Chapter 348: Do you think mine is okay?
Ran Qingxuan couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking that this guy still had a lot to learn if he wanted to be the boss in the future!
Xiao Zhang didn't understand why he lost his job just because he sold a ginseng. Isn't the pharmacy supposed to sell medicine?
Gou Xun knew Xiao Zhang's family's situation and couldn't bear to see this young apprentice who was familiar with medicinal herbs being buried, so he wanted to plead for mercy, but he didn't expect that someone had beaten him to it.
"Master Qi, although we are partners and there are things I shouldn't say, we will still be partners for a long time. If you still act impulsively after becoming the head of the family, I have to consider whether to change someone."
Seeing Qi Minghe calm down, Ran Qingxuan continued.
"I'm reminding you that before Shopkeeper Xue returns to Cangzhou, it's better to send someone smart to investigate!"
"Investigate? Investigate what?" Qi Minghe was confused. Ran Qingxuan turned to ask Gou Xun who had just exposed someone's past.
"Uncle Gou, I want to ask if Shopkeeper Xue often goes to drink wine?"
Gou Xun knew from the few words just now that the woman in front of him was the one who provided the heart-saving pills to the Qi family. Seeing Qi Minghe looking at him, he said in a deep voice, "Yes, she has been away for three out of five days. She only comes to the store occasionally to check the accounts or count the herbs before leaving."
"I wonder why Madam asks this question?"
Ran Qingxuan raised his eyebrows, and sighed that the middle-aged man in front of him had good observation skills. After all, at her age, no one would know that she was married if she didn't tell him...
Covering his mouth and laughing softly, Ran Qingxuan's next words shocked everyone: "Who can make someone's face glow with rosy red after drinking?"
Qi Minghe's breathing stagnated, and his expression changed again and again in an instant: "Good, very good, I didn't expect that Third Aunt would find such a big Buddha for the Qi family!"
"Catch the adulterers and their spouses, catch the thieves and seize the stolen goods. There must be evidence for everything. Remember to report to the police after you catch the person and the evidence." Ran Qingxuan reminded kindly.
Qi Minghe was taught a severe lesson and bowed to Duan Yi with an apologetic look on his face.
"I'm afraid Ming He will have to stay for a while. We'll set off after he finishes explaining it."
"Let's take care of the housework first!"
Duan Yi did not choose to leave first but waited for him. There must be some reason for this. Ran Qingxuan glanced at Gu Yanchen, who motioned for her to wait a while.
Qi Minghe took Gou Xun to the backyard and didn't come out for more than ten minutes.
Waving for the other people in the pharmacy to come forward, Qi Minghe said in a deep voice: "Manager Gou will be the owner of this store from now on. Xiao Zhang sold the ginseng that was supposed to be sent to Cangzhou without knowing it, but it was also because Manager Xue did not inform him."
Qi Minghe looked at Xiao Zhang with a pleading look, and after calming down from his anger he realized that it was not his fault.
"I heard from Shopkeeper Gou that you are very familiar with medicinal herbs?"
Seeing him standing there in a daze, Gou Xun fiddled with his arm to signal him to speak.
"Reply...Reply to Second Young Master, my home is at the foot of Xiaomo Mountain. When I was a child, I went to the mountain to collect herbs and dry them for the barefoot doctor in the same village to earn some money to support my family, so I am familiar with medicinal herbs."
After hearing this, Ran Qingxuan raised the corners of his lips, thinking that it was no wonder that Shopkeeper Gou spoke for this little medicine boy. After all, if the 'little assistant' knew a thing or two, it would save the teacher a lot of trouble.
Qi Minghe also knew this. It was impossible for the doctors in the pharmacy to find time to dry the medicinal materials while seeing patients, and drying the medicinal materials did not require simply placing them directly in the sun.
"Xiao Zhang, huh?"
"Yes, young master." Xiao Zhang nervously waited for his own ending.
"From today on, you will follow Pharmacist Sun to learn how to prepare medicines. You can let other medicine boys dry the herbs."
As soon as these words were spoken, the other little medicine boys immediately cast envious glances at Xiao Zhang. Pharmacist Sun's face lit up with joy, as if he was very happy that Xiao Zhang could follow him.
Shopkeeper Gou smiled with relief and pushed Xiao Zhang, who looked stunned.
"Why don't you thank the Second Young Master for the promotion?"
"Thank you, thank you very much, Second Young Master. I will be more careful and cautious in the future and not make mistakes again."
"Just focus on your work, there will be plenty of opportunities for you in the future."
"Yes, yes." Xiao Zhang was only fourteen or fifteen years old after all, and he couldn't hide his excitement at being appreciated by the future head of the family.
Gou Xun, who had been with him for three years, whispered to him, "Why don't you thank this lady quickly? If she hadn't asked you to do so, you would have taken your wages and left by now."
After hearing this, Xiao Zhang bowed to Ran Qingxuan gratefully. Ran Qingxuan just smiled faintly, and Xiao Zhang immediately lowered his head in embarrassment.
"Follow your new master and learn carefully. I believe you will soon be able to read prescriptions and use medicines on your own."
"Thank you, Madam. I will study hard."
In ancient times, doctors would also write down the dosage when prescribing medicine, but ancient pharmacists did not just dispense the medicine. They also needed to consider the dosage of the medicine. A little less or a little more would affect the patient's condition.
The same is true for Chang Fang. The advantage of using the dosage of various herbal medicines accurately is that while others may need three doses of medicine to recover from an illness, she can cure it with just one dose!
Because Duan Yi was there just now, there was a sign outside the pharmacy saying it was temporarily closed. At this moment, there were many people queuing outside to see a doctor and get medicine. The doctor on duty was ready, and Manager Gou personally went to open the side door to let the people in.
Duan Yi had already entered the carriage to keep warm. The donkey cart pulled by Ran Qingxuan and Gu Yanchen was filled with grain, vegetables and fruits. It was cold to wait outside, so they waited for Qi Minghe indoors.
Seeing that he had finished his work, he prepared to leave.
"Second Young Master, wait a minute." Shopkeeper Gou called Qi Minghe from behind.
"Anything else?"
"Master, although the fifty-year-old ginseng is gone, we still have two nearly twenty-year-old ginsengs in the store. Do you want to take them back?"
Shopkeeper Gou thought that the family bought back the older ones for use by the master and mistress at home, and thought that the younger ones would be just as effective, so he asked about it.
Unexpectedly, Qi Minghe waved his hand, with a disappointed tone: "Put it in the store and sell it. The medicinal effects are different. Even if you use two plants together, it's just a twenty-year-old ginseng."
After hearing this, Shopkeeper Gou could only say that he would keep an eye on it in the future. Ran Qingxuan and Gu Yanchen looked at each other, and the latter directly took out a ginseng that was three fingers thick and almost twenty centimeters long from the donkey cart.
"Master Qi, do you think this ginseng will work?"
Qi Minghe and Shopkeeper Gou turned around upon hearing this, and just in time saw Ran Qingxuan taking the things from Gu Yanchen and handing them over.
Shopkeeper Gou was the first to see what was in her hand. He took a few steps forward in shock. Unlike Ran Qingxuan's casualness, he was very cautious when taking it.
He first looked at the reed head and adventitious roots, and after repeated confirmation, Shopkeeper Gou couldn't even speak clearly.
"Hundreds of years old...hundred-year-old ginseng..."
"A hundred years?" Qi Minghe, who was a step slower, stepped forward quickly, took it, and carefully pushed aside the roots that were entangled on the ginseng body.
The soil stuck on it was still moist, and the ginseng fragrance entered my nose with a slightly bitter taste.
After Qi Minghe confirmed that it was indeed a hundred-year-old ginseng, and it was so fresh, his hands were shaking as he held the ginseng.
Unexpectedly, Shopkeeper Gou looked upset. He carefully pushed aside the roots and shook his head, saying, "What a waste of natural resources! What a waste of natural resources! How can such a complete hundred-year-old ginseng be so tangled? It's a pity to destroy it!"
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