Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 860: Exchanging Pills for Money is the Most Pointless

Even Eliza had vaguely thought that it would be great if Philips had the same ability to make money as Chu Xiangqian.

Unfortunately, these are just thoughts. Let alone comparing with Chu Xiangqian, it would be good enough if he could avoid causing trouble for himself.

After chatting for a while, it was already past 12 o'clock in the morning. Maria is old, and after releasing the emotions of great joy, she is more easily tired.

I can only go back to the room prepared in the manor to rest.

But Philip and Eliza saw with their own eyes that Chu Xiangqian entered the delivery room. In just twenty or thirty seconds, Margaret went from being weak and almost in danger of losing her child to suddenly becoming safe and sound, and she herself became full of energy.

Even though European and American women do not have the habit of confinement after giving birth, many women not only drink ice water but also dare to wash up on the same day.

But no one can be like Margaret, who can recover in just a dozen minutes, as if she had not given birth but had just run a thousand meters.

Needless to say, Chu Xiangqian either used special techniques of traditional Chinese medicine or gave Margaret some secret medicine.

In short, this method is a life-saving skill for any normal person.

Chu Xiangqian certainly realized that the means he used to protect the safety of Margaret and his baby son would attract the prying eyes of outsiders.

Fortunately, there are not many people in this world who can force me to compromise.

Even Philip and Elizabeth could only negotiate and then exchange interests.

And he happened to have in his hand the secret recipe of 'Re-creating Golden Elixir' passed down from his father-in-law Jin Yitang, and the 'Life-extending Soup' given by the second elder.

To be honest, the pills and decoctions made from these two ancient recipes are not as effective as imagined.

The finished medicines made by these two pharmacies in the Novice Village include not only pills with normal efficacy, but also +1 pills with enhanced efficacy.

In the real world, the effect is at least several times stronger, or even more than twice as strong.

Otherwise, Chu Xiangqian would not have given two each to his master, his mistress, Yixiantian, and Lao Jiang as backup.

Unfortunately, the +1 pill is still a little lacking.

When Gong Er was seriously ill for the first time, after she was rescued, she fell ill again, but she was too exhausted to be saved.

It can be seen that this elixir cannot bring the dead back to life.

But when used on people whose bodies are not yet completely lifeless, the effect is still very good.

The experiment had already been carried out when Gong Er was seriously ill for the first time.

Even the 'Golden Pill of Regeneration' made by my father-in-law Jin Yitang himself is still very famous in the small circle of powerful people in the capital.

Chu Xiangqian's golden elixir, which has enhanced its medicinal properties, must be more effective.

Seeing Philip and Elizabeth looking at him, Chu Xiangqian certainly understood what they meant.

He reached into his pocket, actually took out a small jade bottle the size of a snuff bottle from his portable storage space, and threw it to Philip.

“In the bottle are three pills made from an improved secret recipe from the ancient imperial court of the Celestial Empire.

You can try it on seriously ill patients who are not incurable, and three patients will be more convincing.

Once you have confirmed the efficacy of the drug, we can discuss other matters.”

Philip and Eliza were delighted. They were not afraid that Chu Xiang would put forward any conditions, but they were afraid that he would not even want to talk about them.

Moreover, this guy was so generous as to take out three pills for the patient to try out, which showed that he must have complete confidence in this medicine.

The credibility immediately increased infinitely in the couple's minds.

However, trust is trust, but I still have to give the elixir a try.

Moreover, without Chu Xiangqian's reminder, the two knew the source of the elixir and that it must be kept strictly confidential.

Otherwise, if someone asks Chu Xiangqian for help today and someone asks him for help tomorrow, who knows whether Chu Xiangqian will still be able to give it to them when they really need it.

After seeing the couple off, Chu Xiangqian simply stayed in the delivery room, accompanying Margaret and his second son, whose Chinese name was Chu Jingxing.

Fortunately, this delivery room is actually a converted two-story country villa covering an area of ​​more than 200 square meters in the manor.

All the facilities and layout on the first floor are no different from those of a regular residence.

Only the master bedroom and side bedroom on the second floor were connected and converted into a sterile delivery room and operating room.

The delivery room can also be used as a bedroom.

For this, the renovation cost tens of thousands of pounds.

Fortunately, Chu Xiangqian was rich, and the two or three hundred thousand pounds he spent on everything was far less important than avoiding the paparazzi.

I don't care about this little money.

Margaret really couldn't sleep. After feeding Chu Jingxing for the first time, she felt hungry herself.

After he had eaten and drunk his fill, he wanted to go wash up, but was immediately suppressed by Chu Xiangqian.

According to the videos Chu Xiangqian watched in his later years, it’s not that European and American women don’t need to observe confinement after childbirth, but that there is no such concept in their tradition.

However, after some European and American women learned about the postpartum care provided by the Celestial Empire, many of them began to accept the practice of confinement.

To put it bluntly, it's not that European and American women have physical fitness far superior to that of Asian women, but that in 9% of families, no one will take care of them for a month.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian admits that he is relatively stronger in physique.

Even among the rich and aristocrats in East Asia, their meat consumption is indeed not as much as that of the aristocrats and rich people in Europe and America.

As for the lower classes, it was good enough to have enough food. Moreover, in ancient China, not to mention the one-month confinement period, there were probably not many women who could be taken care of at home for three days.

Only families that can afford to eat can enjoy this treatment.

Margaret pouted to show her dissatisfaction, but Chu Xiangqian would never indulge her on this matter. However, he explained it to her while looking at his sleeping second son, and Margaret finally became happy.

As for the medicine she had been given before, Margaret didn't even ask, which saved Chu Xiangqian from having to talk nonsense.

But after three days, Margaret couldn't stand the smell on her body anymore. Chu Xiangqian looked at the girl and found that she had recovered as if she had never given birth to a child.

Only then did he prepare the bath water himself and put a small stove in the bathroom.

When Margaret finished her shower, she immediately wrapped herself tightly in a blanket and a thick towel on her head, then she was allowed to leave the bathroom and lie directly on the bed under a thin blanket to protect herself from the wind.

The more Chu Xiangqian talked, the happier Margaret felt.

Except for insisting on taking a shower, Chu Xiangqian said everything else.

Actually, little Chu Jingxing doesn't need to be taken care of by Chu Xiangqian and Margaret all the time. Not only does he have a special nanny, he also has two wet nurses.

However, this was Margaret's first time as a mother, and she was really worried about her baby son, so whenever she was awake, she had to make sure Chu Jingxing was in her sight.

In this regard, the royal family can indeed demonstrate their heritage.

Not only was there the old nanny who had personally fed Margaret, but there was also a carefully selected 30-year-old maid who had served the royal family for generations to take care of Chu Jingxing.

And while taking care of him, the two of them actually also had the task of protecting this kid.

Chu Xiangqian was not stingy and he understood that a generous reward would make people voluntarily protect the little guy.

Not only do they have a monthly salary of 1 pounds, but they also receive a bonus equal to their salary every year. It can be said that the income of these two madams is higher than that of most elites in large companies.

Compared with the average income, it is more than ten times the per capita income.

Not only did Margaret think that the reward was too high, but old lady Maria also thought that Chu Xiangqian was too generous. If Eliza got pregnant and had children again in the future, she would immediately be outdone.

Chu Xiangqian didn't care about that. When he read Dream of the Red Chamber before, he always felt that Grandmother Jia treated the wet nurse of Jia family's children too well.

But after becoming a father, I realized that the wet nurse in a powerful family is responsible for more than just feeding the babies.

These maids were also responsible for protecting the children while they were growing up.

Whether it is to prevent illness or to prevent being harmed by others, the risks and responsibilities these maids bear are not small.

It would be abnormal if the salary was not high.

As for the child who has grown up and is throwing tantrums by relying on the fact that she is a wet nurse, it all comes down to the fact that the head of the family is not good enough.

Chu Xiangqian thought that blaming the child was missing the point.

Chu Xiangqian looked at Margaret, who had fallen asleep beside Chu Jingxing. His mind couldn't help but focus on Chu Jingxing, who was also sleeping soundly.

Three days after the little guy was born, the wrinkles on his face gradually disappeared, his skin became smooth and tender, white with a rosy glow, and just looking at him makes people want to kiss him.

Moreover, the little guy doesn’t cry very often and is considered to be an easy child to take care of.

Chu Xiangqian stared at his baby son for a while and soon felt the natural force in the little guy's body. Not only did it not disappear, but it even increased slightly.

After sighing, he reached out, gently picked up the little guy, and walked into the bathroom.

He released the marten as eyes and ears, and brought the two thin dogs that had been lying in the bedroom and seemed to have little presence into the Novice Village.

It was very simple to reach level 5. Chu Xiangqian didn't even have to do it himself. He just had to hold his baby son and follow the two dogs for a walk outside the village for a while.

Chu Jingxing quickly upgraded to level 5.

I put all the points into Constitution, and soon I could feel the little guy absorbing magic much faster.

Chu Xiangqian did not dare to stay for long, because Chu Jingxing was still too young. As a father, Chu Xiangqian could not be sure whether the rapid accumulation of magic power would cause harm to Chu Jingxing.

And in order to prevent Margaret from waking up suddenly, Chu Xiangqian could not stay in the Novice Village for long.

Back in the real world, because the magic element is basically non-existent, the speed at which the natural force in the little guy's body increases has indeed become extremely difficult.

He bent down and kissed the little thing on the top of his head, then put him back next to Margaret.

He kissed Margaret gently again, then stood up and left.

It is foreseeable that Chu Jingxing will be as unlikely to get sick as his elder brother Chu Jingrong.

They will also be smarter and healthier than children of the same age.

This was actually enough for Chu Xiangqian.

As a father, I am rich and powerful, so there is no need to have too high expectations for my children's future.

The greatest hope, of course, is to grow up healthy, get married, have children, and live a stable and happy life.

After leaving the delivery room which had become a bedroom, Chu Xiangqian nodded to the two maids guarding outside, signaling them not to disturb the sleeping mother and child.

Then he went to the first floor and made a phone call, asking Morgan Jr. and McDonald, who had been in London for two days, to come over.

By the way, he also brought the three medical records issued by the hospital that Philip and Eliza brought yesterday.

Given the royal family's efficiency, it would be very easy to secretly find three seriously ill patients to test the medicine.

Moreover, Arthur, the captain of Margaret's bodyguard team and also an ace agent, also saw Chu Xiangqian enter the delivery room that night, and Margaret soon recovered.

With a professional like Arthur doing the work, not only is it fast, but there is also no need to worry about confidentiality issues.

In just two days, it was confirmed that the three pills were indeed of great help to patients who were not terminally ill.

Even an old man in his 80s who was about to die of old age, after taking a pill, his body slowly recovered many of its functions.

This is definitely a gift from God to Eliza and Philip.

It was also good for Eliza's mother, old lady Maria, and Philip's uncle Mountbatten.

Even something that must be obtained.

Chu Xiangqian had no worries or resistance to taking out some of the things related to the game.

No one knows how much the rubies, pearls, and racehorses were sold for. As for the Regenerating Elixir and the Life-Sustaining Soup, they have prototypes in the real world.

The 'Rejuvenating Golden Pill' in my father-in-law's hands has maintained sales records over the years.

Chu Xiangqian believed that if Philip and Eliza really wanted to investigate, they should be able to find out the truth by spending more time and more manpower and resources.

After all, Jin Yitang and the golden elixir in his hand are things that ordinary people cannot touch.

But for people with a certain identity and status, it is not a secret.

Over the years, Jin Yitan has been selling the products himself, and no one from his superiors has specifically asked him to keep it a secret.

Chu Xiangqian was Jin Yitang's son-in-law and apprentice, so it was not difficult to understand and explain why he could replicate the golden elixir or even make a better one.

So yesterday Philip and Eliza came again, bringing three medical records and handing them to Chu Xiangqian.

Chu Xiangqian did not hesitate and took out a small bottle, a jade bottle containing 4 + 1 golden elixirs and handed it to Eliza.

In return, Philip and Eliza promised that once there was an opportunity, they would support and help Chu Xiangqian acquire at least 30% of the shares of London Water Company and Docks.

Chu Xiangqian originally wanted to sell it for money, after all, no one knew whether such a promise would be fulfilled in the future.

But on second thought, he really had no shortage of money, and he could use the four pills to deepen his relationship with the royal family, even if the acquisition of the water company and the dock was not smooth.

But in Hong Kong Island, the names of Philip and Eliza are still very useful.

Since the royal family cares so much about the 'Golden Pill of Regeneration', Morgan Jr. and McDonald will not let go of this life-saving pill either.

By the way, Chu Xiangqian can also repay the favor of letting the two of them take the blame this time.

Morgan Jr. and McDonald flew to London so quickly because they were worried that Chu Xiangqian would not admit his mistake later.

When he arrived at the manor and saw Chu Xiangqian, the first thing he said was to complain that Chu Xiangqian was not a good friend.

Chu Xiangqian laughed, exchanged pleasantries and chatted, and finally placed the three medical records in front of the two men. Morgan Jr. and McDonald were a little surprised.

But after reading it, his expression suddenly changed.

Chu Xiangqian didn't say much. He gave each of them a pill and let them experiment on their own.

After the result is out, I will give each person two pills as an apology.

If you are generous now, you will gain more benefits from Morgan Jr. and McDonald in the future.

(End of this chapter)