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Although Xu Qing was reluctant to admit it, women in this era did indeed face many inconveniences and injustices.

With no men in her household, she was a divorced woman, and the village thugs dared to climb over her wall in the middle of the night.

Her daughters also had to endure gossip, and she could only go out to work with peace of mind because she had two older brothers.

Xu Gong's eyes were red, and he patted his chest to assure her, "Don't worry, little sister, if anyone dares to bully you and my niece again, I'll take their life."

Mrs. Wen looked at her two children with satisfaction. She had explained everything clearly to Doctor Qian when she came to propose marriage today.

Her family used to be very poor, as everyone in the village could see. It was only after Xu Qing came back that things started to improve. Xu Qing did earn money, but her two older brothers couldn't rely on Xu Qing alone.

She laid out the unpleasant truth upfront to avoid future arguments about money.

Fortunately, Dr. Qian was a reasonable person and even thought she was right.

Xu Qing couldn't use the money from selling kudzu root powder and black truffles, and the money from selling roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and jelly was almost gone.

She took out the 70 taels of silver that she had received as a reward from the county magistrate for sharing her method of consuming konjac and for capturing bandits.

"Second brother, you and mother should ask the matchmaker to go again later. We'll give 20 taels of silver as a betrothal gift."

We'll also make another set of jewelry for Bai Zhi. We can't afford the really expensive ones, but we can afford silver hairpins, silver bracelets, silver earrings, and silver necklaces.

The remaining silver will be used to make a set of clothes for Baizhi and her second brother, to wear on their wedding day.

Both Wen and Xu Gong stared wide-eyed.

“Daughter, no, no, how can I let you spend so much money? We just proposed marriage, and we should at least wait until the house is finished before we go to exchange betrothal gifts. There’s still some time. After we get the profits from the business, your second brother can buy the house himself.”

"Yes, yes, little sister, you should keep it."

Xu Qing said without hesitation, "It's decided then. My brothers saved up and scrimped and saved to prepare my dowry, which is why they couldn't get married. Now that I have money, I'll repay them a little. If you refuse again, I'll get angry."

Wen and Xu Gong both fell silent.

After lunch, Xu Qing took the milk tea that the shopkeepers had ordered that morning to town, and she only took Xu Beibei with her.

In the afternoon, there were fewer people on the street, and some stalls had closed up shop. Xu Qing drove the oxcart directly to her stall and waited for the shopkeepers to come and pick up their goods.

Every time a customer came in, Xu Qing would explain to them how much toppings to put in a bowl of milk tea. Too much would make the customer feel nauseous, and too little would make it seem like the portion was insufficient, leaving the customer feeling like they hadn't gotten their money's worth.

Since this was a trial operation, Xu Qing did not collect any money. After delivering all the pre-ordered items, he also delivered Chen's order.

Xu Qing headed towards the yamen again. She couldn't rest easy until the matter of the remaining bandits was resolved, so it was best to deal with it as soon as possible.

Just as I arrived at the yamen, I ran into the clerk who was walking out.

Upon seeing Xu Qing, the clerk exclaimed with delight, "Madam Xu, I was just about to look for you! Please come in and let's talk."

Xu Qing followed the clerk to the county magistrate's office.

The magistrate was formulating tonight's battle plan when he heard the sound. He looked up and saw it was his advisor, urging, "Didn't I tell you to hurry up and fetch Madam Xu? Why are you back again?"

Xu Qing poked his head out from behind the clerk: "Sir, I've arrived."

The magistrate stood up from his chair and said excitedly, "The bandit has confessed. We'll go and wipe him out tonight."

Xu Qing felt a little relieved, but then some questions arose: "Why go at night?"

The clerk served Xu Qing a cup of tea and quietly withdrew to keep watch. The magistrate had said that this was a secret and no one could know about it.

The county magistrate gestured for Xu Qing to sit down: "Those bandits are very cunning; they have sent lookouts day and night."

The one-eyed bandit said that if the official spared his family and kept his promise to distribute grain, he could lead the way for us.

"We'll disguise ourselves as bandits, with him leading the way, making it easier to sneak in at night. Then you can just use your secret drug, and it'll be all set!"

The magistrate became more and more excited as he spoke, for this credit was within his grasp!

If it weren't for the fact that it would be too easy to be spotted during the day, he would have liked to rush up the mountain and arrest the person immediately.

Xu Qing nodded: "Then I'll go back and make preparations now. What time does the magistrate depart? I'll wait for you at the city gate."

Magistrate: "We'll set off promptly at 7 p.m. The bandits are hiding in a rather remote place, and by the time we arrive, it will be almost dark."

After making the appointment with the county magistrate, Xu Qing went home.

Inhaled anesthetics are administered by adding anesthetic drugs into an anesthesia machine and releasing them through special tubing or a mask. Once inhaled, the person will be anesthetized.

The problem is that the anesthesia machine is quite large; how will she take it out and use it without anyone noticing...?

Moreover, anesthesia machines are very expensive. She searched online and found that they cost 100 taels of silver. She had just given her second brother 70 taels, and she was reluctant to spend the money on building a house and buying bricks and tiles.

As Xu Qing walked, he wondered if there was anything that could replace the anesthesia machine.

"Cough cough cough cough."

Xu Beibei coughed from inside the bamboo basket. Xu Qing quickly put the basket down, peeled off the floral cloth covering it, picked up Xu Beibei, and gently patted her back.

Xu Beibei leaned on Xu Qing's shoulder and played with Xu Qing's hair with her little hands.

A few days ago, she encountered bandits while buying bricks and tiles, and was unable to change Xu Beibei's diaper in time. Xu Beibei had been lying in the bamboo basket, and her back was soaked with sweat.

I caught a cold after coming back. I saw a doctor and felt better, but I still cough occasionally.

The child was too young to spit out phlegm. Xu Qing had heard from a friend that patting a child's back could help expel phlegm.

"It would be great if we could give the child nebulizer treatments; it would help him recover faster."

Xu Qing thought with distress, "That's one of the downsides of ancient times: it's difficult to treat children when they get sick, and the treatment methods are very limited."

"Nebulizer, nebulizer inhaler..."

"By the way, a nebulizer can replace an anesthesia machine. Anyway, anesthetics are for veterinary use, so we don't necessarily need an anesthesia machine."

Furthermore, the nebulizer is much smaller and can be hidden inside clothing.

Xu Qing excitedly searched the mall and actually managed to buy it, and at a much cheaper price of only 10 taels.

Once the remaining bandits are captured, the county magistrate will reward her with 50 taels of silver; by any measure, it's a win-win situation.

Xu Qing first put the nebulizer and anesthetic into the shopping cart, and then bought a set of black night clothes.

Back at the Xu family home, Xu Qing planned to take a nap first to recharge his energy so he would be ready to deal with the bandits that night.

At 5 p.m., Wen and Xu Gong returned from Qianjia Village, and Xu Qing also woke up.

She stretched, got out of bed, and walked into the yard: "Mom, I have something to tell you."

Madam Wen walked into Xu Qing's room with a smile on her face, her voice filled with joy:

"Daughter, what's up? Listen to me first. We're going to Qianjia Village this afternoon, and you were right."

The few shameless women in Qianjia Village who usually gossiped about Baizhi deliberately mocked her at the door of Doctor Qian's house.

They said she was spending money to get married, and that our family would risk our lives for money, not caring if we earned it but didn't live to spend it, blah blah blah.