On June 18, early in the morning, the storefronts of Fifty Shops began one after another.

The guy from the antique shop pushed open the door and greeted the guy at the dim sum shop next door: "The heavy rain last night came down, and it's much cooler this morning!" ”

The dim sum shop guy unloaded the door panels piece by piece: "Yes, it is best to rain at night, and it is cool during the day, and it will not affect business." ”

"Well, why is there an extra red cloth in the place where the sign is placed in the store opposite?" The antique shop guy pointed ahead in amazement.

The dim sum shop guy looked up a few times: "There was no signboard yesterday, won't it open today?" ”

"It's possible, I don't know what it's selling. In short, don't sell antiques! The antique shop guy muttered.

"In short, don't sell dim sum and make it!" The dim sum shop guy answered.

Ah Chou came to the back door of the store, and after entering, he checked the preparations: "Although we have already brewed a lot of free herbal tea, if there are many people, we will have to cook it again, don't run out of supply." ”

Grandma Xu stood up: "The matter of brewing herbal tea, I and Qiu Mei just watched it." ”

"Sister Qiu, you always keep an eye on the stock and tell grandma. If you cook too much, don't worry about it. "Ah Qiu instructed Tian Qiumei.

Tian Qiumei smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, girl, I can run more on both sides." ”

Ah Chou said again: "It's a hot day, don't forget to drink a few cups of herbal tea brewed yourself, and give a few cups to Yili and Dacheng at the counter, the body is our capital!" ”

"Don't worry, girl, I remember it too." Mind the heart.

When the auspicious time arrives, the gongs and drums shake the sky, and the lion dance performance kicks off in front of the door, gathering a large number of spectators at once. A pre-made red paper poster has been put up, with a description of the promotion that will open today.

After a while, the crowd surged, and Ah Chou walked out of the store and personally pulled down the red cloth that covered the signboard.

The red cloth flies down. The signboard clearly reads two golden characters: Sumire. The windows on the second floor opened, and Nian Xin and Tian Qiumei hung out the flaming red lanterns with the words "Sumire Hall" and "Medicine" written on them with bamboo poles.

When the lion dance reaches its climax, it stops for a moment. Ah Chou signaled that he had something to say, and raised his hand to make everyone quiet: "Today, Sumire Tang Pharmaceutical is open, welcome all neighbors to patronize!" In the scorching heat of midsummer, Viotang Pharmaceutical is also sympathetic to everyone, and there will be free hot herbal tea when you enter the store. I will get a 10% discount on all medicines, and I will personally open a free clinic outside the store until the end of the afternoon! ”

"It turned out to be a drugstore!" The crowd talked.

"I just saw what they had posted. I thought I made a mistake! ”

"Free herbal tea, free treatment, this momentum is very strong!" Someone commented.

"Yonghetang has never been so generous!"

"It's a new opening, Yonghetang is rich, can it be compared?"

Someone waved his hand again: "Alas. That's not to say, I've never seen a pharmacy open a free clinic. Look at that it says. After that, every new year on the first, eleventh, and twenty-first. There are free clinics! ”

"Hey, that's a new idea! When I saw a doctor, didn't I just go to their house to buy medicine? ”

Ugly glanced at the crowd in an uproar, the corners of her mouth slightly hooked under the veil - that's what she wanted. Raising her hand to signal the lion dance to continue, she walked over to the table that had been set up and began the free clinic.

Yonghetang backyard. He Sijun took a sip of the herbal tea that the guy brought back, pursed his lips and groaned for a long time before he spoke: "Guess, what is the most important ingredient in this tea recipe?" ”

The shopkeeper of the Huainan store shook his head: "I'm really ashamed, I can't drink any medicine." This. Qinghot herbal tea, the old man has lived a handful of years, and he has never heard of it! ”

He Sijun smiled a little slyly, waved his hand and said, "It's not a medicine, it's rock candy." ”

The shopkeeper's mouthful of old blood almost didn't spurt out: "What does the young master mean, this is a cup of sugar water?" ”

"It's not all," He Sijun shook his head, "This herbal tea, rock sugar is put for taste, and naturally there are other things." ”

The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief - if the new opponent relied on a glass of sugar water to make the pharmaceutical brother Yonghetang look like today, it would be too much of a loss of face for the first brother of the pharmaceutical industry.

"Originally, I was sending medicine back to the capital to restore my life, but I met a fresh rival when I passed through Huainan," He Sijun sighed, "I want to take care of it, but the capital is still waiting for the medicine in my hand." Let's report this to my father first, and see what my father has to say. He suppressed the unwillingness in his heart, and still behaved as modest and courteous as usual, obeying orders.

He did it, and now he has just called him back as soon as he improves. When he returned to the capital, he might be assigned some thankless work again, make a little improvement, and transfer him away. Hasn't it been like this all the time?

He Sijun sighed.

"What does the young master want to say?" The shopkeeper asked.

"Oh," He Sijun returned to his usual appearance, "I'm young, shallow, and at a loss for anything about this matter, I don't have anything to say, I'm about to rush all the way, and I'm a little tired." When he was young, he always thought that as long as he was talented, he could be relied on by his family, so he always worked hard and always liked to stand out. It's a pity that the family does rely on his ability, but never pays attention to him, is this a kind of sadness?

So today, he has long been in obscurity, and many things choose to be buried in his heart.

That herbal tea has three flavors of medicine - prunella, mulberry leaves, and chrysanthemum. [1]

Although these three herbs are all good medicines for clearing heat, he is not sure whether they can really clear the heat and dissolve the surface when they cook together, after all, he has not studied medicine systematically. But what he is sure of is that the owner of this Sumire Hall is not a simple person. It is the height of summer, and the free distribution of clear heat herbal tea can definitely attract many people, and this clear heat herbal tea is absolutely exclusive.

But all this, he will not say. If the father had sent someone else to deal with the matter, wouldn't he have taken advantage of others for nothing and made them a wedding garment?

At the door of Sumire Pharmaceutical, Ah Chou fanned the wind with his left hand, and continued to write prescriptions with his right hand. Although a temporary shed has been erected overhead for shade, and it rained last night, as soon as the sun comes out on this day, the temperature will rise quickly. It was just after noon, and it was so hot that it was about to steam people dry.

Looking at the long queue, Tian Qiumei, who had just walked out of the door, sighed: "On such a hot day, how can you see that the sick people still have such a long queue, can you stand it?" ”

"It's hot, and there are more sick people." Ugly sighed and sent off a mother with a child.

Tian Qiumei served a bowl of herbal tea: "Girl, drink some too, it's hotter outside." ”

"Thank you, you can put it first, I'll drink it when I'm free," Ugly seemed to remember something again. "Is herbal tea enough?"

Tian Qiumei nodded: "I have cooked a lot with the old lady, and I can still handle it at present." ”

Ugly chuckled: "Go cook some more, there will be more people in the afternoon." ”

Sure enough, in the afternoon, the news of the opening of Sumitang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in the morning for free herbal tea had spread; Second, the heat is unbearable, and everyone hears that there is something to relieve the heat, and they all come to ask for a bowl to drink. As a result, the entrance of Violet Pharmaceutical was even more crowded.

It wasn't until the beginning of the unitary period that Ah Chou finished the free clinic and told those who had not yet seen the disease that they would come back on June 21 in a few days, and people left one after another. Ah Ugly sighed in his heart: These people look at the dress, they are all poor people; People from big families, on such a hot day, there will come to line up to suffer, and there is no shortage of money; Those who are a little richer will not be punished. It's a pity that there are more monks and less porridge, and there are more patients and fewer free clinics, so she can only do this, so let's help them a little.

Walking into the open door of Sumire Pharmaceutical, Ah Chou bypassed the crowd and came to the back of the counter to ask Du Yisheng, who was already idle, how his business was today.

"Boss, don't look at so many people over there for herbal tea, there are still a few who really come to buy medicine. At noon, the side was too busy, and Dacheng went over to help for a while. Du Yisheng replied.

"That's to be expected," Ugly nodded and picked up today's sales record, "free stuff, who doesn't want to ask for it." But we can't expect everyone to buy medicine, after all, not the majority of people who are sick. If one day, half of Huainan City came to buy medicine, it would be a terrible thing. That's why I told you a few days ago, what we want to preach is that there is a cure for disease, and there is no health care for disease. Don't rush, take your time. ”

After the store closed, Ah Chou summarized today's situation in the conference room of the main room in the backyard: "Everyone has worked hard today, I took a cursory look at the sales records, this result, there must be a qualification, and I will go back to calculate the specifics to know." Let's go back today and rest early, and I'll talk about it again tomorrow morning. In addition, there is still some herbal tea left today, as a benefit, everyone take it back and drink it. ”

After returning home for dinner, Ah Chou sorted out the accounts in the study and counted today's sales.

After a while, Nianxin had already knocked on the door with the warehouse records she had sorted out: "Girl." ”

Ah Chou put down his pen, walked outside and opened the door of the east wing: "Sit down, the warehouse records are all sorted out?" ”

Nian Xin nodded and sat down on the chair outside the east wing: "For the herbal tea part, we spent more than seventy percent of the inventory we purchased before, and the rest is fine, this is the detailed number." She handed over the notebook.

Ah Chou looked at it once: "Well, you have worked hard too, go to bed early." ”

"Girl, don't work too hard, if you can't finish it, you can do it tomorrow." The concern is palpable. After following Ah Ugly for many days, in addition to admiration, she was distressed. Such a young girl, but she didn't even have a chance to share in the blessings......

"Thank you, I'm measured," Ugly pointed to the light that was still on in the north, "Go tell Grandma to go to bed early, she's tired today." ”

Nian Xin promised to leave.

At midnight on the second day, in the conference room, Ah Chou talked about yesterday's situation in detail: "I marked the prescriptions prescribed by the free clinic yesterday, and I also asked you to record them in advance when you grabbed the medicine. Eighty percent of yesterday's business came from free clinics. This news is both good news and bad news. The good news is that the free clinic has greatly boosted the sales of Sumire; The bad news, because our own sales ability is not optimistic. ”

Concentrate:

[1] This recipe is Xia Sangju herbal tea. (To be continued......)

PS: Supplement one