Chapter 474 The Tragic Death of the Concubine 7
Once the carriage started moving, the old Taoist priest immediately asked Ning Yan, "What exactly does this Madam Ji mean by inviting us here?"
"What else could it mean? They're sending us money."
Just remember one thing: each pill costs one thousand taels of silver, and you won't lose a penny no matter how many you buy.
Moreover, no matter how many pills the Second Madam asked for, you insisted that you didn't have any on hand, that the medicine was too expensive and you didn't have the money, and demanded that she pay half as a deposit. After paying the deposit, you promised to deliver the medicine ten days later.
"that's all?"
"That's it! And you can give me a maximum of ten fertility pills."
The prescribed herbal pills will be given at most ten.
The old Taoist priest nodded, "Alright, I'll listen to you."
When it was time to get off the carriage, the old Taoist priest waited for a long time but his apprentice didn't get off, so he hurriedly asked, "Why aren't you getting off?"
Ning Yan: "You can go in by yourself, anyway you don't need to see a doctor."
The old Taoist priest had no choice but to follow the servant inside.
Ning Yan waited at the door for about half an hour before the old Taoist priest finally came out.
Judging from his radiant face, you could tell that things had gone well.
"Let's go, Second Madam will have someone escort us back to the Taoist temple."
With his naive and innocent nature, Ning Yan was genuinely afraid that one day he would be sold out and still have to help the seller count the money.
They had clearly paid a deposit, but were afraid he would run away, so they had someone send them home to find his hideout.
However, I've made enough money today, so I'll go back home soon.
The horse's hooves clattered for nearly an hour before finally stopping outside the Taoist temple.
After the master and his disciple entered the Taoist temple, the carriage turned around and left.
As soon as they entered the Taoist temple, Ning Yan immediately reached out her hand, "Hurry up, divide the spoils."
The Taoist priest reluctantly pulled out a silver note. "She ordered eight pills of each of the two kinds of medicine and gave an 8,000 deposit. Half for each of us, and after deducting the cost of the medicine, each person..."
Ning Yan snatched the silver notes from his hand, counted out four thousand, and stuffed them into her pocket. "Why are you still deducting money for the medicine? I haven't even settled the cost of the prescription with you yet."
The second wife is really too spineless. She only asked for sixteen pills. If it were her, she would have bought out the entire prescription and done the business all by herself!
"You little brat, how come you're even more greedy than this old Taoist priest!"
Ning Yan: "How am I greedy? I earned this money through my own abilities, and I'm only taking what I'm entitled to! Am I supposed to take nothing and let you have it all?"
Old Taoist: ……
Forget it, if it weren't for this girl, I'd still be making a living in the city by telling fortunes and predicting dates.
Hehe, he made four thousand taels on this trip! He could buy a big house in the city and live the life of a landlord.
"Alright, stop laughing. Hurry up and get something to eat. I haven't had a single sip of tea since we came into the city, and I'm starving."
Old Taoist: ……
Despite being called an old man, he was actually only in his thirties, which is the prime of a man's life in modern times, and he wasn't old at all.
Therefore, Ning Yan had no qualms about ordering people around, and that's how she'd been doing it for over a month.
The old Taoist priest cooked quickly. Their meal was neither too early nor too late. There was a plate of white rice, a steamed egg custard, and a stir-fried vegetable dish. It was a combination of meat and vegetables, but the taste was good. Ning Yan ate two large bowls.
The old Taoist priest had almost finished eating, and couldn't help but ask, "Are we going to the city again tomorrow?"
"Just stay in the temple and get your medicine. Why are you going to the city?"
There's no need to make the pills, there are plenty available, but shouldn't we at least put on a show for a deal worth over ten thousand taels of silver?
"And what about you?"
"I'm going to buy some meat. I'm tired of eating vegetarian food every day, I need to change things up."
With the autumn harvest over, the weather gets cooler day by day, making it the perfect time to eat meat.
The Taoist priest also had a appetite, and he said while eating, "That's fine too."
Ning Yan stretched out her hand: "Give me the money."
The old Taoist priest immediately looked miserable. "You, a perfectly nice girl, are such a miser, not giving a penny! Meeting you is the worst luck I've ever had."
"Tch! You've had the worst luck in eight lifetimes—are you sure it's not the best of luck from eight lifetimes?"
The old Taoist thought to himself, "That's true, but I'm really frustrated!"
Don't you dare open your mouth, you brat! Every time you open your mouth, it's all about wanting money, wanting money, wanting money!
But he still obediently took out two taels of silver from his pocket and placed them in Ning Yan's outstretched hand.
Ning Yan stared at the old Taoist priest, her hand still outstretched.
The old Taoist priest had no choice but to give him another five-tael ingot, and refused to give him any more no matter what he said!
"I'd rather not eat meat at all than buy pork. Seven taels of silver is enough to buy a whole pig.
Ning Yan couldn't stand his pained expression. "Fine, look at how stingy you are. I'll just give you some more!"
The old Taoist priest said, "What are you talking about? All you're doing is talking!"
The old hen wandering around the yard seemed to agree with him, clucking a few times.
"This chicken has escaped again. Maybe I should just stew it tomorrow; it should taste pretty good."
There are more than ten chickens in the chicken coop in the backyard, both male and female. There is a particularly cunning old hen who often flies out of her nest in the fence to steal some vegetable leaves in the yard, and then she wanders around openly.
When the old Taoist priest found out and threw it back, it wouldn't be long before it ran out again.
Upon hearing that Ning Yan was going to stew it, the chicken suddenly shrank its neck and then disappeared again shortly afterward.
The old Taoist priest said, "It's really strange. Ever since you came, the chickens here have been acting strangely, as if they can understand human speech!"
Ning Yan: ……
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Jifu.
The main house and courtyard.
The First Madam stared grimly at Qiu'er kneeling on the ground. "Did you administer the medicine or not? Why is Cui Shi still perfectly fine?"
Qiu'er was sweating profusely with anxiety. "Madam, I'm certain that the medicine was indeed administered, and the Second Madam definitely didn't notice anything unusual. But why hasn't she been disfigured yet? I don't know either."
The First Madam was so angry that she wanted to beat Qiu'er to death on the spot for her incompetence, but she couldn't.
She still needs this girl to do things for her.
"Alright, get up. Stop kneeling all the time."
Qiu'er felt relieved and quickly stood up.
"Everything has been going wrong lately. Second Master rarely comes here anymore, and we can't even get the two kids to come."
It's not that it's infrequent, but rather that the Second Master hasn't shared a room with her for a very long time.
At first, she thought that the Second Master had been seduced by Cui Shi and had distanced himself from her.
Later, when Cui revealed she was pregnant, he preferred to sleep in his study rather than be near her. She couldn't understand what had gone wrong...
At this moment, the old nanny beside the First Madam came in. "Madam, this old servant has found out that the old Taoist priest who gave the Second Madam the fertility pill has been invited here today."
The two talked for almost half an hour before being sent away.
The First Madam frowned: "The Second Master seems to value the child in Madam Cui's womb very much, Granny..."
"So what? The Ji family's business was earned by the eldest master, and both children are registered under his name. The second master can't take away what belongs to the eldest master."
Even if Cui were to give birth to the Second Master's child, it wouldn't matter; at most, he would only inherit the Second Master's share.
The First Madam knew that what the nanny said was right, but why should she?
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