Standing on the medicine shop street with a bamboo basket on her back, Gu Shiba Niang was still a little hesitant. The old man had stopped following her. He said he was going out for a few days and it was not certain when he would come back. Maybe he would never come back in this life...
Such an unreliable old man….
She turned her head and glanced at the toad cake basket behind her. It was just a toad cake. You didn't even have to ask for a price yourself, but just waited for the other party to ask
Still picking up the largest drug store
Will they blow themselves out
Tong Shende is the largest medicine shop in Jiankang City and one of the top medicine shops in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Its old name is in Yuzhou. Today, Yuzhou is no longer the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty. There are many wealthy and famous families. As Dajin's cavalry was wiped out, Tong Shende was unscathed in the war. Yuzhou's medicine shop was still open, and Su'an's medicine shop was also prosperous.
For a medicine shop with no official or title, this is the pinnacle of its business.
Looking at the restrained but dignified gatehouse, Gu Shiba Niang took courage and stepped forward.
Anyway, she received a post from him saying that he wanted to collect her medicine, so let's see if this was a joke.
There were not many people in the medicine store, but everyone who came and went was very impressive. At first glance, they were big merchants. The little girl who came in with a basket of medicine on her back attracted attention.
A little boy came over with a smile on his face.
"Young lady, are you buying medicine?" he asked, "Are you going to take the medicine according to the prescription or do you order the medicine?"
"No, I sell medicine." Gu Shiba Niang said, taking off the backpack behind her and placing it on the table.
The little boy was a little surprised, but the smile on his face did not diminish.
"Little lady, are you preparing some medicinal materials?" he said with a smile.
"Yes." Gu Shiba Niang nodded, her face calm and indifferent, but her heart was beating like a drum.
The smile on the boy's lips grew wider.
"Little lady, what is this? How to sell it?" He smiled, with a hint of joking on his face.
I don’t know who is teasing this little lady, asking her to come to us to sell medicine with Shende...
Seeing the little guy reaching out to shake the bamboo basket, Gu Shiba Niang stretched out her hand to hold it down.
"Go and see your manager." She said calmly.
The young man was stunned, looking at the little girl's expression, so calm, it seemed that she was not joking.
"Little lady, what kind of medicine are you talking about?" He couldn't help but ask. Some people would sell rare and precious yam materials...
"Toad Su." Gu Shiba Niang replied.
The boy couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Gu Shiba Niang glanced at him and said, "Go ahead and show it to your supervisor."
"Little lady, you'd better go somewhere else to play." The boy couldn't laugh or cry, so he showed the toad cake to the person in charge. Isn't that a scolding
"What?" Gu Shiba Niang looked at him and said calmly, "You gave me the name card, but are you just teasing me?"
"What famous post?" The boy was stunned.
This little girl had a calm demeanor from beginning to end, and he was a little unsure.
"My surname is Gu. I'm here to deliver the medicine. Go and ask your family if you want it? If not, I'll leave right away." Gu Shiba Niang said.
Your surname is Gu? The young man frowned and looked at the young lady again, but was finally calmed down by her calm aura.
"I'll go ask you..." he said, feeling a little incredible about his decision.
"Go." Gu Shiba Niang nodded and sat down on the wicker chair nearby.
Looks like a pretty big deal...
The boy picked up the medicine basket, glanced at her again, and murmured in his heart, not noticing that the little lady's legs hidden under her skirt were trembling slightly.
People coming in and out of the lobby would cast curious glances. Gu Shiba Niang felt very uncomfortable during the short time it took to have a cup of tea.
Just when she was about to stand up impatiently, a fat ball of flesh rolled out from the carved door on the side.
"Ms. Gu, Mrs. Gu..." the visitor shouted incoherently, and stood in front of Gu Shiba Niang at a speed that shocked her.
This was a big fat man, like a ball wrapped in fine silk, so much so that Gu Shiba Niang couldn't find his face at first glance.
"Ms. Gu, why are you here in person... If you have anything to do, let someone tell you, I'll just go and see you in person..." Yuan Qiu's voice changed in tone with excitement.
Gu Shiba Niang finally turned her attention to the stranger's figure and his words.
"You... know me?" she couldn't help but ask.
"Ms. Gu, you are joking..." Yuan Qiu wiped his sweat and smiled. With this smile, his eyes that were finally opened disappeared again.
Is that post true? Gu Shiba was so shocked that she was speechless.
"Ms. Gu, hurry up, please come inside...I've already sent someone to invite the great master..." Yuan Qiu bowed and said.
This action was really difficult for him to do.
"No, I still have something to do." Gu Shiba Niang said calmly.
Her heart was so shocked by the enthusiastic attitude of this ball that she almost jumped out of her throat. If her legs weren't weak, she would have left.
Seeing her say this, Yuan Qiu quickly said yes.
"Ms. Gu, this is the medicine money. Are you satisfied with it?" Yuan Qiu asked with a smile.
After saying this, he hurriedly stretched out his hand, took a tray from the hands of the boy behind him, and brought over the neatly arranged silver.
Gu Shiba Niang looked at the silver and was speechless.
Fifty pieces of toad cake, exchanged for ten ingots of silver... .
But Gu Shiba Niang didn't say anything and became a little nervous when she saw Yuan Qiao's eyes. Are you not satisfied with the price
"Ms. Gu, why don't I change it to gold leaves for you..." He tried with a flattering smile.
If it were replaced with gold leaves, those ten ingots of silver would no longer be ten ingots of silver.
"No need." Gu Shiba Niang's voice was a little dry, and she stood up holding on to the armrest.
Yuanqiu breathed a sigh of relief and glared at the boy, "Why don't you put it on quickly."
The boy quickly answered and took the money bag.
When the heavy bag came into her hands, Gu Shiba Niang felt short of breath, and she finally couldn't help but look up at the ball.
"Is my medicine really worth this price? Are you kidding me?" she asked.
When Yuan Qiu heard this, fear appeared on his face again, and he tried hard to open his eyes.
"It's not, dare not dare .. Gu Niangzi, this price is good to discuss, despite the opening of the opening .." He laughed.
"No," Gu Shiba Niang saw that he had misunderstood what she meant. She looked at more and more people gathering around, and the heavy money bag in her hand was getting heavier and heavier. She also remembered the old man's instructions before coming, and felt in her heart I feel like there must be something else going on, but now is definitely not the time to ask.
She said no more, bowed and left.
"Madam Gu, Madam Gu, our eldest master is here..." Yuanqiu was busy leading the way in front of her, and said respectfully, "... Madam Gu, Madam Gu... If you need anything, just send someone to call us..." Madam Gu, Madam Gu... our eldest husband would like to visit on a different day, is it convenient for Madam Gu? "
Gu Shiba Niang had already walked far away under his long words. As soon as she left Tong Shende's sight, she hugged the money bag and ran away.
Damn it, damn it...
She must have seen a ghost...
There must be something fishy about this matter
Gu Shiba Niang looked at the money bag in her hand, her mind spinning rapidly, trying to figure out a clue.
Thinking of the old man's instructions, there was a strange smile on his face as he spoke...
Is there something weird about this medicine? This old man had a background in making counterfeit medicine. Could it be that he had unknowingly taught her how to do something in the medicine these days, such as... adding Ecstasy? People who get their own medicine will be so crazy that they don’t care about money
This is too ridiculous. Gu Shiba Niang shook her head. Whether it is ridiculous or not, you will know if you try it again.
"Lingyuan, Lingyuan..." she shouted loudly.
The young man who had been following her stood up depressedly. Well, he knew that his kung fu was not very good...
"Go, buy me some medicinal materials. I want to make medicinal materials..." Gu Shiba Niang grabbed a piece of silver and threw it to him.
The young man took the heavy amount of money.
"What medicinal materials do you want?" he asked.
"No matter what, you can buy whatever you want." Gu Shiba Niang waved her hand.
The young man turned around and left.
Qingfeng Tower.
The best hall on the third floor is full of people. This is a fixed time for the family banquet of Da Youshengxin's family. It can be seen from the clothes of everyone in the room that these are important people in the family. This month's family banquet has been postponed. It lasted for several days, which caused a lot of speculation among the family.
The shop assistants who came and went brought the meals one after another, but they were not placed on the table in front of everyone, but were put aside.
At this time, everyone's eyes fell on a table in the middle of the hall.
This is a small table made of jade. It is milky white with light green, extremely elegant.
Just on this table, there are more than a dozen pieces of yellow or black dried medicinal materials, which suddenly destroy the beauty of this jade table.
But no one protested, but stared at the dozen ugly pieces of medicinal materials with enthusiasm.
His eyes swept across the expressions of everyone in the hall, and the rich old man in brown clothes sitting in the main seat showed a trace of solemnity on his face.
"...What do you think?" he asked.
"Fourth brother." An old man on his left pondered for a moment and said, "...I am blind, and I see that these Liu Gong's medicines are somewhat similar but also somewhat different..."
The old man nodded and looked at the medicinal materials.
"Yes, so do I." He said solemnly, "But I have seen the simmered kudzu bought by Baohetang... It is indeed authentic."
"Sir, since it was made by Liu Gong's disciples, it is understandable that it is somewhat different from Liu Gong's medicine." Someone said.
There were low murmurs in the hall.
"Chaoyang," the old man in green suddenly turned his eyes to the right.
Among the five or six older people on the right sat a young man who was no more than twenty-three-four years old. Compared with the young people of the same age who were crowded in the back of the hall, it was obvious that his status in the family was unusual.
The young man lowered his head. When he heard the question, he turned his eyes. His face was clear and his eyes were like stars.
"Grandpa." He sat upright and replied.
"What do you think?" The old man looked at his grandson and asked without concealing the affection in his eyes.
"Wang Yiyi of Baohe Hall personally delivered the funeral ceremony..."
"...there were six families who first sent famous invitations to Mrs. Gu... namely Baohe Tang, Tong Shende, Hetaichang, Yongfengxing, Wanshenglong, Sanyicheng..."
As these names of medicine shops were spoken, people in the hall looked more solemn and talked in low voices.
The young man did not directly answer the old man's question, but the old man nodded.
"Yes, Chaoyang is right..." he said with a facelift, "I believe that none of these people who send famous invitations will joke about their century-old reputation..."
"Grandpa, I have already sent your name card." Xin Chaoyang said.
The old man glanced at him and said, "Chaoyang, why did you take my name card? Now the head of our life is your father..."
The middle-aged man sitting opposite the young man had a calm expression and a hint of a smile. He was obviously not dissatisfied with what his son had done.
"Grandpa," Xin Chaoyang said with a smile on his face, twirling the wine glass in his hand, "Grandpa, as an old man in the medicine industry, would like to congratulate Liu Gong's disciple on his apprenticeship. This is not a bad thing, nor is it rude. In this way, even if It doesn’t matter if you admit the wrong person, it’s just out of concern for the younger generation.”
"Not bad." The old man laughed and looked at his eldest grandson with admiration.
The more I watch, the more I like him. This grandson is definitely a leader in appearance and temperament. Of course, the most important thing is his resourcefulness, which cannot be underestimated in the family.
Xin Chaoyang is only 24 years old this year, but he is calm beyond his age. He has lived a privileged life since childhood, but he is neither arrogant nor impatient. He is low-key and humble among his elders and peers. There are many gossips in the big family, but among the whole family, there are only a handful of people who express dissatisfaction with Xin Chaoyang.
You can't be jealous of such a person even if you want to. Being jealous of him will only make you more ashamed.
"We are neither leading nor lagging behind. What's more, to the outside world, our second uncle is now in charge. This way, if anything goes wrong in the future, we won't be too deeply involved..." Someone nodded and said with admiration on his face.
"But..." Xin Chaoyang's expression was gentle, and a trace of doubt appeared on the corner of his eyebrows.
"Chaoyang, if you have something to say, it's okay to say it." The old man said. A discordant voice reached his ears, causing him to frown and glance towards the hall with a stern expression.
Because everyone had to listen to Chaoyang, the discussion in the hall became quieter, and the slight snoring could be clearly heard.
Sitting at the end of the crowd, the young master in Jinyi, who was sleeping soundly against a pillar, was suddenly knocked down.
"What? Gone?" He woke up with a start, stretched out his hand to wipe the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and shook his head to look.
Low laughter sounded all around, and the old man coughed heavily. Young Master Jinyi immediately shrank his head and hid himself behind the crowd.
This little episode did not bring any displeasure to Xin Chaoyang. His expression remained the same, with a faint smile.
"... In the past few days, Mrs. Gu has been selling out a large amount of medicine, and she has gone to almost every house on the medicine shop street, without favoring any one at all..." He continued, changing the topic, "However, the strange thing is, Only he didn’t go to our house…”
This is very strange... There was a discussion in the hall immediately, and the name cards were sent. Their house is also on the Medicine Store Street, next to their two medicine stores. Mrs. Gu has gone there, so there is no reason for her to be spared. Pass them
"Does this Mrs. Gu have opinions about us?" The old man frowned, his expression a little solemn.
This is not good. Not to mention the business losses caused by not cooperating with such a great pharmacist, just because she does not sell the medicine to herself is enough to lose her reputation.
Everyone can buy her medicine, but she won’t sell it to you. What does this mean
Everyone in the hall realized this, looked a little uneasy, and started talking in low voices again.
"I'm asking..." Xin Chaoyang said, looking at his father, "...it seems that my father needs to go visit Mrs. Gu in person..."
The current head of Da Yousheng's family, Xin Chaoyang's father and the second master of the Xin family, Lian Sheng nodded upon hearing this.
"That's fine, that's exactly what it should be..." he said, "But where is Mrs. Gu's home? Should we go to the Gu family to visit the patriarch first or... we don't know her after all. What will happen if no one recommends her? It will be abrupt…”
"Who?" The young master in Jinyi who was sitting behind the people suddenly spoke up. When he heard the word Madam Gu, the face of the charming girl immediately appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but wipe his saliva, "Gu family? I recognize it, I recognize it.