Chapter 440: Chapter 440: Genius Girl

Besides, Vera Xavier had lived in the countryside her whole life; it was impossible for her to have come into contact with so many herbs.

As for all this, she had already prepared an excuse: "I originally learned how to identify herbs from my grandfather—not the Preston Family’s grandfather, but the Xavier Family’s. He was a well-known local healer in our area back in the day. We had copies of *Godsower’s Materia Medica* and the *Compendium of Materia Medica* at home."

"I was fascinated by traditional Chinese medicine even as a child, and Grandpa thought I had a real talent for it. He was planning to teach me medicine, but when I was twelve, he was on a house call and got caught in a landslide. He died trying to save a child..."

Everything she said was true. In her past life and this one, she had always been fascinated by traditional Chinese medicine.

When she was young, she had genuinely resolved to become a highly skilled practitioner of Chinese medicine. But her grandfather passed away too soon, and Mr. Xavier didn’t like traditional medicine and had never learned any from him. All that was left were a few medical texts and pharmacopoeias her grandfather had owned. Every day after school, she would diligently read a few pages, and over time, she accumulated some basic knowledge of the field.

However, in her past life, she had run a pharmaceutical factory and had extensive experience in drug manufacturing, which was why she was so adept at identifying medicinal herbs.

Nathaniel Nathan had actually investigated her family background when he decided to start a relationship with her. As a soldier, his wife would need to pass a political background check. If there were any issues with her family, they wouldn’t be able to get married. He had looked into her family solely for the purpose of marrying her.

Because he had investigated, he knew that what she was saying was all true.

The only thing that didn’t add up was her expert ability to identify herbs. Without having actually seen the physical herbs, it would be impossible to distinguish between so many different grades and their subtle variations.

Vera Xavier leaned in and whispered in his ear, "I’ll tell you a secret. I’d never actually seen most of those herbs in person until today. I was just bluffing with the pharmacy owner."

Nathaniel Nathan was at a loss for words.

Vera Xavier giggled, a smile playing on her lips as she looked at him and asked, "Don’t you think I’m amazing?"

Seeing her somewhat smug smile, the corners of Nathaniel Nathan’s mouth lifted slightly. He had always known she was incredibly smart. If she used her existing knowledge of herbs to bluff the pharmacy owner into bringing out his best stock, it wasn’t entirely out of the question.

For now, it seemed like the only plausible explanation.

Nathaniel Nathan said nonchalantly, "What’s so amazing about that? You’re just being a little clever, that’s all."

Vera Xavier knew his words meant the matter was settled. She felt a small surge of triumph. ’I actually managed to pull it off!’

With the herbs purchased, her mission in Yulara was more or less complete. She had initially planned to go to Zalen and Kaelen to lease some land and find people to cultivate *Gastrodia elata* and Panax notoginseng, but after talking with the pharmacy owner yesterday, she had changed her mind.

Growing these two types of authentic, high-quality herbs was no easy task. It required time and painstaking effort. Besides, as an outsider, finding the right people and the right land to cultivate them would be incredibly difficult. It would be better to offer a fair price to encourage the local herb farmers to grow them instead.

Having an expert local like the pharmacy owner to oversee things would be far more reliable, and it would also better guarantee the quality.

The reason she had chosen to do business with that particular pharmacy owner was simply that she had worked with him in her past life as well. It was just that their collaboration in her past life hadn’t been nearly as pleasant as this one.

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