Siheyuan: After becoming a traitor, first let the Huai Ru River overflow its banks.

Do you look like someone who's just gone through a breakup?

Yu Haitang gave other reasons to brush it off.

Moreover, in order to establish a relationship with Li Jianjun, Yu Haitang rolled up her sleeves and said to Yu Li.

"Sister, look at my body, I have so many little red bumps."

Yu Haitang knew that Li Jianjun's ancestors were imperial physicians in the palace and had some folk remedies.

"Oh, you're having an allergic reaction."

"This is not easy to treat..."

Yan Jiecheng also noticed the small red dot on Yu Haitang's arm and casually remarked.

"It seems that Li Jianjun has some secret imperial medicine for treating allergies. I just don't know if Li Jianjun would be willing to sell it to us."

Chapter 113 Li Jianjun Sells Medicine

Yu Haitang frowned.

"The medicines in Li Jianjun's family were all passed down from his grandfather and ancestors. They sell them little by little, and they are becoming increasingly scarce."

"Moreover, the land is sold at a very high price."

At this point, both Yu Haitang and Yan Jiecheng fell silent.

Li Jianjun's grandfather was indeed a royal physician in the palace, and his family had a lot of medicine stored up.

These medicines are all expensive and highly effective in treating diseases. When Li Jianjun's grandfather was alive, he was still practicing medicine in his eighties or nineties and was very famous far and wide.

However, Li Jianjun's father did not follow in his grandfather's footsteps. He later joined the army and was assigned to a steel rolling mill after returning.

Although they no longer practice medicine, they left behind a lot of medicine.

When people came to his door asking for medicine, Li Jianjun would sell it for exorbitant prices. A small bottle of medicine could sometimes cost tens of yuan, which was equivalent to a worker's monthly salary.

Many people think Li Jianjun is asking for an exorbitant amount, but he is indeed a cure-all.

Over time, people who came to ask for medicine stopped haggling over the price altogether.

That's why Yu Haitang and Yan Jiecheng were in a dilemma.

Yu Haitang noticed their hesitation and then spoke.

"Sister, does Li Jianjun's family really have this kind of miracle drug? Why don't you invite him out? I'll pay him whatever he asks for."

Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng exchanged a glance.

"Haitang, you've misunderstood. It's not that we're unwilling to spend money on you. We just don't know if Li Jianjun will sell me the medicine."

Yu Haitang did not argue further.

"Alright then, invite him out. He's been eating soon, isn't he? Talk about this at the dinner table and see what he thinks."

Yan Jiecheng readily agreed.

"Okay, I'll go call Li Jianjun to come over for dinner now."

After Yan Jiecheng left, Yu Li called Yu Haitang to go to Yan Bugui's courtyard for dinner.

The third uncle, Yan Bugui, had three rooms in his house. One room was where he and his wife lived, and the other room was divided into two smaller rooms. One small room was for Yan Jiedi, and the other small room was for Yan Jiefang.

The other room was intended to be the wedding room for Yu Li and her husband.

They were now in the room where Yan Bugui and his wife lived. In the middle of the room was an eight-immortal table, and there were six stools next to it. Two of the stools were already occupied by two people: Yan Bugui and his third aunt.

This table is overflowing with good food today; it's rare for Uncle San's family to eat this well.

Today I actually made steamed buns with a mixture of three types of flour, and for the first time ever, I also stir-fried three dishes, added a pickled vegetable dish, and made my own pickled cucumbers.

This was already a very lavish meal for the Third Uncle's family.

Besides, Yu Haitang works as an announcer at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. Although it's an auxiliary job and the salary isn't very high, it's still a legitimate job.

Moreover, Yu Haitang's father also worked in a cotton mill, so their family had two workers.

The Third Uncle's family valued Li's family highly, so they naturally didn't skimp on the proper hospitality.

"Haitang, come, come, sit down quickly."

"We can eat once the whole family is here."

At this point, Yu Li told Uncle San about inviting Li Jianjun.

"So, Haitang, you have a skin disease... Li Jianjun's grandfather did indeed leave behind a special medicine for this disease... We just don't know if Li Jianjun would be willing to sell it to us?"

A short while later, Yan Jiecheng called Li Jianjun to his home.

Li Jianjun was also quite surprised. Yan Jiecheng invited him to his home for dinner without giving any reason.

This was unprecedented for everyone in the compound; everyone knew that the stingy Third Uncle was always trying to take advantage of others.

If someone is willing to treat others to a meal, it must be because they need something from that person.

Li Jianjun pondered all the way, still wondering what the Third Uncle wanted him to do.

Could it be that they're begging him to find Yan Jiecheng a job?

Or is it about his daughter going to school?

With this question in mind, Li Jianjun went to Uncle San's house.

The old man stood up with a smile.

"Jianjun is here! Come, come, sit here."

Li Jianjun was immediately invited to the center position by the Third Uncle, which made him feel flattered.

"Uncle, I'll sit here."

While eating, Li Jianjun still wanted to clarify the situation first.

"But, Uncle, you invited me to dinner, but there's not even a single meat dish. How am I supposed to eat this?"

Li Jianjun is not a picky eater at all. These days, he has been fed a variety of dishes by Ma Hua every day, and he has almost become a carnivore. He can't live without meat.

However, he immediately realized that given his uncle's circumstances, being able to eat meat during the New Year was already considered quite good.

So he took out five yuan from his pocket and handed it directly to Yan Jiefang.

"Jiefang, hurry up and go to the restaurant to buy some meat and vegetables."

Yan Jiefang stared wide-eyed at the five yuan note; he had never held such a large sum of money in his entire life.

"Alright, Jianjun, just you wait. I'm the fastest runner."

There's a restaurant just around the corner from where their courtyard house is located on Hongqi Road.

Restaurants in those days didn't have any ranking system; they were mostly state-owned.

The restaurant on Hongqi Road serves very high-end food, which is generally unaffordable for ordinary people.

Back when pork cost six or seven cents, five dollars could buy eight pounds of pork.

Compared to pork that costs over ten yuan per kilogram in later generations, this was already considered very cheap.

It's only natural to spend 5 yuan on a meat dish.

Li Jianjun's actions certainly made the Third Uncle's family extremely envious.

Li Jianjun is really rich. He can just pull out 5 yuan without hesitation. Unlike his family, who live a very frugal life.

Just as Yan Jiefang went to buy meat, the Third Uncle brought up this matter with Li Jianjun.

"To be honest, nephew, Haitang has developed pruritus. Doesn't your family have some medicine for this? I was thinking that since we live in the same compound, could you perhaps sell us some, for my sake?"

Although the third uncle knew the medicine was very expensive, he also knew that Li Jianjun would definitely refuse.

So he doesn't need to pay this money at all.

Unexpectedly, Li Jianjun readily agreed.

The fact that the third uncle needed to buy medicine was incredibly unusual, especially since it wasn't even one of his family members who was sick.

"Alright, Uncle. I remember there are two bottles left. How about this, I'll charge you 60 yuan per bottle."

"Don't get me wrong, I sell them to other people for 80 yuan or more. If you want to be in the same compound, I'll give you a 20 yuan discount."

Not only the third uncle, but everyone present was stunned.

The price of 60 yuan that Li Jianjun mentioned was within their expectations.

After all, their medicines are considered miracle cures, so it's normal for them to be expensive.

The key question is, even if Li Jianjun has agreed, can the Third Uncle and his family afford it?

Chapter 114 Relieving Yu Haitang's Itch

Now, the third uncle has dug his own hole and buried himself in it.

“Um… 60 yuan? Jianjun, that’s too expensive.”

The old man stammered, as no one expected.

Li Jianjun knew that the third uncle thought it was too expensive, so he said it on purpose.

"Anyway, those people who buy my family's secret medicine have never bargained."

"Forget it, Uncle San, you can't afford this anyway."

"Your skin condition is still itchy, isn't it?"

Unexpectedly, Yu Haitang interrupted Li Jianjun as soon as he finished speaking.

"60 yuan, right? I'll buy it."

Yu Haitang simply couldn't bear the illness anymore; 60 yuan was almost three months' salary.

Even so, Yu Haitang was prepared to spend money to treat her itchy skin, which kept her awake day and night. She had seen many doctors, but none of them could cure her.

An unmarried girl cares most about her skin.

If this skin disease leaves many scars on her body, that would be unbearable for her.