Chapter 1740: The One You Like

Chapter 1740: Chapter 1740: The One You Like

"Thank you, Mrs. Qin!" Senior Doctor Xu swiftly snatched the pharmacology manual away.

Doctor Fang was a beat slower, regretting it deeply, and shamelessly attempted to grab it back, holding onto the manual and not letting go.

Senior Doctor Xu huffed angrily: "The manual is already in my hands and yet you still snatch it, Old Fang, you’re breaking the rules."

Doctor Fang was unwilling: "We’re making the anti-parasitic medicine together, naturally we should look at it together..."

Seeing the two old men about to fight, Gu Jinli asked, "You both want this manual?"

Both old men turned their heads simultaneously, glaring at her with expressions that said ’Isn’t that obvious?’

Gu Jinli laughed, "But I only plan to lend it to you for three days, and I’ll need it back after that."

She added, "But if you want, you can each find some good calligraphers to copy a few copies to keep."

She held up three fingers and said, "No matter how many copies you make, just return three copies to me in three days."

What a profiteer!

Lending a pharmacology manual still requires interest.

But this interest is quite a bargain.

In an era when even a single prescription can be kept secret as an inheritance, they could get a pharmacology manual by just having a few people copy it for a few days, which could definitely be seen as a huge benefit.

"Deal!" The two old doctors agreed readily, quickly flipping through the pharmacology manual, and after a few hurried pages, they felt greatly benefited. They looked at Gu Jinli and said, "Mrs. Qin is indeed talented."

She could actually think of combining medicinal materials to substitute those that are hard to find.

But she’s too lazy; if she were more diligent and spent more time on pharmaceuticals, she could certainly make quite a few good medicines.

But in this life, Gu Jinli only wants to lie around and eat and drink until she dies, not wanting to work hard at all.

"You two doctors, add some Four-footed Snake Liver to the new divine medicine and see if it effectively repels poisonous insects."

"Or find medicine with similar properties to the Four-footed Snake Liver and stew it with the Four-footed Snake Liver to make a new ingredient, then add it to the new divine medicine to see if it can repel insects?"

"In any case, you both are highly skilled doctors, familiar with pharmacology and knowing how to roast ingredients. Put more thought into combining a few ingredients, and you should be able to make a new divine medicine."

Gu Jinli talked to them about refining, synthesizing, and replacing herbs, giving them new ideas.

"Mrs. Qin, slow down, we’re old and can’t remember everything," said Doctor Fang, needing Gu Jinli to repeat herself as he didn’t catch it all.

Gu Jinli pointed at the pharmacology manual: "Everything I just said is written on the last three pages, you two can see for yourselves."

Doctor Fang quickly flipped to the last three pages and found that it was even clearer there than what Gu Jinli had said. He breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Not bad, thank you, Mrs. Qin."

He sighed again, "Mrs. Qin is magnanimous, willing to share such a precious book; I am truly impressed."

Senior Doctor Xu slightly furrowed his brow and asked, "Mrs. Qin, are you really willing to let us copy this pharmacology manual? This is something that can be passed down as an inheritance. Doesn’t it pain you to let us copy it?"

"With Senior Doctor Xu saying that, I do feel a bit of a loss. How about you each give me a thousand taels?" Gu Jinli extended her hand towards them for money.

Senior Doctor Xu felt like banging his head against a wall, his whiskers trembled with anger; if he had known, he wouldn’t have said anything.

Gu Jinli smiled and said, "Making anti-parasitic medicine is for saving lives. I am just one person, and holding onto this manual only for myself would mean muddling through it slowly, who knows how long that would take? Writing down the pharmacology of the anti-parasitic medicine into a manual so more doctors can see it would speed up the process of making the medicine."

Let me be honest here.

Firstly, once the anti-parasitic medicine is made, it must be given to Emperor Jingyuan, there’s no way my family can monopolize it.

Secondly, dealing with poisonous insects is somewhat disgusting, and I don’t want to face them every day, so I’ll leave the making of anti-parasitic medicine to you two. Anyway, if the medicine is made, I will also have credit for it.

Senior Doctor Xu and Doctor Fang listened and said, "Mrs. Qin truly is magnanimous!"

Gu Jinli immediately downplayed her role, "Not at all, you two are the ones who exhaust your hearts and minds for curing patients."

Erqing: "..."

The lady is acting again.

Xiao Ji widened his eyes: "..."

Keep a straight face!

Although the two doctors were put to hard work, they were very pleased. After complimenting Gu Jinli a few times, they continued testing the medicine according to her method.

Gu Jinli didn’t stay long; seeing them busy and enthusiastic, she ran off to find Ye Jingzi.

"Jingzi, how much more of the deodorant ingredients do we have left? Is it enough?" The deodorant medicine was the name Gu Jinli gave to the soup that removes the foul odor of chicken, duck, and goose feathers, simple and easy to understand.

Ye Jingzi saw her and laughed, replying, "We only have two sacks left, which should be enough to wash six hundred catties of feathers. I’ve already told Feng Jin, he will send people to find more herbs, so don’t worry, Madam."

Since arriving at Xing’an Prefecture, Ye Jingzi had been busy in the medicine storehouse courtyard, handling many things related to purchasing, distributing, and making medicine.

Initially, she thought such a large responsibility would overwhelm her, but she managed to hold up, which saved Gu Jinli a lot of trouble; otherwise, she would have been even more exhausted.

Gu Jinli gazed at Ye Jingzi, her eyes glowing, leaving Ye Jingzi puzzled, "What’s wrong, Madam?"

"Jingzi, I can’t bear to part with you." Gu Jinli spoke honestly; Ye Jingzi was becoming more capable, but she was also getting older, and soon enough she would likely be arranged to marry.

Although Gu Jinli really wanted to keep her, if Ye Jingzi’s prospective match were of a good register, then she would have to give her the indenture so she could marry with dignity.

Ye Jingzi was momentarily stunned, and after some thought, she blushed and said, "Madam, I’m not in a hurry yet."

Not in a hurry?

Gu Jinli frowned, but Ye Jingzi truly wasn’t young anymore, even older than Qin San Lang. Delaying any further, she would really become an old maid in this era.

Ye Jingzi was working in a side room, and since there were few people there now, Gu Jinli went over and said to her, "I’ve asked Nanny Tao to talk to you, if you have someone you like, don’t be shy, speak up, if there’s a possibility, we’ll match you."

Someone she likes?

Ye Jingzi seemed to have thought of someone but suppressed her thoughts... Nanny Tao had said that it was impossible, that it would be overstepping her bounds, breaking the rules.

Over the years, she had only dealt with medicinal ingredients; the people she interacted with were either her brother, Uncle Mu Tong, or people in Xuanhu Fang.

But those were all her kin.

As for Nanny Tao’s suggestion to find someone among the Qin or Gu family’s servants or the Young Master’s subordinates, she felt about them the same as she did about medicinal ingredients, which was indifferent.

Yet not speaking about marriage seemed to be affecting Nanny Tao and the Young Master...

Seeing her like this, Gu Jinli knew she had someone in mind, and after thinking for a moment, said, "If you don’t want to get married, that’s fine too. The Qin and Gu families will take care of you in your old age, you won’t be treated poorly."

Ye Jingzi’s eyes brightened upon hearing this, and she was slightly teary-eyed as she bowed and said, "Thank you, Madam, for not disdaining me."

She knew that women were generally expected to marry, and not doing so would lead to reproach, gossip, and even being kicked out. She was used to being with the Young Master, and her brother was also here, so she didn’t want to be driven away.