Chapter 1713

The shopkeeper squinted at his phone, wondering if his eyes were deceiving him. Where was the rare, precious medicine he was promised? Was this it? Really?

Mirabella caught his bewildered look and asked, "What's up? Is it not available?"

Pulled back to reality, the shopkeeper looked up, his face showing a mix of confusion and disbelief. "Is this everything you need?"

"Yeah, why? Is there a problem?" Mirabella asked, genuinely curious.

"Uh, no..." His cheek twitched as he glanced at the list on her phone again, quietly admitting to himself that relying on superstitions was pointless. The old saying about a twitching left eye bringing fortune was clearly nonsense.

With a sigh, he said, "Give me a sec, I'll get everything for you."

After speaking, he took out his phone, snapped a picture of the list on Mirabella's screen, and headed back to the counter, not forgetting to grab his freshly brewed coffee.

Mirabella watched him, speechless. This shopkeeper was quite the character.

with a clear plastic bag and dropped it

amused. Well, this was definitely a

bag and checked the contents. To her surprise, the seasonal herbs that required careful selection

worry, buy from me, and you won't go wrong," the shopkeeper boasted, chin up with pride.

him

a thumbs-up, then took a closer look at her, "Do you

Mirabella replied

"It's rare to see someone your age with that

nodded, "So, how much for

guard. In thirty years of running this shop, he'd never been asked for a

back, picked up his calculator, and said firmly, "Sorry, it's a small business, no

him, "No chance

price was fair, but it never hurt to

slipping, his

but the

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