The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Seeing the young medicine boy leave, Li Anran quickly asked in a low voice, "Sister, are you really going to do business with them?"

Li Muxia looked at Li Anran and said, "Hmm, of course it's true. Don't forget who my master is."

Li Anran asked excitedly, "So, what kind of business are you going to do with them, sister?"

Li Muxia took out a small porcelain bottle from her bosom and said, "This is it."

Li Anran knew that the small porcelain bottle must contain some kind of miraculous medicine. She stared at it for a while, but didn't dare to reach for it.

A short while later, the young apprentice led a man who was over fifty years old to Li Muxia.

"Shopkeeper, these two young ladies said they want to do business with you."

After saying that, he turned to Li Muxia and said, "Miss, this is our manager."

Li Muxia looked at the sprightly old man in front of her, who was over fifty years old, and said, "My surname is Li. May I ask how you should address me, sir?"

The shopkeeper cupped his hands and said, "I am Lü Bocai, the shopkeeper of Jirentang. I heard that the young lady wants to do business with me, but I don't know how to do this business."

Li Muxia: "Manager Lü, it's a pleasure to meet you. I have a bottle of pills here that I'd like to sell to Ji Rentang."

When Manager Lü heard that Li Muxia had come to sell pills, he was somewhat disappointed and was about to refuse when he heard Li Muxia say, "Manager Lü, don't be in such a hurry. Why don't you take a look at the pills I want to sell?"

As he spoke, he took out the porcelain bottle in his hand, gently opened the cap, and immediately a pleasant medicinal fragrance wafted out.

Manager Lü immediately recognized that the aroma of the medicine contained several precious medicinal herbs, so the efficacy of such pills was self-evident.

He quickly said to Li Muxia, "Miss, please put the lid back on quickly, let's talk in the backyard."

After speaking, he looked around.

Li Muxia did as instructed and followed Manager Lü to the back room.

Manager Lü's attitude has completely changed.

He politely invited Li Muxia and the others to sit down, instructed the apprentice to pour them water, and then sat down next to Li Muxia, saying, "Miss, what are these pills?"

Li Muxia didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "It's a life-extending pill personally refined by the Immortal Physician Xia Mu. As long as a person has a breath left, it can extend their life by a year. Moreover, it can cure all poisons."

After speaking, he took out the porcelain bottle and showed it to Manager Lü for inspection. Manager Lü vigorously wiped his hands on his body before taking the bottle. He opened the cap, and the familiar medicinal fragrance wafted out. Just smelling the aroma was enough to make him feel refreshed, let alone after taking the medicine.

The longing in her eyes was impossible to hide. She put the lid on the porcelain vase and said, "Such a fine thing, are you really willing to part with it, young lady?"

Li Muxia: "I had to sell this pill because I needed the money. To be honest, I was really reluctant to part with such a good pill. You know, making such a pill requires a lot of rare medicinal materials, and the process of making it is not easy. I only got these two by chance."

Upon hearing this, Manager Lü was overjoyed to find that there were still two such fine pills left. He said, "In that case, my Jirentang will take these pills, young lady. How much are you willing to pay?"

Li Muxia did not answer directly, but asked, "Such a good medicine, how much do you think it's worth, Manager Lü?"

Upon hearing this, Manager Lü initially thought Li Muxia was an innocent and down-on-her-luck young lady, but he was surprised to find her to be so shrewd. This put him in a dilemma. If he offered too low a price, he was afraid that Li Muxia would think he was ignorant and leave immediately. If he offered too high a price, he was afraid that he would be taken advantage of. After much deliberation, he finally offered a moderate price.

Manager Lü tentatively asked, "One thousand taels per piece, how about that, young lady?"

To be honest, Li Muxia was a little surprised by the price. She thought that this one would cost at most five or six hundred taels, but she didn't expect it to be so valuable. Moreover, judging from Manager Lü's appearance, this should not be his bottom price, and she could raise it even higher.

Little did Li Muxia know that such a life-extending pill was extremely rare and hard to come by on the market. Moreover, hers could cure all poisons, and people would buy it for ten thousand taels of silver—it was a life-saving treasure.

Li Muxia said with some difficulty, "I know that Manager Lü knows his stuff, but as you know, this pill is worth more than this on the market. Someone offered me a much higher price before, but I didn't sell it. If I didn't need the money urgently, I wouldn't sell this life-saving pill."

After listening to Li Muxia's words, Manager Lü gritted his teeth and said, "Seeing that you are a straightforward person, how about this, I'll add another five hundred taels, making it three thousand taels for two. What do you think, young lady?"

Li Muxia said, "Never mind, I'll take another look." With that, she got up to leave.

Seeing Li Muxia about to leave, Manager Lü gritted his teeth and said, "Five thousand taels, that's the most I can offer. This price is already very high, young lady. You shouldn't go anywhere else. Although your products are good, I doubt there are any other pharmacies that can come up with that much silver at once."

When Li Muxia heard Manager Lü call out five thousand taels, she was overjoyed, but she didn't show much emotion on her face. She said calmly, "I can see that Manager Lü is sincere in wanting it. I really don't want to run around anymore. Five thousand taels it is."

Having settled on the price, Manager Lü instructed the young apprentice, "Du Zhong, go to the accounting office and fetch five thousand taels of silver."

The young medicine boy named Du Zhong accepted the order and left.

Shopkeeper Lü then chatted with Li Muxia again: "Young lady, you are so lucky to know the Immortal Physician Xia Mu at such a young age."

Li Muxia: "Actually, it's nothing. I've known the Immortal Doctor since I was a child. It's just that she's been traveling all these years, so we rarely see each other. But if we meet again in the future, I'll definitely ask her for some good pills."

From Li Muxia's words, Manager Lü knew that this down-on-her-luck young lady had a good relationship with the Immortal Physician, otherwise she wouldn't have suddenly acquired two top-quality life-extending pills.

If he knew that the person sitting in front of him was the very same doctor he admired, he would definitely regret not having tried to get closer to Li Muxia.

Li Anran, standing to the side, was completely stunned. She never expected that Li Muxia's two pills could fetch a price of five thousand taels of silver, and she was truly shocked.

Li Muxia did not notice Li Anran's unusual behavior. When Du Zhong brought the silver notes, she got up, took them, and prepared to leave.

"Manager Lü, then we won't bother you any longer."

Manager Lü also stood up and cupped his hands, saying, "Please come, young lady. If you have any more of the Immortal Physician's pills that you would like to sell in the future, you can come directly to Ji Ren Tang to find me."

Li Muxia nodded in agreement. After all, she would be doing business in the future, and she wanted to have some funds to tide her over should she ever run into a cash flow problem.