Chapter 115 I'm Going to Sell Medicine
As she got further and further away from Xie Liangchen and the others, Jiang Nuanzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It was early morning, a time when everyone in the village was bustling about. The Lü family's carriage had been parked at the Jiang family's house for some time now. With such frequent comings and goings, everyone knew each other.
An old woman from the same village saw him from afar and greeted him with a smile.
"Has Physician Lü gone home?"
Lu Shizhu smiled and said, "Yes, I have indeed made a lot of money recently."
aunt:"???"
Lü Shizhu: "How did you know we could sell it for 140 taels this time?"
aunt:"."
"Although you'd like to chat with me a little longer, ma'am, I have important business to attend to. I need to take this super high-quality ointment to sell. We can talk in more detail later."
Having said that, he completely ignored the stunned old woman. Young Master Lü sat down at the front of the carriage with a smile, continuing to crack the whip and hum a little tune as he drove off.
In the distance, he spotted a familiar-looking uncle. Lü Shizhu immediately waved: "Uncle, how are you?"
The old man was taken aback, not understanding who this person was, but he nodded with a smile: "Young master, you are indeed very handsome."
Lü Shizhu: "Uncle, how did you know that my medicine could sell for more than 140 taels of silver?"
Uncle: "???"
Young Master Lü: "Yes, the medicine was made in the last two days."
Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't listen anymore and nudged Li Junping beside her: "Ping'er, lean out and pat the horse's rump, use some force."
Ping'er looked over, slightly puzzled: "Hmm?"
Jiang Nuanzhi solemnly replied, "Yes!"
The next second, Ping'er leaned out and slapped the horse's rump.
The horse suddenly galloped very fast, leaving the old man behind in the blink of an eye.
"Hey, what are you doing? Why are you in such a hurry than me? My uncle and I haven't finished chatting yet!"
Ping'er smiled but didn't say anything, and just continued to look at his books.
Lu Shizhu, however, was completely unaffected and continued to greet passersby.
After much persuasion, they finally left the village. Before Jiang Nuanzhi could even breathe a sigh of relief, he unexpectedly started chatting with a passing carriage.
Jiang Nuanzhi looked up at the sky speechlessly for a moment, then finally gave up and pulled down all the other curtains in the carriage, completely covering her face.
Anyway, he only lost face on his own behalf, or at least on Old Master Lü's. As long as she didn't take it seriously, it wouldn't hurt her! So, he simply closed his eyes and went to rest.
At that moment, Sanqi rode past them on horseback.
He and Lü Shizhu met each other's gazes and saw each other.
However, the horse was too fast, and in the blink of an eye, it had gone a long way.
Sanqi couldn't help but scratch his head. Why did that coachman who just drove the carriage look so familiar?
He felt very uncomfortable looking at that person, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
However, he didn't think much of it at the moment. These unimportant people weren't important; the most important thing was to find Doctor Jiang and bring her back to Kyoto. He quickly headed towards Xinghua Village.
Lu Shizhu saw the person and exclaimed "Eh!"
He tilted his head and thought for a while, then suddenly his eyes lit up.
She turned around and shouted, "Ah Nuan! I saw that silly boy who came to our house before!"
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Oh."
She immediately stuffed the cotton balls in her ears even tighter.
"It's that guy who said he wanted to see you before. He also said he had something very important to say."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Yes, yes, yes, you're right."
Li Junping glanced at Jiang Nuanzhi, then at Lü Shizhu in front of him. His lips moved as if he was about to say something, but the next second he saw Lü Shizhu excitedly greeting passersby, "Hello, ma'am, I'm going to sell medicine."
Li Junping: "."
Let's wait and see.
Xie Liangchen, on the other hand, never expected that Jiang Nuanzhi would leave without saying a word to him. He stood at the door, stunned, for a long time.
Ah Fu said with a hint of disappointment, "Young Master, why didn't you say so? Look! They've let them go already. What are we going to do today?"
"Shut up!" Xie Liangchen suddenly snapped, his gaze turning coldly to Afu.
Afu's words trailed off, and he lowered his head, not daring to speak further.
Xie Liangchen pursed his lips, but ultimately headed towards Uncle Niu's house next door. His studies couldn't be neglected; he'd put everything else aside for now.
Jiang Nuanzhi had completely forgotten about Xie Liangchen and the other person. She sent Ping'er to the academy. She also left a jar of the candied apricots she had previously made for Master Du, asking him to deliver them to his wife.
Then, he and Lü Shizhu went to the clinic.
At that time, Elder Lü was sitting in the clinic. He had a worried expression on his face.
From afar, he saw Jiang Nuanzhi and his good-for-nothing son enter the pharmacy. His eyes lit up, and he immediately called the doctor next to him to take his place. He himself rushed over as if his pants were on fire.
"Dr. Jiang, I've been waiting for you! If you hadn't come, I would have come looking for you at home."
Jiang Nuanzhi asked in surprise, "Old Master Lü, what's wrong?"
Old Lu sighed inwardly: "You have no idea, I've sold out of all my wound medicine these past few days. Many customers have come here and are so angry and cursing because they couldn't buy the medicine."
On the contrary, Jin Hua Tang also produced a wound medicine, selling for only nine hundred coins, and now all the business has gone to them. Look at my shop.”
Jiang Nuanzhi followed Elder Lü's gaze and indeed noticed that the Tongji Medical Clinic had less than half the number of people compared to before. She immediately asked, "How's their ointment?"
Upon hearing this, Old Master Lü frowned and shook his head: "It's not very good. It's much worse than the wound medicine we had before, not to mention your special wound medicine. But even though the ointment is vastly different, people can't find the medicine here, and Jinhuatang is really cheap. So, they've managed to steal all our business."
As she spoke, she looked on expectantly to see Jiang Nuanzhi: "Doctor Jiang, is the ointment ready yet?"
Jiang Nuanzhi nodded, but before she could speak, Lü Shizhu had already carried the basket full of ointment into the house.
"Two hundred bottles, not a single one missing, they're all here. Dad! Hurry up, finish counting and pay quickly. I need to show them off to everyone. Let that Zhao guy and his bunch of lackeys open their dog eyes and take a good look!"
"Now we've finally escaped our immediate crisis!"
Old Master Lü glanced at the ointment and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But then he saw his own son: "How did you get so dark?"
Lu Shizhu rolled his eyes, put his hands on his hips, and said in a strong voice, "That's called manly spirit!"
As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed, "See? I told you this family can't function without me. The business suddenly went downhill, didn't it? Dad, if you treat me better from now on, I'll come back often to take care of the family business."
Old Master Lü looked at his son in astonishment.
For a moment, they forgot all about being angry.
He was a frail, rebellious son, but in just a few days, he's grown so much taller and stronger. It's truly amazing that he carried such a large basket in all by himself.
However, seeing his nonchalant and carefree demeanor, a surge of anger suddenly rose within him.
"How dare you speak to your father like that? And what's with this guy surnamed Zhao? He's your cousin! You little brat! You've been away for so long and haven't even come back to see your mother! Do you know how worried she is?"
"Didn't you tell me to go to Doctor Jiang's house and never come back?"
"Hey? What are you doing with that stick?"
"Don't even think about hitting me. I'm earning my own money now. If you hit me again, I'm really not coming back! You'll just have to wait and see if your business goes badly!"
Old Lu gritted his teeth: "Hey! You little brat! I'm going to do it today!"
"Old Master Lü, Old Master Lü, calm down! Calm down." Jiang Nuanzhi rubbed her temples and quickly stopped the furious Old Master Lü.
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(End of this chapter)
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