Chapter 58: Taking Over the Medicine Shop
The rain was falling steadily, and the entire Dongyou Kingdom was shrouded in a drizzle. The rain had been falling for almost a month and there was no sign of stopping. Those who had initially been watching the fun became serious.
It seems that what the second young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion said is true.
Early in the morning, Gu's personal maid hurried to Pingyuexuan and told Su Yue that Gu was sick.
"Yuer, it's rare that you are filial and come to visit your mother. Cough, cough, cough..." Gu, who was lying on the bed, looked pale and kept coughing.
"Doctor, how is my mother?" Su Yue looked at her mother with a pale face and coughing constantly, and walked forward to pat her back with concern.
Su Yue couldn't help feeling a little annoyed when she thought about how she hadn't cared much for her mother during this period of time.
After taking Su Yue's pulse, the doctor next to her bowed to her and said, "Second Miss, please don't worry. Madam has caught a cold because of the continuous drizzle. I will write a prescription for you. Boil three bowls of water into one bowl. Take it for seven days and you will be cured."
Su Yue felt a little relieved after hearing what the doctor said. Although she did not take her mother's pulse, judging from her mother's expression, it should be similar to what the doctor said.
"Well, thank you for trouble, doctor. Xiaomei, go with the doctor to get the prescription." After Su Yue gave the instructions, everyone left, leaving only Su Yue and Gu in the room.
"Mother, it's Yue'er's fault for not caring about you during this period." Su Yue patted Gu's back gently. The scent of her mother lingered in her nose, which made her feel at ease.
"It's okay. I know you have a lot of things to do." Gu looked up, her beautiful eyes concealing too many words.
Her daughter has changed so much, how could she, as a mother, not notice it?
However, as long as Yue'er didn't say anything, she wouldn't ask.
"Yuer, it has been raining for almost a month. Maybe what you said about it raining for three months is true. I heard from Butler Su that many people have started to stock up on food, including your father."
Gu said softly, not noticing the flash of thought in Su Yue’s eyes.
Indeed, if it really rains for three months, then the grain harvest next year will definitely be poor. If you stock up on grain now and sell it at a higher price later, you can indeed make a lot of money.
"Mother, Yue'er is useless and may need to take some of your dowry. But Yue'er promises that she will return it in full when the time comes." Su Yue pondered for a long time and finally told Gu her thoughts.
Gu smiled softly, her eyes full of tenderness. She knew that her daughter couldn't help but take action now. What she had just said about stockpiling food was just a reminder.
As long as her daughter wants to do it, she will support her unconditionally.
"Yuer, what are you talking about? Mother's dowry was originally going to be given to you. It's up to you whether you use it or not." After saying that, Gu opened her hand, and a key lay quietly in her palm.
"Yuer also wants to stock up on food?" Gu asked softly.
"No, mother, the time to stockpile food has passed. It has been raining for a month now. Even if the rain stops now, next year's harvest will be discounted. People with brains have probably stockpiled enough.
Moreover, from what you said, it seems that more and more people have started hoarding food recently, so the price of food is bound to rise. Therefore, it is definitely too late to hoard food now.
The most important thing is that the weather is really humid, and the grain is extremely susceptible to moisture. If you are not careful, it will get moldy, which will be counterproductive. "Su Yue's eyes were burning under her long eyelashes, and her analysis was very clear.
Even Gu couldn't help but nod after hearing this. She had never thought so much about the pros and cons of these things. After listening to Yue'er's analysis, it seemed that they should not hoard food easily.
"Then Yue'er, what are your plans?" Unconsciously, even Gu didn't hear the humble tone in her voice.
"Mother, please rest assured and leave your dowry to me. I have my own plans. As for you, just take good care of yourself and count the money when the time comes." Su Yue didn't want to say too much. These were not things for her mother to worry about.
Taking his mother's key, he went to her dowry and took out a stack of banknotes. After going out, Su Yue took a deep breath and looked serious. Success or failure depended on this one move.
"Xiao He, follow me out of the house." Su Yue took Xiao He and walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, Su Yue went to the grain store first and saw an old man sitting in front of the door. Behind him, the grain bags were almost empty.
"Miss, are you here to buy food too?" The old man stared at Su Yue with his old eyes, his tone filled with inquiry.
"Old man, I don't have this plan. I just want to ask, isn't this the largest grain store in the imperial city? How come inside..." Su Yue looked behind the old man and did not say the rest of the words, but anyone with a discerning eye knew what she was going to say.
"They're all sold out, and the rest won't be sold. I heard that the second young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion had a dream told by a god that it would rain for three months, so everyone is stockpiling food!" Seeing that Su Yue had no intention of buying food, the old man waved at her, indicating that he was going to work.
At this time, Su Yue signaled Xiao He, who quickly took out a tael of silver and stuffed it into the old man's hand, and asked, "Old man, my young lady wants to know, which prefecture in this city was the first to purchase a large amount of grain?"
The old man glanced at the silver in his hand, then looked at Su Yue, with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes, "I don't know who was the first to stockpile food, but right now in this imperial city, the place with the most food must be the Third Prince's Mansion."
After the old man finished speaking, he turned around and walked into the store without stopping.
Su Yue was stunned when she heard the answer. This answer was obviously not within her calculation. The third prince in the previous life did not care about worldly affairs or state affairs. With his indifferent personality, he would definitely not hoard food.
What went wrong?
"Second Miss, where are we going next?" Xiao He looked at Su Yue who was in a daze and asked.
"Go to the pharmacy." Su Yue concealed his thoughts and stopped thinking about it.
In any case, given Brother Nanxing’s personality, even if he hoards food, he probably won’t do anything too extreme later.
Originally, Su Yue wanted to go to the largest herbal medicine shop in the imperial city, but when he was halfway there, he suddenly saw a herbal medicine shop with the words "For Sale at Low Price" written on the door.
Su Yue's eyes lit up, as if she had thought of something, and she walked in directly with Xiao He.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what can I do for you?" As soon as they stepped into a pharmacy, a servant came up to them enthusiastically and greeted them.
"Tell your boss that I want to buy this store." Su Yue directly stated the purpose of this trip.
"Ah?" The servant was stunned by what Su Yue said. He thought he had heard it wrong. He tickled his ears, wanting Su Yue to say it again.
"I say, ask your boss to come out, I want to buy this store." Su Yue emphasized again. .
"Okay, okay, please wait a moment." The servant then hurriedly ran into the inner room. Perhaps he was too shocked, and left Su Yue and the others outside the door.
Su Yue was not annoyed and directly took Xiao He inside. The medicine shop was not too big.
"Hey, little girl, you want to buy this pharmacy, but do you know why it can't continue to operate?" There were not many customers in the pharmacy. When Su Yue raised her head, she saw a burly and ferocious man shouting at her.
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