Chapter 41 Chapter 41: The Ginseng Game and the Young Lady of the Huang Family...
Zhao Mingsheng turned around when he saw their figures disappear at the door of the restaurant.
She frowned slightly as she looked at the place where the two men disappeared, and murmured softly, "How did they get together? Are they going to do something weird again?"
However, I heard that the county magistrate has a close relationship with Xing'antang, and the most famous academy nearby happens to be in Qingkang Town, so it's not surprising that they know each other. I hope she is just worrying too much.
She quickly put the little episode behind her.
When he arrived at Yuelai Inn, Zhao Mingsheng asked the waiter, climbed two flights of stairs, and easily found Huang Yuexin's room.
Huang Yuexin was dressing up when she saw Zhao Mingsheng's hands shaking with excitement, and her hairpin was even loose. She didn't care about her ladylike reserve and strode towards the door, saying happily:
“You’re here!”
"Yes, didn't I promise to come and play with you last time?" Zhao Mingsheng smiled brightly and helped her straighten the hairpin.
Huang Yuexin asked excitedly, "Where are we going today?"
In fact, Zhao Mingsheng was not very familiar with the delicious food and fun places in the town. Every time she came here, she would do something and leave in a hurry. It was a good opportunity for her to take a good stroll around today.
Girls love nothing more than exquisite jewelry. She happened to know that there was a treasure shop in town, but she had never been there, so she suggested, "How about we go to the treasure shop today?"
Unexpectedly, Huang Yuexin seemed to suddenly remember something, and hurriedly grabbed her and walked out, obviously having other plans.
"No hurry, no hurry. I'll take you to see my dad first."
After parting with Zhao Mingsheng that day, Huang Yuexin told her father about the Zhao family's cultivation of medicinal herbs that night.
Even if Zhao Mingsheng didn't come today, she planned to go to the Zhao family in a few days when her father was not busy.
It is better to do it today than to wait for a day. Business is important, and small things like shopping can be postponed.
As soon as they went out, they happened to meet Huang Furen who was also walking out in the corridor of the inn.
The middle-aged man who looked somewhat wealthy was also slightly stunned when he saw them.
Huang Yuexin held Zhao Mingsheng's hand and smiled like a child. She walked up to Huang Furen and introduced him, "Daddy, this is the young lady I told you about who has a medicinal herb farm."
Huang Furen nodded. He remembered his daughter had told him this before. As a father, he was of course happy for his daughter to have such a good friend.
This child of mine had few friends in the capital before. She stayed at home all day and never went out. In addition, her mother passed away early, so there was no one to guide her.
He saw it all and was worried about it, so he took this opportunity to take her out for a walk.
Unexpectedly, he made a good friend right after coming out. He has been talking about him all the time these past two days and he looks much more cheerful. He felt gratified and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But from a businessman's perspective, he actually didn't want to collect the medicinal herbs he grew himself.
Because in the past, we have purchased medicinal herbs grown at home, but in terms of quality and efficacy, they are not as good as the wild medicinal herbs picked from the mountains.
So he could only change the subject: "Then Xin'er, go stroll around town with your good friend. If you don't have enough money, ask Dad for it."
Huang Yuexin thought her father didn't understand her, so she said innocently, "Dad, didn't you come to Qingkang Town to buy medicinal herbs? The young lady from the Zhao family also grows a lot of them! Why not take a look at hers?"
Huang Furen's face froze.
He originally ran a cloth business, but business had been tough in recent years. His previous batch of cloth had been damaged by water during shipment, resulting in heavy losses. He had made up his mind to invest all his family savings in this medicinal herb business.
He kept all these crises at home hidden from his daughter.
If it was just a small amount of low-quality medicinal herbs, he wouldn't mind buying them at a loss, since they were his precious daughter's friends after all. But if it was a large amount... he really couldn't buy it.
Zhao Mingsheng noticed the embarrassment on Huang's father's face and spoke up to help him out: "I saw you were in a hurry just now, uncle. Is there something urgent?"
"Oh! Yes, yes, yes."
Huang Furen wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued, "I just heard a rumor that the pharmacy on West Street has just received a new rare medicine called Jiuyang or something."
He racked his brains but couldn't remember the full name of the pill, so he decided to stop agonizing over it. "I need to hurry and see if I can buy it. Even if I can't get this miraculous medicine, a few Seven Treasures Beard Pills would be good. If I go too late, they'll be gone!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Furen noticed that the girl in front of him had a strange look on her face.
Just as he was trying to figure out if he had said something wrong, he saw the girl in front of him holding up a small porcelain bottle.
"Are you talking about this Nine Yang Qi Replenishing Pill?"
In addition to leaving a bottle of Nine Yang Qi-boosting Pills at the pharmacy, Zhao Mingsheng also took two bottles with him to see if Jingliu and the others needed them. He didn't expect that they would come in handy here.
At first, Huang Furen thought the name of the pill was familiar, but then he suddenly realized that this was the miraculous medicine mentioned in the gossip!
He took a breath and asked, "Girl, what is your relationship with that pharmacy?"
"The herbs used in his family's medicine are all grown in my fields, and the pills are also prepared by me."
Huang Furen felt dizzy and light-headed, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
"If uncle wants it, this bottle is for you."
He hurriedly took the porcelain bottle that was stuffed into his arms, and said somewhat flatteredly, "This...this is not good. My friend, this gift is too expensive!"
This pill was in short supply, so he must have gotten a great bargain.
The girl across from him grinned. "Huang Yuexin and I are good friends, so consider this a meeting gift from me to my uncle."
Huang Furen had no choice but to put the porcelain bottle close to his body carefully.
He had heard of the high-quality medicinal herbs sold at Xing'an Hall in Qingkang Town, which was why he had brought his men here to purchase them. However, after a few days, he discovered that a previously unknown herbal shop in Qingkang Town had become something of a rising star, gradually gaining a reputation that even a newcomer like him had heard of.
Just when he was about to have a good talk with Zhao Mingsheng about the purchase of medicinal materials, a waiter downstairs suddenly came to report that Xing'antang had a batch of very high-quality ginseng and asked if he was interested.
When Huang Furen heard the word ginseng, his eyes turned green.
That is a rare good thing!
Back then, wasn't it because of a hundred-year-old ginseng that Xing'an Hall was able to connect with the palace?
However, he was also very interested in the medicinal herbs from the Zhao family, which made him a little embarrassed for a moment, not knowing which matter to deal with first.
Zhao Mingsheng also heard what the man said. Did Xing'antang dig up ginseng again? And it's high-quality?
Knowing how precious and rare ginseng is, she was very surprised when she heard this.
"If uncle doesn't mind, could you take me with you to broaden my horizons?"
Huang Furen was worrying about which side to take care of first, but Zhao Mingsheng's words helped him out.
He nodded and said, "Of course, I'll ask you to help me with my opinion when the time comes."
So, together with Huang Yuexin, they happily went to Xing'an Hall.
As soon as we arrived at the door of Xing'antang, their owner came out to greet us with a smile.
Zhao Mingsheng followed him in with a calm look on her face. Liu Qichuang should still be in the restaurant at this moment, and the owner of Xing'antang didn't know her.
The shopkeeper led them all the way to the warehouse and ordered the storekeeper to carry out several large boxes, open them all at once, and place them neatly on the ground.
Zhao Mingsheng took a look and saw that the items inside were all common medicinal herbs. Although the quality was better than those on the market, it was still inferior to the Zhao family's herbs.
"Boss Huang, these are all the best quality medicinal herbs in our store. What do you think?"
The fragrance of medicine filled the entire warehouse, but Huang Furen's brows furrowed little by little.
He originally came for Xing'antang's medicinal herbs. On the first day he arrived in Qingkang Town, he sent his servant to Xing'antang to express his intention to do medicinal herbs business.
However, Xing'an Hall has been keeping quiet and putting on airs.
He had no choice but to wander around the town and found the unremarkable pharmacy.
Having seen the top-grade medicinal herbs in that pharmacy, he looked down upon these herbs now. Even if Zhao Mingsheng hadn't shown up today, he was considering buying herbs from another store.
A sneer appeared on the corner of Huang Furen's mouth. Xing'antang must have heard some rumors and was afraid that the duck they had caught would fly away, so they invited him here eagerly.
He looked here and there, refusing to look at the boxes of herbs on the ground. He pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "Shopkeeper Liu, didn't you say you had some ginseng? Why don't you take it out and let me see it?"
When Shopkeeper Liu heard this, he knew that Huang Furen didn't like these medicinal herbs, and his face suddenly darkened.
He originally wanted to leave him alone for a few days so he could raise the price when he came back to talk, but he didn't expect that the shabby pharmacy would cut him off.
That medicine shop had been open for so many years and was on the verge of collapse. Someone didn't know where the shopkeeper Yu got some top-grade medicinal herbs, and also the Seven Treasures Beauty Beard Pills, which attracted a lot of people and even alarmed the county magistrate. Unexpectedly, he brought the shop back to life!
He got angry whenever he thought of this. The fat duck in front of him was probably also affected by his family. He didn't know whether the business that was about to be won could still be successful.
Shopkeeper Liu was so angry that his lungs were about to explode, but he still smiled on the surface and said, "Boss Wang, are you really not going to take another look?" He gritted his teeth and decided to make one more concession.
"We can discuss the price. Even a 20% reduction is not a problem." He stretched out two trembling fingers.
Huang Furen shook his head firmly. He had already made up his mind to purchase that batch of top-grade medicinal materials. He could accept the price even if it was a little higher.
After all, he had just switched from the cloth business to the medicinal materials business. As the saying goes, every new business has its own challenges. Even he himself was unsure about this business.
But those top-grade medicinal herbs gave him hope, and he was planning to take advantage of this opportunity to spread his reputation.
Seeing that his attention was fixed, Manager Liu felt that saying anything more would be a waste of words and would be futile.
"Okay, then let's take a look at the ginseng."
When Shopkeeper Liu turned around to get something, he showed a terrifying sneer. Since Huang Furen was so stubborn, don't blame him for being cruel.
When he turned around with the ginseng box, everything returned to normal, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.
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