Chapter 396 Sky-high Price Ointment
"Miss, don't worry, the old woman from Stone Village will be here tomorrow morning. The ointment that Miss has been asking about for half a month will be available soon. Miss, you will definitely be able to make your wish come true," Cui He said.
After hearing this, Wei Qingwan's expression improved slightly, and there was finally some good news.
The grandson of the old woman whom Cui He mentioned had fallen down due to mischief, and was scratched deeply by rocks. His face was almost disfigured, but the ointment did not leave any scars on his body.
That ointment is exactly what Wei Qingwan has been asking about during this time.
Now that I had the news, I made up my mind to find out the reason.
Wei Qingwan nodded.
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Early on the next morning, Wei Qingwan sent Cuihe to wait for someone at the back door. The old woman from Stone Village showed up half an hour later than the agreed time.
Gray hair, wrinkles on his face, shabby but neat clothes.
Cui He complained a little: It was already a great honor for a mountain village woman to invite her to the general's mansion, but she dared to be late and make her wait!
But thinking that the information the old woman carried was related to their young lady's future, Cuihe endured it and took the old woman to Wangmei Garden.
After entering the house, Cuihe introduced to the old woman: "This is my young lady. Please tell my young lady everything about the ointment that cured your grandson's face." The old woman glanced at Wei Qingwan and then replied
: "This ointment was a gift from a miracle doctor. My eldest grandson used three boxes and his face was completely healed without leaving any scars." "I have already heard you say
this. My lady wants to ask you, Who is that miracle doctor and where is he now, and how can I get the ointment?" Cui He said, with an impatient tone in his tone.
"I don't know much about the miracle doctor benefactor, but I can tell you something about the ointment." The old woman replied.
"Then you should tell me quickly." Cui He said anxiously.
Wei Qingwan also looked at her eagerly.
"The benefactor's medicine is sold at Tongdetang in the provincial capital. It is not available to ordinary people. After entering the store, he said that he was looking for the medicine from the miracle doctor Xu, and the clerk in the store would lead him upstairs." The old woman replied.
"Seriously?" Wei Qingwan's eyes brightened obviously.
"Miss, I don't dare to lie to you. You are a rich lady. I also heard that you will be the princess in the future. I don't dare to lie to you even if you give me a hundred courages!" the old woman replied.
"As long as I follow what you said?" Wei Qingwan confirmed again.
"Yes, then you can buy it." The old woman replied.
"Very good." Wei Qingwan was in a good mood and the corners of her mouth could not help but curl up.
"Miss, I will ask my mother to go to the provincial capital tomorrow!" Cuihe said.
Wei Qingwan nodded.
Then another question came to mind, and she asked the old woman: "How much does a box of this ointment cost at Tongdetang?"
"One hundred taels of silver per box."
The old woman said something shocking, which made Wei Qingwan suspect that she was there. The price of auditory hallucinations.
"What? A box of one hundred taels of silver?" Cui He exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes." The old woman answered in the affirmative.
"Are you, old woman, kidding us? How can an old woman like you, who is not worth a few pennies, afford a box of medicine worth a hundred taels of silver?" Cuihe asked.
"Of course my old lady can't afford it, even if I sell it! Didn't my old lady say it before? It was a gift from the benefactor, and it didn't cost us a penny!" the old woman explained. Hearing this, Cuihe looked at Wei Qingwan, frowned and asked cautiously: "Miss, what should we do now?"
Wei Qingwan looked at the old woman again and asked: "You said that your grandson recovered after using three boxes. See There’s less than a little scar left, right?”
“Yes, you can’t even see it at all, it’s as if there was no injury at all.” The old woman replied firmly.
"You mean one box of such expensive ointment is not enough?" Cuihe looked surprised and depressed. How many months of monthly expenses did that cost?
"One box is naturally not enough. Two boxes still have some traces. Three boxes are used up before they are completely invisible."
In other words, Wei Qingwan must use at least three boxes, which will cost three hundred taels of silver!
The joy on Wei Qingwan's face faded and was replaced by sadness.
The only jewelry she had on hand now was still worth some money, but let alone she couldn't sell the only jewelry she could get, even if she sold it, she wouldn't be able to get so much money.
But she really needs this ointment now. According to the information she got, the earlier the ointment is used, the better the effect. It is best to start using it as soon as the scab falls off.
After a year or two, even if you use it, it will still leave traces.
She has already wasted some time now. If she doesn't have to worry, she will have no chance.
what to do? What should she do?
Wei Qingwan was silent for a long time without saying a word.
Seeing that she remained silent, the old woman asked cautiously: "Miss, is there anything else that the old woman can help with?"
Cuihe gave the old woman a white look and still wanted to help their young lady? Don’t you even look at your identity?
Wei Qingwan asked solemnly: "What did you do when you met that miracle doctor, and why did the miracle doctor give you the ointment?" "
There is no reason, it was just an accidental encounter. The miracle doctor saw that my eldest grandson was pitiful, so he gave it to me. He got a wound, and before leaving, he gave me three boxes of ointment and asked me to apply it to my eldest grandson every morning and night." The old woman replied.
"Then tell me where to find the miracle doctor!" Cui He said anxiously.
"My old woman doesn't know!" The old woman spread her hands.
"If you don't know how to find the miracle doctor, how do you know that you can go to Tongde Hall to buy medicine?" Wei Qingwan asked.
"Because the miracle doctor said before he left that if you don't have enough money, you can go to Tongde Hall and use the method I just mentioned to see people. Then the miracle doctor said that he would greet the guys there in advance without any money from me." The old woman said
. She explained everything in detail, but what she said was not of much help to Wei Qingwan.
Wei Qingwan looked at the old woman and knew that it was useless to ask any more questions: "Okay, you can go back first." "
Yes, yes, yes." The old woman nodded repeatedly.
Cui He reluctantly sent the old woman out of the back door, then turned around and left without even bothering to say a polite word to the old woman.
After Cui He left, the old woman snorted in the direction behind her: "You called me all the way here, you asked me for a long time, you didn't even let me drink a sip of tea, you didn't even say thank you, how rude!
" The old woman smiled again: "But my old lady is here to complete the tasks entrusted to me by Young Master Xu. I don't care what your attitude is!" On the other side, Wei Qingwan thought for a long time after seeing the old lady off, and decided to let Grandma
Li go first. Grandma went to Tongde Hall in the provincial capital to verify whether what the old woman said was true.
The author gave birth to a baby in the past two days, so I can't keep up with the updates. I will resume updates when I recover later, so please rest assured
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