Chapter 293: Chapter 293

In order not to let Manager Cai lose confidence, the next morning, after checking the County Magistrate’s Wife’s health, Li Yuzhu came to Cai’s Pharmacy again.

Accompanying her were Li Lixing and Li Xing’an, as well as Mu Yuanxiu.

A government official also came, standing outside the shop guarding the carriage.

Li Yuzhu personally started promoting her medicine pills and mosquito repellent.

She believed that as long as the sales opened up, there was no worry about selling more in the future.

Take the mosquito repellent, for example: from initial skepticism to word-of-mouth, new customers bringing in old ones; the mosquito repellent business gradually increased.

Manager Cai told Li Yuzhu that he sold five boxes in half a day yesterday.

Two boxes were bought by Aunt Tian, who was introduced by Li Yuzhu, and three boxes were sold by Manager Cai himself.

Li Yuzhu said, "See, business has come, hasn’t it? Think about it, did you have products that sold so quickly when you first opened the shop?"

Manager Cai recalled the scene when the shop first opened. Indeed, except for the first day when business came because of lighting firecrackers, they only sold a small prescription the entire next day, earning about twenty coins.

In comparison, the mosquito repellent sold fairly well.

With Li Yuzhu’s reminder, Manager Cai felt more confident.

From then on, whenever someone came to buy medicine, Li Yuzhu would start promoting the medicine pills and mosquito repellent.

Li Yuzhu’s medicine pills and mosquito repellent were more expensive than those on the market.

Many people didn’t want to buy them, preferring to buy ordinary goods.

Li Yuzhu was persistent, promoting every time someone came.

Just before noon, a well-dressed middle-aged man arrived; he had been here several times, suffering from insomnia. Follow current novels on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⁂𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⁂𝙣𝙚𝙩

He had a prescription from the doctor to buy medicine for insomnia.

Manager Cai went to fetch the medicine as usual.

The prescription was on the counter, and Li Yuzhu peered over to look at it and sized up the middle-aged man fetching the medicine.

She discovered that the medicine was not suitable.

"Uncle, your prescription is incorrect; it won’t cure your insomnia," Li Yuzhu pointed at the prescription and said.

The middle-aged man said, "This is a doctor’s prescription; it can’t be incorrect. Little girl, you don’t understand, don’t talk nonsense."

Li Yuzhu smiled, "Uncle, I do know a thing or two about treating insomnia."

She started talking about several types of insomnia conditions.

There is the deficiency of heart and liver yin-blood; there is heart yin deficiency, leading to vexation and insomnia due to lack of yin blood; phlegm and dampness blocking inside, causing stomach dissonance; and external matters causing irritability and sleepless nights.

Different conditions require different medications.

The middle-aged man looked at her in surprise, "Then tell me, what kind of insomnia do I have?"

No wonder the medicine he had been taking for three days showed no improvement.

So insomnia had so many variations?

This little girl spoke confidently, maybe she really understood.

Li Yuzhu extended her hand to take his pulse, smiling, "Uncle, you belong to the type with phlegm-dampness obstruction, causing stomach dissonance, and this prescription is just an ordinary calming pill. For your symptoms, taking some Bianxia Zhumi Soup will be fine."

The middle-aged man didn’t understand, staring blankly at her.

Li Yuzhu said, "Have you been feeling dry mouth and tongue, and irritability from indigestion in recent days?"

The middle-aged man nodded, "Yes, that’s the situation."

"You have heat accumulation, eat something light, and try my medicine pills. I guarantee you’ll see results by tomorrow," Li Yuzhu said.

She took a small bottle from the shelf behind the counter, placed it on the counter, and said, "This pill will treat your condition, see, it’s even labeled with the corresponding ailment on the bottle."

A small paper tag was attached to the slender waist of the bottle, describing the ailments corresponding to the pills.

The insomnia medicine brought by Li Yuzhu had four varieties, each bottle with a manual attached for buyers to select the medicine easily.

The middle-aged man looked at the medicine bottle, still doubtful.

He thought to himself, the girl spoke correctly about his condition, but would the pills work?

Standing by, Li Lixing said, "Hey, Uncle, the person talking to you is Miss Li from the county magistrate’s family. You can inquire about her medical skills at the County Magistrate Mansion."

Manager Cai also said, "Yes, yes, Housekeeper Liu, this young lady indeed cured the County Magistrate’s Wife."

Housekeeper Liu was a steward from a prominent family in town. The news of Li Yuzhu curing the County Magistrate’s Wife’s odd illness had already spread among the prominent families in town.

Upon learning that the young lady before him was Miss Li, Housekeeper Liu immediately showed respect, "Oh, so you are Miss Li. Then why should I doubt? I trust your medicine."

He promptly paid the money.

A small porcelain bottle, an ordinary insomnia pill, cost only twenty coins. Housekeeper Liu paid twenty coins per dose for herbal decoctions as well, but Li Yuzhu’s pills cost fifty coins, and there were only twenty of them, each about the size of a pinky fingertip.

The shopkeeper worried about them not selling, but with Li Yuzhu there, there was no concern about selling them.

After Housekeeper Liu left, Li Yuzhu attended to several other patients.

As long as the medicine bought was similar to the pills she brought, Li Yuzhu would promote her pills, offering free consultations.

Although her pills were expensive, everyone knew she was the benefactor who cured the County Magistrate’s Wife’s strange illness, so many people respectfully bought the pills.

In just half a day, Li Yuzhu helped Manager Cai make over a thousand coins in sales.

At noon, Li Yuzhu and her party were about to leave.

Manager Cai smiled as he escorted them to the door, "Miss Li, do come by this afternoon if you have time."

Li Yuzhu replied promptly, "If I have time this afternoon, I will definitely come."

However, after lunch, when Li Yuzhu wanted to go out, the County Magistrate’s Wife detained her.

Li Lixing informed her that guests had arrived at home, and they wanted Li Yuzhu to accompany them.

Li Yuzhu followed Li Lixing towards the County Magistrate’s Wife’s bedroom, curiously asking, "Li Lixing, your family has guests, why do they want me to accompany them? I am just a guest too."

Li Lixing said, "I’m not sure either, but the lady guest brought three children, maybe they want you to accompany the children?" he frowned at Li Yuzhu, "Li Yuzhu, can you handle children?"

Li Yuzhu thought of shaking her head, children’s temperaments were so varied, she couldn’t guarantee she could handle every child well.

"I can handle those with good tempers, but not those with bad tempers," Li Yuzhu said.

Li Lixing sighed, "The children of Mrs. Sang are all temperamental; you probably won’t manage."

Li Yuzhu asked again, "Mrs. Sang, what does her family do?"

"Oh, I heard from my parents that her family sells silk. They say all the silk in the city is sold by her family. They’re quite wealthy, with three carriages and a sedan chair at home," Li Lixing said.

He spoke with a hint of envy.

Having three carriages at home was indeed a wealthy family.

The county magistrate’s family only had two carriages and a small sedan chair.

Li Yuzhu followed Li Lixing to the County Magistrate’s Wife’s bedroom.

Before they even reached the bedroom door, Li Yuzhu heard the noise of several children.

She couldn’t help but frown, the County Magistrate’s Wife was still recovering, how could she rest with such noise?

This was not visiting a patient; it was disturbing the patient.

Even Li Lixing standing nearby said, "So noisy."

Li Yuzhu looked at him, "Think you want me to pacify them? I am a guest here too."

Li Lixing replied, "I’m not sure, but the lady brought three children with her, maybe she does want you to entertain her children?" He frowned at Li Yuzhu, "Can you handle them, Li Yuzhu?"

Li Yuzhu hesitated for a moment. A friendly child, I can handle; a difficult child, I cannot handle."

Mrs. Sang, what does her family do?"

"Oh, I’m not sure, but the lady brought three children, so maybe she wants you to entertain them?"

Li Yuzhu followed him, saying, "Let’s go and see first."

In the County Magistrate’s Wife’s room, she was reclining on an imperial concubine chair, having a conversation with a well-dressed lady with exquisite taste in silk skirts, who had three little boys with her. The eldest seemed no more than ten, about eight or nine years old.

The lady frequently signaled to the boys with her eyes, a look of apologetic expression on her face, but the boys continued to be loud.

Meanwhile, the County Magistrate’s Wife did not seem to mind, and said, "Miss Li, this lady came to see you because she heard you cured my strange illness."