Chapter 248 Try harder
"Brother Wencheng is right." Zhuang Qingning smiled slightly and looked at the counter: "Are you and Brother Wencheng the only two people in this shop besides the doctor?"
Since there are only two apprentices in this medicine shop, if the person who exchanged the herbs just now was not Zhuang Wencheng or Doctor Ge, then it could be someone else.
Zhuang Qingning wanted to remind Zhuang Wencheng.
"Yes, there are only two apprentices, me and Brother Huzi." Zhuang Wencheng nodded.
Zhuang Qingning blinked his eyes and said, "He seems to be a simple and honest person. He probably gets along well with Brother Wencheng."
"Brother Huzi is a very nice person." Zhuang Wencheng grinned. "He came earlier than me, learned things faster than me, and took good care of me. He is almost like my own brother. I am very grateful to him."
"That's good." Zhuang Qingning smiled, and seeing that Zhuang Wencheng seemed to trust that man very much, she didn't say anything more about the matter.
After chatting with Zhuang Wencheng for a while, Zhuang Qingning stood up as he saw more and more people in the medicine shop. He said, "Brother Wencheng, please go and do your work. I don't have much to do. I just stopped by to see Brother Wencheng. I have to go look for Uncle Yutian later. Aunt Wen asked me to bring some shoes to Uncle Yutian. I have to deliver them. If I'm late, it might be time for dinner."
When you go to someone's house at dinner time, you will inevitably be suspected of trying to eat for free. Although the host may not necessarily dislike it, it is still impolite, and most people will think about it and avoid it.
"Okay, then you guys go quickly." Zhuang Wencheng sent Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui to the door: "Uncle Yutian's shop, just walk east, and when you reach the front intersection, turn the corner and it's there. It's easy to find."
"Come back to see me later when it's time for lunch. The shop won't be busy then, so I'll take you to eat something delicious."
Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui rarely came to the county town and came to see him. Zhuang Wencheng felt that no matter what the reason was, he had to treat them well.
"Let's see where you are later. If you are far away, I won't bother Brother Wencheng anymore." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile, "If you come back, I will come and have lunch with Brother Wencheng."
"Okay." Zhuang Wencheng agreed excitedly and sent Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui out. He was afraid that the two might take the wrong road, so he pointed in the direction of Zhuang Yutian's shop again and again. He listened to Zhuang Qingning repeat it again and watched that Zhuang Qingning really went in that direction. Only then did he feel relieved and went back to the shop to greet the customers and get medicine for them according to the prescription.
"Those two people just now, are they your sisters from your hometown?" Taking advantage of the fact that there were not many people around, Han Hu touched Zhuang Wencheng's arm and said jokingly, "But it seems to me that there is something wrong with the way you look at them?"
"Not at all." Zhuang Wencheng's face turned red when someone hit the nail on the head.
"You're still saying no? If you really don't have it, why are you blushing?"
Han Hu smacked his lips. "But to be honest, this girl is good-looking and pretty, and she is more than suitable for you. If you don't hurry up, I'm afraid such a good marriage will never fall on you."
“So you have to work harder.”
Work harder.
Zhuang Wencheng blinked and scratched his head. He didn't know what to say or what to do. After a while, he nodded vigorously. "I know. I will study medicine with my uncle and Brother Huzi. I will be able to be independent in the future and earn more money."
"I always say that you are honest and simple, but also smart. Why are you acting stupid this time?" Han Hu laughed. "He came all the way to the county town, saying that he was passing by to see you. Maybe he came to see you on purpose. If that's the case, why would you wait for him to come back?"
"Brother Hu, what you mean is..."
"Girls are shy, how can you have the nerve to come back? You have to take the initiative, go find her, and take her for a walk around the county town. That will also make you appear sensible and considerate, right?" Han Hu said.
"That makes sense, but..." Zhuang Wencheng looked at the prescriptions on the table and frowned, "But the medicines haven't been prepared yet. I'm afraid it won't work if I leave now."
"Didn't you say before that you had to deliver Old Master Liu's medicine before noon? You can go directly there when the time comes. Even if you come back late, just say that you were delayed by the Liu family. I'll be watching over the shop, so don't worry."
Han Hu was very generous and magnanimous. "I don't think the master will say anything when the time comes."
The Liu family is one of the wealthiest families in the county. As Old Master Liu had been greedy these days and had some indigestion, they came to get some medicine to replenish qi and digestion, and ordered it to be delivered before noon. Originally, Han Hu was asked to do this, but now Han Hu took the initiative to let him do it for his convenience, which made Zhuang Wencheng grateful.
"Thank you, Brother Huzi." Zhuang Wencheng grinned.
"Why are you and I being polite? Aren't we getting too distant?" Han Hu tilted his head and smiled. "Hurry up and do as much as you can now, in case someone comes to the shop at noon and I'm too busy, no matter what the reason, I'm afraid Master will be unhappy."
"Okay." Zhuang Wencheng agreed promptly, took the prescription and a small scale, and went to get and pack the medicine.
Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui followed Zhuang Wencheng's instructions and went to find the cloth shop opened by Zhuang Yutian.
"Sister." Zhuang Qingsui bit the sesame candy Zhuang Qingning bought for her on the road and tilted her head to speak, "We came to the county town just to ask Brother Wencheng to help sell our mosquito repellent herbal bags. Why didn't you mention this when you met Brother Wencheng just now?"
Mentioning this, Zhuang Qingning also sighed.
"Originally, we thought that Brother Wencheng was an apprentice in the medicine shop. We recommended our mosquito repellent herbal bags to help the medicine shop do some business. We can make some money, and the medicine shop can also make some money. This way, both parties will benefit. Brother Wencheng can also gain some face in front of his master because of making money for the medicine shop."
"But maybe we came at the wrong time. Brother Wencheng was just misunderstood and scolded by his master. If we mention the herbal bag now, Brother Wencheng will definitely agree to it because of our friendship since childhood. He will also go to Doctor Ge to talk about this matter. Doctor Ge has a thorn in his heart because of the previous incident and doesn't like Brother Wencheng. Now he will definitely think that Brother Wencheng is only interested in making money and doesn't care about anything else."
"And just now I heard that Doctor Ge also prepared a herbal medicine bag. I don't know if the effect is as good as ours. I only know that at this critical juncture, if Brother Wencheng makes any slight movement, Doctor Ge will think that he is betraying his family and has bad intentions towards the pharmacy."
"So I thought about it and decided that this matter was really hard to talk about, so I decided to put it aside for now."
It’s March, a new month. May everything go smoothly for all my little cuties, and may all your wishes come true~ (End of this chapter)
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