Chapter 119: Snitch

The mother and daughter worked for half an hour and moved all the things that should be in the pharmacy over there. The small stone house suddenly became much more spacious.

Jiang Wan was responsible for cleaning the stone house, while her mother was responsible for sorting the purchased medicinal herbs and putting them into the medicine cabinet.

Watching the herbs being put into the drawer one by one, Yin Huaixi felt so satisfied.

This is the pharmacy that her daughter built for her. It is painted so beautifully, and the medicine cabinets and tables are also fully prepared. Her daughter also prepared small things such as small scales for picking up medicine.

Simply don't be too considerate.

In her previous life, no, in her previous life, she must have done a lot of good things, which is why she had such a daughter.

Yin Huaixi secretly wiped away her tears and lovingly wiped the counter before leaving.

"Wanwan, there are not enough herbs at home. I want to go to the mountain to pick some more."

"Ah? Going up the mountain now? Mom, your feet have just recovered. Can you handle the hardship of climbing a mountain?"

Jiang Wan's face was full of disapproval, and then she let her mother smooth out her wrinkled brows.

"Don't worry, my mother's foot is fine. And I don't plan to climb to the top of the mountain. I'll just walk around the mountainside and pick some fruits and come back."

Although she could buy all the herbs in the city, it would cost a lot of money. Apart from the hard-to-find but necessary herbs, she wanted to collect and prepare the rest herself.

If the medicine is free, the cost can be reduced appropriately when the villagers are given it by themselves, so the cost of seeing a doctor can be reduced. There will be no such thing as being afraid to see a doctor.

Yin Huaixi still insisted on going up the mountain. Jiang Wan wanted to accompany her, but someone had to stay at home to collect the oyster meat, so she could only watch her mother leave silently.

As soon as A Niang left, the house became quiet again. Jiang Wan was not idle either, and ran to the corner of the yard where oyster shells were piled up to start picking them out.

The shells she selected were all larger in size, as they were not intended to be roasted.

She plans to keep these large oyster shells. When she has saved enough and her family is well-off, she will tear down the wall and build a new one with the oyster shells.

Yes, oyster shells can also be used to build houses.

Houses built with oyster shells are also called oyster houses, and they are mostly found in the Pearl River Delta. Anyway, there were none in the coastal town where she lived before.

When Jiang Wan was traveling, she visited the oyster houses that have survived from the Ming and Qing dynasties and are still very strong. They are densely packed with oyster shells, sharp and tough.

The tour guide told me that there was no such thing as cement at that time, so people used yellow mud, brown sugar and steamed glutinous rice to build oyster houses.

My goodness, using brown sugar and glutinous rice to build a wall is definitely a big deal among big families. Jiang Wan doesn't have that kind of strength now, so he can only save some money for now.

She was picking oyster shells in the yard. The gate was not closed and soon someone walked in.

"Miss Jiang~"

Huh?

Jiang Wan stood up in surprise.

"Manager Liu, why did you come in person today?"

On weekdays, oyster sauce is obtained by the waiters in the restaurant.

The shopkeeper Liu smiled and did not answer, but just talked about the gossip at Fengweilou.

"Miss Jiang, you may not know yet, but Manager Yu has been fired by Fengweilou."

"Huh? Fired? Why?"

The water that Jiang Wan poured for Manager Liu's counter was spilled out in shock.

Oyster sauce should be quite profitable in Fengweilou, and Yu the shopkeeper is a hero. How come he was fired after such a short time?

"He was fired by his young master. I heard that the young master wanted to develop his own oyster sauce, but ended up wasting too much ingredients and got nagging from him, so he fired him."

Shopkeeper Liu said this while observing the little girl's expression.

He had paid money to get this news from the waiter at Fengwei Restaurant, so it was absolutely true. He didn't know how Miss Jiang would react after hearing this.

It would be best if she stopped supplying Fengweilou...

Jiang Wan raised her eyebrows, feeling somewhat surprised yet not so surprised.

When she signed the contract last time, she knew that the young master was not a man with a long-term vision, so it was not surprising that he would fire Manager Yu.

"Shopkeeper Liu, you made this special trip today, didn't you, just to give me some news about Shopkeeper Yu?"

"Of course not."

Manager Liu was more serious.

"Miss Jiang, it's only a matter of time before the young master takes over Fengweilou and ruins it. And he wants to make his own oyster sauce and kick you out, which is really abominable. We at Dongfuju will not be like that. We have never thought of making our own oyster sauce."

Jiang Wan nodded and understood the meaning.

"Miss Jiang, I think Fengweilou is too dishonest. I suggest that you stop supplying them with oyster sauce next month. We can sign an exclusive supply contract, and I can raise the price by another 100 wen!"

Manager Liu was very confident in what he said because Dongfuju was opened by him and his elder brother. How could he not be confident with his own restaurant?

Jiang Wan smiled and shook her head.

"Manager Liu, I don't think you are being very honest. Even if Fengweilou is developing its own oyster sauce, it hasn't been developed yet. They will still have to buy from me next month."

Shopkeeper Liu opened his mouth to interrupt, but Jiang Wan blocked his words again.

"They want to order 300 catties a month, and 280 wen per catty equals 84 liang a month. Even if you raise the price by 100 wen per catty, it's still 40 liang for 100 catties. If I sign this contract with you, I will lose several dozen liang a month."

After Jiang Wan finished calculating the bill, the smile on her face faded a little.

"Manager Liu, do you think I'm easy to fool because I'm young?"

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant."

Shopkeeper Liu was afraid that his own business would also fail, so he quickly explained: "I was saying that their business would not last long, so it would be better for them to focus on our Dongfuju."

"Manager Liu, thank you for reminding me. I will discuss this matter with my mother before deciding."

Shopkeeper Liu was not very satisfied because he did not get the result he wanted. However, he had already exposed the matter of Fengweilou, and the young master there looked down on women, so this transaction was likely to fail.

It’s not a wasted trip.

Shopkeeper Liu readily took out some silver and gave Jiang Wan the oyster sauce for today.

Jiang Wan tossed the three taels of silver in her hand and pondered what the shopkeeper Liu had just said. Dongfuju and Fengweilou were considered the two strongest restaurants in the city.

If Fengweilou really fails, then Dongfuju will have no competitors.

I'm afraid that by then the price of oyster sauce will not increase by 100 wen, but will decrease by 200 wen.

She should make plans early.

"Xiao Wan, I'm here to deliver the oyster meat!"

Silver Pearl arrived before she did. She couldn't get much every day, only about 20 kilograms of oyster meat.

Jiang Wan counted out forty coins and gave them to her, and Yinzhu took out her wallet and stuffed the money into her pocket on the spot.

This was not the first time the two had traded. Jiang Wan remembered that the bag she had put her money in before was a gray, inconspicuous sackcloth. But this time, the purse was an unusual rose-red color.

It's pretty nice.

Jiang Wan didn't think much about it and asked casually.

"Sister Yinzhu, how much did you pay for this purse?"

Yinzhu panicked and quickly stuffed the purse into her arms.

"Here, here, I borrowed this and will return it soon."

Having said that, he slipped away carrying the basket on his back.

Jiang Wan almost died of laughter. Who has ever heard of borrowing a money bag? It was obvious that it was given by Xiaoshan.

I don't know why, but in modern times, if she hears that her friends are in love at the age of 14, her first reaction is to disapprove.

But I always smile when I see Yinzhu and Xiaoshan in love.

Could she be a pervert?

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(I'm a bit stuck today, sorry sorry `(*＞﹏＜*)′)