Chapter 17: The First Pot of Gold

Shen Mingzhi couldn’t help but laugh at her words, “Okay, then if I’m wronged in the future, I’ll rely on Aunt Wang to make the decisions for me.”

After writing the contract, Shen Mingzhi and Aunt Wang signed it.

“I’m going to pick some herbs, Nian Nian and Xiaozhou are in your care.” Shen Mingzhi put away her copy of the contract and said to Aunt Wang.

But Aunt Wang looked worried, “Zhizhi, you just gave birth, you should rest well. Let’s take our time with making money. If you’re short of money, I’ll tell the Jiang family for you, they definitely won’t ignore you.”

“As the saying goes, the Jiang family has helped me a lot. Since I’ve moved out, I can’t trouble them anymore. Besides, I’m just going to pick some herbs, it’s not heavy work, it doesn’t matter. Even if I’m in confinement, I have to go out and walk around, right?” Shen Mingzhi said, already holding the carrying pole and bamboo baskets, ready to go out.

“Okay, then don’t pick too much, get a little less, we’ll earn money slowly.” Aunt Wang now completely treated her as her own goddaughter.

Shen Mingzhi responded and went out.

Walking to the door, the young man guarding the door saw her going out and asked casually, “Going out to buy things again?”

Shen Mingzhi immediately showed a worried face, “The children have rashes on their bodies, I’m going to pick some medicine to treat them.”

“Send them to the health center.” the young man said.

“Where do I have the money to send them? I’m leaving now.” Shen Mingzhi said helplessly and left the courtyard.

The young man wanted to persuade her a few more times, but thought about it and gave up.

As soon as Shen Mingzhi went out, it was noon. At lunchtime, she carried two bamboo baskets of herbs back.

As soon as she entered the room, Aunt Wang quickly turned on the electric fan and pulled her over to sit down, “I’ll wring a towel for you.”

She walked to the washbasin stand, took the towel hanging on it, threw it into the enamel washbasin, soaked it, wrung it dry, and returned to Shen Mingzhi’s side, nimbly helping her wipe her sweat, “Don’t overheat yourself.”

“Not hot.” Shen Mingzhi took the towel, reached out, poured herself a glass of cold water, and was about to drink it when Aunt Wang snatched the water glass.

“You’re in confinement, how can you drink cold water!” Aunt Wang poured half of the water in the glass on the ground, picked up the thermos next to her, and poured hot water mixed with it for her.

Shen Mingzhi really didn’t pay attention, after all, she was used to being careless in such life details in modern times, and besides, she really didn’t have the experience of sitting confinement.

In the afternoon, Shen Mingzhi boiled medicine at home, while Aunt Wang took the initiative to help her collect unwanted bottles and jars.

After working for three days, she made the first batch of ointment and fever patches at a very low cost.

After putting on the medicine name “Cooling Ointment”, she also put the fever patches into transparent small bags.

Five pieces in a bag, counting as one course of treatment.

In the evening, Aunt Wang went back to help her promote a little, and during the day, she carried the bamboo baskets out and set up a stall at a busy intersection.

The weather was hot and the sun was very poisonous.

Shen Mingzhi held a palm fan in one hand and a medicine bottle in the other, promoting it to the women holding children, “This is my family’s traditional medicine, it can treat children’s prickly heat, rashes, and it can also repel mosquitoes. It takes care of both internal and external heat. Buy a bottle and take it back, it’s definitely worth it in the hot weather.”

“Then how do I know if your medicine is effective?” The woman stopped, her face full of suspicion.

“I’m here every day, if the treatment is not effective, you bring it over and I’ll refund you!” Shen Mingzhi didn’t care, after all, when she was a salesperson, she was selling medicines all over the street, calling people, and going to people’s pharmacies, and she was often scolded.

“The words sound so good, but you don’t have a shop, if you run away, where am I going to find you?” After the woman finished speaking, she waved her hand and was about to leave.

Shen Mingzhi saw the child in her arms, the neck was red and swollen, and there were scratches, and stepped forward to stop her, “Sister, the rash on your child’s body is already very serious, take it back and try it, I live in Shen’s Courtyard in West Street, if it doesn’t work, you come to my door, tell the doorman to find Shen Mingzhi, and he will let you in.”

The woman saw that she was very annoying and wanted to scold her.

But Shen Mingzhi continued, “One bottle of medicine is five cents, plus one bag of fever patches, a total of one dime. Going to the health center won’t cost just this much, I’ve told you my address, you can try it on your child first, look at how uncomfortable the child is, constantly moving in your arms, I’m also someone who has given birth to two children, I know that it’s the most difficult for mothers.”

“You gave birth to two children?” The woman immediately became interested. This Shen Mingzhi had fair skin and beautiful looks, looking like a young girl who hadn’t suffered.

She thought she was a student from a health center who ran out to sell her own garbage medicine!

“Yes, it was also because my child got this disease that I researched it. You try it, you can try it now, if it doesn’t work, you don’t need to pay, it’s free to use!” Shen Mingzhi knew that to sell, you have to be thick-skinned, and you can’t let go of potential customers.

Her potential customers now were moms.

“Okay, then I’ll try it.” The woman said, walking to Shen Mingzhi’s stall.

Shen Mingzhi quickly took out the small stool she had brought and sent it behind the woman.

The woman sat down, Shen Mingzhi unscrewed the box of the bottle, and then sent it to the woman.

The woman dug out a little, sniffed it in front of her nose, “Ugh, it’s very pungent… but it’s quite refreshing.”

Saying that, she applied the medicine to the child’s neck.

Shen Mingzhi took the opportunity to tell her, “Our place is very humid, there aren’t many days in the year that aren’t stuffy, adults and children have some dampness in their bodies, children’s skin is tender, and their resistance is not as good as ours, so the reaction is very serious. Sister, when you go back, buy some barley, cook it with rice into porridge every day, and give the child soup, it’s very effective.”

“Really?” The woman asked while applying medicine to the child.

“Of course, if you don’t believe in my medicine, you go buy barley from someone else, and they won’t give me money. I’m just seeing that it’s not easy for you to take care of your child, so I’m giving you advice, sister.” Shen Mingzhi smiled, opened the transparent bag, and took out a fever patch.

After putting it on the child, she said with a smile, “Look, he’s not crying anymore.”

The woman found that the child had slowly fallen asleep, and muttered, “Is it really so effective?”

“One dime, take it back and try it for a few more days, if it doesn’t work, go to my place and smash the door!” Shen Mingzhi said generously.

The woman took out a banknote from her bag and handed it to Shen Mingzhi, “Then I’ll try it.”

Shen Mingzhi took the money with both hands and said gratefully, “Okay, if it works well, sister, help me promote it. If I have good medicine in the future, I’ll give it to you first.”

“Your skin is very good, what kind of cream do you use? You don’t even look like you’re married.” Before leaving, the woman didn’t forget to ask.

Could Shen Mingzhi say that this was the original owner’s natural beauty? But she still said with a smile, “Family secret recipe, if you want it later, I’ll make it, you come over and get it, the price may be a little more expensive.”