Chapter 92 Huimin Pharmacy
When Qin Daya went to call Song Jin, before she could even shout, she saw Qin Chi opening the door.
"Brother, someone from the pharmacy said they wanted to see my sister-in-law."
Qin girl wanted to stick her head into the house.
Qin Chi blocked her without leaving any trace, and turned around to close the door. "I know, your sister-in-law is not convenient to see guests at this time."
In fact, people haven't woken up yet.
What big deal could a pharmacy have? So Qin Chi went to the main hall to see Lou Ruhan.
Lou Ruhan looked behind Qin Chi and didn't see Song Jin. "Hello, Qin Tongsheng."
"What happened in the pharmacy?" Qin Chi asked directly.
Lou Ruhan hesitated whether to say it or not, but seeing Qin Chi's rather oppressive eyes, he struggled in his heart and said, "The shopkeeper told me that I have to personally tell Madam Song about this matter."
He curled his tongue and almost called out "Dongjia".
Shopkeeper Jin had instructed that Song Jin should not be called the head of the pharmacy outside, and to outsiders she was just a worker doing odd jobs in the pharmacy.
Qin Chi walked to the chair, turned around and sat down. Seeing that the young man was obviously hesitant but refused to speak, he did not embarrass him and said, "Is it urgent? Your mistress is pregnant, and the doctor told her not to overwork. She hasn't woken up yet."
"No, it's not urgent."
Lou Ruhan recalled what Shopkeeper Jin had told him, "I'll wait here for the boss to wake up—"
He paused halfway through his words.
Qin Chi noticed the annoyance on the boy's face and said, "Don't worry too much. I know everything about your boss."
Hearing this, Lou Ruhan breathed a sigh of relief.
This man is the boss's husband, so it's not surprising that he knows about the boss's affairs.
The boy was young after all, and he was tricked by Qin Chi in just a few words, and he even revealed the purpose of his trip.
A deputy envoy from Huimin Pharmacy came to Yi County.
It is said that he wants to buy a batch of medicinal materials.
Jifang is a small pharmacy, and 99% of the medicinal materials prepared are bought by Shunan. I didn't want to get involved at first, but the deputy envoy found out from somewhere that Jifang's medicinal materials are of good quality and cheap.
People came to Jifang Pharmacy.
Ask the medicine boy to take out various medicinal materials.
Then, after inspection, the deputy envoy found that the medicinal materials were indeed of better quality, so he directly said that he wanted to buy them.
The most annoying thing is that the price offered by the other party is very low, and the quantity of medicinal materials they want to purchase even exceeds the amount stored in the pharmacy.
Shopkeeper Jin clearly stated that the shop was small and did not have such a large amount of inventory.
But that person clearly came here to cause trouble.
The pharmacy is required to prepare the medicinal materials within three days.
This is an attempt to force a sale.
This matter was no longer something that Manager Jin could resolve, so he arranged for someone to notify Song Jin.
Qin Chi asked, "Your manager Xing can't solve it either?"
"Manager Xing went to the capital and hasn't come back yet."
There is still the last batch of medicinal materials collected from the medicine fields, and these medicine fields are scattered throughout the city. During this period, Xing Lun and Zhou Wei have been very busy.
No one is in Yi County.
Jin Ling is usually responsible for sitting at the counter, recording and organizing various accounts, and managing the finances.
When faced with this kind of problem, it is really not something Jin Ling can solve.
Even though Qin Chi said he would tell Song Jin about this, Lou Ruhan still insisted on waiting for Song Jin to wake up and see him, and said that Song Jin might ask him to take the baby back to Manager Jin.
Qin Chi just let him do it.
Qin Daya brought a bowl of water made from scented tea.
After drinking, Lou Ruhan sat in the main room waiting for people.
Little Liu came up to Lou Ruhan and asked, "Young man, is the pharmacy still accepting people?"
"Aunt, I haven't heard the shopkeeper say he wants to hire anyone." Lou Ruhan replied politely.
Xiao Liu looked regretful, "Still no."
Lou Ruhan nodded repeatedly.
Qin Lao Er shouted from outside the yard, "Wife, what are you doing? The sun is about to burn your buttocks, why don't you go get your axe and backpack and go up the mountain."
"Okay, okay, I'll be right there. I owe you money." Little Liu quickly went to the woodshed to find a hatchet, and then put on a big backpack. Even Qin Daya carried one on her back.
Then he went up the mountain to chop firewood with Qin Lao Er and Qin Lao San.
The weather will get colder.
The family needs to prepare firewood for the winter.
Qin Chi took a bun from the pot in the kitchen and ate it, then went back to the house and found that Song Jin had woken up and put on his clothes.
"Why don't you sleep longer, ma'am?"
"I usually get up early."
Song Jin answered as if nothing had happened.
If you pay close attention, you will find that Song Jin is avoiding eye contact with Qin Chi.
A lot of things were almost revealed last night.
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Song Jin originally didn't know how to get along with Qin Chi.
Qin Chi waited for Song Jin to finish washing up before he began to speak: "A guy came to Jifang Pharmacy and said that a deputy envoy came to the pharmacy yesterday and specifically wanted to buy a batch of medicinal materials from the pharmacy at a low price, but the pharmacy does not have enough storage, so Manager Jin sent someone to ask you for advice."
Song Jin asked: "Which pharmacy is it from?"
"Huimin Pharmacy."
As far as Song Jin knew, there were several pharmacies in the Great Xia Dynasty.
The more famous ones are the Imperial Pharmacy, the Herbal Medicine Storehouse and the Huimin Pharmacy.
There are two pharmacies in front.
The Imperial Pharmacy was under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Department and was responsible for purchasing medicinal materials for the inner court.
The Herbal Medicine Storehouse was a department under the Imperial Hospital, which was under the Ministry of Rites. All the herbs from all over the country were sent to the Herbal Medicine Storehouse according to the number of varieties and quantities required, and there would be special imperial doctors to inspect the herbs.
These two pharmacies are located in the capital and are not accessible to ordinary people.
But Huimin Pharmacy is different. Although it is still affiliated with the Imperial Hospital, it is located in every prefecture and county. It mainly provides medicines for the local poor people and also provides medicines for the soldiers.
But after all these years, I have never seen a pharmacy provide free medicine to poor people.
Pharmacies occasionally purchase medicinal materials from local drug dealers.
But it has always been a mutual agreement.
I have never encountered anyone forcing a sale.
It’s just that the government has never been very efficient in doing things.
The money allocated by the imperial court for purchasing medicinal materials had long been reduced to only one tenth after being embezzled by officials at every level.
This time I suddenly went to Jifang Pharmacy.
No matter how you look at it, he has bad intentions.
Qin Chi asked, "What do you think, my lady?"
"Or maybe there's a disaster somewhere, and the court wants to mobilize the medicinal materials stored in local pharmacies. Huizhou can't provide them, so they want Jifang to help fill the gap."
When Song Jin thought of this possibility, a cold look flashed in his eyes, "Or someone wants to abuse power for personal gain. No matter who it is, someone is targeting Ji Fang."
Logically speaking, the Zeng family had just fallen not long ago.
No one will target Jifang so quickly again.
After all, Jifang's medicinal materials are not sold on the market in Huizhou. According to Xing Lun, the medicinal materials taken away by Shunan are transported away by caravans every month.
Otherwise, Song’s medicinal herbs are available for sale.
The medicinal materials business in Huizhou Prefecture is not so peaceful.
"Didn't my wife mention worm disease to me last time?"
Qin Chi poured a cup of warm water and handed it to Song Jin. "I asked someone to inquire. There are several villages in Anqing Prefecture where people are infected with insect diseases, and the disaster is spreading to all directions."
It was Song Jin who reminded me about this insect disease.
Qin Chi arranged people to investigate. The news from Anqing Prefecture would probably reach Huizhou Prefecture next month.
When the disaster occurred, the local county magistrate did not take it seriously and only reported it to the court when the situation was out of control.
(End of this chapter)