Thirty taels of silver was no small sum. For an ordinary worker, it was a sky - high price.
Mu Fengqie didn't feel heart - ache for setting such a high price. As the saying goes, you have to give to get. Every time she closed her eyes, she could imagine the day when the courier station would be booming. By then, the income would be far more than this small investment.
Jiang Yanqin made a decent amount of money each month through his wiles. Thirty taels of silver was not a great temptation to him. However, he still agreed. He was willing to follow Mu Fengqie, thinking that she might come up with some surprises in the future.
"Great. I'll take care of the recruitment. Don't you forget our agreement," Jiang Yanqin said with a smiling wink.
Mu Fengqie rolled her eyes at him. "There's another thing I need your help with. The courier station needs you to promote it. You should make everyone know about its function and existence in the shortest time possible. I'm sure you're smart enough to figure out how to do it."
Mu Fengqie deliberately flattered Jiang Yanqin. After hearing her words, a proud smile appeared on his face. He patted his chest and said, "Don't worry. It's on me."
With that, Jiang Yanqin flicked his sleeve and left. But just as he turned around, there was a crisp "patta" sound. Something visible to the naked eye fell from his body.
The object was round, looking like a stone, and it rolled straight to Mu Fengqie's feet. She instinctively bent down and picked up the translucent, pebble - like object.
"Your thing dropped!" Mu Fengqie shouted while examining the object.
The object gave off a delicate fragrance. Mu Fengqie always felt that the fragrance was familiar, similar to the smell of agarwood... agarwood!
Suddenly, a lot of inspiration burst into her mind. Fragments from the papers and reports she had read in her previous life all came back to her.
It was said that a mixture of agarwood, sandalwood and a hundred other spices could suppress toxicity. If mixed with medicinal materials like cordyceps, ginseng and snow lotus, it could even cure all poisons.
Thinking of this, she began to laugh excitedly. She originally thought that the poison on Jing Xunce was incurable, but by a lucky coincidence, she remembered a report she had read in her previous life. It seemed that God wanted him to live.
Jiang Yanqin looked at Mu Fengqie in horror, as if he had seen a ghost. He reached out his hand nervously and took the object that Mu Fengqie was holding tightly.
"Thank you. See you later!" Jiang Yanqin showed a meaningful smile and then turned away from the medical clinic.
Mu Fengqie nodded. She was still in the excitement of finding the antidote, and her look towards Jiang Yanqin had softened a lot.
Although the two of them were still in a cold war, the poison in his body was no joke. Although this was good news, it was not easy to achieve. After all, those precious medicinal materials were hard to collect, and gathering a hundred kinds of spices like agarwood and sandalwood couldn't be done overnight.
Xiao Qing saw Mu Fengqie's smiling face and laughed too. She joked, "The person has gone far away, but miss is still staring at him. It seems that miss has special feelings for him."
Xiao Qing knew the relationship between Mu Fengqie and Jing Xunce. She was just joking with Mu Fengqie. But being caught in the middle of their cold war every day was really a headache for her.
Mu Fengqie came to her senses and pinched Xiao Qing's nose hard. "When did you learn to be so glib? We'll be busy soon. When our business thrives, you can find a good family to marry into."
After getting along for these days, Mu Fengqie had regarded Xiao Qing as her younger sister. Meeting was a kind of fate. Moreover, with Xiao Qing's company, she didn't feel so lonely.
In her previous life, she was used to being lonely and cold. But now she didn't like that feeling anymore. She had tasted the feeling of having someone's company.
When Jing Xunce came back from hunting, he saw Xiao Qing and Mu Fengqie playing happily in the yard. Since the medical clinic opened, there had been a continuous stream of patients every day. To avoid meeting so many people, he always returned home after nightfall.
"Sir, you're back. Miss prepared the meal early and has been waiting for you," Xiao Qing said slowly.
Hearing this, Mu Fengqie pinched Xiao Qing's thigh hard and stared at her fiercely. Who asked Xiao Qing to be so talkative? She didn't want to give in. After all, she didn't do anything wrong. Why should she be the first to soften up?
Jing Xunce smiled, put down what he was holding, and indeed saw that the food on the table remained untouched. His heart warmed. He knew that Mu Fengqie still cared about him.
During this period, he had been trying to find topics to talk to Mu Fengqie, but every time he was just talking to himself. So later he stopped trying. He thought she needed some private space to think, so he didn't intend to bother her.
But he didn't know that his idea was completely wrong. Mu Fengqie got angrier when she saw that he ignored her.
"Wife, I hunted a white fox today. In a few days when it gets cold, I can make a cloak for you with its fur," Jing Xunce said while observing Mu Fengqie's expression.
Mu Fengqie curled her lips and said sarcastically, "I don't like wearing cloaks. If you like it, make one for yourself."
As soon as the words were out, the atmosphere became awkward again. The temperature around them seemed to drop to freezing point. Mu Fengqie skillfully ended the topic.
Even Xiao Qing felt helpless seeing them competing. But as a mere maid, her words couldn't make a difference. She could only watch them in a cold war helplessly.
After a quiet dinner, Mu Fengqie dragged her tired body back to the side room. After a long day of work, the thing she liked most was to go to bed and rest at night. Only at this time could she completely relax.
Looking at her medical clinic with patients queuing up every day, Mu Fengqie felt very gratified. Fortunately, she didn't waste her medical skills. Saving lives was her greatest ambition.
Before long, she fell into a deep sleep. The morning sun shone on her face. She groaned lazily. Before opening her eyes, she felt as if she was hugging a soft pillow.