I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

Wen Shutang didn't argue with the clerk. She looked around the fabrics in the store and found that there were indeed some small items made of animal skins.

"How much do these leather items cost in your store?"

When the waiter saw Wen Shutang asking the price, his expression became even more contemptuous.

"Can you afford it? This cowhide wristband is five taels of silver a pair, and there are tiger skin ones for ten taels."

Hearing this, Wen Shutang felt a little excited. It seemed that animal skins were rare things here.

"Are there any snakeskin ones?"

When the guy heard this, he waved his hand angrily.

"Hey, woman, you're making trouble even though you're not buying anything, right? Who dares to skin a snake? Who sells snake skin? Go away, leave now if you don't want to buy anything."

After getting a positive answer, there was no need to stay here any longer. Wen Shutang took Xiao Ye out of the store.

If there is no one selling snake skin, then things like snake slough must be even less available. Scarcity makes things valuable, which proves that this thing must be worth a lot of money.

Xiao Ye looked at the smile on Wen Shutang's face in surprise. How could a stepmother still smile after being scolded? Could she really be crazy?

Wen Shutang took Xiao Ye to find a clinic. Snake skin can be used as medicine, and its value is definitely better reflected when it is used as medicine than when it is made into wristbands.

Since this thing is so precious, it must be very expensive.

Wen Shutang led Xiao Ye into a medical clinic called Jishidiang. The clinic was not very big and the air was filled with a strong aroma of medicine.

There was a young-looking waiter sitting at the counter at the door. When he saw someone coming, he stood up to greet the customer.

He looked carefully at Wen Shutang's clothes and saw that he didn't have any other expression, so he asked politely.

"What medicine do you want to get, young lady?"

"I'm not going to prescribe medicine, but I want to ask if your store accepts medicinal materials?"

Hearing this, the young man was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and nodded.

"Of course I will collect them. I wonder what herbs the young lady wants to sell?"

"Snakeskin."

As if he was surprised, the young man stared at Wen Shutang blankly for a while before he reacted, his eyes widened.

"Snake skin?!"

Wen Shutang nodded. Judging from his reaction, it seemed that it was almost done.

The waiter walked around the counter and ran to Wen Shutang.

"Young lady, can you let me see it?"

Wen Shutang took out a small cloth bag from his waist, opened the bag, held the snake skin in both hands and handed it to him.

The guy looked carefully at the snake skin in the bag, and he became excited after confirming it.

"Please wait a moment, young lady. I will go and ask the master to come out."

After saying that, he turned around and ran into the inner room.

Wen Shutang stood there and looked up at the furnishings in the clinic. The entire wall behind the counter was filled with small cabinets filled with medicinal materials. It looked quaint and peaceful.

In the center of the store hangs a plaque with four neatly written characters "Xuanhu Jishi" on it.

Every decoration makes people feel inexplicably comfortable.

Before Wen Shutang could think about it, an old man and a waiter walked out from the inner room.

The old man has a long goatee. Although he is old, he is still energetic and looks very strong and healthy.

Xue Ming looked at Wen Shutang for a few times and stroked his beard.

"Does this lady want to sell snake skins?"

Wen Shutang nodded and handed the cloth bag to Xue Ming.

Xue Ming lowered his head and squinted his eyes to look carefully at the things in the cloth bag.

Suddenly he became excited, touched the snake skin, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Great, great, it's so complete, I can vaguely see the pattern, this is the skin of a black wind snake!"

Xue Ming raised his head with a smile, and looked at Wen Shutang with a bit of kindness in his eyes.

"I want this thing, young lady, please make an offer."

"I am a woman, I don't know how much this thing is worth, but I heard from the villagers that it can be used as medicine. You are a miracle doctor, so you will not cheat us. How much do you want to give me?"

These words were a compliment to Xue Ming. They would neither allow Wen Shutang to take advantage by offering a high price, nor would they allow Xue Ming to simply offer a low price to get by.

Who knows, she might come back to sell things in the future. After all, she hasn't explored the back mountain yet. If there is any ginseng, she might have to come back to sell it. It would be beneficial for her to ask for help now.

After hearing what she said, Xue Ming looked down at the snake skin in his hand, then waved his hand.

"Then I'll give you twelve taels of silver. This snake skin is of good quality, so it's reasonable to charge a little more. If you have any good medicinal herbs next time, you can send them to me."

Hearing this number, not only Wen Shutang, but even the waiter was stunned.

It was so much! Wen Shutang thought it would be at most seven or eight taels, but he didn't expect Xue Ming to directly offer a price of twelve taels. It was really unexpected.

Although the clerk was surprised, he turned to the counter and took out twelve taels of silver and gave it to Wen Shutang.

"Thank you for your frankness. I shall certainly come again."

Wen Shutang took the purse with a faint smile on his face.

After saying goodbye to Xue Ming, the two of them left the clinic. Wen Shutang felt indescribably good as he touched the heavy bag of money in his arms.

Xiao Ye stared blankly at Wen Shutang selling things the whole time. He had no idea that the white thing could be exchanged for so much silver.

Wen Shutang saw that it was still early, so she was in no hurry to go back. Thinking of how Xiao Ye was greedily eating wontons just now, she suddenly felt a little hungry.

Holding Xiao Ye's little hand, the two returned to the wonton stall.

Sitting on a long wooden bench, Wen Shutang asked the waiter for two bowls of wontons.

Xiao Ye sat on the stool stiffly and looked at Wen Shutang cautiously.

"Mom... let's go back and eat. It costs money here."

Hearing this, Wen Shutang smiled and reached out to touch his head.

"It's okay, eat without worry, there is money."

After hearing what Wen Shutang said, Xiao Ye stopped talking. Even when the steaming wontons were served on the table, Xiao Ye was still a little reserved.

But seeing that Wen Shutang was eating with great relish, he couldn't help swallowing.

He lowered his head, took the spoon and carefully tasted a bite of the wonton, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

This dough with stuffing is so delicious!

He held the bowl in his two little hands and concentrated on eating wontons. He didn't even notice Wen Shutang looking at him.

After all, they are children, and they will be happy when they eat something delicious.

Wen Shutang unconsciously raised the corners of his lips.

After he finished eating, Wen Shutang paid the bill, which was four cents in total. It wasn't very expensive. It seemed that twelve taels of silver should be able to last a long time.

After leading Xiao Ye for a distance, he turned back every few steps to look at the wonton stall.

"If you like it, I'll bring you here next time, and we'll eat something else when we get home."

Wen Shutang touched his little head, thinking that he was not full.

Xiao Ye shook his head: "Big brother and little sister haven't eaten this yet."

Wen Shutang was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that he was thinking about this. He thought that the child was quite thoughtful. He didn't forget his brother and sister when he had something delicious.

"It's okay. I'll buy some meat filling and make wontons for you. If you bring them back from here, they'll get sticky and won't taste good."

Hearing this, Xiao Ye looked up at her, his eyes sparkling.

"Really?! Mom can also make wontons?"

"Of course, it must taste the same as the stall."

Wen Shutang looked at the cute little kid in front of him and never imagined that he would become a general commanding the imperial guards in the future.