Tianliangyuan

Chapter 154 2 Gold 1 Jar

The matter Xu Junting mentioned could be either a big deal or a small one.

While the strict separation between men and women wasn't as severe in Daxing, women from wealthy and noble families were still generally very careful about their words and actions.

Even though Li Mingshu was a concubine's daughter, she was still a concubine's daughter of the General's Mansion, and naturally could not have the same unrestrained contact with men as ordinary people.

The next morning, escorted by Xu Junting, Li Mingya returned home first.

Although Xu Junting didn't say anything, how could such news be kept from Xu Zhaozhao?

This is her territory!

Xu Zhaozhao was also curious: Did Li Mingshu really do something against the rules of propriety?

The original intention of inviting Li Mingya to come and escape the summer heat was to give Third Brother more opportunities to get to know her, so that the two of them could understand each other better and not become a resentful couple if they got married in the future.

Fortunately, the two of them had feelings for each other.

Moreover, Xu Junting's gesture of goodwill earned him even more points.

After staying there for a few more days, Wang Ruolan and Li Qingmei returned to Beijing together.

The main reason is that Li Qingmei is the matriarch of the family, and she can't just ignore the trivial matters at home forever.

Wang Ruolan pushed most of the work onto Zhang Shi, but she couldn't really just abandon it.

However, before leaving, Wang Ruolan did give Xu Zhaozhao a reminder.

“I heard that Sun Qian’s scars have faded a bit. Didn’t your grandmother praise you for it before? I reckon her ointment is almost used up, and she’ll have to come to you again. Just keep that in mind.”

"Don't worry, Mother. However, this ointment is rare, and I didn't make it. The old sage has disappeared, so I'm afraid it won't help if we look for him."

When this was mentioned, Wang Ruolan looked helpless again.

"Fine, as long as you know what you're doing."

The reason Xu Zhaozhao created this ointment was because she had spoken to the old lady, so she couldn't keep delaying doing it.

Secondly, it was also because she wanted to make money from this.

However, in practice, it is still difficult.

After all, scar removal cream is such a miraculous product here.

If she could easily accomplish something that even the Imperial Hospital couldn't handle, then something truly terrible would happen!

Brewing some wine is one thing, but you can also say that you found some craftsmen to tinker with it.

How do you explain this scar removal cream?

Most importantly, this stuff does indeed require some expensive medicinal herbs as raw materials. Xu Zhaozhao can't produce this stuff in large quantities, so she might as well make a small batch and deliberately keep everyone in suspense.

Xu Zhaozhao would never admit that she deliberately prevented Sun Qian from regaining her appearance!

She wouldn't feel sorry for such a person even if she died, so how could she think that disfigurement alone was enough to punish her for her mistake?

However, her dear aunt should be coming.

Let’s talk about it then.

As it turned out, no sooner had Wang Ruolan left than Xu Lin arrived.

"Zhaozhao, your scar removal cream is indeed effective, but it's almost finished. We can't stop using it, can we?"

“Aunt, this has put me in a difficult position. The old sage has disappeared without a trace. When this ointment was first taken out, I told you that you didn’t want to buy more, and only bought one jar to try. Now that the old sage has gone off to enjoy himself somewhere, where am I supposed to look for him?”

Xu Lin looked embarrassed: "I didn't know this medicine was really effective! And it's so expensive. Such a small jar, and it costs ten taels of gold right off the bat, isn't that ripping people off!"

"But my cousin did use this medicine, and she said it was effective, didn't she?"

Xu Lin was momentarily speechless, and it took her a while to say with difficulty, "We really didn't expect it to turn out this way. Now that the medicine is effective, we are naturally willing to buy it."

“Auntie, it’s one thing if you’re willing to buy it, but it’s another thing if you can’t buy it now.”

Xu Lin became anxious: "How could we not buy it? Didn't that miracle doctor leave behind the formula?"

Now it was Xu Zhaozhao's turn to get anxious: "What do you mean by that, Aunt? I am neither that old immortal's disciple nor his relative. Why would he leave such a heaven-defying method to me?"

Xu Lin then realized that she had just said something inappropriate.

"Zhaozhao, your aunt didn't mean anything by it, she just wanted your cousin to get better as soon as possible."

"I understand that you want your cousin to get better, but there's nothing I can do about it!"

"Zhaozhao, didn't you buy a few jars of ointment back then?"

Xu Zhaozhao said with a half-smile, "Such an expensive ointment is naturally only bought when needed. After all, this isn't grain, which can be stored for two years as stale food and still be eaten. This is medicine! Who knows if it will still be usable after being stored for a long time?"

The implication is that I don't have that kind of injury, so there's no need for me to buy medicine.

Moreover, this ointment has a limited shelf life. Who would be willing to spend ten taels of gold to buy a scar treatment when they don't need it?

Xu Lin was speechless again and didn't know what to do for a moment.

"Aunt, don't worry, I'll send someone to find out where this old immortal is. Maybe he hasn't gone too far!"

Xu Lin wanted to curse.

But she also knew that in this situation, she really couldn't afford to offend Xu Zhaozhao.

After all, that ointment is effective. If Xu Zhaozhao gets angry and refuses to help, that would be terrible!

Xu Lin returned home disappointed. Sun Qian, who had just been brought back to the mansion, looked at her with hopeful eyes: "Mother, how many cans did you buy?"

Sun Qian calculated that it would take at least three more jars of medicine for the scars on her face to heal completely.

It's not like their family can't afford a jar of ointment that costs ten taels of gold.

But the problem is, you can't buy it even if you have the money!

"Sisi, don't worry, let your mother think of another way. We will definitely be able to cure your face."

"What do you mean? Mother couldn't buy the ointment?"

"That old sage left a long time ago, and now your cousin can't find her either. We can only try our luck again."

Upon hearing this, Sun Qian's expression immediately changed.

"I told you this medicine was effective! I told you to go find Xu Zhaozhao and buy two more bottles, why didn't you listen?"

Xu Lin felt a little guilty for a moment.

Ten taels of gold!

This is no small amount.

If it were before she got married, she wouldn't have cared so much.

But now, she is no longer the daughter of a marquis, and the Sun family is in such a state that the whole family depends on the little business she owns to make a living. She can't possibly only think about Sun Qian, her only child.

She also has a son!

Although my son has a job now, how can he support himself with that meager salary?

Moreover, they are currently arranging a marriage for their son. Once the engagement is settled, there will be betrothal gifts, renovations to the courtyard, and so on. Where will all of this cost money?

At this point, ten taels of gold would seem like too much!

If it were copper coins, it would fill a whole box!

But can such a blunt truth be spoken?

Dare to say it?

Snapped!

Wow!

Sun Qian immediately started throwing things to vent her anger!