The herbal medicine shop was a bit out of the way, but it was spacious, with a backyard and a shed.
The shop is filled with various medicinal herbs, some on shelves, some in small cloth bags on a large table by the door, and others sealed in jars.
In the backyard, two workers were busy grinding and drying herbs. Some herbs needed to be sliced, some needed to be ground into powder, and others needed to be made into pills.
Qiao Lian'er wasn't very familiar with medicinal herbs, but her space had an identification system. She could immediately identify the name, effects, and grade of each herb as long as she activated the system.
She turned on the recognition system and quickly obtained the statistical results.
Of the medicinal herbs in the shop, only two are high-end, a dozen or so are mid-range, and the rest are common herbs that are relatively common in the mountains and can even be cultivated on a certain scale.
Therefore, my grandmother's herbal medicine shop was basically not competitive.
"Grandma, who do you get these medicinal herbs from?"
"Most of them are sourced from large pharmacies, where there are plenty of readily available medicinal herbs, which is convenient and saves time. Some are also collected from small pharmacy stalls," said Madam Chu.
Qiao Lian'er shook her head as she listened: "In that case, we have to sell it at a higher price than large pharmacies to make a profit, but our reputation won't be as good as that of large pharmacies, so customers won't come here to buy medicine."
She analyzed the reason for the shop's deserted state so quickly that Old Madam Chu was speechless with amazement.
"Yes, but if we sell at the same price as the big pharmacies, considering the shop's costs and the labor costs of the two shop assistants, we'll lose a lot of money. The good medicines from those small medicine stalls are all sold to the big pharmacies, and the ones we pick out are all bad. Unless we go up the mountain to find medicine ourselves, we can't make a little profit."
If yesterday, Old Madam Chu could still deceive herself a little, the maid saw through the reason behind it all at once, and she could only face the facts.
"Grandma, are you willing to listen to me? I can revive the shop's business," Qiao Lian'er said.
This family must be wealthy. Only with money can they make connections and invite people over, offering them fine wine, food, and tea, and decorating the house to look impressive, thus earning respect from others.
The principle is to first adorn oneself with fine clothes before showing respect to others.
Old Madam Chu's eyes lit up: "Lian'er, you said it. I knew my precious granddaughter was smart."
Qiao Lian'er said, "I have a batch of medicinal herbs here. Their effects on treating illnesses and strengthening the body are several times better than those in large pharmacies. Once customers have witnessed their efficacy, even if they are a bit more expensive, they will be more willing to come to Chu's shop to buy them."
He then went outside and opened the carriage door.
The carriage was followed by a large storage compartment filled with a dazzling array of medicinal herbs she had just taken from her spatial storage: top-quality Ganoderma lucidum, Polygonum multiflorum, Tian Shan snow lotus, saffron, Gastrodia elata, and Paris polyphylla.
They are all much fatter and thicker than those commonly seen.
There are also many medicinal herbs whose names I don't know, but they are obviously extraordinary.
Old Madam Chu was stunned and looked at Qiao Lian'er in disbelief: "Lian'er, where did you get all this from?"
Such wonderful medicinal herbs can only appear in dreams.
“It’s from the Western Yan Kingdom. I originally planned to open another shop in the prefecture and sell there. My grandmother also sells medicinal herbs, so I’ll sell them here with her.”
“That must have cost a lot. Consider it an investment in selling them for you.” Old Madam Chu said readily, “Whatever you earn here, I’ll settle the accounts with you every month when you come up for the sale.”
She was secretly delighted. Great! With the profits in mind, she had even more hope of seeing the mother and daughter every month.
“Grandma, I’m familiar with merchants from the Western Yan Kingdom. They’re rich in grains and medicinal herbs, so the cost wasn’t much. That’s why Grandma keeps what she earns for herself. The goods are here, and how much she earns is up to her own ability.”
"How can this be? I am an elder, and it's one thing if I can't give you more wealth and protection, but I also want to take benefits from you." Old Madam Chu firmly objected.
Qiao Lian'er said earnestly, "Making the Chu family prosperous is not only your responsibility, but also mine."
"Otherwise, Grandma would be treating me like an outsider."
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