The Huo family arrived at Xujia Village earlier than Jiang Zhi had expected.
This time, Huo Yanjie did not enjoy the open-air office, but sat in a thatched hut.
Xu Genyou and his group felt it was fine for them to sit under the tree, but for outsiders to do the same was truly embarrassing for the villagers.
So, after they finished work, they built a thatched hut there overnight, so they wouldn't have to worry about a bird dropping falling from a tree while they were sitting there.
The shed wasn't large, but it had a roof and was surrounded by a hedge, giving it a fresh and elegant look.
From the outside, the fence was just high enough for the person sitting inside to peek out... but Jiang Zhi always felt like she was being spied on while squatting in a dry toilet.
No, the house must be repaired.
When I saw Huo Yanjie again, he was indeed accompanied by a shrewd-looking middle-aged man.
After the two sides sat down and exchanged a few pleasantries, they got straight to the point.
Huo Yanjie pointed to the contract on the table and said, "Has Aunt Jiang read the contents? Would you like me to read it again?"
Jiang Zhi nodded: "Okay, although Er Rui has already told me, and I can barely recognize a few words, it will be clearer to hear Manager Huo explain it again!"
Huo Yanjie then recounted the contents of the contract again.
If the Huo family rereads the contract, Jiang Zhi will have a clearer understanding of what they actually wrote.
Read a book three times, and its meaning will become clear!
When Huo Yanjie said that "the formula and production method belong to the Huo family," Jiang Zhi shook her head: "That won't do. We can only sell Banlangen! If you want to buy out the production method of the granules, I won't sell it to you for any amount of money."
Huo Yanjie and Manager Huo exchanged a glance and nodded secretly, just as expected!
If an ordinary village woman can remain unfazed upon hearing about a hundred taels of silver, then she must have had a master guiding her from behind.
The Huo family runs a pharmacy. In addition to the raw materials needed by pharmacies, they also sell finished medicines, such as pills and ointments collected from the people by various pharmacies.
Upon discovering the powder, it was naturally sent to the family for testing and to the Huo family medical clinic for trial use.
If it were a common doctor or a folk remedy, Baicaotang could buy it for a dozen or so taels of silver.
But when Jiang Zhi mentioned Magistrate Zhang Zheng, the Huo family raised their level of attention to him.
Everyone knows that the newly appointed magistrate, Magistrate Zhang, is not a local, and the most commonly used medicine in the Ba County pharmacy, Isatis root, comes from the north.
The Huo family suspected that the recipe was sold privately by Magistrate Zhang.
However, after some investigation, it was found that the Jiang family of Xujia Village did not have much interaction with Magistrate Zhang, but the Jiang family had once gone to the county government to offer life-saving grain, Qinggangzi.
Magistrate Zhang was also knowledgeable about medicine, and when he went to the countryside to visit the people, he would prescribe medicine and treat their illnesses.
After considering both sides, the Huo family believed that this recipe was a reward Jiang received, and that it had been instructed in advance by Magistrate Zhang.
“Sister Jiang may have another kind of contract in mind. Why don’t you say it out loud and we can discuss it together!” Manager Huo said kindly.
Jiang Zhi sat up straight and asked Xu Errui, who was next to her, to bring out a "contract".
Looking at the crooked, handwritten words, each the size of a broad bean, Steward Huo's lips twitched.
This is Xu Errui's handwriting. Having seen Xia Xiucai's writing records, he has made great progress.
The number of words on this piece of paper has been reduced, and even some commonly used characters have been learned.
Xu Errui's note was very simple; it only contained the parts that the Huo family needed to revise. Jiang Zhi was worried that it would be difficult to understand if she explained it in words, so she asked Xu Errui to write it down.
Manager Huo took the paper, read it carefully, and then read it aloud in a low voice: "The formula technology for Banlangen granules is sold for five hundred taels of silver. From now on, Jiang's Pharmaceutical will authorize the Huo family to be the exclusive distributor."
"Haha! Hahaha!" He couldn't help but burst into laughter at the somewhat absurd words.
Five hundred taels of silver—that's more money than many people could earn in a lifetime. This village woman really dares to dream!
The largest pharmacy in Pingchuan County was owned by the Huo family.
The entire operation had dozens of employees. Ordinary employees earned a few hundred coins to one tael a month, while I, as the head manager, only earned five taels a month, and ordinary shopkeepers earned three taels.
The reason they were willing to spend a hundred taels of silver to buy the powder technology was because they saw the future potential of the medicine and were willing to pay such a high price to acquire it.
Xu Errui panicked a little, his face turned bright red, and he wished he could snatch the paper back and tear it to shreds immediately.
He knew the asking price was too high.
When his mother told him yesterday, he was so shocked that he couldn't believe it, and he was forced to write it down by his mother.
As expected, he was ridiculed at this point.
Jiang Zhi remained calm. The Huo family wanted to buy out the deal for one hundred taels of silver, but she responded with five hundred taels.
One party asks for an exorbitant price, while the other haggles on the spot—that's normal! They always have to probe each other's bottom line first.
Huo Yanjie, standing to the side, felt somewhat embarrassed: "Aunt Jiang, your price is a bit high. Pharmacies won't buy it at such a price."
Jiang Zhi said calmly, "My price is too high, but your price is too low, and you even want to buy out the entire deal. Let's talk about something more reliable!"
So the two sides began to "discuss" the contents of the contract.
Because the content of the contract was not complicated, the new contract was completed after an hour.
The changes included the sale of the Banlangen granules production technology for 150 taels of silver, and the Huo family acquiring the distribution rights for Jiang's Pharmaceutical, no longer having an exclusive rights.
Holding the 150 taels of silver note, Xu Errui returned to the mountain, feeling his head buzzing and his legs weak.
Seeing that no one was around, he couldn't help but ask, "Mother, why don't you want five hundred taels of silver? You only ask that we can make medicine in the future. Are we really going to go to the county town to sell medicine?"
During the negotiations, Mother was willing to compromise on money, but she refused to give up on making medicine, saying that the Huo family could only choose one of the two options.
In the end, in order to hold back several hundred taels of silver, Manager Huo agreed that he could make medicines as he pleased and was willing to sell them at the same price as those in the Huo family's pharmacy.
What Mom meant was this: We need a counter, we need to set up a dedicated counter!
From now on, the medicines we make will not be sold in pharmacies, but will be sold in pharmacies under the name Jiang's Pharmaceutical!
Xu Errui gripped his hair tightly; he felt like he was about to float away!
Jiang Zhi didn't laugh, but instead used a simple and easy-to-understand analogy: "The Huo family not only wants to take the whole pot of meat we stewed, but they also want to dig up the stove so we can't stew soup anymore, so of course they have to spend a lot of money to buy it."
She deliberately used a high price to attract the Huo family's attention, but her main goal was to regain control of her pharmaceutical business so that Errui and Xiaoman could have another way to support their family.
Actually, being able to get the Huo family to sell medicines was even more gratifying than receiving 150 taels of silver.
Although the Huo family would test the medicine before reselling it, there was a risk of them learning the technology.
However, being able to sell to the largest pharmacy in the county, which also trades medicinal herbs with other provinces, is a sure way to win big if the medicine is good.
Of course, the Huo family made this concession on conditions, one of which was to teach the Huo family's pharmaceutical craftsmanship on-site.
Secondly, Jiang Zhi was to take the Huo family to the county government office to meet with Magistrate Zhang.
This also verifies the relationship between Jiang Zhi and Magistrate Zhang.
If there is a real connection, the execution and cooperation of this contract will definitely be different.
Jiang Zhi readily accepted the request, as teaching pharmacy workers was something she should do.
She also wanted to visit Xiang Dejin and the others, and to see if the medicine-making could be done ahead of schedule, as Magistrate Zhang had mentioned.
The two walked for a while and crossed the mountain. Then, at the edge of the forest ahead, they saw Peppa Pig again...
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