Chapter 3: Little Leaf Retail

"Good afternoon, uncle Song."

Xia Song's shop, Little Leaf Retail, was only a few minutes from the Leaf Academy's dormitories.

"Oh, young master and young mistress. ——Wait, what happened to you?"

The middle-aged man, Xia Song, approached Ye Qiu with a worried look when he saw his face. The Lesser Health Potion had healed his body to an acceptable degree, but there were still a few smalls bruises remaining on his face.

"Nothing serious, your son should have told you about my circumstances in the school right? These arrogant nobles need a method to release their stress on someone."

The way Ye Qiu said these words with a calm demeanor as if it did not concern him, but Xia Song was different. A sudden coldness appeared in his eyes and after a humph, he said,

"These cheeky rascals only know how to summon the rain without knowing how to call the wind!¹"

Ye Qiu could not help but show a faint smile, unlike him, Xia Rong burst into laughter. Both appreciated this side of his personality. Straightforward and simple-minded, which was also why Ye Qiu can trust in him without worry.

"Uncle Song, I'm not here to talk about them. I come for a potential business opportunity."

Said Ye Qiu as he took out a Lesser Health Potion from his poach while Xia Song was cursing in an inaudible voice to vent his anger. It calmed the angry-looking Xia Song who focused his eyes on the item on Ye Qiu's hand.

"A Lesser Health Potion, huh? The color is a bit different though," Xia Song then remembered what Ye Qiu had said and asked, "Young master…... did you concoct this potion?"

Ye Qiu nodded his head.

"What do you think? Can you sell them in your shop? This can be a good income once I manage to fix its quality."

Xia Song thought for a moment and honestly said, "Since it doesn't seem to be as pure as the common one, I can only sell them at half of the normal price to convince my clients from buying them. If the young master doesn't mind this condition, then I have no problem selling them in my shop." aware that Ye Qiu's lack of money, he did not mention the share and did not intend to take the money earned by the potions.

"Yeah, I don't mind. In fact, I had expected this outcome. Twenty-five Copper Coins per potion is better than nothing. At least, I have an income now."

Satisfied by Xia Song's reply, Ye Qiu did not mention the share either. He had figured out that Xia Song wanted to help him, which was the reason, and promised to himself in the depths of his heart to repay this favor to him once he had the opportunity.

With enough luck, Ye Qiu might earn two Silver Coins a month. It was worthless if one was to compare to a commoner's monthly salary, but it did not depress him because he only needed to improve his alchemy's skill to earn more money. He had the perseverance to keep improving himself and had a hard-working personality, more than the other children of his age.

"I'll send you the first batch of Lesser Health Potions on Radiant Day.² I can't tell you how much at the moment since it'll depend on how much medicinal plants I can get."

Wasting no time, Ye Qiu left Little Leaf Retail, followed by Xia Rong. Even though he had a few leftovers medicinal plants in the drawer of his room, it was not even enough to concoct three Lesser Health Potions.

Since today was Aqua Day³, he had only two days before Radiant Day, which was the appointment for the first batch of Lesser Health Potions and the day when his vacations ended.

Annex:

¹ summon rain = to exert authority/call the wind = to exert one's strength/meaning = they only know how to exert authority without knowing how to exert their strength

² Radiant Day = Monday

³ Aqua Day = Friday