Chapter 430: Two People

Gu Jin’an nodded as he listened, feeling that Chang Errui truly wasn’t bad and was a reasonable person.

Chang Errui had delivered green bricks to their shop for three months. Qi Kangming saw Chang Errui every day and knew he was dependable, but: "My sister, because of past events, is very averse to marriage. She privately told our mother that in the future she wants to establish her own women’s household and adopt a child to care for her in old age."

Gu Jinli: "..."

That matched her own thoughts perfectly!

Each of the princesses of the former dynasty were remarkable in their own right, and the establishment of women’s households was something that they had initiated.

However, for common folk to establish a women’s household was very difficult. Not only was the support of one’s parents and clan needed, but also a payment of five hundred taels of Silver to the government for the household registration fee.

Otherwise, don’t even think about establishing a women’s household.

And women in this era had such a tough life; even if you have the money to establish a women’s household, after your parents and brothers pass away, if you’re not capable, the family property would be divided up by evil men.

Therefore, there were very few families in Great Chu who had established a women’s household, and in the entirety of Tianfu County, not a single one existed.

"The handcart has been brought over. Is that grass seed very small? Can it be packed in a sack without spilling? If not, I can get you some cotton bags," said Qi Kangle, who brought the handcart through the corner gate and then asked Gu Jinli.

Gu Jinli replied: "Xuanhu Fang has bags, we don’t need to take any more."

Upon hearing this, Qi Kangle halted her steps toward going back into the inner house.

Gu Jinli walked over and looked up to size up Qi Kangle.

Qi Kangle, feeling confused under her gaze, asked, "Xiao Yu, what are you looking at?"

"Looking at the scars on your face." Gu Jinli raised her hand and touched Qi Kangle’s cheek. Under her touch, she could feel a slight protrusion, but: "If you don’t touch and just look, Cousin Le, the scars on your face really aren’t visible anymore."

The scar removal ointment had a very good effect. After using two bottles for three months, the scars on Qi Kangle’s face had become invisible.

Qi Kangle said with a smile: "This is all thanks to you. Without the scar removal ointment you made, the scars on my face would’ve never faded."

Gu Jinli smiled and nodded, then suddenly said: "Cousin Le, after the scars healed, you’ve become truly beautiful."

Qi Kangle was originally quite attractive and in the prime of her youth. Now, without the scars, she indeed looked like a stunning young woman.

"Such a beautiful girl will definitely be liked by many. If you meet a good match, you should marry him. You can’t live in the past unhappiness; that would be unfair to yourself." Although Gu Jinli didn’t oppose Qi Kangle establishing her own women’s household, she had plans of doing so herself. However, she felt that if one encountered a good spouse in life, one should seize the opportunity to marry; if one truly didn’t meet anyone suitable, then establishing a women’s household was the way to live on her own.

Qi Kangle was momentarily stunned, speechless, but her heart was touched.

Gu Jinli didn’t press her for an answer and, after communicating her thoughts to her, called out to Gu Jin’an: "Big brother, let’s go, we still have to buy the grass seeds and hurry back."

"Coming," Gu Jin’an replied, and came over to pull the handcart, leaving the shop. The two siblings then reached Xuanhu Fang.

Unexpectedly, they encountered two strangers in the backyard of Xuanhu Fang.

A man and a woman; the man was very young, only in his early twenties, wearing a moon-white robe, holding a porcelain spoon, stirring the tea in the teapot.

The fire in the small clay stove was burning fiercely, making the water in the teapot bubble and gurgle.

The woman was older, appearing to be a lady in her thirties.

She had delicate features, her hair done up meticulously, donning a lake blue long skirt. With hands clasped in front of her, she sat up straight on her chair. Upon seeing them, her gaze lingered momentarily before moving away. She picked up a metal tong and removed two pieces of charcoal from the stove, making the flames die down instantly.

"To brew lake tea, boiling the water three times is sufficient; any longer would cause it to lose its true flavor," the lady’s voice was as gentle as flowing water, very soothing to the ear.

"Xiao Yu, Good Brother An, you’ve arrived, was just waiting for you," Doctor Wu’s voice came through as he waved at them: "Come, take a seat, the seeds of the Mingya Grass have been prepared for you. Take as much as you want, that stuff is cheap. If it weren’t for using it to make insect repellent incense, it wouldn’t fetch a good price."

The male and female looked towards them in unison upon hearing this.

The man pointed at them with a porcelain spoon and asked, "Are these the people you mentioned who can make insect repellent incense? And the scar removal ointment, was it also made by her?"

Doctor Wu nodded and said, "Indeed, she’s the one who made it. What do you think, quite unexpected, right? Talented people emerge in every new generation, don’t be jealous, young man."

The man laughed and said, "I’m not jealous, I’m not interested in making medicine. Our pharmacy is just a herb vendor, we only sell medicines, and we sell whichever type sells the best."

While the man brewed tea, he had the air of an immortal, yet his words were quite worldly. However, because he was good-looking, even such words didn’t feel unpleasant at all to the listeners.

Gu Jin’an smiled and bowed to the pair, asking, "Grandpa Wu, who are these two?"

Doctor Wu said with a smile, "They are relatives of my family. This young man’s surname is Min, he is the owner of the pharmacy; just call him Brother Min. This lady you can address as Aunt Wu."

Doctor Wu didn’t elaborate on the lady’s background, simply asking them to call her Aunt Wu.

Gu Jinli, upon hearing this, glanced at the lady and then at Doctor Wu, noticing some resemblance between them and sharing the same surname, could they be father and daughter?

But since Doctor Wu did not mention it, she did not ask, and together with Gu Jin’an, they greeted the two.

Boss Min seemed quite interested in Gu Jinli and asked, "How did you come up with the idea of insect repellent incense? The one you made almost produces no smoke, and the scent is very faint, it doesn’t irritate people indoors, and it’s extremely effective at killing mosquitoes. It sells very well in our pharmacy."

"We’ve been using it for a while, and your insect repellent incense has no side effects at all, doesn’t conflict with other fragrances, so we have come here this time, aside from visiting my Grandpa for the festival, we also wanted to talk to you about the insect repellent incense."

The way Boss Min conducted business did not match his appearance, speaking straight away about wanting to do business regarding the insect repellent incense.

Aunt Wu said, "Brother Yan, Little Xiao Yu came today to buy the seeds, let her finish the transaction with your Grandpa first, and then talk about the insect repellent incense. Things must not be rushed, we should do them one by one."

Boss Min respected the woman very much and responded upon hearing this, "Yes."

Doctor Wu said, "Alright, you go with me first to get the seeds. After we have finished the transaction for the seeds, we’ll come back and talk about other matters."

"Okay," Gu Jinli nodded, following Doctor Wu to the front shop.

Mu Tong had already prepared the Mingya Grass seeds for them: "Brought you a thousand catties of seeds, three copper coins per two catties, all here."

Gu Jin’an, upon hearing this, was very surprised and said, "It’s so cheap, three copper coins for two catties."

Mu Tong laughed and said, "Seeds like these rarely get bought, they’ve always been cheap."