“Thirty coins is already quite a lot. Our soup noodles are just expensive because there aren’t any in the whole of Xiaoye City. Merchants who run businesses here can easily earn hundreds or thousands of coins a day, so they don’t care about thirty coins. But for those suffering people, thirty coins a day can buy a handful of rice, enough for the whole family’s food for the day. How could they not be satisfied?”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiue felt that Song Xiaoyu's words made sense. The reason they were able to do business here was largely due to someone lending them money and their extensive connections. If they were like these weak men and women who came to work, without any family background, they would only be destined to work as laborers...
After finishing the accounting matters, Song Xiaoyu thought about telling Zhang Xiue to hurry back to Xiaoyangzhuang to take a look. After all, now that the shop assistant was helping, she could also get away to go back and take care of the children.
"Go ask Qin Niangzi across the street if she's going back. If she is, you can all go together. I'll send two more waiters to help out at the steamed bun shop across the street."
"good."
As she spoke, Zhang Xiue took off her apron and walked towards the other side.
Qin Xiaoniang was a meticulous and very serious person. If she didn't finish her work, she wouldn't even have time to eat.
When Zhang Xiue arrived, she saw that she had just finished steaming the last basket of buns and was about to wash the dishes that Tian Niangzi hadn't finished washing.
"Mrs. Qin, stop fussing. Let's hurry back to Xiaoyang Village. My husband has found some helpers, and they'll be here to do these things soon. We'll leave the shop to the men. We haven't had a proper rest for the past seven or eight days. Now that we have helpers, let's go back and see the children."
Qin Xiaoniang knew about Hua Jie'er's illness. Although she was worried about Huan Ge'er, she couldn't get away from her business for the time being.
Now that he heard that Song Xiaoyu had already arranged for people, he began to waver and thought about going back to see his child.
"They detained him so quickly? Is his background clean?"
Zhang Xiue nodded, "They don't have any special background; they're just ordinary people who have suffered a lot. They should be able to work honestly and diligently!"
Qin Xiaoniang breathed a sigh of relief, straightened her back, and rubbed her sore shoulders. "Hua Jie'er caught a cold. I wonder how the other children are doing. If it's serious, we should keep them separate when they eat and sleep, so that the other children don't get infected."
"Yes, that's what I was thinking too, so as soon as we found a guy over there, I thought of taking you back to Xiaoyangzhuang to check on things."
"Then let's hurry up and go."
As soon as they finished speaking, they packed their things and left Xiaoye City, leaving only Li Qiang and Song Xiaoyu to keep an eye on the two shops.
When we returned to Xiaoyangzhuang, it was already dark. Hot water was still boiling on the stove in the courtyard, with steam rising upwards.
"Mother, why are you back so early? Aren't you supposed to prepare the meat filling for tomorrow tonight?" Song He'er asked as she came out carrying a basin.
"Your third uncle found a helper, and someone is keeping an eye on things at the shop, so we came back first. How are the children? Has Hua Jie'er's high fever subsided?"
Song He'er shook her head. "This is bad. The high fever won't go down. Madam Tian has consulted a doctor, but it's no use. She's very anxious and is thinking of taking her to the city to find a doctor with good medical knowledge."
Qin Xiaoniang frowned slightly, "But it's getting late, the doctors in Xiaoye City must have already stopped seeing patients..."
Song He'er wasn't without options; she always kept ibuprofen on hand at her modern home, which she could use in this emergency.
But that medicine wasn't traditional Chinese medicine, and with Madam Tian constantly watching over Hua Jie'er, she had no chance to force-feed it to her.
Thinking of this, Song He'er couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Speaking of which, this space had been with her for some time now. In addition to being able to store an infinite number of things, it could also bring in modern things endlessly through silver transactions.
It's just that every time I need to get something, I have to make up excuses to avoid it, which is really tiring.
“When Young Master Jiang had a high fever on the snow mountain, I personally served him and fed him a kind of medicinal soup. However, that stuff was basically colorless when mixed with water, or at most a pale white. I was afraid that Madam Tian wouldn't believe me and wouldn't let Sister Hua take it…”
Seeing her hesitant look, Qin Xiaoniang frowned. "At this time, the child's life is the most important. Do you really think you would harm her? We have to try everything. She mustn't end up like Su Yu's wife, who lost her own life!"
Song He'er quickly made a shushing gesture, signaling her not to talk nonsense, and since the matter of Su Yu's wife had been over for so long, no one wanted to bring it up.
Zhang Xiue took the water off the stove and poured it into a basin. "Your mother is right. It's so late, let's not go into the city. Besides, our car isn't properly sealed, and the child might catch a cold and get worse. Let's give him some medicine first and see. If it doesn't work, we'll go again tomorrow."
Zhang Xiue is right. This car, which they use to travel between Xiaoyecheng and Xiaoyangzhuang, is an old car they bought from someone else. It's neither warm nor stable, and they'll have to get a new car in a few days.
With everyone agreeing, Song He'er quietly took out half a bag of ibuprofen from her own space, dissolved it in water, and gave it to Hua Jie'er to drink.
At first, Madam Tian was indeed a little suspicious, thinking that this water-like substance was of no use at all. But before she could question her in detail, Hua Jie'er's high fever strangely subsided.
"It's back! It's back!" Tian Niangzi happily ran out from the next room.
Upon hearing the sound, Song He'er quickly put on a coat and went to check on Hua Jie'er.
"He'er, is this some kind of miracle medicine? The child's high fever has actually subsided in less than the time it takes for two incense sticks to burn!"
"Hmm... Last time in the snow mountain, by sheer luck, this thing saved Jiang Huaifu's life, so I remembered it..."
"What is this? Where can we buy it? We should stock up on some, so it can be a lifesaver if someone gets a headache or fever in the future."
"I couldn't buy it, so... I made it myself on the spot. It's a very strange herb that grows on snowy mountains. I didn't finish it last time, so I kept it on me. You can just boil it in water and drink it..."
Madam Tian was clearly disappointed. "Oh, that would be difficult. If we had this medicinal ingredient, we could start practicing medicine. Even without a resident doctor, opening a pharmacy would be nice. He'er, I think you're well-versed in medicine, so doing this shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"
Qin Xiaoniang was completely confused. She knew her daughter was smart, but she had never taught her daughter how to practice medicine. How could she now know how to treat patients and save lives?
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