Yingying thought Lu Haojie was embarrassed to eat, so she persuaded him: "Aren't you hungry? You can't take this noodles back, and it will be wasted if you can't finish it later."

Lu Haojie then started to eat. Xia Yingying finished her noodles quickly because she was hungry, and Lu Haojie also picked up the speed when he saw this.

Seeing that he was eating in a hurry, Xia Yingying was afraid that he would choke: "Don't be in a hurry, eat slowly."

Although Xia Yingying said this, Lu Haojie felt embarrassed to keep her waiting for a long time, so he finished eating quickly and drank most of the soup.

After lunch, Xia Yingying and Lu Haojie went to the market to do some shopping.

Since Lu Haojie had let down his guard, he was quite happy shopping at the market with Xia Yingying.

Xia Yingying bought a bag of flour, a bag of rice, seasonings and two kilograms of oil. She also bought seven hens and ten roosters. The chickens were personally selected by Lu Haojie.

A total of six hundred and fifty-seven coins were spent, and the purse was instantly deflated. Xia Yingying once again lamented that money is not durable.

The candles were bought at the grocery store, which was a bit far from where the grains were bought.

Xia Yingying asked the waiter to help carry the flour and rice to where the village chief's ox cart was parked.

"Candied haws, fragrant and sweet candied haws." The old man selling candied haws walked and shouted while carrying the straw sticks with the candied haws on them.

When Lu Haojie heard the shouting, he stared at the bright red candied haws wrapped in golden syrup in the sunlight without blinking.

Xia Yingying put the bag containing the chicken aside, and saw Lu Haojie looking at the candied haws while walking, his eyes seemed to be glued to the candied haws.

"Ajie, wait here. I'll go buy some candles."