Outside Juyuantang!
This pharmacy has a heavy sense of history; the wooden building has aged and become a dark gray ambiance.
"Su Zuo, take the tea leaves with you, let's go inside."
"Madam, I've taken all the tea leaves you've portioned out."
With everything in place, Su Luo stepped into Juyuan Hall, which was about the same size as two Ji'an Halls.
There were five doctors on duty and more than a dozen apprentices.
Approaching the counter, Su Luo asked the young apprentice, "Is Doctor Yuan here?"
"You are looking for our master, but not just anyone can see him. Madam, you can write a visiting card, and when our master has time, he will naturally grant you an audience."
The young apprentice answered Su Luo very politely. Su Luo had inquired about the background of such a large pharmacy before coming here.
Yuan Maode, as the owner of Juyuantang, was also a famous doctor in Anchangzhou, and many people wanted to see him for treatment.
He can't see everyone; unless someone has a serious illness, it's very difficult for ordinary patients to see him in person.
Qiu Yue handed the visiting card to the young medicine boy. This visiting card had been written by Su Luo long ago.
"Please tell Doctor Yuan that I am from Ji'an Hall in Yongle County."
Upon hearing the three large characters "Ji'an Hall," the young medicine boy finally began to seriously examine Su Luo.
Recently, Ji'antang's reputation has spread throughout the entire pharmaceutical industry.
The introduction of Baicao Oil has solved the problem of medicine for most people. Not only is it cheaper than decoction, but a bottle can also last a long time.
He was hailed by the people as a true miracle doctor, and they even said that herbal oil was the only medicine the people needed.
Now, everyone knows about Ji'an Hall.
"Madam, are you from Ji'an Hall in Yongle County? Is that the Ji'an Hall that makes the Herbal Oil?"
Ji'an Hall and Yongle County, that's all right, but the little medicine boy couldn't understand why such a powerful Ji'an Hall would come looking for their Juyuan Hall.
"Yes, please deliver the visiting card to Doctor Yuan now, and tell him that Ji'an Hall wants to cooperate with your hall."
"Alright, Madam, please wait a moment. I'll send the visiting card in for you right away."
The young apprentice excitedly ran to the backyard with Su Luo's visiting card. He had an inexplicable admiration for Ji'an Hall and Baicao Oil.
He knocked on Yuan Maode's door, and an old voice came from inside: "Come in."
The young apprentice saw Yuan Maode preparing medicine as soon as he entered. He was over sixty years old, with a lot of white hair, but he was still studying the prescriptions diligently.
"Why are you in such a hurry? What's wrong?"
The young apprentice bent down and handed the visiting card to Yuan Maode with both hands.
"Doctor Yuan, someone from the front yard is looking for you. This is their visiting card."
Yuan Maode didn't even turn his head. He was holding a scale in his hand, carefully weighing the medicine. The new prescription couldn't be a penny too much or too little.
"Whenever no one comes to visit me, my visiting cards are piled up like a mountain. Haven't I told you all? I only treat illnesses that the front-room doctor can't cure; I don't see anyone else."
Yuan Maode was old and a highly respected doctor, so he received countless visiting cards every day.
He had met with them before, but they were all people trying to get close to him, which was actually hindering his research on the prescription.
His job is simply to master medical techniques and develop effective medicines.
“Doctor Yuan, this visiting card is different. It’s from the Ji’an Hall in Yongle County. They want to see you.”
Upon hearing that it was Ji'an Hall, Yuan Maode reacted as if he had heard of Baicao Oil. He immediately put down the scale in his hand and took the visiting card from the medicine boy to read it.
Yuanmaode also studied Baicaoyou a month ago, but still couldn't figure out its formula.
His lifelong pursuit was to create a miraculous medicine like the herbal oil and leave it to the world, but this was far too difficult.
Su Luo's meaning was clear and her words were concise. Yuan Maode quickly finished reading the contents of the visiting card and suddenly burst into laughter.
"Good! Good... Hahaha, quick, go and invite Lady Su in."
The young apprentice had no idea what was written on Su Luo's visiting card that would make Doctor Yuan so delighted.
"Yes, I'll go and invite them right away."
The young apprentice who had just gone in stumbled out again, smiling at Su Luo.
"Madam, our master invites you in."
Guided by the young apprentice, Su Luo finally met the rarely seen Doctor Yuan.
In the backyard reception room, Yuan Maode sat on the high seat and raised his hand to gesture for Su Luo to sit down.
"Madam Su has come from afar, please forgive my rudeness, please have a seat."
Su Luo leaned slightly forward and sat down with an air of neither arrogance nor servility.
"Doctor Yuan, I apologize for the sudden visit. I brought some tea with me as a small token of my appreciation. I would be grateful if you could sample it."
Su Zuo handed the tea leaves to Yuan Maode before returning to Su Luo's side.
"You're too kind, Madam Su."
Upon opening the box, the aroma of tea fills the air, and upon examining the quality of the tea, one finds tender buds as delicate as needles.
"Oh, this is a famous tea from Longchang Mountain, Ruqian Pine Needle Tea, it's a fine tea."
However, the essence of tea is brought out by water; eight parts tea with ten parts water. This pine needle tea from Ruqian, brewed with water from Tianquan Mountain, can bring out its unique flavor.
Su Luo didn't know much about tea, but the people at the tea shop said that this was the best tea they had, so she bought it.
"I'm glad you're happy, Doctor Yuan. I came to see you to talk about the herbal oil. The reason for this is explained in my visiting card."
Yuan Maode ordered the tea leaves to be put away, as this herbal oil was indeed all the rage.
“Madam Su, the situations you described also exist in Anchangzhou. The herbal oil that you resell can be sold here for eighty wen a bottle.”
Not only is it expensive, but it's also extremely difficult to find a bottle.
But what exactly do you mean by selling Baicaotang oil at Juyuantang?
Yuan Maode didn't know whether Su Luo was referring to the herbal oil that was purchased from Ji'antang and sold, or whether it was a semi-finished product that needed to be processed by them.
"I need your agents. Herbal Oil comes from Ji'antang and goes to your Juyuantang, but it still uses the name of Ji'antang."
Moreover, Anchangzhou is only a day and a half away from Yongle County. Even if you use a security escort agency to transport the goods, you will still make a profit.
Maode doesn't care about the profit margin at his age anymore. His main goal is to introduce Baicao Oil to Anchangzhou. It's inexpensive and can help more people. That's the original intention of a doctor.
"Madam Su's suggestion is excellent. However, Anchangzhou has so many pharmacies and the area is so large, Madam Su might as well find a few more agents so that it will be more convenient for the people to buy medicine."
Su Luo smiled knowingly: "I do have that plan."
Su Luo had a very good impression of Yuan Maode's character; he never wanted to monopolize power, but always considered things from the perspective of the common people.
How many people can achieve such a vision?
"Dr. Yuan, let's discuss some more details about becoming a distributor of Baicao Oil."
"Please speak, Madam Su..."
The two agreed on a price: they got it for 27 coins from Ji'an Hall and would sell it for 35 coins.
The order details should also be explained clearly at once.
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