84_84041Feng Yuheng suddenly chuckled, "Father, I am your daughter, why do you act like you are facing a great enemy when I say a word?" She pretended to look carefully, "Oh, there is a drop of sweat on my forehead, is father hot?" As she spoke, she moved her hands to open all the curtains on both sides of the carriage, and then after thinking for a while, she also opened the curtain in front. Today, the north wind blew in, and Feng Jinyuan's lips were frozen purple.
"What are you doing? Put down the curtain quickly."
She didn't feel anything, just like she didn't feel the wind blowing on her face at all, but her complexion was as cold as the wind, chilling to the bone.
"Ah Heng has a question that he would like to ask father." She faced the wind, her voice flowing like water, "If Princess Kang Yi asks to visit Ah Heng's steelmaking furnace in the future, will father agree as readily as he did today and accompany her eagerly?"
Feng Jinyuan's teeth were chattering. Hearing her question, he quickly said, "Of course not! Steelmaking is related to the fate of Dashun. How could your father be so confused?"
"Oh." She nodded. "I am indeed confused now. It's good that father knows."
"What do you mean you're confused now?" Feng Jinyuan was almost confused by her. "Baicaotang is just a place open for business. What's the harm in going there? There are people coming and going on the street. Who wouldn't take a look inside?"
"Yeah." She thought for a moment, "Yeah, since my father said we can just take a look, then let's just take a look." As she spoke, she leaned back in the car and closed her eyes to rest.
Feng Jin was so angry that he had no other choice but to stand up and lower all the curtains. Only then did he feel a little warmer.
After half an hour, the carriage stopped. Feng Yuheng's eyes opened the moment the carriage stopped, which scared Feng Jinyuan again.
"You're obviously awake, but you're pretending to be asleep." He couldn't help but scold.
But Feng Yuheng told him seriously: "Father is wrong, my daughter really fell asleep. This is just a skill she learned in the deep mountains of the northwest. No matter how deep her sleep is, as long as there is a little change in the surroundings, she will wake up immediately. Otherwise, I am afraid that my daughter and Zirui would have been eaten by wild bears in the mountains. This is the experience that father gives to his children. Ah Heng thanks father very much." After she finished speaking, she lifted the curtain and got off the carriage, and Huang Quan followed.
Feng Jinyuan swore that he would never ride in the same carriage with Feng Yuheng again when he returned home, so when he got off the carriage, he whispered to the servant beside him: "Go back home quickly and drive another carriage."
The servant had been sitting outside with the coachman. Although he didn't understand why another carriage was driven over, he immediately understood when he saw Feng Jinyuan's unhappy expression. He was afraid that the second young lady didn't look at the master well again. He couldn't help but admire Feng Yuheng. It was the first time he saw such an awesome young lady.
Feng Jinyuan got off the carriage and headed straight for Kang Yi and Ru Jia's carriage. Ru Jia had already gotten off the carriage, and when he passed by, he was just in time to help Kang Yi down.
Kang Yi said to him generously, "Thank you, Lord Feng." However, there was still a hint of charm between his eyebrows that only Feng Jinyuan could see.
Feng Jinyuan's self-confidence was restored in an instant. He stopped thinking about the sarcasm and shock he had just received from Feng Yuheng, and began to introduce Kang Yi cheerfully, "This is Baicaotang. The Baicao herbal medicine shop next to it is also opened by Baicaotang. Look at the people queuing up. There are so many people every day. I didn't expect that there would still be people coming during the New Year."
Kang Yi looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough, there were a lot of people queuing in front of a small herbal medicine shop. People were talking while queuing, with smiles on their faces, and they looked very happy.
Looking at Baicaotang, people were constantly coming in and out, and it was not affected by the New Year at all.
When Kang Yi saw Feng Yuheng standing at the door of Baicao Hall, someone immediately came out to greet her, calling her "Boss". Feng Yuheng would also give her some small change as a reward.
She walked forward and came to Feng Yuheng, saying with her generous and decent smile: "I have heard that the county lady Ji'an runs a herb shop and the business is very good. Now I see that it is true. You know, in our Qianzhou, when the New Year comes, the medicine shop business must be closed, because no one will come to get medicine during the New Year."
Feng Yuheng turned her head to look at her, and saw that Kang Yi's eyes were sincere and there was no trace of unorthodox thoughts. He was indeed praising her Baicaotang. She smiled and replied, "Sickness is not limited to any festival. People in Dashun don't have those rules. If you are sick, you can come to see a doctor and get medicine at any time. It's not good to stay at home and suffer."
"Yes." Kang Yi nodded and said, "The county lady is right. On this point, the people of Qianzhou are too stubborn."
Feng Jinyuan was listening to the two people talking peacefully and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He really wanted to ask Feng Yuheng to invite the princess to sit inside, but he couldn't say it when it came to his lips. If Feng Yuheng refused in front of Kang Yi, he would really be embarrassed.
Fortunately, Feng Yuheng did not embarrass him this time. Before he could say anything, he took the initiative to invite her: "Princess, you came to my Baicao Hall. Now that you are at the door, don't stand there. Ah Heng will take you inside for a look."
Kang Yi hurriedly said, "Okay! Thank you, County Lord."
"You're welcome." She said, and walked ahead first.
Ru Jia looked at Baicaotang and didn't think much of it. As she walked, she said, "We also have a very famous pharmacy in Qianzhou, called Shun'an Tang. Although it doesn't seem to have so many patients, there are so many people here because Dashun itself is larger than Qianzhou. The reason why our Shun'an Tang is famous is because they have a miraculous medicine."
"Oh?" Feng Jinyuan became interested, "Wonderful medicine?"
"That's right." Seeing someone asking, Ru Jia became even more excited, "The medicine in the Snow Region is much more magical than your Central Plains. People in Dashun are still drinking those bitter medicine soups when they are sick, but we in Qianzhou have ice pills."
Hearing her mention the ice pills, Feng Yuheng became slightly interested and couldn't help but look over.
Ru Jia seemed to be encouraged and continued, "Just boil the medicine in advance, make it thick, roll it into very small pills, and then cover them with a thin layer of ice. When you eat it, just take it with water, and you won't feel the bitterness at all."
Feng Yuheng's mind moved. This idea was really good. It showed that Qian Zhou was indeed a smart person. She wondered if this could be considered the prototype of a sugar-coated capsule. Although there were still many differences in the methods, the original intention was the same, which was rare in this era.
She exclaimed in praise: "Master Qian Zhou's talent is indeed extraordinary."
Ru Jia was very happy, but Kang Yi shook his head helplessly, "I've heard that the county lady's Baicaotang has medicines that are more amazing than Qianzhou Bingwan. The county lady should stop making fun of us."
"I'm not kidding." Feng Yuheng said with a rare sincerity: "I really admire that pharmacist for being able to come up with such a wonderful medicine making method. If we meet in the future, I will definitely ask for his advice."
As they were talking, several people had already entered Baicao Hall. Wang Lin hurried forward and led them to a seat in the corner of the lobby where they could rest, and asked someone to prepare tea. After that, he stood obediently behind Feng Yuheng with his hands hanging down.
As soon as everyone sat down, someone came to the counter to buy medicine. Ru Jia watched the man take out a silver note and hand it to the gentleman behind the counter, and then took a small, strange, plate-shaped object from the gentleman's hand. She couldn't help but be stunned: "Are people in Dashun used to using silver notes when buying things? It only costs a few dollars to get medicine, do you have small silver notes here?"
Wang Lin took the initiative to help her solve the puzzle: "Princess, Dashun does not have small-denomination silver notes. The silver note that the young master took should be a large note of one hundred taels."
"One hundred taels?" Not only Ru Jia, but even Kang Yi was surprised this time. She asked Wang Lin, "What medicine needs one hundred taels?"
Wang Lin said: "The antipyretic tablets for children have a rapid fever-reducing effect, no adverse reactions, and do not irritate the stomach and intestines. They are most suitable for children under three years old. Our boss named this medicine Shu Le'an." Wang Lin was now very good at introducing these strange medicines. He spoke in a coherent manner, giving off a bit of the feeling of a salesperson in a post-century drugstore.
At this time, the person who bought the medicine happened to pass by here. After hearing what Wang Lin said, he added: "That's right, there is no way to reduce the child's fever. Although this medicine is expensive, it will be fine after taking it. Last time, another child in the family also got better by taking this medicine." After that, he left in a hurry.
Ru Jia was very unconvinced, "I'll buy some too, to see if it's really that magical. One hundred taels of silver, this is simply robbery."
Feng Yuheng laughed, "Princess, stop joking. A mere one hundred taels is nothing to Princess Qian Zhou. Who has ever heard that the royal family cares about one hundred taels of silver?"
Kang Yi smiled and said, "One hundred taels is nothing, but I've never seen such expensive medicine before, so I'm a little surprised." Then he said to Ru Jia, "Take out five hundred taels of silver notes and buy some, so we can broaden our horizons."
“Oh! I’m so sorry.” Wang Lin said quickly, “The pills in our Baicaotang are limited every month. There are only so many pills, and they will be sold out while they last. And you have to see a doctor at Baicaotang to get the pills. If the doctor says that your illness does not require pills, you won’t be able to buy them even if you have a fortune.”
"What?" Rujia was angry. "I've never heard of someone who couldn't buy anything with money."
Seeing that she was angry, Wang Lin stopped talking and turned to Feng Yuheng, saying, "The two princesses said they are here to attend Baicaotang, so they should know more about the rules of Baicaotang. My shopkeeper told the princesses the rules, so you just listen to them. If you want to change them for me, that would be an overstep." You are too busybodies.
Kang Yi naturally understood what Feng Yuheng said, and reached out to pull Ru Jia: "We are guests, so we must respect the rules of the host's house. Stop making trouble."
Ru Jia glared at Feng Yuheng unwillingly, then sat back next to Kang Yi and stopped talking.
Feng Jinyuan was also a little embarrassed. He had known the rules of Baicaotang for a long time, but he didn't expect Feng Yuheng to be so rude and unwilling to sell any pills. He wanted to ask Ru Jia to give Baicaotang a few pills to give her a taste of something new. Unfortunately, when he saw his second daughter's appearance, he didn't dare to say anything. He could only drink tea silently, hoping that Kang Yi could say a few polite words to make the atmosphere less awkward.
But before Kang Yi could say anything, Ru Jia, who was already bored sitting there, stood up and paced a few steps outside. Then she stood at the door and stared across the street, and suddenly said, "Why is he here?"
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