Chapter 96 Laboratory

"This girl and I can't get along!"

Lying in the gap of the window, Mrs. Li cursed viciously in a low voice as she watched Shen Yuexi and Xiao Zhuo leave the yard together.

"Mom, why are you leaning against the window so early in the morning?" Li Wan was half asleep in her bed. "If you hadn't gone to Miss Shen's room, this wouldn't have happened. Besides, she was the one who stopped the bleeding for you later..."

"Shut up and don't speak for her," Mrs. Li sat back at the table and looked at her face in the mirror. "My teeth are still there from when she knocked them out."

After a night, the swelling on my cheek went down. But my front tooth was broken, and there was no way to replace it. My speech would lisp from now on. What should I do?

She turned the mirror over and slammed it on the table in frustration.

"Not only the villagers saw Mom's state last night, but your cousin saw it too. It's all that girl's fault... No, I have to think of a way, otherwise I'll never get over this."

Li Wan sat up from the quilt and said as she put on her clothes, "Mom..."

Madam Li stretched out her hand to stop Li Wan from continuing:

"Wan'er, I know you well. You have a bit of a temper, and when things get tough, you become clueless. I'll figure out a solution. Even if that girl doesn't die, I'll ruin her reputation. Sooner or later, you'll be with your cousin."

"My cousin is fighting against Xirong right now, so we shouldn't cause him any trouble."

"Let's not talk about that. Go to the kitchen and make me some porridge. I'm hungry."

She was the wife of the Marquis of Pingyang. If she didn't have some skills, how could she deal with the various little bitches in the Marquis's backyard? If this attack wasn't successful, she could think of another plan. She didn't believe she couldn't defeat that girl.

Mrs. Li was still thinking when the door suddenly banged.

"Who is it?" Li Wan was combing her hair when she was startled. She put down the comb in her hand and walked towards the door angrily.

The villagers of Xiaogang Village would not enter the courtyard where they lived without permission. Firstly, everyone respected Xiao Zhuo, and secondly, they all knew that there were women in the courtyard.

Yang Cong's voice came from outside the door: "It's me, Onion."

Li Wan opened the door and glared at Yang Cong unhappily: "Could you knock a little quieter, you undisciplined little girl?"

After all, Shen Yuexi was the second daughter of the Duke's mansion, while Yang Cong was just a typical village girl. Li Wan had always been around noble men and noble ladies, and she didn't even bother with servants, so naturally she didn't want to even look at Yang Cong.

Yang Cong was not annoyed and continued to smile.

Shen Yuexi had already told her privately. Li Wan was a spoiled young lady, somewhat overbearing, and there was no need to argue with her. Madam Li was Mr. Pei's aunt, so she still had to show proper courtesy to her elders. But there was no need to spoil them either.

"You two, I've cooked a pot of rice porridge in the kitchen. You can help yourselves. I'm going to the barracks now."

In the morning, Shen Yuexi came to see her and said that Madam Li had rushed to the toilet last night and hit her face against the wall, knocking out a tooth. She couldn't eat anything hard, so she asked her to make porridge.

Yang Cong naturally did as he was told and asked Shen Yuexi, "Then Mr. Pei, you guys won't eat?"

"Let's go to the military camp to eat." Shen Yuexi instructed, "You should also go to the military camp after you finish eating."

After Yang Cong finished his instructions, he left the yard on his own.

Li Wan didn't want to cook in the first place, but seeing that there was something ready to eat, she ran to the kitchen and filled two bowls of porridge and brought them back to the house: "Mom, have some porridge."

Mrs. Li picked up the spoon and took a glance at the porridge first, and found that it was just ordinary white porridge with nothing in it.

In the Marquis of Pingyang’s mansion, this is what the servants eat.

Just as she was about to put the spoon down, her stomach growled. Madam Li frowned, put the spoon back into the bowl and scooped a spoonful: "Eat it."

I need to eat my fill first so that I can start thinking of ways to deal with Shen Yuexi.

…

Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi came to the tent where the wounded were accommodated. As they approached the tent, the miserable wailing sounds like those from last night were much less frequent.

Her clear eyes suddenly lit up and her pace quickened. Xiao Zhuo cooperated with her, took a few quick steps, and lifted the curtain of the tent for her.

After Shen Yuexi entered, she first looked at the rows of wooden beds. Whether they were seriously injured last night or slightly injured, their faces were still pale and weak, but they were no longer as lifeless as before, as if they were waiting to die.

Antibiotics really work.

When the soldiers saw her and Xiao Zhuo coming, they all greeted them: "Greetings, my lord, and my lady."

The military doctor was currently changing the dressings for the wounded. For those with serious injuries, the dressings needed to be changed two or three times a day. When he saw Shen Yuexi and Xiao Zhuo come in, he quickly put down his things and came over to greet them.

"Greetings, my lord, madam."

Xiao Zhuo gave him a hollow support: "No need to be polite, go and do your work, I just came over to take a look."

The military doctor agreed, but refused to turn around and leave. He looked at Shen Yuexi with shining eyes.

It was hard for Shen Yuexi not to notice. She understood what was going on and asked with a smile, "Doctor Yuan, do you have anything to say?"

Doctor Yuan was waiting for these words. He rubbed his hands together, his face brimming with excitement. For Doctor Yu, nothing was more appealing than his medical skills and miraculous medicine.

This is true for Dr. Hua and Dr. Yuan as well.

"It's like this. I found that Madam's medicine is very effective on those seriously injured soldiers. I have been practicing medicine for most of my life, but I have never seen such a powerful medicine. I wonder..." He glanced at Shen Yuexi embarrassedly, and seeing that she was not displeased, he said, "I wonder if Madam can let me learn from you how to make the medicine."

In this sophisticated ancient time, a recipe like this would never be learned by outsiders. Only masters and apprentices and family heirs would hold the recipe and it would never be passed on to outsiders.

Doctor Yuan also knew that if he really followed suit and learned the recipe, he would be getting the prescription for nothing, and Shen Yuexi would be at a disadvantage.

"Don't worry, I won't sell the recipe for money. I will only give it to patients." Doctor Yuan was afraid that Shen Yuexi would not agree, so he quickly added.

The main reason is that the effect of this medicine is so good that it is hard not to be tempted by it.

Seeing his excited face, Shen Yuexi smiled and said, "I didn't intend to keep this formula to myself. When I earn enough money, you can bring the formula to the market for everyone's reference."

Right now, she and Xiao Zhuo were both desperately short of money. If it were just the two of them, it wouldn't have been a problem. But now, there were hundreds of people to support. Raising an army was a losing proposition, with only expenses and no income. Once Xiao Zhuo's situation stabilized, this prescription could be sold on the market, perhaps saving even more people in the future.

Doctor Yuan didn't expect Shen Yuexi to say that, not to mention that he had experienced most of his life. Some families would not share their better prescriptions with others even if they were dying.

Doctor Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Shen Yuexi with a look full of respect and admiration.

He bowed deeply to Shen Yuexi and said, "I was foolish. I never thought that Madam would be so righteous."

Then he looked at Xiao Zhuo and said to him with satisfaction, "My lord, you are so lucky to have such a virtuous wife."

Xiao Zhuo raised his hand and touched his cheek, without commenting.

Dr. Yuan coughed awkwardly and turned back to continue taking care of the injured.

Now that the matter has been decided, Dr. Yuan will continue to treat the injured while learning how to make antibiotics from Shen Yuexi.

In order to cultivate the corresponding bacterial flora, Xiao Zhuo specially ordered the sergeant to build her a temporary house with wooden boards in a quiet corner of the camp for her to make medicine.

The soldiers were enthusiastic and worked hard, and the house was built by noon that day.

After the inspection, Shen Yuexi was very satisfied and put up a small sign outside the house with the three big words "Laboratory" written on it.

None of the passing soldiers could understand it.