Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

When they heard that the Duke's Mansion wanted it, everyone in the clinic focused their attention on the man.

The apprentice in charge of dispensing medicine had never seen anyone asking for a hundred-year-old ginseng right away, so he said with a bitter face, "Sir, we don't have a hundred-year-old ginseng here, only a few dozen years old."

"No?" The man raised his voice. "Why did I hear that you have it? Don't you want to give it to me? I'm telling you, I'm from the Duke of Qi's Mansion. If you hide it, do you believe that the Duke will make you pay for it?!"

The apprentice almost cried, "Really not. If you don't believe me, ask my master."

The man then went to the doctor who had just prescribed medicine for Li Yu and said, "Quickly bring out your hundred-year-old ginseng."

The doctor shook his head and said, "Where can we find such a precious thing as a hundred-year-old ginseng? Sir, you have come to the wrong place."

Man: “Really?”

The doctor shook his head: "We are just a small clinic here. Even if we have 100-year-old ginseng sent to us, we can't afford it!"

The man thought so too, spat, and went out cursing.

Seeing the man walking away, the people in the clinic began to whisper.

"Just now he said it was from the Duke of Qi's Mansion. It must be for the young master."

"It must be. I heard that Young Master Cao's right arm was seriously injured. Even the imperial physician from the palace was invited over, but they still couldn't reattach his arm."

"His arm was broken by a female ghost. An ordinary doctor will not be able to help. Oh, what a pity! Young Master Cao is not even an adult yet!"

This person said it was a pity, but his face was full of gloating.

After all, the biggest bastard in the capital has become a cripple, who wouldn't be happy?

*

Li Yu listened to a few words and then came out of the clinic.

She had heard a few words about Cao Ao from Nanny Tian.

Cao Ao's two arms were completely broken, and his left arm has been fixed and is recovering. Compared with his left arm, his right arm is not so good, with broken bones inside.

I think it was because Lu Xuan kicked his right arm with too much force, causing a comminuted fracture.

In modern times, comminuted fractures are not a big problem, but in the Yu Dynasty, it was a troublesome disease. If you want to cure it, you have to have surgery, but there is no sterile environment here, and there are no anti-inflammatory drugs after surgery. The mortality rate after surgery is extremely high. So even if there are doctors who can do it, they dare not do it easily.

Cao Ao was afraid of death, so even if the imperial physician from the palace went to see him, he didn't dare to let anyone perform surgery on him.

His right arm kept dragging.

I heard that he was in so much pain every day that he got angry in the Duke's Mansion, smashing things and swearing. A few days ago, he even hit the forehead of the Duke of Qi's son, causing him to be unable to go out for several days.

On one side is the eldest son who has a bright future, and on the other side is the younger son whom they have loved for more than ten years. The Duke of Qi and his wife are caught in the middle and it is very difficult.

In this regard, Li Yu wanted to say that they deserved it.

They didn't teach their child well and left Cao Ao alone after he made a mistake. They deserve everything that happened now.

*

After all, it was not his own business, so Li Yu quickly put Cao Ao and others out of his mind and took Han Xiaomei, Han Zheng and others back into the clothing store.

The clothing store was full of the most fashionable styles this year. Li Yu looked at them and bought a better set for everyone. It was the New Year, so they had to wear new clothes to bring good luck.

In addition to the clothes, Han Zheng also got a new set of four treasures of the study. Han Xiaomei's was the plum blossom hairpin she wanted most, Lu Xuan's was a pair of wrist guards, Si'er's was a hand warmer, and Li Yu's was a box of facial cream.

The air in Beijing is dry, and it’s really not good to be without facial cream.

*

The next day, the hot pot restaurant opened as usual.

Li Yu worked step by step.

In the morning, a minor official from the Ministry of Works came to make a reservation for hotpot, and at noon Li Yu sent someone to deliver it to them.

In the evening, Wei Hesong and the students from the Imperial College arrived.

Wei Hesong, the chief priest of Wei, sat in the main hall as usual, while the third master Lin, the second master Pei, and Jiang Xu and his party sat in the private rooms.

They did not come together. Young Master Lin San and his group arrived earlier, while Wei Hesong arrived about fifteen minutes later than them. So, when Young Master Lin San and his group came down from upstairs after finishing their meal and saw Wei Hesong sitting in the lobby, their faces changed.

Wei Hesong was pleasantly surprised. "I heard that you all like to eat the hot pot here. I thought it was just nonsense, but it turns out you really like it."

The Third Master Lin, the Second Master Pei, Jiang Xu and others: "......"

When they came here before, they were careful not to run into this Wei guy. Today they were really unlucky and he actually saw them.

How can I criticize him in the future, and how can I say that the food he recommended is not delicious?

The students' faces turned pale. They listened to Wei Hesong stiffly, paid stiffly, and left stiffly.

After this day, these students did not show up in the store for more than ten days. They still ate hot pot, but ordered it for delivery.

*

Time flies, and it’s the Little New Year in a blink of an eye.

Li Yu planned to close the business after the 26th day of the 12th lunar month and reopen after the 16th day of the 12th lunar month. However, it suddenly started snowing at noon on the day of the Little New Year.

It started out as a light snow, then turned into heavy snow, falling heavily. In less than half an hour, the ground was covered with a layer of white.

An elderly man said, "The snow will probably continue for a few days." After saying that, he hurried home holding an umbrella.

Li Yu stood at the door of the store, looking up at the sky, as if thinking about something.

*

Because of the snow, the number of customers who came to the restaurant to eat hot pot in the evening dropped sharply. The lobby, which was usually packed, only had seven or eight tables. There were also few people in the private rooms upstairs. Several people who had booked a private room a day in advance did not come.

Chen Jiu brought back the hot pot and said to Li Yu, "Boss, many people outside said that the snow is going to get heavy, and they are all buying vegetables, meat, and firewood."

Li Yu looked outside again and decided that if it continued to snow heavily before closing at night, he would close the store for a day tomorrow.

There was only one person who had made an appointment for delivery tomorrow, so she and Lu Xuan would come over and make it for the person and then not let anyone else come. As for the meat and vegetables that had been ordered in advance, they would take them home first and use them as ingredients for the New Year.

Li Yu was planning for tomorrow's affairs, but before closing time, someone from Duke Qi's Mansion came and said that their fourth young master wanted to eat hotpot and asked them to deliver it immediately, and specifically asked Li Yu to deliver it.

Li Yu decisively refused on the grounds that it was too late. Cao Ao had a grudge against her, so asking her to deliver hot pot at this time must have bad intentions, so she would not fall into his trap.

The person who came to request the delivery was a servant. He probably didn't expect Li Yu to refuse. He was stunned for a moment and said, "I am from the Duke of Qi's Mansion."

Li Yu smiled and said, "Our shop belongs to Princess Jianing."

Boy: "..."

Li Yu glanced at the carriage parked outside and said, "The rule of our store is to make reservations at least two hours in advance. Sir, you made the reservation too late. If you really want it, I can make it for you now and you can put it in the carriage and take it away later."

The servant who came only remembered Cao Ao's instructions and rejected Li Yu's proposal.

Li Yu spread his hands: "Then there is no other way. Either we deliver it tomorrow, or you take it away today. It is impossible for me to deliver it at this time."