Chapter 442: His younger sister treats him well (2)
A Blessed Daughter
Chapter 442: His younger sister treats him well (2)
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Wei Ruo thought for a moment and said, “There are only six jars left.”
She never made too much at once, since it didn’t keep well over time.
These six jars had been made a few days ago. Out of the sixteen she had prepared, six had been sent to Madam Yuan, and another four had been purchased by the Xu family’s elderly madam.
When the plague had broken out, the Xu family’s old master had finished all the jars he’d bought before the New Year. After the epidemic passed, Madam Xu had quickly written to ask about more loquat syrup.
When Wei Ruo had just returned to the Colonel’s Residence, she hadn’t had any on hand, so she made a few new jars when she finally had some free time.
Just after she finished, Madam Xu sent someone to collect four jars.
It was said that the old master’s lingering illness had improved greatly—he could now sleep soundly through the night, and his energy and spirits had returned.
With such progress, Madam Xu was determined to keep the recovery going—she wanted to make sure the illness was completely cured once and for all.
If it weren’t for the fact that Wei Ruo’s loquat syrup didn’t keep well and had to be made fresh, Madam Xu would have already bought up all that Wei Ruo had made.
“Have these six jars been reserved by anyone?” Wei Yichen asked.
“Not yet,” Wei Ruo replied.
Although no one had placed an order yet, judging from how things went before the New Year, there was absolutely no worry about them selling out.
Wei Yichen also knew how popular Wei Ruo’s loquat syrup was—otherwise, his classmates wouldn’t have specifically written to him before the term started, asking him to bring some back.
“Then, little sister, would you do your eldest brother a favor and let my classmates have these jars?” he asked.
“Of course,” Wei Ruo agreed.
She knew that for someone like Wei Yichen, whose social standing was still rather shallow, this would help him build better relationships with his peers.
And for her, it didn’t matter who bought the loquat syrup—business was business. There was no need to make things difficult for him over something like this.
“Wait here a moment, I’ll go get them.”
Wei Ruo turned back into the house and brought out the remaining six jars of loquat syrup. She placed them neatly into a wooden box and handed it to Wei Yichen.
Wei Yichen carefully set aside the writing paper and brushes from the Sibaozhai that Wei Ruo had given him earlier, then took out a banknote worth sixty taels of silver.
Since the syrup was something his classmates had asked him to buy, there was no reason for Wei Ruo not to receive payment.
Wei Ruo tucked the banknote straight into her pocket.
“You know how to take it, right? Mix a spoonful of syrup with a bowl of warm water. Don’t take it more than five times a day—everything in moderation,” Wei Ruo reminded him out of habit.
“Got it, I’ll tell them,” Wei Yichen nodded.
As he looked at Wei Ruo, he felt even more that his younger sister was not only kind and capable, but also warm-hearted beneath her calm exterior.
She might not call him “eldest brother” as sweetly as Wanwan did, nor speak to him often, but he could tell she cared for him—she had taken the initiative to give him gifts several times and agreed to his requests without hesitation.
Wei Ruo, unaware of his thoughts, noticed that he had quite a lot to carry. She called over a passing servant to help him take the things and escort him back to his courtyard.
Then she returned to her own room, opened another wooden box filled with a dozen small bottles and jars. All of them containing her recently prepared herbal medicines, each carefully labeled.
Picking up the box, Wei Ruo made her way toward Yingzhu Courtyard…
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