Chapter 2223 Fake
When Zhou Liru saw her aunt, she felt incredibly aggrieved. She immediately complained, "Aunt, not only did they sell fake medicine and deny it, they even slandered me!"
The man standing behind the stall said casually, "Don't talk nonsense, little girl. My medicine is really real. What do you know at your young age..."
Manbao went forward to look and asked, "What medicine is it?"
The man immediately took out a box and said attentively, "Miss, please look, this is Baoji Pills, for treating diarrhea. Since this is your first time here, you might be experiencing some discomfort with the local climate. This Baoji Pills is specifically designed to treat that."
He said, "Don't underestimate acclimatization. If it gets serious, it can be fatal. With so many of you, you should be prepared with more. This lady suspects we're selling fake medicine, but that's really unfair to us. This is made by Jishitang. Does Jishitang know about it? It's a big pharmacy in the Central Plains, so you should know it, right?"
Manbao: ...
Zhou Liru glared, "You are ruining the reputation of Jishidiang!"
He didn't say it was Jishidiang who did it, otherwise she would have been even angrier.
Manbao reached out to take a pill and have a look at it, but the other party immediately drew back and said with a playful smile: "Miss, this medicine is very expensive, you can't touch it with your hands."
Manbao looked up at him and asked, "How can I know if it's real medicine or fake if I don't check it?"
The man immediately became unhappy and closed the box, saying, "Miss, I don't like what you said. Just smell the medicine. How can it be fake? And you will know whether it is real or not by looking at it."
"I don't know," Manbao shook his head and said, "I have to try it to know."
The man choked on his prepared words and could only say, "Then I can't show it to you. This medicine is very valuable. If you touch it and taste it, how can I sell it to you?"
Bai Shan saw that the five stalls in front of the door had all changed from various fruits, vegetables and small handicrafts to medicinal materials and ready-made medicines, and he couldn't help but suspect that they knew Manbao's identity.
This is the stall specially set up for Manbao.
But since you knew Manbao's identity, why did you sell fake medicine?
He did not doubt that Zhou Liru had made a mistake. She was a cautious person and would not say it out loud if she was not sure. She would probably turn around and ask Manbao for advice instead of arguing with others here.
so……
Bai Shan looked at their expressions carefully. Did they know or not?
The group of people referred to themselves as Mr. Zhuang to the outside world. When they didn't need an official identity, they would say that Mr. Zhuang was bringing students out for study tours. When they needed an official identity, they would say that Mr. Zhuang was going on a business trip to the Western Regions and was bringing a few students with him for training.
Anyway, Manbao is just an inconspicuous one among them.
It was the same this time when we entered the town. Mr. Zhuang said the same thing when he met the mayor yesterday. Because Manbao didn't go, they didn't even mention Manbao, so how did they know Manbao's identity?
Liangzhou?
While Bai Shan was still thinking, Man Bao's eyes were already on the herbs on his stall. She picked up a herb and asked, "What is this?"
The man took a look and said confidently, "Uncaria!"
Manbao nodded and picked up another one, "What about this one?"
"Kuzu root!"
Manbao put the two together and went to get other herbs. He looked at the man as he picked up one. The man confidently read the name of the medicine, "Chrysanthemum, don't you know this lady?"
"This is mint, it's good stuff."
"This is Poria cocos, which is even better."
Manbao put it together with the previous herbs and picked up another one. The man was a little stuck, so Manbao raised his eyelids to look at him. The others were watching with great interest and also looked at the man.
The man opened his mouth and simply made up a story: "This is Atractylodes macrocephala."
Manbao said, "This is Atractylodes lancea."
After that, she put them down in a row and continued to search his stall. When she didn't see what she wanted, she simply moved her butt and picked up something from the stall next to her. She picked up something and asked him, "What about this one?"
The man didn't say anything, he just recited the names of the herbs on his stall. Who would recite the names of others?
The stall owner next to him was about to interrupt, but Manbao stopped him and said to the man, "You sell medicine, you should know about pharmacology. This isn't some rare herbal medicine, you should know about it, right?"
The man said somewhat unhappily, "Miss, if you want to buy medicine, then buy it. If you don't want to buy it, then let other customers come and see it. Why should I entertain you for nothing?"
Manbao smiled slightly, and then he arranged the medicine in his hand and said, "This is Magnolia officinalis."
After that, he started to pick again, "This is costus root, this is patchouli, this is tribulus terrestris, this is radix trichosanthis, this is tangerine peel, this is angelica dahurica..."
Manbao picked out a long line of herbs from four stalls. After he finished, he stood up, clapped his hands, and said, "This is the medicine used in Baoji Pills. How many herbs did you use in this box of medicine?"
man:……
The vendors behind the medicine stalls: ...
"Also, these medicines have been stored for too long and haven't been properly preserved. Most of them are no longer usable. It's not damp here, so if this is the case, these herbs must have been stored for more than three years, right?"
Others may not know, but the men have known about these medicinal herbs for more than three years.
They couldn't help but look at each other, and the people watching in the crowd had a bad feeling, so they sneaked out and ran away.
Man Bao extended his hand to the man, "Can I see this Baoji Pill?"
The man held onto the box and refused to give it to him. Manbao didn't force him, but he said, "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't take medicine without permission. If you don't want to give it to me, that's fine, but I'll remind you that taking the wrong medicine can be fatal. Also, don't sell fake medicine here, and it's best not to sell it anywhere else. The mayor wouldn't allow such a thing to happen, would he?"
After saying that, he turned around and went back.
Zhou Liru snorted at him, turned around and followed him. It took a lot of effort for her to suppress the words that were about to come out of her mouth, "My aunt is the imperial physician!"
Unfortunately, she knew that they should not publicize her aunt's identity, so she could only follow her aunt back silently.
Bai Shan glanced at them, smiled slightly, and reached out to pull Bai Erlang and the others back.
After the gate closed, the men looked at each other, packed up their stalls and left immediately.
The guests in the yard didn't know, but everyone in the town recognized them and knew that they were the mayor's men.
A few people gathered their things and were about to go back, while the one who had run away finally made it to the mayor's house and found the housekeeper to report: "Housekeeper, Brother Dayu and his men failed. The guests in that courtyard knew about medicinal herbs and said that the medicine we sold was fake."
The housekeeper frowned. "The medicine has just been stored for a little longer. If they don't want to buy it, then they don't have to. Why do they say we're selling fake medicine?"
"No, she said the Po Chai Pills we sold were fake. She even found the medicinal ingredients used to make the pills. To me, they look real."
The housekeeper's expression changed. He grabbed him and asked, "He said the Baoji Pills we sell are fake?"
He nodded. "That's right, that's not right. She didn't say it because Brother Dayu didn't show her the Baoji Pills. But the girl next to her must be fake. From their expressions, I don't think the girl would admit her mistake."
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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