When Yun Ruoxia saw Lu Yinghuai, she respectfully bowed and said, "Young Master."
"Do you have royal jelly at home?" Lu Yinghuai asked directly, without mincing words.
Yun Ruoxia was taken aback by the question. She had heard Yun Ling mention it briefly, but if Yun Ling had said it, she was sure she could do it. "Yes, it is, but it will take time."
"Can I come and take a look at your breeding area?"
Uncle Cao choked on his words and coughed. He never expected that Lu Yinghuai would be in such a hurry to visit his future in-laws. It seems that a happy event is coming soon for the Lu family.
Yun Ruoxia was equally surprised. Her family didn't have any beekeeping facilities, and they only had two beehives. What could they possibly have to look after?
After finally recovering, Uncle Cao tried to smooth things over, saying, "What our young master means is that royal jelly is different from ordinary honey. The quality of honey on the market varies greatly. We visit the beekeepers who cooperate with our company to inspect their land before deciding to cooperate with them."
Yun Ruoxia looked clearly embarrassed. "As you know, our honey production is not high, and our beekeeping was only started this year. We really can't compare with other beekeepers."
"But your honey is of high quality, so we don't mind if it's a little bit less."
When Yun Ruoxia met Uncle Cao's sincere gaze, she found it difficult to say "no." "I'll go back and ask my family for their opinions first. Is that alright?"
"Very well, very well," Uncle Cao said three times, then continued, "As for this matsutake mushroom oil, it sells for five strings of cash per half a catty in the capital. After deducting some profit, transportation, and shop expenses, I'll give you two strings of cash per half catty, how about that?"
Since Lu Yinghuai already had this idea, Cao Shu thought that as a future in-law, he should naturally show the utmost sincerity.
Yun Ruoxia was stunned. What had she just heard as the price? Two and a half strings of cash! Two and a half strings of cash! That's two strings of silver!
She knew that Uncle Cao wasn't there at the time, and that she would lose money because she hadn't found out the price. A few days ago, she added labor costs to the price of the rapeseed oil that Zhang had bought, and finally sold it to Manager Zhou for 666 wen per half catty.
Although only one pound was sold, it still cost almost three strings of silver. No wonder Manager Zhou made the decision to pay without even thinking. She was confused. How much could three strings of silver buy?
Moreover, once Manager Zhou set the price, there was no room for negotiation. Even if only two more cans were sold in the future, she would still lose three strings of silver. Just thinking about it made Yun Ruoxia's heart ache, and she could hardly breathe.
When she said this to Yunling, Yunling remained calm.
“Aunt, you can’t look at things like that. The Lu family business can sell for five strings of silver. He’s giving you two strings of silver within his means. But Manager Zhou’s half a catty of chicken mushroom oil, even with a different style, only sells for three strings of silver. After deducting costs, labor, losses, and profits, he’s also giving you six hundred and sixty-six coins within his means.”
“It doesn’t seem like he did it without thinking. He just wants to use this money to build connections with the wealthy businessmen in the city and make his business last, including you.”
"Furthermore, you proposed this price yourself. If you feel you're making a profit, then a higher price would also be profitable for you. You're not losing out at all."
Yun Ruoxia truly felt that she was not as insightful as Yun Ling. Just a few days ago, she had said that she wanted to broaden her horizons, but now she was blinded by petty gains again. It was really wrong of her.
Yun Ruoxia repeatedly reminded herself to change, and then told Yun Ling about Uncle Cao and the others coming to visit with royal jelly. Yun Ling felt there was no big problem, but it would have to wait until after the New Year.
"After the New Year? You're thinking of keeping a couple more beehives?"
"That's one thing. The most important thing is that royal jelly is not easy to obtain. To get royal jelly, you first need queen cell stands, and to get queen cell stands, you first need queen rearing rods, and then you need to collect new combs to make beeswax. All of these require a lot of effort. Moreover, it's winter now, and the bee colonies need to overwinter, so they can't be moved around."
Yun Ruoxia nodded. She didn't understand the explanation, but she grasped the key words: royal jelly could be made or delivered in person, and that would suffice.
Yunling thought for a moment and added, "If they come, Auntie can receive them. If they mention beekeeping, Auntie can just say it's her. After all, I'm young, and if I say it, no one will believe me and it will have a bad influence."
"I understand."
Yun Ruoxia thought to herself that she must learn how to make royal jelly from Yun Ling, otherwise it would be bad if she was asked about it and couldn't answer.
After the matter was settled, Yun Ruoxia asked Yun Shenghua to give Uncle Cao a reply. When Lu Yinghuai found out, he was so excited that he couldn't even look at the numbers in the ledger. He kept rehearsing the scene of the day he visited her. He was repeatedly imagining what it would be like to meet Yun Ling again.
Coincidentally, Pei Lin, who was also thinking about Yun Ling and sitting in Ren'an Hall, felt uneasy about not being able to save Yun Ling after he left last time. This was the worst time he had ever acted out of medical ethics. He studied medicine to save people and should never disregard others because of personal grudges.
So for several days in a row he didn't go out to make house calls, and waited at Ren'an Hall. Heaven rewards the diligent, and he finally waited for Yun Chu, who sold medicinal herbs. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How is your sister?"
Yun Chu was puzzled by the question. After exchanging a glance with Yun Ruoxia, she said softly, "She's fine."
"Really? You didn't trip or fall?"
Yun Chu shook her head.
Pei Lin's heart eased slightly, but in the blink of an eye, she reverted to her repulsive demeanor and teased, "You're studying medical books and selling herbs, do you really want to become a female doctor?"
Yun Chu found these words grating. She didn't understand why this person chose such a place to ask, and why they had to speak so loudly. This was a place where male doctors were seeing patients; she was just a young girl, and in other people's eyes, she would only appear presumptuous.
Besides, she had asked the owner of the place before whether or not to hire a female doctor. Now that he said this, wouldn't he be making a fool of himself in front of the owner?
As she thought about it, Yun Chu blushed, her feet seemed glued to the ground, and she couldn't lift them or go any further.
Yun Ruoxia also found Pei Lin's words unpleasant and was about to retort when another voice spoke faster than her, "Let's go on a house call."
Shen Changliu tossed a medical kit into Pei Lin's hand and walked out.
Yun Chu recognized him and said urgently, "Wait." She quickly took out fifteen copper coins from her pocket and handed them to him. "Last time I forgot to pay for the toilet paper. I wanted to give it back to the shopkeeper, but he said you had already paid the bill and he wouldn't accept it. I'm giving it back to you now."
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