When we came to the intersection at the end of the street, there was a large breakfast stall on one side of the road, and the guys rolled up their sleeves one by one and shouted loudly.

"Freshly baked buns, one for three dollars, one for three dollars. ”

"Hot steamed buns, two pennies. ”

"Freshly fried pancakes, two pennies a piece. ”

At this time, although it was just dawn, there were already many pedestrians, and there was an endless stream of customers in front of the early stalls, and the surrounding shops were also opening one after another.

Fang Ling bought a big bun with great interest, put it in his mouth and bit it, although the surface was rough, but the hot air and oil poured straight into his mouth, but there was an indescribable taste of happiness, he took a few bites in a row, and only half of the bun was left.

At this moment, he heard a few whimpering sounds at his feet, and when he looked down, he saw that it was a little white dog squatting at his feet, looking at himself dryly, barking a few times from time to time.

Fang Ling saw that it was pitiful, so he threw the bun in his hand to it, and the puppy immediately pounced on it, gnawing happily, while not forgetting to wag its tail at Fang Ling.

Fang Ling watched it finish eating, and then said to the guy: "Little brother, your buns are really delicious." ”

The guy said proudly: "Of course, our family is an ancestral craft, a time-honored brand for decades, and the buns in the entire imperial city are the most authentic in my place." ”

Fang Ling said: "It turns out that little brother, you are the young owner of the bun shop?"

"Haha, what a young owner, brother, you are too high-minded, just a small business. The guy blushed in embarrassment.

"Little brother, since your family is a time-honored brand, do you know which pharmacy in the imperial city has a fair price?" Fang Ling asked.

Before the guy could speak, an old man who bought steamed buns next to him said: "Then there is no need to say, of course it is Renxintang, and it is also a decades-old brand, the old shopkeeper is a kind-hearted person, and sometimes the poor can't afford to pay for medical treatment, so he is exempt." ”

The guy also nodded and said: "Yes, last month, my mother had an illness, and when she went to Qingdetang, she spent a tael of silver and didn't look good, but she went to Renxintang and was cured by ten yuan of medicine." ”

When it comes to Renxintang, the people around him seem to have a topic, and what they say is nothing more than the good deeds of the old shopkeeper of Renxintang. Fang Ling listened carefully, then asked the address of Renxin Hall before leaving.

The Imperial City of Chu is very large, with six main roads, and each main road has several small roads, so staggered, forming a chessboard-like layout, although Fang Ling has never been here, but I heard Dong Canghai say that the road pattern of the city, but will also get lost.

As he walked, he asked passers-by about the things on the pharmacy, most of them mentioned the name Renxintang, and then, Fang Ling went to several pharmacy shops along the way to ask about the price of medicinal materials, and after he knew it in his heart, he came to the East Street where the Renxintang branch was located.

Now it is three poles on the sun, and the long and wide East Street is already very prosperous, with many shops on the street, and there are stalls outside the shops, which are very lively.

It didn't take long for Fang Ling to see the Renxin Hall. It was a pharmacy with two shops, the shop was divided into two, half was a medicine cabinet, a young man who looked like a man was standing in front of the counter yawning, obviously not waking up yet, and the other half was sitting an old man, who was checking the pulse of a young man at this time.

There was also a man in his forties outside the Renxin Hall, this man was wearing a bright golden brocade robe, with a fat head and big ears, his hands were behind his back, his head was held high, and he shouted in a voice like a male duck: "Shopkeeper Hu, your Renxintang signboard should not be eaten by insects, and you should not replace it for maintenance." ”

At this time, the curtain in the middle of the shop was lifted, and a middle-aged man in his thirties came out, he frowned, and said angrily: "Shopkeeper Yu, you don't have to worry about whether our signboard is moth-eaten, I advise you to go back to your Qingde Hall to stay." ”

Shopkeeper Yu cheekily smiled and said: "Who said it's none of my business? When your old-fashioned brand closes, this place is our Qingdetang, and if that brand can still be used at that time, I don't need to buy a new one, just put the name of the shop on it?"

Shopkeeper Hu snorted heavily, ignoring him, and when he saw Fang Ling walking towards the shop, he hurriedly smiled and asked, "Little brother, is he coming to see a doctor or to get medicine?"

"I'm here to sell some medicinal herbs. Fang Ling smiled slightly, he had also heard the name of Qingdetang all the way over. This Qingdetang is a new pharmacy that only popped up a few years ago, but I don't know what means to use, but in a few years, it has merged several pharmacies, and now it has developed quite a scale. At the end of this street, there is a branch of Qingdetang, and listening to the tone of the shopkeeper, it seems that Renxintang is also eyeing it.

Hearing that Fang Ling claimed to be here to sell medicinal herbs, Shopkeeper Hu glanced at him a little strangely, and then looked outside. Although the 16-year-old Fang Ling is older than his peers, no matter how you look at it, he will not be more than 18 or 9 years old, and the average medicinal herb merchant can get more than 20 years, and the clothes are also very decent.

Shopkeeper Yu glanced at Fang Ling with his afterglow, shook his head and said, "Shopkeeper Hu, the grade of your Renxintang is really low enough, what cats and dogs can also come to sell medicinal herbs?" ”

Fang Ling stood calmly at the entrance of the shop, and did not change color at all because of his mockery.

Shopkeeper Hu snorted lightly and said: "Shopkeeper Yu, the reputation of this store does not bother you, the old shopkeeper has already ordered that guests should be treated equally." Whether the medicine you buy is a penny or a piece of gold, whether you sell a stick of medicinal herbs or have been doing business for a long time, you are all a valued customer of our store!"

After speaking, he beckoned to the guy in the shop and said, "Little Four, you come and calculate the price for this little brother." ”

Fang Ling nodded secretly when he heard this, and just based on the words of the shopkeeper Hu, he decided to do business with Renxintang for a long time.

came to the counter and handed over the burden, Xiao Si rubbed his eyes, and slowly opened the burden, but his eyes widened suddenly, and he suddenly fell asleep. Just because he saw those ginseng that were not small at a glance, and this ginseng was not one, there were as many as six in total.

It took him a while to come back to his senses, and he hurriedly shouted, "Shopkeeper." ”

Seeing his panicked appearance, Shopkeeper Hu frowned and said with a little dissatisfaction: "Why, don't you understand the price?" I said Xiaosi, you have also been in the shop for a long time, haven't you been taught what medicinal materials to charge and what prices to charge?"

"No...... No...... Shopkeeper, come and take a look at these ginseng!" Xiao Si hurriedly denied.

When they heard that it was ginseng, not only the shopkeeper Hu, but also the shopkeeper Yu was also attracted to it, and at this look, the faces of the two changed slightly.

Originally, both of them thought that what Fang Ling brought was just cheap medicinal materials dug up from the nearby mountains, so they didn't pay much attention to it, and no one expected that there would be ginseng in the baggage.

If it's just ginseng, it's fine, but these ginseng people must have enough color, and there are obviously a lot of years, which are full of high-quality goods.

And in addition to a few high-grade ginseng, other medicinal materials are also relatively valuable.

Seeing the surprised expressions of the three of them, Fang Ling already knew it.

Taking ginseng as an example, there are two main factors to measure the price of ginseng, namely: grade and year.

Ginseng is divided into large branches, special ginseng, first-class ginseng, second-class ginseng, third-class ginseng, fourth-class ginseng and fifth-class ginseng.

Every year, all over the country pays tribute to the palace is the fourth-class ginseng or above, ninety percent of the ginseng sold in the people is the fifth grade and below, and the remaining one percent is either the third- and fourth-class ginseng purchased by medicinal herb dealers from all over the country, or it flows out of the palace or the official's mansion, the quantity is very small, but the demand of the people is very large. Especially in a prosperous place like the Imperial City, where wealthy businessmen and magnates gather, what is lacking is not money, but this kind of precious medicinal materials that sometimes cannot be found with money.

Shopkeeper Yu quickly came back to his senses, changed his disdainful attitude just now, and squeezed out a somewhat kind smile and said, "Little brother, I want all these medicinal materials for you, you can make a price!"

Shopkeeper Hu snorted coldly and said, "Shopkeeper Yu, I'm afraid it's too late for you to grab business, little brother, please inside!"

Fang Ling ignored Shopkeeper Yu and walked to the room with Shopkeeper Hu, while the guy hurriedly brought the burden in.

"Hey, little boy, isn't it just a few high-grade ginseng? I don't know how many lifetimes of cultivation have taken me to dig up, I don't care about Yu Tiancheng. Shopkeeper Yu snorted heavily and walked away unwillingly.

After entering the inner room, Shopkeeper Hu apologized repeatedly: "Little brother, I was so sorry for being neglected just now." ”

"It doesn't matter. Fang Ling smiled slightly, compared to the arrogance of Shopkeeper Yu, this shopkeeper Hu is naturally more approachable, if the price is as reasonable as people say, then he will naturally choose to do business with Renxintang.

Shopkeeper Hu hesitated for a moment and said, "Although the origin of this medicinal material should not be asked according to the rules, but little brother, are you doing this business alone?"

Fang Ling smiled lightly: "Naturally, I am not alone, but I must keep the origin of these medicinal materials secret. ”

The more Fang Ling was so jealous, the shopkeeper Hu was convinced, you must know that the ginseng in this small bag was at least third-class, either the medicinal herb merchant behind this young man had a special channel to get it from all over the country, or it was from the palace and the officials' homes, no matter which one it was, this origin would not be told to outsiders.

For the pharmacy, this ginseng medicinal material is not marked with anyone's name, so naturally it will not ask so much, after all, these are all handy goods, the streets of the imperial city are full of powerful people, and the demand for ginseng is very large, especially the best ginseng, which is definitely not worried about not being able to sell at a price.

Shopkeeper Hu was also afraid that he would offend the gold master in front of him by asking more, so he laughed and said, "Then little brother, wait a minute, I'll go to that piece of paper and give you the price of these medicinal materials." ”

Fang Ling nodded, tasted tea in the inner room, and it didn't take long for Shopkeeper Hu to hand over the list.

Fang Ling glanced at it and couldn't help but nodded, the price written by the shopkeeper Hu was indeed very authentic, just take the 20-year-old ginseng just now, the price of one is 30 taels, plus the other medicinal materials combined, a total of 280 taels.