During the process of making pills, their medicinal effects are different due to different materials and the craftsmanship of the making master.
Today's Zijindan is a medicine where processing technology plays a decisive role. The Zijindan commonly used on the market cannot be said to be ineffective, but it can only be said that its efficacy is only half, far from the effect desired by doctors' prescriptions. It has already Countless people have studied it, but they have never been able to find the method. Of course, some people have researched it, but under such circumstances, it is naturally a top-secret recipe. It only exists in the hands of Liu Bucai, who was the first to maximize the effectiveness of the money pill.
"To tell you the truth, little lady, this time it was ordered by a nobleman from the capital. It is related to my position in the pharmacy of the Baohe Hall Imperial Medical Bureau. I hope that my lady can help..." Wang Hongbin treated him with great courtesy again and took out a large box of money. .
Gu Shiba Niang smiled and pushed the silver back.
"There is something I want to ask Shopkeeper Wang." She pondered for a moment and said, "I wonder if the purple golden elixir this time needs the medicinal effect, or does it need the name of Liu Gong?"
Wang Hongbin was stunned. Is there any difference between the two
Liu Gong's name is the guarantee of the efficacy of the medicine.
Looking at his expression, Gu Shiba Niang knew what he was thinking.
"I think that among the pharmacists in the world, not all of them are born with their skills. They are all practiced step by step. In the end, everyone is just making medicine. Since making medicine, the most important thing is the efficacy. Not who is the medicine person..." She thought for a while and said what was on her mind.
Wang Hongbin understood. He remembered that around this time, Mrs. Gu suddenly stopped selling medicines. Various drug stores continued to raise the prices of medicines, but Mrs. Gu remained unmoved.
This time I took Wang Yiyi's handwritten letter to ask for help, relying on my earliest acquaintance, and felt very uneasy.
"Ms. Gu, does the master's sect have a destiny?" He couldn't help but asked curiously.
Gu Shiba Niang glanced at him and said nothing.
Wang Hongbin hurriedly apologized for his abruptness, and nodded again: "Don't worry, little lady, this time it is really urgent to get the Purple Golden Pill, and it is not for the sake of Mr. Liu."
Upon hearing this, Gu Shiba Niang knew that he understood what she meant, so she nodded in agreement.
Firstly, she needed money, secondly, no matter what, the old man Wang Yiyi left a very good impression on her, and the letter was very sincere, so she had to give him some face, and thirdly, she couldn't avoid hiding Mr. Liu's name. The number will never sell medicines again, so the medicines will still be sold, but with Madam Gu's name, she can't do anything about what these medicine shops think.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, classes began. According to the practice of the imperial examination in the Zhou Dynasty, examinations were held every three years. They were the provincial examination on the ninth day of February, the general examination on the ninth day of August, and the palace examination on the first day of March of the following year.
Therefore, this first month was not easy for all the aspiring students, and Gu Hai studied non-stop every night.
Mrs. Cao was both pleased and distressed, and made soup every night to help.
Gu Shiba Niang had a small courtyard separated from her for processing medicinal materials. When the night was deep and snowflakes were flying, the house was brightly lit.
Mrs. Cao knocked on the door holding a bowl and cup.
"Mother..." Gu Shiba Niang opened the door and invited her in. She looked at the snowflakes on Cao's shoulders and realized that it was snowing. She looked at the white snow that had spread on the floor, "The weather is not good, mother." ,you should also rest earlier…"
Because this is the place where Gu Shiba Niang prepares medicinal materials, and outsiders are not allowed to enter according to the rules, the maid closed her umbrella and stood under the eaves, listening to the mother and daughter whispering softly in the house, and smelling the strong fragrance of medicine coming from the cracks in the window.
After sending the Purple Gold Pill to Baohe Hall, Gu Shiba Niang didn't stay much longer. She didn't even take off her cloak, she just stood and talked.
"Shopkeeper Wang, this is the medicine made by my wife, Mrs. Gu." She reiterated again.
Looking at the tray of small porcelain bottles in front of him, Wang Hongbin looked excited and nodded repeatedly. Unable to persuade her to stay, Wang Hongbin personally escorted Gu Shiba Niang out.
"Shopkeeper Wang, please stay." Gu Shiba Niang thanked her and turned around.
Seeing the girl's figure disappear around the corner, Wang Hongbin turned around and entered the store. He examined the dozens of bottles of elixirs again before exhaling and carefully holding them up and heading into the inner hall.
As soon as he walked outside the back hall meeting room, he heard the noise inside, and he couldn't help but frown.
"...Those guys are too arrogant, how can they steal business like this..."
Accompanied by this furious sound, the sound of breaking porcelain was heard in the room.
Wang Hongbin pushed the door open and went in, coughing heavily.
There were seven or eight people sitting in the room. One of them, a young man, was standing with a broken teacup at his feet, and the tea was splashed on the floor.
"Jin Yi," Wang Hongbin frowned and shouted, "How dignified are you?"
The young man's face turned red and he banged the table with his fist, "Uncle Third, we have lost half of our customers now. This is all because of Na Ruishengchang... first he stole Mr. Dong's medicine from us, and now he spreads rumors that We cut corners... The guy who came to our door a few days ago and caused trouble must have been arranged by him..."
After listening to his words, Wang Hongbin couldn't help but sigh. Ever since Baohe Hall was enshrined by the Tai Hospital, the battles over these businesses have become more and more fierce...
It was better in the capital, and everyone restrained themselves from the complexities under the emperor's feet, but life in semicolons in other places was a bit more difficult. The local medicine shops were crowding out, and coupled with the instigation of thoughtful people, the business became even more difficult.
"...I think they are determined to drive us out of Jiankang..." An old man sitting there sighed and said.
"We have already poached three master craftsmen, these ungrateful things..." Another young man clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
Wang Hongbin sighed. There was nothing he could do about the master craftsmen. He was determined to leave, but he couldn't stay. Those master craftsmen didn't sign a death contract...
He waved his hand, "Let's not talk about it for now, Jin Yi, please hurry up and send the Purple Gold Pill that the capital wants..."
As long as the medicine supply of the Imperial Medical Bureau is kept, the profit will be huge. The loss of Jiankang is nothing. Let them make trouble. As long as they grit their teeth and resist, there is nothing that those medicine shops with evil intentions can do. It is just business. It's just temporarily affected.
As soon as he finished speaking, the young man's eyes lit up and his eyes fell on the porcelain bottle in his hand.
"This...is this what Liu Gong's disciple did?" He strode over, reached for one, opened the bottle cap, and poured out the pills.
The fragrance spreads in the palm of your hand.
"Sure enough, the medicine is good..." The young man took a deep breath and said with joy on his face, "So, she really sold the medicine to us... Third Uncle..."
He thought of something, shook the porcelain bottle and laughed, "Third uncle, we are the only ones who have Liu Gong's medicine. Now, can those people still say that our Baohe Tang medicine is defective?"
Wang Hongbin's face darkened and he took the medicine back from his hand, "Don't do anything wrong..."
"Third uncle?" The young man was very puzzled.
"Jin Yi, not to mention Mrs. Gu's repeated instructions, this is her own medicine, and she is not allowed to use the name of Liu Gong..." Wang Hongbin explained patiently.
A look of disdain appeared on the young man's face, "These pharmacists love to play tricks on themselves..."
"Moreover, no one can receive Liu Gong's medicine now. We are the only ones who have received it, Jin Yi. We are already at the forefront of the limelight, so we should keep a low profile and bide our time..." Wang Hongbin said to the young man, his eyes scanning the room.
Everyone present nodded when they heard this.
Although the young man looked a little unconvinced, he obviously understood the seriousness of the matter. He responded and sat down.
"Damn it... If we wait a few more days, if those bastards like Li Qing keep pushing forward..." He clenched his fists and said to himself.
"Go quickly, let the masters at home appraise these first." Wang Hongbin looked a little happy. In any case, the most important thing was to solve the problem of the capital pill.
Everyone responded and dispersed without mentioning it.
At this time, Gu Shiba Niang was sitting and talking to Lingbao. Lingbao, with red eyes, once again complained that Gu Shiba Niang would rather sell herself as a servant than serve her at home.
Gu Shiba Niang looked at the rosy Lingbao in front of her, smiled warmly, and reached out to stroke her head.
"Silly boy, it was so difficult for you back then, why would you rather beg for food and become a thief than sell yourself as a slave?" she said slowly.
Lingbao's eyes turned red and he choked with sobs: "Miss, you are so kind and kind..."
"Okay, don't talk about this. I said that Lingbao people are lucky and have a good life..." Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile, while looking at the several pairs of cloth shoes made in front of her.
Lingyuan came in with a cold air. When he saw Gu Shiba Niang there, he was stunned for a moment, and a trace of joy flashed in his eyes.
"I was coming to you," he said.
Gu Shiba Niang looked up at him and smiled, "What's the matter?"
"Shunhetang is going to be sold..." Lingyuan said.
Although the first lunar month has not yet come out, the shops are already open. Compared with the medicine store with red lanterns hanging around it, which is full of Chinese New Year flavor and has a constant flow of customers, Shunhetang is becoming more and more deserted.
The door was ajar, and only a boy could be seen inside.
"...The shopkeeper has resigned... He was about to be sold out years ago. I don't know why he stayed..." Lingyuan whispered behind her.
"What else did your brothers find out?" Gu Shiba Niang turned her head and looked up at him.
"Only these...you know the Shen family is not an ordinary family, they..." Lingyuan lowered his head and said.
"That's good." Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile, turned around and stepped forward.
It was so fast. It seemed that Mr. Shen San's family was in a hurry to spend money. Gu Shiba Niang was a little surprised, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"But who is going to go?" Lingyuan asked in a low voice from the side.
Gu Shiba Niang was stunned. Thinking of this key issue, Lingyuan definitely couldn't go, but what about herself
She bit her lower lip….
Three days later, Hongbin, the king of Baohe Hall, personally delivered the money for the Purple Gold Pill.
"I have found many people to verify it, and it is indeed a first-class medicine." He said with a smile, handing over a bag of money.
Gu Shiba Niang took it, poured out half of it, and gave the rest of the money back.
"Mrs. Gu, what do you mean?" Wang Hongbin asked.
"The unit price of Purple Gold Pills on the market now ranges from one tael to ten taels of silver. Since shopkeeper Wang said that mine is top-grade, I won't be polite and charge it for ten taels of silver..." Gu Shiba Niang smiled and pointed. Pointing to the money in front of him, he said, "These are enough."
It is enough for high-grade Purple Golden Pill, but for a pharmacist of Liu Gong's status, it is far from enough.
After dealing with each other, Wang Hongbin also knew that the young lady in front of him looked gentle and smooth, but she was very creative. He thought of Wang Yiyi's instructions, so he didn't say much, said thank you to Madam Gu, and took back the remaining money.
After sending Wang Hongbin away, Gu Shiba Niang looked at the money in front of her. She had the money for Shunhetang. Now that everything was ready, she only owed Dongfeng. How to go...
While I was thinking about it in the house, the maid said outside the door: "Miss, madam wants you to go to the living room. There are guests."
Gu Shiba Niang went out in response and asked who was coming.
"It's from Xianren County, doctor..." the servant woman thought for a while and said.
"Xianren County? Doctor?" Gu Shiba Niang smiled, "Is your surname Peng?"
"Yes, exactly." the servant woman replied.
It's not even the first lunar month yet, why is he here? Gu Shiba Niang thought to herself, it is already the sixth year of Jianyuan, why is there still no sign of this miracle doctor? Could it be that his rebirth changed his destiny
As he entered the front yard, he heard Peng Yizhen laughing loudly.
"...I won't leave this time. Lao Peng, I want to practice medicine here..."
Practice medicine? Gu Shiba Niang stopped, and immediately a smile appeared on her face, the east wind is coming...
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This is Xi Xing’s attempt at a new subject matter. There are many things that are not well thought out, and the writing is very boring (as expected, it is very difficult to pretend to be profound when you are used to being vulgar...). If you see something you don’t like, you must put it aside and stumble over it. Keep writing, everyone is tired