Chapter 852 Cultivating Connections
As soon as Li San Niang came out of the Imperial Medical Bureau, she saw Li Er Xiong waiting by the roadside.
After exchanging only a few words, the two boarded the carriage together and headed back to the Li family home.
Since the incident where Li San Niang moved out of the Li family after Li Er Sao insisted on giving Xiao Wu Lang to her as an adopted son, causing a scene in front of everyone in the Li family, this is the first time in so long that Li San Niang has been alone with Li Er Xiong in one space.
As for Song Fuling, she received a half-day off from Li Sanniang today, so she should have already gone home to find Song Dalang.
On either side of the carriage shaft sat Lao Shi and Qiu Xiang. Ever since Liu Chao, the princess's son, was sentenced to hanging, Li San Niang's safety was guaranteed, and Lao Wu had returned to the Bad People's Gang.
Old Ten, holding the reins, listened to the silence inside the carriage. He turned to Qiu Xiang and gave her a wink. Qiu Xiang pointed to the inside of the carriage with her finger and gently shook her head at Old Ten.
After taking a deep breath, Li Sanniang, who was sitting in the carriage, spoke first, breaking the truly dull and awkward silence in the carriage.
"Second brother, Manager Wang and the others must have heard some rumors somewhere, which is why they came to our door."
This physician exchange meeting did indeed eventually lead to the collaboration with the Imperial Medical Academy to produce and sell medicines.
However, for the time being, it is only planned that the five major pharmaceutical merchants in Chang'an City will take on this task.
"If Manager Wang and his group want to join, do they have any advantages?"
Li Erxiong put aside his slight unease and began discussing with Li Sanniang about the small team of four or five people led by Manager Wang.
While they were talking, the time didn't seem too long, and they finally returned to the Li family home just as it was getting dark.
Dewdrop was picked up by Jiang Shengnan and brought back to the Li family today when she finished school at the academy. Li San Niang took a piece of silver from her purse and gave it to Dewdrop, asking her to take the children in the family to go outside and buy some snacks that the children like to eat.
Upon hearing that it was about buying food, Kogoro and Rokuro immediately stood up and eagerly followed behind Dewdrop.
Dewdrop looked at her two younger brothers with amusement. She waved to Ping An, who was standing to the side, and the four of them went out the door hand in hand.
Seeing that Lu Zhu'er and the others had gone out, Li Sanlang was worried, so he said something and ran out after them.
Li San Niang handed a bag of flatbreads to Li's mother, smiling as she said, "I was in a hurry on the way here, so I bought these flatbreads at Wang's shop on the street. They're freshly baked."
When I come home next time, I'll bring you some delicious food.
Mother Li took the bag of cakes. In response to Li San Niang's amusing remark, she pointed her finger at Li San Niang in the air and said, "If you take better care of yourself, your mother will be at ease."
Sister-in-law Li stepped forward and grabbed Li San Niang's wrist. With a hint of heartache, she said, "But the Imperial Medical Bureau is very busy. Have you not been eating properly lately?"
Look, the bones in his wrist are protruding. How can his mother not feel sorry for him?
Looking at your pointed chin, it breaks my heart.
Yes, even if Li San Niang doesn't need to be present for the entire doctors' exchange meeting, she can't just ignore everything, since it was her idea.
In addition, she also has to be busy with the maternity ward and the free clinic in April. She has already discussed with Wang Shuzheng and the others that they will set up a special clinic for women to see doctors.
Although the matter of the drug rehabilitation center in the suburbs of Beijing has been entirely entrusted to Princess Qingyang, she still occasionally needs to communicate with Princess Qingyang about any issues.
Even with the help of Song Fuling and Qiu Xiang, there was no need to worry too much about Lu Zhu'er's schooling and studies. Li San Niang still lost a lot of weight from the busy days.
Just as the door panel was closed, Li Erxiong, who was watching Li Sanlang lead Luzhu'er and the others into the courtyard, heard Li Dasao's words and looked at Li Sanniang in the last ray of light on the horizon.
Brother Li couldn't help but ask himself, "I was alone with Third Sister in the carriage for so long just now, how come I didn't notice that Third Sister had lost weight?"
Today, the Li family did not wait for Li's eldest brother to return for dinner, because recently there have been many more people coming to Chang'an City, and the duties of the Jinwu Guard include protecting Chang'an.
Thus, Brother Li became busy. During this period, he would rush out the door as soon as the gate of the neighborhood opened at dawn (3:00).
Apart from his wife, Sister-in-law Li, no one else in the Li family has seen Brother Li's face during this period.
After the meal, Li San Niang went to the main hall and sat down with her parents to chat.
Taking advantage of the time, Li San Niang told the Li family everything she could about the Imperial Medical Bureau's plan to find pharmaceutical merchants to do business together.
"...In that case, initially only those large pharmaceutical companies can take on this order. They are large in scale and have enough manpower and medicinal materials to do this."
However, this doesn't mean that small and medium-sized pharmaceutical companies will be left out.
The Tang Dynasty is so vast, and its population has been growing steadily in recent years, meaning the amount of medicine needed will have to increase even more in the future.
Even if we don't make those expensive tonics, we can still make some common pills and sell them in small quantities to make a profit.
However, this will take some time. Only after the big pharmaceutical merchants have made their share will they be able to offer some scraps to the smaller merchants.
After saying all this, Li San Niang looked at Li Er Xiong and said, "Second brother, just pick and choose what to say to Manager Wang."
After all, our family has gotten a lot of medicinal herbs from them over the years, so we have some goodwill towards them. This isn't exactly a secret within the Imperial Medical Academy; the physicians there all know it.
It wouldn't hurt to tell them.
"Hey, now that you've said that, I know how to talk to them tomorrow."
After exchanging a few more words, Li San Niang took Lu Zhu'er and Qiu Xiang and got into the carriage driven by Lao Shi to go home.
After Li San Niang left, Li's father pulled Li Er Xiong aside and gave him a few more words of advice: "Er Lang, just do as San Niang says. Since she said it's alright, then it should be alright."
If anyone comes to you for help in the future, remember to ask Third Sister first.
Although three members of our family hold official positions, it seems that only Third Aunt's position is likely to rise higher and higher. It's possible that the young men in the family will rely on her, their aunt, for support in the future.
"Yes, Father, I know everything."
Father Li nodded and waved for his second brother to go back to his own courtyard. But as soon as his second brother turned around, Father Li sighed again, "Sigh, Erlang, you..."
Li Erxiong turned around and looked at Li's father with a hint of doubt, asking, "Father?"
“Sigh,” Li’s father sighed again, and after a couple of breaths, he finally spoke: “Keep an eye on Lanniang and don’t think about those unreliable things anymore.”
If I were to hurt Third Sister's feelings again, even if your mother and I were still alive, Third Sister would probably not tolerate it any longer.
Li Erxiong was surprised to hear his father say this. He paused for a moment, then lowered his head and silently replied, "Yes, I understand, Father."
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