Mu Xingzhi admired the tangled expression on Su Qingluan's face with great interest for a moment, and then he said slowly: "Only external application is needed, no need to take it internally."
Su Qingluan's wrinkled expression froze for a moment, then she suddenly turned her head and glared at Mu Xingzhi: "You did this on purpose, didn't you?"
"What?" Mu Xingzhi blinked, looking somewhat innocent.
"You could have clearly told me from the beginning that it was an external medicine... and you knew I hated drinking that bitter medicine soup..." However, you deliberately concealed the key information!
Although Su Qingluan had vaguely felt this before, as she became more familiar with Mu Xingzhi, she became more and more certain that this man seemed to have a little bit of mischief under his gentle and elegant appearance...
Su Qingluan took out a piece of paper and pen and gave it to Mu Xingzhi. She stood beside him and watched him dip the pen in ink with his left hand, writing the prescription with a flickering stroke of his pen. She was a little curious: "Speaking of which... your way of seeing patients is a little different from what I expected..."
"What's the difference?" Mu Xingzhi didn't look up, and his hands moved without any hesitation.
"They say 'look, smell, ask, and palpate', but you never felt my pulse, and you never asked me any questions. How did you tell that my injury was in my knee and not my ankle or something else?"
"From the slightly slow gait you walk, I can tell you must have some injury that's hindering your walking. However, just now, Qingluan, I saw that your ankle is quite flexible and you don't seem to be in any pain. However, your knee bending is a little slow, so I can make this inference."
Mu Xingzhi said it as a matter of course, but Su Qingluan was secretly shocked - from the time she entered the yard until now, it was only a moment at most.
In such a short time, he was able to notice details that even she herself had not noticed. This person's insight...
"I shouldn't have offended you..." Su Qingluan muttered.
"Hmm?" Even Mu Xingzhi couldn't immediately understand Su Qingluan's leaps in thought. But after a moment's thought, he figured out the connection and said jokingly, "Perhaps damaging books counts?"
Su Qingluan knew he was joking and rolled her eyes at him. Then she thought of the serious matter and put away her joking expression. She bowed to Mu Xingzhi and said, "I want to ask you a favor."
Su Qingluan rarely acted so seriously, which made Mu Xingzhi's joking expression become a little more restrained.
He blew the written prescription dry and handed it to Su Qingluan, then looked at her intently: "It's rare to see you so serious, what's the matter?"
Su Qingluan thought carefully about how much he should say, and then considering the abilities that Mu Xingzhi had hinted at, she knew that this person could not be the country boy he looked like, and he might be much more "capable" than she had imagined.
Thinking of this, Su Qingluan relaxed in a very simple way - she didn't know who Mu Xingzhi was, but since he was willing to "care" for her like this, he must have his own reasons.
So, Su Qingluan pleased Xie Zian by telling him how to make jam from wild fruits, and then further tempted him to use the jam to please his grandmother, thereby making the entire Xie Mansion and even the aristocratic circles in the capital who were on good terms with the Xie Mansion unconsciously become the "spokespersons" of the jam.
Mu Xingzhi listened and remained silent for a while. He then looked up and asked calmly, "Qingluan, you went to great lengths to select wild fruits that are readily available locally as the raw materials for this jam. You must have a reason for that, right?"
Su Qingluan thought to herself that he was worthy of being the one who noticed the most crucial point right away.
She understood that she was now seeking Mu Xingzhi's cooperation and help - more accurately, seeking assistance.
However, she didn't have many chips in her hand. The only thing she could offer was her cooking skills. So if she wanted to encourage the other party to lend a hand, at least Su Qingluan's attitude had to be clear and honest.
After all, if you want to ask for something from someone, you have to show some sincerity. This kind of frank attitude is one of the signs of sincerity.
So, Su Qingluan admitted generously: "Yes, I carefully selected for a long time among various wild vegetables, wild fruits or other local products before finally deciding to use wild fruits to make fruit jam."
"Can I ask why?"
"From a technical perspective, it's because local wild fruits can be seen everywhere in the mountains from late spring to late autumn, and they can be picked at will without spending a penny. This can greatly reduce manufacturing costs and increase profits. This is one reason."
Su Qingluan carefully put away the prescription and continued, "This kind of wild fruit is not as sweet as many carefully cultivated precious fruits. It needs to be seasoned with more sugar. On the contrary, candied fruit can be preserved for a long time and is easy to transport and store. This is the second reason."
"These two points are indeed factors that merchants have to consider, but... they are not the most fundamental factors, right?" Although Mu Xingzhi asked a question, his tone was very affirmative.
Su Qingluan nodded and took a deep breath.
"Most importantly, if this jam is truly appreciated by the nobles in the capital, it will definitely trigger a craze, and even many wealthy people will be proud to eat the jam I make."
Su Qingluan's tone was very certain when she said this - she has always had a certain degree of confidence when it comes to diet.
What's more, this improvement in taste has been verified and is not just her own fantasy.
Seeing Su Qingluan holding her head high and chest puffed out like a proud little peacock, Mu Xingzhi couldn't help but smile: "So, Qingluan wants to open a jam shop in the capital?"
"How is that possible?" Su Qingluan turned around. "Then why should I go to all the trouble to select wild fruits from Huaxi Village? I can just go to the outskirts of the capital and pick them directly."
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