General, your wife has gone to deliver another calf for your horse.

"Shopkeeper Hua, you're shopping too?"

Jiang Nuanzhi greeted Hua Yue with a smile.

"What street did I go to? I had our guys keep an eye on this market, and now I've finally spotted you! My goodness, didn't you say you were going to make that ointment? Why haven't we heard from you for so long? I've been looking for you like crazy."

Jiang Nuanzhi looked at her suspiciously: "Didn't I leave you my address? Besides, you said you wanted to try the ointment first, and you would contact me if it worked."

Hua Yue blinked her big eyes twice: "Really?"

Jiang Nuanzhi nodded with a smile: "Yes."

Hua Yue's eyes darted around, she slapped her forehead and laughed, "Look at me, I completely forgot about that. You have no idea how much trouble I've gone through for this ointment. After all my efforts, you finally have a place to get your ointment, but we'll have to compromise on the price."

Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at her shrewd eyes, smiled, and turned to leave.

"Hey, hey, hey! Madam Jiang, where are you going?"

Jiang Nuanzhi: "Since Boss Hua is not sincere, let's talk another day."

Hua Yue immediately grabbed Jiang Nuanzhi tightly: "Good sister! Where are you going? We've only exchanged a few words, how did you start talking about sincerity?"

She immediately snatched the things from Jiang Nuanzhi's hands: "You must be tired carrying so much stuff, little sister. Come on, let's go to my place for a rest. I bought a lot of snacks, all of which are favorites for young ladies. Look, it's still early, let's sit down and have some snacks and have a good chat?"

Hua Yue didn't give Jiang Nuanzhi a chance to refuse at all, and pulled her away by the hand.

Jiang Nuanzhi raised an eyebrow, thinking to herself that this person was shrewd and would not act without a reason, so she figured her ointment should have a good response.

It was like a pillow being delivered when you're sleepy. So I just let her keep pulling at me.

After walking a few steps, she turned around and saw the young master looking at her with a frown.

Jiang Nuanzhi waved to him: "Come on, what are you waiting for?"

Lu Shizhu looked at Jiang Nuanzhi with suspicion.

He thought to himself, no wonder Ah Nuan didn't accept her father's hundred taels of silver; she had indeed started doing business with others.

He said that with his father's character, he would definitely be disliked by others.

However, the fact that Ah Nuan still calls him for everything shows that she still highly regards him as a friend. He vaguely felt that his father was no longer as good as him, and for a moment, he couldn't suppress the smile on his face, grinning widely as he ran after her.

Lu Shizhu originally thought that it was just a business negotiation, nothing more than a transaction, and it would be over in a few words.

But he never expected that Ah Nuan would discuss business with others like this...

It had already been more than half an hour.

They signed two contracts, and discussed each clause in detail.

These two women went from being friendly at first, to arguing heatedly until they were both red in the face. Later, they went back and forth, neither willing to give in.

Someone smashed the old table in Huayue's house. The kitten inside was so frightened that its tail stood on end and it hid under the cushion.

Lu Shizhu crouched in the corner, not daring to move, for fear of being implicated.

He was still holding the plate of pastries in his arms, staring blankly at the two of them, not daring to take a single bite from beginning to end.

"Good sister. It's settled then." Hua Yue smiled and took Jiang Nuanzhi's hand, seeing her out the door. "You must bring me the ointment within fifteen days!"

"Don't worry, Sister Hua, the contract is still in my hands. I guarantee that you will receive the ointment on time."

"Hey, take care, little sister. You can eat these snacks on the way. I'll wait for your good news."

"Alright, thank you, sister. Please stay a while, don't see me off."

After leaving the house and walking for a while, Lü Shizhu awkwardly pinched his own face, swallowed hard, and looked at Jiang Nuanzhi beside him.

"Ah Nuan, your ointment is selling for two taels and a half strings of cash a bottle?"

Jiang Nuanzhi nodded in a good mood: "Yes, but this is an unexpected situation. Hua Yue can't even come up with the fifty taels deposit right now, which means I have to supply her with the ointment first. I can only get the money back after it's sold. The price will naturally be higher than before."
Previously, it would have only fetched two taels of silver.

Lu Shizhu suddenly realized a very important problem and exclaimed, "Oh! That's not right! You only sold a bottle of the ointment to our family for seven hundred coins, aren't you losing a lot of money!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't help but laugh. "Not really. My ointment is for whitening and removing blemishes. The price of Yu Rong ointment on the market is slightly higher, so naturally it can command a higher price. Golden wound medicine is a commonly used external medicine; its cost isn't as high, and it doesn't require as much effort. So, the price is fair." Lu Shizhu wasn't stupid. Although he heard her say this, having seen how she negotiated business with others, he knew how gentle she was with his own family.

He clenched his fist and patted his chest twice: "Good brother! I remember! If I have a son in the future, I will definitely make him take care of you like he would his own mother."

Jiang Nuanzhi: ".?"

"Not suitable."

"It's really not suitable!"

Jiang Nuanzhi and Lü Shizhu bought some things at the market and returned to the village before noon.

Looking at her family's signboard, Jiang Nuanzhi sighed. Why hadn't anyone come to her for medical treatment lately? She had a good reputation in the county, and had even specifically mentioned living in Xinghua Village. She shouldn't be hard to find.

"It's normal that people don't come to me for treating human illnesses, but why don't any people come to me for treating animals?"
"Tell me, is it because I haven't promoted it enough? Should we carry this big banner and walk around the village twice a day?"

Lu Shizhu didn't even lift his eyelids. As he carried the baskets down, he said, "Are there any animals left in your village? I don't see many people keeping dogs. Even if a dog is sick, they just slaughter it and eat it. Few people take it to the vet, right? Why don't you switch to being a doctor?"

Jiang Nuanzhi frowned deeply: "It's true, there aren't many livestock in the village, I should go to town more often to sell them?"

Lü Shizhu: "Hey, isn't treating humans much better than treating animals? What were you thinking?"

Jiang Nuanzhi: "Mind your own business when it comes to chubby beauties."

Lü Shizhu: "???"

"Mother!"

"Ah Nuan!"

"Auntie Nuan!"

As they entered the courtyard, the three children who had been waiting at the gate greeted them immediately.

Jiang Nuanzhi saw the little ones sitting at the gate from afar. When they saw her, they suddenly stood up, looking very nervous.

Jiang Nuanzhi was startled by the children and immediately raised her eyebrows to look at them.

"Auntie Nuan! Are you tired?"

Xiao Xuanting immediately ran over to take the package from her hands.

"Ah Nuan, would you like some water?" The waiter immediately handed her a glass of water.

Little Baozhu held Jiang Nuanzhi's hand and said, "Mommy must be tired. I'll massage your shoulders for you in a bit."

Jiang Nuanzhi: "."

Her intuition told her that something was wrong with these little ones.

The next second, the old man also came out with a smile, put his hands behind his back, and peeked into the basket.

"The girl's back? What are we having for lunch today?"

Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at him: "Did the old man cook at home today?"

A flicker of panic crossed the old man's eyes, and he coughed lightly: "You... how did you know?"

Jiang Nuanzhi's expression was somewhat complicated: "With your face like that, it shouldn't be hard to guess, right?"

The next second, he wanted to go inside the house.

But the old man immediately blocked the doorway.

Jiang Nuanzhi raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong?"

The old man coughed lightly: "Um... it's hot inside, how about we cook outside today?"

Jiang Nuanzhi: "."

She was now certain that they were hiding something from her. (End of Chapter)