Chapter 5: Now We Have Money

  In Yang Lin's expectation, a big fellow with great skill accompanied an old man in brocade clothes back.

  An old man in brocade clothes took out a sprig of moonlight grass, carefully shook off the floating soil from the roots, and examined it closely.

  Yang Yun nodded secretly, it seems this is a connoisseur.

  At this time, the old man took out a golden needle and inserted it into the root of the moonlight grass. Then he put the needle tip on his tongue and licked it, and a smile floated onto his face.

  "Not bad, it's moonlight grass. I didn't expect to see it in a place like this. I thought it only grew in Vietnam."

  Yang Yun asked intentionally, "The two countries of Wu and Yue are connected by mountains and rivers, how can it be that only the country of Yue has this kind of grass? My brother and I walked over a mountain last night and picked some, there must be more in other places."

  The old man in brocade clothes shook his head and smiled, "Young fellow, you don't know this, do you? Moonlight Grass, as the name suggests, can only be found under moonlight, and its difference from ordinary wild grass can only be seen then. Moreover, ordinary moonlight won't do; it must be when the moon is full and bright."

  "Yes, last night was the fifteenth day of the lunar month and the moonlight was indeed exceptionally bright."

  The old man shook his head, "A great moonlight is a rare occurrence that can't be sought after. Generally, it takes ten or more years for there to be a single night of full moon that can be considered a great moonlight. Otherwise, this moonlight grass wouldn't be anything special. Only the Shuiyou tribe in the deep mountains of Yueguo can identify this moonlight grass through a secret method during ordinary times. Therefore, this medicinal herb has always been considered a specialty of Yueguo. When I was young, I stayed at the Huichuntang branch in Yueguo and saw this herb."

  Yang Yun was secretly delighted, this old man was indeed on the right path. After he said it through his mouth, I'm afraid everyone would think that I was lucky to have encountered a night of great prosperity, otherwise, if others knew that I could easily find moonlight grass, wouldn't I be bothered to death?

  Yang Yun feigned surprise and said, "So that's how it is. It seems my luck was too good, I just happened to encounter the full moon, otherwise I would have definitely returned empty-handed."

  The old man clapped his hands and said, "Exactly!"

  The fellow beside him asked: "Master, how does this Moonlight Grass get harvested?"

  The old man twirled his whiskers and said, "Eighty coins per plant."

  As soon as this was said, Yang Lin was stunned, and even the shopkeeper showed a look of envy - this was equivalent to eight taels of silver, which was more than the annual income of many people in the town.

  After counting, there were a total of 109 stalks of Moonlight Grass. Because some of them were slightly damaged, Yang Yun finally got eight and a half taels of silver, plus one hundred and twenty copper coins.

  Money in hand, everyone who heard the news came to congratulate, but it's said that such an opportunity comes only once every dozen years or so. No one else has thought of trying their luck, they just envy Yang Yun's good fortune.

  Among the congratulations of the crowd, Yang Yun secretly calculated, "With this old man's words, my troubles are saved, but the moonlight grass can't be harvested after this, which is not a big deal. The money earned this time has already exceeded expectations, and doing it once will at least allow me to go to county school."

  With silver in his bosom and copper coins in his sleeves, Yang Yun felt like a small nouveau riche as he walked out of the Hui Chun Tang gate.

  Yang Yun began to mock himself, he was a fairy master in his dreams, but he got excited for eight taels of silver, it's really too cheap. However, this thought was instantly thrown to the back of his mind.

  "Hmph - can things in dreams be accurate too? I'm now a standard ordinary person, my family is so poor we can't even afford meat, eight taels of silver would take our whole family several years to earn. It's normal for me to be happy, it's abnormal if I'm not."

  If Yang Yun's reaction was just excitement, then Yang Lin was so happy that she floated while walking.

  "Brother, we're rich!" Yang Lin exclaimed excitedly, jumping up and down.

  "Come on, brother will take you to eat something delicious." Yang Yun waved his hand and took Yang Lin straight to the largest restaurant in town "Tao Ran Ju".

  Yang Lin followed Yang Yun into the gate of Tao Ran's residence as if in a dream.

  The waiter enthusiastically welcomed them and Yang Yun found a clean table by the window, looking at the menu card handed over by the waiter, pointing to a pile one by one.

  "Brother, I can't eat so much," Yang Lin said in surprise.

  "It doesn't matter, these are for taking back home, let Father and Mother and elder brother also have some good food to eat, in the past our family had it too hard."

  At this time, the sky was still early, and there were only a few guests in the restaurant. The dishes were served very quickly, and several waiters brought all kinds of dishes to the table one after another. The big fish and meat filled the table, making Yang Lin's eyes dazzled.

  Two people didn't have time to talk, picked up their chopsticks and ate fiercely. In the end, Yang Lin was stuffed and couldn't take it anymore, hugging her stomach and lying on the table with a groan, while Yang Yun became more and more courageous, eating left and right, empty bowls and plates piled up like a small mountain.

  "I'm done, I really can't eat anymore. Third brother, how can you eat so much? I've never seen this before."

  "In the past when I didn't have money, I ate very slowly, actually my appetite is quite big."

  Yang Yun smiled secretly: "Actually, it's because I reversed the Quiet Sun Refining Essence Technique, and my speed of absorbing food and transforming it into essence increased by several dozen times, that's why I can eat so much. However, this technique cannot be taught to Little Sister, if a little girl practices this and becomes a big eater, it would be bad. Actually, the Moon Flower True Classic is quite suitable, but I don't know if Little Sister's comprehension is enough."

  As the essence of food was absorbed more and more, Yang Yun's body meridians were already saturated, so he stopped, letting his stunned partners start packing. There were too many dishes, even if Yang Yun ate a big meal, there was still half left, and many dishes remained untouched.

  A warm current flowed from the meridians of his body, slowly pouring into the lungs, and Yang Yun's previously depleted vitality was gradually replenished. Yang Yun felt a sense of satisfaction emanating from deep within his body, feeling refreshed and invigorated throughout, with energy to spare.

  However, Yang Yun knew that the process of replenishing his body's energy could not be rushed and had to be done gradually over time. Otherwise, it would be easy to cause injury, as the saying goes "the weak cannot withstand nourishment". His previous physical foundation was too poor, so he had to carefully nurture himself.

  The packed meal was left at the restaurant, and Yang Yun took her sister to start shopping in the market.

  "Little sister, these pieces of jewelry are quite good, take a look."

  "Brother, let's not buy any more, we've already bought a lot of things." Yang Lin regretfully looked at the few shiny pearl flowers and bracelets. Her third brother really had good taste, the things were very beautiful. However, Yang Lin was poor, she couldn't afford to buy such things. Her only decorations were just some hair ribbons and fake flowers.

  Yang Yun didn't say much and simply asked about the price before letting the vendor pack everything up.

  "This time everyone in the family has a gift." Yang Yun said generously.

  The family was really too poor, and many useful things were lacking. The clothes of the parents and elder brother were all tattered and worn out. Yang Yun and his wife walked around in a circle, bought a large pile of things, and finally both of their hands were full of packages. In the end, they couldn't carry them anymore, so they even hired a porter to follow behind them.

  It's getting late, and the two of them can't fit in Er Gui's car with all their stuff. Yang Yun also couldn't take the smell of the leftover food, so they hired a car to pick up the food from the restaurant and headed home in high spirits.