Chapter 31 Dream of Getting Rich
When the sun set, Shen Yuexi asked Xiao Zhuo to watch the stove while she went out to visit Madam Lin's house.
She had promised Madam Lin that she would go and deliver medicine to the child in the evening. This matter could not be delayed any longer.
When they arrived at Mrs. Lin's place, she asked Daxiong to make two allicin capsules in advance.
As soon as Shen Yuexi entered the courtyard, Madam Lin came out to greet her cheerfully. The big yellow dog also wagged its tail at her enthusiastically and escorted her into the house, acting like old acquaintances.
"It's a miracle drug, it's really a miracle drug," Mrs. Lin praised as she welcomed her into the house, "The baby can eat now."
The little guy was sitting at the table eating porridge. When he saw Shen Yuexi, he immediately showed a cute smile and shouted, "Sister Pei, you are so great. My stomach doesn't hurt so much now."
"Really? Then I'll be relieved."
Shen Yuexi carefully looked at the child's complexion, which was obviously better and more energetic. She smiled and reached out to pat the child's head.
Mrs. Lin noticed that both of her hands were wrapped in cloth and asked, "What...what happened?"
Shen Yuexi was too embarrassed to say that she had blistered her hands from just doing some farm work, as it would seem too delicate. She had no choice but to lie and say that she had burned her hands while making the medicine.
Madam Lin showed a distressed expression and said, "I happen to have some burn ointment here..."
"No need, I've already applied it at home," Shen Yuexi raised her hand to stop Madam Lin who was about to rummage through the cupboards. "Sister Lin, I've brought the child's medicine. It's in my sleeve. Can you help me get it? As usual, don't let him chew it up. Just swallow it directly with water."
Just kidding, if you untie the cloth and see that it's not burns, the truth will be revealed.
Madam Lin fed the child the medicine and said to Shen Yuexi, "Come with me."
Shen Yuexi saw that she looked very excited and didn't know what was going on, so she followed her to the kitchen.
Before she even entered the kitchen door, she smelled the aroma of chicken soup.
"Sister Lin, you..." She looked at Madam Lin in surprise.
In her eyes, a woman who can kill a chicken is a remarkable person.
"Yes, I killed it." Madam Lin led her into the kitchen, pointing to the stove with a smile, "At least we caught it. We've been stewing it all afternoon, and the children and I can't finish it. It's hot out, and it will go bad if we leave it out overnight. I'll give you half, and you and your husband can eat it together."
Shen Yuexi looked at the earthenware pot on the stove that was bubbling with steam, smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Mrs. Lin filled her bowl with half a chicken, but worried her hands were hurting and she couldn't hold it, she gave her a basket to carry on her arm and walked her all the way out the door.
When she returned to Feng's house, the moon was already high in the sky, and the bright moonlight spread across the yard. She went to the kitchen first, put the basket on the table at the door, and saw that the garlic in the pot had been dried, with a layer of golden garlic oil floating on it.
Xiao Zhuo has been guarding the stove. It is not easy to get the prince to condescend to do these things.
The next step is to filter it and then soak it in alcohol overnight to extract the allicin.
Alcohol is currently unavailable, so white wine can be used instead. Fortunately, Feng Zhang usually buys some wine to drink when he has nothing to do.
Although she was hungry and tired, Shen Yuexi felt at ease and happy in her heart. As long as the allicin was ready tomorrow morning, she could package it and sell it for money.
Looking at the thick layer of distilled garlic at the bottom of the pot, she curled her lips, unable to suppress her smile.
I didn't expect that I could actually figure it out.
"Let's have dinner first. I'm hungry now." She walked briskly to the table, took the pot of chicken soup from the basket with both hands and put it on the table.
I've been busy and haven't eaten yet. I'm so hungry.
Feng's mother and Feng Zhang had already eaten and gone to bed. Feng's mother had left some food in the pot for them. Xiao Zhuo served the food, brought it to the table, and set the table.
Xiao Zhuo washed his hands and the two sat down facing each other.
"Open the jar." Shen Yuexi stretched out her hands and made a gesture of invitation with a smile.
Xiao Zhuo opened the lid of the jar, and the fragrant aroma of chicken immediately wafted out.
"Did that Madam Lin give this to you?"
"Yes, I cured her child, and this is a thank you gift from her." Shen Yuexi pushed the bowl to the center with the back of her hand, "Husband, have a bowl of chicken soup first."
When they first arrived at the Feng family, Mrs. Feng also made chicken soup for them, but unfortunately there were only a few bones left, and the soup was no different from boiled water. Now it is different, with half a chicken in it, and the meat is stewed until it is melted.
Xiao Zhuo smiled as he scooped her a bowl of soup with a spoon, then picked up a large piece of steaming chicken with chopsticks and brought it to her mouth.
Shen Yuexi was about to open her mouth, but suddenly moved it away.
Xiao Zhuo just made her eat a clove of garlic in the afternoon, and now she is alert.
Xiao Zhuo shook his head and said with a smile, "Open your mouth."
Shen Yuexi looked at the chicken carefully again, blew on it, and then opened her mouth and bit it.
It turns out I was just being overly suspicious.
Moonlight streamed into the small kitchen, casting a bright light on the floor. The two ate with gusto, finishing half a chicken.
After dinner, they cleaned up the kitchen and returned to the house, waiting for the big pot on the stove to boil water for bathing.
Xiao Zhuo sat at the table, wiping the long sword with a clean cloth, while Shen Yuexi sat cross-legged on the bed, doing some math.
"I sold the tiger skin for forty-seven taels of silver, hired a doctor for four taels... rice, flour, and meat for less than an tael... clothes cost the most, seven taels... plus books, medicine, and the mask... I'm left with thirty taels and fifteen coins. If I go to the northern border, this amount won't be enough for the journey. I need at least a hundred or eighty taels of silver."
She raised her tightly wrapped hands, but found she couldn't count her fingers, so she put them down again.
"What's a reasonable price for a garlic capsule?"
Since doctors charge two taels of silver for a visit, ten allicin capsules are equivalent to one visit by doctors at Baohetang, right?
That's two hundred coins per pill. A course of treatment is five days long, so thirty pills total, six taels of silver. It's the equivalent of hiring three doctors for a visit.
In this way, selling one hundred pills would cost twenty taels of silver, selling one thousand pills would cost two hundred taels of silver, and selling ten thousand pills would cost two thousand taels of silver!
You're definitely rich.
She was looking at the ceiling with a profiteer's smile when Xiao Zhuo interrupted, "We'll stay for two more days, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, until you cure the child. We'll leave for Northern Xinjiang immediately."
"Ah, so anxious? You're not selling medicine anymore?" Shen Yuexi retracted her gaze and looked at Xiao Zhuo in surprise. "Besides, the doctor said that your wound needs seven days to heal. It's only been a day and a half."
"My wound is itchy now, but it's starting to heal, and I can move freely now," Xiao Zhuo stood up and hung his shining sword on the wooden wedge on the wall. "The longer we stay here, the more likely the emperor will find us."
Shen Yuexi was stunned.
Yes, she had almost forgotten about it. Once her life settled down, she had completely forgotten about the Emperor. After all, this matter concerned their lives, so she couldn't ignore it.
But she couldn't even sell medicine. If she didn't sell medicine, where would she get the money for the trip?
Do I have to go through a cave to roast eggs without even taking a shower?
But then I thought about the seriousness of what Xiao Zhuo said, and decided to prioritize saving my life first. As for selling medicine, I could sell it anywhere, so there was no rush.
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