Wrongfully executed and drowned, the legitimate daughter is reborn and marries the emperor.

Chapter 146 Xiao Ling: A Yuan, you're drunk.

"You have no idea how popular your ointment is!" Jiang Yuchen said excitedly, "In just two months, all one thousand jars of ointment you had made were sold out!"

Shen Yuan initially only ordered one thousand jars of the anti-chapping ointment she formulated.

Five hundred of these jars contained fresh flower essential oils and a particularly precious medicinal herb, and were sold to the public for one tael of silver per jar.

The other five hundred jars did not contain these ingredients, so they didn't smell as good when used, but the effect on the skin was the same. These were affordable ointments specially launched by Shen Yuan to cater to customers who thought one tael of silver was too expensive, and they sold for five hundred coins per jar.

If all one thousand cans are sold, they can fetch seven hundred and fifty coins.

However, Shen Yuan sold 100 of them at a 50% discount as a benefit for the opening of Baicaotang.

So, Baicaotang's revenue for the past two months is approximately...

"Six hundred and seventy-five taels! Look, all the money we received is written here!"

Jiang Yuchen pointed to the figures recorded in the ledger, "The cost of this ointment accounts for half, which is 375 taels. After deducting the rent, labor costs, and the money for buying small porcelain jars, there are still 240 taels left. We'll split it in half, so you can take this 120 taels quickly!"

Shen Yuan's gaze followed the flipping through the ledger. After reading it, she accepted the money Jiang Yuchen gave her.

Jiang Yuchen added, "I've already arranged for people to make another two thousand jars of anti-chapping cream, so we won't always be short of supply!"

Shen Yuan interrupted him, "Stop making them! Today is the 28th, and tomorrow is the New Year! If we do that, these anti-chapping creams won't sell!"

Jiang Yuchen: "I can take it to the north to sell! Our Jiang family has its own caravan! The ointment you made is so effective, it will definitely be in high demand in the north!"

“This…” Shen Yuan pondered for a moment, then nodded and smiled: “That is a good idea!”

She paused for a moment, then added, "However, the cost will be higher if we transport it to the north to sell."

Jiang Yuchen said, "I plan to transport this anti-chapping ointment to Yanbei and Kyoto and sell it in the shops of Jiang's Trading Company. This way, we don't need to rent shops or hire people to sell it. The cost will be offset by the shipping fee!"

"Although they are sold in my family's shop, the porcelain jars are all engraved with the name of Baicaotang. It can be considered as advertising Baicaotang in advance, which will be beneficial for us to open branches in the future!"

Shen Yuan nodded in agreement, “Young Master Jiang is indeed a business genius; he has thought things through very thoroughly.”

"Hehehe!" Jiang Yuchen's mouth immediately stretched to the back of his ears.

Shen Yuan raised an eyebrow: "What are you grinning about?"

Jiang Yuchen laughed: "I'm happy to hear Sister Yuan praise me!"

"Then I'll praise you more often from now on!" Shen Yuan shook her head and chuckled, then handed Jiang Yuchen a piece of paper: "This is the recipe for the purple gromwell ointment."

"With the arrival of spring, the south is rainy and humid. The comfrey ointment I made can treat eczema and quickly eliminate mosquito bites."

"How about we start selling this product at Baicaotang after the New Year?"

"Okay!" Jiang Yuchen nodded without hesitation, nodding vigorously. "I'll listen to Sister Yuan!"

Shen Yuan glanced at the gray sky outside the window and said, "I reckon it's going to snow again. Aren't you in a hurry to get back to Jinling? We need to leave early, otherwise the roads in the pipeline will be difficult to travel after the snow."

Jiang Yuchen: "I don't plan to go back to Jinling. I want to stay and spend the New Year with you, Xiao Ling, and Tian Tian!"

Shen Yuan was stunned for a moment.

Jiang Yuchen continued, "It just so happens that Xiao Ling and the others have moved to a new house. I'll go and liven things up for them. Otherwise, it would be so lonely with only the two of them living in such a big house!"

Xiao Ling and Xiao Jinmeng moved last month. Their new home is only two streets away from Shen Yuan's pharmacy, and it takes about an incense stick's time to walk there.

It was bought by Jiang Yuchen for more than 2,800 taels of silver. It has three courtyards and is very spacious.

Hearing Jiang Yuchen say this, Shen Yuan couldn't help but sigh, "You're really good to Xiao Ling."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuchen smiled bitterly and said after a long while, "Our family's money is stained with his mother's blood, so it's only right that we give it all to him."

Shen Yuan turned to look at Jiang Yuchen. The usually cheerful boy now had a sorrowful look in his eyes, clearly indicating that he was suppressing a lot of worries.

Shen Yuan unconsciously slowed her breathing.

She didn't know how to comfort Jiang Yucheng. From what he said, it seemed as if the Jiang family was the murderer of Xiao Ling's mother. This implied the grudges were far more serious than she had imagined, and couldn't be resolved with just a few words.

So Shen Yuan didn't say anything. She sat silently to the side, offering quiet comfort to Jiang Yuchen.

Jiang Yuchen stared at the sky outside the window for a while.

After it had completely darkened, Jiang Yuchen got up to say goodbye.

The next day was New Year's Eve.

The pharmacy had already closed. Early in the morning, Shen Yuan and Granny Liu got up and started preparing ingredients for the New Year's Eve dinner in the kitchen.

While frying meatballs, Granny Liu said to Shen Yuan, "Call Tian Tian, ​​Xiao Chen, and A Ling over so we can have New Year's Eve dinner together. It's better to have a lively New Year's Eve dinner with many people!"

The girls from Huajian Restaurant went to Jinling a couple of days ago to celebrate the New Year with Haitang and the others, so only Shen Yuan and Granny Liu were left at the pharmacy.

Celebrating the Lunar New Year with fewer people definitely doesn't feel as festive as it does with more people.

So Shen Yuan grabbed an umbrella from the backyard and prepared to go out to find Xiao Ling.

She had just found the umbrella when she heard someone knocking on the door.

Shen Yuan quickly went over to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Xiao Jinmeng was seen holding a huge New Year's picture doll.

Upon seeing Shen Yuan, Xiao Jinmeng sweetly called out, "Sister Yuan Yuan!"

Jiang Yuchen peeked out from behind her: "We're two grown men and a kid, and we don't know how to cook, so we thought we'd come here for a free meal!"

Xiao Ling didn't speak, but crossed his arms and glanced at Shen Yuan with a smile in his eyes.

Shen Yuan waved her hand and said, "Come in, everyone!"

The five people worked in the backyard for most of the day and finally prepared a large New Year's Eve dinner as the sun was about to set.

Shen Yuan took the couplets written by Xiao Ling and pasted them on the doors one by one with the paste prepared by Granny Liu. The main door of the pharmacy was relatively high, so Xiao Ling used a ladder to paste it. Shen Yuan and Jiang Yuchen pasted the doors of the other small rooms together.

After the couplets and lucky dolls were pasted up on the door, the pharmacy was filled with the festive atmosphere of the New Year.

Granny Liu called out, "A-Ling, you can eat after you set off the firecrackers!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ling lit the firecrackers placed at the entrance of the pharmacy.

The crackling sound of firecrackers rose and fell in waves.

A fire was burning in the stove inside, and everyone sat around a large round table, raising their glasses in celebration.

After a few rounds of drinks, Shen Yuan felt a little dizzy, but was still relatively sober. She put down her wine glass, looked at Granny Liu, Xiao Ling, Xiao Jinmeng, and Jiang Yuchen, shook her head, and said with a smile, "Happy New Year!"

This was the happiest year Shen Yuan had ever lived, both in her previous and current lives. In this year, she opened a shop, learned medicine, earned a lot of money, and made so many friends.

Shen Yuanzhen wished time could stand still at this moment.

But she knew… Thinking of this, a trace of loneliness flashed in Shen Yuan's eyes, but she quickly raised Xiao Ling's glass and said to everyone, "Come! Let's drink another cup, wishing us many more years like this!"

Having said that, Shen Yuan picked up her wine cup, intending to drink first as a sign of respect.

But Xiao Ling suddenly grabbed her hand and snatched the wine glass from her hand.

Shen Yuan turned her head, drunkenly moving closer to Xiao Ling: "You've been taking medicine and getting acupuncture lately, so you can't drink alcohol. Give me back my wine..."

"Ah Yuan, you're drunk."

Xiao Ling put down his wine glass, his voice low and gentle.

Shen Yuan's eyes widened suddenly, and she sobered up halfway.