The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!-Chapter 317: Refund

Lao Jiu felt an increasing sense of crisis upon hearing that Guihua received one tael and five coins for her work.

Previously, he was only concerned that he was nearing forty and no match for the youthful Guihua in her twenties.

Now, he also worried that Guihua might look down on him because she earned more than he did.

He continued to crush the medicine with focused determination.

This was the White Medicine powder Yun Jiao had instructed him to prepare; when Yun Jiao gave him the medicine, it was already coarsely ground, and his task was to repeatedly grind and sieve it.

Master Chen entered through the doorway, his eyes flickering briefly.

Yun Jiao had instructed him to continue making the Six-Flavor Rehmannia Pills today.

Once inside, Master Chen began his own work.

Lao Jiu had been pounding the grinding trough for a long time, and feeling tired, he got up to the kitchen to fetch water to drink.

After drinking water in the kitchen and returning, Lao Jiu immediately noticed that someone had tampered with his grinding trough.

The powder inside the trough did not have the natural appearance of being rolled out by the wheel.

Having worked in this profession for so many years, he could sense certain things without looking.

The only person in the west wing was Master Chen.

Ah Tie was in the front shop.

Zhang Shun and Liu Zhu generally did not come to the west wing.

And Yun Jiao had also gone to the front shop by this time.

Lao Jiu thought of asking if Master Chen had touched the trough, but then reconsidered that if he indeed did, smoothing the medicine powder to make it look untouched was likely to avoid being noticed.

So Lao Jiu said nothing and got back on to continue grinding the medicine.

While having dinner, Yun Jiao noticed Ah Hu looking at her twice, and Lao Jiu also looked at her twice.

It wasn’t a casual glance, but as if there was something they wanted to say.

After the meal, Yun Jiao went to the back courtyard to check on the progress of the repairs, and Ah Hu followed her.

Once in the back courtyard, Ah Hu took out three taels of silver from his sleeve, and said softly, "Doctor Gu, this silver is to return to you."

Yun Jiao looked at Ah Hu with amusement, "Why return it? You all worked so hard this month, I was worried I’ve given too little."

She also took out a small packet of silver from her bosom, "I also have silver to return to you."

Ah Hu blankly accepted it, realizing it was the same silver he had given her before, still in the same small cloth bag, with the unique knot he tied, untouched.

Yun Jiao chuckled, "You did so much for the shop, it’s not like you were freeloading. I give you wages, and you being able to live and eat here is also only right."

Holding the silver, Ah Hu uncharacteristically felt embarrassed, "This, this—"

Yun Jiao burst into laughter, "Weren’t you someone who used to spend money like water? When did you start to care about this little bit of silver?"

This made Ah Hu embarrassed, so he tucked the silver into his bosom.

Then he happily said, "Doctor Gu, my young master, now eats well and sleeps well every day, gets up early to practice martial arts, and even teaches two kids martial arts. He smiles more too. I think, the young master might be overcoming his hurdle."

Yun Jiao nodded, walking into a room and looking around; after cleaning, the wooden walls had been oiled, appearing as new.

Beside her, Ah Hu continued to chatter, "I believe that soon enough, the young master’s heart will be completely unburdened."

"By then, we can return to the Capital City."

Yun Jiao nodded, "That would be good."

"Your young master is still so young, and his parents likely are still around. After being away for so long, it’s indeed time to return, or his parents must be worried."

Ah Hu’s expression suddenly changed and he fell silent.