Peng Yizhen saw that she answered happily, nodded and said: "It's worth it, very worth it. The preparation of these medicinal materials will affect the efficacy if it is small, but it will affect life and death if it is large. We are the doctors who diagnose and prescribe the right disease." With the right prescription, the effectiveness of the treatment still depends on the quality of the medicine..."
As he spoke, he sighed, "A few years ago, a doctor treated a disease and killed a person. He was caught by the government and treated a quack doctor who took human life seriously. He broke a leg. The old doctor kept complaining and was angry. After his death, his son was unwilling to give in. He studied the prescription for this disease for three years, and finally found out that all the root causes were in the medicine..."
"How?" Gu Shiba Niang asked hurriedly.
"Croton frost..." Peng Yizhen said with a bit of indignation, "The problem lies in Croton frost. Croton frost is used in the medicine. Does the young lady know that Croton frost specially enters the intestines and stomach, and is pungent, hot and poisonous?"
Gu Shiba Niang nodded. She still knew this basic common sense. She took over the conversation and said, "That's why we remove the shells, grind them, press them and remove the oil."
Peng Yizhen nodded approvingly, "Yes, that's right," and then sighed, "Those who concoct medicinal materials should also know these principles, but there are those people who are careless. The old doctor used Croton Cream for people. If all the oil is not removed, the cream will not only be ineffective, but will actually cause the patient to die..."
After saying that, he took a long breath and seemed to express all the grievances in his heart for the old doctor.
Gu Shiba Niang nodded silently, and Mrs. Cao also sighed.
"Young lady, I see that you are quite accomplished, why not find a famous teacher..." Peng Yizhen said with a serious face. Before he finished speaking, he saw Mr. Cao's face stiffened slightly. He suddenly remembered that although the Gu family was in a state of poverty, they were still an outstanding person. There is no doubt about the etiquette of officials and eunuchs, and this Miss Gu is a real rich lady.
Asking an official lady to become an apprentice and learn how to prepare medicinal materials is completely different from the way someone collects herbs to make a living. Once she becomes an apprentice, she joins their craftsman's trade and becomes a craftsman from then on.
If you ask a young lady from a scholarly family to work as a lowly craftsman, isn't that humiliating her
Peng Yizhen apologized hurriedly, and Cao smiled and left without lingering.
"Eighteenth Mother?" Looking at her gloomy expression, Mrs. Cao couldn't help but asked with concern, "But are you tired?"
Gu Shiba Niang came back to her senses and shook her head, "It's okay, it's okay, I have something to think about..."
"Oh? What are you thinking about?" Ms. Cao smiled.
Thinking about Master Dong, thinking about the magical and crucial preparation of medicinal materials, thinking about the good medicine that everyone will rush to buy...
The skill turns out to be so magical.
"Mom, I think I know too little..." Gu Shiba Niang pursed her lips and said.
"Quite a few," Ms. Cao said with a smile, then hesitated, "Why, you don't really want to learn this, do you?"
Gu Shiba Niang didn't say anything. She was tempted, really tempted. After learning that skill, was she still afraid that she wouldn't be able to make money
"Eighteen Mother, you are going to get married..." Ms. Cao said seriously.
The word "marriage" penetrated into Gu Shiba Niang's ears, and she couldn't help but shudder, and her breathing became a little faster.
"Mom," she reached out and grabbed Mrs. Cao's arm, "am I related to a family?"
She remembered that she had an engagement with the Shen family. Now that she thought about it seriously, it was probably because of this that her second uncle's family offered to adopt her after the death of her mother and brother.
Although the Shen family was not very wealthy in Jiankang, they couldn't bear to think that they were from the same family as Duke Fuyuan in the capital. With such a big backer, the local gods and Buddhas in Jiankang had to respect them. What's more, at that time Duke Fuyuan has already announced that he will adopt a step-heir.
Mr. Shen San's family has two sons, so he has a great chance. No one can say whether Mr. Shen San's family will rise to the top in one fell swoop.
She remembered that her second uncle's family did not treat her well, but they treated her well. After her fifteenth birthday, her second uncle and aunt went to the Shen family. When they came back, their attitude towards her changed drastically. They scolded her and the whole family. She lied to others and was eating her own food in vain. She heard from the servants' comments that her engagement was fake. Just when she was panicking and at a loss what to do, the Shen family members came, and she still married into Shen's wife. Home…
So what's going on with this engagement? Is it true or false
Mrs. Cao was a little surprised and hesitant when she saw her daughter asking this question without hesitation.
"Mom?" Gu Shiba Niang wanted to know urgently and shook her arm.
"Yes..." Ms. Cao replied hesitantly. Seeing Gu Shiba Niang's face suddenly pale, she couldn't help being frightened, "Shi Ba Niang? Are you okay?"
He helped her sit down on the stone by the roadside.
"Is it... the Jiankang Shen family?" Gu Shiba Niang took a few deep breaths and asked, looking at Mr. Cao.
Ms. Cao was a little surprised. She and her husband had only talked about this matter a few times, but she didn't expect her daughter to know about it.
"Did your father tell you?" she asked.
Gu Shiba Niang nodded casually and only remembered to ask: "Mom, is it true?"
Her hand was tightly holding Cao's arm, her expression was complicated, mixed with anxiety, sadness and...hate.
What's wrong with this kid? It stands to reason that the youngest daughter's family would be shy when hearing about her lifelong event, but it doesn't look like she is shy...
Ms. Cao sat next to her and stroked her back, hoping to make her relax.
"It's true. Your father and Mr. Shen San were classmates back then. It's a bit funny to talk about it..." Mrs. Cao said softly. These words reminded her of the days when her husband was here, and she couldn't help but feel a mixture of sadness and joy on her face.
Gu's father's family left Jiankang in the generation of Gu Shiba Niang's grandfather. Gu Ba Niang's grandpa once served as the magistrate of Xianren County, but after several career changes, there was no great future, so he gave up his official position early. He returned to his fields and settled in Xianren County with his family.
Before he was ten years old, Gu's father grew up in his hometown in Jiankang. After he was ten years old, his father took him to Xianren County. When he was sixteen, he returned to Jiankang to study for the reading exam.
"Master Shen San is the third son of Duke Fuyuan's concubine. His name is Shen Changwu... He is a few years older than your father. We met when we were rushing to take the exam..." Ms. Cao said softly, holding Gu's hand. Shiba Niang tried to make this little hand relax.
When Gu's father was young, his qualifications were average, and so was Mr. Shen. Otherwise, he would not have become the most disliked member of the family. Originally, the two of them had no friendship, but after an exam, they met without any surprise. They both failed the exam, so they happened to meet each other while having a drink in a restaurant. They were both from the same place in the world. The more they talked, the more they became more and more attracted to each other, and they seemed to hate meeting each other so late, and they became close friends. They failed the exam again in the second time. Later, after the two drunk people gave advice to Jiang Shan to ease their feelings, they actually decided to marry their children.
"At that time, Mr. Shen San already had his eldest son, and I just married your father..." Ms. Cao smiled, as if she was thinking of the young days of the newlyweds.
"Shen Anlin..." Gu Shiba Niang murmured.
"Shen Anlin? Oh, yes, that's the name of the child... Your father only said it once, I can't even remember it..." Ms. Cao smiled, "The child is older than you... um... how much older is he? "
She turned her head slightly and thought.
"Five years old." Gu Shiba Niang said slowly. She took her hands back from Cao's arms and crossed them tightly.