The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 143

In Sichuan, spring arrived and she received a letter from her elder sister.

"Panpan is a bit special."

Judging from the description in the letter, she seemed very anxious, but Chunnuan felt that her elder sister's worries were unnecessary.

Since Panpan has such potential, she must have her own unique way of protecting herself.

Panpan could even sense and foresee the attack on them, which shows that she is God's favorite.

In her letter, her elder sister also told her in a secret language that Panpan had a premonition that the eldest prince was going to be poisoned. Moreover, the eldest prince liked to play with Panpan and listened to her. He would eat whatever Panpan told him to eat. In recent days, every three to five days someone would come to invite them to the palace.

The journey from the general's mansion to the palace was not far, but the empress still sent guards, both overt and covert, to protect him.

In addition, the people in the general's mansion are not to be trifled with; even the coachman is a war god who has been through countless battles.

Therefore, Xiao Chunyu was able to bring her child into the palace with peace of mind.

The eldest prince's illness cannot be cured for the time being, but his gradual improvement has exceeded everyone's expectations.

Even Chunnuan was a little shocked.

She made a bottle of pills, which she was preparing to send to the capital so that Panpan could give them to the eldest prince. However, she also knew that some things should not be rushed.

Well then, let's see.

On this day, Zhao Minghua saw that the perfume enthusiast was working on it again and suggested that he should sell the product.

"You're a grown man, why are you selling perfume? Don't you have a teahouse? Just focus on making the teahouse good and excellent."

"Teahouses will just keep doing the same thing, won't they? They're unlikely to come up with anything new?"

Chunnuan smiled at him.

"What are you laughing at? Am I wrong?"

Honestly, when she smiled like that, I felt like I didn't understand anything at all.

Do you know how many types of tea there are?

Do you know which teas are suitable for which people?

Zhao Minghua... is he testing himself?
It's just drinking tea; it's not about the tea itself, but about the mood, or rather, the relationship, or business dealings.

He did know a little about the different types of tea, like green tea, black tea, and flower tea.

As for which type of tea is suitable for which person, I haven't really researched that at all.

"People with a cold constitution and freckles are suitable to drink warm black tea, but those with internal heat and insomnia should not drink black tea; obese people and those with internal heat are suitable to drink cooling green tea, but those with a cold constitution and anemia should not drink green tea; people with liver problems should not drink yellow tea..."

"Wait, wait, I need to find a pen to write this down."

It turns out there are so many intricacies to drinking tea!
He really doesn't know.

“There are rules to eating and drinking, and tea is no exception,” Chunnuan said. “Don’t you want to make your teahouse bigger and stronger? There is a way to do that.”

"You said."

"Go to the capital and open a teahouse. Do as I say, hire a doctor to prepare suitable teas for the guests to achieve health benefits," Chunnuan said. "You need to know what the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital fear most."

"fear death."

"Yes, when it comes to health preservation, they will flock here. There are many teahouses in the capital, but your teahouse will definitely be one of the first to be established."

Zhao Minghua's eyes lit up. It really was true!

Then I felt a little frustrated.

"what happened?"

Noticing his change in mood, Chunnuan asked in confusion.

"I'm going to open a teahouse in the capital. Are you going to the capital too?" Chunnuan also gave him a little punishment.

When the imperial decree was issued ordering female relatives to return to their ancestral homes, was she allowed to return to the capital or not?
Whether or not I can go back, it's definitely not possible now.

After all, the Xiao family is now entirely dependent on her.

"If you can't go to the capital, what's the point of me going alone?"

Spring is here... why is this person still clinging to me like this?

"A person who wants to accomplish great things must be willing to give up something and gain something else. If you don't take risks when you're young, when will you?"

It's even less suitable to venture out when you have a family to take care of.

"Moreover, if you open a teahouse in the capital, it will be a good start for us, so that we will have a place to stand when we return to the capital one day."

“That’s right, how come I didn’t think of that?” Zhao Minghua slapped his thigh. “I just remembered. I should go to the capital to develop my business. Besides, once your mourning period is over, we’ll get married. You’ll become a married daughter, and the punishment the imperial family imposed on the Xiao family won’t apply.”

A married woman should follow her husband, and since the Zhao family has not committed any wrongdoing, it is perfectly acceptable for her to go to the capital.

"Alright, I'll do as you say. I'll go to the capital right now to set up businesses. Besides teahouses, what else can we open?"

"A restaurant," Chunnuan said. "There are many people in the capital, from all over the country. Food is the most important thing for people. Dishes with Sichuan characteristics will definitely be very popular. If you open a Sichuan-style restaurant in the capital, using authentic local ingredients and cooking methods, how do you think the business will be?"

"And it should be paired with our Sichuan-style sorghum liquor." Zhao Minghua was utterly impressed by Chunnuan: "And the pastries and Sichuan specialties you provided are absolutely amazing, truly incredible."

The excited Zhao Minghua seemed to already see gold and silver treasures raining down on him.

"Yes, we need to take over a large shop and run a restaurant and teahouse together. It must be high-end and positioned at a higher level."

People in the capital have a common problem: they think they are superior, especially the spoiled rich kids. They go wherever the cost of living is high, competing based on who has more money, and no one is willing to admit defeat.

So don't be afraid of high prices; the higher the price, the more it reflects their status.

Just like the Qingcheng Pavilion, the items were expensive, but the ladies and young women loved them to bits.

It seems that only expensive things are worthy of their status.

"Okay, I'll go back and make the arrangements right away."

Zhao Minghua has always been a person of his word.

As he got up to leave, Chunnuan couldn't help but call out to him.

"Do you know the prices of houses in the capital?" Whether renting or buying, they are ridiculously expensive.

"I know a little bit about it; it's a place where land is incredibly valuable," Zhao Minghua said. "But don't worry, I still have some money."

"You have your own private savings, not the Zhao family's public assets?"

Chunnuan stared at him with wide eyes. How old was he? Could he really have managed to amass tens of thousands of taels of silver?
“Yes, it’s my private savings, not from the public sector,” Zhao Minghua said. “Public sector savings cause a lot of trouble. The money in my private savings is all mine, no, it will all be ours in the future.”

Chunnuan's face immediately turned red; this person had included her in the calculations again.

My heart started racing for no reason.

“Alright, if you’re going to the capital, then go and pay your respects to General Xia at General Huaiyuan’s residence.”

"General Xia? An old acquaintance of the Xiao family?"

It would be good to have the general's protection.

"Not an old acquaintance, but a new relative."

Zhao Minghua was very happy for Xiao Chunyu, who had been betrothed to General Huaiyuan by the Emperor.

"Look, isn't this the end of hardship and the beginning of happiness? Don't worry, you've gotten through such tough times, and from now on your path will definitely be smooth sailing."

(End of this chapter)