Chapter 1084: Ointment Recipe (Reward for the book friend "Hua Xu Can Meng Shang")
Mrs. Cheng Er: ...We have already invited someone to come to our house, and they didn’t treat the patient badly. If we don’t pay, are we going to kick them out?
It's just ten or five taels of silver. Everyone has that little money. It's just travel expenses. Is that a lot?
Manbao, who had earned penny by penny since childhood, and Madam Cheng, who had lived a life of luxury since childhood, stared at each other, unable to understand each other.
Madam Cheng coughed lightly, skipped the topic, and said with a smile: "Doctor Zhou, I do a set every day as you instructed. Although it is a little sore, I also feel that my body seems to be a little lighter. If someone who has given birth a long time ago and is still fat does this, will it be useful?"
Man Bao said: "Everyone's situation is different. Since it has been a long time since she gave birth, it may not be because of obesity after giving birth. I have to see, but this is not suitable for her. There is always a treatment that suits her."
Mrs. Cheng nodded slightly and stopped discussing the topic.
Manbao smiled and was not in a hurry.
Mr. Zhuang said that she was young after all, and although she was famous, people were cautious about seeing a doctor, so everyone was waiting.
Once it was confirmed that her reputation was well-deserved, naturally many people came to invite her.
Manager Zheng also thought so, and as a doctor himself, he knew Manbao's background.
She might not be as amazing as rumored now, but she is not even thirteen yet and has such a high talent that she has unlimited possibilities in the future.
The most important thing is that she has a natural advantage in the inner courtyard of the Gao Mansion.
She is a woman. Many female patients, even if they have wealth and power, do not like to consult doctors when they are sick. They would rather consult Taoist nuns, Buddhist nuns and midwives.
He knew that this was just the beginning. Once Manbao cured Madam Cheng, even if it was just a minor illness, her reputation would spread and many patients would come to her in the future.
The hostess of a family is used to seeing the doctors from Jishidiang. In the future, if the host or other family members fall ill, they will definitely ask the doctors from Jishidiang first.
Manager Zheng thought so and happily made the ointment recipe that Manbao gave him.
He smelled it and found it quite fragrant. He looked at the prescription and pondered it for a while, but he could only see that it had the effect of whitening the skin, and nothing more.
He was a little curious, so when Manbao came to the pharmacy again, he handed her the medicine jar and the bill and asked, "Where is this ointment used?"
"On the belly." This is one of the several prescriptions for removing stretch marks that Teacher Mo found for her. After looking at them comprehensively, she found that this prescription was reasonably priced and the medicinal materials used were not rare and could all be found. However, it was very troublesome to prepare.
Manbao also smelled it and thought it was quite fragrant. The color was a little reddish, but that was the color of medicinal herbs, so it was not surprising.
Manbao wiped the surface of his hand and nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, boss, how much is the labor cost?"
When the head shopkeeper saw her applying it on herself, he said, "Don't count your labor costs, just pay for the materials. No, your stomach is black, right?"
Man Bao: "...This is not for me. It's for Madam Cheng Er. She had a mark on her belly after giving birth, and she used the fragrant honey she made herself. I thought it was okay, so I prescribed this recipe for her."
She said happily, "Doctor Ji warned me before coming here not to give prescriptions for ointments, pills, etc. to others casually, so I didn't prescribe any for her."
Manager Zheng: ...If you don’t feel comfortable giving it to her, then don’t give it to me!
You gave this to me, should I take advantage of it or not?
Manager Zheng was only troubled for a moment, then he coughed lightly and asked, "Is this ointment durable?"
Manbao looked at the jar and considered it for a moment, "I'll use it for a month."
“How many cans will it take to remove it?”
Manbao shook his head. "It's hard to say. I haven't tried it."
Manager Zheng thought for a moment, then said, "Then let's set the price at five taels of silver per jar. We'll see how effective Madam Cheng is after using it."
Manbao opened his mouth wide and said, "Boss, this is not good. The total cost of these herbs is more than 800 coins."
Manager Zheng coughed lightly and said, "It takes a lot of effort to process the herbs. Add in the cost of boiling them, and it's over one or two taels in total."
"It would be fine if you earned more than half, but why did you earn more than four times?"
"Well, selling medicine requires labor to buy herbs, and the shop also needs rent. Don't all these things cost money?" Zheng Da, the shopkeeper, said soothingly, "Just go and tell Madam Cheng Er that this price will make her feel at ease. It's much cheaper than the fragrant honey she uses."
"She makes the fragrant honey at home, it's free."
"Nonsense, doesn't this kind of flower require any effort or money? And there's honey added. Oh, and we use the finest wild honey here, which is very expensive..."
Manbao looked at the chattering mouth of Zheng Da, the shopkeeper, and thought to himself: That's not what you said to me just now...
But she gradually figured it out and realized that this was a business.
But this business actually makes nearly five times the money. Isn’t this too much of a rip-off?
Seeing her frowning in thought, Shopkeeper Zheng knew she was too naive. Fearing she might reveal the recipe later, he quickly said, "Manbao, don't underestimate our high price. People like Madam Cheng wouldn't mind a high price. If the price is too low, they might even be afraid to use it."
"But I don't just sell it to them. I want to sell it to many people."
Shopkeeper Zheng was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and said with a smile, "Who in the ordinary family would go out of their way to remove that mark?"
"Everyone loves beauty. Who says they don't?" Manbao said, "Every spring when the flowers bloom, my second sister-in-law picks wild flowers and wears them on her hair while working in the fields. As long as they can afford them, they will buy them."
Shopkeeper Zheng held up a finger and said, "Even if I sell it at a fair price, I'll only make a little hard-earned money. How many people do you think will buy it for one tael of silver? A clerk running errands in a restaurant only makes a little over two taels of silver a month. Who would be willing to spend one tael a month on a jar of this ointment?"
Manbao rummaged through the medicine box and pulled out a piece of paper. He then wrote a prescription for him and said, "Here, this one is cheaper. It's not as effective as this one, but it's also somewhat useful."
Zheng Da, the shopkeeper, took the prescription and wrote it. After a long silence, he folded it and put it into his sleeve. He said to Man Bao, "If we sell it at a reasonable price, it will cost 500 coins per can."
"Okay, then this one will be five hundred wen. You can sell this one a little more expensive, five liang will be fine."
Manager Zheng didn't expect her to be so straightforward. He always felt something was wrong, but now was obviously not the time to think about it.
He coughed lightly and asked, "Are you planning to give this ointment recipe to other shops in the future?"
Manbao shook her head. She was not familiar with other shops, so why should she give it to them?
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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