Chapter 98: One Hundred Taels of Gold

“I already told you, it’s really bitter,” Ye Xin Ran said.

“I know, Auntie, I won’t do it again next time,” Chang An quickly apologized.

Three days later, Ye Xin Ran went to the county to pick up the pottery jars.

When she had finished making dinner and brought it to eat with Xiao Huai’an, she found that Xiao Huai’an had already moved from the bed to the edge and was eager to try standing up.

Ye Xin Ran hurriedly stopped him when she saw this: “I’ve told you many times, it’s not time yet. Haste makes waste.”

Seeing Ye Xin Ran’s displeased expression, Xiao Huai’an felt a little guilty.

“I just wanted to get up and help you. You’ve been so tired lately.”

Ye Xin Ran set down the bowl and chopsticks and helped Xiao Huai’an sit back in bed.

“I know you’re anxious, but the days ahead are long. There’s so much you can still do. It’s really not urgent right now.”

“Moreover, for the matters at home, Chang Sheng and the others can help me. The medicine-making work, even if you want to help, there’s not much you can do. Right now, the best help you can give me is to recover your health.”

Xiao Huai’an sighed.

Even when his leg was first injured, he never felt so useless.

He had never wished so much for his leg to heal quickly.

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Ye Xin Ran had spent three days preparing and finally filled all the jars with medicine.

The small jars were beautifully crafted.

When the jar was filled, it was just enough to hold 200 grams of medicine.

During the firing process, the artisan left a small gap, and when the jar was filled with medicine and the lid was put on, the air left in the gap would give the lid a natural sealing effect.

This way, the lid would not open unless it was pulled with force.

Ye Xin Ran carefully arranged the fifty small jars in a basket, and early the next morning, she took an ox cart to Yong Le Hall.

“Sister-in-law, don’t we need to choose an auspicious day to start selling this ointment?” Li Mo asked as he directed people to place the jars on the counter.

“No need to pick, today is a good day,” Ye Xin Ran replied.

“What about the timing?”

“Once they’ve set everything up, that will be the perfect time.”

Hearing this, Li Mo realized that Ye Xin Ran really didn’t care about the timing.

Seeing Li Mo’s speechless expression, Ye Xin Ran reached out and patted his shoulder. “Don’t worry, I’m confident in my products.”

Ye Xin Ran’s confidence wasn’t based on metaphysics.

But it wasn’t the result of some metaphysical belief, it was the ointment’s actual effectiveness, which had been tested by thousands of people in her era.

The ointment had barely been displayed when someone came into the store to inquire about it.

The visitor was a maid from Yi Hong Courtyard, Xiao Cui.

“Shopkeeper, has the Snow Facial Ointment arrived yet?” she asked.

“It’s here, it’s here, just put it on the shelf!” Li Mo winked at the two of them, signaling that business was coming in.

“Let me see it! What kind of ointment is this? Why is it being praised so mysteriously?”

“Here!” The shopkeeper casually handed over a jar.

“So small, and it’s selling for one hundred taels of silver?” Xiao Cui was surprised.

The actual product looked far from what she had imagined.

“Although it’s a small jar, its effects are excellent!” Li Mo quickly explained.

“This ointment focuses on quality, not quantity. A hundred boxes of rouge can’t match the effects of just one jar of this ointment, don’t you think?”

“People say it works, but I haven’t seen it for myself,” Xiao Cui hesitated.

Although she was just a messenger, the young lady’s money was still money, it shouldn’t be thrown away without a sound.

Ye Xin Ran noticed her hesitation and immediately stepped forward. “Miss, are you planning to use it for yourself or for someone else?”

“It’s for my young lady,” Xiao Cui replied.

“May I ask what your young lady is using this ointment for? What kind of scar does she have? How long has she had it?”

Some things were private, so she tried to ask vaguely.

“It’s a scar on her wrist, left over from when she was young. It’s about this long.” Xiao Cui gestured to her wrist.

“For this kind of scar, if you apply the ointment, it will be completely gone in about a month,” Ye Xin Ran estimated.

“Apply it before bed every night. If it’s convenient during the day, you can apply another layer. If it’s not convenient, you don’t have to.”

“Will it really work?” Xiao Cui was now more convinced after hearing Ye Xin Ran’s explanation.

Because Ye Xin Ran had asked detailed questions, explained the method, and the time frame, it seemed much more trustworthy than Li Mo’s vague promises.

“It will really work. The scar on my face was worse than this one, and now it’s barely visible.” Ye Xin Ran pointed to her own face to show Xiao Cui.

Xiao Cui looked at Ye Xin Ran’s fair and smooth face, and for some reason, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

“Then I’ll buy a jar for my young lady,” Xiao Cui said.

She pulled out a bank note.

Over the years, the third young lady had tried many methods, spending several hundred taels in total.

Although none of them worked, the third young lady had not given up.

Every time she heard of a new medicine, she wanted to give it a try.

“I hope this medicine will work. If I could get the ointment from Shun Yi Tang, I would definitely advise my young lady to save money and buy it,” Xiao Cui muttered under her breath.

“Make sure to teach your young lady how to use it. Before applying the ointment, you can apply warm water to the scar to help it absorb faster,” Ye Xin Ran said, not paying attention to her muttering but giving a final instruction.

After Xiao Cui left, Li Mo finally sighed in relief.

“This ointment has so many details!” he remarked.

“There aren’t that many details, it’s just that Dr. Li isn’t familiar with ointments,” Ye Xin Ran explained.

“I’ll give Dr. Li a thorough explanation, and you just need to remember it,” she added, then carefully went over the usage, dosage, and estimated recovery times for different types of scars.

Li Mo nodded frequently as he listened.

“Listening to you is better than reading ten years’ worth of books! I’m more and more convinced that our ointment is truly amazing!” he said.

“By the way, what’s the deal with the ointment from Shun Yi Tang that the customer mentioned earlier?” Ye Xin Ran asked.

At the mention of this, Li Mo snorted.

“The ointment from Shun Yi Tang is just a gimmick. Ordinary people can’t even get to see it, but they still believe the rumors are true.”

“What’s so magical about this ointment?” Ye Xin Ran asked, now intrigued.

“It’s said to regenerate tissue, but in reality, it’s just effective for removing old scars. It’s similar to our Snow Facial Ointment.”

“But you’ve made 50 jars of this. Shun Yi Tang’s jade skin ointment only makes five bottles a year. You can only buy it if you’re a high-ranking official and pre-order it.”

“Shun Yi Tang has used this to cultivate a lot of relationships!” Li Mo added.

“Five bottles a year? How much does one bottle sell for?” Ye Xin Ran asked.

Li Mo held up one finger.

“One hundred taels. In gold!”