A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

After a while, Gu Xixi mustered her strength and stood up. "Everyone has worked hard these past two days. Go back to your rooms and sleep."

"After everyone has had a good night's sleep, I'll make some sweet soup to treat them tonight."

"Great!!" He Jinglan cheered.

The three young people looked at each other and smiled from a distance.

An Qinghe said, "I really don't know how Xixi came up with so many different kinds of sweet soup. I've never seen any of them before, and they're all delicious."

"It's a pity I can't drink it every day."

Gu Xixi thought to herself, "Do I even need to think about this? I've been to countless milk tea shops and dessert shops, and drunk countless kinds of drinks. Making my own sweet drinks is a piece of cake."

Now the whole family knows that Gu Xixi can't cook, but she can make all sorts of strange and wonderful sweet soups.

Iced mung bean soup, fruit drinks, secret-recipe plum juice, tangerine peel and rock sugar wheatgrass drink, fresh cherry fruit tea, iced rice wine with osmanthus and glutinous rice balls...

Not only is it delicious, but it also often brings surprises, making it a completely new experience for the taste buds.

Gu Xixi was very busy recently, and she would only cook these dishes when she had free time and was in a good mood.

Gu Xixi laughed and said, "You just want a drink, that's easy."

"Now that it's hot, we should drink something refreshing, thirst-quenching, and appetizing."

"I just get up early every day and cook. I can't guarantee that I'll have complicated dishes often, but simple ones are easy to make."

An Qinghe and He Jinglan cheered again.

An Qinghe suddenly thought of something, and with wide eyes, he sprang up from the ground.

"Xixi! How about this: when you have time, write down a few more sweet soup recipes, and I'll invest in opening a sweet soup shop in Yunling County. Consider it a 30% investment from you, and we'll distribute profits quarterly."

He Jinglan exclaimed in admiration, "No wonder he's a businesswoman. Even when he's exhausted, he can still find a way to make money."

Gu Xixi pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "It is indeed worthwhile."

"However, Brother An, you should return to Yunling for inspection first, and then we can discuss the next step."

An Qinghe nodded, frowning and lowering his head, already pondering how to price the sweet soup, what kind of taste the people of Yunling County preferred, the cost of opening a shop, and whether it would be profitable.

The three said goodbye to the old doctor and were about to leave.

The old doctor suddenly tapped on the table and said, "Wait a minute."

"You've been working hard with me these past few days, it's time to tell you where these medicines went."

The three of them had no choice but to turn back and look at the old doctor.

He Jinglan, wanting to be mischievous, said, "Old Jiang, don't tell me yet, can I guess?"

The old doctor smiled and said, "Girl, you speak."

“Hmm…” He Jinglan said slyly, “It’s for a large group of people, heading northwest from Huachidu Village.”

"However, I don't know exactly where the medicine will be sent after it leaves us."

The old doctor didn't seem surprised at all. He nodded and smiled, "I knew it. You two clever girls, Xixi and I, already guessed what was going on."

"Otherwise, how could Xixi put aside everything else and do these things with me without asking any questions or investigating?"

Gu Xixi muttered softly, "Master, you're making it sound like I'm a disobedient and rebellious disciple."

The old doctor and He Jinglan both smiled.

In fact, An Qinghe had a general idea of ​​what was going on by now.

However, since he wasn't a native of Daye, even if he had all sorts of thoughts running through his mind, he would only wisely say...

"You guys chat, I want to go back first and think about opening a sweet soup shop."

After Anqing left.

Gu Xixi asked the old doctor, "Did the person who asked you to make the medicine tell you who to give it to?"

Having completed the important task he had promised, the old doctor finally relaxed.

He yawned and said, "You mean Xiao Chen?"

He said, "The medicine will be ready in five days and I'll give it to you. You know what to do."

Crack! A slight crack appeared in Gu Xixi's fake smile.

She smiled and gritted her teeth, saying, "As expected, even I've been arranged."

The old doctor sensed something was wrong. "You were fine just now, why are you suddenly unhappy?"

Gu Xixi composed herself and said to the old doctor, "I'm not upset. Don't worry, Master, I'll give these medicines, along with the previous boxes of labor-inducing and life-saving pills, to the rightful recipients today, but..."

“I just feel sorry for you. He made you do so many things, and you didn’t ask him for payment. You’ve really lost out.”

The old doctor grinned, his drowsiness vanishing, and he even looked somewhat smug.

How do you know Master didn't ask him for it?

He chuckled a few times, held up a five with his hand, and said with a hint of self-satisfaction, "Five hundred taels, how about that?"

Gu Xixi stared in disbelief.

He Jinglan exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Jiang, you're amazing!"

The old doctor said, "My apprentice works hard to support his family, and he also has to buy rare medicinal herbs from time to time to please his old man."

"How can I, a blind old man, hold my apprentice back? We must have money!"

The old doctor once lived alone on a hillside in Stone Village, and he didn't care about money.

But things are different now; the whole family has food, drink, clothing, and other necessities.

The old doctor has been seeing more and more patients lately, and every time he earns a consultation fee, he gives it to Aunt Zhang for household expenses.

However, he was a compassionate doctor and never overcharged for his consultations.

Therefore, Mu Nanzhao's big business deal came at the right time.

Back in the front yard, Stone was on his way to school.

Gu Xixi asked Shi Tou to deliver three messages to Master Liu.

"Ms. He Jinglan was too tired last night and took a nap this morning. I would like to trouble Mr. Liu to cover her class."

"Their order has been prepared, but the quantity is too large for delivery. They can come and pick it up themselves."

"Pay the money and deliver the goods."

Stone nodded. He understood the first sentence, but not the second. Just as he was about to ask,

Gu Xixi patted his head with one hand, "Don't ask about adult matters, okay?"

Stone nodded understandingly.

Little Qing'er stared at Stone with longing eyes, "Brother Stone, is school fun?"

She had never been to school before, and all she heard from her brother Stone was that he would have to wait until noon to come back and play with her after he went to that place.

"Hmm..." Stone pondered for a moment, "It's fun, but it's not fun either."

Madam Meng came over and said, "Qing'er, don't block Brother Stone."

“He’s late for school, and his father will punish him.”

Qing'er asked, bewildered, "What punishment?"

Shi Tou said, "Slapping the hand or making one stand as punishment, it all depends on the master's mood."

Qing'er was startled and quickly dodged, "It hurts so much to be hit on the hand, Brother Stone, hurry up and go, run there!"

They've seen the kids off to school.

Madam Meng said, "I was afraid you would want to go to sleep after staying up all night, so I discussed it with Aunt Zhang and made cold noodles."

"This thing can be hung in the well water to cool down, so it's convenient for anyone who's hungry to eat it anytime."

Gu Xixi was touched. "Sister Meng is so thoughtful. This is exactly what we need to eat on a hot day. It's refreshing and appetizing."

"Let me sleep for a while, and when I wake up I'll definitely eat a big bowl of it!"

Gu Xixi didn't know how long she had slept before Aunt Zhang woke her up.

“When Shitou finished school, Teacher Liu brought him back.”

Gu Xixi opened her sleepy eyes, "Huh?"

Aunt Zhang said, "In the past, I would invite Mr. Liu in for tea, but he always refused. Today, for some reason, he sat in the courtyard and just wouldn't leave for a while."