Shen Shuangshuang was a little embarrassed.
She admitted that her contribution to the family was not small, but her mother-in-law's words were obviously too much.
Before she came through, her predecessor was not clear-headed and relied on her mother-in-law to take care of her.
How can I be both mother and father to my son, and also take care of my mother-in-law?
Well, that's not important.
The important thing is that the mother-in-law said this deliberately to protect her.
Raise her up high and be the benefactor of the family, and ask Li Ke and that Murong Zhan not to embarrass her.
Sure enough, not only Li Ke looked at her moved.
Murong Zhan looked at her much better.
"My brothers and sisters have worked hard these years." Murong Zhan said.
After saying that, he actually raised his wine glass.
"Tonight is reunion night, let's have a drink together."
Shen and others responded one after another.
Everyone drank the first glass of wine tonight.
After drinking, the mood of everyone at the table relaxed a lot.
There are more chat topics.
"I heard from my uncle earlier that my aunt wrote him a letter, hoping to buy some medicinal materials from him and then refine them into medicines and sell them to him?" Murong Zhan asked Shen.
"Yeah." Shen responded.
"I can't help you with Shuangshuang's business."
"Being idle at home is also idle, I just want to do something."
"Master Yin owns a pharmacy business, so he should be selling patent medicines, right?"
Murong Zhan nodded.
"Of course there is."
"But my aunt has excellent medical skills. It would be a bit of an indignity to make only some common patent medicines."
Shen was just about to say that she didn't feel that she was incompetent when she heard Murong Zhan say, "I have discussed this matter with my uncle."
"My uncle will arrange for someone to send some good medicinal materials to my aunt. For example, ginseng, snow lotus and Ganoderma lucidum."
"When the patent medicine is made, my uncle will only need 70% of it, and the remaining 30% will go to you, auntie."
"If my aunt is willing to sell the 30% of the medicine to my uncle, my uncle can buy it from my aunt at 80% of the market price."
When Shen heard this, her eyes lit up.
If she needs precious medicinal materials to make medicine, even if she only takes 30%, she can still make a lot.
"In addition, if my aunt needs any additional medicinal materials, she can bring them to the merchant ship."
"The merchant ship will bring the medicinal materials next time it comes to Shangyang Town."
Shen was overjoyed.
"Okay. That's good." He said.
Thinking of something, Shen looked at Murong Zhan again.
"I mentioned to Mr. Yin earlier that I wanted herbal seeds or raw medicinal materials—"
The medicinal materials in the drug store have been processed and have no vitality, so they cannot grow in the daughter-in-law's space.
But if you can get herbal seeds or raw medicinal materials, having the space of your daughter-in-law is equivalent to having a medicine garden.
One day in the red earth is equivalent to one year in the outside world.
Throw the seeds away and they will grow quickly.
Medicinal materials that can be cut are even simpler. Cut one raw medicinal material into multiple segments to produce multiple medicinal plants.
Murong Zhan smiled.
"Don't worry, aunt, he will make arrangements."
My aunt has superb medical skills and is well versed in pharmacology. Although I have never grown medicinal plants, maybe there is a good way to grow them?
Dayan's medicinal herbs are generally collected from the mountains by herbal collectors, and only a few are cultivated. This is because it is very difficult to grow medicinal herbs.
It would be a good thing if my aunt can solve the problem of growing herbal medicine.
Hearing this, Mrs. Shen immediately felt relieved.
He talked to Murong Zhan about some of the patent medicines he was good at.
Shen Shuangshuang listened to her mother-in-law introducing the patent medicine, and the more she listened, the more impressed she became.
There are some that can help you survive, some that can cure wind-cold symptoms, some that relax your muscles and activate blood circulation, and some that regulate your spleen and stomach, and strengthen your body...
Murong Zhan was particularly interested in patent medicines that could save lives.
"His Royal Highness was injured last time. Although the life-extending medicine he took in advance worked, it was not effective enough."
"I can make a more effective life-extending medicine. As long as the injury is not immediately fatal, it can delay the seriousness of the injury for at least two hours." Shen said confidently.
"Oh?" Murong Zhan's eyes became more interested.
"It's just that the medicinal materials required for the life-extending medicine are too expensive. It is difficult to gather the medicinal materials."
"If you need any medicinal materials, please bring them to me."
"If my uncle doesn't have enough medicinal materials, I will come up with a solution." Murong Zhan said.
In this position, he has numerous overt and covert attacks.
It will undoubtedly be much safer if you have the magic medicine that my aunt talked about around you.
Shen nodded.
"When Young Master Yin's people bring the medicinal materials, I will make a list of the missing medicinal materials after counting them and give them to Young Master Yin's people."
"If Mr. Yin can't get enough together, let him look for you again."
"Okay." Murong Zhan agreed.
"Auntie can also help prepare some proprietary medicines such as Zhixue Powder when she is free."
"The imperial court's supplies to the soldiers are limited, so every year I have to buy a lot of hemostatic powder from the drug store."
"My uncle has given me a lot of help, but... it's still hard to come by." At this point, Murong Zhan sighed.
"If my aunt stops the bleeding, I will provide the medicinal materials alone. When the patent medicine comes out, my aunt will get the same 30%. In addition, I will also take back 80% of the market price for your share."
Shen's eyes moved.
"Okay." He nodded in agreement.
After chatting about medicinal materials for a while, Shen brought the topic to her family's soy products business.
"The soy products produced in your workshop are indeed good." Murong Zhan put a handful of dried tofu in his mouth, his lips and teeth were filled with fragrance.
"My uncle mentioned to me earlier that the goods bought by merchant ships were not enough for takeout."
"He is still pity that your workshop is too small."
Shen Shuang's eyes moved slightly.
"The workshop was really too small before."
“But now the workshop has expanded.”
Seeing Murong Zhan looking over, Shen told Shen Shuangshuang about expanding the workshop and recruiting more people.
"Shuangshuang told me before that when construction starts after the new year, he will recruit more people into the workshop."
"Everything needed to make soy products has been prepared. Once people enter, they can study for half a day and become proficient at the work."
"At that time, the output of the workshop will increase exponentially."
Murong Zhan glanced at Shen Shuangshuang, with a flash of appreciation in his eyes.
"This gives me some confidence that I can cooperate with the Yin family for a long time."
After thinking about it, Murong Zhan said to Shen Shuangshuang: "The Yin family has many shops and restaurants. You must be able to keep up with the volume of goods and reach a long-term cooperation with the Yin family. There will definitely be plenty of business."
With his wife's natal family on one side and his own family on the other, he naturally hopes that both parties will cooperate happily and make money.
"Yes. Thank you cousin, I will try my best." Shen Shuangshuang responded with a smile.
This calm gesture made Murong Zhan admire Shen Shuangshuang even more.
After the meal, Shen Shuangshuang called Aunt Zheng and Wu Xia to clear the table together and send the dishes to the kitchen for cleaning.
Before he was about to leave with the leftovers, he was stopped by Mrs. Shen.
"Leave the kitchen work to them."
"Go and get the mahjong I asked you to make from the carpenter's workshop."
"Let's play mahjong for a while and wait for the New Year's Eve." Mrs. Shen said.
