The Lucky Farmgirl Chapter 1581 - 1556: Summer Heat

After hearing Manbao’s words, Zhou Lijun felt more at ease and began planning how to conduct this business.

Once ho, Manbao took out all the bags of herbs, reweighed and sorted them, and then taught them how to make herbal ointnt.

Ms.Lu was the quickest to start. She had never made ointnt before, but she had processed herbs before and often brewed herbal juices, so she knew how to manage the various levels of heat.

Basically, as soon as Manbao spoke, she understood, while Ms.Fang was a bit slower but not worse than the two princesses Mingda, so she was able to learn too.

Zhou Lijun knew she had no talent in cooking or making dishes, so she squatted on the side watching, not daring to try it herself easily.

After all, the herbs weren’t cheap; what if she ruined them?

But as she watched, she figured it out: these are herbs; they don’t need to taste good, especially since they’re for applying on the face. There’s no such concern.

Moreover, even if she couldn’t make the ointnt well, there was no problem in pounding the herbs, so she rolled up her sleeves and went to help.

When Mr. Zhuang and the other two apprentices ca by on a walk, they saw smoke swirling in the kitchen. Manbao and Zhou Lijun were sitting in the shadow of the corridor, pounding herbs.

The reason for both was straightforward: the kitchen was hot, and they didn’t want to roast inside.

In the kitchen, responsible for cooking the herbs and not daring to relax, were Ms.Fang and Ms.Lu.

Sixth Brother was at the most mischievous age; he led his two younger brothers to disturb Manbao and the girls, snatching herbs here and wanting to pound them personally there, but they settled down after being scolded twice by Zhou Lijun.

Manbao, seeing them sitting obediently with their heads down, felt a little soft-hearted and was considering letting them play a little when Mr. Zhuang and the others arrived.

He looked curiously at the two, "What are you doing?"

Bai Shan only took one glance and said, "Are you making that ointnt you gave your Sixth Brother?"

Manbao nodded and explained the benefits of this ointnt to Mr. Zhuang in detail, then asked, "Sir, would you like a bottle?"

Mr. Zhuang didn’t understand what he would use this ointnt for, so he shook his head and refused.

Bai Erlang, however, was very interested, "I want a bottle."

Bai Shan agreed, " too."

Manbao curiously asked, "What do you want it for?"

Bai Shan said, "Your Sixth Brother has one, why can’t we?"

"My Sixth Brother has sores on his face, do you have them?"

Bai Shan, sitting on the railing, replied, "Didn’t you say it also has beauty-enhancing effects? It’s not just for sores."

Bai Erlang: "Exactly."

Thinking they shouldn’t forget his elder brother, he added, "Give my brother a bottle too."

Zhou Lijun couldn’t help but extend her hand to the two, "Pay up."

Manbao: "That’s right, pay and we’ll make it for you."

Bai Erlang imdiately looked at Bai Shan.

After thinking, Bai Shan said, "Fine, fine, but considering our relationship, you aren’t planning to make a profit from us, right? What’s the cost price?"

Mr. Zhuang sat to the side, silently watching them.

Manbao then turned to look at Zhou Lijun because she hadn’t calculated the cost but rembered that Lijun had.

Lijun thought for a mont and said, "Alright, we’ll charge you the cost price, two taels of silver per bottle."

Bai Shan was slightly stunned and felt a bit of a pinch, "Is the cost price that high?"

Zhou Lijun replied, "Little Uncle, I still need to use good porcelain bottles for them later, they’re expensive."

"We don’t need such nice porcelain bottles, just use the wooden jar that Manbao uses for her herbs."

Manbao was about to nod when Zhou Lijun already declined, "No, it has to be the sa porcelain bottle we sell outside."

Bai Shan suspiciously looked at her, "You’re not thinking of having us help you sell them outside, are you?"

Zhou Lijun looked at his face and said, "No need, just say you’re using the ointnt made by our family, but we need to change the na. ’Moisturizing Rouge’ and ’Sore Healing Ointnt’ don’t sound good."

Zhou Lijun wanted to pull Manbao for na suggestions when she caught sight of Mr. Zhuang, imdiately nudging the little aunt to look at him.

Manbao also looked up at Mr. Zhuang.

Mr. Zhuang imdiately turned his head and said, "Today’s sun is quite strong, it’s been very sunny recently."

Bai Shan laughed and said, "Don’t make it hard for the teacher."

He thought about it and said to Zhou Lijun, "If you really want a good na, I can point you in the right direction."

He smiled, "Go find my mother; she’ll definitely co up with one for you."

"Yes, find Auntie Zheng!" Manbao finally rembered and told Zhou Lijun, "The nas Auntie Zheng cos up with are great; look at how she nas the flowers and plants in the garden, never repeating a na."

Bai Shan then told Manbao, "The ointnt you gave my mother, she really liked it too."

"No wonder I thought Auntie Zheng looked a bit prettier when we ca back this ti."

Though it was a fact, it always felt like she was praising the ointnt.

But Manbao, tired from pounding herbs, simply shoved the pestle into Bai Shan’s hand, asking him to help.

Bai Shan then sat in her spot, soon breaking out in a sweat, muttering as he pounded the herbs, "The capital is so hot this year."

Last year at this ti, they were also in the capital, and it wasn’t this hot.

Mr. Zhuang slightly raised his head to look at the sky, of course, not directly at the sun—he wasn’t stupid—but just looking at the nearly white sunlight, he knew how intense it was.

He was slightly worried, "I heard there was flooding over in Shengzhou, while here in the capital it hasn’t rained for more than a month. The weather is strange this year."

The others also slightly raised their heads to look at the bright sun in the sky.

Bai Shan also looked worried, "I fear there will be great disasters this year, just hope there won’t be human calamities."

Manbao: "It’s difficult. Whether it’s excessive heat or flooding, both can easily cause epidemics."

Bai Erlang: "Half the year is already gone, and with it being this hot, isn’t this already a disaster?"

Zhou Lijun worried about ho, "I wonder how things are at ho now, just hoping for favorable weather in our Luojiang County."

Sixth Brother could already say a few words, imdiately repeating, "Favorable!"

Zhou Lijun pinched his cheek with a smile, "It doesn’t count when you say it; it counts when Little Aunt says it. Little Aunt, you’re a reincarnated fairy, hurry and say it."

Manbao: ...

Mr. Zhuang and Bai Shan: ...

Bai Erlang always held a skeptical attitude towards this, half-believing, half-doubting. Seeing Zhou Lijun bring it up again, he openly looked at Manbao and asked, "Are you really a reincarnated fairy?"

Manbao: "If I really knew, then even if I said I’m not, then I am."

Bai Erlang thought about it, and it made sense, but he really couldn’t help his curiosity. Since he couldn’t ask Manbao, he went to ask Bai Shan, "Do you think she is?"

Bai Shan poured out the pounded herbs and silently gave Bai Erlang a look.

Mr. Zhuang was sowhat troubled, calling out to him and saying, "Bai Zhi hasn’t co back yet. It’s really hot out; don’t let him stay outside too long. Go and bring him back."

Bai Erlang paused and asked, "My brother is an adult, he shouldn’t get heatstroke, right? Lixue and the others are still outside."

"Lixue and the others went to the bookstore; Bai Zhi went to attend a banquet. How is that the sa?" Mr. Zhuang said, "In this weather, he shouldn’t have gone out to a banquet in the first place."