Chapter 348: A Chance Encounter

Chapter 348: A Chance Encounter
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The old scholar kept a stern face and said nothing. He turned back to his medicine cabinet and started to organize the medicinal herbs.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Xia couldn’t help but mock him internally. This man was truly impervious to persuasion, treating prescriptions as if they were more important than anything else. It was no wonder he had such a falling out with his son.
From the old scholar’s expression and attitude every time he mentioned his son, it was easy to guess that their relationship had hit rock bottom. That must be why they had such a public quarrel earlier.
Jiang Xia felt a bit disappointed, realizing she probably wouldn’t get the prescription today.
She looked up and saw that it was approaching noon. She had agreed to meet her father at the entrance of the county town at one o’clock in the afternoon. It was time for her to leave.
Standing up, she bid the old scholar goodbye, “Grandpa, my dad is probably waiting for me. I’ll be going now.”
Just as Jiang Xia reached the door, the old scholar turned and called out to her, “Wait! I haven’t paid for the Lingzhi spore powder!”
Jiang Xia turned around with an innocent smile, “Consider it a gift for you, Grandpa. It’s of no use to me. Just my way of thanking you for the scar removal ointment.”
Having said that, Jiang Xia left, leaving the old scholar feeling a tinge of guilt. He began to reflect on whether he had been too harsh earlier and wondered what to do about the scar removal ointment.
Wandering aimlessly on the streets, Jiang Xia caught a whiff of stewed meat from one of the courtyards. Her stomach grumbled in protest.
Rubbing her belly, Jiang Xia realized she hadn’t had pork for quite some time.
She now has a interspace realm filled with many animals, ensuring there’s meat for almost every meal at home. However, it’s always wild rabbit and lamb. No matter how exquisite or rare a delicacy is, eating it daily can become monotonous. Jiang Xia can’t help but miss the taste of braised pork ribs.
Thinking there was still some time before the afternoon, Jiang Xia decided to visit the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange some pork ribs.
With high spirits, Jiang Xia went to the cooperative, only to be left disappointed. They had received a pig today, but people from the town had already heard and lined up early. By mid-morning, the entire pig was distributed. When Jiang Xia arrived, even the last bit of ribs had been taken.
In today’s context, pork ribs are considered the best part of the pig. They’re perfect for dishes like braised ribs or rib soup. But in the past, people were pragmatic. Parts of the meat that had a lot of bones, like ribs, weren’t favored and were left till the end.
Yet, even these less favored ribs were gone by the time Jiang Xia arrived. Disappointed, she left. She then thought the people from the cooperative might have saved some pork for themselves and returned to see if she could exchange wild rabbit for it.
Fortunately, the person she met that day was honest and hadn’t saved any meat, leaving him no choice but to regretfully inform Jiang Xia there was none left.
Feeling dejected, Jiang Xia walked on, pondering where she could find some pork. Suddenly, she thought of Wang Ping. Being a city official, he must have connections. If others couldn’t get pork, he surely could.
However, to approach Wang Ping, Jiang Xia couldn’t go alone. She needed to bring her father along to discuss a long-term partnership, exchanging all the wild vegetables from her interspace with Wang Ping.
With that thought in mind, Jiang Xia immediately went to look for Jiang Chuan.
They had agreed to meet at one o’clock, but Jiang Xia didn’t have the patience to wait until one o’clock. She knew that Jiang Chuan was going to the sugar factory’s residential quarters to look for Auntie Tian, so Jiang Xia went straight to the sugar factory’s residential quarters.
Walking happily, Jiang Xia suddenly heard a bicycle bell ringing behind her.
She instinctively moved aside, but the ringing persisted. Annoyed, she glanced at the spacious road. Despite making way, why was the cyclist still ringing at her?
Turning around, she saw a tall, handsome man on a wobbly bicycle, looking as if he was about to fall. Jiang Xia felt he looked familiar but couldn’t place him.
However, the man soon stopped beside her, hopping off his bicycle with a cheerful grin. “Jiang Xia, long time no see!”
The man was undoubtedly handsome. The sun cast perfect shadows on his chiseled jawline, and his bright eyes and familiar smile outshone the sunlight, making Jiang Xia almost unable to look directly at him..