CHAPTER 81: CHAPTER 81: HOUSEHOLD REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE

Moreover, Prefecture City has one major advantage: it is the central hub for all medicinal materials of the Great Chu Dynasty.

It’s like the wholesale market for medicinal materials in later generations.

The medicine warehouse at her home is still missing some rare herbs, and stocking up is convenient if she opens a pharmacy in Prefecture City!

Once the pharmacy is open, she can even produce some Chinese patent medicines herself.

For instance, donkey-hide glue, Deer Horn Glue, and Huo Shui, Black Chicken White Phoenix Pill, An Gong Niu Huang Pill, and such. These Chinese patent medicines have been validated by the market and are proven very effective.

There’s also her family’s ancestral Purple Snow Pill, which can be produced.

The more Yun Jiao thought about it, the more excited she became, eager to rush to Prefecture City and achieve great things.

But upon reflection, she realized she couldn’t simply abandon Mrs. Chen and the others and go to Prefecture City all by herself.

Having promised Mrs. Chen three years, she had to keep her word.

After much deliberation, Yun Jiao decided that since Jiang Youzhi’s leg had not yet healed and he wasn’t fit to travel, she would wait until his leg recovered in three or four months, then persuade Mrs. Chen to go to Prefecture City together, no matter what.

Opening the door and stepping out, Yun Jiao headed to Mrs. Chen’s room.

Mrs. Chen was sewing flowers beneath the window in her room. Having not done it for a long time, she was a bit rusty, planning to embroider something first to revive her skills.

Yun Jiao watched for a while and then asked, "Mother, did Zhao Lizheng go to the government office to exchange our family registry?"

Mrs. Chen shook her head, "Not yet. With changes in household members due to marriages or separations, it’s necessary to wait until almost the end of the year to submit them to the government office. They issue the new registry only after re-registering."

Yun Jiao thought for a moment, meaning that although her household registration had transferred to the Jiang Family, it hadn’t been recorded at the government office yet.

"Is the registry only processed at year-end?"

Mrs. Chen continued sewing as she answered, "Not really, it’s just that if you want to process it early, you have to spend Silver."

Yun Jiao whispered, "Mother, I—I’ve got an idea."

"Can I establish a household registry independently?"

Mrs. Chen was startled, pricking her finger with a needle. She put her finger in her mouth and sucked it briefly, "Well, you can establish a separate household registry. Since you qualify as widowed, a widowed woman is allowed to set up her own registry."

She looked at Yun Jiao with a complex expression.

She understood Yun Jiao’s capability, knowing this family would not retain her forever, but she had not expected this day to come so soon.

Thinking it over, if Yun Jiao wanted to leave, she wouldn’t hold her back, to avoid estrangement due to forceful retention.

Mrs. Chen said bitterly, "If you wish to establish your household registry soon, I’ll go to Zhao Lizheng to handle it tomorrow, though it might cost an additional tael of Silver."

Seeing Mrs. Chen’s expression was a bit off, Yun Jiao smiled, "Are you worried I’m planning to leave, Mother?"

"Don’t worry, Mother, since I’ve promised you three years, I definitely won’t leave now."

"However, I wish to obtain the registry as soon as possible for peace of mind."

With a modern mindset, she considered the registry akin to an ID card, naturally preferring to hold it herself for assurance.

Yun Jiao continued, "Furthermore, when Sanlang’s leg heals in a few months, he still needs to study, so it’s better if our family registry is separated earlier."

"There’s still quite a few months until the end of the year!

Mrs. Chen blinked and suddenly understood.

Once Sanlang’s leg is healed, he can resume his studies, and at that point, the old man will certainly regret it.

What’s to be done if he regrets it?

Might he go find Zhao Lizheng to retrieve the separation documents?

Since it hasn’t been recorded at the government office yet, if taken back, it would certainly be undone!