Chapter 1897: Chapter 1894: Medicinal Herbs

“Alas, these days, commoners live like this. If medicinal herbs were cheaper, seeing a doctor wouldn’t cost so much silver.”

Seeing a doctor is expensive no matter the era.

Ye Muyu thought, however, in ancient times it was obviously more fatal. After all, a common cold could claim most people’s lives, rich families included.

Ye Muyu thought of several remedies, wrote them down casually, and stuffed them into her chest.

“But the child’s injuries seem to be more than just bruises; there are whip marks,” the old doctor frowned, recalling the wounds he saw earlier, muttering: “Could I have seen it wrong?”

“In the capital, can they casually use whips at the docks? That’s against the rules.”

Ye Muyu understood better than the old doctor; those injuries didn’t look like ordinary work wounds, rather like marks that only appear in such ambiguous situations.

Looking at the young man’s appearance, he didn’t seem to be born of a brothel environment.

Ye Muyu stood up, said goodbye to the old doctor, and returned to the backyard.

Su Mei nodded after hearing Ye Muyu’s instructions, “Servant girl will handle it immediately.”

After leaving the Lu Family Medical Hall, Su Mei first caught up with the young man’s group, confirmed their identity, then contacted Zhu San to have people follow the youth and protect his safety as much as possible.

Upon returning, Su Mei also brought back some roast chicken from Yonghe Restaurant.

The roast chicken ended up being shared by Ye Muyu to everyone in the medical hall.

She casually replaced the medicine on her arm before returning from the Lu Family Medical Hall.

“Lady, Shopkeeper Tang has already arrived.”

Ye Muyu tidied up first after entering the house, then went to the guest room to see Tang Dongfeng.

Tang Dongfeng ate several pieces of pastry.

Seeing Ye Muyu arrive, he couldn’t help but pat his stomach contentedly, “Lady, your pastries are too delicious; when will they be added to Yonghe Restaurant?”

After the new year, the small snack shop that previously only specialized in potato products had already expanded into Yonghe Restaurant.

Tang Dongfeng, being Ye Muyu’s most capable shopkeeper, was very knowledgeable about the businesses of these shops.

“Have the dairy cows been raised well?” Ye Muyu asked along his line of thought.

Tang Dongfeng heard this and felt a bit regretful, “We have them, but too few. We’re just waiting to trade with Beirong; it’ll be much easier to buy livestock then. But for now, the manor’s cows can provide ten servings of pastry daily.”

“I think, they can be used as a signature sale in Yonghe Restaurant.”

“Absolutely,” Ye Muyu nodded; she realized she was very short of silver.

Previously, when Chu Heng’s position in the capital was unstable, she refrained from further business expansion.

But now, the court’s situation meant Chu Heng wouldn’t be easily abandoned; his position was stable.

Hence, she no longer needed to satisfy the current status.

“I want to buy land to grow medicinal herbs.” Ye Muyu voiced her thought.

Tang Dongfeng recalled Du Heng, who was contacted earlier, and pondered while asking, “Lady, are you planning to do business with Young Master Du?”

The Du families indeed primarily dealt in medicinal herbs.

“No,” Ye Muyu shook her head, “I just want to plant some herbs. There are certainly only times of scarcity, never surplus.”

“But the profit from medicinal herbs is not much, especially selling to commoners. Most commoners are reluctant to use expensive medicine; the profitable herbs are mostly sold to rich families.”

“Just like the Rongyang Pill those Old Madams in the capital eat, it’s the most valued.”

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