Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 16 Mountain Wind

“Yes.” Yunyi nodded. “King Cobra… I just caught it, it’s still alive.” In this era, glasses didn’t exist yet, so the name King Cobra probably hadn’t appeared yet. Therefore, she simply used the common name.

Xue Buwei reached out and lifted the king cobra out, only to find a silver needle stuck in the snake's seven-inch spot. It was this silver needle that had immobilized the venomous snake. He was extremely shocked. Just from this technique, he knew that this girl was no ordinary person.

Xue Xiaodie's eyes lit up. With this, Grandpa's medicine could be prepared.

"Normally, this snake would fetch around sixty taels, but to be honest, I need its gallbladder for medicine, so I'll give you one hundred taels. Is that alright?" Xue Buwei looked at Yun Yi eagerly.

Yunyi smiled; this old man was really too honest. She then nodded and said, "Okay."

"Xiaodie, hurry up and get the silver." Xue Buwei breathed a sigh of relief.

"Do you still want this ginseng?" Yunyi pointed to the basket on her back.

“Yes, your ginseng is of good quality and is over a hundred years old. If you go to the county town, the price will be higher, and it can sell for more than two hundred taels. But it's not that high in our town. A few days ago, Huichuntang bought one for eighty taels. I can give you one hundred taels.”

"can."

At this moment, Xiaodie ran out, took one hundred taels of silver, and handed it to Yunyi.

"Xiao Die, give me another hundred taels."

"Grandpa, we don't have that much cash left." Xiaodie shook her head.

"How much is left?" Xue Buwei seemed a little embarrassed.

"We still have seventy taels left, but we need to buy medicinal herbs, so we can't use them all," Xue Xiaodie reminded her.

"That……"

“I have some here.” At this moment, the girl from before walked in from the backyard and placed a silver note on the counter. “Doctor Xue, I heard what you said earlier. Consider this ginseng as my brother’s life-saving money.”

"This won't do. It's not that expensive..."

“I say it’s okay, then it’s okay.” Gu Qinglan’s attitude was firm. “My elder brother’s life is worth more than a hundred taels.” As she spoke, she stuffed the silver note directly into Yunyi’s hand.

“Alright.” Xue Buwei didn’t stand on ceremony. “That young master also needs some nourishment, so I can make him some ginseng nourishing pills.”

Yunyi accepted the silver note and said, "Then I'll go back." With that, she left Xue's Medical Clinic carrying her empty basket.

On the way back, I bought a lot of food, drinks and other necessities. I originally wanted to buy books, because regardless of whether I took the imperial examinations or not, it's always good to be able to read. But then I thought about how I didn't even have a place to live, so I gave up on that idea and decided to wait until the house was built.

On the way back, they didn't choose to walk, but instead took an oxcart.

At the town entrance, oxcarts would be parked there, heading to different villages, with prices ranging from one to five coins depending on the distance.

Hiring a separate oxcart would cost more.

At this price, many people are reluctant to spend the money and will choose to walk.

The car Yunyi was riding in belonged to Lijiazhuang and passed through Xiajiazhuang and Lishu Village along the way.

The fare to Xiajiazhuang and Lishu Village is two coins per person, while it's three coins to Lijiazhuang.

Since it wasn't a designated market day, there weren't many people taking the bus, but there were two from Lishu Village, two from Lijia Village, and one from Xiajiazhuang, making a total of six people including Yunyi.

"Young lady, you're from the Tianyin family, aren't you?" The woman who was going to Xiajiazhuang came over to talk to him after the oxcart started moving.

"Does Auntie know me?" Yunyi nodded, but the original owner of this body had no recollection of this woman.

“I am your Uncle Xia Kui’s sister, my name is Xia Xiaocao.”

"Aunt Xiaocao." Yunyi remembered her.

Xia Kui is Xia Xiaocao's older brother. Their father is Xia Tianci, whom the village chief also calls Uncle. Xia Tianci has a son and a daughter. His daughter, Xia Xiaocao, married into Liujiatun in the next town. She and her husband, Liu Dachuan, have a son named Liu Tianming, who is said to have passed the preliminary examination for the imperial examination last year.

"What's this...?" Xia Xiaocao glanced curiously at Yunyi's basket, "Have you struck it rich?"

“Our house collapsed yesterday, so I went to the mountains today and luckily caught some wild animals. I used the money to buy some necessities for the family.” Yunyi didn’t hide anything and let everyone see it openly. “My family is large, and we had nothing before. We lacked everything.”

"You can also hunt?"

"I learned a little bit from Brother Tianyin and tried to make a trap. I didn't expect it to be successful." Yunyi smiled shyly.

Xia Xiaocao fell silent. From the moment Xia Tianyin arrived at Xia Family Village, he had been the envy of many people because he knew how to hunt. However, he was unlucky and never came out after entering Qinglong Mountain. It was said that the wife he bought was not a peaceful person, but unexpectedly, she had become a hunter in the blink of an eye.

Anyway, she felt it was a bit unreliable, and she would have to ask her parents about it when she got home.

The others, not being familiar with the situation, didn't know what to say.

"Boss, those guys are nearby," Sixteen suddenly reminded Yunyi.

Yunyi was taken aback. Which people?

"Those are the same guys who robbed you before."

Yunyi ignored it immediately. She had been disguised before, and even if she stood in front of them now, they might not recognize her. Besides, she was riding in an oxcart, and those men looked like thugs. They wouldn't be so bold as to hijack an oxcart.

Seeing that Yunyi ignored it, Sixteen stopped talking. It felt that there were gains and losses. Before, it was just a bunch of data. It couldn't taste human delicacies or appreciate human scenery, let alone fight with anyone. But it could perceive everything, scan and store everything it wanted to keep, and also discover secrets that some people couldn't. Now, it can eat, drink, and see beautiful women and handsome men, but it has lost the ability to perceive everything.

Yunyi could sense Sixteen's emotions, but couldn't pinpoint the specific reason. She could sense that Sixteen was a little down, but she wouldn't take it seriously. After all, as a living being, it's normal for it to have emotional ups and downs. Maybe it'll even rebel in a few days.

Soon, the carriage stopped at the entrance of Xiajiazhuang village.

Yunyi and Xia Xiaocao got off the carriage together and walked side by side into the village. However, since they lived in different directions, they separated after walking a few steps.

As soon as Yunyi turned the corner, she saw two little ones rushing towards her. The one in the lead was Er Ya: "What are you doing here? Waiting for me?"

"Who's waiting for you?" Er Ya rolled her eyes awkwardly. "We're just... we're just..."

"I just wanted to see if you'd run away," Wu Ya quickly replied.

"So, did I run away?" Yunyi couldn't help but chuckle.

Er Ya pinched her nose in annoyance. "That idiot Wu Ya, why does she say everything?"

"No," Wu Ya replied listlessly.

"I didn't run away, and you guys still seem unhappy?" Yunyi patted Wuya's head. "How about I leave now?"