Chapter 63: Black and White
"This uncle is really good at doing business. If you say that, I have to pay more. Otherwise, I'm afraid that if it gets out, it will ruin my master's reputation."
Chen Chunxing saw a little head sticking out from the inner room, looking at him curiously. He waved at her and handed her a handful of fried peanuts he had bought at the market.
The little girl first looked at Baoer, and when she nodded, she immediately went to pick it up happily without even looking at her father.
Chen Chunxing found it very interesting.
The man's anxious explanation came to my ears: "Miss, please don't misunderstand me. I have absolutely no intention of harming the county magistrate... Honestly, honestly... No one wants to buy these herbs, so they're just rotting at home..."
Chen Chunxing walked to the drying rack, looked at it carefully, picked up a plant, and said in confusion: "Uncle, you are joking with me again. How come no one wants to buy such a good herb?"
Ge Daniu hesitated and didn't dare to say it, but Baoer didn't think too much and blurted it out.
"It's Mr. Huang from Jichang Pharmacy! That profiteer! He's monopolized the herbal medicine business in this area, and only allows my family to sell herbs to him. Locals are not allowed to buy privately!"
"Everyone is afraid of him and dares not disobey him."
"Ever since outsiders stopped coming three months ago, no one has come to my house to buy herbs. My father had no other choice but to sell me to the county magistrate's house so that I could at least have enough to eat."
Jichang Pharmacy was the one that Chen Chunxing was about to enter just now.
No wonder Baoer stopped him.
She frowned: "He's just a drugstore owner, why are you afraid of him?"
Ge Daniu grabbed Bao'er, who was still fuming, and replied vaguely, "I don't know the details, but everyone is saying... Some say Boss Huang knows Jun Ye... Some say he has some connection to Liuren City... Some say they've seen foreigners entering and leaving the pharmacy..."
"Actually, there used to be several peddlers selling herbs nearby, and we didn't take them seriously before. But ever since one of them got smashed up by some thugs and had his stall taken away... I haven't seen that family in the city since."
"We ordinary people do this business just to make a living, so we should avoid trouble if we can."
As the man sighed, Chen Chunxing recalled the face of the drugstore owner and couldn't help but sneer.
A short-lived guy with no knowledge of anything wants to be the master of both the black and white worlds?
It turns out that the local people are too honest.
The laughter surprised the father and daughter of the Ge family - the little girl was sitting on the doorstep, cracking peanuts with great interest.
Eat half and leave half.
She stuffed the remaining half of the peanuts into Baoer's hands.
Still didn't give any to her father.
"Your sister?" Chen Chunxing couldn't help but asked a question that sounded stupid.
"Ah...right, right." Bao'er was stunned and quickly patted the little girl's head, "Er Ni, come and meet Miss Shen."
Ge Erni raised her head and said crisply, "Hello, sister," and then stretched out her little hand towards Chen Chunxing.
"Why are you so shameless, kid?" Baoer glared.
Chen Chunxing smiled, waved his hand to stop them, and gave the remaining half bag of peanuts to Ge Erni.
She made the right choice this time.
The Ge family father and daughter have the caution and calculation that small people should have... Ke Xin is a good person.
That's enough.
No one is perfect, and she also has many little secrets.
After handing Ge Daniu the prescription written by Doctor Chang, Chen Chunxing pointed to the drying rack and said, "I wonder if you have any better herbs here? For example, ginseng, Panax notoginseng, deer antler, Polygonatum sibiricum, etc...."
Ge Daniu swallowed, wiped his forehead, and said with a wry smile, "If I could afford these medicines, why would I stay here and suffer Boss Huang's anger? I would have found a way to move out long ago."
"Not now, but maybe later." Chen Chunxing smiled, "I'll leave the list with you, uncle. Can you complete it in three days?"
Ge Daniu glanced at the prescription in surprise, only to find that there were so many varieties listed on it. It didn't look like just one or two prescriptions... It seemed more like it was for someone's apprentice to practice.
He pondered silently for a while.
These herbs are not as common and cheap as ginseng and deer antlers, but they are available in large quantities, so the trip is worth it.
Just as he was about to agree, he saw Chen Chunxing take out a pair of jade earrings.
"I'm new in Honglu County, and I don't know where the pawnshop is. I'll use this as a deposit. If you can find some good medicine, we can settle the bill later."
Ge Daniu's eyes were almost glued to the earrings.
Anyone who can make a living in the South Market has good eyesight.
Something worth dozens of taels was pawned to him so casually... He suddenly felt that he had underestimated the new county magistrate.
As the saying goes, the county magistrate is not as good as the current manager.
In terms of power, who can compare with the county magistrate in Honglu County?
If he had abundant financial resources...
Ge Daniu immediately patted his chest and said, "Thank you for your kindness, young lady. I will take care of this matter! I will definitely live up to your trust!"
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After leaving Ge’s house.
Chen Chunxing took Baoer back to the South City Market.
But this time she was walking in front.
Seeing him walking calmly through the complex and narrow alleys, Baoer was shocked and stuttered.
"Nan, are people in the south so smart? To be honest, I got lost there a lot when I was a kid..."
Chen Chunxing smiled and joked: "You have to ask the master about this."
Anyway, she is not directionally challenged.
Return to the market entrance.
Chen Chunxing first went to the innermost livestock market and bought a mule cart.
You can get a free ride when you come, but it’s not nice to ask others to see you off when you go back.
Although she has that status, she feels that she is not so confident.
When the broker saw that the two girls were young ladies, he immediately asked for "thirty taels" and looked them up and down with a critical look.
"Thirty taels? Why don't you just rob it? Including the mule and the harness, it's only eighteen taels at most! If you don't want to sell it, the worst that can happen is we can just walk a little further. It's definitely cheaper there at the West Market!"
Baoer pulled Chen Chunxing up and pretended to leave.
The mechanic gritted his teeth when he heard this. Surprisingly, someone who knew the business had come, and the price was just within his bottom line.
After looking Bao'er up and down, he quickly came to the conclusion - yes, he is a local!
"Okay, eighteen taels! Take it if you want it. If you don't want it, go to the West Market. It's hard to find a young mule like me with good teeth these days..."
Before the brothel owner could finish his boast, he noticed Bao'er waving his hand at him.
"Sign the contract!"
The dentist was stunned: "Hey..."
Resigned to his fate, he led the people to handle the formalities.
Seeing the girl behind him with red lips and white teeth, and a face so tender that it looked like she could be squeezed out of water, she didn't look like a local. The broker asked unwillingly, "This girl looks unfamiliar. I wonder where she is from?"
Chen Chunxing blinked and covered his lips shyly: "Indeed, I just arrived... My home is behind the county government office... Yes, it's the newly moved Xue Mansion, the home of County Magistrate Xue!"
Yaren: "..."
He quickly wrote the contract and handed it to Chen Chunxing respectfully, and also did not forget to put a cushion on the mule cart.
I only regret that I didn’t poke out my own eyes!
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