Chapter 83 Authentic Angong Niuhuang Pills
After returning from the cashier counter, Lin Sanqi paid a total of 12 kilograms of food coupons and 14 yuan in exchange for 20 kilograms of Daoxiangcun pastries of various flavors.
On average, one pound of pastries cost six ounces of grain coupons. (I wonder if this ratio is correct?)
However, Lin Sanqi also heard a piece of news from the salesperson. Because of the tight food supply, in order to further restrict people's purchases, "pastry tickets" will be introduced soon, and using only food tickets will not be enough.
Although food coupons were in short supply, every family had some. However, if cake coupons were introduced, they would generally only be distributed during the Chinese New Year and other festivals, and the quantity would not be too large.
Without tickets, you can’t buy cakes and biscuits, and goods from bakeries like Daoxiangcun have become even scarcer, making it even harder to get them.
Lin Sanqi sighed, thinking about tickets, is he going to be on the road of "buying tickets" and never come back?
Pan Cen and Pan Ren each carried five kilograms of cakes. They were already very happy and kept expressing their gratitude:
"Thank you, brother-in-law. You are so generous!"
"That's right, brother-in-law, I'll be with you from now on!"
"What nonsense! Calling him Brother Lin, how can he call me brother-in-law? So many cakes, so many food coupons, this, this..."
Pan Ye was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. He thought, this Lin Sanqi is treating us to Fengzeyuan and Daoxiangcun, isn't it just a pretense? If we run out of money and tickets, how will we survive in the future?
"Lin Sanqi, do you have enough food coupons for this month? You need to eat too!"
Lin Sanqi thought that the problem of my food coupons was not whether I had enough, but that I had too many and couldn't use them all. There were not many people in the country who had surplus food coupons like me.
"It's okay, it's okay. Don't forget how the rice for your family came from. I have ways to get food. At worst, I can sell a few pounds of tea and I'll have everything, haha."
Pan Ye thought so too. A pound of jasmine tea could be sold at a sky-high price of 50 yuan. It seemed that this Lin Sanqi had a mysterious source of goods and was really not short of money.
Lin Sanqi didn't want to dwell on this issue. He held the cake in one hand and held his niece's hand in the other.
"By the way, where is Tong Ren Tang? Let's go check it out!"
"It's less than 50 meters ahead. Let's go!"
Tong Ren Tang, a well-known time-honored brand in the national traditional Chinese medicine industry, was founded by Le Xianyang and his son Le Fengming in 1669 (the eighth year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty).
It has been providing imperial medicine since 1723, and has served eight generations of emperors for 188 years. Its products are famous both at home and abroad for their "unique formula, high-quality ingredients, exquisite craftsmanship, and remarkable therapeutic effects."
When it comes to Tongrentang, many people may not have a deep impression of it, but later there was a famous TV series "The Mansion Gate" which tells the story of their Le family.
Bai Jingqi's words, "Look ahead, it's pitch black. That must be the thieves' lair. I'll rush forward and kill them all," are very impressive.
Guo Baochang was a successful director, but he exposed all the scandals of the Le family. As the adopted son of the Le family, he was not a very decent person. No wonder the descendants of the Le family have never forgiven him.
Tong Ren Tang has many flagship products, such as Angong Niuhuang Pills, Dahuo Luo Pills, Niuhuang Qingxin Pills, Zixuesan, Yufeng Ningxin Tablets, Guogong Liquor, Wuji Baifeng Pills, Zhuanggu Medicinal Wine, Jufang Zhibao Pills, Zaizao Pills, etc.
Some of them are unique secret medicines, and only direct descendants of the clan can know the formula.
Unfortunately, the private pharmacy was later turned into a public institution, and its reputation has plummeted since then.
Over the years, Tong Ren Tang has been repeatedly exposed by the media and punished by regulatory authorities for counterfeiting, quality issues, and substandard products. Tong Ren Tang's 300-year-old reputation as a time-honored brand has long been riddled with holes.
After all, who would cherish something that wasn't theirs? If you're destined to be a fleeting visitor, why not grab a piece of the pie before you leave?
Even passers-by like Lin Sanqi wanted to make a quick buck before Tong Ren Tang's reputation was ruined and the medicinal materials were still genuine.
Lin Sanqi and Pan Ye led a group of children through the quaint gate of Tong Ren Tang, and were greeted by the aroma of Chinese medicine. Lin Sanqi had smelled this smell for more than 20 years and it was a familiar and intimate one.
After entering the door, Lin Sanqi looked around again, and then was surprised to find that the interior of Tong Ren Tang was actually designed like a department store supply and marketing cooperative.
Except for a row of traditional Chinese medicine cabinets on the right, all the others are glass counters filled with various medicinal materials. Signs such as "ready-made medicines" and "pills, powders, pastes and pills" are hung on the pillars next to them.
This store layout is completely different from traditional Chinese medicine shops and is a complete revolution.
This made Lin Sanqi very unhappy. Traditional Chinese medicine should follow the traditional route. It would be a shame if it were neither Chinese nor Western and looked out of place.
Pan Ye was a little surprised, so he asked softly:
"Lin Sanqi, doesn't your family belong to the Kuanjie Chinese Medicine Hospital? What medicine do they have? Why do you still come to Tong Ren Tang to buy medicine?"
Lin Sanqi shrugged: "Tong Ren Tang has its own secret recipe. Some Chinese medicine hospitals don't have it, so we have to come here."
At this time, a 50-year-old Tong Ren Tang staff member saw a customer coming and greeted him with a smile:
"Comrades, how can I help you?"
The medical field is too professional. Even the clerks in traditional Chinese medicine shops are actually apprentices with certain knowledge of Chinese medicine. It is impossible for ordinary non-professionals to work in a pharmacy.
When a customer comes to the store, the waiter not only greets the customer but also acts as a guide to help the customer choose the most suitable medicine.
These are all fine traditions. Of course, decades later, the guides in pharmacies are now responsible for tricking customers into buying a bunch of useless health products, so they can’t buy the medicine they want.
"Oh, hello. I'd like to ask, I want to buy some Angong Niuhuang Pills. Do you have any stock in the store now?"
When Lin Sanqi said this, several sales clerks nearby laughed and looked at Lin Sanqi as if he were a fool.
The male staff member just chuckled and straightened his bent back slightly:
"We can't guarantee the quality of other medicines, but if you're talking about Angong Niuhuang Wan, Tongrentang is second to none. Do you want to know if we have any in stock? My answer is, we have as much as you want!"
Tong Ren Tang employees of this era are still full of pride.
Lin Sanqi clapped his hands and said, "Okay, straightforward guy. Come on, take me to see it!"
The staff took Lin Sanqi and others to the "prepared medicine counter" and said "Angong Niuhuang Pills" to the salesperson, who immediately took out a green brocade box from the glass cabinet.
Lin Sanqi thought the counter was quite fashionable, but the packaging of the medicine was quite traditional.
The male staff member opened the brocade box with his own hands, revealing a wax ball inside:
"Comrade, this is our Tong Ren Tang's secret medicine, Angong Niuhuang Wan."
Pan Cen was dumbfounded when he saw it: "This, this is all wax, and you can't even see the pills inside. How can you tell the good from the bad?"
The staff member looked at Pan Cen with a bit of disdain: "Are there any bad medicines in our Tong Ren Tang?"
(End of this chapter)
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