The first day, Zhou Lihua could only refine low-grade pills. She told him this was to be expected. In fact, she said that her alchemy was better than she expected because, up to this point, she had only been able to refine a pill one out of every ten times. She could now refine a pill ten out of ten times, which was a massive improvement from before.
Wu Jian visited Zhou Lihua every day to watch her refine pills, and every day, Zhou Lihua improved dramatically. She was able to refine mid-grade pills on the second day. Not only did she refine middle-grade pills after just one day, but she was able to refine a pill seven out of ten times. That was above average.
These pills could also be sold. While Zhou Lihua refused to sell them for Hou Jingshu, having judged them to not be good enough for their purpose, she did hand them off to the Zhou Family. The panda-haired woman, Zhou Wen, was ecstatic when Zhou Lihua gave her almost one hundred middle-grade Meridian Opening Pills.