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

Some people are both good at cooking and love it.

Qian Yuanli loves to drink, but he can't drink much.

Sure enough, after downing half a jin of liquor, he was already slurring his words but still drinking.

"Brother, let me tell you..."

Alcohol emboldens people. After drinking, Qian Yuanli was no longer afraid of Zhao Minghua making things difficult for him. He directly addressed Zhao Minghua as a brother and patted him on the shoulder.

Zhao Minghua tried to find out more information, but after taking two more sips of his drink, he collapsed onto the table and fell fast asleep.

"Master?"

Qingsheng was dumbfounded. With such a low alcohol tolerance, how dare he show his face in public?

“Carry it back to the Luo family.”

what?
"What do you mean, do I really have to carry him myself?" Zhao Minghua said, "Carry him on your back. He rented a house from the Luo family in the village. Take him back to rest."

"Should we give him some hangover soup?"

"Send it back first, then we'll discuss it."

Zhao Minghua was eager to report the situation to Chunnuan.

His master had given the order, and he could only obey.

"Luckily you're not heavy. If you were heavier, I would have had to find someone to carry you back."

Qingsheng carried Qian Yuanli on his back and muttered to himself as he walked.

"Look at you, at your age, how can you still be so troublesome? Do you drink as much as your belly can handle? Don't you even know whether you can drink or not?"

"You're acting as someone's spy; they might sell you out without you even knowing it."

Qian Yuanli, who was on his back, let out a heavy burp, so smelly that Qing Sheng wanted to throw him out.

But there was nothing they could do but slowly carry him back to the village.

Yes, that's right, it's gradual.

Even a skilled hand can hardly lift two ounces, let alone carry a man on his back. Although this man is thin and small, he weighs at least over 100 pounds. Qing Sheng thought that his young master was really ruthless. What if he stunted the man's growth?
Hmm, the young master won't care.

Look how fast he's running; he's on his way to report to the future third young mistress.

"I see."

Upon learning that the person was sent by the Empress's family, Chunnuan nodded to indicate that she understood.

"People from the capital have come, and you're not afraid?"

"What's the use of being afraid?" Chun Nuan said calmly, "What I feared most is already over."

When my grandfather was imprisoned, the Xiao family was leaderless and plunged into helplessness and panic. That was truly frightening.

"You're not afraid..."

“Don’t worry, no one from the capital to Changzhou in Shu can make us disappear, and they certainly don’t have that ability here,” Chunnuan said. “Besides, I believe we’re not in any danger right now.”

In the end, my grandfather was just a royal physician, not an important official in the court, and he didn't have any factions, so there was no need for him to be so ruthless.

They didn't kill them before, and they probably won't kill them again.

"Then when do you think there will be danger?"

"Unless something happens in the capital and my brother-in-law is at a disadvantage."

Intelligent people know that General Huaiyuan is deeply favored by the emperor.

If Xia Guangcheng falls out of favor, it means that the eldest prince's position is unstable and the emperor is already being manipulated.

At this point, anything could happen to the Xiao family.

Zhao Minghua nodded.

I originally thought Chunnuan was just a woman who was oblivious to everything else and only focused on making medicine, but I never expected her to have such a clear understanding of the affairs of the court.

The women from wealthy families in the capital were indeed extraordinary.

This made Zhao Minghua admire him even more.

At the same time, he dared not slack off; he had to work even harder and become even more outstanding.

"Then this Qian Yuanli..."

"Let him be. If he doesn't take good care of his health, he really might die far from home."

Chunnuan is a responsible doctor: "He needs at least three months of recuperation."

"That's pretty bad, drinking today..."

"What? He's been drinking?"

A sudden warmth in spring brought a surprise.

"I drank about half a jin (250ml)."

"Isn't this ridiculous?" Chun Nuan frowned. "His stomach and intestines were already bad, and then he drank alcohol. This is just adding fuel to the fire. When he went to see the doctor, I told him to avoid spicy food. Do you even know what spicy food means?"

Zhao Minghua shook his head.

"No, I know what spicy is."

Spicy refers to strongly stimulating foods such as chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, garlic, mustard, black pepper, scallions, and alcohol, which generally have a unique aroma.

"Spicy foods mainly include chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, black pepper, hot pot, scallions, ginger, garlic, as well as cinnamon, star anise, and alcohol," Chunnuan said. "You must avoid certain foods while taking medication, as different illnesses require different medications, and the things you should avoid also vary."

"Patients with cold-type illnesses should avoid cold and raw foods, and absolutely must not eat or drink cold foods or drinks; patients with heat-type illnesses should avoid warm and dry foods that damage yin, as well as tobacco and alcohol, such as mutton, leeks, and sword beans; patients with insomnia should avoid drinking strong tea, etc..."

Zhao Minghua... I know a little about him, but I really didn't know there were so many intricacies involved.

Silently, I memorized the taboos that Chunnuan had mentioned once more.

You may not need to use this, but you must understand it.

Especially now that he's also in the pharmaceutical business, he needs to be even more proficient.

What will happen to Qian Yuanli after he drinks alcohol?

"What can he do? He can just take a few more doses of medicine. Anyway, he has the money to buy more."

Some people just don't follow medical advice, so the medication's effectiveness naturally decreases, and they have to keep taking the medicine to get better.

Every medicine has its side effects, and taking too much medicine is not necessarily a good thing.

"Oh, right, give him a hangover pill." Chunnuan poured a pill from a small ceramic bottle on the shelf and gave it to Zhao Minghua: "Tell him not to drink anymore after he sobers up, or he won't say my medical skills are bad."

"Okay." Zhao Minghua looked at the small ceramic bottle: "I've drunk quite a bit too."

The implication was that Chunnuan should show him some care and that he should also take a hangover pill.

"Did someone else force you to drink it?" Chun Nuanqi laughed. This person is ridiculously childish. You even have to argue about this?
"Not really, it's just that we were chatting and before we knew it, we drank too much." Zhao Minghua was a little embarrassed: "I can only drink two ounces of liquor, but I ended up drinking half a pound."

Chunnuan simply handed him the whole bottle of hangover pills.

“This can’t be eaten as food, but it can be really effective sometimes,” Chun Nuan said. “It’s a secret recipe that has never been sold.”

"Give it all to me?"

"Here you go. You're out doing business, and you'll be entertaining people with meals and drinks," Chunnuan said. "Taking one of these pills before drinking will make it even more effective and keep you sober at all times."

That way, we won't be outmaneuvered.

"This is a wonderful thing, I treasure it like a precious gem." As Zhao Minghua said this, her heart and eyes were filled with thoughts of the person she loved.

As soon as I looked up in the warm spring air, I saw a peacock spreading its tail feathers, and I couldn't help but blush.

"..."

Zhao Minghua was completely stunned: This fiancée is so beautiful!
After noticing that someone was not in a good mood, Chunnuan asked them to leave.

"Hurry up and send the medicine to that person, otherwise it will harm his health." Chunnuan said, "Also, never persuade him to drink again in the future, or he might just collapse in front of you and get into a murder case."

Those words terrified people!

Zhao Minghua quickly ran out and saw Qingsheng struggling to carry the person to Aunt Luo's doorstep.

"Come on, give him this hangover pill."

Zhao Minghua made a decision: she would never drink with this person again.

After taking the hangover pills, Qingsheng asked Luo Xiaogang where he lived.

"Come with me, he's staying in my room." Luo Xiaogang was quite convinced; his own mother had moved him to the woodshed for that little bit of rent. So, Luo Xiaogang felt a mix of anger, pity, and resentment towards Qian Yuanli.

However, after learning that his handwriting was quite beautiful, I became incredibly impressed.

Moreover, this guy is quite loyal: he taught me to write for free.

Seeing him completely drunk, I felt that this person was not very good.

Who drinks themselves to this extent?
That person must be destined for great things.

That's true. Fortune telling and divination are really not a big deal.

Qian Yuanli was half-helped and half-dragged onto the bed by Qing Sheng.

"Ouch, that hurts."

Qian Yuanli exclaimed in surprise, startling Qing Sheng.

"Weren't you drunk?"

Qian Yuanli was taken aback: "Are you drunk? How come you're not dizzy or lightheaded right now?"

"I didn't drink, did I?" Suddenly I remembered, there was such a thing.

"What did you feed me?"

Subconsciously, Qian Yuanli knew that he must have eaten something.

"My alcohol tolerance is okay, but I drank too much today, which is why I lost control."

Interestingly, his loss of composure didn't last very long.

"A hangover pill." Qingsheng knew it must be the hangover pill that worked; his future young mistress's abilities were quite extraordinary.

"As expected, you can tell if a girl from the Xiao family is good or not as soon as she makes a move." Qian Yuanli was also full of admiration: "How much is each of these hangover pills? I'll buy a few to keep on hand."

Seeing Qingsheng looking at him, Qian Yuanli felt a little embarrassed.

"Well, I do enjoy this kind of thing." Qian Yuanli could only tell the truth: "But, people in our line of work can't drink alcohol. If I had some hangover pills, I wouldn't be afraid. I could just take one right after drinking and I wouldn't get drunk, right?"

Celebrating a birthday... Who drinks like this? It's really unique.

"You have to ask my young master about this. It was my young master who fed you the pills."

"Then please invite your young master in."

"What do you want from me?" Zhao Minghua came in right on time, and his shock was no less than Qian Yuanli's.

Do you believe it?
A person who was completely drunk just moments before became sober shortly after taking a hangover pill.

It's easy to imagine how powerful the effects of these pills are.

"Um, Young Master Zhao." I seemed to recall him mentioning this before we started drinking; he's the third young master of the Zhao family. "Could you spare a few hangover pills for this old man?"

"It's not that it's impossible, it's just that it's no longer available."

Chunnuan said she wouldn't sell it to the public; it's her family's secret recipe, so we have to protect it for her.

"Oh, right, you're still thinking about the wine." Zhao Minghua remembered an important point: "Miss Xiao said that you can't drink alcohol while taking medicine, and you should avoid spicy food."

"It's alright, it's alright, I never watch what I eat," Qian Yuanli said. "As long as it's edible, I can eat my fill. I eat whatever I want, there's no need to watch what I eat."

"You really are a blockhead." Zhao Minghua laughed in exasperation: "You're taking medicine, and medicine and alcohol are incompatible. I told you not to drink because of the doctor's orders. I told you to watch your diet, but you didn't. In the end, it will interact with the medicine and not cure your illness, but it could even kill you!"

"so serious?"

Qian Yuanli was afraid of dying, and after Zhao Minghua said that, he quickly said that he would no longer drink.

“You can do whatever you want when you’re not taking your medicine, and no one will say anything to you,” Zhao Minghua said. “But you’re taking the medicine prescribed by Miss Xiao. If you die suddenly, the authorities will have to be notified, and that will inevitably implicate Miss Xiao.”

He didn't want Chunnuan to get into any trouble.

All troubles must be nipped in the bud.

"Understood, I won't drink alcohol anymore, and I'll avoid spicy food. I'll remember that."

Zhao Minghua gave a few more instructions before leaving with Qingsheng.

At the Xiao family home, Chunnuan told Chunning about Qian Yuanli's identity.

"Sister, are we really safe?"

More than two years have passed, and it is truly unexpected that the imperial family would find out the news and chase after them to Shu.

"It will be safe."

It is quite safe barring any unforeseen circumstances.

For no other reason than that Panpan and the eldest prince got along well.

Based on the secret letter written by her eldest sister, Chunnuan had a premonition: Panpan was no ordinary child.

Or perhaps, if their family wanted to turn their lives around and return to Beijing, they pinned most of their hopes on Panpan.

Chun Ning saw the melancholy in her older sister's eyes and thought to herself that she must grow up quickly and shoulder the burden of the Xiao family instead of letting her older sister bear it all alone.

This time, Chun Ning and Zhao Minghua exchanged two large wooden boxes containing pills.

In the end, you can earn some money.

I just feel that this way of earning money is a bit slow.

Money is hard to earn, but it's easy to spend.

Fortunately, my sister can earn some money from her medical consultations to supplement her family's income.

Otherwise, they would be spending more than they earn.

"Miss Xiao, Miss Xiao, help me!"

Suddenly someone outside started crying.

Help?

What's going on?
Chunnuan quickly strode out.

A young woman carrying a two- or three-year-old boy stumbled in and knelt down immediately upon seeing Xiao Chunnuan.

"Miss Xiao, my son, he, he..."

"What's wrong with him? Is he feeling unwell?"

She looked somewhat unconscious, so Chunnuan quickly told her to put the child on the bench.

“Miss Xiao, he first complained of a stomachache. I thought he was just joking, but then I noticed that he was pale, sweating profusely, and curled up in a ball, crying from the pain.”

"Children don't fake illness; they don't act up for no reason." How ignorant! How many things will this cause?

Chunnuan took out her silver needles and pricked the child twice. The child woke up and started crying loudly again, saying that his stomach hurt.

"Let me see where it hurts, point it out to me."

Spring warmth lifted his little clothes, and while talking, she pressed and asked him questions.

Does it hurt here?

"It hurts, my stomach hurts, it hurts so much..."

The child couldn't control himself at all, screaming that it hurt.

Chunnuan couldn't resist pulling down his underwear.

Upon inspection, it was indeed the case.

"Miss Xiao, what's wrong...?"

How could you, a young woman, pull down a boy's underwear? Even if it's small, it still has dignity.

“Look, look…” Chunnuan pointed to the child’s lower body and said, “Can you still see if this organ is still there?”

After Chunnuan reminded her, the woman suddenly realized what she had said.

"What's going on? How could this happen?"

"Don't worry, the fact that you sent him here shows that you trust me, so I certainly won't let you down."

Chunnuan took out silver needles, located different acupoints, and inserted several needles in succession.

"I've got it! I've got it!" the woman exclaimed in surprise. "It's out again, Miss Xiao! You're truly amazing!" (End of Chapter)