This batch of medicinal materials did not include dried tangerine peel. The yam and he shou wu totaled more than 960 taels, and the dried kudzu root was more than 30 taels. The total price was still kept within 1,000 taels.

Even without banknotes, payments are still made in silver; nowadays, people only trust gold and silver.

Manager Qin talked with Ding Heli for a while, and finally comforted him, "I don't know what the pharmacy will be like in the future, but the main store is satisfied with the quality of your medicinal materials. As long as Renjitang in Guangning Prefecture does not close down, they will accept every batch of goods you send, and they will accept them no matter who comes. Don't worry."

Ding Heli was even more worried.

Does Manager Qin mean that Renjitang will also close down?

He thought worriedly, if this doesn't work, he'll have to expand his acquisition network; relying on just one is too risky.

Yam and Polygonum multiflorum are not like dried tangerine peel; they won't become more valuable over time. As time goes by, their quality deteriorates, and their selling price drops rapidly, especially yam, which turns yellow over time!

After thinking for a moment, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask, "Brother, if the Guangning Prefecture branch is closed, can we send it to the Jinling branch?"

Without hesitation, Manager Qin replied, "Sure, but it's too far from here to Jinling. It would take at least a month for a human to pull a cart, and about twenty days for a horse-drawn or donkey-drawn cart. Wouldn't the longer the journey be more dangerous?"

There's also a Renjitang in Nandu, you could send it there. However, I've heard the flooding there is worse, I don't know the exact situation. How about this, if all else fails, you could send it to Yuhang County. Yuhang is comparable to the main branch, you could easily handle your goods even if you multiply the price several times over!

After being enlightened, Ding Heli's mind became clear, and he quickly expressed his gratitude.

He didn't need Manager Qin to write a letter of recommendation, because medicinal herbs are judged by their appearance. As long as his herbs were good, there would be no problem sending them over. Conversely, even if Manager Qin recommended herbs of poor quality, Renjitang in Yuhang would not accept them.

Moreover, Yuhang is wonderful. It is a land of beautiful mountains and clear waters, a land of fish and rice, and a place of outstanding people. The King of Yan is in Beidu, the imperial court is in Jinling, and the main battlefield is not in Yuhang. It is also free from drought and flood. Everything is good!

Going there would be a good opportunity to develop other pharmacies, since the scale of the herbal medicine shop will only be larger next year, and Renjitang alone may not be able to handle all the herbs.

Both sides urged each other to take care of themselves and remember to protect themselves and their families in the chaos of the world. They said their goodbyes reluctantly until the man from Shanshui Village finished selling the rabbits and returned.

Ding Heli handed over the more than 960 taels of silver to Fan Jin to keep, and then gave 32 taels of silver to Li Wen, who distributed it to each household according to the weight.

The men were overjoyed to have sold them all, and they were extremely excited, praising him repeatedly: "Uncle Ding, you're amazing!"

"We're so lucky to have both Wen Hua and Uncle Ding!"

Li Wen's eyes were full of smiles as he exclaimed, "Didn't Manager Qin say earlier that he might not buy more later? This time there's even more than last time. I was just thinking of trying my luck, but I didn't expect Manager Qin to buy it all."

His family had the most kudzu roots among all the kudzu growers in the village, and it was worth a full four and a half taels of silver!

Adding the two taels of silver from selling the rabbit, he earned six and a half taels this time. In the past, he couldn't earn that much even if he went out to work all year round. Now, he can earn money even at home, and at several taels at a time.

With the wages from their third brother and sister-in-law's herbal medicine shop, their family's income this year will be equivalent to several years' worth of previous years.

It's great that you can earn money while staying at home.

Ding Heli waved his hand modestly, then said, "The good news is that all of our dried kudzu roots were sold because Manager Qin happened to be going to the main store in Jinling, so he bought them all at once."

The bad news was the same: Manager Qin had left, so the dried kudzu root couldn't be sold and would have to wait until next year.

"It's alright! It's already great that this batch sold out completely. I didn't expect there would be another batch anyway."

"Yes, I plan to make kudzu root powder just like I did with the full granary and warehouse. That will fill our stomachs and save us money from buying grain, which is a win-win situation!"