The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!-Chapter 305: The Newcomer

After eating, Yun Jiao gave Shen Qing a book, the one that had previously been taken by Gu Mei, "Great Chu Materia Medica."

"Read this book in your spare time, once you’ve finished and memorized it, let me know, as I will test you."

Shen Qing nodded earnestly, planning to start reading the book as soon as he got home, even if he had to spend extra silver for lamp oil.

Yun Jiao waved her hand, "You should hurry home, as it’s not completely dark yet." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"By the way, let your mother come over to get the medicine tomorrow afternoon."

After thanking Yun Jiao, Shen Qing finally left.

He knew his family was indebted to his cousin’s generosity, but now they couldn’t afford to be sentimental and say no.

This was their lifeline; only by clinging to it could they climb out of the abyss.

He could only comfort himself with the promise to work hard to repay his cousin in the future.

After washing her hands, Yun Jiao called Ah Tie into the west wing, where several thick candles were lit, illuminating the room as bright as day.

She was going to prepare asthma ointment for her uncle.

She didn’t have time during the day and had no choice but to do it at night.

The window in the west wing was open, and Yun Jiao asked Ah Tie to add more firewood into the pot to simmer the medicinal broth.

Once the medicinal broth was boiled, it was filtered and concentrated, and Yun Jiao added ginger juice and honey to it.

It was finally done by midnight, and the asthma ointment was ready.

Yun Jiao quickly went to sleep.

It felt like she hadn’t slept long when it was daylight again.

Upon opening the shop, someone was already waiting outside.

This had become the norm; some patients would come early to queue for numbers.

Zhang Shun was removing the door panel while speaking to a smart-looking young man at the entrance, "Why are you standing here alone? Look, the queue is over there."

The young man grinned, "I’m not here to see a doctor. Aren’t you hiring assistants?"

Zhang Shun gave the young man a once-over, "Then wait for a moment, the boss will be out soon."

Saying this, Yun Jiao emerged from the back.

Upon hearing that someone was applying for a position, Yun Jiao conducted a simple test, asking him to read a prescription and then identify herbs and use the abacus.

Everything was in order, so Yun Jiao nodded, "The wage here is one tael per month, meals included. If you have nowhere to stay, you can live here."

The young man quickly replied, "I’ll stay here."

Yun Jiao asked, "What’s your name?"

The young man’s eyes flickered slightly, "My name is—Zhou—Shaoping."

Yun Jiao wrote a contract, Zhou Shaoping signed and fingerprinted it, and he officially started the job.

Yun Jiao called out, "Brother Zhang Shun, let Zhou Shaoping get familiar with everything over the next few days, and keep an eye out. Don’t let any mistakes happen."

This morning, Yun Jiao also had to go to the government office on an errand, so Ah Hu only issued eight numbers.

For the people waiting in line afterward, Ah Hu managed to convince them to leave.

When the Yellow-toothed man arrived, Yun Jiao saw the seventh patient.

After seeing the last patient, just as Yun Jiao was about to leave, a customer came into the shop.

It was someone sent by Elder Qin, introducing himself as Yu Jiajie, and he handed Yun Jiao a copy of the guild regulations.

Yun Jiao quickly browsed through it, noting first some rules about medicine pricing; no one could disrupt the market, with price fluctuations not exceeding ten percent.

Additionally, no one could sell fake medicine or pass off inferior products as superior ones; if caught, heavy penalties would be enforced.

There were also plans to hold regular medical symposiums, with an annual membership fee of five taels of silver.

Yun Jiao was engrossed in reading, while Yu Jiajie looked around somewhat bored; his gaze suddenly fell on the newcomer, Zhou Shaoping, who seemed strangely familiar.