Chapter 383 - 377: A Natural Talent

It took several trips to haul all the goods.

Ah Wang was woken up late at night. He was stunned when he saw the things Yun Linhai and the others had brought over.

If he sold all this, it would be equal to several months of his income.

All thoughts of sleep vanished, and he just grinned like a fool.

"Hehe... Brother, is Jiaojiao back?"

It was obvious. Who else but Yun Jiao had the ability to get so many valuable things?

Yun Linhai and the others were also happy. "Yes, she’s back. Quick, weigh it all. We’re in a hurry to get back; there’s still more for us to bring you."

Ah Wang immediately scurried after them. "I’ll go too! I’ll go with you!"

They were busy for half the night. Aside from the things Yun Jiao wanted to keep for herself or give to friends and family, almost everything else was sent to Ah Wang to be sold.

The payment for the goods came out to over six thousand, but Ah Wang couldn’t produce that much cash at once.

He could only write an IOU for now, promising to pay them once he sold everything.

Yun Jiao’s family had no objection to this.

Ah Wang specialized in selling these kinds of things and had many connections.

It would be too much trouble for them to find buyers themselves with so much stock. It was better to just give it all to Ah Wang in one go.

For this reason, Ah Wang happily lent them his freezer to use.

Yun Jiao had been exhausted for days, and now that she was back home, she could finally relax completely.

And once she relaxed, she fell asleep.

Her head had barely hit the pillow before she was out.

She didn’t wake up until the next afternoon.

The moment she woke, her stomach started to GROWL.

Having missed both breakfast and lunch, of course she was hungry.

No one had disturbed her, but a meal had been prepared and was waiting for her to wake up and eat.

"I’m hungry."

Having slept her fill, Yun Jiao came downstairs, mumbling as she rubbed her stomach.

"Jiaojiao’s awake!"

Instantly, everyone in the house who wasn’t out working turned their attention to her.

"Oh, quick, go bring out the food we kept warm."

Under Granny Yun’s direction, everyone bustled about.

Soon, a table full of dishes was set. With a bowl of rice in hand, Yun Jiao began to devour the hot, home-cooked meal she had been craving for days.

After she ate and drank her fill, there were even after-meal snacks and fruits.

Granny Yun stroked her head, her heart aching. "You’ve gotten so thin from hunger."

’Huh? I don’t think so,’ Yun Jiao thought. ’My arms and legs are still chubby, and my face is too.’

"Granny, I haven’t lost any weight. I ate plenty of food."

But after several days of eating things like sashimi, she really did miss a hot meal from home.

That was why she ate the most of the braised pork, spare ribs, and smoked sausages during this meal.

After the meal, the person who had gone to feed the pigs returned.

Yun Jiao then told them about the shipwreck.

How to put it... while Yun Linhai and the others were surprised, they weren’t as excited as she had imagined.

"Jiaojiao, now that you’ve bought that island, you can’t take any more risks. That money is enough."

"That’s right."

As ordinary people, their biggest fear was not having money when they got sick. That was a truly life-threatening situation.

Otherwise, as long as they had enough money to live on with a little extra, that was sufficient.

If they had any more, all they could think of was buying some needed appliances. Beyond that, they had no idea how to spend it.

Besides, rather than staying home and spending money to enjoy life, they preferred to go out and keep busy, whether it was farming or fishing.

Even at their age, Mr. Yun and Granny Yun couldn’t stay idle.

They were used to working after so many years. Heaven knows how restless they felt during their time in the Capital.

Thankfully, Lao San was now attending school in the Capital and could look after Xiao Liu, so the two elders were able to return home. They refused to go back to the Capital to be idle, no matter what.

Yun Jiao nodded. "I know."

But her eyes twinkled mischievously. ’If I find another shipwreck, I’m definitely going. I quite enjoy the feeling of searching for treasure in them.’

「A day later.」

She had to report to her Master and teacher.

She hadn’t been in over ten days. Her Master was sure to nag her again.

Yun Jiao got a headache just thinking about it.

With prepared gifts in hand, Yun Jiao was taken to the county town with Brother Ba and Brother Nine.

As for why Yun Xiaojiu was there...

Yun Jiao had previously promised Yun Xiaojiu she would ask a teacher if he could learn a musical instrument. Now that she had time, she naturally had to go ask.

Arriving at her Master’s place.

Elder Xu looked at her, and his gaze was, as expected, filled with disappointment that she wasn’t living up to her potential.

"Is learning Chinese medicine something you can do in fits and starts? Tell me, you have a talent others couldn’t even pray for, yet you waste it like this..."

Yun Jiao stood there obediently, taking the scolding, but she would occasionally shoot a pleading look at her senior brothers and sisters.

Her senior brothers and sisters just shrugged. They couldn’t help her either.

Fortunately, toward the end, the old man started quizzing her on what she had learned. He was satisfied enough with her progress that his anger subsided.

"From now on, spend more time here. Since you’ve memorized the medicinal herbs and prescriptions, you must see for yourself what these herbs actually look like."

"In the future, you must become familiar with everything from processing to cutting the herbs. Not only do you need to know what they look like, but you also have to distinguish them by their smell. Many herbs look very similar after being dried and processed. Because of this similarity, accidentally grabbing the wrong one could be fatal. So when you’re preparing medicine, you must be extremely careful. There’s no room for carelessness..."

Elder Xu called his young disciple over and instructed her carefully.

"You also have to learn to distinguish real herbs from fake ones. Some unscrupulous, black-hearted people will try to pass off fakes as real medicinal herbs. If you can’t tell the difference, you’ll suffer a great loss."

Yun Jiao nodded earnestly. "I understand, Master. I will study hard."

Elder Xu was quite satisfied with her attitude. He then pulled her into the backyard and began teaching her how to identify the herbs, explaining everything from their appearance and growing environment to their smell.

When a patient came to see Elder Xu, her senior brothers and sisters would take over teaching her.

Yun Xiaojiu also watched beside his sister for a while, but he soon felt dizzy and overwhelmed.

The herbs that were sliced into pieces and looked like tree roots were the hardest to tell apart.

"These two are clearly the same. I can’t see any difference."

Yun Jiao glanced at them, her nostrils flaring slightly. "Brother Nine, the one in your left hand is Dong Quai, and the one on your right is pubescent angelica."

"Huh? How can you tell?"

"They smell different."

"Dong Quai is a bit more fragrant, while the pubescent angelica has a bitter smell."

Yun Xiaojiu was speechless.

’There are too many Chinese herbs here. With so many smells mixed together, there’s no way I can distinguish them,’ he thought.

’My sister’s nose is truly incredible.’

Elder Xu hadn’t expected Yun Jiao’s nose to be so sensitive either. He was so delighted that he clapped his hands and cheered.

"You... you were truly born for this line of work."

In truth, with Yun Jiao’s ability, she could play a significant role in many other industries as well.

But for now, she had chosen Chinese medicine.

After teaching her five types of medicinal herbs, Elder Xu didn’t continue.

She was still young, and it was better not to bite off more than she could chew. She needed to familiarize herself with these five first.

After she finished learning, Yun Jiao ran off to find her Third Senior Brother.

She wanted to learn more about treating animals.

If things went as expected, she would likely be spending a lot of time dealing with marine animals in the future.