Now that we have a cure, those people can be saved.
As expected, my younger sister has the best ideas.
Thinking of this, Su An's eyes curved into crescent shapes, and he exchanged a glance with Su Yue.
Then, she turned her head and thanked Xie Qingfeng with a smile.
"Then I'll thank the divine doctor on behalf of those people. I knew he had a sharp tongue but a soft heart; he might say they deserved to die, but he would still help them out of a sense of justice!"
Hearing her flatter him, Xie Qingfeng raised an eyebrow, crossed his arms, turned his head away, snorted, and said arrogantly, "Who saved them? It was Su Yue who saved them, it has nothing to do with me."
Anyone with eyes can see that Su Yue is pretending to know what she doesn't, just to provoke Xie Qingfeng into revealing the prescription. He's as clever as a fox, how could he not understand?
Seeing his stubbornness, Su An was both amused and exasperated, and nodded in a perfunctory agreement.
"Yes, yes, you're right, it was my little sister who saved her."
Having achieved his goal, Su An didn't linger any longer. After giving Su Yue some brief instructions, he left with Fu Zhun.
Inside the carriage, Fu Zhun looked outside and suddenly asked a question.
Now that we have the prescription, what are your plans?
Speaking of this, Su An became interested.
The case of the emperor's assassination attempt was still unsolved when she came to Xie Qingfeng to ask for the prescription. She had risked her life to get this prescription, so wouldn't it be a loss if she didn't get something out of it?
"I have a brilliant plan."
Su An winked at him mysteriously, then smiled brightly.
Without a doubt, she must have come up with some strange new trick.
Fu Zhun shook his head helplessly and didn't ask any further questions.
Back at the shop, she went straight into the room.
When she came out again, she had a notice in her hand.
About fifteen minutes later, the entrance was packed with people, three layers deep.
Those who could read began to read it aloud, word by word.
"Starting today, anyone who spends twenty taels of silver or more at our shop will receive free medicinal herbs and a prescription..."
Upon hearing this, everyone started discussing it amongst themselves.
"Is this for real? Normally, a doctor's visit to the shop would cost at least two taels of silver, and some medicinal herbs would cost at least ten taels. But here you are, getting it for free while we're just eating a meal."
"Then what are we waiting for? Hey buddy, give me a few more stir-fries."
...
Everyone rushed to pull out their silver and squeeze into the shop.
In no time, the shop's business became extremely booming, and people from all over the streets and alleys were praising Su An.
The number of guests gradually decreased until 9 PM.
The candlelight flickered in the room, shining through the cracks in the window and adding a touch of softness to the night.
Sitting at his desk, Su An was flipping through the ledger recording the shop's expenses with one hand, while holding a brush in the other, sketching and calculating the shop's profits on the paper.
Seeing the numbers she had circled on the paper, she put down her brush with satisfaction and muttered to herself with a smile.
"The results are great. If I keep this up for another month, I'll be able to open a branch and make a fortune. That's what I'm all about."
The plan was good, but it was clearly far from keeping up with the changes.
The next day, she was taking a nap in her room when she heard a commotion outside.
Then came a series of banging and smashing sounds.
Su An was about to go out and take a look when he opened the door and saw the shop assistant in charge of purchasing medicinal herbs running towards him anxiously.
"Boss Su, something terrible has happened! We're out of medicinal herbs in the shop, and the customers who ate there can't get any. They're causing trouble downstairs, demanding to see you!"
Upon hearing this, Su An frowned, her words carrying a hint of reproach.
"If you don't have the medicinal herbs, go buy some! Didn't I tell you before that we can't run out of them?"
The waiter glanced at her with a troubled expression, then lowered his head and sighed heavily.
"Sigh, Mr. Su, it's not that we don't want to buy, it's just that we can't find any! We've searched every pharmacy in the entire county, and not a single one is willing to sell us any herbs."
How is that possible? Who doesn't like money?
Su An didn't believe it at all, waved his hand at the waiter, and gave him careful instructions.
"Alright, I'll handle this."
"You can serve the guest some tea and snacks for free and ask him to wait a moment while I go buy some medicinal herbs."
Afterwards, she took some silver notes and went out to buy medicinal herbs.
Before she could even get a foothold in the pharmacy, the young apprentice recognized her at a glance and chased her away without saying a word.
"It's you? You'd better leave quickly, our shop doesn't have the medicinal herbs you need."
But Su An immediately noticed the words "Fu Zi" (附子).
She strode forward, grabbed one from inside, and angrily questioned the young apprentice.
"Then what is this? You clearly have medicinal herbs; it doesn't matter who you sell them to, so why don't you sell them to me?"
Seeing that she had seen him, the young apprentice simply stopped pretending, snatched the aconite from her hand in a bad mood, and put it back.
"How dare you ask? Everyone's going to your restaurant to eat and get free herbs. Who's going to buy herbs from our pharmacy? If you're going to make a living by running a restaurant, then just run your restaurant properly. Why are you trying to compete with our pharmacy for business?"
“Our boss said that we would rather let these herbs rot in the shop than sell them to you.”
Su An was speechless.
No, it doesn't matter who we sell these medicinal herbs to. Even if the people in the city don't buy them, she'll still buy them, won't she?
What's more, she bought more than the ordinary people.
She couldn't understand their thinking at all, until she inadvertently looked down and saw the price tag on the medicinal herbs.
The medicine that originally cost only one or two taels of silver per dose is now priced at one hundred taels!
Su An's eyes widened in shock as he reprimanded Su An.
"No way, are you guys crazy? These herbs used to only cost one or two taels. Even if they're scarce now, the price shouldn't be a hundred taels! Aren't you just blatantly robbing us?"
But the young apprentice, without batting an eye, gave her a cold laugh.
"You said it yourself, that was in the past. In the past, this medicinal herb was only used to harmonize yin and yang and regulate the body. Now it is used to detoxify and save lives, so the price is naturally different."
"Go, go, go! Get out of here and stop interfering with our business."
After saying this, without waiting for her reaction, the young apprentice pushed her out the door.
No wonder they wouldn't sell her the medicinal herbs; it turns out they stole their way of making money.
Su An, still indignant, went to several more shops.
But as if they had planned it together, they all kicked her out.
After all her efforts, she had to return empty-handed.
The customers in the shop had been waiting for a long time without receiving the medicinal herbs, and they were all getting impatient. When they saw Su An, they all rushed over to him.
"Miss Su, I'm about to throw up from all this tea. Are you still going to deliver these medicinal herbs or not?"
"Yes! They said they'd deliver medicinal herbs yesterday, but they stopped today. If I'd known they weren't going to deliver any, I wouldn't have come here to eat. Now I've already spent the money, and I haven't received any herbs. Isn't this blatant deception?"
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