CHAPTER 183: CHAPTER 181 CONDITIONS FOR SAVING PEOPLE (1)

"How much are these pastries?" a woman asked.

She was holding the hand of a five or six-year-old child.

The child, too, was eating a pastry.

However, the pastry was much larger than the ones the Second Princess had baked.

The Second Princess recalled the shopkeeper’s wife’s reminder next door and instantly lost her confidence.

When the woman asked for the price, she didn’t dare speak.

Li Xing’an said, "Oh, these ones are two coins each, and these ones are five coins for two."

The woman drew in a sharp breath and widened her eyes, "So small and still so expensive? Look at the pastry my son is eating, it’s a circle larger than yours, and it’s just one coin each. Is your pastry made of gold? To sell it so expensively?"

Second Young Master Li raised an eyebrow, "It’s certainly made differently."

"Made differently how? Can it make you an Immortal?" The woman tilted her brow.

The Great Princess shoved the Second Princess gently, whispering, "Second Sister, speak up. It’s your business—what’s special about your pastry? Say it! Make this arrogant woman furious."

But the Second Princess was so startled by the feisty woman that she stood frozen, unable to utter a word.

Li Yuzhu thought, that’s not right. How will the Second Princess ever manage herself as a shopkeeper in the future?

She gently nudged the Second Princess’s arm and whispered, "Second Sister, don’t be afraid. Speak boldly! Boast about your pastry, however you can. If you don’t say anything, you’ll have no business to do today."

The Second Princess took a deep breath and plucked up the courage to say loudly, "Of course it can make you an Immortal!"

The woman laughed, "An Immortal? Little girl? What if it doesn’t make you one?"

"If you don’t become an Immortal... it’s free," the Second Princess shouted.

As soon as she spoke, she regretted it. Why did she go along with the woman’s words? Now she was doomed.

"Alright, I’ll try one! If I don’t become an Immortal, you won’t charge me!" The woman chuckled and walked over to look at the pastries, "I want this plum blossom-shaped one. Give me a piece, no, give me two. What if I become an Immortal, and my son is still in the mortal world? How could that be?"

The woman’s face was full of mischief, and Second Young Master Li was unwilling to give.

Li Yuzhu picked up a pastry, split it in half, and gave one half to the woman and the other to the child.

"Come, have a taste. This is free for sampling, no charge."

The woman hadn’t yet started eating when the child immediately took a bite, "Mm, delicious."

The pastries the Second Princess made were only palm-sized, and after being halved, the child finished it in just a few bites.

He still wanted more and reached out to Li Yuzhu, "I want more."

"Is it delicious?" Li Yuzhu smiled and asked him.

"It’s delicious." The child nodded.

"Better than the pastry you ate earlier?" Li Yuzhu smiled and asked again.

"Of course, my pastry wasn’t good, too hard, it hurt my teeth." The child glanced at the pastry in his hand and handed it to the woman, "Mom, I don’t want this."

"Does it feel like being an Immortal?" Li Yuzhu smiled and asked him.

"What does being an Immortal feel like?" The child blinked, indicating he didn’t understand.

"It’s like feeling happy inside, isn’t there a saying that it’s as delightful as being an Immortal?" Li Yuzhu laughed and said.

"Ah, that’s right, I feel happy after eating the pastry, so I’m like an Immortal!" The child laughed out loud.

The woman looked at the child and then at the pastry in her hand.

She took a small bite, and soon, her eyes brightened—it was delicious! Truly delicious.

The feeling was really like being an Immortal, so pleasant.

"Mom, I want more! Mom, I want more!" The child tugged at the woman’s sleeve.

"I’m still just a person, not an Immortal; you really know how to boast." The woman mocked, biting the pastry.

"What I said to your child, did you hear? Feeling happy is also like being an Immortal. We didn’t say it would make you a real Immortal," Li Yuzhu said earnestly.

It was comedic; if she didn’t tease the woman into tasting the pastry, would she seriously buy it?

"Mom, I want it, Mom!" The child began urging the woman to buy more pastries.

The woman wanted them too and said, "What’s the hurry? It’s not like I’m not buying! Pastries that can’t make you an Immortal, what’s the point of buying them?"

"To me, it feels like being an Immortal." The child argued.

The woman grumbled but ended up buying ten pastries before leaving.

With twenty coins in hand, the Second Princess sighed in relief.

"Well done, Second Sister, this is how we should advertise—be as exaggerated as possible." Li Yuzhu encouraged the Second Princess with a smile.

The Second Princess regained her confidence.

Following Li Yuzhu’s advice, she exaggeratedly praised her pastries.

Besides, the taste wasn’t actually bad, and the appearance was attractive.

Soon, her business started booming again.

At first, passersby were all saying it was too expensive.

The Second Princess made cakes that cost two coins each, and some were five for two.

Li Yuzhu said, "You get what you pay for. Whether it’s worth buying or not, you’ll know once you taste it."

Using free samples, she managed to keep almost all the guests who came to inquire.

In less than an hour, the two jars brought by the Second Princess were all sold out.

The Great Princess urged the Second Princess to make more cakes quickly.

"Coming, coming." The Second Princess tied her apron, busy and sweating profusely.

The siblings all helped out, and in just one morning, the Second Princess sold cakes worth a thousand coins.

The Second Princess’s arms were sore from kneading dough, but when she saw the heavy money bag, she regained her confidence.

The Great Princess jokingly said, "Make more cakes to sell, you can lose weight and make money, what a good deal!"

The Second Princess looked at her arm, "I’ve been selling cakes for so many days, why haven’t I slimmed down at all?"

The Great Princess sneered, "Eat less! Making cakes while eating, no wonder you’ll get fat!"

"If I don’t eat a little, how do I know if it tastes good or not?"

The Great Princess, "..." couldn’t argue against that.

Li Yuzhu laughed and said, "Second sister, your current weight gain is for business, not because of your own greed. And this business is for the family, so your weight gain is honorable."

The Second Princess thought carefully, "Ah, yes, yes, yes, Third sister is so right, I’m not gaining weight for myself, I’m doing it for the family, Big sister, Third brother, Second brother, none of you can laugh at me for being fat."

Li Xing’an and the Second Young Master Li both chuckled secretly but still said in unison, "Yes, yes, yes, Second sister is gaining weight for the family, not for herself."

The Great Princess pursed her lips, "Alright, I won’t say anything about it anymore. Just be careful you don’t get even fatter!"

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Li Yuzhu helped the Second Princess promote the business for a while. As more and more people came to buy, she left with the Great Princess at ease and headed to the pharmacy.

Seeing that the Second Princess was getting more and more money, the Great Princess was anxious and wanted to sell a piece of lingzhi and some herbs as soon as possible to get some cash.

Although this piece of lingzhi was small and not very old, it would definitely sell for more than the income from Li Yu En’s cakes today.

This made her quite hopeful.

The two of them arrived at the pharmacy they visited the second time, and the Great Princess had already gone inside ahead.

Li Yuzhu was about to enter when she saw a veiled woman crouching in the alley next to the pharmacy.

It was Aunt Liu of Liu Daniu’s family.

She didn’t look well, with a frown and clutching her stomach.

Blood was slowly dripping from the hem of her skirt.

Li Yuzhu squinted her eyes. What happened to her?

Aunt Liu looked up, wanting to call for help, and at this moment, she saw Li Yuzhu.

"Save... save me..." the voice was very weak.

Li Yuzhu quickly ran over, "What’s wrong with you?"

At the same time, Li Yuzhu quickly took her pulse.

The pulse was weak, and her fingers were cold.

No signs of pregnancy anymore!

"Save me... so much blood, I... I..." her voice grew weaker.

Li Yuzhu quickly initiated a CT scan to check her body.

The results confirmed her suspicion.

Aunt Liu had aborted the child!

"Why did you abort the child? What did the child do wrong?" Li Yuzhu asked coldly.

Aunt Liu gritted her teeth, enduring the dizzying pain, "It’s none of your business! You just need to save me!"

Li Yuzhu looked at her, speaking indifferently, "I’m a doctor, not a Bodhisattva. Oh, by the way, if you don’t burn incense for the Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva won’t bless you either."

"What do you want in return?" Aunt Liu gritted her teeth, grabbing Li Yuzhu’s arm tightly.

"I have no other requirements, just don’t trouble my second sister, or else..."

"You little brat, you’re threatening me!" Aunt Liu was furious.

Her handicraft business had been taken away, and she had long been unhappy with the Li Family, and now they’re threatening her?

Aunt Liu was displeased.

"I think I should go back to the village and call your mother-in-law to help you. I can’t help you, but don’t worry, I’ll return to the village after selling the herbs, I won’t delay, isn’t that kind of me?" Li Yuzhu pushed her away, brushed off her sleeves, and turned to leave.