Chapter 21: Being clever turns out to be a mistake
Seeing Liang Jiang's demeanor, that man's attire was simple yet elegant and noble. Perhaps he was the master of the house, and a glimmer of hope suddenly rose in his heart.
"It's all my fault for not thinking carefully. My old lady had been taking this life-saving pill, and Madam Liang only received a token amount of principal.
Unexpectedly, now that Mrs. Liang has gone, the Jiuxin Pills have sold for a thousand taels. I came in a hurry and didn't inquire clearly. I didn't bring enough money to buy medicine. If anything happens to the old lady, it will be my responsibility. "
As he spoke, he punched his head twice more in a hurry.
Liang Jiang thought, since the other party has been taking his mother's medicine, he must have some connection with the Duke's Mansion.
Then he said generously: "I have medicine here. You can take it back first to save people."
When the visitor heard this, he was immediately overjoyed: "Really?"
He hurriedly took out the banknotes from his arms: "I have three hundred taels here, and the rest will be sent over tomorrow."
"No need, this medicine is a gift from me." There were many people at the door, so Liang Jiang hurriedly stopped him in a low voice: "Don't make this matter public, let others know, and just take the medicine and leave."
The visitor was stunned and asked stammeringly: "You don't want any money? This medicine is very valuable."
Liang Jiang only smiled slightly: "It won't be expensive tomorrow."
"Ah?" The visitor was confused and felt that these words were a bit baffling: "Then, how can I thank you?"
"It's just a pill. If the old lady needs it in the future, she can just go to Renhetang in Beijing to get it. It will be sold there. As before, only the principal will be accepted."
After saying that, he ordered Yu Ma: "Get a heart-saving pill and give it to this little brother."
Yu Ma responded, and the master and servant returned home. Liangjiang went directly to Mrs. Fang's yard, while Yu Ma took the pills and handed them to the visitor.
The visitor was extremely grateful, took the pills, immediately got on his horse and drove away without stopping.
As soon as I left Fucheng and entered the official road, I saw a bay-red horse on the opposite side, galloping towards me like lightning. When I got there, I reined in the horse.
"Watch chess!"
This man had already recognized the bay-red horse. He dismounted and knelt on one knee: "My lord, why are you here in person?"
The one on horseback is Gu Xizhi, the king of Pingxi.
He was condescending, raised his horsewhip, and said, "My grandmother is feeling very depressed. I think you went out of the city with your waist card last night and came to the Fang family in Fucheng, but you didn't go back for a long time. It must be something bad."
I was worried so I came to take a look. At any rate, I had a relationship with that Fang Chengxu. I asked him for medicine, so I might be able to give him the face. "
Guan Qi took out the pills from his arms and briefly explained the process of asking for them.
"If the lady hadn't generously donated the medicine, she would have barged into the house and used the name of Huaiyuan Marquis House to suppress her Fang family."
Gu Xizhi narrowed his eyes slightly: "You don't charge a penny for a thousand taels of silver per pill. Do you know who the other party is?"
Guanqi said in annoyance: "I was just so excited that I forgot to ask for a while. Oh, by the way, the lady also said that if the old lady still needs Jiuxin Pills in the future, they will be sold at Renhetang, and they only accept us. principal."
Gu Xizhi became more and more puzzled. Listening to Guan Qi's previous description, this person seemed a bit like Fang Chengxu's first wife. But hasn’t she already made peace with Fang Chengxu? He should have left the Fang family long ago.
Because he was eager to save people, he didn't think too much and went back to Beijing with Guan Qi. Fang Mansion.
Liang Jiang took the initiative to find Mrs. Fang: "Old Madam, I have looked for you several times, and the servants all said that you are not here."
Mrs. Fang, who was about to get rich, immediately became rich and confident when she spoke: "What do you want from me?"
"As for what you asked me to ask the day before yesterday, I went to ask. The shopkeeper said that this medicine is a rare commodity. You can't give it away for a penny. It's five hundred taels of silver a pill. I ordered two pills for you first."
"No! I can't afford this medicine." Old Mrs. Fang said coldly: "I still have to save money to pay back your dowry money."
Liangjiang looked troubled: "But I have already made an agreement with others. It would not be good to break the good faith, right?"
"Tell me who you ordered the medicine from, and I'll tell him in person. Isn't this a lie? Do you think our money is brought by the strong wind?"
Liang Jiang could only take a step back: "I'll go and speak for myself. I don't dare to bother you, Madam."
"Hey, are you feeling guilty?" Old Mrs. Fang raised her voice: "Are you afraid that I will know that you are making money from this?"
Liang Jiang said aggrievedly: "Old madam, what do you mean by this? Why can't I understand?"
"Don't you understand?" Old Mrs. Fang shouted intentionally so that everyone would know: "The pill shopkeeper's price is only four hundred taels of silver, but you turn your left hand to your right and ask me for five hundred taels! You have earned the life-saving silver, and you still have it. No conscience?"
"Impossible, the shopkeeper clearly said it was five hundred taels." Liang Jiang argued: "Whose slander did you listen to?"
Old Mrs. Fang shook the medicine box in her hand proudly: "I bought all the medicines, thirteen pills, can they still be fake? Four hundred and two pills!"
"It's on the market. Maybe the price of this medicine has dropped. Otherwise, why would the shopkeeper be willing to sell so much at once? I tried hard to persuade him, but after all the good words, he only promised to give me two pills."
"Keep pretending!" Old Mrs. Fang said without mercy: "It's really no good and I can't afford to be early. The wild goose has plucked its hair, and it's hurting the heart."
Liangjiang was scolded and tried to persuade him: "This medicine shopkeeper lowered the price for no reason. I'm afraid there is some reason. The old lady needs to find out clearly."
The old lady smiled proudly: "Look at how many life-saving pills I bought, are you greedy? You didn't expect that I would just cut the firewood without letting you make any money from it."
He walked straight across the galangal, feeling the wind at his feet, and went back to his room.
Seeing the excitement, the servants all commented and pointed out: "You can also earn money by saving lives. What she did this time is indeed a bit too much."
"That's right, with thirteen pills, you can earn more than a thousand taels of silver just by running errands. Jiang is still very old, how can she beat the old lady who has lived for most of her life."
"But then again, spending more than five thousand taels of silver to buy medicine shows that the old lady still has money."
"Yes, there is a saying. You have money in your hand, but you drag the dowry of a good girl and refuse to pay it back. This is not honest."
"The old lady has always swallowed mud from her mouth and stripped gold from Buddha statues. Can she spit out the silver she swallowed? A good girl, a mother and a daughter, an orphan and a widower. There is no way to get back these thousands of taels of silver."
The servants talked unscrupulously in front of Liang Jiang. Anyway, Liang Jiang is no longer the mistress of the house, so there is nothing to be afraid of.
Liang Jiang's eyes flickered, and he couldn't suppress his excitement. The show was about to begin!
The more proudly you smile now, the more sadly you will cry tomorrow, letting you know what it means to be smart but be misled by your cleverness.
The Fang family is going to be lively.
(End of chapter)