CHAPTER 161: CHAPTER 161: LIU DA NIU ASKS FOR MEDICINE (2)

The Princely Heir responded and pushed the cart to wait under a tree ahead.

Li Yuzhu blinked and softly asked Liu Da Niu, "Da Niu, what’s the matter? Why so secretive?"

"Do you have that medicine? The one for... for that place." Liu Da Niu blushed, her voice barely louder than a mosquito’s.

Li Yuzhu understood but pretended to be clueless, "Which place exactly?"

"Just... the place you get menstrual blood, I’m not feeling well, can you give me some medicine to apply?" Liu Da Niu’s face turned redder, her voice even quieter.

She thought to herself, it’s a good thing she knows a close friend who can treat illnesses, unlike before when women in the village would go find Jiang Wupo.

But Jiang Wupo had a loose tongue, often spreading the word of the women’s ailments throughout the village.

Gradually, the women from this village didn’t want to see Jiang Wupo anymore, they went to neighboring villages.

But the nearest villages are seven or eight miles away, seeing a doctor was practically a disaster.

Li Yuzhu teased her on purpose, "Why would that place suddenly feel uncomfortable? What did you do?"

"Ah, well..." Liu Da Niu’s face reddened like a cooked shrimp.

How could she say?

It almost felt like it was going to kill her with pain.

Hu Shuangcheng, as strong as a bull, tossed and turned her around all night.

Now, her legs were so wobbly she struggled to walk straight.

Afraid others would ask and laugh at her, the couple play like kids, she never dared to tell her mom.

After getting up, she thought to look for Li Yuzhu to get medicine.

Unexpectedly, as she reached the village entrance she ran into Li Yuzhu.

"What happened?" Li Yuzhu held back a laugh, observing her face.

"Last night, I wasn’t watching my step and accidentally fell, hurting that area, and it hasn’t felt right since this morning." Liu Da Niu sighed.

Hopefully, Hu Shuangcheng wouldn’t play like that again tonight.

That sensation was really unpleasant.

She asked him what he used to poke her, but he wouldn’t say, dark and dim, she couldn’t see clearly.

If he does that again tonight, she’d be mad and have the light on as she slept to guard against him.

He’s a grown man, why play like a child?

"Ugh, how did you walk, bumping into that place?" Li Yuzhu shook her head with laughter, "Luckily, I have some soothing and anti-swelling meds, just wash the area morning and night and apply a little outside."

Li Yuzhu reached into her cloth backpack, using it as cover, she took out a white porcelain box from space and handed it to Liu Da Niu, "Apply some when it feels uncomfortable, don’t apply it usually."

The box was as thick as a fingernail, a little smaller than a palm.

The porcelain box, with a copper lid, had a peony flower painted on it.

It looked like a rouge box, very pretty.

Liu Da Niu opened the lid and found light green ointment inside, smelling faintly fragrant.

"Such a pleasant smell." Liu Da Niu put the box away and pulled out a string of coins to hand Li Yuzhu, "Here, payment for the medicine."

Goodness!

This girl’s quite generous, giving a small string of coins.

A big string is a full thousand coins, a small one a hundred.

This floral and aloe ointment isn’t worth a full hundred coins.

Besides, Liu Da Niu’s current days aren’t exactly affluent, so Li Yuzhu didn’t take so much, "You’ve given too much, don’t need this much," handing back the surplus after counting thirty coins from the total.

"Are you sure that’s enough?" Liu Da Niu blinked.

"Enough, it’s just herbal ointment, not made from expensive medicinal herbs, doesn’t cost much." Li Yuzhu smiled.

"Okay." Liu Da Niu put the excess back into her pocket, thinking a moment, still asked, "By the way, Miss Li, was the prescription you gave Shuangcheng okay? Why did he burn up entirely after taking it? His breath got heavy too?"

Li Yuzhu, "..." Silly girl! "Ah, that’s normal, indicates his body’s releasing toxins, doesn’t the fever drop after a while?"

Liu Da Niu nodded, "Yes, yes, it did go down after a while."

"See, the medicine works well then." Li Yuzhu chuckled.

Liu Da Niu sighed in relief, "That’s good then, that’s good." She waved lightly at Li Yuzhu, "I need to go to the field to pick vegetables, won’t chat further, I’m off."

"Okay, I have work too." Li Yuzhu responded.

Liu Da Niu picked up her basket and left; Li Yuzhu walked toward the Princely Heir.

The Princely Heir eyed the departing Liu Da Niu curiously, asking, "Third Sister, what were you both talking about all this time?"

"Nothing much, she felt unwell and asked if I had medicine, luckily, I brought some, so I gave it to her." Li Yuzhu said with a smile.

"I saw her even giving you money." The Princely Heir noted.

"Yep, the herbs cost a bit, earning some money is justified, right? Big Brother?" She planned to make a living selling ointment and medicine pills, couldn’t give them away freely.

The Princely Heir advised, "We might settle here for a while, meet the villagers regularly, best to charge less for medicine."

Such a sincere Princely Heir.

"Got it, Big Brother." Li Yuzhu laughed.

How much to charge for medicine depends on the person.

For ordinary folks like Da Niu, charging an adequate amount suffices.

For the truly wealthy, certainly charge confidently.

However, she hadn’t met a truly wealthy person yet.

Miss Chai was considered wealthy but she was desperate to save herself, wouldn’t normally spend this much for a minor illness.

All of Miss Chai’s wealth was only a thousand taels, not really considered rich.

Thinking of Miss Chai, Li Yuzhu said, "Big Brother, since we’ve bought baskets, let’s swing by the Chai Family’s old house and check on Miss Chai? Uncertain if she fully recovered yet."

After performing surgery on Miss Chai, she visited twice.

Miss Chai’s recovery was better than she imagined.

The Princely Heir didn’t oppose, "Sure, heard the girl has no parents, just a brother, it’d be good to check on her."

Siblings chatted as they walked, unawares, they entered the village, reached near the Li Zheng’s house.

Li Yuzhu laughed, "Hey, we’ve come near Old Qin’s house, when we last visited, I saw many baskets piled in there, let’s visit him and ask if he’s made any fish baskets."

The Princely Heir agreed, "I saw his baskets too, let’s go check it out."

He turned the cart, pushed it to Old Qin’s door.

That morning, Old Qin hadn’t gone out, precisely as Li Yuzhu’s sibling imagined, Old Qin sat inside weaving baskets.

However, not fish baskets, but carrier baskets.

Carrier baskets were beloved by both women and men.

When going out, carrying one allows you to free your hands for more tasks, with belongings in it.

"Grandpa Qin." Li Yuzhu greeted with a smile.

The Princely Heir echoed the greeting, parking the cart at the door’s side, entering the main room with Li Yuzhu.

Grandpa Qin delighted in their visit, kept calling Granny Qin to bring water.

"No need to bother, Grandpa." The Princely Heir quickly said, "Village folks regularly come and go, no need for water."

However, Granny Qin poured water anyway, "The sun’s quite fierce outside, walking all the way, wouldn’t you be thirsty?" she joked.

Overwhelmed with kindness, Li Yuzhu drank half a bowl.

It turned out to be honey water, causing Li Yuzhu to smack her lips.

The Princely Heir said, "We siblings came to buy fish baskets. Do you have any freshly made ones at home?"

Grandpa Qin assured with a grin, "Yes, certainly, with rainy season approaching, villagers come buying fish baskets, I’ve woven quite a few, thought to take them to market, if you buy, it saves me the long trip."

"How wonderful." Li Yuzhu laughed.

"I’ll bring them in," Granny Qin chuckled, "They’re piled in the room you once slept."

"We need ten, Granny." Li Yuzhu requested.

"Yes, yes, have twenty stored here." Grandpa Qin laughed.

The Princely Heir’s eyes shone with curiosity, asking, "Grandpa, you said many buy baskets in the rainy season, why does the rainy season draw buyers?"

Grandpa Qin laughed, "Child, you’re a genuine northerner, unaware of southern ways.

Southern rivers abound, during rainy days, the water swells, upstream flows downstream carrying fish along.

At these times, placing fish baskets there, intercepting, a day’s catch might be half a basket full, even less lucky days yield a few. Almost no effort, just collect fish, such good fortune."

Understanding, the Princely Heir laughed, "Oh, that’s how it is."