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The development of the pharmacy was smoother than expected.
Teahouses that usually saw business opportunities also noticed this and began to make up some catchy stories in advance, such as "A down-and-out drugstore started to make a fortune again, and the person who did it was a young lady who had never done housework!"
I plan to bring these little stories to the teahouse and tell them when Jiang Nian’s school is at its peak.
Jiang Nian sat in the newly purchased school, looking down at the answer sheets submitted by the first batch of students. Shang Qi, who was sitting below him, checked the corresponding grades of the students whose papers had been marked. Occasionally, he put down his pen and looked up at this remote place.
This family has left this place vacant for many years. The surrounding trees have grown tall and dense. Through the wide window lattices, you can see thousands of rays of light filtering through the gaps between the treetops. The light circles are reflected in the window lattices, scattering a faint light on the table.
"Mr. Jiang, will these A-grade students be assigned to Class A?"
During these days of one-on-one teaching, Shang Qi learned some concepts from Jiang Nian that he had never heard of anywhere else. However, he had a high ability to accept concepts and could remember them in his mind after just one hearing. When Jiang Nian proposed similar concepts again, he could list them out by analogy.
"Well, after you sort those, read these."
Jiang Nian raised her head in the midst of her busy schedule. She had already adapted to her role as a spy (at Zuihualou), a lady at a drugstore, an accomplice, and a teacher. She took out the "Easy-to-use Pest Control Method" that she had compiled in the past few days.
——Here we introduce how to use physical control, biological control, crop rotation, fallow and rational fertilization, and put some methods that can be combined with the insect repellents currently sold in Liangdu drugstores to more effectively repel insects.
Shang Qi has learned a lot from Jiang Nian recently, so he can understand it without Jiang Nian explaining too much based on this book.
Just as he was hesitating to ask Jiang Nian why he wanted to show him the content of the teaching, Jiang Nian raised his head from the loose pages and pointed at the book in his hand.
"These are the things you will learn from now on. You have a solid foundation of knowledge. You can take over my position and teach the students in Class C."
"If there are students who excel academically, please tell me and I will transfer them to Class B or Class A accordingly."
Shang Qi glanced down at the book in his hand in surprise, and said in bewilderment, "Mr. Jiang, are you not going to continue teaching Class C?"
Jiang Nian smiled helplessly: "I'm a little busy teaching three classes in a row. Since you are my most outstanding student at the moment, I will hand over this trustworthy position to you."
Knowing the weight of Jiang Nian's words, Shang Qi nodded and responded, "Since you have been so kind to me and entrusted me with the teaching position, I will do my best to live up to your trust."
The stone weighing on his heart eased a little, Jiang Nian's shoulders relaxed a little, and he sighed softly, "Well, now I can rest assured."
She blinked, and after a moment, she continued, "If one day I need to leave Pingzhou, then this place will be in the hands of you and others."
Shang Qi knew that "other person" was the person Jiang Nian would choose in the future, but what did leaving mean? Was she planning to leave for a while?
Jiang Nian lowered her eyes for a moment, but did not answer Shang Qi's question. She knew what Shang Qi was thinking, but she couldn't say it directly now.
In her sight, the composition of the bag of nitrogen fertilizer that Lan had given her in Cang County suddenly appeared on the paper. She slowly scanned the lines of words that she had read many times in recent days and sighed, "And there are some...important things."
"I will hand it over to you when necessary."
When would Emperor Changde summon her to the capital? Jiang Nian had no idea. She had no way to predict it, so she could only finish the necessary tasks as soon as possible before going to the capital.
Shang Qi stared at her in silence for a moment, then continued, "Just leave it to me. Mr. Jiang can trust me, and I will definitely live up to your trust."
The formula for nitrogen fertilizer in his hand was buried under other loose pages. Jiang Nian nodded, looked back at the lush green land outside the window, and said with a smile: "If you feel tired by then, you can go for a walk outside the courtyard."
Shang Qi raised his head from the stack of loose leaves in front of him, pressed his xue with some worry, and turned to look out the window next to him as Jiang Nian said. What he saw was a scene full of vitality. Although the fallen leaves had turned yellow, it still made people feel comfortable.
"If Mr. Jiang says so, then that's fine."
Just as he was chatting with Shang Qi, Guizhi pushed the door open and came in with a happy look on her face: "Miss...Miss!"
Seeing that there was still a stack of unreviewed loose pages in front of Shang Qi, Jiang Nian made a gesture of silence to Guizhi and pointed to the shady area outside.
After receiving Jiang Nian's instructions, Guizhi lowered her voice, left the quiet warehouse, and turned to walk towards the yard behind with fallen leaves.
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It was just past noon, and the sound of birdsong could be heard from deep within the layers of green shade, while the air was filled with the fresh scent of fruit.
Guizhi turned her head to look at the window frame. The person in the house was still looking down and reading the loose pages that seemed to never end.
Seeing Jiang Nian, who was walking in front of her, turn around and look at her, Guizhi immediately retracted her gaze and whispered to Jiang Nian, "Young lady, have you been taking care of the school affairs recently?"
"I saw the young lady go here as soon as she left the mansion today. Guizhi guessed that the young lady must not know what happened in Xu's pharmacy!"
Jiang Nian blinked. After the competition, she rarely cared about the movements of Xu's Pharmacy. There were too many things she wanted to deal with, and she didn't have the energy to take care of them.
"What happened there?"
Guizhi chuckled and said, "Someone in the neighborhood mentioned that recently Shopkeeper Xu took over a few big customers who appeared out of nowhere. This was a good thing for the Xu family, but Shopkeeper Xu actually messed up the orders of those big customers!"
“—even resulted in a loss of life!”
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Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that a few days ago, when he applied for the arithmetic scholar position, it seemed that someone was saying these things at the door of the drugstore.
Did these geniuses spread this news? Then how did they know about it before?
Jiang Nian's expression suddenly became serious, and he frowned and asked, "Did this news just come out today, or did it come out several days ago?"
In fact, Guizhi has been very busy these days and no longer goes to the teahouse every day like before. Today, she wanted to go to the pharmacy to entertain customers such as Fuling Xu Bo and others to get some tea and snacks, so she took the time to go to the teahouse and heard about this.
Being asked so seriously by Jiang Nian, he felt a little guilty for a moment and scratched his nose awkwardly.
"Not really...but since no one in the mansion has mentioned anything about the Xu's pharmacy recently, Guizhi thought that no one might know about it, so she just told me directly."
Jiang Nian suddenly laughed for a moment: "It's okay, since this matter has been known to others, Xu family... should withdraw from this place, right?"
Guizhi shook her head, indicating that she didn't know what would happen next. "Everyone on Baima Street is talking about it now, but I don't know what will happen next."
The opponent actually withdrew in this way. Jiang Nian lowered his eyes in a daze, staring at the leaf in his hand that turned from yellow to green.
Previously, the shopkeeper Xu went to the village to ask for some methods, but now that this has happened, I'm afraid they won't be of any use.
Seeing that the young lady in front of her was somewhat distracted, Guizhi asked tentatively: "Miss...?"
Not seeing the happy expression on Jiang Nian's face as she had imagined, Guizhi waved her hand hesitantly in front of Jiang Nian: "Did Shopkeeper Xu set up another obstacle and wait for us?"
Seeing that Guizhi was still upset about the spy that Manager Xu had sent to investigate, Jiang Nian smiled slightly.
"It doesn't matter. It won't happen. If there is solid evidence, I'm sure it won't be long before this Xu's pharmacy disappears from Pingzhou."
Although Jiang Nian didn't take the minor incident at Xu's Pharmacy seriously, he was just on guard. But now that the person he hated was actually seeking his own death, it would be best for him to leave the place.
Jiang Nian said this verbally, but Guizhi seemed a little worried: "Miss, if you say so, I'm afraid that the people in Xu's company will do anything unscrupulous."
Knowing that Guizhi was worried that Manager Xu would struggle to death, he smiled soothingly: "It's okay, you forgot that we still have a helper."
"Help?"
Jiang Nian's topic changed quickly. Guizhi was puzzled for a moment, and suddenly her brain froze. She couldn't think of who could be considered their helper.
Seeing that Guizhi didn't react, Jiang Nian smiled and moved closer to her for a moment, then whispered, "Of course it's Xiao Yingzhu."
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Guizhi was almost frightened to death when Jiang Nian mentioned Duke Xiao's name. She looked around and saw that they were the only two people around. She felt relieved, but she still had lingering fear in her heart. "Miss, this name cannot be used casually. If it is... then we will..."
Some things cannot be said too obviously, but since her young lady sometimes does not play by the rules, Guizhi was really worried that Jiang Nian would not mind one day and just blurt it out in front of Duke Xiao.
What's more, Jiang Nian had really run over as soon as he saw Duke Xiao appear!
Guizhi was afraid that Jiang Nian would bring bad luck to Duke Xiao one day and be killed accidentally.
Glancing at the worried look on the little maid's face, Jiang Nian couldn't bear to tease her, nor could he bear to tell her directly that he had already called her by her full name in front of Xiao Yingzhu. He smiled silently at Guizhi's frowning and nervous look, and tucked away the strands of hair hanging by her ears when the wind blew.
Feeling a little confused by the look from her young lady, Guizhi slowly slowed down her speech and looked at Jiang Nian with some suspicion.
"Miss, you wouldn't really say that in front of me, would you?"
"No, I still know my limits."
At some point, his reliable image in front of the little maidservant was shattered. While thinking about what went wrong, Jiang Nian patted Guizhi's head.
"Don't worry, nothing will go wrong later."
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