Chapter 64 Collecting Medicinal Herbs
"Fuzi! Who are you talking to?" a loud female voice called out.
The waiter's expression changed, and he put on a smile: "Boss lady, it's no one here, just asking for directions."
Lu Qingqing turned around and saw a woman with a long face, around thirty years old, walking over.
Just by looking at her, you could tell she wasn't someone to be trifled with; she wore a pearl hairpin and gold earrings.
Dressed in brocade, he walked with a limp, chin held high, eyes half-lowered as he looked at people.
He arrogantly swept his gaze over Lu Qingqing and the others, finally settling on Lu Qingqing's face.
"With a scar on your face, you wouldn't happen to be Lu Qingqing, would you?"
"It's me."
"Oh, don't come back again. Sell your goods to someone else!"
"Okay, I understand, but could you tell me why?"
"Hehehe..." Madam Tian covered her mouth and forced a laugh.
"There's no reason why, I just don't want to accept your goods, is that alright?"
"Alright, then I'll take my leave."
Lu Qingqing didn't say another word, and simply told Lu Yun to carry the goods and leave.
Lu Yun took a dozen steps, then turned back and said, "Ma'am, the mole on your face looks like a rat dropping. You should get it removed sometime."
“Yeah, it’s really ugly. I thought it was Boss Tian’s mother,” Sixi said.
Madam Tian was so angry that her mouth twisted into a crook.
She doesn't have any moles on her face, just a small black mole, and it's only the size of a grain of rice!
"Pah, let's play the verbal game now. Don't wait until Old Tian comes back and then come crying to us."
"Fu Zi, keep an eye on things. If Lu Qingqing comes to this street again, get her out of here!"
Fu Zi clicked her tongue and carefully explained, "Boss lady, actually it's usually Brother Lu who delivers the goods, Miss Lu doesn't come."
"You don't know anything! This kind of country girl only knows how to seduce city people because she's pretty."
There are plenty of medicinal herbs; it doesn't matter whose herbs we buy from, since there's no contract.
"Just focus on your work and mind your own business!"
Fu Zi shrank back and said nothing more.
The landlady is always suspicious that her boss is having an affair, and she's wrongly accused Miss Lu.
I wonder what the boss will do when he gets back.
"I never expected Boss Tian to be such a good person, marrying such an ugly woman," Lu Yun cursed.
Si Xi: "She's jealous of her aunt's good looks."
Some women are like that; they're jealous of those who are prettier than themselves.
These two were even angrier than Lu Qingqing.
Lu Qingqing found it amusing: "It makes you seem like you know everything. You're young and inexperienced, yet you're commenting on women."
Si Xi stomped her feet in annoyance.
Lu Yun: "Luckily, I didn't sign a contract with them back then. If I had, wouldn't I have had to suffer and still supply goods to them?"
Our medicinal herbs are so good; it's him who's suffering the loss. Let's find other herb suppliers.
"No need, come with me to the county government office." Lu Qingqing smiled.
The magistrate's son is in her hands; the medical expenses haven't been fully paid yet.
Lu Qingqing entered the backyard of the county government office as if she were entering her own home.
The gatekeeper smiled broadly when he saw him.
Mo Lang jumped down from the tree.
He reached out and handed Lu Qingqing a handful of loose silver: "Five taels, we still owe three hundred and ninety-five taels."
Lu Qingqing: "???"
Five taels of silver, plus a handful of loose silver, is that too much?
Lu Qingqing asked curiously, "Where did it come from?"
"Carry sandbags."
"..."
Lu Yun looked at Mo Lang curiously. This young man was really good at jumping down from such a tall tree without making a sound.
And he's quite handsome too.
Standing next to her younger sister, they actually look quite good together!
At this moment, Fu Leng also came out.
"Miss Lu is here!" The greeting was as warm as ever.
"..."
Lu Qingqing was too lazy to pay him any attention.
Fu Leng has a superior attitude. She only shows enthusiasm to him when she needs him. Lu Yun and Sixi are right there, but he doesn't even greet them, acting as if he can't see them.
Although Mo Lang didn't greet him either, he was different from Fu Leng.
He's simply aloof and doesn't like to talk.
Fu Leng glanced at Mo Lang and took out thirty taels.
This is what he earned in the past few days; it's much better than what Mo Lang earned.
Let's see who's smarter!
Fu Leng looked slightly smug.
Mo Lang was a little embarrassed.
He seemed to have disappointed Miss Lu's praise.
He tried hard to find a job that would earn money, but money wasn't as easy to earn as he thought.
Carrying sandbags in the irrigation ditch, one person does the work of ten, and it took several days to earn five taels of silver.
I don't know how Fu Leng made his money.
Lu Qingqing accepted the money without asking any questions.
Then he said to Mo Lang, "There's something I'd like to ask you for help with."
"Please speak, young lady."
"We've stopped working with our previous herbal medicine dealers. Do you know any other herbal medicine buyers? Could you take us there?"
Lu Qingqing's intention, of course, was to use his special status as a county government official to guide them, so that no one would refuse to accept their medicinal herbs.
However, after she finished speaking, Mo Lang stared at her blankly, as if he hadn't understood.
Sigh, it's really hard to praise you for being smart.
Fu Leng, who was standing to the side, immediately chimed in, "I, I, I, I know, I know, I'll take you there!"
Nobody paid him any attention.
Mo Lang's eyes suddenly brightened, as if he had figured out the intricacies of the situation.
Lu Qingqing looked at him expectantly and encouragingly.
But to my surprise, he understood even better.
"Miss Lu, may I accept your medicinal herbs?"
Lu Qingqing: "..."
Damn it, does he even have money?
Want to do business on credit?
no!
"No, you're on official business, you can't do business, can you?"
“I’m not an official, just your attendant, young master. That’s fine.” Mo Lang’s gaze was intense.
He buys the medicinal herbs, adds a little money, and sells them to the herb merchants. They dare not refuse, so he can make a profit.
Miss Lu's medical skills are superb, so the medicinal materials must be of good quality. Even at a high price, they won't lose money!
Mo Lang felt that he was indeed smart; he just hadn't used his brain before!
"Miss Lu, give me the medicinal herbs, and I'll go sell them right now. I'll give you the money after I sell them. What do you think?"
After doing this a few times, he'll have enough capital! Then he can settle accounts first!
Lu Qingqing understood what he meant.
Holy crap, this guy actually has a brain!
"Sure! Absolutely! Second Brother, Sixi, quick, weigh the herbs and settle the bill."
The family then got to work in the yard.
Fu Leng looked at Mo Lang in surprise.
This guy not only talks more, but he's also become more clever.
How could he not have thought of that? Could it be that Mo Lang is really smarter than him...?
A total of 20 catties of medicinal herbs, and three taels of silver.
The moment he heard about the three taels of silver, the flame in Mo Lang's eyes went out.
So little?
How much can he earn?
He thought medicinal herbs were very profitable.
I didn't expect it would be worse than carrying a heavy bag.
Hearing Lu Qingqing say that it would take ten days to dry these twenty pounds of fruit, he felt even more desperate.
Can he not accept it anymore?
Fu Leng watched with schadenfreude.
Ugh, it's so disheartening to finally be smart for once.
"I have twenty bottles of wound medicine and twenty bottles of scar removal medicine here."
Because the raw materials for this product are so expensive, ordinary people rarely have the opportunity to use it and can't afford it, so Tian Leshan takes it to the northern regions to sell.
He hadn't mentioned how much he would take these days, so Lu Qingqing made a few fewer bottles.
I don't know if Molang will be able to sell.
"This is quite expensive, one tael of silver per bottle. It's very effective. If you can sell it, you should earn more."
Wound medicine! Scar removal medicine!
Fu Leng and Mo Lang both looked at the bottle at the same time.
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