Chapter 151 Ruan Mian could totally empathize.

The child got his medicine from Ruan Mian. He had been suffering from a cold for a long time, so she mixed some antibiotics with spiritual spring water and gave it to him to drink. She also asked Mei Xi to boil a prescription for him on the spot.

At this moment, the child's parents are coaxing him to take medicine. Although the family of three lives in poverty, they look so happy and the child can act coquettishly in his mother's arms.

Seeing Xie Huaian staring intently, Ruan Mian couldn't help but think of Nanping Marquis Mansion.

Perhaps, he has always longed for the care of his family.

He was raised outside the mansion since he was a child. His biological mother died early. However, his stepmother, who was kind to him, poisoned him secretly and hurt his heart.

So Ruan Mian could completely empathize with his current mentality.

In my previous life, didn’t I also long for the company of my family?

It’s not bad to be alone, but sometimes there is no light in your heart, and you are always walking on a dark road.

But he didn't need to be disturbed at the moment. Ruan Mian put the apple juice aside and left here quietly.

From a distance, separated by a screen, Ruan Mian couldn't help but look towards him.

When she was lost in thought, her aunt suddenly squatted over and poked her arm in a low voice.

"Tsk, I caught you peeking at a pretty boy, didn't I?"

"Aunt." Ruan Mian was helpless. The eldest aunt simply sat down and said something meaningful.

"Today you must express your gratitude to Master Xie. I'm not very familiar with medicinal herbs, and there are too many people. We were able to write the prescription so quickly, and it was impossible without Master Xie's help!"

"Haven't you seen his hands? They've got calluses from pounding medicine."

She couldn't see clearly through the screen, but at this moment, an inexplicable emotion surged in her heart, like the clouds lingering in the mountains, moving slowly and making it difficult to see clearly.

She stood up and took some ointment, and after everyone returned to the house, she handed the ointment to Xie Huaian.

"Sir, you have worked hard today. Thank you."

Xie Huaian glanced at the ointment and chuckled, "Is this a thank you gift?"

Ruan Mian was stunned. After thinking about it carefully, he also felt that something was inappropriate.

It's really too much to just give someone an ointment after they have helped me so much.

Thinking of this, she hurriedly asked, "What thank you gift would you like, sir? I can agree to anything."

Xie Huaian suddenly got excited and joked, "What if I say I want that gold mine?"

He saw that Ruan Mian was obviously stunned, and after he took it seriously, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

Ruan Mian realized that he was teasing her on purpose and was speechless: "Sir, how come you are just like Minister Dong, you like teasing others?"

"Birds of a feather flock together, right? Well, I won't tease you any more. Since this is a thank you gift, how about making me a bowl of your signature hand-rolled ramen?"

"Just want to eat some hand-rolled noodles?"

He is too easily satisfied.

Seeing this, Ruan Mian decisively pulled him up and said, "In addition to these hand-rolled noodles, I have prepared other things. Come here."

This was something she had planned long ago.

After a tiring day, it's natural for us to have a meal together.

She prepared a lot of good things.

A whole roast goose, a chicken stewed with mushrooms, fried pork knuckles and braised pork elbows bought from Guancheng Market.

Since the beginning of spring, there have been countless wild vegetables on Longchang Mountain. Meixi always goes to the nearby woods to dig some out.

In addition, Ruan Mian also found some fruit seedlings in the space. Look, the apple trees planted last time are now bearing fruit.

A plate was set up and the whole family gathered around the stove to work together.

Some people cut the vegetables, some people picked the vegetables, and Ruan Mian and Yin Xixi were in charge of the cooking.

There is strength in numbers. Soon the table full of delicious food could no longer be put on the table.

Ruan Qing went to Zhang's house to get the wooden board, and only after piecing it together could he reluctantly put down the delicious food.

Good food naturally needs to be paired with good wine. Ruan Mian took out the ginseng wine that he had carefully brewed. Compared with the previous few days, the aroma of the wine was even stronger.

A bonfire was lit outside the house, and sparks rose in the spring night breeze.

The neighbors who lived nearby also came over to congratulate Ruan Mian, and naturally they had a meal and a drink together.

Xie Huaian knew that she wanted to order some extra dishes at the last minute, so he walked to the stove and prepared the ingredients for her.

When Ruan Mian saw it, he was surprised: "Sir, you know these things?" At that time, didn't gentlemen stay away from the kitchen and concentrate on reading the books of sages?

Xie Huaian disagreed: "I know quite a lot, but it's a pity that Mianmian may not be able to see them all in the future."

There was a hint of sadness in the words.

Ruan Mian interrupted him and went forward to start working.

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The next day, she and her aunt went to the shop.

Cuizhu and her aunt hadn't come today, so she and her aunt were a bit busy. Fortunately, there were no refugees causing trouble, and things were getting back in order.

But they accidentally heard some rumors about them.

It was just a bunch of scattered reports saying that the medicines used in the herbal medicine shop were impure and could kill people, so people were warned to be careful.

She found her aunt and spent another sum of money.

"Aunt, do you know any storytellers in town?"

She had encountered this before when she was strolling around Guancheng. Her aunt immediately understood what she meant and weighed the purse.

"Leave this matter to me! Judging from the people yesterday and the rumors today, it must be the work of the Wang family brothers!"

Why should Ruan Mian be afraid of them?

Just after seeing my aunt off, a familiar woman slowly came into the shop.

Ruan Mian took a look and found that it was Princess Mantu.

She was dressed modestly as always, and was accompanied only by two maids.

She looked around the herbal medicine shop with curiosity in her eyes.

"I didn't expect my wife to run a herbal medicine shop. No wonder that ginseng moisturizing cream and your ginseng mask are so effective."

"I've been using the sachet you sent me last time, and it's been great. I also heard you opened a shop, so I came over to check it out. I'd also like to ask if you have anything that can soften these spots on my face? If I don't put on powder, they won't be covered."

Ruan Mian walked closer to take a closer look and found that these were brown spots on the woman's face.

It would be difficult to cure it completely, but there are several prescriptions that can alleviate it.

Add white hyacinth, magnolia, wax gourd seeds and angelica, then add some flour and grind into powder. After mixing, you can apply it on your face as a whitening mask.

In addition, you can also improve your complexion through dietary medicinal formulas.

Ruan Mian simply got some medicine on the spot and made a freckle mask for him, then took her into the inner hall and applied it for a while.

After washing, my face was indeed much whiter, and the spots faded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Madam, you may seem to be feeling much better now, but this is actually just a temporary effect. You need to continue using the medicine for a long time for it to be more effective."

The princess felt that this prescription was effective and immediately sparked her interest. She looked at Ruan Mian with a much closer gaze.

"Mrs. Ruan is truly an expert. Not only is she a qualified doctor, she's also quite accomplished in rouge and powder. The sachet and rouge you gave me last time are both incredibly good to me!"