The Peasant Wife: The Prime Minister's Beloved

Wanyu's sincerity moved Chen Xi, and she finally accepted the well-deserved reward.

After this incident, there was an endless stream of people seeking medical treatment.

Chen Xi remained calm and composed. After the consultation, he quietly sorted out the clutter on the table.

Wanyu's words sounded at the right time, "Your medical skills really live up to expectations."

Chen Xi's heart was as calm as water in response to Wanyu's praise.

"Shopkeeper, my consultation hours for today have ended. I have to go back to prepare dinner for the children. Can I take this silver needle back and continue using it?" Chen Xi asked politely.

The shopkeeper smiled and agreed: "Of course, these silver needles have become your signature tools. Please take good care of them in the future."

Chen Xi finished tidying up and was about to step out of the clinic, but Wanyu called him again: "Doctor Chen, during the time you serve our clinic, if you collect herbs, I hope you can give us priority. I will make sure to give you the most fair price and will not let you suffer any loss."

Wanyu thought to herself that within a ten-mile radius, no one could match Chen Xi's ability and exquisiteness in collecting herbs. How could she let go of such a talent resource so easily?

"No problem, I will deliver the picked herbs here as soon as possible." Chen Xi readily agreed and turned to leave.

Looking at Chen Xi's receding back, Wanyu was filled with relief.

Seeing this, the little medicine boy beside him couldn't help but admire: "It's true that you can't judge a person by his appearance. Your ability to judge people is really admirable."

Wanyu's smile was filled with a hint of gentle complacency, and her eyes were slightly curved: "This woman is not an ordinary person. I dare to predict that her position in our clinic in the future will be as indispensable as a mainstay."

As Chen Xi stepped out of the clinic, the fresh meat still in his home came to his mind, so he decided to change his taste today and buy poultry.

She planned that ten fat chickens and ten quacking ducks would be enough for her to change the scenery on the dining table according to her mood.

Unlike her neighbors, she raised these poultry purely for the enjoyment of her taste buds, rather than selling them for pennies with tears like others did.

When they arrived at the market, Chen Xi asked the shopkeeper to carefully tie up each bird to ensure that it was easy to carry.

Her footsteps involuntarily stopped amidst the noise and she was attracted by a stall not far away.

Amid the surging crowd, the vendors’ calls were like magnets: “Freshly out of the oven, freshly slaughtered lamb from our own sheep, if you miss it you’ll have to wait for a year!”

However, thirty cents for a pound of mutton makes it prohibitive for most people. The occasional sigh is a helpless compromise between the desire for delicious food and the lack of money.

Chen Xi walked through the crowd calmly, her voice clear and firm: "If I buy the whole sheep, can the price be more affordable?"

I thought to myself, if I could put the whole sheep into that mysterious space and take it out when needed, wouldn’t it save time and effort?

This question was like a thunderclap falling into a calm lake, and the villagers around looked at each other in bewilderment.

To them, a pound of mutton is already a luxury. This seemingly ordinary girl actually wanted to buy a whole mutton. In addition to confusion, everyone was more excited and waiting to see the show.

The vendor's eyes lit up, as if he had met the God of Wealth: "If the girl is sincere and wants to buy all of them, it will be 20 cents per pound!"

"Very good, then it's settled." Chen Xi readily agreed, and then made a more specific request, "Please help me weigh and tie the lamb legs, and cut the two lamb legs separately and send them to the opposite alley. My family will be waiting for you."

The vendor was delighted. He could hardly believe his sudden good fortune. He quickly dealt with the sheep and deducted the small change as a gesture of friendship: "Ten taels of silver in total. Don't count the small change. Just ten taels."

Chen Xi calmly handed over the silver, and the onlookers were still immersed in shock.

For most families, this amount of money was enough to ensure a worry-free life for a whole year, but Chen Xi didn't even frown and simply used it to buy a table full of delicious food.

In one hand she tightly grasped a freshly chopped leg of lamb, while in the other she held a lively chicken and duck. The remaining sundries were carefully placed in the simple yet durable bamboo basket behind her.

The vendors were quick-witted and moved the remaining mutton quietly to the depths of the alley, where there were a few inconspicuous inns, before the crowds dispersed. To others, this was just an ordinary cargo movement and did not arouse any suspicion. Instead, it seemed like fresh ingredients that were secretly stockpiled by an inn to attract customers.

When the surroundings finally returned to silence, Chen Xi looked around vigilantly. After confirming that no one was peeping, he urged himself secretly. In a flash, the space full of mutton magically disappeared. At the same time, the familiar and cold reminder sound of the system rang in his ears: "Successfully treated five patients today, reward points 100."

This sound was like nectar, which made her feel very gratified. All her efforts were rewarded in the best way at this moment.

She retrieved two lamb legs from the space, put them steadily into the bamboo basket, and then put the still slightly flustered chickens and ducks on the ox cart.

The moment she stepped onto the ox cart, the people around her burst into exclamations of disbelief again.

The village chief on the ox cart was even more surprised.

Perhaps out of jealousy, the villagers kept talking about it, with a bit of bitterness and doubt.

"Chen Xi, Chen Xi, you are too generous. You just made a large purchase yesterday and came back with a full load today. Can you eat all this meat?"

"That's right, I'm wondering where did you get all this money? I remember that when you broke up with the Chen family, you didn't seem to take anything valuable with you. How come you are so rich now? Could it be that you got this money from an illegal source?"

Chen Xi was already accustomed to this kind of scene.

Not only these neighbors, but even those relatives who considered themselves as family members often came to her house to cause trouble because they were jealous of her little happiness.

If the village chief had not been present, their words would probably have been even more harsh.

Facing these doubts, Chen Xi sneered, "If you say that my money came from an unknown source, hey, if there is really a problem, the county government will naturally investigate it. How can you be here to make decisions?"

As soon as these words were spoken, those who tried to provoke him were suddenly speechless and could only roll their eyes to show their dissatisfaction.

Chen Xi had no intention of getting entangled with them and was about to close his eyes for a rest when he suddenly felt a hot and sharp gaze fixed on him. He opened his eyes involuntarily and met the village chief's meaningful gaze.

Chen Xi had no feelings towards this village chief, and even felt a little disgusted.

In his eyes, the village chief always favored the domineering old lady of the Chen family and was a fool who could not tell right from wrong.

Since the village chief was staring at her, it was obvious that he had something to say, so Chen Xi remained silent and waited for his next words.

As expected, after a moment of silence, the village chief slowly spoke: "Chen Xi, how did you figure out this unique way of making money?"