Chapter 60 Sanjiu Cold Remedy After all the medicinal powder in the medicine grinder turned into crystalline particles, Gu Chan secretly withdrew his spiritual energy. Zhou Dachuan came back to his senses, stared at her and asked, "Who is this miracle doctor of our Tiancang country that you are talking about? Our Tiancang country has been established for more than a hundred years, and I have never heard of any miracle doctor in history who said this!" "Does a miracle doctor have to have historical records? Since he is called a miracle doctor, he must not be interested in fame and fortune." Gu Chan quickly retorted. When Zhou Dachuan heard this, he thought it made sense and nodded. Little did he know that Gu Chan was fooling him! Gu Chan didn't say much on this issue and quickly changed the subject, "Okay, the newly developed medicine is ready." "What is the name of this medicine?" Zhou Dachuan asked. "Just call it... Sanjiu Cold Remedy!" Gu Chan tilted her head and thought for a moment, then opened her mouth and said. Zhou Dachuan looked at her blankly, "What a weird name! I've never heard of it before! I know 39 is a number, but what does the word 'cold' mean?" "A cold means a cold, it's just a different way of saying it." Gu Chan explained with a smile.
Zhou Dachuan was speechless. Gu Chan ignored him and immediately went to the counter to find a palm-sized cloth bag. She picked up the crystallized medicine grains from the medicine grinder and put them in the bag. She filled most of the bag and handed it to Zhou Dachuan, "This bag will sell for at least eighty cents." "Ah? So expensive? A dose of medicine for my cold only costs twenty cents! You're making it four times more expensive. How can I sell it?" Zhou Dachuan was surprised. Gu Chan nodded affirmatively. Just at this moment an old woman came into the pharmacy with a cane. "Ah!" As soon as she came in, she opened her mouth and sneezed, and then her nose started running. Zhou Dachuan immediately asked, "Old lady, what's wrong with you?" "I didn't cover myself with the quilt properly last night, so I caught a cold. Boss, please prescribe some medicine for me!" The old woman explained uncomfortably. Gu Chan didn't wait for Zhou Dachuan to reply, and immediately seized the opportunity to promote her medicine. "Grandma, our pharmacy has just developed a special medicine for treating colds. It's called Sanjiu Cold Medicine. Would you like to try it?" "How much is it?" asked the old woman. "Not much, eighty cents." "It's too expensive. I'd rather just eat something ordinary." "How about this, grandma? I'll give you a bag of it directly. If it helps you get better, I'll trouble you to promote this new medicine for me. If it doesn't help you, I'll compensate you with eighty cents. What do you think?" Gu Chan rolled her eyes and said cunningly. When the old woman heard about this good thing, she nodded immediately. Gu Chan happily stood up, helped her sit on a chair nearby, took the bag of medicine from Zhou Dachuan, and shouted to the shop assistant, "Handy, bring me half a bowl of hot water and a pair of chopsticks." "Okay!" The waiter responded from a distance and ran to the kitchen immediately. Soon he brought half a bowl of hot water and placed it on the table, then handed a pair of chopsticks to Gu Chan. Gu Chan directly poured most of the bag of medicine into the hot water, and then stirred it with chopsticks.
The medicine quickly dissolved in the hot water, turning the white hot water into a gray-brown liquid. The old woman lowered her head and smelled the bowl of medicine. "You know what, your new medicine smells quite good. It has a fresh and sweet taste." "Drink it first! You will know after you drink it." Gu Chan said with a smile. Then she took the bowl of medicine and handed it to the old woman. The old woman held the bowl with both hands, put the medicine to her lips and drank it. After taking the first sip, her eyes lit up and she said, "Hmm! It's sweet, not bitter at all, and easy to swallow. It's just like drinking sugar water." "Hurry up and finish your drink. We'll talk later." Gu Chan urged. The old woman said no more and quickly drank the entire bowl of medicine. Gu Chan took the empty bowl from her, put it on the table, and looked at the old woman with a smile, "Sit down and wait for a while! Don't leave in a hurry. Although this medicine is a special medicine, it won't work immediately after drinking it. It will take some time." "Okay, I'm just tired." The old woman nodded in agreement. Then she sat in a chair and waited. Zhou Dachuan quickly pulled Gu Chan aside and whispered in her ear, "Is this medicine effective? Don't let it kill someone, or I'll be in trouble." "Don't worry, there's no way anyone will die. The worst that can happen is that the medicine won't work." "I hope it will be effective." Zhou Dachuan looked worried. Gu Chan, on the contrary, seemed very calm. This medicine is originally made with two herbs, wind-cold grass and refreshing fruit, and it’s just added with sugar. How could it kill people? Just like Gu Chan said, at worst the medicine might not be effective, but it would definitely not endanger human life. It’s just that the old woman has just drunk the medicine, so the effect hasn’t taken effect so quickly. After a while, when the effect of the medicine takes effect, we will know whether it is effective or not. Just as Zhou Dachuan was worried, Ma Zheng came down from upstairs wearing new clothes. When Gu Chan looked back, she felt her eyes brighten up at once. In the past, Ma Zheng was always covered in dust and wore tattered clothes, looking like a poor country boy. He would be invisible in a crowd. But now that he had taken a shower and changed into new clothes, he looked much more handsome and his spirits improved a lot. Gu Chan had to admit that, as the saying goes, clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. She would have to earn more money in the future and buy herself more nice clothes. Otherwise, she would become more and more unsophisticated and would never become a phoenix. Ma Zhengze walked up to Gu Chan and asked in a silly way, "Boss, why are you staring at me? Is it because this suit doesn't fit me and I look weird in it?" "No, you look very nice in this outfit. We should treat ourselves better in the future. Money is earned to be spent. We should not treat ourselves badly." "Okay! I'll listen to the boss." Ma Zheng agreed obediently. Gu Chan nodded with satisfaction, calmed down, walked to the chair next to her and sat down waiting. After one stick of incense. The old lady who had just been sitting quietly on the chair suddenly began to sweat on her forehead. Her face turned red and she gasped, "It's so hot! I'm sweating all over. It seems that this medicine is working." "It's over. Is the medicine too strong?" Zhou Dachuan hurried forward to ask, preparing to check the old woman's physical condition.
Gu Chan stretched out her hand to stop him, "Don't worry, this is a normal sweating process. The fact that she is so hot proves that this medicine is indeed very effective. Once she finishes sweating, her cold will be cured." "But she doesn't look right!" Zhou Dachuan was still very worried. Gu Chan held him tightly and refused to let go. The old woman grew hotter and hotter, and soon collapsed in her chair, eyes wide open, not moving at all. Zhou Dachuan was so frightened that his face turned pale and he kept reaching out to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead. (End of this chapter)