Chapter 38: Heart Mechanism

  Ning's delicate eyebrows smiled and said: "You all go out to play on the streets every day, but you haven't seen anything brought back for your sisters. This time, coincidentally, it's the Dragon Boat Festival, and there's a temple fair at Guangcheng Temple. If you see something good, bring some back for us too. We can pay for them with silver later, can't we?"

  Ning Che Bao hastily smiled and said: "How dare I want sister's money? What do sisters like? Just tell us, if we encounter it, we will bring it back."

  Mrs. Jiang saw that several of her children were chatting loudly there, but only Ning Fenbi and Bai Caizhi stood quietly outside the crowd, looking a bit lonely in their figures, so she beckoned them to come forward and sit down, and chatted with them in a casual manner.

  On the other side, Ning Xianmei and others also finished talking to several brothers, so Ning Cheyu and others all went out. Here, Old Lady Jiang asked Ning Xianbi: "You've been following your third uncle to study for many years, just these days you started school, I heard that in your free time you still run there, those medicinal materials, medical books and whatnot, are they so interesting?"

  Ning Xianbi smiled and replied, "Yes, Sun's daughter thinks it's interesting. The green grass that grows in the mountains is just as useless, but perhaps one of them will numb people, while another might be a good medicine for treating illnesses. They are all the same kind of green leafy grass, isn't that interesting?"

  Old Lady Jiang chuckled and said, "Is this really interesting? I'm afraid not many people enjoy distinguishing those medicinal herbs. Only someone like your Third Grandfather who studies medicine would be interested in squatting on the ground, rummaging through them until their eyes are blurry, and still may not be able to pick much. What's so fun about that?"

  Ning Feng smiled and said, "Well, have you ever heard of the old saying that all things are interdependent and mutually restrictive? Third Master told me that when he traveled to the southwest in his early years, he heard about a kind of poisonous grass there. Once someone encounters it, it will entwine around their legs, and the saw-like teeth on the grass can cut through flesh and blood, causing the person to be poisoned immediately. Within two or three hours, if there is no antidote, they will die."

  Old Lady Jiang had never heard such a statement before, and she couldn't help but feel a thrill. Madame Qu, who was standing beside her, exclaimed: "Oh my, there's actually such a ruthless poisonous weed? It's really chilling to the bone! No wonder people say that Lingnan and Xishuangbanna are not good places for humans to live in. Indeed, if one were to encounter this kind of grass, wouldn't it be certain death?"

  "It's interesting to note that although this poisonous grass is overbearing, if one is poisoned and struggles to walk around within a hundred steps, there will be a type of flowering vine. Simply placing the flowers from the vine on the wound will automatically absorb the toxin, and the person will recover. This is the principle of mutual generation and restraint in all things."

  Everyone listened with great interest, and even a few sisters and Bai Caizhi widened their eyes.

  It turns out that this is actually a lingering symptom of Ning Fengbi's reading of martial arts novels in modern times. At that time, she often saw some books mention the principle of "all things are born and restrained by each other". With some plots of finding spiritual medicine after being poisoned, she had always been half-believing and half-doubting. One day, she asked Ning De Rong, only to know that the principle of "all things are born and restrained by each other" is correct, but such a coincidence is not common, except in the southern regions where poisonous substances are rampant, this situation often occurs. The old master also used his own experiences as examples to tell Ning Fengbi, which is why she said this today.

  Everyone listened with great interest, and Old Lady Jiang couldn't help but ask Ning Fengbi some common health preservation knowledge. As expected, this was not enough to stump her. Many people in the mansion knew these things, but few could explain them as clearly and logically as Ning Fengbi did, laying out cause and effect. For a while, everyone listened intently as she spoke fluently, finding it quite interesting.

  In the end, Ning Feng saw that everyone was looking at her with loving eyes, and she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, knowing that she had shown off enough this time.

  That's why I'm saying so much today, it's to lay the foundation for making medicine in the future. By then, even if I really make those new medicines, people will think that at such a young age, she has such attainments in the medical field, and it won't be too surprising.

  Because of this, the palace's excessive use of medicinal supplements has become a topic of discussion. As it turns out, this has once again caught the attention of Old Lady Jiang. After listening to the explanation that one's body relies on daily exercise and that over-supplementation is not suitable, for example, every time the palace produces medicine, they can produce thousands of Ren Shen Yang Rong pills. These medicines also have a limited shelf life. If too much is produced and consumed, it will lead to over-supplementation. On the other hand, if too little is consumed, the remaining medicine will expire and be wasted. After discussing this logic for half a day, Old Lady Jiang and the others felt enlightened, and they couldn't help but look at Ning Fengbi in a new light.

  Yuanshi was furious, her belly almost bursting with rage. She didn't know if Ning Fengbi's words were instigated by Yushi, but she was convinced they were. It was all because of this month's flower money, which she had only allocated twenty taels of silver to Yushi, a full half less than the forty taels she usually gave.

  In fact, the twenty taels of silver can buy enough rouge and powder to last a month. However, in the past, when forty taels were spent, only good quality ones were bought, and she could also embezzle ten to fifteen taels of silver. Now that the amount has been halved, Yu Shi is no longer able to embezzle. Moreover, the quality of the rouge and powder distributed to the lower-ranking servants is slightly inferior. This can't be considered a big deal, it's just that she took this opportunity to vent her anger.

  Who would have thought that I had just given Yu Shi twenty taels yesterday, but today Ning Xi Bi's words made her lose one or two hundred taels of silver in a year.

  The Marquis's mansion produces medicinal pills for replenishment and treatment of common diseases every year, which are made in batches every three months. Most of them are entrusted to external pharmacies. The profit is astonishing, as long as the Yuan family reports some extra supplements under the name of "concern", who can say anything? She naturally benefits more from it.

  However, when Ning Fengbi said "too much medicine is not good", Old Lady Jiang immediately ordered to reduce the amount of medicine by half. Calculating carefully, the loss was even more than 300 taels, which would make the Ruyu family feel painful in both body and heart.

  Madam Qu and Yu were both aware of the cat's paw, and Old Lady Jiang probably didn't know either. It was just that everyone tacitly agreed not to mention it. At this time, with Ning Fengbi's words, it was convenient for the old lady to give orders. From then on, whenever Yuan looked at Ning Fengbi, her eyes were filled with hatred.

  Ning Fengbi only pretended to be unaware, and even Yu Shi's heart was also filled with suspicion and uncertainty. She wondered if this was just her daughter speaking carelessly or intentionally taking advantage of the opportunity to avenge herself. Thinking about her daughter's temperament, she still didn't dare believe that her daughter could have such a mind, perhaps it was just a slip of the tongue.

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