Chapter 189 - Chapter 189: Chapter 189: Defiance_l (1/2)

Chapter 189: Chapter 189: Defiance_l

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Wei Ruo immediately understood what Madam Xiu meant, “Madam, rest assured, I still have some Loquat Syrup. I will let my maid bring you a couple of jars.”

Madam Xiu quickly stopped her, “Miss Wei, I feel embarrassed even for accepting one jar from you, how can I ask for more for free? How about I buy them from you? You can name your price.”

Madam Xiu was not a shameless person, she did not want to take advantage of Wei Ruo. Especially given that her husband would need to continue taking this Loquat Syrup long-term. It wouldn’t be proper to keep asking for more every time, even she as an old woman would not do such a thing.

Wei Ruo smiled lightly, “That won’t be necessary.”

It’s not that she didn’t want the money, but now she was Wei Ruo, not Xu Heyou.

Especially in the presence of Madam Yun, if she were to name a price right now, it would be inappropriate.

Seeing Wei Ruo’s refusal, Madam Xiu straightforwardly said, “How about this, ten taels of silver for each jar, is that acceptable?”

Madam Xiu understood the difficulty of the situation. She was asking to buy something from a girl of a strong noble lineage. Although it might not sound so nice, she was indeed in need.

Therefore, before she came, she had specifically asked a doctor from the Hundred Herb Hall to estimate the price of the Loquat Syrup.

The doctor couldn’t accurately estimate the price of the Loquat Syrup because he didn’t know the ingredients. However, based on Madam Xiu’s description, he understood that it was effective for treating Old Master Xiu and informed Madam Xiu that medicinal prices are not only high due to the cost of ingredients but sometimes the value lies in the formula.

The fact that the renowned doctors in Taizhou Prefecture were unable to help Old Master Xiu demonstrated that this seemingly ordinary Loquat Syrup was indeed a precious item; thus, the price couldn’t be too low.

Convinced by the doctor’s argument, Madam Xiu decided the price after some discussion with him.

Hearing the price Madam Xiu offered, Madam Yun spoke before Wei Ruo, “Madam, there’s no need for that. It’s just some Loquat Syrup, it’s not worth this much.”

Just to give an idea, with ten taels of silver, one could fill the entire backyard with loquat leaves.

Furthermore, Madam Yun didn’t entirely trust the effectiveness of Wei Ruo’s Loquat Syrup. What if Old Master Xiu’s slight improvement after taking it was merely a coincidence?

However, Madam Xiu insisted, “Madam Wei may not understand how important this Loquat Syrup is for my husband. Its effectiveness can’t be bought with money.”

Then, she spoke to Wei Ruo, “Miss Wei, if you feel the price is too low, we can negotiate further.”

Upon witnessing Madam Xiu’s determination, Wei Ruo naturally couldn’t object.

Even though the cost of her medicinal syrup did not amount to this price, it was the formula that was precious and this couldn’t be bought elsewhere, therefore, she didn’t feel like she was robbing them by selling it at this price.

Wei Ruo agreed, “Since Madam insists, I won’t be decline. Let’s follow your suggestion.”

Madam Xiu smiled and said, “That’s best.”

Then, Wei Ruo summoned Xiumei, “Go and bring two jars of Loquat Syrup from Wangmei Garden.”

Hearing this, Madam Xiu hurriedly said, “Two jars won’t be enough, ask for more. Six jars, or even eight.”