She didn’t actually know much about the price of herbs, but according to the silver conversion standard of this era, one tael of silver had the purchasing power equivalent to a thousand dollars in later generations. Based on this calculation, twenty taels of silver should not be considered a loss. Although the black lingzhi mushroom was valuable, the purchase price would not be too high.

Now, this old woman had bright eyes and a few hints of wisdom could be seen in her speech. It seemed that she was not someone with a narrow vision.

Liu Changning’s straightforward answer made Shopkeeper Li even more satisfied. When sending her out of the medicine shop, she even specially gave her a pack of honeysuckle, which was said to quench thirst and promote salivation when brewed into tea.

With the important matter done, the sun outside was scorching. Liu Changning raised her hand to shade her eyes.

Looking into the distance, a restaurant not far away caught her eye.

It was Fugui Building, one of the most famous restaurants in Songhua Town. It was said that the owner’s ancestors had been imperial chefs in Jinling City, and their cooking skills had been passed down from generation to generation, so it was clearly not ordinary.

Liu Changning had never liked to mistreat herself. Now that she had silver, she would not starve herself and face the sun to rush home.

Since coming to ancient times, she had hardly had a proper meal. Now that she happened to come across this opportunity, she planned to enter the restaurant to have a meal.

Fugui Building was separated from Jishi Hall by an alley. Liu Changning avoided the scorching sun and walked to the entrance of the alley.

Just as she lifted her foot to step out, it froze in midair, and her entire body stood still.

At the shadowy end of the alley stood two people.

The woman had a fat head and big ears, with colorful gold hairpins inserted on her head, swaying and jangling as she shook her head, looking slightly ridiculous.

She blocked the exit, giggling, her small and narrow eyes filled with an anxious lust.

The man she blocked leaned against the wall, his eyebrows tightly knitted, his thin lips pale, his red clothes fluttering, making his entire face look frighteningly white.

He covered his chest with one hand, and when he lowered his head to meet the fat woman’s gaze, his dark eyes were filled with cold stars.

“Get lost!”

The woman was not bothered. She shook her fat body and approached, attempting to trap him against the wall, but was kicked away by him.

The woman got up holding her belly, her fat-filled face revealing a fierce look.

She spat out the blood foam between her teeth, spat a mouthful of blood at the man, and cursed, “You little slut, what are you pretending for? Dressing flashily, with seductive eyes, isn’t it just to make us old ladies love you? Now that the arrow is on the string, how can you be unwilling?”

After saying this, she took off her outer garment on her own and made a move to approach again, getting close and saying, “Let you taste the scent on this old lady’s body.”

After speaking, a foul odor emanated from her body. Pei Yuanshao pursed his lips tightly, one hand covering the constantly seeping blood on his chest, the other hand supporting himself against the wall. He lifted his foot, about to kick again.

However, unexpectedly, a group of people suddenly appeared at the entrance of the alley.

The middle-aged man at the lead had an imposing manner. He crouched down and quickly walked up close, glaring fiercely at the dazed fat woman. Turning his head, he slapped the red-clothed man’s face with the back of his hand.

He narrowed his eyes, slightly lifted his chin, and looked down at the red-clothed man whose face had been slapped to the side, “I thought it was someone else? It turns out to be the notorious slut, the Concubine Liu. Your wife-master can’t satisfy you, so look at how desperate you’ve become. This time, being unsatisfied, you’re forcing yourself on my wife-master in the street?”