Si Yan glanced lightly at the manager of Miaoshoutang, then looked at Ning Huan with a smile: "Ning Huan, as I just said, you might as well sell your herbs to me!"
Manager Yu was always shrewd. Seeing that Manager Si Yan of Renjitang seemed to have had a business transaction with this woman, he rolled his eyes and then called out to Ning Huan again.
"Please wait, my lady! The herbs you just took out are ordinary, but I think they are of excellent quality. Please take out your other herbs so I can take a look."
Ning Huan chuckled softly, but didn't say much more.
They were just judging me by my appearance, looking down on me, and even kicking me out. But because of a single sentence from the manager of Renjitang, they politely invited me back.
Whether they genuinely wanted to buy herbs or had some other motive, the people present all knew perfectly well.
Ning Huan didn't expose her, and turned around to say, "Alright then, I'll take out these herbs and let the two shopkeepers take a look."
As she spoke, she took out some rare medicinal herbs from her basket, many of which were of extremely high quality.
Because there were so many things to buy for the house, Ning Huan took out a lot of rare medicinal herbs from her consciousness space.
It wouldn't have mattered if he hadn't taken it, but as soon as he did, Manager Yu's eyes practically popped out of their sockets.
He kept muttering to himself, "My goodness! These herbs are extremely precious, and of such high quality!"
He carefully examined the herbs the fat woman had taken out. The Qingyan grass among them was extremely rare. Even if it was available on the market, its quality was not as high as the one she had.
What's even more surprising is the ginseng the woman took out. If it's not fake, then this ginseng is already a hundred years old.
If he could buy this ginseng, countless wealthy families would be vying to buy it as a tonic. No matter the price he offered, they would all buy it.
Once a person has money, they start to value their life.
Thinking of this, Manager Yu's eyes started to gleam with greed.
He said to Ning Huan with a delighted smile, "My lady, I'll take all these medicinal herbs. As for the price..."
Shopkeeper Yu thought for a moment. He noticed that the fat woman's clothes and appearance didn't seem to belong to someone from the town. Instead, she looked like a woman from some remote mountain village.
Since she couldn't possibly know the approximate market price, she simply lowered the price herself, and the woman didn't know why.
"I'll offer you the ginseng for one hundred taels, which is a rare price in town. And the Qingyan grass and asparagus... I'll take all these herbs. I'll give you a list of prices later, okay?"
Hearing this, before Ning Huan could say anything, Si Yan burst out laughing: "Do you think Manager Yu is so generous that he would give you a hundred taels for a hundred-year-old ginseng? That's a rare price in town, it really is very rare."
"you!"
When Manager Yu realized his little scheme had been exposed, he said angrily, "Manager Si, what do you mean by that? Do you think I would deliberately lower the price?"
The young apprentice echoed, "That's right, our Miaoshoutang is a large pharmacy, how could we do such a thing!"
Si Yan said calmly, "We both run pharmacies, so our prices should be about the same. Why is there such a big difference, Manager Yu?"
Upon hearing this, Manager Yu panicked. He had been so focused on making money that he had forgotten about Si Yan being there.
In this industry, it's already good enough if people don't rush to drive up prices, but he's stupid enough to try and lower the price!
Ning Huan didn't argue, but she had already decided to sell the herb to Manager Si of Renjitang. The reason she brought the herb out was to explain to Manager Yu why one shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
"Manager Yu, the price is negotiable. However, I don't like to do business against my will. Since you've already said you don't need it, I won't force Miaoshoutang to accept my herbs."
Upon hearing this, Manager Yu quickly waved his hand and said, "Madam, you've misunderstood. I made a mistake earlier. Our Miaoshou Hall needs these herbs. If you're not satisfied with the price, you can name your price. As long as you offer a price, our Miaoshou Hall will definitely accept it."
Ning Huan ignored Manager Yu's words, glanced at the young apprentice beside her, and said, "No, thank you. What if my ugly medicine makes a bad mistake for the patient?"
Manager Yu knew that these words were referring to the rudeness the apprentice had shown her when she came in, and the poor attitude she herself had displayed.
He explained, “No, no, no, it won’t harm the patient. I… oh wait, I’m not ugly, madam, you’re joking. How could you be ugly! A doctor’s heart is benevolent, and appearance reflects the heart. Madam, you are certainly not ugly…”
Just as he was explaining incessantly, Ning Huan turned to leave.
Hearing Ning Huan's words, Si Yan, who was standing to the side, also knew what had just happened. He said contemptuously, "I also want to give you a piece of advice, shopkeeper. The herbal medicine business is different from the flesh business. If you're going to judge people by their appearance, I think you should change your profession."
With that, he left.
Ning Huan chuckled and said to Si Yan, "Manager Si, when you say 'change professions,' you really don't care about the feelings of your peers."
Si Yan said, "There's no need to worry about saving face. Miaoshoutang takes advantage of being a large medical institution to refuse ordinary patients, and they even drive away poor patients on sight. Such people are not my colleagues."
After the two left, Manager Yu looked at the young apprentice and sneered, "If you do this again in the future, be careful, I'll kick you out of Miaoshoutang!"
The young apprentice said somewhat aggrievedly, "It's not just me. Didn't you just chase that fat woman away too, shopkeeper? And it wasn't you deliberately trying to lower the price..."
Manager Yu kicked the young apprentice, saying, "How dare you talk back to me! How was I supposed to know that ugly freak had so many top-quality medicinal herbs? If you hadn't given him such a hard time in the first place, would that ugly freak have refused to sell to us?"
Watching Ning Huan and Si Yan walk further and further away, he was filled with regret. That fat woman had so many rare medicinal herbs, and not only did his Miaoshoutang fail to obtain them, but now Renjitang had even managed to steal them away.
He missed out on the money that was practically in his mouth; how could he not regret it!
Ning Huan and Si Yan walked for a while and then saw the door of Renjitang.
As soon as she entered, a young apprentice came to greet her. He frowned slightly when he saw Ning Huan's face, but didn't say anything.
He greeted her with a smile and asked, "Madam, are you here to see a doctor or to get medicine?"
Si Yan walked in from behind: "This lady sells medicinal herbs. Take her and check them. I want to buy all the herbs she has."
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