The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 1192 - 1171: Can’t Stop

Chapter 1192: Chapter 1171: Can’t Stop

Shao said, "The reason why our pharmacy provided the medicine without blinking yesterday is because Doctor Zhou Junior intervened on behalf; she is our Jishi Hall’s attending doctor, a famous ’divine doctor’ in the capital. Our head shopkeeper, who doesn’t look at the monk’s face but looks at the Buddha’s face, only charged the cost price. If we charged the original price, that pill would have been one hundred and fifty taels."

Shao took out a bill and showed it to Old Madam Yue, "Here is the bill, our pharmacy had it sent to the residence yesterday. The extra three taels and three qian of silver were for the freshly prepared medicine. You can take a look."

Seeing Old Madam Yue’s face stiffen, Shao bowed with a smile and said: "If the Old Madam does not trust us, feel free to take the prescription to any other pharmacy and inquire about the price. I guarantee our Jishi Hall’s medication will not be more expensive than other pharmacies’."

After taking a glance at Manbao, he whispered: "Actually, this doesn’t even include Doctor Zhou Junior’s consultation fee. However, Doctor Zhou Junior said that she considers the lady of the house a dear sister and is concerned about her, hence she wanted to come for a visit personally. This is beyond what our Jishi Hall can control."

Fu Wenhua walked to the rear of Old Madam Yue and stared at Yue Dalang, who was seated in a chair, and asked, "Second Brother-in-law, is it up to our Fu Family to pay for my second sister’s medicine?"

Yue Dalang’s nose was still in considerable pain, and upon hearing this, he immediately said, "Third Brother, don’t misunderstand. It was just that yesterday was chaotic, and I didn’t manage to settle the bill with the pharmacy in time."

He quickly turned to look towards Old Madam Yue and pleaded pitifully, "Mother~~"

Old Madam Yue let out a sarcastic chuckle, "Indeed, yesterday was somewhat chaotic. Someone come, take this clerk to settle the bill."

Shao bowed to Manbao and went down with the Yue family’s servants to settle the bill.

Steward Xu squinted his eyes as he watched, his thoughts unclear.

Manbao, who had been looking down and drinking tea all this while, finally put down her cup and smiled at Old Madam Yue, "Eldest Master Yue is not in big trouble now, but he should eat less greasy and rich food for the next couple of days and make sure to rest well."

Fu Wenhua snorted and turned to head towards the back yard. Old Madam Yue, fearing that he would really take her away, hurriedly had a servant stop him.

Seeing that Fu Wenhua was about to get angry, Steward Xu stepped forward to stop him and said: "Young Master, let’s first go out and look for a place to stay. Once we’ve settled down, we can then decide."

"And just leave my second sister here?"

Steward Xu then smiled and said, "Miss Man just mentioned that your second grandmother has already passed the critical phase, hasn’t she? Given that, even if the Yue Family were to be ungrateful and heartless, they would not dare to mistreat your second grandmother at this time. The Lord will arrive in the capital in a couple of days anyways."

Fu Wenhua then clenched his teeth and reluctantly agreed, turning around to leave.

Yue Dalang, who had been pretending to be dead on the chair, seeing this, didn’t care about the pain in his body and quickly went to stop him, "Third Brother, the servants have already prepared a room. You just arrived in the capital and are unfamiliar with it; where are you going to stay?"

Though Old Madam Yue did not like Fu Wenhua very much, if she really let him find accommodations elsewhere at this time, once the Fu family arrived, the Yue family would appear even more unreasonable. She thus forced a smile and came forward to retain him, "Young Master Fu, even if you do not consider for yourself, you should think of your second sister. The sky is almost dark, if she knew you were to stay out, how worried she would be..."

Steward Xu, who would not allow Fu Wenhua to stay here, whispered into his ear: "Young Master, we came to the capital precisely to find a suitable residence for the Lord and Lady in advance, so why not go look for an intermediary now and see if there are any suitable houses."

Fu Wenhua promptly agreed, "Alright."

Yue Dalang hurriedly interjected, "Even if you wish to find an intermediary, it could wait until tomorrow when we have more time. After a long and exhausting journey today, why not rest at home first..."

Fu Wenhua pushed him away without any politeness and furiously said, "Step aside, or be careful I’ll beat you again!"

Yue Dalang shrank back but insisted on not allowing Fu Wenhua to live outside the house no matter what.

The brother-in-law from afar who came to the capital was a stranger in a strange place. What would it look like if he lodged outside? What would people say about him?

Manbao, who was in the hall, gestured helplessly towards the doorway where Bai Shan stood, packed up the writing brush and ink on the table, and carried the medicine chest out.

The two hurriedly bid the Yue mother and son farewell without delaying to take care of them, and snuck away with a chuckle.

Shao had also settled her bill and was waiting at the door.

After the three of them got into the carriage, Daji drove off. Once they left the alley, Manbao said, "Let’s wait here for a bit."

Bai Shan leaned out to glance down the alley and, seeing that the commotion there was growing, figured it might take a while. He turned to Shao and asked, "Is that medicine really so precious?"

"Of course, it’s precious," Manbao replied. "That life-saving pill is made only once every two months, with at most five pills each time, and sometimes, when the ingredients are incomplete, it could be once every three months."

Shao nodded repeatedly and whispered, "Originally, the head shopkeeper intended to charge eighty taels for the medicine that Doctor Zhou Junior got..."

Manbao waved her hand dismissively, "No need to tally it. From now on, charge his household whatever it should be; I don’t mind if you want to add a bit more."

Shao smiled and responded, "How could we add more? Jishi Hall has always been fair and honest to all."

Bai Shan: ...What a joke, who was it that just said the pill could sell for a hundred and fifty taels?

One pill, it could buy a shop in their county town.

As he thought about it, the alley grew ever livelier. In the end, the Yue family couldn’t keep Fu Wenhua. Anyone who dared to stop him got kicked by him. The servants didn’t dare to hold him back; after Yue Dalang got kicked twice, he no longer dared to stop him either. He could only follow behind to plead but watched as Fu Wenhua left the Yue residence.

The butler Xu helped Fu Wenhua out of the house; Feng Shu drove their family’s carriage forward, and the master and servants got on the carriage, ignoring the Yue family’s pleas and leaving directly.

Old Madam Yue leaned on the door crying and wailing, "What is this all about? Even if you, our dear nephew, are angry, you should not add worry to your sister at such a time."

Fu Wenhua sat on the carriage shaft and, after looking at Old Madam Yue, pointed at Yue Dalang’s nose and said, "Yue Lan, if you dare to bully my sister again, I will beat you every time I see you in the future. When you go back, you better treat my sister well. As for this worry, I know Nanny Fu, she would never gossip in front of my second sister. If your servants or any tom, dick, or harry make her unsettled and prevent her from recovering properly, just you wait!"

Old Madam Yue’s wailing ceased abruptly, her face turning ashen, and Yue Dalang’s expression also soured.

But Fu Wenhua didn’t give him a chance to respond, directly ordering Feng Shu to drive away.

Yue Dalang watched the carriage leave; turning around, he saw neighbours poking their heads around and eyeing him. Thinking of the injuries on his face, he quickly lifted his sleeve to cover it and called to a servant, "Hurry up and follow them, see where our dear nephew stays today."

The servant promptly agreed and ran off to follow.

After the carriage left the alley, Butler Xu sighed in relief upon seeing the carriage parked aside. He promptly jumped down and hurriedly approached, bowing repeatedly, "Young Master Bai, Miss Man..."