852 Shopping Mall, the Rise of Yun Family Pharmacy

You see others are leisurely and contented, and others see you as noble and extraordinary, but you don’t know that everyone smiles in front of others and worries behind their backs.

Yun Xiao's words resonated with Feng Qingchen, whose eyelids often drooped to hide the gleam in her eyes.

"You are right. No one in this world can be above the mundane world. The world is full of ups and downs, and there are many entanglements. Apart from clay statues, even the emperor who rules the world cannot be immune to it, not to mention us mortals. Once we have been through the world, we will inevitably be affected by it."

"The breath of the mortal world." Yun Xiao chewed on these five words. The more he thought about it, the more it made sense. Whether it was setbacks or successes, they were all mortal affairs. "You see it clearly."

"You have to read it even if you don't understand. People live for a lifetime, and everyone has their own way of living. No matter who you live for, in the end you live for yourself." Whether it is fighting for fame or gain, it is ultimately for yourself.

"How can you have such heavy thoughts at such a young age?" Yun Xiao sighed. If he didn't know that Feng Qingchen was less than sixteen years old, he would have suspected that this woman was already twenty-five or twenty-six.

"The more you experience, the faster you grow." Feng Qingchen explained naturally, and Yun Xiao did not doubt him. After all, Feng Qingchen's life was indeed rough, and her experiences and knowledge were incomparable to those girls who were brought up in the boudoir.

Feng Qingchen had no intention of continuing this topic, so she called the maid beside her over and said, "Go to the study and bring me the gift box I left on the table."

Yun Xiao raised an eyebrow. Feng Qingchen's words sounded like a thank-you gift to him, but how should one give a thank-you gift? Shouldn't one go to visit and express gratitude?

Fortunately, Yun Xiao was polite and did not say anything even though he felt that Feng Qingchen's behavior was inappropriate. Anyway, he and Feng Qingchen were familiar with each other, so he would not care about such a small matter.

While the maid was getting something, Feng Qingchen asked Yun Xiao about the types of ready-made medicines in the Yun family pharmacy and the types of ready-made medicines on the market. He found that the ready-made medicines on the market were very simple and each family was different. The medicines sold by each family were their own secret recipes.

For example, the Yun family's unique Rongyang Pills are a health and beauty medicine, a favorite of aristocratic ladies, and the effect is also very good. The old ladies in various mansions even take Rongyang Pills as a must-have medicine at home.

After the Yun family's Rongyang Pills became popular, they also attracted the attention of other companies. Several pharmacies launched pills with similar efficacy. The names were almost the same, nothing more than Rongyang Pills from So-and-so family.

Health care medicines are single, and other medicines are also few. Coughs, colds, and wounds are all of single varieties. Although medicines are profitable, the varieties are few and the sales volume is not large. Most drugstores sell loose medicines and dispense medicines according to prescriptions. Generally, drugstores will have a doctor who will see the patient and dispense medicines together.

Hearing Yun Xiao's words, Feng Qingchen's previous depression was swept away, and her eyes sparkled. Even though she was not good at business, she understood what a blank market meant. If she could come up with products to fill this blank market, she could make money with her eyes closed.

Feng Qingchen's blood boiled, and her eyes couldn't help but light up when she thought about the future financial prospects. She had not forgotten how much money those companies had taken from consumers when products like MP3 and computers came out.

"Qingchen, are you really okay?" Yun Xiao was frightened by Feng Qingchen's fiery eyes. He didn't want to be targeted by the Ninth Prince.

Feng Qingchen quickly shook her head and was about to mention the pregnancy-protecting medicine when the maid brought up the gift box. Feng Qingchen took the gift box and opened it...

Yun Xiao then realized that Feng Qingchen was not giving him a gift at all. Fortunately, he didn't say much, otherwise he would have lost face.

"Yunxiao, look what this is." Feng Qingchen handed the unpacked glass bottle to Yunxiao.

The transparent glass bottle contained brown liquid. Yun Xiao's eyes lit up: "What a beautiful glass bottle. It's no worse than the mirrors in the Su family shop."

Puff... Feng Qingchen almost vomited blood: "Who asked you to look at the bottle? I asked you to look at the medicine in the bottle."

Feng Qingchen was in tears. The two of them had completely different focuses.

"Medicine? There's medicine in there? You use a priceless glass bottle to put medicine in it?" Yun Xiao was so surprised.

Is this the legendary aristocrat among aristocrats, the luxury among luxuries? How much medicine can be put into this small bottle? It would be more economical and more filling if you just put it in an earthen jar.

"Let me bang my head against the wall." Feng Qingchen slapped his forehead helplessly, then said seriously: "Yun Xiao, let's not talk about the bottle for now, let's talk about the medicine inside first. Do you know what medicine is in it?"

"What medicine?" Yun Xiao also wanted to know what kind of panacea this was that had to be packaged in such an expensive glass bottle.

Feng Qingchen's mouth twitched, and he resisted the urge to roar, and said in a controlled manner, "This is the abortion-maintaining medicine that Imperial Concubine Xie drank when she was pregnant."

"What?" Yun Xiao screamed, jumped up from the chair, and said excitedly: "You said, this is the pregnancy-preserving medicine rumored in the palace? Can you save Concubine Xie and her child with the pregnancy-preserving medicine?" Yun Xiao hurriedly clenched the glass bottle, his hands shaking uncontrollably.

The pregnancy-preserving medicine that he had been unable to find actually came from the Feng Mansion.

"Did you offer the medicine to Imperial Concubine Xie?" Yun Xiao was excited.

"Yes." Looking at Yun Xiao's expression, Feng Qingchen guessed that although people in the palace were spreading the news, they were unwilling to spread her name. They probably didn't want too many people to know her so that they could gain an advantage. After all, offspring are very important to women.

"Oh my God, oh my God, why didn't you tell me earlier, why didn't you tell me earlier, do you still have this medicine? Can you give some to me? My mother is pregnant. The doctor said that my mother is old and the pregnancy will not be good. There are signs of miscarriage." Yun Xiao was excited and snatched the box from Feng Qingchen's hand.

"If you can't share it, you can give this to me. I'll thank you on behalf of my mother and my unborn brothers and sisters." Yun Xiao hugged the box tightly and looked at Feng Qingchen defensively, afraid that she would come to snatch it.

Feng Qingchen was so embarrassed that she quickly stood up to comfort Yun Xiao: "Yun Xiao, Master Yun, please don't be so excited. You can have as much of this pregnancy-preserving medicine as you want. It's not something precious."

"Feng Qingchen, don't be so vain. This is not precious. Go ask around. Anyone with a little ability has been running to the Xie Mansion these days to ask about the pregnancy-preserving medicine. There aren't many other things in this imperial city, but there are many powerful families, and every family has one or two pregnant women. The Xie family is so abominable that they kept the news secret. Those who knew about it seemed to have made an agreement and refused to say anything."

If you have a treasure that others don't have, you have the advantage. If everyone has it, then you have no advantage at all. This is what it means to have a special skill. Many times, with this special skill, you can gain a firm foothold.

Each major family has one or two treasures that are not passed on to outsiders. This is the advantage of each family. For the Xie family, Feng Qingchen's pregnancy-preserving medicine is their advantage, and they certainly don't want to leak this matter.

This is why the wife of the Ningguo Prince was dissatisfied with Feng Qingchen giving fertility drugs to other concubines. If you give it to others, everyone will be fair, so how can her family have any advantage?

Although Yun Xiao had no hope, he still found someone to make a connection and prepared to visit the Xie family, if for no other reason than for his mother who was nearly 40 years old and pregnant.

Feng Qingchen had been in the palace before, and went straight back to the mansion after leaving the palace. He didn't know about this. After hearing Yun Xiao's words, Feng Qingchen wiped his sweat and said, "Fortunately, the Xie Mansion and the ladies in the harem have blocked the news, otherwise I would be miserable."

Thinking of the attentiveness of the women in the harem, Feng Qingchen felt scared. She really had no talent for dealing with such people.

"You really should be grateful for their selfishness, otherwise you won't have a peaceful life." There are so many powerful people in this imperial city, and no one would force Feng Qingchen because of the Ninth Prince. Similarly, Feng Qingchen had to give them face and responded politely.

It's okay to offend one person, but if you offend the powerful people in the entire imperial city, not to mention Feng Qingchen, even the Ninth Prince can't bear it. This is what is called offending the wrath of the masses.

"You have to keep it a secret for me." Feng Qingchen quickly warned Yun Xiao.

Yun Xiao laughed: "If you want me to keep it a secret, then what can you bribe me with?"

"How about I bribe you with the sales rights of the pregnancy-preserving medicine?" Feng Qingchen looked at Yun Xiao with a smile on his face, waiting for the eldest son of the Yun family to change his expression. As a result, Yun Xiao sat on the stool motionless, blinking his eyes: "Feng Qingchen, what did you say? Did I hear it wrong?"

"You heard me right. I asked you to come here because I was planning to cooperate with you to sell pregnancy-preserving medicine together. I just don't know if there is a market for this thing." Feng Qingchen is now sure that there must be a market for this thing, and a huge market at that.

"Yes, yes, yes, there is a huge market for it." Yun Xiao came back to his senses. Fearing that Feng Qingchen would go back on his word, Yun Xiao quickly sat down and asked the servants to bring paper and pen: "Qingchen, let's draw up a contract right now. The profits will be split 30% to 70%, 70% for you and 30% for me. You will provide all the pregnancy-maintaining drugs, and I will be responsible for the sales."

As the heir of the Yun family, Yun Xiao was very clear about the profits here, and was happy to give Feng Qingchen the profits. Seeing that Feng Qingchen didn't say anything, Yun Xiao thought that Feng Qingchen was dissatisfied with this profit distribution, and hurriedly explained: "Qingchen, my Yun family will bear all the costs, including the costs of manpower and transportation. All the profits will only be deducted from the cost of the medicinal materials. The medicinal materials you want will also be provided by my Yun family at the original price. If you think the profit of 37 is too high, 20% to 80% is also fine, you 80% and I 20%."

2.8% is the bottom line that the Yun family can accept. If it goes any lower, they will make nothing. Of course, if Feng Qingchen insists on 1.9% or 1.5%, they will grit their teeth and accept it, just as if they are not making any money, and take the opportunity to make the Yun family pharmacy famous.

Yun Xiao knew very well that once this cooperation was concluded, even if the Yun family didn't make a single ounce of silver, they would still make money. The Yun family would be able to establish a reputation and rise with this, so he gave up the profit without hesitation...

He only wanted Feng Qingchen's exclusive rights...