Chapter 37 Two Hundred Taels
Lu Qingqing was tired today and didn't want to see any more excitement.
Lu Feng was busy taking care of his wife and children, and didn't have the time for that.
Old Man Lu went to bed early.
Only Lu Yun, with a gossipy air, went out.
He returned after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
This gossip is too exciting; he really can't hold it in until tomorrow.
"Little sister, little sister, are you asleep? I'll come in and talk to you!"
"This second brother of mine has so much to say during the day, and he still wants to talk at night!" Lu Feng complained.
There were only a few cramped rooms, but when he called from outside, the people inside could hear him.
Feng Xiaowan had been holding back for a while, and she was also eager to know what had happened in the village.
So I said, "Xi Bao is asleep, why don't we go over and listen?"
"Won't my little sister be upset?"
"I was just asking my little sister why Xibao has more and more poop on her head. She won't be upset."
"Yes, let's go ask right away."
Luckily, they arrived just in time. Lu Yun had just finished keeping everyone in suspense and was about to begin his lecture!
Lu Qingqing was still reading the medical book left by her mother, keeping one ear open to gossip, but when she saw Lu Feng and Feng Xiaowan come in, she put the medical book down.
"Brother, sister-in-law, you've come at the right time! A great event has happened in our village!"
Lu Yun recounted what had just happened with a smug grin.
The incident started when a group of elderly women who were walking down the mountain together found a pile of clothes on the mountain path.
The clothes are available in both men's and women's styles.
You can't tell a woman's clothes by looking at them, but you can tell a man's clothes by looking at them.
Besides the scholar Ning Xiuwen, who else in the village likes to wear a long gown?
The old ladies are true village detectives; they could tell something was up in a second.
Upon inquiring down the mountain, someone said they had seen Dingxiang go up the mountain, but no one had seen Ning Xiuwen.
It's also Ding Hongshi's fault for being a bad person. Not only does he charge a lot of money for seeing a doctor, but he also doesn't know how to treat patients properly.
There was an old woman who held a grudge against Ding Hongshi squatting at the foot of the mountain.
Well, she actually got her wish.
Ning Xiuwen and Ding Xiang, wrapped in layers of vines, stealthily descended the mountain.
The auntie screamed, startling the two of them so much that they tripped over the vines and couldn't get up for a long time.
The auntie seized the opportunity to step on the grass vines, shouted loudly, and the dogs barked wildly.
Many people already know this.
Ning Xiuwen ignored Dingxiang, frantically grabbing the grass vines and running home to cover his face.
When Lu Yun arrived, he couldn't actually see anyone; he only heard about it from the older women.
In the end, a kind-hearted aunt gave Dingxiang a piece of clothing, which allowed her to run home.
Lu Yun was so excited!
Lu Feng and Feng Xiaowan glanced at Lu Qingqing's expression.
Seeing that she seemed quite happy, I was immediately relieved and then joined in the gossip.
"Those two are shameless. I wonder who saw them and took the clothes."
"That's good. No one will say that our little sister has something going on with that bastard anymore."
"Scholars really know how to play."
"Is this what the classics teach?"
...
Women are always more observant. Looking at Lu Qingqing's increasingly beautiful face, Feng Xiaowan asked happily, "Little sister, is the scar on your face getting lighter?"
"Really? Is it too shallow?"
Lu Yun and Lu Feng went over to take a look.
In the past, anyone who dared to stare at Lu Qingqing's scars would have been thrown a stone at them by her.
The two brothers seem to have forgotten about their wicked sister.
Lu Qingqing deliberately turned her face towards them, saying, "I'm applying medicine!"
"Yes, it's a bit too shallow!"
"Will it disappear completely?" the two brothers asked excitedly.
"The wound is a bit deep, and it will probably take several more months."
That means it can disappear!
Very good!
My little sister has become even more beautiful, so Dad won't have to blame himself anymore.
"Cough cough..." A few coughs came from outside the door.
Old Man Lu had no idea when he got outside; he hadn't heard a single footstep.
"Aren't you going back to your room yet? You're disturbing your little sister's sleep; she's been working hard all day."
The three then left, satisfied.
Lu Feng and Feng Xiaowan didn't mention the poop on Xi Bao's head at all.
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The news of Ning Xiuwen and Dingxiang's affair spread far and wide among the aunties the very next day.
The rumors circulating in the village were incredibly nasty and outrageous, on a completely different level from what happened to Lu Qingqing back then.
The two hastily got engaged on the third day.
I heard that the Ning family only gave one tael of silver as an engagement fee, which they had to borrow, and they didn't even hire a matchmaker.
Ding Hongshi slapped Ning Xiuwen three times on the spot.
Lu Qingqing no longer paid attention to any of this; they were busy making wound medicine.
Screening, baking, simmering, grinding, mixing.
The three of them divided the work and, by the sixth day, they had collected three hundred bottles.
On the seventh day, they entered the city.
Tian Leshan was getting impatient; if Lu Qingqing didn't go to see him off soon, he would have to make another trip to Liuyun Village.
However, good things come to those who wait, and Lu Qingqing surprised him by making three hundred bottles!
Moreover, her bottles were different from others; each bottle had a label indicating the main symptoms the medicine could treat and... its ingredients!
Of course, only three ingredients were listed, but that's still surprising enough; others would be trying to hide it!
This shows that Lu Qingqing is a person with a broad mind and a grand vision.
I don't know what kind of pen it was written with, but the characters were as big as flies, square and exceptionally clear.
Tian Leshan felt even more admiration and respect.
He inspected thirty bottles, then put them all away. After deducting the deposit of one hundred taels, he readily paid another two hundred taels of silver.
For convenience and safety, he gave three fifty-tael silver notes and the remaining fifty taels in loose silver.
Seeing that the group was quite young, he suggested, "There's a money exchange on the main street; you can deposit your money there."
"Thank you, Boss Tian."
"Yes, Miss Qingqing, I'll take another fifty bottles of this wound medicine. We'll discuss the rest when my friend returns from the north."
"OK."
Tian Leshan then asked, "Besides wound medicine, what other medicines can Miss Qingqing make?"
There are many things that can be done.
However, Lu Qingqing remained low-key.
"I still know a few kinds. Boss Tian, let me know what medicine you need, and I'll try to adjust it."
"OK!"
When Lu Yunlu arrived on the street with two hundred taels of silver, he couldn't even walk properly.
Just a month ago, when Lu Qingqing borrowed eighty taels of silver, they felt like the sky had fallen.
But now he actually has a full two hundred taels in his hand!
Isn't that scary!
He and Xiao Sixi sandwiched Lu Qingqing between them, leaving no gaps at all.
"Why are you guys always pushing me?" Lu Qingqing stopped and looked at the two of them strangely.
"Little sister, are all the people looking at us?"
No, right?
"Hey little sister, don't show your bag."
As Lu Yun spoke, he pressed his hand against her again, blocking Lu Qingqing's crossbody bag, where the banknotes were.
Xiao Sixi, who had never been to the county town before, seemed to know a lot: "Auntie, be careful, there are a lot of pickpockets here."
Look at that man, he looks just like her, and that woman, she glanced at us just now.
And that child…
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