Chapter 471 How come it's you?
Jiang Nuanzhi didn't try to scare him anymore; she simply grabbed him and pulled him up.
"Take the red ginseng back. I appreciate your kind gesture, but please return it as soon as possible. Otherwise, if Old Master Lü finds out, he might skin you alive. I don't need it urgently. If I really need it, I'll come to visit you again."
As Jiang Nuanzhi spoke, she stuffed the red ginseng back into his hands, and then instructed him, "I have something important to tell you. I'm about to leave the Great Wilderness. The business here, and the money that should be collected, will still be handed over to you."
Lu Shizhu held the box in his hand and looked at Jiang Nuanzhi: "Anuan, you are amazing. Your medical skills are so good, no wonder you became a royal physician. Sister Nuan, good sister, why don't you take me with you? I am very good at kung fu now. I want to follow you to brave the capital and travel the world with my sword. Just thinking about it makes my blood boil."
"Is this how you use the word?" Jiang Nuanzhi was speechless. "Besides, can your Lü family even leave the Great Wilderness?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lü Shizhu immediately wilted.
Jiang Nuanzhi patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as possible. You're doing well in the Great Wilderness, so I'll leave the family business to you. It's basically just Boss Tao's profit sharing. As for Huayue, all that's left is the money for this last batch of ointment. But be careful when dealing with Huayue. Be careful not to fall into a trap."
After saying that, Jiang Nuanzhi seemed to remember something and immediately took out a prescription from her bosom and gave it to him: "Oh right, this is for you."
Lu Shizhu took it dejectedly, glanced at it, and his pupils immediately shrank: "This...this is a prescription for wound medicine?! Sister Nuan...how can this be! I can't accept it."
As he spoke, he shoved the prescription into Jiang Nuanzhi's hand.
Jiang Nuanzhi pushed it back: "Alright, stop arguing. I'm not giving you the prescription for nothing. I want 30% of the profits from the wound ointment."
Lu Shizhu was stunned again: "Huh? Only 30%? It used to be 70% for you and 30% for my family."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Have you ever considered that you're the one refining the medicinal herbs now?"
"Oh, right, but I couldn't have built the house without your help."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Yes, so I want 30%."
Lu Shizhu was unsure: "Sister Nuan, this is such a big matter, why don't you discuss it with my father?"
"I've already discussed it with you. I want 30%, and the rest is yours. But the accounts must be kept clear. Send me a sum of money once you've earned a thousand taels, because I'm worried about the many expenses in the capital."
Lü Shizhu: "Will this work? What if, I mean, what if I don't cook it well? Ah Nuan, I can't do it."
"You're good at it, you'll do a good job." Jiang Nuanzhi said confidently, "If you're really not good at it, that's okay too. Anyway, I've given you the recipe. Give me 30% of the profits, or forget about it."
Lu Shizhu stared at Jiang Nuanzhi, and the next second his mouth twitched, and a sound like boiling water came out of his mouth.
"Waaaaah"
Jiang Nuanzhi's lips twitched: "What the hell is going on?"
"Sister, from now on you're my real sister! Even my parents have never trusted me this much. I'll definitely make something of myself to repay your immense kindness!"
Having said that, he lunged at Jiang Nuanzhi.
"Stop!" Jiang Nuanzhi pushed his head aside and said, "You should read more books when you have nothing to do. Reading will help you develop your brain."
With that, he tossed the package onto the carriage and nimbly jumped on.
"Sister Nuan, where are you going?" Lu Shizhu jumped up without paying attention to anything else.
Jiang Nuanzhi frowned: "What are you doing following along? Hurry up and go home to return Old Master Lü's red ginseng."
"No rush. We're about to part ways, and I have to accompany you on your final journey."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "If you can't speak, you can just shut your mouth."
They were still on Liujiang South Street, the most bustling street, and the two strolled from shop to shop. Lü Shizhu was already carrying bags and packages all over his body.
"That's about enough. I'll buy a few more small gifts, and then we'll be done."
As they spoke, the two entered Wanbaoge.
Jiang Nuanzhi chose this gift for Xuan Ting.
The gift the child gave him was incredibly valuable.
She glanced at the box she received from Eunuch Liu yesterday and was nearly blinded by its contents. It wasn't that she was broke. She could easily buy a dozen or even twenty ginseng roots from any of the things Xuan Ting had sent her, let alone this red ginseng. But these were all rare treasures, priceless in modern times, and she truly couldn't bear to sell them.
I searched and picked along the way, but didn't find anything suitable.
Then he saw a round jade pendant, and his eyes lit up.
The shopkeeper understood immediately and handed it to Jiang Nuanzhi: "Madam, would you please take a look?"
Jiang Nuanzhi took it in her hand and examined it closely: "The patterns carved on this jade pendant are quite different."
“My lady has excellent taste. This jade pendant is of superior quality and was personally carved by the master craftsman of our Wanbao Pavilion. Look at it, it features pine and bamboo patterns, and the little deer on it is so lifelike. You won’t find another one like it in the entire Liujiang County.”
Jiang Nuanzhi examined the jade pendant closely. The quality of the jade was far inferior to that of the one Xuan Ting had given her. She didn't care about the carving patterns, but the hollowed-out deer in the middle looked quite lively and interesting. She thought the child would like it.
He then asked, "How much is this jade pendant worth?"
The shopkeeper, seeing Jiang Nuanzhi's expression, immediately beamed with joy: "Madam, this jade pendant is worth one hundred and twenty taels."
"One hundred and twenty taels! That's way too expensive!"
The shopkeeper still smiled and said, "It's not expensive at all. This jade is of such rare quality, and it was carved by the master himself. Madam, one hundred and twenty taels is not a bad deal. Let me tell you, the master is now nearly seventy years old and probably won't be carving anymore. Once he sells something, there will be one less left."
Jiang Nuanzhi frowned, hesitating for a moment, when she heard a clear female voice beside her.
"I want this jade pendant, but can I have it?"
The group instinctively turned around and saw a Miss Liu, adorned with gold and jade, enter through the door. Behind her were three or five servants, and on her left was her wet nurse, who was carefully supporting her.
The wet nurse's eyes crinkled with laughter: "Miss, slow down. That jade pendant can't possibly run away, can it?"
Then he turned his head and looked Jiang Nuanzhi up and down before frowning at the shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper, what's wrong with you? Our young lady said she wanted this jade pendant, didn't you hear me? Hurry up and bring it over! Don't you know who can afford it and who can't?"
The shopkeeper was taken aback for a moment, his gaze shifting back and forth between Jiang Nuanzhi and Miss Liu. The next second, his face broke into a wide smile, and he hurried over the counter to greet them: "Oh my, what brings Miss Liu here? Please come in."
This Miss Liu is a well-known wealthy woman in Liujiang County. Her family works for the Prince's mansion, so she is someone you can't afford to offend.
However, this Jiang lady was a regular customer.
While the shopkeeper was thinking a lot, he just smiled and welcomed her in, then pointed upstairs: "Miss Liu, why didn't you tell me you were coming? I'll take you to the private room upstairs right away. Our Wanbao Pavilion has just received a lot of good stuff, and we'll send them over for you to look at one by one in a bit."
"No need, shopkeeper, I want the jade pendant she just took out."
Miss Liu stared intently at the jade pendant: "Hey, I want this jade pendant, let me have it."
As she spoke, she stepped forward, intending to snatch the jade pendant, but the next second she saw Jiang Nuanzhi's face, and her hand stopped in its tracks.
"How...how is it you?"
(End of this chapter)
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