"Baba Niang, this is a grand event for our Hezhong County medicine shop. Go and experience it, and the prices of medicinal materials at this time are not cheap at all..." Peng Yizhen said with a smile, and clapped his hands when he thought of something, "That's right. , since you sell pure medicinal materials, don’t go to the mountains to dig it yourself, it is too laborious and laborious, why not directly purchase polygala, which saves time and can be shipped in large quantities, wouldn’t it be better?”
After hearing this, Gu Shiba Niang thought for a while and nodded, this would work.
Selling medicinal materials and preparing medicinal materials are two unrelated businesses. People who prepare medicinal materials usually sell raw medicinal materials directly. At first, she just wanted to collect the medicinal materials and sell them directly, but because she knew a little, she unconsciously purified them. , if she can concoct it, there is really no need to dig up the medicine herself.
However, if she were to make money directly by purchasing first and then selling, she would have to have capital first.
"It's just me..." She said hesitantly with some concern.
"The lady doesn't have that much money?" Peng Yizhen said immediately, "It doesn't matter, I'll lend it to the lady... When the time comes, I'll just deduct it from the lady's medicine money..."
Gu Shiba Niang raised her eyes and looked at him.
Seeing her gaze, Peng Yizhen suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. This little girl was obviously still young, but her eyes looked like that of an old man who had gone through many vicissitudes and penetrated the hearts of all the people in the world.
Gu Shiba Niang did not speak, but a smile seemed to appear on the corner of her mouth.
"..Hi, it's just like I hired a young lady to concoct medicine for me..." Peng Yizhen continued what he just said with a smile. After saying that, he felt that he was speechless, rubbed his hands and said hurriedly, "..cough...I It's just an analogy...I'm not saying I want you to be a little lady..."
Gu Shiba Niang's identity lies there after all.
Gu Shiba Niang didn't pay attention to his last sentence, her mind stopped on the previous sentence.
Thinking about it this way, it was indeed true. Gu Shiba Niang couldn't help but smile. Does this mean that she has transformed from a medicine seller to a concocting master
"Besides, my temple is small and I can't afford to support a master craftsman..." Peng Yizhen said with a bit of embarrassment.
The salary of a processing master is very high, which is comparable to that of a sitting doctor. In some large medicine shops, some processing masters even have the status of second shopkeeper.
Gu Shiba Niang felt a little excited. If she could really become a master of processing, it would be much more profitable than selling herbal medicines. Unfortunately, she felt that she knew too little now. What could she achieve with just a polygala
"Master Dong will also come by then..." Peng Yizhen winked, "Mother Eighteen, Master Dong seems to have announced that he will accept a disciple..."
Gu Shiba Niang looked at him with bright eyes, Master Dong...disciple...
"But, ahem..." Peng Yizhen seemed to think of Gu Shiba Niang's identity again, and immediately felt that he had given this information to the wrong person. He immediately changed his words, "... Mr. Dong can also identify medicine, Ba Niang , when the time comes, let’s see if there is a chance for him to comment on your Polygala aspiration… This is a golden sign… tsk tsk…”
Since it is a grand medicine meeting, and Mr. Dong is so famous, people who are waiting for this opportunity are afraid that they will die. Gu Shiba Niang doesn’t think she has this opportunity, but it is enough to attract her to come to this medicine meeting. Willed.
"Ba Niang, are you going to attend the medicine party?" Ms. Cao was sewing while looking at her daughter who was immersed in reading.
Taking advantage of the dawn, both mother and daughter took advantage of the time to get busy. Since the debt collectors came to their door, Ms. Cao could not withstand the pressure. After paying off several people's money, their life, which had only improved, immediately became difficult again. Luxuries such as lamp oil could only be purchased. Make sure Gu Hai can barely use it.
Gu Hai opened the door and came in, holding a large pile of books in his hands, his face full of excitement.
"Brother..." Gu Shiba Niang stood up and washed her hands, "I'll serve you some food. You must be hungry."
"Hey, mother, Eighteenth Mother, what do you think I got?" Gu Hai excitedly placed the book in his arms carefully on the stone table in the yard.
Seeing that he was as excited as finding gold, Mrs. Cao and Gu Shiba Niang gathered around and were a little surprised when they saw the books.
The titles of the books were very common and even unfamiliar, "The Analects of Confucius", "Explanations of the Great Learning", "Qingshan Jushi Cheng Wen". What surprised them was that these were all handwritten manuscripts. When they opened them, they saw that the correct fonts and the pages were still there. There are dense essays and interpretations.
These books have extraordinary origins! It’s not something ordinary people can have! Mrs. Cao and Gu Shiba Niang immediately came to a conclusion and looked at Gu Hai in surprise.
"Where did you come from?" Mrs. Cao asked. She did not suspect her son of stealing books. There may not be a place to steal such books in Xianren County. She looked a little excited, "But sir, gave it to you?"
What does giving a book mean? It means that your husband recognizes you and recognizes that you are a talented person! And with this book, it is equivalent to giving everything to the teacher. In this way, wouldn't fame be more promising
"This is a gift from Senior Brother Cai..." Gu Hai couldn't restrain his excitement and said.
Ms. Cao was a little disappointed when she heard this. She didn't know who Mr. Cai was. Gu Shiba Niang knew it and hurriedly introduced it to her. I heard that he was a student who was highly appreciated by Mr. Cao. Ms. Cao looked much better, but she still felt that she was not as good as Mr. The gift of the book was more meaningful. She got up and prepared food for her son.
"Why did Brother Cai give you the book?" Gu Shiba Niang asked while flipping through the book. If these books were put on the market, they would be very valuable, not to mention that they can't be found on the market.
"Senior Brother Cai left today. When we saw him off, he personally gave it to me..." Gu Hai said, his face still showing the shock when the book was handed to his hand.
"He left? Won't come back?" Gu Shiba Niang asked.
Gu Hai nodded, "It seems so."
"He has already passed the county examination..." Gu Shiba Niang said to herself, touching the manuscripts with her hand, and landed on the pharmacopoeia she just read...
Oh, Gu Shiba Niang's heart brightened, could it be because of this? The corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up. In this way, the compensation was definitely worth it.
But why would he bother so much with such a small thing? I have nothing to do with him... I can't say that. No matter what, I saved him from a scorpion disaster. Looking at his face and figure, he must have been raised in rich clothes and fine food. Maybe a scorpion sting can help It cost him half his life...
Scorpion….
"...I didn't expect Brother Cai to walk past everyone and come to me..." Gu Hai described the scene when he said goodbye. He was so immersed in excitement that he didn't notice that Gu Shiba Niang was already absent-minded.
Gu Shiba Niang caressed the pharmacopoeia and her eyes fell on a line of words on the open page of the book, "Whole scorpions, if anyone catches them today, they will be forced to death by fire and harvested."
This is the common method for preparing whole scorpion. However, there is another kind of whole scorpion in her mind, which is the clear water whole scorpion created by Shen Family Medicine Company. This kind of whole scorpion eliminates the need for fire, dried whole scorpion, impurities, and is time-consuming to ship. The shortcomings of Quan Scorpion did not affect the efficacy of Quan Scorpion at all, so once it was launched, their Shen Family Medicine Company quickly took the lead in Quan Scorpion medicinal materials.
Maybe, she can try to make this kind of full scorpion appear seven or eight years earlier