NOVPUB48: Chapter 48: Changed the Medicine
48 -48: Changed the Medicine
The mountains in winter are perilous, a fact known only to those who have gone hunting there.
Seeing that snow had fallen on the mountains, his parents wouldn’t let him go up to the mountains anymore.
Wang Shun promised to comply, and only then did Gu Youyou nod in satisfaction, wrapping a piece of coarse cloth around the outside and handing a large package to Wang Shun, while urging, “Don’t tell Zijin about this, so he won’t get upset!”
It’s better if she tells him herself; who knows how it might change coming from Wang Shun’s mouth.
Wang Shun felt warmth in his eyes, deeply moved, and said, “Sister, I understand!”
At this moment, she still cared about a man’s pride – Brother Jin certainly didn’t marry the wrong woman!
Gu Youyou smiled, then took out another piece of cloth and stuffed it into Wang Shun’s hand, saying, “The prescription is written on this cloth, just grab the medicine according to what’s written here.”
Wang Shun took it and nodded solemnly.
The prescription was written by Gu Youyou herself; it contained two parts: one was to treat frostbite, and the other was for herself.
Gu Youyou guessed that her body eigentlich had no issues; the problems lay in the medicine she drank for years and that small dark room.
Children grow their bodies at her age, and anyone would suffer living in such a place year-round.
Over these past months, Gu Youyou had secretly been pouring out her medicine, and now, eating well, her health had slowly begun to recover.
Additionally, being able to regularly soak up some sunlight, her body had recovered faster than she expected.
But her body had been damaged for so long, with severe developmental issues and residual toxins inside, so she still needed some medicine for recuperation.
…
She still roasted two sweet potatoes for lunch, feeling very content compared to many people who couldn’t afford a midday meal.
The place was about a half-hour’s journey from the town, not too remote, and Jin Zijin hadn’t returned by the time Wang Shun delivered the items in the afternoon.
The cloths were just a part of Gu Youyou’s dowry; after deducting the cost of the medicine, she was left with three taels of silver and twenty copper coins.
This was the first time in half a year since coming to this world that Gu Youyou saw something equivalent to RMB.
In her previous life, she was the young miss of the Gu Family with endless money to spend, and now, the sight of this small amount of money saddened her.
She had finally experienced first-hand the adage that a single penny can stifle a hero; she, Gu Youyou, never dreamed that there would come a day when she’d worry about money.
Standing in front of Gu Youyou, Wang Shun appeared quite uneasy.
His face flushed, he stammered, “Sister, the materials you gave were of good quality; they originally sold for fifteen taels of silver, but…
but the medicine was so expensive, this is all that was left after buying it.”
It turned out to be about money; Gu Youyou smiled, indicating she understood.
Jin Zijin had said that a tael of silver could buy two stones of rice; spending more than ten taels on medicine indeed would be hard for most people to accept.
But Gu Youyou had written the prescription herself; she knew the value of these herbs, which were actually cheaper than she expected.
She said, “My illness needs good medicine to cure.
It’s not expensive.
I thought nothing would be left over, but to have three taels remaining is already good.
Shunzi, thank you!”
Upon hearing Gu Youyou say this, Wang Shun finally felt relieved.
He had never seen so much silver in his life and was genuinely afraid Gu Youyou would think he took a kickback or something.
Gu Youyou knew Wang Shun was an honest farmer, so she didn’t offer him any copper coins as a token of gratitude, simply voicing her thanks!
People like him wouldn’t accept it even if she gave it to him.
