Chapter 191 A Century-Old Blood-Nourishing and Qi-Boosting Ginseng (Steamed and Sun-Dried Nine Times)
Although Wang Xifeng accepted 10,000 taels of silver from the Xue family,
It's impossible to invite a Taoist priest, and it's impossible to invite a Buddhist monk either.
That's rent.
However, to show her concern for her cousin Xue, she sent a Buddha statue to Lixiangyuan.
Those blessed by eminent monks in the capital are the most efficacious.
If placed inside the house, it can ward off all demons and monsters.
Aunt Xue was skeptical.
However, ever since he acquired this Buddha statue, Xue Pan has stopped claiming to have seen ghosts.
I've gradually been able to fall asleep again.
She was still drinking the ginseng soup, but Aunt Xue had subconsciously reduced the frequency.
The ginseng was still sent over by Wang Xifeng.
Jia Lian complained every day that he had lost a lot of money; ten thousand taels of silver could only buy a few ginseng roots, while Xue Pan had already eaten several boxes of ginseng from them.
When this news reached Pear Fragrance Courtyard, Aunt Xue sent another 20,000 taels of silver to Wang Xifeng.
"Mom, we can just have Steward Xue buy it and send it over. This amount of money can buy a whole box of ginseng in Changbai Mountain." Baochai knew her family's situation. Although they weren't short of money, they had been living beyond their means for the past few years and were already living off their savings. They couldn't afford to spend tens of thousands of dollars.
"By the time Butler Xue returns, your brother's leg will probably be fully healed. Besides, nothing bought outside can compare to the quality of our own treasured possessions."
“You used to know how to identify ginseng, so you know where to buy genuine ginseng outside. The ginseng that Feng Ge’er sent is something that money can’t buy.”
Aunt Xue also felt that the money given was too little. Although the ginseng that Feng Ge'er brought was good, it was too young.
This one is better; it looks like it's been around for a while.
Wang Xifeng received more silver in her account. She counted the silver and did the math, fiddling with the abacus beads...
As long as nothing major happens in the manor, we won't have to worry about money for the next six months.
However, after Xue Pan finishes this batch of ginseng, he will probably continue to eat it, right?
She's out of stock and needs to get some more from Sister Yuan.
Speaking of ginseng, it's all thanks to Sister Yuan's abilities; otherwise, where would she have found such an old ginseng?
She said that the original sister was the real female lead. She went out shopping and a ginseng harvester sold her all the stock from several mountains at an extremely low price.
Since Wang Xifeng felt that she didn't have the luck of the female lead, she could just follow behind the female lead and pick up what she left behind, and that would be enough to make her worry-free about food and drink.
For example, this ginseng is actually leftovers from someone else's consumption.
Speaking of which, Sister Yuan really spoils her child too much; she even makes a big deal out of eating ginseng.
While other families consume ginseng by boiling it in soup or making it into pills, this family steams the ginseng directly and then extracts the ginseng essence.
Is that reasonable?
Ginseng essence?
Ginseng is already precious enough, yet it's used to extract essence. I wonder if even a single drop can be extracted from a single ginseng root.
She'd seen plenty of good things, like rose dew and osmanthus dew, which she treasured. But compared to this ginseng essence dew, it was nothing more than water.
The original sister also said that the first ejaculation was the purest and had the best medicinal effect;
The two methods can be combined with medicine or used to make soup;
The three steps can be used to make bath soap, shampoo soap, and other skin care products.
The fourth dose was basically ineffective; even if it produced semen, it was given to the servants in the household to drink.
Finally, the most useless ginseng residue was left. Although it retained its shape and tasted somewhat convincing, it was essentially useless. They used it to feed their swans, squirrels, and other animals.
Wang Xifeng saw that the squirrels in their family were gnawing on a ginseng root in the garden. She probably thought it didn't taste as good as nuts, so she threw it away.
Her eyes lit up, and she traded a cartload of dried fruit, nuts, and other items for the Lin family's animal feed.
Aunt Xue is looking for ginseng that can prevent nosebleeds and turn Xue Pan into a "vampire" to nourish him, isn't she?
Isn't this the best!
The Lin family's ginseng dregs, after being repackaged, have been transformed into a century-old, nine-times-steamed and nine-times-dried ginseng that nourishes blood and replenishes qi.
When Wang Xifeng delivered the ginseng to Pear Fragrance Courtyard, she described it in glowing terms.
The process of steaming and drying nine times is quite elaborate; the preparation alone takes eighty-one days.
She kept it all but never used it.
This kind of ginseng is taken one piece at a time. It won't cause internal heat, dry mouth, or insomnia. It's the most gentle and nourishing!
Aunt Xue was overjoyed and immediately had it cooked for Xue Pan.
After Xue Pan took the medicine, he indeed recovered from his previous symptoms, and his spirits improved day by day.
He was a young man, raised in wealth from childhood, and had a strong physical foundation.
Even though he became a little weak after eating, drinking and having fun in the capital, he made up for it all by eating so much ginseng earlier.
Nowadays, even if these "medicinal ginseng" herbs are of average quality, their medicinal effects will not be noticeable.
Although Xue Baochai felt that Wang Xifeng wouldn't be so kind, the ginseng was real, and she didn't notice anything wrong with it.
There might actually be a method for processing ginseng that takes eighty-one days!
The Lin family, Jiaoyun Garden.
Lin Ruhai had gathered a whole boatload of birthday gifts for Daiyu, and in this magnificent display, a caravan of carriages and horses transported them back to the Lin family from the canal dock.
Wang Xifeng was also at the Lin family's house today, watching the commotion. Looking at the courtyard full of chests, she couldn't help but sigh:
"Is Uncle Lin preparing a dowry for Daiyu? As long as the canal is passable, a boat like this comes almost every month!"
"Shut up already! What kind of talk is this in front of a child!" Yuan Hongqu said irritably.
"Hehe, I think Uncle Lin has spent all his salary on Daiyu. All these dresses, two sets of the same color and style, and these same style but different colors, and the same color but different styles... With so many clothes, Lin Daiyu can't wear them all in a year if she changes three times a day."
Wang Xifeng clicked her tongue in amazement. She was also a lady from a prominent family, and quite wealthy, even a bit more prestigious than the Lin family.
But she never experienced any of these things when she was a teenager.
Yuan Hongqu also frowned slightly.
Half of the opened boxes contained fabrics, clothing, and jewelry, while the other half contained a wide variety of items, including toys, household items, writing implements, and painting supplies.
Based on the abundance of these items, and the frequency of ships arriving from Yangzhou.
Yuan Hongqu strongly suspected that Lin Ruhai wasn't working properly at all, and was spending all his time looking for these things for his daughter.
Wang Xifeng's eyes darted around, and she also thought of this question, covering her mouth and laughing.
"Uncle Lin is the Salt Commissioner, he must be very busy every day, yet he still manages to steal a moment to do these things. Even if he just orders people to do them, it would still take a lot of effort. It's true that as long as you're determined, you'll definitely find the time."
"Granny," Daiyu was indeed happy when she saw these, but then she thought that her father's health had never been very good, and he must have spent a lot of effort preparing gifts for her birthday.
She had made a decision: after her birthday, she would return to Yangzhou.
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