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Chapter 561: Chapter 565: Not Worth a Hair_1
"You go ahead and bring them in; I’ll grab the tools. Fat Fat is badly injured and needs immediate attention," Tan Zhenghong instructed.
Qiao Duo’er nodded, "Be careful."
She was wary of this man, for he had managed to approach her unnoticed, a sign that he too was a master.
When Tan Zhenghong returned with the medicine box, Qiao Duo’er began by cutting the hair around the wound with scissors, then wiped off the blood with a clean cloth before applying the medicine and bandaging it.
Fatty’s hind leg had been scratched by something, and Duo’er also applied some medicinal powder to it.
After attending to the dogs, Qiao Duo’er finally remembered the note and asked with a stern face, "What does it say?"
To sneak into her home and injure her dogs, wasn’t that just asking for death?
It didn’t matter who it was, she would have them pay!
Tan Zhenghong spoke seriously, "It only had one sentence informing us to be careful."
"Us?" Qiao Duo’er expressed confusion, but quickly realized he was referring to Fat Aunt and the rest!
Qiao Duo’er slammed her palm on the table, "It must be Yin Yinyue. Disgusting!"
Yin Yinyue wanted the face mask powder formula and, true to her usual scheming, would stop at nothing to disrupt others’ earnings. Once they were sufficiently harassed, she’d get what she wanted.
"Child, don’t worry. Even without the face mask powder, I can still provide you with a good life."
Tan Zhenghong furrowed his brow; Fat Aunt had only been in the mountains for a day before Yin Yinyue sent people, meaning she must know the formula by now.
He believed Yin Yinyue was capable of that.
Qiao Duo’er understood what Tan Zhenghong meant, but he was worrying too much. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝙗.𝒄𝒐𝒎
If the face mask powder was so easy to recreate, then counterfeit products would already be flooding the market!
"That won’t be the case. The herbs Fat Aunt is gathering are quite common, and any doctor could recognize them. They are far from the real formula," she assured confidently.
Tan Zhenghong gave a thumbs up, "Wife, you’re brilliant. Yin Yinyue is no match for you!"
"But Fat Aunt and the rest just barely learned to recognize the herbs, and calling a stop just one day into the mountains seems a bit harsh, doesn’t it?"
Qiao Duo’er sighed; somehow, she felt uneasy saying it outright.
After pondering for a moment, Tan Zhenghong said, "They have limited ways to make money, basically just staying at home to sew soles and clothes. Those with nimble fingers do Embroidery Flowers, but they all earn very little, so they’re quite eager to help out our family."
If only there was another way, but it wasn’t that simple.
Qiao Duo’er silently put away the medicine box, her mood a bit heavy.
She had interacted with Fat Aunt only a couple of times but liked her forthright and sincere personality, and she knew there were many others in the village just like her.
If she could help them, she would be very happy.
But what could women, who rarely left their courtyards, do?
Suddenly, Qiao Duo slapped her forehead. Hadn’t Tan Zhenghong said they usually did needlework?
And Duo Meifang specialized in products for women, so how could needlework be absent?
However, some ideas were needed to combine needlework with herbs; otherwise, it wouldn’t be Duo Meifang but a general store.
"What do you think about making some scented shoe insoles and Mind Calming Sachets, and selling them in the store?" Qiao Duo’er asked excitedly.
Tan Zhenghong nodded, "Of course, that’s a great idea. Even though these items are common, we have our unique features, which will carve out our market. Besides, didn’t you feel before that we had too few items to sell?"
