Ning Huan watched as the light in Liu Feng's eyes flickered, as if he was pondering something uncertainly.
She then chimed in with a few other women, "But that's not necessarily true. My mother-in-law is making such a fuss that my father-in-law has locked her up at home and won't let her out. If a kind and understanding person were to appear at this time, my father-in-law might just be seduced."
Upon hearing this, Liu Feng seemed to have made up her mind. She stared intently at the old women who were talking, a smile playing on her lips, but she didn't say anything.
While they were chatting, the oxcart arrived in town. As they walked, Yang said to Ning Huan, "Sister, have you heard of a rouge called Jade Complexion Cream that's become very famous in town recently? It only costs twenty coins, and everyone says that applying it will make you exceptionally beautiful!"
Ning Huan was stunned for a moment before realizing that the Jade Complexion Cream that Madam Yang mentioned was the ointment she had previously taken to Renjitang for sale.
Before Ning Huan could speak, Madam Yang continued, "Sister, you have no idea how amazing this Jade Complexion Cream is. I heard that a woman bought it, and in just three days, all the acne on her face disappeared! Her face became white and tender, and incredibly smooth!"
"Don't assume that because the Jade Complexion Cream is so effective, it must be very expensive. Actually, the Jade Complexion Cream is very cheap, only twenty coins! I've worked hard all year, so spending twenty coins on a bottle of rouge isn't unreasonable, is it?"
Ning Huan smiled faintly: "Not at all. This Jade Complexion Cream sounds like a good thing."
Yang nodded in agreement, but then looked at the two roads ahead with some confusion, muttering to herself, "Which road should we take? How come I forgot which way we're going?"
Ning Huan pulled Yang Shi towards the left side of the road: "This way."
Just as Yang followed Ning Huan out of the alley with some skepticism, she indeed saw the clinic called Renjitang. She smiled and said, "Sister, you really found it. But doesn't this clinic seem to be the one that treated Brother Jing'an's leg?"
Ning Huan nodded and didn't say anything more.
Madam Yang hurriedly went inside and asked, "Do you have any more Jade Complexion Cream?"
The shop assistant at Renjitang scratched his head somewhat sheepishly: "Auntie, the Jade Complexion Cream is already sold out. You can come back for more stock later."
Yang was immediately disappointed: "How could they be sold out? I came early at the market!"
The young shop assistant, who didn't recognize Ning Huan, continued, "Our clinic only sells five bottles of this Jade Complexion Cream. They were all sold out a few days ago. Even if you had come to the market early yesterday, you wouldn't have been able to buy any."
Yang asked in surprise, "Only five bottles?"
The young shop assistant nodded: "Yes, our manager doesn't know what's going on either. A lot of people want to buy this Jade Complexion Cream, but after those five bottles were sold out, we haven't restocked, making so many people make a wasted trip. But we can't blame our manager. Even when we tell people we're out of stock, some people keep coming over to ask if we have any Jade Complexion Cream."
As Yang walked out of the clinic dejectedly, she gave a bitter laugh and looked at Ning Huan: "I knew it. How could a woman like me have the chance to buy any beauty cream? I made you come all this way for nothing."
Ning Huan shook her head, about to say something, when Yang said, "Sister, I need to go to the market to buy some food for my little tree. If you have anything else to do, we can meet at Brother Zhu's carriage."
Seeing that Madam Yang wasn't in a good mood, Ning Huan could only nod in agreement. After watching her leave, Ning Huan turned and went to Renjitang.
The young shop assistant thought Ning Huan had returned to ask about the Jade Complexion Cream again, so he quickly said, "Madam, we're really out of Jade Complexion Cream. Please come back when we need it restocked."
Ning Huan sized up the young waiter and realized she didn't seem to recognize him before, so she asked casually, "Are you the new waiter?"
The shop assistant seemed a little impatient: "Why are you asking these questions? Am I new here? We're out of Yu Rong Cream. You'd better leave now."
Just as he was about to push Ning Huan away, a young apprentice rushed over and grabbed him, saying, "What are you doing?"
Then the young apprentice bowed to Ning Huan: "Madam Ning, you've arrived. Our manager is currently dispensing medicine for a patient in the pharmacy. Would you please wait in the inner hall?"
Ning Huan nodded and, without using the young medicine boy to lead the way, headed straight for the inner hall's rest area.
The young waiter was stunned and asked in confusion, "Who is this lady? Judging from her clothes and appearance, she doesn't seem to be from a wealthy family. Why is she being asked to wait for the manager in the inner hall?"
The young apprentice pulled him aside and whispered, "You only recently came here, so you don't know, but this lady has sold a lot of precious medicinal herbs for our Renjitang. The quality is top-notch, and her medical skills are also exceptional. There are even a few patients that the shopkeeper personally went to fetch her for treatment."
The young waiter looked at Ning Huan's retreating figure in surprise: "This lady is actually so amazing?"
The young apprentice nodded: "In short, be polite to this lady when you see her in the future, and don't offend her. Otherwise, the shopkeeper will definitely teach you a lesson."
While Si Yan was away, Ning Huan planned to take out some more Jade Complexion Cream from her consciousness space. From the conversation between Yang Shi and the young shop assistant, she realized that the Jade Complexion Cream had become quite popular.
But since there are only five bottles, it's useless even if they're in high demand and you can't buy them. After Ning Huan went back last time, she made some more Jade Complexion Cream in her consciousness space.
She had just taken out a few bottles when Si Yan hurriedly walked in. His first words to Ning Huan were, "Madam Ning, your Jade Complexion Cream is famous throughout town."
Then Si Yan began to tell Ning Huan how the Jade Complexion Cream became famous after she left. Initially, only two jars of the Jade Complexion Cream were sold.
One of them was a maid working for a wealthy family in town. Because her master disliked her appearance, she decided to buy the Jade Complexion Cream to try it out.
Before buying the item, a woman asked worriedly if she could get a refund if she didn't want to use it anymore. Although Renjitang doesn't offer refunds for items purchased there, Si Yan looked at her coarse cloth clothes and nodded in agreement.
But to everyone's surprise, instead of the woman returning the money, several ladies from wealthy families came to buy the Jade Complexion Cream. It turned out that after the maid used it, her face became fair and delicate, attracting many people from the household to inquire about it, and eventually even the lady of that household knew about it.
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