Chapter 254 It's not shameful to fall into her hands.
"My God, Ah Nuan, we actually made six hundred taels of silver in one go!"
"Am I dreaming? In just one night, I've earned so much silver! My God!"
The two had been busy all night, and when they emerged from the alley in their donkey cart, the sky was already beginning to lighten.
Inside the swaying donkey cart, Lü Shizhu counted the silver notes he had earned that day, his eyes gleaming with greed: "Anuan, I declare you the most powerful person in the world! From now on, I'll follow you."
Looking at the silver notes she had earned today, Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't help but grin: "It wasn't all for nothing. Here, this is your reward for your hard work." With that, she took one of the notes and gave it to Lü Shizhu.
"You really gave it to me! Ah Nuan, you're the best!" Lu Shizhu took the silver note, his face flushed with excitement. Then, he sighed to himself, "You're so bold. I was thinking of asking for two hundred taels, but you asked for five hundred. You don't know, when they asked us if we were sure, my heart was in my throat."
Jiang Nuanzhi nodded immediately: "Who isn't?"
She wasn't sure at first, mainly because she had seen that Sanqi had over two thousand taels of silver on him. She figured that saving their master's life should be worth five hundred taels, right?
Holding the silver notes, she still felt somewhat uneasy. After all, she only charged one or two taels of silver for each consultation with an ordinary person. Although yesterday's consultation had been tiring and she needed more money, five hundred taels was still a bit excessive, and upon reflection, she felt a little embarrassed.
Lu Shizhu then worriedly asked, "However, those people don't seem like easy to deal with. If you poison them all, won't they come looking for trouble again?"
"Probably not, but didn't I sell them the antidote for one hundred taels of silver? It should be ready by now. I think they have more important things to do and shouldn't have time for us."
As he spoke, he rearranged the five silver notes in his hand, then happily stuffed them into his pocket, patted his chest, and said, "Now I won't have to worry about not having enough money to build the house. When I get home today, I'll hire more people to hurry up and finish building the house. The place we live in now is too small and unsafe. There are frequent disturbances in the city, and it could spread to the countryside at any time. I'm afraid we can't delay building the house any longer."
Lu Shizhu nodded vigorously: "I just don't like your house now. If you ask me, you should have changed the house a long time ago."
After saying that, he suddenly seemed to remember something and slapped his thigh, saying, "That's right, everyone in the city is hoarding grain! Now that we have some spare money, we should buy more grain. The price of rice changes every day, and the weather is getting colder. It will always be beneficial to hoard more rice."
As the two were talking, the donkey arrived at Liujiang South Street, next to the rice and grain shops, where it was already bustling with noise and activity. Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't help but frown: "These people are actually queuing up in the middle of the night?"
Lu Shizhu said, "We're lucky we arrived at the right time. It's still early, and there aren't too many people in line yet. I heard from A Yong that if you go late to buy grain these days, you won't be able to buy anything. Let's hurry up and buy some, and I'll also take some to my parents. Then, we'll go back to the village together."
Jiang Nuanzhi frowned and nodded: "Okay, let's also stock up on some medicinal herbs and clothes."
Lu Shizhu nodded: "I'll go sound out their intentions later and see if we can get out of the city smoothly. If not, I'll have to think of some other way."
Jiang Nuanzhi nodded. Looking at the crowds of people thronging the rice and grain gates to buy grain, she couldn't calm down for a long time. The sky was hazy, shrouded in mist, a beautiful and refreshing scene, yet she vaguely sensed an impending storm.
"I told you not to mess with her, not to mess with her, why won't you listen?"
In the alley, Sanqi fed Commander Liu the antidote with a sour tone, while grumbling, "Do you think Doctor Jiang is someone to be trifled with? Before, when I went to ask for help, you said I couldn't even get a doctor, that I was useless. Now look what happened! You have no idea how many times I've been tricked by Doctor Jiang over this long period of time. The poisons in her body are just endless!"
Oh, by the way, the Imperial Advisor also gave him the Bone-Corroding Powder earlier. If she had really been ruthless, you would have turned into a pool of water by now, you know that?
I told you to behave, but you wouldn't listen. Now look at the state you've become—you brought it all on yourself.
As she finished speaking, Sanqi suddenly paused when she saw the sharp gaze that Commander Liu was giving her. Then, when she met his face, she suddenly burst out laughing.
"Oops, I really didn't mean to, but I just couldn't help it."
Commander Liu's face was completely intact on one side, while the other side was covered in bruises and his hair was a mess, one side healthy and the other disheveled. Perhaps due to the lingering effects of the medication, one side of his mouth was normal, while the other was crooked, with white foam even oozing from the corner of his mouth—a truly gruesome sight.
"Please, please don't look at me, okay? Hahahahahaha!"
Sanqi was almost laughing herself silly.
Commander Liu: "."
He was both angry and anxious. I wanted to speak, but then another gush of white foam came out of the corner of my mouth. I was so angry that I trembled as I took out a handkerchief from my pocket to wipe my mouth.
Why didn't you explain this earlier!
Sanqi's eyes widened immediately upon hearing this: "I told you, but you wouldn't listen."
Commander Liu, his neck stiff, couldn't swallow or spit out the breath he was about to exhale. He silently brooded for a while until the dizziness he felt subsided, then he gritted his teeth and said, "I was caught off guard! If it happened again, she definitely wouldn't be able to hurt me!"
Commander Liu was filled with regret. He should have known better than to be the one to stick his neck out! It was all Lord Wang's fault for insisting that he keep this person here no matter what! He also thought that even if a woman had superb medical skills, what difference would it make? If she really came back to the capital with him, he could be rewarded for his merits, which would be the best outcome.
He never expected to end up like this, and immediately glared fiercely at Lord Wang beside him.
The more Lord Wang looked at it, the angrier he became. He reached into his robes, took out the jade pendant, and threw it back at him, saying, "Now that His Majesty is out of danger, Lord Wang, you can take this jade pendant back with you."
Lord Wang took it blankly, then immediately smiled ingratiatingly, "That Commander Liu, actually... you don't need to take it to heart. It's not shameful to fall into her hands. It's all for the sake of the country and the Emperor. You mustn't let this get to you." Lord Wang comforted her like this, secretly rejoicing that even a strong man like Commander Liu had been brought down. Luckily, he, with his physique, hadn't stepped forward. If he had, he didn't know if his old bones would really be here in this desolate land.
Commander Liu looked at Lord Wang's expression and suddenly narrowed his eyes: "Lord Wang, you wouldn't be feeling lucky, would you?"
(End of this chapter)
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