Early the next morning, Shen Xi came to the pharmacy after breakfast, and the carpenter had already sent the carved signboard, and the gilded characters were very eye-catching, which was the one Shen Xi inscribed yesterday.

Hui Niang found someone to come over, decorate the signboard, cover it with red silk cloth, and then let people go up the ladder and hang it on the lintel, waiting for the red silk cloth to be uncovered when it opens.

"Sister, the words were written by Xiaolang?"

Zhou, who came after doing housework, didn't see the words, raised his head and looked at the plaque hanging up, although he couldn't see anything through the red cloth, he still asked eagerly.

Hui Niang nodded: "Yes." Xiaolang's handwriting is very good, and even the master who built the plaque said that no one in the city can write such good words, and this signboard alone can add a lot of glory to our shop. ”

Zhou flattened his mouth disapplausively: "I'm afraid that people say it well...... That stinky boy has only learned to write for a few days in total, how good can it be? ”

Hui Niang didn't argue, raised her head and looked at the plaque, her face full of smiles.

After a while, the firecrackers were hung up, and Hui Niang specially invited the gong and drum team to beat the gongs and drums in order to be lively, and soon attracted the attention of pedestrians.

When the auspicious time came, the sound of firecrackers crackled, and in the lively and festive atmosphere, Zhou personally pulled down the red silk cloth to reveal the signboard of "Lu's Pharmacy".

The opening of the pharmacy was festive, but the business was extremely bleak. Kneel and beg for a hundred eyes to sing

Hui Niang sent the people of the Chamber of Commerce away after receiving them, waiting for the guests to fill the door, but there was only one one who came to ask for medicine in the whole morning, and it was still the most ordinary medicinal herbs bought, and there was no profit at all.

Even if Hui Niang's reputation as a "goddess doctor" is outside, the pharmacy business is time-honored and has a good reputation, and the newly opened shop will not be recognized by the neighbors and the people in the city for a while.

Hui Niang and Zhou's poured great enthusiasm into the pharmacy, but in less than a day, it was as if someone had poured a basin of cold water from head to toe, and when it was time to eat at noon, there was not even a word at the dinner table.

Shen Xi and Shen Mingjun supervised the craftsmen manufacturing printing tools in the printing workshop all morning, and he didn't know the sales of the pharmacy, but when he saw the big guy's sullen look, he guessed the truth, and he didn't even bother to ask.

When he was about to finish eating, Zhou glared at Shen Xi and asked, "Why didn't your father come back at noon?" ”

Shen Xixin said that this is the rhythm of being angry with the old lady! He hurriedly lowered his head, tried his best to avoid contact with the old lady's scolding gaze, and said: "Dad said that the printing workshop needs someone to watch, he asked me to come back, and he just had something to eat there at noon to pad his stomach." ”

"This one has no conscience, the pharmacy business is not good, and he doesn't know how to come and help." Zhou is in a bad mood, so he likes to lose his temper. Shen Xi stuck out his tongue and didn't speak, saying in his heart that the pharmacy business was not good, because he hadn't accumulated a good reputation yet, even if his father came back, he wouldn't be able to help!

Hui Niang hurriedly convince: "The business has just started, when I opened a pharmacy in Ninghua City with Xianggong, no one patronized it for a long time, until the neighbors got to know each other and knew that the medicinal materials we sold were not adulterated, so they slowly accumulated a reputation." Sister, don't be angry, my brother-in-law has been going out early and returning late these days, and he is very busy, so you should be more considerate. ”

Zhou didn't say anything more.

Hui Niang looked at Shen Xi again, "Xiaolang, tell me about making medicine!" It was intended to be delayed, but now it seems that it is urgent. You said before that you know some prescriptions, why don't you say them together, let's try the medicine first? ”

"Okay."

Shen Xi happily agreed, but seeing that the old lady's glance was a little unkind, he immediately put his head down again.

Hui Niang is extremely serious about doing things, or she doesn't do it, and once she does it, she can't stop. When she saw that the business of opening a pharmacy in Fucheng was light and there was a great possibility of facing losses, she immediately realized that she had to carry out reforms and make profits through other channels.

In the afternoon, Shen Xi did not go to the printing workshop, but stayed to write more than ten prescriptions to Hui Niang, most of which were prescriptions for the treatment of incurable diseases. Business is really not good, until the shop is closed, no customer comes in to ask for medicine, Hui Niang has a lot of time to discuss the prescription with Shen Xi.

To make a finished medicine, first of all, the dosage should be limited, simply put, the dosage of Western medicine "two to three times a day, three to four tablets at a time" is summarized into the dispensing of traditional Chinese medicine. According to some standards, the dosage of some medicinal materials is slightly increased or decreased, and several dosages are drawn out with fixed prescriptions, so that even if you don't need to find a doctor to prescribe medicine, you only need to ask the patient about her physique and cause, and even Hui Niang can prescribe medicine.

In the days that followed, business at the pharmacy remained bleak, with few customers visiting every day.

But the printing workshop is starting to get on the right track.

On October 16, the printing workshop was basically ready, and Hui Niang invited more than 40 female workers to come back, plus the men, there were more than 60 workers in the entire printing workshop.

Hui Niang asked people to go back to Ninghua County, so that the printing workshop there began to print semi-finished New Year's paintings, and it is estimated that by the end of October, the first batch of New Year's pictures can be transported to Tingzhou City. Before that, Shen Xi would teach the female workers the techniques of painting, and at the same time instruct the male workers on how to perform the final step of coloring, so that as soon as the goods arrived, they could start work immediately.

And with the substantial increase in the process, it is even more difficult for others to steal the teacher.

On the pharmacy's side, due to the bad business, the finished medicine configured according to Shen Xi's prescription has no market for the time being, so Hui Niang asked Yang's Pharmacy to sell it on behalf of her, after all, Hui Niang is not only the big shopkeeper of Lu's Pharmacy, but also the major shareholder of Yang's Pharmacy, and she has the final decision-making power over the operation of Yang's Pharmacy.

No matter how you say it, Yang's Pharmacy is also a century-old brand in Fucheng, after the launch of the medicine, the market response is good, after all, this saves the patient's step of seeking medical treatment, can save the patient a large amount of expenses, a few days down, with the accumulation of word of mouth, Yang's Pharmacy's business has improved greatly.

In the blink of an eye, in late October, the two families finally settled down in the city, and it was time to find a husband for Shen Xi to continue his studies.

For this matter, not only Zhou and Shen Mingjun attach great importance to it, but even Hui Niang is also quite enthusiastic.

Hui Niang invited people from the Chamber of Commerce to inquire about the schools and teaching gentlemen in Fucheng, and what the reputation was.

The news has been transmitted back one after another, the best academy in Changting County has to belong to the Xuanyun Academy in Zhongwu Village, Nanshan, this academy has a history of nearly 100 years, it covers an area of about 50 acres, the environment is quiet and beautiful, so far it has cultivated more than 10 people and 20 or 30 talents, and has a great reputation in Changting.

However, Xuanyun Academy is located more than 80 miles southeast of Fucheng, and it is not very realistic to go to this academy to study, so it can only be found in the city.

After several twists and turns, I finally found out that in fact, there is a school named "Xueer" in the generation in the west of the city, and Mr. Feng, the teacher of the school, has taught three people and many talents, and has a very high prestige in the whole city.

But this Mr. Feng's conditions for accepting disciples are extremely harsh, not that he can send his children there to study after sending them a bundle, but that he has to go through the assessment.

In Shen Xi's ears, this is like an exam must be taken in the future to enter a prestigious school, and if the test is not good, the prestigious school will refuse to accept it, and only by accepting good students can the "admission rate" be guaranteed.

Hui Niang and Zhou's total, even if Shen Xi is studying in the county seat, he may not be able to keep up with the teaching rhythm of the school in Fucheng, but how can he send Shen Xi to study in the "study and study school", and if he is not suitable for a while, he will study for two more years until he keeps up, even if he spends more money.

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