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Chapter 80: Doesnt your daughter like shoes?

  Feng Chenyu was forced to take over the mess left by Shen's family, seeing that Feng Yuexiang had no more requests, he quickly bid farewell to the old lady and said he would go back to write a letter.

  She walked away, and Han's expression clearly relaxed, as if he had won a battle, with a hint of joy on his face.

  The money will all come back, that is to say, her powder puff has added five million taels of silver!

  Fen Dai is a concubine's daughter, and when a concubine's daughter gets married, her natal family won't give much dowry. She also doesn't have any source of silver herself, so these fifty thousand taels are far more than what the Feng family could possibly provide as dowry.

  As soon as she thought of this, Han's gaze at Feng Yuexiang also became flattering, and with excitement, she stepped forward and said: "I thank Second Miss for adding dowry for Fourth Miss."

  "Feng Yu waved her hand and said, 'It's just a few pairs of shoes, all of which I've worn before. Auntie Han doesn't need to worry about it.'"

  "Huh?" As soon as she said this, not only was Mr. Han stunned, but Mrs. An and the old lady also didn't react. Mr. Han asked in a tight voice, "What shoes did Second Miss say?"

  "Feng Yu Huan said matter-of-factly, 'Fourth sister likes my shoes very much, and Mother Han should know about it. That day when I returned from the palace, Fourth sister rushed over to lift up my skirt, just to take a look at my shoes. With such thoughts, how could I as her elder sister not understand? As the saying goes, gifts should be given according to one's preferences. Since Fourth sister likes my shoes so much, Wang Chuan,' she called out to the maid beside her, 'after returning to Tong Sheng Xuan, find all the shoes I've worn before, wash and pack them up nicely, and send them over to Fourth Miss.'"

  "The slave has taken note."

  "Feng Yu Huan said again: 'Wealth and riches are external things, Fourth Sister is the esteemed daughter of the Left Prime Minister's household, naturally she wouldn't want to sully herself with those copper-smelling things. So, Concubine Han, you don't have to thank me too much, in the future when I have enough shoes to wear, I will remember to send them all to Fourth Sister for her amusement.'"

  Han's family was stunned, who likes her shoes? Who would like someone else's worn-out old shoes.

  But what can she retort? Feng Yu Heng had said that on that day, Fen Dai lifted her skirt because she liked her shoes. If she were to retort now, it would be equivalent to telling everyone that Fen Dai wasn't going for the shoes after all.

  Although everyone understands this truth, Powdered Rouge was also punished, but if she really had to admit it in front of the crowd, that would still be impossible.

  Han's dumb loss was even more suffocating, and thinking that she didn't even get a penny out of it, going back would mean facing even more harsh words from Fen Dai, making her feel even more stifled.

  Feng Yuhe didn't bother to reason with her, you reap what you sow, can't live like that. Why don't you two think about the future when you talk and do things?

  She turned back to face the old lady and An Shi, smiling as she said: "Fourth sister voluntarily gave up that dowry, but I still don't want to take it for myself. It seems Father doesn't mind this bit of wealth either, so let Grandmother and Third Sister divide it equally instead. This way, I can also show more consideration as a granddaughter and an older sister."

  She could say that, and the old lady was naturally delighted, saying repeatedly: "Good! Good! My dear granddaughter is the most sensible."

  An also knew the principle of knowing when to stop, Feng Yu had already given Xiang Rong 50,000 silver taels, so this time she absolutely couldn't want it. He also followed along and said: "Then please ask Second Miss to help Third Miss calculate a share of filial piety too! Third Miss will also show filial respect to Old Madam with a share, the extra that comes out can be received by Old Madam!"

  The old lady looked at her granddaughter and the young wife, one by one, and couldn't help but sigh repeatedly: "They are all filial children! They are all good kids!" At the same time, she also didn't forget to give An Shi an favor: "You can rest assured that when the time comes for Rong'er to get married, I will not treat her unfairly."

  An hastily bowed his head in thanks.

  But only Han stood by, feeling awkward.

  The accounts have finally been settled, and Feng Yuexian returned to Tongsheng Xuan with the new account book that had been reorganized and backed up, handing over a copy to the old lady as evidence. Otherwise, when the Shen family doesn't acknowledge the debt, she won't be able to produce any proof.

  When she came back, it was already time to eat dinner. She had eaten late in the afternoon and wasn't very hungry, so she just took a quick sip, then instructed Huangquan and Qingyu: "You take the deed of the jewelry store now and go over there for a trip. Qingyu, take a good look at the storefront and see if there's anything that needs to be repaired. If not, we'll reopen soon. From now on, all three stores will be managed by Qingyu. You'll go over every day to check on things, and exchange money with the cashier every month. I won't have to keep running back and forth."

  Qing Yu knew that this was Feng Yu Heng's trust in her, and she was moved to tears. "Miss, rest assured, I will definitely do everything well."

  "En." Feng Yu nodded and continued, "Tomorrow, Zhang Gonggong will be leaving, Qingyu, you've been in contact with him a lot these days, so please take care of him for me. Tonight, I'll be in the medicine room preparing medicine, not only to find some ointment for Zhang Gonggong but also to prepare some special medicinal materials to put in Baicao Medicine. You two go and tidy up the jewelry shop today, tomorrow morning go to Baicao Hall, bring the medicine I've prepared over there, and the day after tomorrow let Wang Lin take care of reopening it."

  Qing Yu and Huang Quan accepted the task without asking what special medicine Feng Yu Huan had prepared, and hastily went to the jewelry store.

  Feng Yu instructed Wang Chuan to find a few pairs of her old shoes and send them over to Feng Pian Dai, then she dove headfirst into the medicine room, starting to ponder what essentials needed to be prepared for the Baicao Hall.

  Zhang Gonggong's medicinal plaster is easy to handle, she just needs to bring some rheumatism plaster, the key is that side of Baicao Hall, since she has a mind to make Baicao medicine different from before, then she must have some action.

  Feng Yu Huan walked into the pharmacy space and after circling around inside, still stopped in front of the Chinese patent medicine counter.

  Western medicine should not be easily exposed, she thinks that Western medicine is used for emergency rescue, and traditional Chinese medicine can cure the root cause. Moreover, things always need to progress gradually, it's impossible to bring out the best at once, otherwise it will be difficult to improve later.

  After discovering the automatic replenishment function of the pharmacy space last time, Feng Yu Heng paid more attention to it and now has confirmation. She feels more at ease when using medicine.

  As early as when she was in the pharmacy of Tongsheng Pavilion, Feng Yuhuang had prepared many small ceramic bottles for medicine and yellow oil paper for packaging, which were just useful now.

  She took some commonly used Chinese patent medicines, unpacked and repackaged them, and put them into small porcelain bottles, each with a paper introduction to the efficacy and usage of the medicine. As she was sorting out the medicines, she wrote down the instructions, preparing about ten kinds of commonly used medicines, each divided into ten portions, which would be used for the trial operation of Baicao Hall. She could imagine that these things would definitely be very popular, so she thought that when Qingyu and the others came back, she would get the maids who could read and write to come together to write a manual. For now, it could only be done this way.

  She prepared traditional Chinese medicine in the form of tablets, pills, and granules, each of which was something that did not exist in this era. Feng Yu Huan thought to herself that if someone were to ask, she would explain that she had learned the method from her Persian master, and then made them herself. As for the production method, it was naturally a secret.

  Everything was ready, she took these medicines out of the space, and at this time, Qingyu and Huangquan also returned from the counter.

  Feng Yu Huan called the two into the medicine room, handing these things to Qing Yu: "These are ready-made medicines with the same effect as those medicinal soups, and even better than those medicinal soups. The efficacy, usage, and precautions are all written on top, take them to Wang Lin and let him put them on the counter for sale first. As for pricing, let him refer to the price of similar medicine formulas based on how much medicinal materials are needed, and then multiply that price by five."

  "Ah?" Qing Yu was shocked, "Five times the price? How much money is that? Will anyone buy it?"

  "Don't worry." Feng Yu Heng patted her chest, "Isn't the Hundred Herb Hall going to have a grand opening? Let's let the doctors select one representative patient for each type of medicine and give it to them for free on the day of the grand opening. Once these people take the medicine and feel better, they will naturally help us spread the word. Good things aren't afraid of not being recognized, there are plenty of rich people in this world."

  Huang Quan nodded, "Miss is right, who would want to drink bitter medicine? Not to mention officials and nobles, even if it were me, if there was a choice of medicine when I'm sick, I wouldn't choose the bitter one."

  Qing Yu suddenly spoke up, "Huang Quan's sister, you're really rich."

  Huang Quan said with a raised eyebrow, "Dead girl, you'll have money soon too." Seeing Qing Yu's puzzled expression, he added, "You're helping Miss manage three shops, and Miss won't be stingy with your wages, will she?"

  Qing Yu was taken aback, "But I didn't plan on asking for more wages!"

  Feng Yu Huan also smiled, "Whether you fight or not is your business, whether I give it to you or not is mine. I'm not a stingy person, if you sincerely follow me, then when there's good fortune, we'll all enjoy it together."

  Her words made Qing Yu extremely grateful, and Huang Quan also felt that this Miss Feng Er was more and more suitable for her family's prince.

  The next day, the Feng family will send Zhang Gonggong back to the Wangfu, and Feng Jin Yuan specially ordered the servants to prepare a carriage.

  As for Feng Jin Yuan's politeness, Zhang Gonggong didn't feel embarrassed at all, but rather accepted it as a matter of course.

  Feng Jin Yuan didn't bother to argue with him either. For someone like Zhang Gong Gong, he naturally understood that it was better to avoid trouble.

  Feng Yu Huan had already prepared the rheumatism ointment and handed it over to Zhang Gonggong early in the morning, a total of ten pieces, and promised that if it was effective, she would prepare more.

  Zhang Gonggong couldn't figure out how this thin plaster was made, but he didn't dare ask, and only thanked Feng Yuexiang with a thousand thanks. In his heart, he was even more satisfied with the future princess. It seems that the ninth prince's vision is indeed good, no wonder Mrs. Zhou praised this girl last time she came back.

  Finally sent away Zhang Gonggong, Feng Jin Yuan invited the enlightenment teacher for Zi Rui also arrived. According to Feng Jin Yuan's introduction, this Mr. had enlightened many noble families' children in the capital and was very famous.

  Feng Yu Huan didn't have too much hope for this Mr. who had a lot of contact with the governor's mansion, people like him were mostly old foxes, it was hard to say what kind of skills they really had. Fortunately, Zi Rui was only at the enlightenment stage, her goal was just to get Mr. to teach Zi Rui to recognize characters, other things could be discussed later.

  The people below brought Mr. and Zi Rui back to Tongsheng Pavilion, Feng Yu Huan was about to bid farewell to the old lady and go with Qing Yu to take a look at Baicao Medicine, but before she could speak, she saw a girl standing outside the door, smiling and waving at her.

  The old lady was sharp-eyed and recognized the person first: "Oh! Isn't that the Princess of Wuyang?" She made a gesture as if to pay her respects.

  Wu Yang, who was outside the door, saw this and quickly ran over to stop Old Lady Feng: "Old Lady Feng, don't be so polite. I'm here to find Ah Huang today, and it just so happens that I can help her ask for a leave from home. Why don't we sisters go out and have some fun?"

  "Good! Of course, good!" The old lady dared not say no, after all, she was the legitimate Duchess. Moreover, she hoped that Feng Yuexiang and Duchess Wuyang would interact more, which would also help ease the relationship between the Feng family and the Wenxuan royal mansion.

  Even Feng Jin Yuan smiled and nodded: "The young master can get along with Ah Huang is our Ah Huang's blessing."

  Wu Yang was too lazy to listen to Feng Jin Yuan's official tone, so he pulled Feng Yu Huan and ran out of the Phoenix Mansion. Wang Chuan hurriedly followed behind them.

  It wasn't until they turned the corner of the street that Wuyang's footsteps came to a stop, and then he pointed at several people standing not far ahead: "Aheng, see? Those are the sisters I'm going to introduce you to today—"

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