Chapter 57 The Greenhouse

Mr. Cheng said that the treatment of Fu Yunxiu is a long process, and there is no end in sight.

A total of three treatment courses constitute one cycle. The first and third cycles each last one month, while only the second cycle lasts for three months. If the effect is good, one cycle may be effective; if not, two or three cycles may be necessary.

Aman should be mentally prepared.

When Aman decided to help Old Master Cheng treat Fu Yunxiu, she was already prepared for failure, so she was quite calm about it.

The first course of treatment mainly involves acupuncture and herbal fumigation to open up the acupoints throughout his body, thus playing a role in detoxification.

After three treatments, Aman is now able to handle it with ease.

After she got the hang of it, Old Master Cheng didn't come to Wutong Garden all the time anymore. He would come every few days to check on the effects of Fu Yunxiu's detoxification.

The three hours of treatment each day consumed a significant portion of Aman's time, forcing her to repeatedly scale back her floral dew business. She went from selling retail and pre-orders to now only accepting pre-orders.

Even so, the number of people ordering floral water was overwhelming, especially high-ranking officials and dignitaries, who would order more than thirty bottles at a time, and they even wanted them in better containers, saying they were for gifting.

For this big deal, Aman redesigned the packaging. Fu Yunxiu personally drew it, and the only constant was the full moon.

The beautiful woman and the night view evoke a sense of "sharing this moment under the moon".

Good packaging naturally leads to higher prices. However, the price increases made by Aman are just a drop in the ocean for those high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

Aman was busy with both hands, spinning like a top. Especially when making flower dew, she needed to collect flowers, sort them, distill them, and bottle them.

Fu Yunxiu couldn't bear to see Aman working so late every day, so he offered to help her.

“That won’t do.” Upon hearing this, Aman immediately refused, shaking his head like a rattle drum. “No, no.”

Fu Yunxiu seemed to have anticipated her response and asked leisurely, "Why not? Are you afraid I'll steal your skills?"

"How is that possible?" Aman's eyes widened as if she had heard something shocking. "I just don't think it's appropriate for you, young master, to do such rough work yourself."

The gentleman in her heart was a dashing immortal, someone who spent his days reading and playing chess; how could he possibly do menial tasks like tending flowers, lighting fires, and fetching water?

No, no.

Aman refused repeatedly, but the reason she gave left Fu Yunxiu both amused and exasperated.

A banished immortal, how could she even think of that?

“Even a banished immortal, fallen to the mortal realm, still has to work.” Fu Yunxiu was unwilling to say more. He pushed his wheelchair to Aman, picked up the bottles and jars on her table, and examined them. “What are these for? To fill containers?”

Seeing that she couldn't persuade him otherwise, Aman finally had no choice but to agree. She picked up a small spoon and began to teach him step by step, "Just like this, pour the distilled flower dew into this porcelain bottle, then plug it with a stopper and tie it with a red string."

To make the decoration more beautiful, Aman specially added this decoration to the porcelain vase. The blue porcelain vase and the red bow complement each other quite well.

After filling the bottle with flower dew, Fu Yunxiu tied a red string to the porcelain bottle as Aman had instructed.

For convenience, Fu Yunxiu took off his cumbersome outer robe and wore only a light blue, narrow-sleeved inner garment.

His sleeves were rolled up slightly, revealing his lean and pale wrists. As he turned his wrists, the red rope danced between his fingers like a leaping flame, knotting and tying at just the right places. His fingertips, from the effort, turned a faint pink, adding a touch of romance as they intertwined with the red rope.

It was as if he wasn't tending to a red string, but rather...

Aman didn't know why, but as she looked at it, she felt her face turn red and her cheeks became hot.

"Cough..." After meeting Fu Yunxiu's pleading gaze, Aman suddenly felt her mouth go dry. She coughed lightly and looked away. "It's too hot in the room. I'm going out for some fresh air."

Before he could finish speaking, he had already left the house, as if some ferocious beast was behind him.

Upon hearing this, Mantou looked up at Fu Yunxiu, his face full of confusion.

It rained this afternoon, so the weather is just not cold. Hot? How do I even begin to describe it?

When Fu Yunxiu met Mantou's questioning gaze, he seemed to understand something, smiled, but did not reveal it.

With many hands making light work, and with Fu Yunxiu and the others joining in, Aman's situation became much easier.

When Mantou has free time, he also helps Aman buy flowers.

After this period of treatment, Fu Yunxiu's spirits were noticeably better than before. Although the improvement was not significant, Aman was still very happy.

How could a poison that has plagued one day and night for fourteen years be cured in just half a month?

Moreover, as Master Cheng himself said, the first month is specifically for detoxification.

The real detoxification will come in the second course of treatment.

After another two weeks of busy work, Fu Yunxiu's first course of treatment was finally completed.

Old Master Cheng took his pulse and said the effect was good. Even Fu Yunxiu himself felt that his body was much lighter and he was no longer as lazy and unwilling to move as before.

This gave Aman immense confidence, and he immediately requested a second course of treatment.

The second course of treatment is for detoxification.

Acupuncture remains the primary treatment, supplemented by herbal fumigation and herbal baths.

However, the fumigation in this treatment is no longer smoke, but rather the steam emitted from the decoction of medicinal herbs to achieve a detoxifying effect.

Steam can effectively open up Fu Yunxiu's body, allowing the medicine to reach deep into his lungs and internal organs, making it more effective than simply drinking medicine.

The medicinal bath was used to wash away the toxins that had seeped from his body, preventing secondary poisoning and aiding in detoxification.

Due to the change in detoxification methods, the instruments used in the first course of treatment also need to be changed accordingly.

The original brazier was replaced with a large porcelain basin, with blue bricks laid underneath, and a simple stove was set up.

The acupuncture technique for the second course of treatment was slightly different from that of the first course, and the depth of needle insertion also changed. However, after a month of practice, Aman had already mastered it completely and did not need Master Cheng's guidance.

Fu Yunxiu lost his ability to walk because of the poison sealing, so detoxification is the key to his treatment. Correspondingly, the pain he suffers during the three treatment courses is the most severe.

Not to mention the daily steaming and medicinal baths that made Fu Yunxiu's body wrinkled and his legs weak, the soreness and numbness that stretched from his knees to his ankles at night tormented him so much that he couldn't sleep.

Not to mention, a month has already passed since the second course of treatment, and I still can't muster any strength in my legs.

Fu Yunxiu hadn't held out much hope for healing his leg, so he was inevitably somewhat disheartened at this point.

"Aman?" During yet another treatment, Fu Yunxiu couldn't help but speak.

He wanted to ask Aman what to do if this treatment was ineffective.

It wasted both her time and her energy.

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Aman responded, but her eyes were fixed on Fu Yunxiu's legs.

Acupuncture is a delicate art, and the worst thing you can do is get distracted. If the needle is even slightly off-center, the effect will be greatly reduced.

Seeing how serious Aman was, Fu Yunxiu's words stuck in his throat.

He was stuck in a rut, feeling extremely uncomfortable, yet he didn't know what to do.

Another half month passed, and Yongzhou welcomed the golden autumn. After an autumn rain, the weather gradually cooled down.

The flowers in the backyard have almost finished blooming; the remaining unopened buds have small flowers and their colors are not vibrant enough.

Similarly, the gardeners said that the flowers in each mansion were also sold out. Especially after the continuous light rains of the past few days, many flowers had their tips knocked off and drowned in the muddy water, becoming fertilizer.

Looking at the mountain of orders in his hand, Aman pondered that he should rent a flower shop.

Yongzhou is located in the north, and it becomes desolate in winter. To eat fresh vegetables and admire fresh flowers, one mainly relies on greenhouses.

High-ranking officials and nobles had greenhouses on their own estates, not only for their own convenience but also to rent out for profit.

Things are valued for their rarity, and since greenhouses can cultivate flowers and plants in winter, their rental prices are naturally not low.

For several days, Aman went to the dentist to inquire about information, but the situation was not very satisfactory.

The closer to the city, the higher the price; the more affordable the place, the more travel time you'll have to put in.

Thinking that she still had to treat the young master every day, Ah Man finally gritted her teeth and rented the house closest to the city.

Aman went to see it himself. The place is big enough, and the soil is fertile black soil. Most importantly, this greenhouse used to be used for growing flowers, and there are still many flowers inside that have not been transplanted.

The owner of the flower shop said that these flowers were ones he didn't want, but he hadn't found the time to get rid of them. If Aman really wanted to rent them, he would find someone to clean them up in the next couple of days.

This won't do.

Aman immediately decided to rent the flower shop and told the owner that there was no need to clean the flowers.

Aman checked and found that the remaining flowers in the greenhouse were jasmine, peony, and the like, which could be used as materials to make flower dew.

The flowers are currently drooping because their owner hasn't taken good care of them. If they are pruned and fertilized, they should bloom again soon.

This also resolved the awkward situation where she had run out of dried flowers but the newly cultivated seedlings had not yet bloomed.

After coordinating with the dental clinic, Aman signed a contract with the greenhouse owner.

Aman rented the flower shop for a total of five months, at twelve taels of silver per month, for a total of sixty taels, which was paid in full at once.

After the information was registered with the government, the owner of the flower shop handed the key to Aman.

Aman spent a day pruning and fertilizing the existing flowers and plants in the greenhouse. Then, at a suitable time, he asked Aunt Zhu and the others for help to transplant the seedlings that had been cultivated earlier into the greenhouse.

That night, a dark figure crept into the greenhouse, skillfully opened the door, and went inside.

Not long after, they came out again and disappeared into the night.

At the same time, Fu Changze also received the news.

"Are you sure you saw it clearly?" Fu Changze narrowed his eyes, seemingly doubtful.

"Absolutely true. I've examined them carefully many times; they're just ordinary flowers and plants," the man in black said confidently.

"That's strange," Fu Changze said, toying with his teacup with a playful tone.

He had tried the method of making that flower dew.

Judging from its texture, it's just water boiled with fresh flowers.

But after trying it, I found that its texture, fragrance, and color were all very different from Aman's flower dew.

Therefore, he suspected that Aman was buying ordinary flowers everywhere just to cover her tracks, and that she must have some kind of secret trick up her sleeve.

So when he heard that she was renting a greenhouse, he took the initiative to offer bait, hiding behind the scenes to complete the deal.

I had hoped to take this opportunity to find out more, but it turned out to be a wasted effort.

Was Ah Man just too clever, or had he overlooked something? Could it be that she was truly the only one capable of making this flower dew?

Fu Changze didn't believe it.

But for now, he can't do anything else.

He had promised Fu Yunxiu that he wouldn't make a move on Aman.

But this flower dew business is indeed a lucrative opportunity, and he is really eyeing it.

My uncle is currently in dire need of money, and he hasn't visited her in a long time because of the decline in business at Lirenfang.

On one side is his elder brother, and on the other is his uncle; he can't afford to offend either of them. Fu Changze sighed; it was truly a difficult situation.