The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

After finishing the class at Wutong Courtyard, Yang Qi returned to Linhu Courtyard.

As soon as they entered the yard, Mother He came forward and said to Yang Qi, "Miss, Song Wei, who is with the young master, brought two large boxes this morning. I asked them to put them in the study."

Yang Qi nodded and said, "Mother He, then come with me to sort out the things that my eldest brother sent."

Yang Qing sent two large boxes, one filled with books and the other filled with toys. The items were very diverse, including the Four Books and Five Classics, "Records of the Grand Historian", "The Art of War" and some humanities travel notes.

Yang Qi looked at the books in front of her and felt very happy. Her elder brother had prepared a copy of every type of book in the bookstore. "Mother He, I will put these books away. You can sort out the other big box."

Mother He entered the study and closed the door. After listening to Yang Qi's words, she said, "Okay, Miss. In addition, Zong Yue brought the account book of Guangming Pharmacy for this month this morning."

"Where is the account book that Zong Yue sent?" Yang Qi paused and asked He's mother.

Mother He explained: "The account book sent by Zong Yue is on the table." Then, Mother He pointed to the only table in the study.

Yang Qi was not in a hurry to look at the account book. Instead, he put the books in his hands in order, washed his hands, and then began to look through the account books.

Zong Yue's accounts were very clear, with every income and expenditure detailed.

During this period, Zong Yue bought some basic medicinal materials from a medicine merchant in the capital. As his medicine shop was not well-known, it only had sporadic business every day during this period.

Yang Qi had already made plans to lose money when he started. The herbal medicine shop is different from other shops. The herbal medicine is related to people's health, unlike daily necessities that only look at price and quality. If the herbal medicine shop wants to be successful, there are only two ways. The first is to have a ready-made famous doctor willing to join. Many people will come here because of his reputation. However, the reputation of the herbal medicine shop and the doctor's medical skills are complementary. Zong Yue has not encountered any difficult and complicated diseases that can be used to expand his reputation.

The second way is to accumulate over time, do every order carefully and ensure the quality of every order. Guangming Pharmacy is taking this second path.

Some time ago, smallpox was rampant in the capital city, and every household stocked up on medicines such as mugwort. Many pharmacies made a fortune from this, but the amount of money made was not large.

Because Yuan Ruiyuan had already ordered the herbal medicine shop not to maliciously raise prices and make money from the national crisis when the epidemic began. Yuan Ruiyuan acted quickly and the effect was obvious. Although the smallpox was fierce, the politics and economy of the capital were not paralyzed.

Yang Qi touched the molten mountain warm jade on her chest, and her liking and admiration for Yuan Ruiyuan increased even more.

Mother He looked at the big box of toys and sorted them out according to categories. The young lady is now four years old. Last time, she went to Xu's house with the second wife. Miss Liu from General Xu's family also sent some fruits over afterwards.

These little gadgets sent by the young master are just right for the occasion. Young ladies can pick out the ones they like, and the rest can be given as return gifts to young ladies from other families, so as not to be impolite.

There were only a few records in the account book, and Yang Qi finished reading it quickly. Fortunately, before she got married in her previous life, Xu had taught her how to check the account book, so it was not difficult to read it now.

Zong Yue's account books were kept very clearly. Not only were the costs and time of each expenditure recorded, but there was also a summary of income and payments at the end of each day.

After closing the book, Yang Qi called out, "Mother He."

Hearing Yang Qi's voice, Mother He quickly put down the work in her hands and came to Yang Qi: "I'm here."

Yang Qi handed the account book in his hand to Mother He and said, "Mother He, you can give this account book to Zong Yue later. I have marked the places that need to be revised. Also, tell him that Guangming Pharmacy will only have this one account book in the future. Let him add today's transaction records to the back. From now on, he will return the account book every month when he checks it."

Mother He took it with both hands: "Okay, Miss."

Before dinner, Yang Qi wanted to practice some calligraphy. Unexpectedly, just after she finished instructing Mother He, Mother Fan said outside the study: "Miss, dinner is ready, you can prepare to eat."

Now that he was still young, even though he had a full lunch today, Yang Qi was still a little hungry, so he had to go eat first. The words can be written later, and the food will get cold if you eat it later.

Unlike the usual three dishes and one soup, today there were six dishes and one soup, with chicken, duck, fish and meat all available. Yang Qi looked at the dishes on the table in surprise. Mother Fan explained, "The old lady felt that the young lady had worked hard studying with Mr. Yang during this period, so she specifically asked the kitchen to add a few more dishes to the young lady's dinner."

Yang Qi was a little confused. What was the old lady planning? After hesitating for a while, Yang Qi asked, "Does this mean that we will have six dishes in the future, or only today?"

Mother Fan said without changing her expression, "Today."

Yang Qi didn't say much. His previous portion was only two dishes and one soup, but he was very satisfied with three dishes. Well, today's food tasted more delicious and delicate than usual. I think the chef saw the old lady's order and made it more seriously. I guess the dishes used were fresher than usual.

Yang He had no appetite at dinner. Looking at Aunt Yin who was eating normally, Yang He was furious: "Mother, you are still eating now. Mr. Yang's teaching pace is so fast. I heard from the old lady's courtyard and Linhu courtyard that Yang Qi and Yang Lan study very late every day!"

Aunt Yin put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hands, looked at Yang He who looked extremely angry, shook her head inwardly, her daughter was too impatient, and patiently explained: "No matter how worried we are now, it is impossible to change Mr. Yang's decision. The old lady and the second lady will not offend Mr. Yang for you."

Aunt Yin's words did not comfort Yang He. Instead, Yang He became even more panicked: "Mother, what should I do with what you said? I am a concubine's daughter. If I can't study with Mr. Yang and earn a good reputation as a talented woman, I will just marry a poor scholar in the future."

Aunt Yin patted Yang He's hand and said, "Child, don't panic. Mother will not let the old lady and your father point you out casually. We want to let this mansion see who will be the best married lady in the end!"

Yang He wiped the tears from her eyes and said, "Mom, now that things have come to this, what should we do?"

Aunt Yin looked out the window. Yang He knew that Aunt Yin was looking at her father's yard: "We can only wait until your father comes!"