Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 994: Shi Lu Medicine Store

He specifically trained this all-girl squad of Shadow Guards to protect Xiao Yu closely. During their training, he also told them the consequences of failing their mission.

"Yes." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"Understood."

You Xi and Daqing responded. You Xi was about to leave immediately, but Gu Jinli stopped him: "Wait."

You Xi stopped at her words and waited on the side.

Gu Jinli said, "Go tonight and find the lantern of the Cen Family’s pharmacy. Look under the base of the lantern and see if there’s a tripod furnace emblem."

She continued, "Great Chu has three major pharmacies. Yuanzi Pharmacy has risen thanks to Convenient Medicine. Although Chushen Pharmacy is jealous of Yuanzi Pharmacy, the owner of Chushen Pharmacy is from the royal family. They only make expensive Convenient Medicine to scam nobles and high-ranking officials out of their silver, looking down on worm-killing medicine, even calling it disgusting."

"Now, among the major pharmacies that might covet worm-killing medicine, only Shi Lu Medicine Store remains. They urgently need new medicine to maintain their place among the three major pharmacies of Great Chu. Grandpa Wu once said that the pharmacies of Shi Lu Medicine Store would have a tripod furnace emblem carved under the base of their lanterns."

During Doctor Wu’s master’s lifetime, he had a life-death friendship with the late Boss of Shi Lu Medicine Store and had received a Jade Pendant with the tripod furnace design of Shi Lu Medicine Store, hence knowing this secret.

"Do you understand?" Qin San Lang asked You Xi, watching him.

You Xi said, "Understood, tonight I will act without alerting the Cen Family’s pharmacy people."

Seeing Qin San Lang so tense, Gu Jinli laughed: "You don’t have to be so anxious. As long as they don’t know that I’m the one who wrote the prescription, leave the rest to Yuanzi Pharmacy. I collaborated with Yuanzi Pharmacy in the first place to avoid these troubles."

Over the past three years, many have set their eyes on Convenient Medicine, but she hasn’t been affected. Boss Min has adhered to the contract and shielded her from these troublesome matters.

She just didn’t expect Shi Lu Medicine Store to have a hidden pharmacy in the southern part of He’an Prefecture, which means Shi Lu Medicine Store isn’t as weakened as it appears, with significant influence in the shadows.

She must warn Yuanzi Pharmacy to watch out for Shi Lu Medicine Store, which operates in silence.

Hearing this, Qin San Lang slightly relaxed, but he still decided to assign a team to secretly protect her, ensuring her absolute safety.

Gu Jinli didn’t refuse; she knew for him to feel at ease in his work, she had to remain unharmed.

However, Qin San Lang, having finally some free time, didn’t want to see him unhappy due to such issues. Seeing the excavation of the secret tunnel in the north of the city being more or less arranged, she started to tease him: "I’m bored, take me to Shenghe Building for a meal and storytelling, with a money-burning private room."

Qin San Lang smiled, took her hand, placed the blueprint in her hand aside and said, "Alright, I’ll take you to Shenghe Building to burn money."

With that, he took her hand and left.

Erqing had already jogged out, sitting on the front board of the cart, waiting for them to get on the mule cart, and drove them to Shenghe Building.

Recently, the Prefecture has been full of gossip, and Shenghe Building was crowded, but Gu Jinli and the others still got a private room on the second floor.

Gu Jinli put on a veiled hat and followed Qin San Lang to the private room.

Qin San Lang was quite bold, ordering a table full of good dishes for her and even asked her, "Do you want to hear the Three-surname Poisonous Woman tale?"

This Three-surname Poisonous Woman story isn’t about anyone else but Granny Gu, narrating from how she seduced Lord Lai while being a maid in the Lai Family; to how she harmed Yuan Jiaman after marrying into the Yuan Family; then getting remarried into the Old Gu Family and cuckolding Elder Gu; and finally, how she again encountered Lord Lai, fought for favor in the Lai Family, and how her descendants ended up worthless; concluding with her being sentenced to execution, all of which is covered.

Without saying much, just reading the introduction on the booklet knows it’s a dramatic and thrilling melodrama.

The most outrageous part is, the booklet also details the stories of the poisonous woman and her daughters and granddaughters seducing the rich young masters, in great detail.

Wow, just look at how this is written; not just men, even she, as a woman, wants to hear what those details are like.

However, Gu Jinli still asked, "Is it expensive? Ordering separately must cost a lot of silver, right?"

It’s more enjoyable to listen for free; spending money is so painful.

Qin San Lang laughed and called Erqing, handed her a silver note, and said, "Tell the shopkeeper, let’s order the Three-surname Poisonous Woman tale for the Sky-grade private room on the second floor, and make it lively."

Xiao Yu just loves to listen to such lively gossip.

"Yes." Erqing took the silver note, went to the shopkeeper and ordered the Three-surname Poisonous Woman tale.

Before long, a copper gong sound was heard downstairs: clang clang clang!

Then came Ke Yuli’s voice: "Sky-grade private room’s esteemed guests generously spend three hundred taels of silver, specially ordering the Three-surname Poisonous Woman tale, Ke thanks the esteemed guests for their generosity!"

The words were said three times, and after bowing three times in the direction of the Sky-grade private room, he began: "Sixty years ago, in Northwest May, a meteor shower suddenly descended, and with it came an unrivaled poisonous woman..."

Hahaha~

Gu Jinli almost laughed herself to death; this fabricated part is already entering the realm of fantasy, does it have to be this far-fetched?

After laughing, she glared at Qin San Lang: "You actually gave three hundred taels, are you crazy? Three hundred taels can build a house in the Prefecture, and we’re at a time when we need to use money."

This time Gu Jinli genuinely regretted it, she shouldn’t have come to Shenghe Building, going to Futai Building to have a cheap meal would have sufficed. Now it’s three hundred taels of silver wasted, her heart aches!

Qin San Lang replied, "Three hundred taels can make you happy for a few days, that’s worth it."

He had to work at the Military Office, and couldn’t always be by her side. At most, he could see her three times a month, each time lasting a few days or just a few hours.

And during such days, before he avenged, that’s how she would spend her days with him. Thinking that in the future, even if she gets pregnant, he wouldn’t be able to be by her side made his heart ache.

"Xiao Yu, I’m sorry." Qin San Lang looked at her with a deep pain in his eyes.

Gu Jinli laughed, poking his face and said, "Why show a resentful look, quickly put it away. Why feel sorry, I already thought of these things even before deciding to marry you, it’s no big deal."

She laughed again, "Besides, being together all the time can be boring, it’s quite relaxing to be on my own."

With a swoosh, Qin San Lang’s heart was stabbed... it hurt so much that Xiao Yu didn’t want to be glued to him, though he was thinking about her all the time.

Gu Jinli held her forehead, helplessly said, "What nonsense are you thinking again? If I didn’t like you, would I agree to marry you?"

But Qin San Lang had become greedy, "I want Xiao Yu to care more about me."

He brought up the Tian Family’s affair, "Xiao Yu didn’t even get jealous."

When he saw Tian Douwen staring at her infatuatedly and calling her a beauty, he was so angry he wanted to tear Tian Douwen to pieces.

Gu Jinli: "You want me to get jealous, but there are no women clinging to you now, how am I supposed to get jealous?"

Tian Hui’er didn’t even know which mountain was thrown to feed the wolves.

Thinking of Tian Hui’er, she did want to do one thing.

Gu Jinli propped her chin with one hand, gazed at Qin San Lang, making him blush, and he asked baffled, "What’s the matter? Did I get dirt on my face?"

Gu Jinli didn’t answer, just looked at him, then after a while, sweetly called, "Brother Qin~"

Qin San Lang was taken aback, a tingle rose in his heart, he asked a bit tongue-tied, "You, what did you say?"