Chapter 129 Catch up with the princess for a treat
"Seven hundred and fifty taels, there is no more copper." Mingruo spread his hands.
The man gritted his teeth and replied, "Okay, let's go to the dental shop to pay the money and go through the formalities first, and then go to the government to file the paperwork."
"Okay." Mingruo took out a thousand tael of silver notes from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Shen Cong, "You go with him to do the work. For the rest, repair the yard and buy some household items."
"Apprentice, I obey." Shen Cong took the banknote and held it in his hand.
The middle-aged man's eyes were about to drop to the ground. The young master was actually the old man's master... This young master was so shrewd and good at bargaining, he was afraid that he was going to become a spirit.
Shen Cong went with the middle-aged man to handle related matters, while Mingruo took Zisu back to the medicine hall to continue the consultation.
"Prince... Young Master, why are you so good at bargaining?" Zi Su looked at her princess with heart-filled eyes.
"Isn't it true that bargaining means cutting it in half, and then adding a little more as appropriate?" In Mingruo's memory, when she was a child, she bought headbands and keychains like this in the small shop next to the school.
"Ah? Is that so?" Zisu's eyes widened.
"Yes..." Although Mingruo was unsure, he immediately became determined again, "Isn't that how you bought this house?"
"Oh." Zisu nodded repeatedly, having learned a new skill from the princess.
Mingruo sat in the hall until noon and saw many patients. Shen Cong also came back from the government office and took the deed registered with the government: "Master, this is the deed of the house. The house is not small. Do you want to invite some craftsmen to decorate some flowers and plants?" Trees?”
Mingruo took the deed, read it, and put it in his sleeve pocket: "We run a medicine hall. We plant some honeysuckle, forsythia, andrographis paniculata in the yard, which can be used as flowers and medicine.
You and Nan Xing move to a new house and open a small door between the two houses to make it easier for you to come in and out. This way, the medicine hall can also have two more wards. As for the furniture and other things, you can watch and buy them yourself."
"Okay, just do as the master says." Shen Cong agreed.
"It's getting late, I'm back." Mingruo stood up, and Zisu quickly put on the cloak for her.
Shen Cong and Nan Xing sent Mingruo out. Nan Xing smiled and said, "Not only can you have delicious food with Master, but you can also live in a big house."
"Did I starve you before becoming a teacher, or freeze you?" Shen Cong smiled and patted Nan Xing on the head.
"With your previous business, it's a miracle that you didn't freeze and starve." Ming Ruo teased.
"That's what the master said." Shen Cong always respected his master and would never talk back to his master.
As Mingruo got in the car, she said to Zisu, "It's time for lunch. I'll invite you to eat at Jian Mingxuan."
"Well done, I thank you, Princess." Mingruo treated everyone around him well, and Zisu was no longer as cautious as before.
Ming Ruo opened the curtain and saw Si Haochen sitting in the carriage with a golden sword, still wearing half a silver mask on his face: "Your Majesty?"
"Yes." Si Haochen responded, "I just happened to catch up with the princess for a treat, so I should treat you to a treat."
"Okay." Mingruo didn't care, but was a little curious as to why Si Haochen came, "Why is the prince in the carriage?"
"Passing by." Si Haochen replied.
It meant that Si Haochen was walking on the street and happened to see the palace's carriage and came to hitch a ride? Ming Ruo scratched the tip of his nose and felt that the possibility of this was almost zero.
Mingruo has an exclusive box at Jian Mingxuan, but most of the time, she uses it as an office.
Shopkeeper Sun personally welcomed Mingruo and his party into the box and served them tea: "Master, please order first so that the kitchen can prepare it."
Almost all the dishes here are recipes provided by Mingruo. Mingruo ordered a few dishes that both he and Si Haochen liked, and then handed the menu to Si Haochen: "Master Wang, let's see if there is anything else you want to eat."
"Make another shrimp." Si Haochen didn't even look at the menu.
"Would you like fried eggs, Kung Bao, or smooth eggs?" Shopkeeper Sun asked.
"Whatever." Si Haochen thought for a moment, and it seemed that Mingruo liked anything.
Shopkeeper Sun looked at the princess with some embarrassment. If he couldn't get it right, he planned to order all three.
"Let's make Kung Pao Shrimp." Mingruo said to Zi Su, "You are familiar with it here. Go down and order food by yourself, and take the third grader and the driver with you."
"Yes, the princess." Zi Su knew that the princess did not need anyone to serve her when eating, so she took the order and left.
While waiting for the food, shopkeeper Sun talked about the recent business, and then praised: "Originally, no one came to have afternoon tea, but since they put those brochures and vouchers in Yunzhuang Building, there are many ladies and ladies in the afternoon these days.
Come for afternoon tea, you can eat more in person and take away more."
Although the folk customs in Donghuan are civilized, there are not as many women as men who can go out, especially ladies. Most of them are packed and brought back by maids and servants.
After lunch, if Ming Ruo had time, he 'traced' a prescription and gave it to Si Haochen for review.
Si Haochen frowned slightly: "With your diligence, if in addition to the number one scholar in literature, the number one scholar in martial arts, and the number one scholar in medicine, it must be you."
Mingruo thought of the Huangmei Opera and sang with a smile: "I have also been to the Qionglin Banquet, and I have beaten horses in front of the street. Everyone praised me for my appearance. It turns out that I am wearing a gauze hat to cover the beauty..."
"There's nothing wrong with the prescription." Si Haochen returned the prescription to Mingruo, "What are you singing about?"
"Well...it's just a local tune." Mingruo put the prescription away.
"It sounds funny to me, what is it about?" Si Haochen wanted to judge from this tune, where Mingruo heard it.
Mingruo told Si Haochen the story of "The Female Consort", and Zisu listened mesmerized. After finally finishing the story, Mingruo picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
"Princess, I want to tell this story to the storyteller." Zi Su's eyes lit up, "Many people must like to hear it."
In order to help Jian Mingxuan attract customers, Mingruo told Zisu various stories, and then Zisu told the storyteller. The storyteller processed the stories and turned them into fascinating and fresh writings.
"Go." If Ming decides to make a potion of medicine, he can get a new prescription before returning home, and make another pot after returning home. Before going to bed, he can show Si Haochen the third prescription of the day. It's perfect.
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Mingruo was concentrating on refining the medicine, but Si Haochen was looking at her intently. The story Mingruo told Zisu before could be used in some idle book.
What about the "Female Consort" she told today? Such a complete story is more like a play than a ditty. Before coming to Donghuan, Princess Qinghuang of Nanrong only stayed in Nanrong Palace and Qingyun Temple. So what about this story?
Where had she seen the play? If she could remember the melody, lyrics, and the complete story, she must have heard it more than once. It must be a very famous play, right?
If someone is sent to investigate, what will be the result? Si Haochen wants to know the result but is afraid of knowing the result. Every time he faces something related to Mingruo, he feels at a loss what to do.
After Mingruo had finished preparing the medicine, he found that Si Haochen was still sitting there, without even changing his posture. It had been almost an hour.
"Your Majesty, let's go back." Mingruo stood up and stretched.
