"Jinyu, after breakfast, go and tell Mengyu and Zhu Changji to come here this morning to try the new products. Mengyu's shop is far away, so you don't need to take the carriage. Just ride there on horseback and bring Mengyu over. Remember to take the road along the river, where there are fewer people."
Jiangnan County is very large. Although the government stipulates that one cannot ride a fast horse in the city, it is always the poor who abide by the rule, and the poor cannot afford to buy horses.
Therefore, outside of the main urban area, you can often see people hurrying along in more remote streets.
"Yes, I'll go right now."
He carefully put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and left.
"Someone, clear the dishes."
At a shout, Bao Dong and Bao Qiu rushed over from the kitchen.
The pavilion wasn't far from the kitchen, and since Yan Xia's voice was quite loud, the two of them arrived quickly.
"We won't be eating at home for lunch. We need to get back to Shuangqiao Town quickly, so please prepare some dry food and water for me and Jinyu to take with us. Oh, and get two lanterns to hang on the carriage. We'll probably be traveling at night, so don't forget to light tinder. Also, who delivered the goods last night?"
"Reporting to Master, it is Qian Yi."
Bao Dong answered Yan Xia while clearing away the dishes.
"Okay, I got it. We're having guests this morning, so remember to prepare fruits, pastries, and tea. Don't slack off. Bring the ice jelly along with the food box in an hour, and then make me a cup of tea, just some white pineapple, to wake me up."
They had to travel at night, and Yan Xia was worried about getting sleepy. Baisong tea was unique to this area, with a strong and bitter flavor.
She usually drinks this tea to refresh herself.
It's somewhat like an old-fashioned "ice Americano." One gulp and you're refreshed and ready to stay awake all night.
"Yes, Master."
"Okay, you can go now." Yan Xia said, standing up and swaying slightly.
She went from the back door to the front door, just to digest her food.
There were many flowers planted in the yard, and a swing was hanging on the tree, but she didn't play on it because she was afraid of throwing up after eating.
The house and its surroundings, including the connecting corridor, were very clean, and even the window sills were wiped clean of dust.
You must sweep and clean every day to achieve this effect.
Back in the pavilion, tea was already laid out on the table.
Yan Xia looked around and, seeing that no one was there, took out a medical book from her spatial storage and sat on a stool to slowly read it.
She was always going into the mountains, and apart from ginseng and lingzhi, which are well-known medicinal herbs, she didn't recognize any other herbs. Even if she encountered them, she would think they were weeds and trample them flat.
To prevent this from happening.
Yan Xia is going to cram on her medical knowledge.
You don't need to be an expert, but you should at least have a basic understanding.
"Shepherd's purse can detoxify all poisons. It tastes sweet, is extremely cold in nature, and is non-toxic. Chewing it or boiling it into a concentrated juice for drinking can neutralize any poison. Because its root resembles ginseng, it is often mistakenly dug up..."
"Morning glory seeds have a bitter, astringent, and pungent taste, are extremely cold in nature, and are quite toxic. Excessive consumption can cause persistent abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. They are a gas-relieving medicine, primarily used to treat bloating and constipation..."
“............”
Yan Xia held the book so intently that she couldn't take her eyes off it and unconsciously read aloud. She had bought the book at a stall for only one or two taels of silver. It contained not only text but also small illustrations, all drawn with a brush.
It was such a great deal!
Although the paper has turned yellow and is old.
But the content inside taught her a lot.
The shepherd's purse I just read about looks like a weed; I wouldn't recognize it even if I encountered it.
And the morning glory seed can actually cause a pregnant woman to miscarry! Good heavens, thank goodness she didn't transmigrate into the palace, otherwise, with her medical illiteracy, she would have lost her baby just by drinking a concubine's tonic soup, and wouldn't have survived more than three episodes.
Just as she was about to continue reading, footsteps behind her interrupted her.
Yan Xia quickly put the book on the stool and stood up.
"Brother Deng, you've arrived."
"Yes, it's already past 9 AM. Business is so-so this morning. Xinbao can handle it all by himself, so I came quickly."
Deng Qiuzhi didn't treat himself as an outsider at all.
He plopped down on the bench.
"Oh dear, it's already 9 o'clock. Time flies. Half an hour has passed in the time it takes to read a book. Baodong, go and get the food box, and also get 6 empty bowls and 11 spoons."
“Yes, Master.” Bao Dong didn’t ask Yan Xia why she had so many spoons.
She simply did as her master instructed.
As a maid, the most taboo thing is to talk too much.
"What kind of book is Manager Yan reading? A storybook? Is it good? I'm really bored in the shop on weekdays. When there are few people, I can only stare blankly or look at the account books."
Deng Qiuzhi could read, but he didn't like reading.
It's incredibly boring.
However, he still enjoyed reading interesting storybooks, such as "The Pretty Nun and the Handsome Scholar," "The Amnesiac Prince and the Little Peasant Girl," and "My Beautiful Widow Sister-in-Law, Please Love Me," etc.
He thought Yan Xia was the same kind of person as him.
Curious, I asked her what book she had been reading.
I was thinking of buying a copy for myself.
"Here, a medical book. I just got to the part about identifying medicinal herbs. Do you want to take a look?"
Yan Xia obediently picked up the medical book and handed it to him.
But Deng Qiuzhi didn't even bother to answer.
"Uh, never mind, Manager Yan, please spare me. I don't care about these things."
Yan Xia shrugged and put down her medical book. "Is your son still in school?"
Since not everyone had arrived yet, Yan Xia could only engage in awkward small talk with him.
"Yes, he should be back in mid-July. It's hot, and the school will be closed for a month. I'm planning to buy a small house at the end of the month to make do, so that when my son comes back, he won't even have a place to stay."
He earned a lot of money during this period and paid off all the debts he owed Yan Xia.
I still have enough money to buy a house.
But when her son comes back, she'll have to explain the divorce to him.
Ugh, the more I think about it, the more my head aches.
Deng Qiuzhi, with a bitter face, was about to continue the conversation when people started arriving one after another.
Including Yan Xia and Jin Yu, there were eight people in total, and six stools weren't enough to seat them all.
Baoqiu and Baodong brought over two more chairs.
Yan Xia had just asked Bao Dong to put that medical book in the carriage so she wouldn't forget to take it.
Each of the six people had a bowl and a spoon in front of them.
"Everyone's here, let's start tasting. Bao Dong, Bao Qiu, help the shopkeepers serve from the first floor."
"It's Master—"
Each of the five new products was accompanied by a spoon.
To avoid mixing flavors, use the spoon from the bowl you're scooping from.
"This is brown sugar mochi double-skin milk. Everyone, please have a taste. Remember to rinse your mouth with tea after you finish eating, so that you don't mix the flavors when you try the next one."
One serving is only enough for one person, so it is divided among six people, with each person receiving only one bite's worth in their bowl.
Everyone ate it together.
"Wow, is this tofu? It's so smooth and tender, but it doesn't taste like it. It has a very strong milky flavor and a hint of egg. Manager Yan, what is this double-skin milk pudding?"
"This is unheard of! It not only has the texture of milk, but also a soft, chewy texture. With both combined, I could eat a whole bowl! Manager Yan, I need to stock up on this double-skin milk pudding! I absolutely must! A bowl of this in the summer will instantly cool you down, hahaha!"
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