Chapter 88 Chapter 88 The truth emerges Seeing the boy blush...
Seeing the young man's face flushed to the point of bleeding, Zhao Mingsheng quickly stepped forward to rescue him from his misery. She pulled Liu Yingying aside and whispered:
"Did you apply the ointment I gave you last time on time?"
When she arrived in front of Zhao Mingsheng, Liu Yingying immediately changed her demeanor. She nodded obediently and said, "I listened to my sister and wiped it on time." She looked as well-behaved as a beautiful girl from a small family, without any trace of her previous coquettish look.
As she spoke, she tilted her right cheek and moved closer to show Zhao Mingsheng.
The ugly scar on her pink cheek has faded to the point where it is almost invisible thanks to the ointment.
Zhao Mingsheng nodded and felt relieved.
"Just use it, don't save it. If it's not enough, ask me for more. It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful face of yours."
Liu Yingying originally thought that her face was ruined and there was no point in showing it to those stinky men, but now that Zhao Mingsheng said he liked her, she applied the ointment three times a day, more actively than eating.
Suddenly, she leaned in and sniffed.
"My sister smells so good, is she applying perfume or some other trick? I want to learn how to do it."
Zhao Mingsheng was stunned by her sudden approach: "What fragrance? Why don't I smell it?"
"It seems to be the scent of flowers." Liu Yingying tilted her head, trying hard to identify it.
Flower scent? Even Zhao Mingsheng herself didn't know why it smelled like flowers. She wasn't wearing any perfume or powder...
Wait, she seemed to have thought of it!
She quietly blew a breath into her palm, and her small nostrils twitched slightly, and she indeed smelled a burst of floral fragrance.
Liu Yingying noticed the girl's quiet breathing and thought her every move was very cute. She wondered which stinky man would take advantage of her in the future.
The noble ladies in the capital city like to pursue body fragrance and have come up with many secret recipes for this purpose. Zhao Mingsheng felt that the fragrance of those secret recipes was too deliberate, so she abandoned them after trying them a few times. Unexpectedly, she accidentally discovered a way to absorb the fragrance by drinking flower tea.
Moreover, the fragrance of the flowers is emitted naturally from the inside out. The aroma is neither strong nor deliberate, but lingers lightly around the body. It is much better than those methods that rely on fumigation or applying ointments.
There is a phrase called "breath as sweet as orchid", which is exactly what it means.
During this period, she drank the flower tea made by her mother almost every day, and occasionally took a bath with the flower petals. Over time, her body was naturally surrounded by a faint floral fragrance, but she was so used to it that she could no longer smell it.
Zhao Mingsheng's little brain turned.
Perhaps this performance can be used as a selling point to sell scented tea.
After she told Liu Yingying about her idea, she received great affirmation.
"We can also use different flowers to prepare scented teas with different aromas."
Liu Yingying has been immersed in Yanliu Pavilion for many years and is familiar with the ins and outs of it. She knows girls' preferences very well and can draw inferences about other situations immediately.
They hit it off immediately, and Zhao Mingsheng immediately decided to bring the remaining dried flowers at home tomorrow so that they could work out the recipe together.
As the two were discussing, there was a sudden commotion at the door of the drugstore.
It turned out that more and more people came to ask for Qibao Biranwan, and the sound of shouting could be heard continuously.
"Don't crowd me! I was here first!"
"Manager Yu, do you still have Qibao Meiran Pills? I want two!"
"Don't fight with me, I was here first! I want ten!"
Zhao Mingsheng was puzzled. What was wrong with these people?
They were all full of energy and had black hair, so why would they need these Qibao Meiran Pills? They didn't look like they were asking for medicine, but more like scalpers!
Liu Yingying recognized that the group of people asking for medicine at the door were the same group of people who had turned around and ran to Xing'antang because they thought their pills were too expensive. They said some unpleasant words before leaving, and she still feels resentful about it.
"Why are you so anxious?"
Liu Yingying looked unhappy and said sarcastically, "Doesn't Xing'an Hall have it? Why don't you buy it there? Isn't ours a small, shabby shop? Why are you coming to ours?"
This Qibao Meixu Pill is not a life-saving medicine. At most, it is a pill for nourishing the body and beautifying the skin. It doesn't matter whether you give it or not, so Liu Yingying is very rude when she talks back to others.
Those people looked embarrassed.
Because they were indeed drug dealers. The Qibao Meiran Pills they bought at the pharmacy could be resold at a higher price, and the lucrative profits made them eager to make a move. Seeing the profit, they flocked to the pharmacy like flies. When they heard that Xing'an Tang's Qibao Meiran Pills were cheaper than here, they jumped on the bandwagon and headed to Xing'an Tang.
But who would have thought that the medicine sold by Xing'antang was actually fake!
It worked a little at first, but once I stopped taking it, my condition went back to normal. The effect was not long-lasting at all, unlike the Qibao Meiran Pills sold in the pharmacy, which can last for a month.
They felt that they had been cheated, and then they remembered that the medicines sold in the pharmacy were more effective. They hurried to the pharmacy to ask for medicine, fearing that they would not be able to buy it if they were a step late.
Liu Yingying curled her lips. After being cheated, they only remembered the benefits of the pharmacy? What a bunch of fence-sitters!
She suppressed the urge to roll her eyes and said, "Let's go. We don't have any in stock today."
At this time, a woman in a purple jacket and skirt with a maid also walked to the door. Liu Yingying was sharp-eyed and immediately stepped forward with a smile to welcome the person in.
"Mrs. Du, please come and get the medicine."
Mrs. Du smiled and nodded. Because of her good maintenance, there was no trace of time on her radiant face. If no one said it, no one would tell that she was a woman in her forties.
"Has the medicine I ordered been prepared?" She glanced at the crowd of people outside and asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, it's already been prepared for you."
Only then did Mrs. Du feel relieved.
At this time, a man with a pointed chin and monkey-like face said indignantly: "Why does she have medicine, but when she gets here, she says she doesn't have it?"
Liu Yingying looked over coldly: "Mrs. Du is our old customer. She is not like some people who forget the old when they see the new."
The man was speechless after being confronted by her.
Liu Yingying took the pills for Mrs. Du and when she sent her out, she saw the group of people still gathered at the door stupidly and couldn't help but give them a reminder.
"Why are you still here? You should go and file a complaint with the authorities first. Why are you rushing here to buy medicine?"
Those people suddenly understood as if they were awakened from a dream by a word.
Yes, why didn’t they think of reporting to the police?
Yes, you must report it to the police!
Otherwise, wouldn’t they have wasted so much money?
The crowd came and went in a hurry.
Seeing Liu Yingying bluff so many people with just a few words, even Zhao Mingsheng couldn't help but say she was amazing, not to mention how much admiration Shi Shao had in his eyes.
Seeing Liu Yingying's current condition, Zhao Mingsheng finally put her worries aside. Although her life was not satisfactory before, she believed that Liu Yingying would definitely live a better life in the future.
Zhao Mingsheng raised his lips slightly and said with a smile: "Let's go and take a look."
"Where are we going?" Shi Shao asked foolishly, touching the back of his head.
Liu Yingying glanced at him lightly and said, "Of course we're going to Xing'an Hall to watch the fun. If you don't want to go, you can stay and look after the shop."
"No, no, I want to go see it too." Shi Shao said hurriedly, fearing that he would be left behind.
"Come on, come on, the pharmacy is closed today, let's go take a look together!" Even Shopkeeper Yu couldn't help but join in the fun. He didn't expect that he would see such an unlucky day for Xing'antang in his lifetime.
"Hey!" Shi Shao responded happily.
When they arrived, the county government office was already surrounded by three layers of people inside and outside.
There were so many major incidents and so much public outrage that the county magistrate couldn't suppress them even if he wanted to, so he could only handle the matter impartially.
Moreover, he didn't know what was going on with the higher-ups recently, but they were keeping an extra close eye on his small county. He had a hunch that if this matter wasn't handled properly, not only would his official hat be in jeopardy, but even his head might be in danger!
So after receiving the report from the people, he immediately led people to surround Xing'an Hall.
In fact, this matter can be big or small. It is not about someone taking fake medicine and causing death. If there is no loss of life, it will be easy to handle. Pay compensation, give a beating, and the matter will be over. Therefore, it is important for the county magistrate to express his attitude in front of the people.
Manager Liu of Xing'an Hall was kneeling on the ground, begging bitterly, "Sir, this is unjust, we really didn't make any fake medicine!"
He had just recovered from being beaten with fifty boards when he heard his son say that he had obtained the secret recipe of Qibao Meiran Pills. He was ecstatic thinking that his son had finally made something of himself, but he didn't expect this to happen!
His heart could hardly bear the ups and downs!
Liu Qichuang knelt beside him, his mind still confused. The Qibao Meixu Pills produced by his own company clearly used the same secret recipe as the pharmacy, so how could they be fake?
Could it be that the secret recipe Wang Zhuo stole was a fake?
Isn't this right?
Liu Qichuang was very puzzled. After getting the secret recipe, he asked someone to make a batch. After it was successful, he asked someone else to try it and it was proven that it did have the effect of blackening hair.
But time was tight at the time, and he didn't have time to experiment a few more times or wait for a while. He was anxious to make money, so he sold the finished Qibao Meixu Pills at a 30% cheaper price.
They did make a lot of money from it. Just selling pills made them a lot of money during this period, so naturally they didn't think too much about it.
It was precisely because of this that he did not realize that although the batch of Qibao Meiran Pills he made had the effect of blackening hair, the effect was not long-lasting. This led to people who later bought the pills saying that they were selling fake medicine.
But no matter what, he used the secret recipe of the pharmacy, and the medicine he made was fake, which must be because there was something wrong with the secret recipe of the pharmacy.
Moreover, he had squandered a large part of the money he had earned during this period, so how could he afford to compensate them? If he really had to compensate them, wouldn't he be completely bankrupt?
So Liu Qichang decided not to admit that it was their own problem.
He confirmed this logic and without thinking, he took out the secret recipe he carried in his arms.
"County Magistrate, we use the same recipe as the pharmacy. How can it be called fake medicine? If you don't believe me, just look!"
Liu Qichang glanced at the crowd and spotted the shopkeeper Yu. He immediately shouted, "Shopkeeper Yu is right here. County Magistrate, why not ask him to identify the person?"
Shopkeeper Yu didn't expect that the melon would eat himself, but the county magistrate had already seen him, so he had to stand up and take the prescription to take a look.
Hey, this really is the secret recipe of Qibao Biran Pills. How did they get it?
But after thinking about it, he had already guessed about 70% of it.
Shopkeeper Yu held up the secret recipe in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "This is indeed a good recipe for Qibao Meiran Pills. But I do have a question. Not many people know this recipe. Wang Zhuo, the traitor I expelled some time ago, is one of them. I just don't know where he is now."
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