Chapter 399
: The Big Event of an Arrow Piercing the Heart
Chapter 399: A Big Event with an Arrow Through the Heart
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On the tenth day of February, four days after the imperial edict of amnesty arrived in Taifeng Town, Wu Ze Pharmacy finally delivered the secret recipe ingredients ordered by the Qin family.
Because the time was too late, they sent an extra batch of medicinal herbs as an apology, and had to pay the people from Da'an Coach House to help escort them.
Surprisingly, the person leading the escort team was the owner of Da'an Coach House - Tang Chang'an.
Grandpa Qin, Jiang Dalang, and Uncle Qin were very surprised to see Tang Changan... The inn is going to close down? They want you, the shopkeeper, to deliver goods?
Tang Changan explained: "We came here following the imperial edict of amnesty. I was afraid that the steward would accidentally run into the imperial edict team, so I made this trip myself."
Well, that makes sense.
Yan Da and his son also came, and they were very excited to see Grandpa Qin and his friends. However, they did not dare to say anything, and only waved and greeted Grandpa Qin and his friends.
The leader of the team that came to Wu Ze Pharmacy was Doctor You's apprentice Xun Zi.
As soon as he saw Grandpa Qin, he apologized: "Grandpa Qin, I'm really sorry. It's our pharmacy that broke the promise. To express our apology, we sent five more carts of medicinal materials as compensation. Please accept the apology, otherwise our pharmacy will be ridiculed to death, and our reputation can't stand any setbacks."
This time, Wu Ze Pharmacy definitely lost money, and it was a huge loss.
But there was a general amnesty, and His Majesty won. Manager Wu, Steward Fan, and the master were all so happy that they cried and hugged their heads, and they no longer cared about the loss this time.
"Take it, take it, rest assured. My family will never refuse compensation!" Uncle Qin almost jumped and shouted, for he was afraid that his father would do something stupid and say, 'It's not easy for you either. You don't have to apologize.'
"Second brother." Grandpa Qin gave him a warning look, and then said to Xunzi, "In this case, my family will accept the five carts of medicinal materials. However, your pharmacy must also collect the money for the mare's food and fodder for the past two months, and the money for exchanging medicine for the sick hoof, otherwise this relationship will not continue."
The mare was lucky; her hoof disease did not recur and she recovered. This time she returned with the medicine team.
Xunzi thought about how poor the pharmacy was, and immediately became thick-skinned. He nodded and said, "Okay, thank you, Mr. Qin."
but……
Xunzi took advantage of his thick skin to look at Grandpa Qin and said, "Grandpa Qin, our manager Fan heard that your new dye business is very good, and we are afraid that you will be short of raw materials, so we have sent ten more carts of medicinal materials this time. If you want to buy, we can deliver it to you tomorrow."
He hurriedly said, "We don't mean to force you to buy it. It's okay if you don't want to buy it. We can sell it to the county drugstore at the purchase price, and we won't lose money."
Still lost money on transportation.
Xiaomi didn't want to buy herbs from Changji Pharmacy anymore, so Grandpa Qin agreed: "In that case, my family will buy them all. But next time you'd better send us a letter in advance, otherwise I'm afraid they won't buy from us again."
Grandpa Qin really wants to be on good terms with Wu Ze Pharmacy, but he will not indulge it.
"Really? Thank you so much!" Xunzi was overjoyed and bowed to Grandpa Qin solemnly: "Don't worry, there won't be a next time."
Grandpa Qin smiled and said, "No need to be polite. Let's quickly test the herbs."
"Hey." Xunzi responded.
Old Man Xun and his companions had been waiting there for a long time. At this moment, they were checking the medicinal materials bag by bag with Xiao Mutong, Xiao Baiying, Xiao Shanglu and others.
"This bag of lapis lazuli has been inspected, and there is no problem..." Old Man Xun said after checking that the medicinal materials were not mixed with any poison.
Xiao Liuqu, Xiao Shacan and others were responsible for tying up the bags and writing the word "good" on the surface of the bags.
After working for most of an hour and checking all the herbs, the Qin family servants moved the herbs to the workshop.
Grandpa Qin invited Xunzi, Tang Changan, the Yan family father and son, and others to the guest house and settled the money with them: "I gave you a deposit of 300 taels when I was in the city. I still owe you 500 taels for the raw materials of the medicine you ordered."
"And the money for the ten carts of newly purchased medicinal herbs and the money for raising horses... the total is 1,208 taels."
Eight taels is the money for raising a mare.
Horses are indeed precious things and are much more difficult to raise than humans.
This was the largest sum of money Xunzi had ever handled. The young man was shaking with fear and didn't even dare to take it. Tang Changan said, "Xiao Xun, take the banknote quickly. You are now representing Wu Ze Medicine Store, you can't lose face. And the fact that Manager Wu and Manager Fan sent you here proves that they trust your ability."
Yes, he can’t bring shame to Wu Ze Pharmacy!
Xunzi took the banknote solemnly.
Just as he hid the banknotes, Grandma Qin came over and nodded to Grandpa Qin.
Grandpa Qin understood, and took out another five hundred taels of silver note and handed it to Xunzi: "Our workshop needs to continue to order a batch of medicinal raw materials, and your pharmacy can deliver them before March 15th."
Continue to order medicinal raw materials. This was discussed at home early in the morning.
But because Wu Ze Pharmacy brought ten more carts of medicinal materials, it seemed like they were forcing the sale. Grandpa Qin was worried that Qin Xiaomi would be angry, so he asked Grandma Qin to ask her opinion.
Only after Qin Xiaomi agreed did he mention this to Xunzi.
"Really?!" Xunzi stood up again excitedly and almost bumped into Tang Changan who was sitting next to him.
Grandpa Qin smiled and said, "Of course it's true. My family's business has to continue, so we have to continue buying medicinal materials."
"Thank you so much!" He was so happy to find his son that he almost cried.
They are indeed long-term buyers. It’s no wonder that Manager Wu and Manager Fan have been supporting the Qin family.
Grandpa Qin smiled, took the deed written by Jiang Dalang, and signed the purchase contract with Xunzi.
After finishing the work, Grandpa Qin asked again: "Do you have a place to stay?"
Xunzi said, "Don't worry, Mr. Qin. We have a place to stay in the county. We won't stay any longer. We are going back to the county so that we can bring the ten carts of medicinal materials to your house tomorrow."
"Okay." Grandpa Qin did not keep them. He asked Yan Da and his son again. After learning that they and the Zhao family's grandparents and grandchildren were living well, he stood up and sent them out of the village.
Grandma Qin and Aunt Qin came with four baskets, one for Xunzi, one for Yan's father and son, one for Tang Chang'an, and the remaining one for the servants: "Just some cooked meat, boiled eggs, and steamed buns. You can eat them on the way. Don't be polite."
"Hey, thank you very much." Tang Changan was the first to accept the things.
Today, he saw how capable the Qin family's servants were, how prosperous the Qin family's workshop was, and the gold jewelry on Second Aunt Qin. He was shocked and satisfied.
Being able to do such a big business and even make gold jewelry for a daughter-in-law of unknown origin... The Qin family is not only powerful but also kind, and is worthy of close friendship.
"Thank you." Yan and his son accepted the basket. Seeing that Uncle Qin and his wife were living well, they were very happy for them and could leave with peace of mind.
Grandpa Qin, Uncle Qin, and Jiang Dalang sent Xunzi and others to the village entrance, where they met Manager Xue and Huang Yanglong who had come over.
"Grandpa Qin, what's the matter with your granddaughter calling us here?!" With a loud voice, you could tell it was Huang Yanglong without even looking.
Grandpa Qin said, "That girl said it was a big deal, like an arrow piercing the heart, we need to talk about it in detail."
"A big deal like an arrow piercing the heart? That's so exciting, I have to go and listen to it." Huang Yanglong was amused, and he felt less unhappy about being suddenly called.
After hearing this, Manager Xue guessed something, but he also felt... Impossible, Impossible? !
If it was really as he guessed, then the girl from the Qin family was really...
Manager Xue guessed right.
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Inside the guest room guarded by servants.
Qin Xiaomi handed a purse to Steward Xue: "Please send this purse to Mr. Xue as soon as possible."
Manager Xue took the purse and touched it... there was paper inside!
His heart trembled, and he asked hurriedly: "Master Qin, what's in here?"
Isn’t it a secret recipe?
Are you playing such a big game?
Aren't you afraid of pissing off Wen Jinjie Yanqu and others to death? !
(End of this chapter)