After explaining the matter to Li Sanniu, Yan Qingqing went to the ecological orchard again.
It's called an ecological orchard, but it's actually just a breeding farm right now, with only 10,000 chickens and 6,000 ducks. There aren't even any fruit tree seedlings.
However, Yan Qingqing is already making preparations. She has asked Li Xiang'an to inquire about the possibility of ordering more fruit trees so that they can be planted next spring.
Just to mention, hundreds of chickens and ducks froze to death during the heavy snow a while ago, and Wei Laosan felt very sorry for Yan Qingqing because of this.
However, Yan Qingqing didn't blame him at all. Natural disasters and man-made calamities are unavoidable for anyone, and Wei Laosan had already made ample preparations for the chickens and ducks to survive the winter; otherwise, even more would have died.
As soon as Yan Qingqing entered the orchard, she saw a flock of chickens, ducks, and geese frolicking around. When they saw Yan Qingqing, they kept clucking and squawking.
Wei Laosan and Tie Tou, who were inspecting the surrounding fence, heard the commotion and came over. When Wei Laosan saw that it was Yan Qingqing, he quickly asked, "Benefactor, what brings you here?"
Yan Qingqing laughed and said, "Brother Wei, you used to call me 'Big Sister,' why are you calling me 'Benefactor' now?"
She didn't know what Wei Laosan was thinking. Ever since he came to work for their family, he started calling her his benefactor. Although she didn't really like being called "little sister," she didn't expect him to repay her kindness.
Old Wei scratched his head and said, "My benefactor is my grandson. You bought our cow, which relieved my immediate predicament, and you also gave me a prescription that saved his life. This is a great kindness and virtue, and you deserve to be called the great benefactor of our whole family."
Now that you've given me this job to support my family, that's an even greater kindness than you can ask for.
I've saved up some money now, and I plan to send Baoyou to school again next year.
After Wei Laosan finished speaking, he chuckled twice. Yan Qingqing was genuinely happy for him and thought that since he was willing to call her that, then so be it.
Then he looked at Tie Tou beside him and said, "Your Uncle Wei is a meticulous person. You should learn from him more often."
Tie Tou quickly suppressed the envy in his eyes and replied, "Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely learn diligently from Uncle Wei."
Yan Qingqing nodded, then looked at the chickens and ducks again. They were still a bit small. Although the meat of such chickens and ducks was tender, they were too small.
Then he added, "We need to ensure that these chickens and ducks have enough feed recently, and I plan to sell some of them before the end of the year."
Wei Laosan was somewhat surprised. These chickens had only been raised for three months and were already ready for market? There was still more than a month until the New Year, which meant it would only be four months.
Even regular chickens and ducks take about six months to grow to adult size; these chickens are only two-thirds the size of adult chickens.
Yan Qingqing naturally understood this principle, but she had no choice. All she could do now was to provide the chickens and ducks with good food and water, hoping that they would help her earn more money in the future.
Seeing Yan Qingqing's resolute attitude, Wei Laosan didn't say much. The only thing he could do now was to take good care of the chickens and ducks and try to make them gain more weight before they were sold.
At the same time, a horse-drawn carriage slowly drove into Canghe Village and headed straight for Yan Qingqing's house after inquiring about the road conditions.
Yan Qingqing had just come out of the ecological orchard when she ran into Li Datou's wife.
Yan Qingqing greeted her with a smile, and Big Head's wife said, "I think Auntie has another distinguished guest."
Yan Qingqing's eyelids twitched, but she replied without changing her expression, "Auntie's house doesn't have that many distinguished guests."
Their business partners wouldn't come to their house unless it was something important.
Big Head's wife said, "Of course there is. A fancy carriage just arrived at the village entrance. It asked about Auntie's house as soon as it arrived, so it should be here by now."
Upon hearing this, Yan Qingqing's first thought was of the child her family had taken in; could it be that her family had come looking for her?
Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing didn't bother exchanging pleasantries with Li Datou's wife and went straight home.
As soon as she arrived home, she saw a carriage parked in front of her house. Just as she was about to go inside, she ran into Li Xiangjian, who was going out to look for her.
Yan Qingqing asked directly, "I see someone has come to the house, who is it?"
Li Xiangjian replied, "I don't know him either. He's quite fat, but he looks somewhat familiar. He said he came to ask his mother for a prescription."
Yan Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, as long as it wasn't trouble caused by saving the child.
But who could be asking her for a prescription? Besides, she doesn't know any prescriptions.
Just as Yan Qingqing was wondering who it was, a slightly familiar voice came and said, "I, Ding, have met Madam. I beg you to have mercy and give me the prescription. I am willing to pay for it."
Yan Qingqing looked up and saw that it was Master Ding. How did he find her house?
Yan Qingqing wasn't sure what kind of prescription he wanted, so she said, "Master Ding, there's no need for that. I don't even know what you're looking for."
Master Ding then took a closer look at Yan Qingqing and asked hesitantly, "Madam, you look familiar. Have we met somewhere before?"
Yan Qingqing chuckled after hearing this. She was now certain that Master Ding was face-blind; they had met him twice and he still couldn't recognize her.
If this were a melodramatic story from a previous life, people would think that Master Ding was deliberately flirting with her.
When Master Ding saw Yan Qingqing smile, he was a little confused. He really felt that Yan Qingqing looked familiar.
Yan Qingqing replied with a smile, "It seems that Master Ding has a bad memory. When our family was selling mooncakes, Master Ding was very supportive of our business. Moreover, I also went to the old lady's birthday celebration and received a reward of ten taels of silver from her."
Suddenly, Master Ding remembered everything. No wonder Yan Qingqing looked so familiar to him; she was the woman who made the birthday cake for his mother.
But only half a year has passed, and the difference is too great. No wonder he couldn't recognize him.
Seeing that Master Ding looked surprised, Yan Qingqing knew she couldn't be rude since he had come to visit, so she invited him to sit in the front courtyard reception room, accompanied by Li Xiangjian.
Since he recognized the man as an acquaintance, Mr. Ding didn't mince words and said directly, "I've come today to ask for a prescription for tuberculosis. My mother is old, and the weather was too cold recently. What started as a cold turned into tuberculosis. We've seen many doctors, and they all say it's an incurable disease."
However, Dr. Zheng from Renshantang said that there was a young man in Weijia Village who had also suffered from tuberculosis, and he was cured after taking a prescription from some expert.
I went to Weijia Village, and they said the recipe was given to me by a benefactor and they couldn't reveal it to me privately. However, considering my sincerity, they told me where you lived. I hope you will be generous enough to offer your guidance; I'm willing to pay any price.
Yan Qingqing pondered for a moment before replying, "Master Ding, please forgive my bluntness, but your mother is quite old, and she's not the same as that child from the Wei family."
Even if I give you the prescription, it might not be very effective.
Master Ding said sincerely, "I am willing to try no matter what, and I will not blame you if it fails."
Seeing that he said that, Yan Qingqing asked about the specific situation of Old Madam Ding, and then slightly adjusted the prescription and dictated it to Master Ding.
Master Ding thanked Yan Qingqing repeatedly, had his servants unload all the gifts he had brought, and then drove away, as if afraid that Yan Qingqing would not accept his gifts.
Yan Qingqing looked at the pile of gifts and asked Yuan Huiniang to sort them and then put them into the warehouse.
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