Chapter 317: Cold Medicine Pill
The heavy snow fell for three days.
They also stayed in Wu Family Village for three days.
During this time, the entire village knew Yu Wuyou was a doctor, and some people suffering from the cold or other ailments came to find him.
Yu Wuyou accepted everyone, using it as a chance to test their pills.
In Keke’s words, these were cold medicine.
However, there was no concept of “cold” here, so it was named “Cold Relief Pills.”
The effects were very pleasing. The small pills were no bigger than soybeans. Children took one pill three times a day, and adults took two to three pills, also three times a day.
Perhaps these people had no resistance to the medicine; their conditions improved significantly after only one day of taking it.
This also brought great joy to everyone.
Moreover, if stored properly, the medicine could last about three months, and the price was not expensive. A portion of medicinal herbs producing fifteen pills cost only twenty copper coins.
When they went to see a doctor and buy medicine, they usually had to drink several doses, and it cost at least a hundred copper coins to get better.
Now, everyone in Wu Family Village came to buy medicine.
But the problem was that there were not enough medicinal herbs.
They had brought some medicinal herbs, but not much of each kind.
The village chief was worried. They didn’t want to miss this opportunity; if they didn’t buy now, they wouldn’t be able to buy them once they left.
But where could they get medicinal herbs in this weather?
Yu Wuyou said, “I’ll write down the prescription. You can take it to the major medical halls in town.”
He didn’t intend to hoard it for profit.
Firstly, he didn’t need to. Secondly, he wanted to earn merit for Wanwan.
“This… how can this be?”
The village chief was unhappy in his heart.
This prescription was clearly researched by the benefactors. Even as a village chief of a small village, he could see the profit potential behind this prescription.
Wasn’t this just benefiting others for free?
“Just consider it me doing a good deed.”
Yu Wuyou stated firmly, “You can ask them for money for this prescription, but do not exceed ten taels of silver. And tell those pharmacies that the price for each portion of Cold Relief Pills must not exceed twenty copper coins, the same as here.”
If the prescription was sold for too much money, those medical hall people wouldn’t be fools. To recoup their expenses, they would definitely sell the medicine at a relatively higher price.
As for whether the people who bought the prescription would keep their promise, Yu Wuyou wasn’t worried. He had already written a letter and sent the prescription to Shang Wuyang with Snow Flower.
In the future, medical halls under Shang Wuyang’s name would also sell this medicine. Furthermore, Qin Wanwan participated in the entire making process of this medicine. Yu Wuyou deliberately included her because this method was also first proposed by her. When calculating merit later, a significant amount would naturally fall to her.
“Thank you, benefactors! You are great benefactors to us commoners!”
The village chief, along with his family, knelt before them, their eyes red and filled with tears.
He naturally understood Yu Wuyou’s intentions in giving such instructions; it was also to make it affordable for ordinary people.
Fortunately, the medicinal herbs Yu Wuyou specifically chose were common and inexpensive. Even if each portion was sold for only twenty copper coins, the medical halls would still make a profit.
The snow stopped, and it was time for them to continue on their journey.
When they left, everyone from Wu Family Village came to see them off. Some even gave them eggs, chickens, and some dried food, continuously saying words of thanks.
“Doctor Yu, Wanwan, please take care!”
They couldn’t refuse such enthusiasm, and in the end, they accepted the gifts.
The accumulated snow on the road was quite thick. Fortunately, the horses had long legs, and the carriage could move slowly.
Snow Flower traveled very quickly. They took half a month to travel, but Snow Flower returned in three days.
It could ignore the wind and snow and travel through it.
It was just that hunting prey was difficult in this weather. If it couldn’t find anything, it would land at someone’s house and catch a chicken.
But in the end, it would always leave about half a tael of silver coins.
A small cloth bag tied with silver coins was attached to its neck, and Snow Flower could count.
Those who lost chickens cursed when they discovered their chickens missing, but then laughed like fools when they saw the silver coins.
Snow Flower: Heh, humans!
At this time, Shang Wuyang was no longer in Shangjing, but Snow Flower didn’t know it flew to Shangjing.
Then it encountered Rong Zhi.
“Chirp?”
It pointed its claws at Shang Wuyang’s house next door, “Where is he?”
Rong Zhi petted Snow Flower’s back, and it contentedly rubbed its head against Rong Zhi’s hand.
“Did Wanwan send you back with a letter? Where have they reached?”
Snow Flower looked at him with its big eyes.
Rong Zhi said, “We’re both birds, why can’t you talk like Keke?”
Snow Flower: . . . . . .
Am I to blame?
It flapped its wings and took out a small bamboo tube hanging from its leg.
It handed the one on its left to him.
Snow Flower was much larger than a pigeon and had a greater carrying capacity, so the bamboo tube hanging from its leg was also larger.
Rong Zhi opened it, and it had Yu Wuyou’s writing on it.
If Wanwan wrote it, one sheet of paper couldn’t even fit a few words.
It stated where they were now and also explained the matter of the Cold Relief Pills.
Rong Zhi understood what they wanted from Shang Wuyang after reading this.
In the end, Qin Wanwan personally wrote a few words.
‘Miss Daddy Rong~’
She then drew a playful smiley face.
Rong Zhi’s mouth turned up, and his eyes were filled with warmth.
“Shang Wuyang has gone south, but he left only two days ago. You should be able to catch up quickly if you go now.”
Snow Flower grumbled, why did everyone love to run around so much!
Angrily, it pecked at the window, making a drumming sound.
After replenishing its energy with meat from Rong Zhi and taking some dried meat, Snow Flower set off again.
Fortunately, it had good stamina; if it were another bird, such exertion would shorten its lifespan!
Rong Zhi was right; following the route Rong Zhi indicated, Snow Flower caught up to Shang Wuyang in less than a day.
It intended to fly directly into the carriage window without greeting him. As soon as it landed on the window, it was met by an arrow reflecting a cold light.
That small arrow almost hit its forehead.
Shang Wuyang said, “So it’s you.”
He said this lazily and tossed the hidden weapon in his hand aside.
Snow Flower chirped loudly.
It looked like it was scolding him, stomping its feet on the window while doing so.
“So noisy, shut up.”
Shang Wuyang looked up, and Snow Flower immediately froze.
“Did Wanwan write me a letter?”
Shang Wuyang sat up from the luxurious carriage bed, grabbed Snow Flower, and fumbled for the letter.
After opening and reading it, he smiled.
“That’s great. It hasn’t been long, and you’ve already come up with something new.”
He took out the prescription, which also detailed how to make the pills.
“Alright, wait, I’ll write a letter to Wanwan.”
Snow Flower: What else can I do but wait? Like an ancestor.
It even rolled its eyes.
Shang Wuyang tapped its head, “Don’t curse me in your heart.”
He took out brush, ink, paper, and inkstone and began writing in the carriage.
The entire letter did not mention Yu Wuyou.
“Alright, let’s go. I don’t know when we’ll meet next.”
It wasn’t easy for Snow Flower to fly back and forth, and Wanwan wouldn’t let it get too tired unless necessary.
