“Running a restaurant business, what I fear most is causing customers to get sick from the food!”
“In your basket, aside from the straw mushrooms, the other two types are things that no one in Yunshui Town eats!”
Seeing the shopkeeper’s reaction, An Xia knew that even the local restaurants did not recognize the termite mushrooms and the saffron milk cap mushrooms!
She explained, “Shopkeeper, we have all eaten these two types of mushrooms. They are non-toxic, and the taste is extremely delicious!”
“But since your restaurant won’t accept them, I was the one being abrupt today. I apologize!”
She explained to the shopkeeper, not because she was determined to sell these mushrooms, but because she didn’t want to offend Shopkeeper Ge!
After all, she would still need to do business with him in the future.
On the second floor.
Hua Wumian’s peach-blossom eyes were filled with smiles, and his red outfit was extremely striking.
Looking at Rong Yan with a smirk, he said, “That little girl who sold the roe deer last time is here again!”
Rong Yan’s face was pale. He held a teacup and took a small sip, suppressing the urge to cough.
He kept his eyes on Hua Wumian and said slowly, “What do you want to say?”
Hua Wumian raised an eyebrow, “She brought good things today, but this Shopkeeper Ge seems to not know their value!”
He licked his lips and said bewitchingly, “We have those mushrooms at Xinglin Valley, too. They are delicious!”
“Oh? Is that so?” Rong Yan asked back nonchalantly.
He pondered for a moment, turned his head, and instructed, “Mo Xiao!”
This time, Mo Xiao knew his master’s arrangements before Rong Yan could even finish speaking!
He bowed and said, “Yes, your subordinate will buy those mushrooms immediately and have the restaurant shopkeeper cook them.”
However, he did not understand why his master would repeatedly help this somewhat… ugly girl.
There were so many noble ladies in the capital who showed favor to his master, yet he acted as if he didn’t see them. Could it be that he liked… this type?
While Mo Xiao was thinking, Hua Wumian’s voice came, “Remember to have the shopkeeper add them to the chicken soup that hasn’t been served to us yet!”
Downstairs, An Xia was preparing to leave.
Mo Xiao said loudly, “Young lady, wait! Our master wants all the mushrooms in your basket!”
An Xia, who was stepping over the threshold, stopped and turned around happily, “Good, this…”
She originally wanted to tell Mo Xiao the price, but unexpectedly, Mo Xiao threw a small ingot of silver into her hand.
“Keep the change!”
An Xia nodded, “Thank you!”
Mo Xiao waved his hand, completely indifferent, and handed the mushrooms to Shopkeeper Ge, “Wash these and add them to our master’s chicken soup.”
Shopkeeper Ge looked troubled, “This… what if there’s a problem with these?”
Mo Xiao said with a cold face, “There won’t be a problem!”
Shopkeeper Ge wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking to himself that he couldn’t afford to offend them.
He dared not say anything more, “Alright, I will go order someone to cook them right now!”
At any rate, the customers downstairs all knew that it was their own initiative to eat those unfamiliar mushrooms.
An Xia craned her neck to look at the second floor, but she saw nothing.
Since they dared to eat these mushrooms, they must not be from Yunshui Town.
After hiding the silver securely, she took An Chun and An Qiu out of the restaurant.
But just as they stepped out of the restaurant, someone rode past at a gallop, almost hitting An Qiu.
Fortunately, An Xia was quick-eyed and nimble; she pulled An Qiu out from under the horse’s hooves, narrowly escaping a disaster!
The person, seeing that they had almost hurt someone, showed no intention of stopping.
An Xia, angry, shouted loudly, “You know you almost hurt someone by riding that fast? Be careful of falling off your horse!”
What she meant by “falling off the horse” was strictly literal.
The person looked back provokingly, “Young master here has excellent skills…”
“Bang!”
“Thump!”
Just as he finished speaking, the horse stepped into a deep hole, lost its balance, and tumbled to the ground.
On the horse’s back, the young man who had just been so arrogant was thrown off and fell heavily to the ground.
People on the street had long been dissatisfied with the young man’s behavior, and seeing this, they all laughed heartlessly.
The young man looked wretched, supporting his body with his hands and unable to climb up for a long time.
He spoke with a sobbing tone, muttering to himself, “Did this woman give birth to a crow’s beak (a jinx)?”
Seeing the young man fall, An Xia was first excited to lecture him, “Remember to ride slower in the market in the future!”
Then, as if she realized something, her expression turned into one of terror, and she covered her mouth with both hands!
Damn it?
Did that person really “fall off his horse”?
That meant her “crow’s beak,” which was sometimes accurate and sometimes not, had actually followed her here!
That meant…
Adding the time Mother Zhang fell into the pit, her “crow’s beak” had already been accurate twice?
Previously, every time her “crow’s beak” was accurate twice, she would have bad luck for two hours—without exception!
After An Chun realized what had happened, she looked at the young man who had already climbed up and was limping away, then looked at An Xia in disbelief.
An Qiu, however, clapped her little hands and said worshipfully, “Second Sister, are you really a fairy descending to earth?”
“Second Sister, you’re so amazing!”
Her little heart trembled slightly, and she turned to An Chun and An Qiu with a wry smile, “You two stay away from me. I’m going home first; you take the medicinal herbs in my basket to a pharmacy and sell them.”
After speaking, she opened the basket and pointed to the Gedaqi (a type of medicinal root) at the very bottom, “These two stalks are called Gedaqi. They are good for stopping bleeding, and the price is not cheap,” she instructed seriously.
An Qiu asked uncomprehendingly, “Second Sister, aren’t you coming with us? Are you feeling unwell?”
An Xia wore a look that was hard to describe, “It’s not that Second Sister doesn’t want to go with you, it’s just…”
Before she could finish her sentence, a basin of water used for washing something unknown was poured down from the second floor of the house next to the restaurant!
An Xia was instantly drenched like a drowned rat, her wet hair sticking to her face along with the flow of water.
An Qiu was standing close by and was also almost splashed!
An Xia closed her eyes in despair, pursing her lips to keep the water from entering her mouth!
Her bad luck had started!
Was there anything wrong with the world? She just wanted to happily criticize bad people—was that so difficult?
…
Because Rong Yan’s lungs were injured by poison, he felt suffocated and opened the window of the second-floor private room!
As soon as he opened the window, what he saw was An Xia drenched like a drowned rat!
His bloodless lips curled up slightly, and he covered his mouth to cough twice.
An Chun and An Qiu were stunned for a long while before they asked in unison, “Are you alright?”
An Xia pinched the bridge of her nose and waved her hand, “I’m fine, don’t worry.”
After speaking, she pushed An Qiu and An Chun to stay further away from her.
At this moment, several roof tiles above An Xia’s head suddenly slid down. The people below didn’t notice at all.
From the perspective of Rong Yan and the others, however, it was extremely clear.
Hua Wumian clicked his tongue, “If those tiles fall on that girl’s head, I’m afraid it won’t be good!”
He then turned his head, “Mo Xiao!”
However, before Mo Xiao could move, Rong Yan used his lightness skill, flew down from the second floor, swept past An Xia, and pulled her to the side, avoiding the tiles that were about to smash onto her head!
But An Xia lost her balance, and combined with the slippery water on the ground, she lunged forward.
Rong Yan was pushed to the ground, and a soft sensation came from his lips!
Unusual blushes appeared on his pale face!
An Xia widened her eyes in surprise, then sprang back, getting up from him, “I… I’m sorry, I didn’t stand steadily!”