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Chapter 132: Medicine Hall Pretends to Be Poor

Butler Ma felt a little guilty: "Madam, that young man just now was very young, are you sure he was the boss of Yuanda?"

"Young? That's right, Boss Yuanda is not even sixteen years old yet."

"Ah?" Butler Ma dug his toes into the ground in embarrassment, thinking about what he had just done, talking about the main person's gossip in front of the main person.

Hu Niu noticed that something was wrong with Butler Ma: "Did you just say something nonsense in front of Boss Yuanda? Why do you look like that?"

"No... I didn't say anything nonsense, I just talked about some gossip."

"What gossip?"

"It's just... that Boss Yuanda has a big belly."

"How dare you say such things in front of people?" Hu Niu was also shocked.

"I didn't know he was the boss of Yuanta." Butler Ma regretted deeply.

"Ma Hua, Ma Hua, you really need to change your bad habit of nagging. If you can't control your mouth, something bad will happen sooner or later." Hu Niu said helplessly.

Butler Ma was actually her distant relative. He was efficient but a bit of a nagging fellow. Hu Niu was too embarrassed to fire him directly and simply gave him a few words of scolding.

"Madam, what should we do now? Once the words are spoken and the water is spilled, it cannot be taken back."

"Are you sure you didn't say anything to offend Boss Yuan?"

Butler Ma shook his head like a rattle: "That's not the case."

"Then it's not a big deal. I'll ask Wang Er to take some gifts to visit Boss Yuanda. From what I know about Boss Yuanda, he's not the kind of petty person."

……

They are still planning to apologize to Yuan Feng.

Yuan Feng on this side had long forgotten this little misunderstanding.

Butler Ma didn't say anything excessive, he just spread some harmless rumors, Yuan Feng didn't take such things to heart.

Walking on the village road, Yuan Feng could clearly feel that Xiufeng Village had become prosperous.

There were many unfamiliar faces along the way, including passers-by, traveling merchants, and tourists.

In just three months, the impoverished mountain village has transformed into a lively small town.

The closer you get to home, the more lively it becomes.

When he was almost home, Yuan Feng saw a long line of people, and in front of it was a luxurious store.

Yuan Feng curiously moved over and asked someone at random: "Is there a hotel opening in front?"

He asked politely, but the other party rolled his eyes at him: "Want to cut in line? Let me tell you, no way!"

Yuan Feng was a little embarrassed: "I don't even know what's in front of me, why am I cutting in line? I'm just asking what the queue is for."

"I see." The man pointed ahead, "The front is Youcaotang."

"Youcaotang? Why does it sound like the name of a medicine hall?"

"What do you mean by similar? It's Yaotang. This is your first time here, so you don't even know Youcaotang."

"This is the first time I've heard of Youcaotang." Yuan Feng looked at the long line, a little surprised, "So many people are sick?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Who says you have to be sick to go to the pharmacy?"

"If you're not sick, then what are you buying?"

"You don't know this, right? Beauty tea is the signature of Youcaotang. All the girls who have tasted it say it's good."

Yuan Feng looked at the burly man in front of him in astonishment: "Do you also need to maintain your beauty?"

"I'm different. I'm here to admire Dr. Zhao's beauty."

"Zhao Muxin?" Yuan Feng thought of Zhao Muxin first.

"Look at you. You already know what Doctor Zhao's name is, but you ask so many questions. Do you want to cut in line?"

"I'm really not cutting in line. Anyway, no matter how beautiful Doctor Zhao is, there's no need for you to queue like this, right? This is a pharmacy after all."

"Huh, you don't understand. Doctor Zhao is different." The man looked intoxicated.

"She is a great medical practitioner?" This was the only reason Yuan Feng could think of.

"Not only is Doctor Zhao a skilled doctor, she is also kind and nice, and she basically doesn't charge for her treatments."

"Not charging money?" Yuan Feng looked at the prosperity around him with a complicated expression. "If you don't charge money, wouldn't you be a fool?"

"Shut up! I don't allow you to speak nonsense about Dr. Zhao, whom I admire!" The man suddenly became angry.

"Don't be angry, I just said it casually." Yuan Feng was afraid that he would do something wrong, so he reached out and pressed the man's shoulder.

The man's face turned blue in an instant.

Confucius said: If a gentleman is not serious, he will not be powerful.

The meaning is simple: if a gentleman does not use heavy hands, he will not be majestic.

The man only felt numbness in his shoulders and cold sweat on his forehead. Yuan Feng's prestige had already penetrated into his heart.

"Brother, if you want to cut in line, I can give way to you. There's no need to use force." The man who was so domineering began to give in.

"I'm really not here to cut in line, but I have to advise you, if you're not here to buy medicine, don't queue up."

"Okay, I'll leave now and give you my seat." After saying that, the man walked away in shame.

Yuan Feng was speechless. He really didn't intend to cut in line, and he didn't need to cut in line.

When he walked to Youcaotang, he chose not to go in.

It would be bad if he was accused of cutting in line. Anyway, he could see what was going on inside if he stood outside.

In the pharmacy, Zhao Muxin was seeing a patient.

Most of the people looking at this are women. No doubt they are here to buy beauty tea.

What surprised Yuan Feng was that so many people were willing to consume such bitter tea. It seemed that he had underestimated women's love of beauty.

"Doctor Zhao." A gorgeously dressed woman sat in front of Zhao Muxin, very eagerly, "I bought a can of this beauty tea before, the effect is very good, my skin is tender, I want to buy ten more cans and brew one can a day, the effect will be better."

"That won't do." Zhao Muxin quickly advised, "This can of beauty tea is enough for a whole month. Drinking one can a day will be bad for your health."

Zhao Muxin was already sweating at this moment. This was not the first person she had met who needed to drink a can a day.

Since she started selling this beauty tea, customers who came to buy it found it really effective and asked for larger dosages.

After all, this beauty tea is made from herbs, and excessive consumption can be harmful to the body.

Every time she gave patient advice.

"Okay." The woman was disappointed. "I'll listen to Doctor Zhao. Doctor Zhao is really a kind-hearted doctor. When I go to other places to buy medicine, they all want me to prescribe more medicine."

"Then, just take one can this time?" Zhao Muxin asked patiently.

"One can is not enough. I still want ten cans to save for later brewing. This way I don't have to come to you all the time. It's not easy to queue up."

"Okay, Xiao Cui, bring ten cans of beauty tea to this lady." Zhao Muxin shouted, calling a young girl over.

The girl's name is Xiao Cui. She is a maid bought by Zhao Muxin and usually serves as an assistant in the pharmacy.

"One tael of silver for one jar, a total of ten taels of silver." Zhao Muxin calculated the bill.

There are many kinds of medicinal materials used in beauty tea, including many rare ones. The price of one or two taels is already very conscientious. Zhao Muxin can only make 10% for each can sold, which means that she can only make one or two taels for each ten cans sold.

"Oh." The woman suddenly looked strange.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Muxin asked with concern, "Did you forget to bring money? You can give it to me next time."

"It's not that I didn't bring money, it's just that I didn't bring enough. You may not know that I'm a concubine at home and am not liked by my family. I rarely spend money on them. This is the money I saved for a year. Look?" The woman took out three taels of silver.

The woman's meaning was very clear. She wanted to bargain and get Zhao Muxin to give her a discount.

Yuan Feng stood outside and saw everything clearly.

There is no such thing as bargaining in a pharmacy.

He could also see that having no money was just the woman's excuse. Just look at the sachet on the woman's body. It was a consumable item that had to be replaced every three days, and the price of one started at five taels of silver.

The woman's clothes were also luxurious, with the total value of her clothes being at least a hundred taels.

Only a fool would believe someone like this who cries poor.

The problem is that Zhao Muxin really believed it and took three taels of silver: "Since the woman is in such a difficult situation, I will only charge you three taels for ten cans of beauty tea."

"Thank you, Doctor Zhao. Doctor Zhao is really kind and nice."

Outside Youcaotang.

Yuan Feng felt a headache after seeing this.

This is not kindness at all, it's clearly lack of heart.

Why did Zhao Muxin believe that woman’s lies?

Let me tell you the simplest truth: drinking beauty tea does not cure any disease. How can a poor person afford to buy it?

The woman was clearly taking advantage of Zhao Muxin's kindness.

When we get back, Yuan Feng will have to teach Zhao Muxin how to run a pharmacy reasonably.

As for now, there are too many people here and Zhao Muxin is still busy, so let's not disturb her for now.