Chapter 924
Purchasing New Drugs
Chapter 924 Purchasing New Drugs
Ever since meeting the Qin family, Wen Tao has been constantly humiliated and begged by so many people of high status in public.
His vanity was extremely satisfied.
Besides, my nephew has already lost all face, so losing a little more won't matter.
Wen Tao nodded: "Okay, I'll go ask Brother Nan."
"Thank you so much, Mr. Wen Tao! You've gone to so much trouble!" Everyone bowed and watched Mr. Wen Tao get into the carriage.
Inside the carriage, a series of clanging and banging sounds emanated, demonstrating the intensity of Wen Xiangnan's reaction.
Fifteen minutes later, Mr. Wen Tao got out of the car and said with a smile, "Brother Nan said that it is his responsibility as a human being to test medicines for the people, so please get in the car and give him an examination."
Uncle Qin watched the show with his arms crossed, clicking his tongue in amazement. As expected of a scion of a powerful family, he certainly knew how to speak eloquently.
*Slap!* Grandpa Qin slapped his arm: “Stand properly, put your hand down.”
Uncle Qin had no choice but to put his hands down and adopt a proper standing posture with one hand behind his back and the other in front of him.
Inside the carriage where Wen Xiangnan was, batches of doctors got on and off, and it took three-quarters of an hour for the ordeal to finally end.
Finally, Wen Tao helped Wen Xiangnan down from the carriage and headed towards the high platform.
Old Qiong and Old Xun also came with them, uncle and nephew.
Old Xun even made a pleading gesture towards Qin Xiaomi... Little boss, please, please don't stop him. If we don't give Wen Xiangnan some face, he might do something rash or just give up entirely!
Qin Xiaomi did not stop Wen Xiangnan from going on stage to give a speech.
Dangdang Dangdang!
Qin Xiaomi gestured for her servants to strike a gong to silence the crowd, then made way for the Wen family uncle and nephew in the center: "Please."
Wen Tao was furious... How could anyone live like the Qin family girl? After using someone and almost ruining their reputation, she still pretended to be magnanimous and spoke up for them in public to gain fame?!
Qin Xiaomi said, "Don't try to pin everything on me. You pushed your nephew out to test the drug in order to force me to reveal the prescription."
Now that you've gotten what you wanted, you're still not satisfied and you're blaming me? You're utterly ungrateful!
Dangdang Dangdang!
After the gong stopped, Wen Xiangnan took a deep breath and shouted, "I am Wen Xiangnan, a member of the prestigious Wen family. I have personally tried the new medicine from the Qin family's herbal medicine workshop, and its effects are excellent. The people can use it with confidence!"
Mr. Wen Tao said, "Nan-ge, you endured the pain to test the new medicine for the people. You've worked hard. Your uncle is both gratified and heartbroken!"
Wen Xiangnan said, "It is my good fortune to be able to test this new medicine on the world. I find it no hardship and it is a joy!"
Below the platform, the Wen family members, including the men arranged by Master Qu, immediately echoed: "Young Master Wen's act of testing medicine for the people is a righteous one. We admire and respect him!"
Among the students were scions of prominent families, sons of officials who had been on good terms with the Wen family, and students who wanted to curry favor with the Wen family, all shouting: "Brother Wen is so righteous in testing medicine for the people, we are in awe!"
Seeing this, the villagers naturally praised him, saying, "Young Master Wen is such a good man!"
Wen Xiangnan's eyes welled up with tears as he said, "You all flatter me. I dare not take credit for this..."
“Indeed, after all, this is a new medicine that benefits all people, and it was made by the Qin family’s medicinal herb workshop. The Qin family should take full credit!” Aunt Alan couldn’t stand the Wen family taking credit like this, so she shouted it out.
Wen Tao and Wen Xiangnan were furious that their moment of supreme glory had been interrupted, but the other party was a mountain dweller, a mountain dweller that the Duke of Yan and the Wei army wanted to protect, a mountain dweller who was not bound by the rules outside the mountains, what could they do?
Old Master Xun said, "Mr. Wen Tao, Young Master Wen is currently weak. Please take him back to your residence to rest as soon as possible."
You've already given me face; that's enough. Get off the stage as soon as possible.
"Yes, Grandmaster, thank you for your care. Your grand-disciple is deeply grateful." After flattering Elder Xun, Wen Xiangnan looked at Elder Qiong and said, "Elder Qiong, please forgive me. I am not feeling well. Please allow me to rest for a few days before I formally pay my respects to you."
This Wen Xiangnan is even more hardworking than Zhou Rong. Old Qiong was a little speechless, but finally held back and said, "Well, you should rest and recover first."
"Hey, the student council should take good care of himself and not worry about the student, sir..." Wen Xiangnan, as expected of Wen Tao's nephew, clung to the relationship and wouldn't let go. Old Master Xun and Qin Xiaomi wished they could just kick him off the platform.
After a while, Wen Xiangnan and his nephew finally got out of there.
The first question asked by Elder Qiong was: "May I ask Mr. Qin, what is the price of your new drug? Do you have any in stock? I would like to buy three hundred doses for myself and my students."
Ying Zilin and the other students looked pale and sickly. Could we please stop taking this new medicine?
The drug is too effective and too scary; we're afraid.
Qin Xiaomi smiled and said, "The Qin family's new medicine for expelling internal worms is priced at eighty copper coins per dose, but Mr. Qiong doesn't need to buy it. Our herbal medicine shop will give you three hundred doses as a gift. However, you need to provide information on the effects of the new medicine and its subsequent reactions."
Shi Songxin shuddered. The Qin family woman was plotting to have them test the drug! Wouldn't that mean they were going to experience the same terrifying ordeal Wen Xiangnan went through? Could he possibly refuse to take the drug?!
"Chief Ying," Shi Songxin called to Ying Zilin, wanting him to join him in refusing to take the new medicine. After all, the food they ate was very clean, and they certainly didn't have any worms in their bodies!
Unfortunately, Ying Zilin didn't have time to pay attention to him. Instead, he looked at Qin Xiaomi in shock and asked, "Young Master Qin, is it true that your herbal medicine shop's new deworming medicine only costs eighty copper coins per dose? You didn't misspoke? You didn't miscalculate the price?!"
Eighty coins! He used them to tip his servants, who all scorned them, but they could buy him a life-saving medicine.
Such a price for medicine was unimaginably low for young masters from aristocratic families like Ying Zilin.
"Yes, Mr. Qin, is the price of the medicine really correct? This price isn't even enough to cover the doctor's consultation fee."
Doctors in the prefectural city and the capital city who are somewhat famous charge at least five taels of silver for a house call.
This new medicine can be taken as long as the symptoms are right, and it will be effective as long as it is taken. It costs only eighty coins, which is too cheap.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Eighty coins for a dose of medicine isn't expensive, but it's not cheap either. That's almost the price of three catties of meat!"
"That's right. If you students have money, donate it to us. Don't take advantage of your wealth to inflate drug prices. We farmers can't afford expensive medicine!"
The villagers cursed the students, wishing they could gang up on them and beat them up. They said the students didn't value money at all!
Many villagers pleaded with Qin Xiaomi, saying, "Young Master Qin, Elder Qin, Madam Qin, your Qin family has always been kind-hearted, you can't raise the price of medicine!"
“We know the Qin family is wealthy now, they’re officials. Eighty copper coins is very little for the Qin family, but it’s a lot for us. It’s just the price we can afford, the price we’re willing to spend to buy food…”
The villagers were all talking at once, but they all had one thing in common: they begged the Qin family not to raise the price of medicine.
Some elderly people and those suffering from illness were so anxious that they almost cried. They were afraid that the Qin family would be incited by the students to raise the price of medicine to several hundred coins per dose. If that happened, they would really be unwilling to take the medicine and would rather live with the worms inside their bodies.
Just pretend the worm inside your body is your own hair. Anyway, you won't die for the time being, so who cares?
Dangdang Dangdang!
The servants of the Qin family banged a gong, and everyone knew to quiet down.
Qin Xiaomi said loudly, "Fellow villagers, rest assured, my Qin Family Herbal Medicine Shop only produces medicines that farmers can afford, and we will never raise prices without reason!"
This universal deworming medicine is useful to everyone. If the quantity is large enough, even if the price is cheap, it can still make a fortune.
"Well done, no wonder they've earned military merit by killing bandits and vanquishing enemies!" Commander Zhong was truly impressed by this young girl.
He added, "My soldiers are also suffering from internal parasites. I would like to ask the Qin family for a new deworming medicine. If it works for my soldiers, I will report to General Liang and ask him to purchase more of this new medicine for the Liang family army!"