Chapter Twenty-Three: A Lot of Silver
When the proprietor of the pharmacy heard the ridicule and questioning of the man and woman in front of him, he only felt ashamed and did not show any anger.
The shopkeeper on the side couldn't stand it. The momentum stepped forward to accuse Shen Yuerong and the cold-faced man.
Although this man is richly dressed, he should not blame our owner in vain.
His boss has always been good-tempered, he doesn't speak, but he can't watch him be manipulated.
"Our owner has accepted your wolfberries, what are you still doing here? Don't hurry up and get your money and leave! β
The shopkeeper pointed at Shen Yuerong and yelled, then turned his head and pointed at the cold-faced man.
"Who do you think you are? What do you care about what our herb shop sells? Salty radish light worry, nosy! β
The shopkeeper blushed, pulled his neck, and scolded at the cold-faced man.
Butler Huang on the side heard the shopkeeper's scolding and immediately stepped forward, took out a token from his waist, and showed it to everyone.
"Don't be presumptuous, my son-in-law is Gu Jinghuai, the new county commander of Jiahe County!"
Steward Huang's face did not have Shen Yuerong's familiar smile at this moment, but a serious and angry face.
came out to inspect well, in order not to attract attention, the son did not wear an official uniform, I didn't expect this shopkeeper to be so eyeless.
It's really daring, and he dares to scold the county order!
Everyone in the pharmacy was stunned, and the man standing in front of him was actually a new county magistrate from Jiahe County.
Fenglin Town is just a small town under Jiahe County, most of the population works for a living, and the poor are not like words.
But what is the county magistrate doing in our poor country?
The shopkeeper, who was still spilling just now, heard that he was scolding the county order just now, and his face turned blue with fright.
He immediately fell to his knees, his face did not dare to rise, and his mouth trembled and shouted: "My lord, spare my life." β
Shen Yuerong heard the housekeeper's introduction, and finally understood why she felt that this cold-faced man was familiar just now.
The last time I came to town, I saw the county magistrate who was still sitting in a sedan chair at the time, but I didn't expect to meet him again this time when I came to sell wolfberries.
It's just that I didn't appreciate the posture of the county order last time, but now that I am standing in front of me, and the distance is still so close, Shen Yuerong's face can't help but flush a little.
When I met twice, my heart beat faster inexplicably, and this strange feeling was really amazing.
"Lord County Commander, don't be angry, I'm really in trouble. Please have a cup of tea later, and let me elaborate. The proprietor pleaded.
The proprietor of the medicinal herb shop was afraid that the new official would take office with three fires, and the first fire would burn to his own medicine shop.
It's not easy to run this pharmacy now, it's already hard to get by, but you can't just offend the county order in such a daze.
Gu Jinghuai's face softened slightly, and his heroic eyebrows stretched slightly.
The proprietor of this herb shop is humble and polite, and he is also very reasonable, but he is willing to go to the backyard to listen to him.
Gu Jinghuai felt that Shen Yuerong knew pharmacology, and maybe he could help the shopkeeper after hearing it, so he opened his mouth and invited: "Girl, can you invite you to go to the backyard with me to listen?" β
said that it was an invitation, but it was like an order, and the tone was cold and unrefusable.
Gu Jinghuai's face still didn't have any expression.
Shen Yuerong was stunned.
Why did this Gu County Order invite himself to the backyard to listen to the difficulties of the owner?
But there is really no harm in listening to it, and if you find other medicinal materials in the future, you still expect to sell them to the owner.
Shen Yuerong didn't speak, and nodded lightly in agreement.
"Sister, I want to follow my sister."
Shen Nianhua stepped forward and gently tugged at the corner of her sister's clothes, swaying and swaying, raising her head, and her two big black eyes were shining with the longing starlight.
"Gu Xianling, my brother is still young, I don't worry about him alone, can I go with him?"
Gu Jinghuai didn't hesitate much, then nodded slightly and agreed.
A group of four people followed the owner of the pharmacy to the backyard, and there was no one in the backyard, which was in strong contrast to the crowd of people in the pharmacy.
The huge backyard is filled with tall wooden shelves, but it's clean and tidy, not messy at all.
There are medicinal herbs neatly stacked on the wooden shelves, but most of them are ordinary and cheap common medicines.
Gastrodia, rehmannia root, daisy, raw ground, kudzu, coptis.
Why are they all cheap medicinal materials, these medicinal materials are cheap, how can the shopkeeper just sell these?
What is the difficulty of this herb shop?
When the four of them sat down in the wing, the medicine boy brought a pot of tea, and the owner spoke leisurely.
"Lord County Order, contemptible Li Shi, is also born in a medical family. My ancestors have practiced medicine for five generations, and they have always been idealized to help the world with hanging pots, but alas! β
Li Shi shook his head helplessly and then explained: "However, the economy of Fenglin Town is becoming more and more depressed, and many residents in the town can't afford to see a doctor or buy medicine, and the medicine shop can't make any money at all, so I don't have so much money to put medicine in. β
Shen Yuerong only felt suspicious, although this medicinal herb shop looked a little shabby, but just now I saw in the lobby that this medicinal herb shop had a very good business, and the people were very large, how could it not make money?
"Dongjia, don't you want to coax Gu County Order? I see that your herb shop business is obviously very good! β
Li Shi was scared when he heard Shen Yuerong's words, this medicinal herb shop was very important to both himself and Fenglin Town.
"Don't dare, girl, you don't know, there are really a lot of people in Fenglin Town who need medicine, so our medicinal herb shop has a large number of people. It seems that the business is very good, but in fact, there are not many people who can afford to give money, and I can't bear to watch them suffer from illness, so in many cases I can't receive money for medicinal materials. β
Li Shi shook his head helplessly and sighed: "In addition, most of the people who come to sell medicinal materials are poor families, and I have also dug up medicinal materials and know the hardships, so I have never suppressed their prices, which has led to the medicinal herb shops making ends meet." β
Shen Yuerong suddenly realized, no wonder the faΓ§ade of this medicinal herb shop was so shabby, there was not even a signboard.
Even the piece of cloth that hung on the door looked like it had been around for some years.
The yard is also full of common cheap medicinal herbs, and I want to come to the herb shop to save costs.
Looking at the side room, the furnishings are also very simple.
In addition to a bookshelf on the wall, there is also this table, chair and bench for drinking tea.
The medicinal herb shop with a sea of people is actually so simple.
Shen Yuerong no longer doubted Li Shi, and looked at Li Shi, who was dressed simply, her eyes were full of reverence.
This is the real hanging pot of the world, the magic hand and benevolence!
"Over the years, the medicinal herb shop has been losing money every year, and I have also thought about changing to a prosperous place to operate, but if my medicinal herb shop moves away, the patients in Fenglin Town will be even more sad. I had to struggle to maintain this pharmacy. β
Gu Jinghuai's slender hands untied the purse hanging from his waist without hesitation, and poured all the silver on the table.
He lightly opened his thin lips and said lightly: "This silver will be left for you to enter the medicinal materials." β
Shen Yuerong's sister and brother and Li Shi were stunned, looking at the pile of silver like a small mountain, the young Shen Nianhua shouted: "Wow, a lot of silver!" β