Cui Yulu and her group first found a clinic to treat Han Yu'an's head wound, and also got some medicine for their sister-in-law there.
"Why are you getting medicine for her? She can't even have a child."
Liu Meie felt a pang of heartache seeing the large bags of medicine in Cui Yulu's arms. Wouldn't it be better to save that money to buy some meat for her son?
Eating meat will give you the energy to work, allowing you to do more work and earn more money.
Buying these medications for a woman who can't have children is a complete waste.
“Aunt, you don’t know, my sister-in-law isn’t infertile, it’s just that she injured her body when she gave birth to Niu Niu and didn’t recover in time, which is why she hasn’t been able to have children all these years. If she recovers now, I guarantee she’ll be able to hold her grandson next year.”
Cui Yulu spoke earnestly, but Liu Meie just pursed her lips; she was more concerned about the money.
“Young lady, if you want to replenish a woman’s qi and blood, there is nothing better than this Dong’e donkey-hide gelatin.”
Upon hearing about Dong-A E-Jiao, Cui Yulu immediately thought of its benefits.
Dong-A E-Jiao is sweet in taste and neutral in nature. It enters the liver, kidney, and lung meridians and has the functions of nourishing blood and stopping bleeding, strengthening muscles and bones, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, and nourishing yin and moistening the lungs.
It's a rare and excellent medicine.
"Gentlemen, please take a look. This is tribute donkey-hide gelatin, and it only costs five taels of silver per catty."
"What? Five taels of silver? That's enough for our whole family's food for a year. We can't afford it."
Liu Meie was furious when she heard this. She couldn't bear to spend five taels of silver for a woman.
“Aunt, money can be earned back, but if my sister-in-law’s health isn’t restored, she might die.”
She wasn't exaggerating.
"That's too expensive."
The food is good, but it's too expensive; I can't afford it.
“We’re just ordinary folks, how can we compare to the nobles in the palace? Young man, could you recommend some affordable tonics for us?”
When Liu Meie heard that someone might die, her heart softened. After all, Cao Qiaoniu was a very good daughter-in-law who didn't like to gossip and was very approachable. If she were to die, who knew what kind of daughter-in-law she would meet in the future?
The young shop assistant was easy to talk to; he wasn't annoyed that they weren't buying donkey-hide gelatin and continued to smile.
"Gentlemen, we have some broken pieces of donkey-hide gelatin here. Although it's broken, the effect is the same, but the price has been reduced by more than half. It only costs two taels of silver. Would you like some?"
Actually, Liu Meie was also reluctant to spend two taels of silver, but after Cui Yulu checked the quality, he immediately took out the silver and bought it without even blinking an eye. What a spendthrift!
She didn't know what to say, so she just acquiesced. In any case, everyone could drink, so it wasn't like she was losing out.
"Young master, may I ask if your large pharmacy accepts herbs?"
After paying the money, Cui Yulu casually started chatting with the young waiter.
The young man who was packing donkey-hide gelatin looked up at her, stopped what he was doing, and said with a smile, "To be honest, our Deyuantang Pharmacy is a well-known pharmacy far and wide. The medicinal materials are all top-notch, and we have dedicated supply channels. We rarely buy medicinal materials from individuals."
The young man's eyes were round and bright, gleaming with shrewdness and calculation.
"Of course I know that, but there's always an exception, isn't there? If someone has exceptionally high-quality medicinal herbs, would you want them?"
"We'll have to ask the shopkeeper first. I've worked here as a shop assistant for three years, and I've only ever seen medicinal herbs bought from individuals once, and that was the only time."
"Yes, thank you for letting me know."
Cui Yulu understood the situation perfectly well. Since Han Yu'an didn't want to stay there either, she had no choice but to put the medicinal herbs into the basket.
"Next time you need anything, please come here."
"Don't worry, that's natural."
After leaving the pharmacy, Han Chunying pulled Cui Yulu aside and said, "This young shop assistant is quite nice; he didn't look down on us because of our clothes."
The people in this town usually show respect to the clothes first and then to the person. They feel especially warm and welcome when there is an exception, so they are more willing to take care of them.
"Let's go, let's buy some good fabric and make some nice clothes. Then no one will look down on us, at least we won't be looked down on like we were in the restaurant."
"Good heavens, you still want to buy fabric? Wouldn't it be better to keep this money?"
Liu Meie was thinking about getting a wife for her son, but she was reluctant to spend the money.
"These are necessities for life, so of course we have to buy them. Not just cloth, but also grain, seasonings, and so on."
"Grandma Cui, do you intend to spend all this money?"
Liu Meie had never seen anyone spend so much money; it was truly an eye-opener.
"My wife, I want to eat cake."
Han Yu'an pointed to the osmanthus cakes in the shops along the street. The aroma was refreshing, like blooming osmanthus flowers, emitting a rich fragrance that easily whetted one's appetite.
"Okay, let's go buy it."
Liu Meie felt a pang of sadness; she was indeed just a child who didn't understand the importance of money.
But there was nothing she could do. The old lady said she would follow Cui Yulu's arrangements. In her opinion, the old lady had been bewitched and was letting a child run the household.
"My wife, I want this, this, and this."
Han Yu'an pointed to the mung bean cake, osmanthus cake, and jujube paste pastry in the shop.
The waiter, seeing how dirty he was, naturally ignored him and, seeing how silly he looked, kept his distance.
"Can you, an idiot, afford it?"
Seeing that he refused to leave, they began to insult him.
Seeing her husband being humiliated, Cui Yulu's face immediately darkened.
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