Chapter 95 Ah Nuan! Why did you buy so much stuff!
Jiang Nuanzhi didn't disturb everyone; instead, she went inside to wash up.
Jiang Nuanzhi was busy all morning, and if she hadn't just passed by the water tank and noticed the white drool stains on the corner of her mouth, she would have completely forgotten to wash up.
She'd seen so many people this morning, and not a single one of them had said a word to her. Were they even looking at her?
The refreshing spring water washed my face, instantly invigorating me. I then took out the ointment I had prepared earlier and carefully and evenly applied it, not even sparing my neck and arms.
The ointment works well. I don't know if it's because there was no pollution in ancient times and the medicinal materials were more effective. I've only used it for two days, and the tanned areas on my body have improved a bit, and the color difference isn't as severe.
After the massage had absorbed most of the nutrients, Jiang Nuanzhi took her hair out again and neatly tied it into a high ponytail. She then twisted it into a bun, secured it with a wooden hairpin, and she was done.
She straightened her clothes again. Today she finally changed out of her gaudy pink dress and put on the clothes Ping'er had made for her first thing in the morning.
This was cut by Aunt Wang according to her previous figure, and now it's much looser than before.
After a flurry of activity, Jiang Nuanzhi looked at herself in the mirror and was somewhat satisfied, finally feeling a bit more energetic.
After tidying up, I immediately went to check on the corn kernels she had soaked earlier.
The white cloth was removed, revealing that the corn kernels, having absorbed water, were showing faint signs of sprouting. Jiang Nuanzhi's eyes crinkled with joy. Good sign, good sign indeed. It meant her corn could be grown.
Without saying a word, they changed the water to clean water and put it back.
After doing all that, she took the list, walked around the room a few times, made some deletions and additions with a pen, and then went out to buy the things she needed.
"Leave these medicinal herbs to me. I'll go to your house and get them for you. I guarantee they'll all be top-quality."
Upon seeing Jiang Nuanzhi's list of medicinal herbs, Young Master Lü immediately patted his chest and guaranteed its authenticity.
Jiang Nuanzhi didn't make any excuses. Since she was buying from whoever she chose, she figured she might as well cooperate with the Lü family, whose medicinal herbs were renowned for their quality. Naturally, she wouldn't let Young Master Lü suffer a loss.
She had prepared extra of each medicinal herb, and also listed the herbs she had previously used to prepare the freckle-removing ointment. This time, she bought a large quantity, spending nearly twenty taels of silver. Jiang Nuanzhi directly slapped twenty taels of silver into his hand to round it up.
Then, Jiang Nuanzhi went out.
Fortunately, Lü Shizhu's carriage was there, which came in very handy.
I bought two small stone mills, medicine wicks, medicine jars, and medicine sealing containers. I also bought a medicine cabinet for storing medicinal herbs.
The small porcelain bottles for holding the medicine were essential, so Jiang Nuanzhi went directly to the shop owner to discuss it and ordered three hundred. The owner also gave her a considerable discount.
I also bought three more iron pots.
Ten pounds of pork were cut directly.
We also bought two sets of tables and chairs.
In addition, there were all sorts of other things, such as oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, various seasonings, and household kitchen utensils, which were all purchased at once.
I also bought a large bathtub.
All the miscellaneous items added up to more than twenty taels.
From then on, buying medicine and going out to buy these things cost her a total of more than forty taels of silver.
After disregarding the fifty taels of silver deposit given by Elder Lü, Jiang Nuanzhi was short of money again, with only five taels of silver and some loose copper coins left.
She bought too many things, and they were all large items, so one truck couldn't bring them all back. She then hired three more trucks to haul everything back in one go.
However, when the several carriages stopped in front of Jiang Nuan's house in a grand procession, the coachmen were almost all stunned.
They naturally assumed it was a lady from a wealthy family out shopping, given how much she had bought. However, they never expected her to end up in such a village, in such a dilapidated courtyard. For a moment, the expressions on their faces turned somewhat strange.
Jiang Nuanzhi got out of the car nimbly under their strange gazes and said with a smile, "Please help me unload the car."
Several rickshaw drivers nodded blankly and got off to help her carry her things.
"Anuan! Why did you buy so much stuff? Good heavens! Are you going to open a pharmacy?" Lu Shizhu's eyes widened when he saw the medicine cabinet in front of her.
I didn't see Xiao Baozhu; she must be inside with her father.
Xuan Ting and Xiao Er were squatting and tending the fire when they saw this and ran over to take a look. Just then, they saw Jiang Nuanzhi take the ten catties of pork off the carriage and slam it onto the table.
The two children were instantly dumbfounded. They had never seen either of them before.
Jiang Nuanzhi wiped the sweat from her forehead: "Young Master, stop shouting and hurry up and move the things."
It took two people and three coachmen quite a while to unload all the items from the carriage.
There was simply no room inside, so they were piled up like a small mountain at the entrance.
Jiang Nuanzhi paid the drivers, offered them a bowl of water, and then saw them off.
After the drivers went out, they couldn't help but admire them.
"How come everyone in this plump woman's family is so good-looking? Is that her younger brother grinding herbs outside? He's dressed just like a young master from a wealthy family."
"Indeed, and her two little daughters, how come they are so beautiful? They are even more beautiful than the dolls in New Year pictures. I have had the honor of seeing the eldest daughter of the guard family, who was raised in a wealthy family, but she is not as beautiful as her daughter."
"It's really strange. I also saw his lame son, and he's incredibly handsome. How could this fat woman, who's not particularly beautiful, have such a beautiful child?"
"You don't know, do you? I just went into the main house and saw her husband lying in bed. His appearance is truly extraordinary. It seems that these children have all taken after their father."
"What's the use of being good-looking if you can't move while lying there? The women have to do all the moving! Besides, this family is really too poor. The house looks like it's about to collapse. It's obvious that the man is useless."
“That makes sense. This plump woman looks like she has some money and doesn’t seem like a country bumpkin. Maybe she’s a young lady from some wealthy family who married a poor husband and came to this mountain to live a hard life.”
"Sigh, I wonder when I'll be able to find a wife with money, even if she's a little chubby."
"Dream on! If you were born with that kind of face, you could lie there and women would spend money on you!"
Jiang Nuanzhi was unaware of what the coachmen were thinking; she was currently at home arranging her belongings.
I bought too much this time, and I've been packing it all day. I'm still not done.
The room next door was vacated, and Jiang Nuanzhi immediately decorated it into her small pharmacy.
A large medicine cabinet was placed inside, with the medicines neatly categorized. The current selection of medicines was not yet complete, using only a dozen or so small compartments. However, the categorization was quite efficient.
A table and chairs were placed in the room, a cloth was used to cover the table, and a pulse pillow was placed on it. All the various knives from the main room were then moved to this room. The simple workshop was thus set up.
If patients come in, I can manage to see them. When there are no patients, it can be used as a study desk.
The light is just too dim. It's extremely harmful to the eyes when preparing the medicine.
This was a common problem with houses at that time; most houses didn't have large windows for the sake of warmth, especially since their house was built below ground level.
Jiang Nuanzhi secretly thought that once she made some money, she would definitely hire a few people to build her a spacious and bright house.
Building houses was definitely easier in ancient times.
Jiang Nuanzhi didn't inquire about the housing prices in the county town, but the soil, bricks, land, and labor in the countryside weren't worth much.
Jiang Nuanzhi estimated that building a house shouldn't cost more than twenty taels.
Now that the order for this wound medicine is complete, she will receive at least 140 taels of silver, based on a 30/70 split.
At that time, whether it's to redeem Simbo or build a house, we'll have enough money.
When the new house is built, she insists on having a walk-in closet, a large pharmacy to store all the bottles and jars she researches, and a bathroom with a big tub so she can take a good bath every day.
(End of this chapter)
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