Don't let her petite stature fool you; she can be quite strong.
Jiang Mingwei tried for a long time but couldn't pull her up from the ground, so she had to look up at the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper understood immediately and stepped forward to pull the woman up from the ground.
"Madam, our young lady didn't say she wouldn't help you. If others see you kowtowing like this, they might think our young lady is bullying you!"
He sighed and said helplessly.
The woman was startled, then waved her hands repeatedly, muttering, "No, no, no, Madam, you didn't bully me, I knelt down of my own accord!"
"Madam, I lost my husband years ago and only have this one girl, Niu Niu. I really can't live without her! Please, Madam, have mercy and save her!"
The woman wept uncontrollably, no longer daring to kneel, and could only clasp her hands together in supplication to Jiang Mingwei.
Hearing about their plight as a widow and her orphan, Jiang Mingwei couldn't bear it.
only……
"Don't worry, the child's condition isn't serious, and the medicine isn't very expensive, but twenty coins really aren't enough. Let me think of a way."
Jiang Mingwei lowered her head and pondered.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper frantically tried to signal to her with his eyes and kept shaking his head, trying to tell her not to agree to give the medicine for free!
Once it's given, it's like a floodgate opening; it can't be stopped.
But Jiang Mingwei never looked at him, which made the shopkeeper extremely anxious.
After a long while, Jiang Mingwei looked up, clearly about to speak.
The shopkeeper's heart sank to the bottom...
“I’m running a business here, so I can’t afford to lose money. How about this: if you don’t have money, you can work here for half a month, and I’ll cover the child’s medicine expenses. What do you think?”
The woman's face lit up with joy, and she nodded repeatedly, "Good, of course! Madam is willing to give Niu Niu a way out, even if it means I have to be her slave!"
Jiang Mingwei nodded and asked the shopkeeper to fetch her some medicine.
After the child finished taking the medicine, his condition improved, and he immediately went to work.
After a flurry of activity, the shop finally quieted down after seeing off the woman, Niu Niu, and the group of villagers.
The shopkeeper looked at Jiang Mingwei with a delighted expression and full of praise.
"Miss is really clever. It's a good thing we didn't give them the medicine for free. If we had, it would have been terrible. Our pharmacy's hard-earned business would have been ruined!"
Jiang Mingwei chuckled helplessly, "This is, after all, my dowry. Do you think your young lady is stupid?"
"No, no, Miss is the most intelligent. Otherwise, how could she have brought the pharmacy back to life!"
The shopkeeper quickly put his hands in front of him, shook his head, and spoke sincerely.
Jiang Mingwei glanced at him and got up to leave.
Before leaving, he reminded everyone again to bring all the herb gatherers into the pharmacy.
Only after receiving a positive reply from the shopkeeper did she leave.
“Miss, that pile of medicine doesn’t seem to be worth much, at most forty coins. Why don’t you just give it to her? The shopkeeper doesn’t seem willing to give it to her either… We don’t seem to be short of money, do we?”
On the way, Hua Cui couldn't help but ask.
Jiang Mingwei raised her hand and tapped her forehead. "You can't judge a book by its cover. Now that the imperial physicians aren't on duty, Renyifang's medicines are already of good quality and inexpensive, not expensive at all. That woman and child are indeed having problems, but if we give them medicine for free, they'll remember this place. What if they come here every time they have a headache or fever?"
“If you don’t treat her or give her medicine, she will say that she was treated last time, so why not this time? It’s obvious that you’re disregarding human life and trying to make money off her hard-earned money! So you must take the money that you should take, and you can’t take a penny more than you shouldn’t.”
"I've already been very lenient by letting her pay off her debts with her work."
She carefully explained the reason to Hua Cui, who then suddenly understood.
No wonder the shopkeeper was so scared just now, but he breathed a sigh of relief when the young lady suggested paying the debt with wages.
She never expected there to be such a complex relationship involved!
"Is that so? Miss is truly learned and knowledgeable, while I am completely ignorant. However, when you sat upright today taking that girl's pulse, you really looked like a female doctor!"
Jiang Mingwei paused slightly and glanced furtively at Hua Cui beside her.
What should I do if I feel happy after being praised?
She smiled slightly, raised her eyes a little, and couldn't help but ask, "Do I really look like a female doctor?"
"Of course it looks like it!"
Hua Cui nodded, but soon ruthlessly shattered Jiang Mingwei's hopes.
"But Miss, you shouldn't really be thinking of going out to practice medicine. There's no woman in the capital who goes out to practice medicine! Besides, Miss has a special status."
Jiang Mingwei pursed her lips, knowing it definitely wouldn't work.
Her medical skills, at least, were a synthesis of ancient wisdom, taking the essence and discarding the dross.
They may not have the unique experience of those senior doctors, but at least they have strong theoretical knowledge.
Aside from treating those wealthy ladies, it's of no use whatsoever right now.
It really made her itchy...
Renyifang's recovery speed is too slow; she needs to think of a way to make money!
"Miss, it seems Xingxiang Pavilion has new rouge. Shall we go take a look?"
Hua Cui grabbed Jiang Mingwei's arm and looked at the bustling Xingxiang Tower not far away, excitedly saying.
Seeing the little girl's enthusiasm, Jiang Mingwei didn't refuse, nodded, and walked in with her.
The wafting scent of rouge was intoxicating and refreshing...
Xingxianglou is the largest cosmetics store in the capital. The higher up you go, the better the quality of the cosmetics and face powders, but there are also fewer customers.
Jiang Mingwei thought for a moment, then took Hua Cui to the third floor.
Anyway, she wasn't short of money, and since she had never visited this ancient cosmetics shop since arriving here.
Jiang Mingwei also wanted to see what the difference was between high-quality rouge and face powder and ordinary ones.
I had already seen the regular ones downstairs, and now that I'm seeing the high-end ones, the effect is indeed quite different.
The powder should be finer and the color softer, giving the face a delicate and pitiful look.
Hua Cui was thoroughly enjoying herself, wanting to take each item back for her young mistress to try.
But they didn't see that although Jiang Mingwei was testing rouge and face powder, her thoughts had already drifted off to who-knows-where...
Suddenly, she snapped back to reality and realized how she could make a fortune!
"Please wrap all of these in the same way."
Jiang Mingwei spoke calmly. Hua Cui hadn't expected her dream to come true. Just as she was wondering why her young lady was willing to spend money on this today, she received the rouge and powder packaged by the shopkeeper. Jiang Mingwei quickly led her away.
The master and servant walked quickly along the way.
A clear excitement was visible in Jiang Mingwei's eyes.
Hua Cui was puzzled until she heard the young lady excitedly speak.
"Hua Cui, don't I own any cosmetic shops? How about I open one? I guarantee the business will be even more successful than Xingxianglou, do you believe me?"
Hua Cui blinked and shook her head, saying, "Of course Hua Cui doesn't believe it, Miss. What are you thinking?"
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