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"Before Little Stone came?"
Xu Bo thought about it.
"It should be the day when the young lady proposed the price for the rectification."
Remembering Jiang Nian's alertness when she first saw the little stone, Xu Bo asked, "Miss, what happened?"
These days, Jiang Nian has been busy with the production of anthelmintics on the simple assembly line in the warehouse and the packaging of products in the pharmacy. He has no time to care about the spy who had sneaked into the warehouse and was planning something.
Now that everyone is gathered together and it is also their break time, it is a good opportunity to talk about the thief.
Jiang Nian briefly recounted the whole process and began to ask Xu Bo for his opinion.
"Have you noticed any outsiders coming to the pharmacy to inquire about something in this short period of time?"
Xu Bo frowned and thought for a moment.
"Most of the time, Ah Fu is the one who packs the herbs and collects the money in the front hall. The doctors in the hall usually don't go out. As for the rest..."
He quickly reviewed the other people in the pharmacy in his mind, then shook his head.
"Everything is the same as before, and there are no extra people."
Guizhi was listening and suddenly remembered what happened that night. She said:
"It turned out that there were spies in the warehouse at that time. I asked Fuling at the time, but she hadn't told me yet."
"At the time, I was curious why some servants were going there to look after an unfinished warehouse."
Jiang Nian listened to their conversations, lowered his eyes and thought carefully.
No one else showed up in the pharmacy, which means the spy went directly to the warehouse?
The fact that he went to the warehouse twice in a row with such a strong purpose shows that he thinks the warehouse is more important than the pharmacy.
And she did focus on taking care of the warehouse.
After all, that warehouse is going to be converted into an assembly line to mass-produce insect repellent...
The soft light on the stone slab illuminated her light brown eyes. Jiang Nian slightly shifted her gaze to the basket with the cloth being lifted.
There wasn't much of the jujube paste left, and some of the white crumbs fell onto the table, which was very conspicuous.
Her gaze paused for a few seconds, as if she had some guesses in her mind, and then she raised her eyes and asked:
"I think this spy is very familiar with the pharmacy."
"He went directly to the warehouse instead of the pharmacy, probably because he thought he could find what he wanted more easily there than at the pharmacy."
"For example, Fangzi."
Jiang Nian tapped the tabletop lightly with his slender white fingertips while thinking:
"I've been setting up the equipment in the warehouse recently for the purpose of developing insect repellent. This spy might want to start from here to see what the general formula for making insect repellent is."
"But he came a little early. The two times he came, I hadn't even started setting up yet."
Little Stone put the teacup back on the table and looked at Jiang Nian and asked:
"Miss, what you mean is... this spy might have come into contact with someone in the pharmacy?"
"Someone in the pharmacy gave me some information, so I know where to find the prescription."
There was only one cake left in the basket. Guizhi put the last one in Jiang Nian's hand and ate the cake while looking at Xiao Shitou in surprise.
"You're pretty smart."
Listening to Xiao Shitou's question, Jiang Nian nodded slightly, but his slightly furrowed brows were still furrowed.
"That's one possibility, but there's another."
"That means this spy is actually from the pharmacy, so he knows everything that happens there."
The dark blue fabric fibers flashed through Jiang Nian's mind.
She didn't understand one thing.
"But no matter which one it is, wearing the cloth clothes unique to Xu's pharmacy is too obvious."
"The fact that he was able to find out this much shows that he's quite cautious. If I hadn't gone to the warehouse that night, I would have missed his investigation."
"But if you're so cautious, why would you leave behind the dark blue cloth that only Xu's Pharmacy has when you're exploring the warehouse?"
The days that followed, preparing to open the store and sell the new product, passed quickly.
According to Jiang Nian's plan, tomorrow will be the first day of opening and selling new products.
The labor force borrowed from Zhu Wang was ready. They stood in the drugstore and planned who would maintain order inside the store and who would maintain order for the buyers outside tomorrow.
The same group of people who did the publicity earlier are once again monitoring the sales pitch of tomorrow's salespeople.
"No, you should say welcome here. I will provide you with the most suitable service for your needs. What can I do for you..."
"Yes, yes, they should be welcomed with a smile - yes, with the corners of your mouth raised a little, oh, I didn't let you smile so flatteringly!"
"Hahahaha, Xiao Si, look at how Chen San is laughing! Hahahahahahahahaha"
"...Your action is really mean. Look, look, he's upset."
“…”
One of the salesmen with a relatively loud voice was arranged by Jiang Nian to stand at the door of the pharmacy.
Jiang Nian took the rice that had just been picked from the experimental field and was growing very well from Fuling.
"Tomorrow you will stand here with these rice plants in your hands and memorize this slogan."
She took the piece of paper from the advertiser who had just written the promotional copy and put it in the salesman's hand.
The salesman raised his hand and scratched his head.
"Miss, I don't quite recognize the words above..."
Guizhi had just come from Jiang's house with some nectar pastry made by the pastry chef. As soon as she entered the door, she saw her young lady waving at her.
The basket in her hand was taken away by Xu Bo who was passing by and placed on the table at the back. Guizhi walked over.
"Miss?"
Jiang Nian handed her the note in his hand.
"You read these words and then ask him to memorize them."
"What words are those... Let me see."
Seeing the row of densely packed words on the note, Guizhi suddenly closed the note and spoke in a weak voice.
"Miss... you should look for Fuling. She knows more words than me."
Hearing Guizhi's tone as she was trying to negotiate and refuse, Jiang Nian knew that the little girl didn't want to study. She sighed and forced the note into Guizhi's hand.
"No, Fuling already has a lot of knowledge, and you're always being lazy and not learning."
"Now is the perfect time to practice. Take it and try to recite it."
“…”
Seeing Jiang Nian's expression that he would not let her escape this time and she must study hard, Guizhi unfolded the note in her hand with a slightly bitter face.
"Anything produced by Liangdu Pharmacy must be a treasure! If you need medicine, come to Liangdu Pharmacy..."
"…seeing is believing, this is great value rice picked from fields where the new insect repellent Huangqi Ruisheng has been used…"
There are so many words!
Seeing Fuling standing next to Jiang Nian and helping to check the list of items to be sold tomorrow, Guizhi walked forward with the note.
"Poria, Poria, how do you pronounce this word?"
“…”
Xiao Shitou took a broom and swept from the front hall to the main hall, and then to the warehouse and yard at the back. Although he cleaned every day, there were always some scattered garbage on the ground because there were so many people in the store recently.
Uncle Xu took small bags of health-preserving formulas and placed them on both sides of the pharmacy.
In the past few days, Jiang Nian has changed the layout of the goods in the pharmacy, making it look brand new.
On both sides of the pharmacy are prescriptions for medicines commonly used in ordinary people's lives. According to Jiang Nian's request, a corresponding price is placed in front of each prescription.
At the very front in the middle is the newly released anthelmintic Huangqi Ruisheng, and in the middle is the Golden Package A.
At the back were the unsold stockpiles, one side of which said "Special Offer" and the other side said "Buy One Get Two Free" for the Gold Package B.
Several large pieces of cardboard were tied to the beams on the ceiling of the drugstore, with special discounts for the Profit Festival written on them.
Salesmen stood in the gaps next to each row of shelves.
The cash register at the end of the front hall was placed in front of the door, and guards stood on both sides of the drugstore's door to see if there were any thieves.
After this change, the already large-looking drugstore has become even more spacious, enough so that people coming to buy from both sides will not feel crowded, and some seats are reserved for queuing to buy.
In just a few days, the pharmacy underwent a complete change, and Xu Bo was quite shocked.
Although this change has been completed in the past few days, he is still a little dazed by these changes.
"How did you come up with this idea, Miss? It really does look clear at a glance, and it's also very convenient and concise."
“This is the first time I’ve seen it arranged like this…”
It was already evening, and the employees who had been busy in the pharmacy all day had gone home, leaving only those who had been there from the beginning.
Guizhi put away the basket of snacks. After a day's work, there were no snacks left in it, only some crumbs remained.
Xu Bo's exclamation from behind reached Guizhi's ears. Before Jiang Nian could answer, Guizhi rushed to praise him:
"My young lady is very smart, she came up with all these ideas on her own."
"And this display of goods is absolutely unique, the first of its kind in Pingzhou!"
Xiao Shitou had been sweeping the floor and wiping the rows of shelves all day. He was sitting at the back taking a rest when he suddenly interrupted.
"This pharmacy belongs to the young lady, so everyone can call her Miss. There is no such thing as my house or his house."
"The lady belongs to everyone."
After he finished speaking, he pursed his lips and his ears turned a little red.
It was the first time Guizhi heard Xiao Shitou speak such a long speech, and she turned her head away in shock.
"ah?"
Although she knew that her young lady was always likable, she had never seen anyone speak so bluntly.
What's more, this statement was made by a child who could stutter even when meeting a stranger.
Fuling listened and chuckled softly, then looked at Jiang Nian who was sitting at the table resting.
Jiang Nian didn't react much to the bickering. He just listened quietly and filled the tea cup leisurely. There was a light and clear light in his eyes and a smile on his lips.
Feeling Fuling's gaze, she turned her head and glanced at Fuling gently.
Uncle Xu sat aside and said goodbye to the doctor who was about to get up and go home.
The sky outside the house gradually darkened, and thin clouds blocked the hazy moonlight, stretching everyone's figure very long under the candlelight.
There were many things to do the next day, and based on Xu Bo's familiarity with the people living nearby, he felt that he should arrive at the store early tomorrow and wait for it to open.
The opening time coincided with the time Jiang Nian requested the guards to arrive.
Seeing that it was time for dinner, the pharmacy was ready and was now in the first step of reviving the Liangdu pharmacy, clearing out the goods and introducing new customers.
Jiang Nian looked around at everyone who was sitting at the table busy all day and still looked energetic. He gently raised his hand and placed it on his chest, smiling lightly:
"Tomorrow is our first day of sales. I hope everyone will be motivated to face tomorrow."
"So the pharmacy doesn't need to be open tonight. Everyone, go home and rest now."
Meeting her bright gaze, everyone agreed unanimously.
The clouds gradually dissipated, and half of the moon appeared bright.
The purpose behind Xiao Yingzhu was like a corner of the shadow on the horizon slowly being revealed as the Liangdu Pharmacy was about to get back on track.
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