allendalepharm Chapter 102: The Deer Antler Selling Incident
Chapter 102: The Deer Antler Selling Incident
After Jiang Youzhen and his companions said goodbye to Chen Yazi, they found a carriage and headed straight for the county town.
Zhao Wei did not ask Jiang Youzhen what he was going to do in the county town and remained silent, which made Jiang Youzhen very satisfied with his performance.
It's good to be sensible. Zhao Wei is not bad. My second sister will definitely not suffer any loss in the future if she marries him.
In less than an hour, Jiang Youzhen and his team arrived at the county town. It was already noon, and more people were leaving the city than entering.
After getting off the carriage, Jiang Youzhen went straight to Jishidiang, and still found the medicine boy and stuffed two cents into his pocket.
"Hey! You are a frequent customer of our clinic. Are you here to make money again today?" When the pharmacist saw Jiang Youzhen, his eyes widened.
Jiang Youzhen came twice and made a fortune twice. This time Jiang Youzhen came, maybe he got something good again? This kid is really lucky!
"How can I be so lucky every time? I have something to talk to your shopkeeper about. Please let him know." Jiang Youzhen smiled and today he wanted to tell Shopkeeper Liu that he had to conduct business in secret in the future.
"Brother Wei, wait for me outside. I have something private to ask Manager Liu. I'll be out soon." Jiang Youzhen said to Zhao Wei behind him. When he saw the medicine boy waving, he followed him into the backyard.
Only time can reveal a person's true character! After only two encounters, it remains to be seen what kind of person Zhao Wei is.
Zhao Wei nodded. "I'm just going to buy some medicine for the external injuries. Go ahead! I'll wait for you at the entrance of the clinic."
As soon as Shopkeeper Liu saw Jiang Youzhen, he immediately looked at what was in her hands. When he saw two heavy small cloth bags, his eyes lit up like an 800-watt light bulb.
"Manager Liu, how are you? I was passing by the clinic and came to see you."
Shopkeeper Liu was stunned, and following Jiang Youzhen's gaze, he looked back and found that the medicine boy who had just reported had not left, and the second shopkeeper had also left the house and was looking here.
"Haha! Mr. Jiang, you have taken the time to come visit me. I am honored! Let's talk in detail in the room." Shopkeeper Liu reacted immediately and made a gesture of invitation.
The two of them quickly entered the house. As soon as Manager Liu sat down, he smiled and said, "Why are you still so mysterious? You must have come here to see more than just me, right?"
"The shopkeeper is a very busy man. How dare I disturb you if I have nothing to do? This time, I am still here to sell things. When I find something good, the first person I think of is Shopkeeper Liu."
Shopkeeper Liu smiled and shook his head, "You are such a clever talker, I can't beat you. Take it out! Let me see what treasure it is."
Jiang Youzhen smiled and carefully took out a pair of deer antlers from the cloth bag.
Shopkeeper Liu was surprised. "It's deer antler? It's actually deer antler?"
He touched it immediately and felt the soft and delicate antler, there was no doubt about it.
"You actually harvested some winter mushrooms, and they are so tender. Judging from their color, they must have grown into two-bar mushrooms not long ago. They are a holy tonic! Especially for those wealthy families, they are in short supply at this time of year!"
Shopkeeper Liu was once again impressed by Jiang Youzhen's ability. Winter mushrooms are so rare, not to mention that the quality is so good.
Jiang Youzhen was a little confused. Is winter antler really that rare? She even saw two pairs of antlers at once!
"How about it? You can give me a suitable price." Jiang Youzhen said with a smile.
Judging from the situation, there must be a lot of silver and money, but I don’t know if it can be more than 500 taels.
Shopkeeper Liu pondered for a moment, and then said, "If it is Chunxia, your two-bar mushroom must be of top quality, because it is so tender, and the medicinal effect is excellent. With this quality, a pair can probably be sold for 460 taels."
Jiang Youzhen knew that the shopkeeper had not finished speaking and there must be something else.
"But now it's winter, so the antlers are even rarer. So we are old acquaintances. I'll give you five hundred and sixty taels for this pair of antlers. Not to mention the county, even the prefecture probably won't offer a higher price than mine."
Five hundred and sixty taels? This price is pretty good! Jiang Youzhen didn't expect it to sell for so much.
Seeing that Jiang Youzhen looked normal and didn't say anything, Manager Liu thought she was dissatisfied.
"Of course, unless you meet a wealthy family, you can sell it for a higher price. But whether they believe you and dare to buy is another matter."
"How could I not trust the shopkeeper? Otherwise I wouldn't have gone straight to Jishiditang."
With this price, Jiang Youzhen was already very satisfied. As for more, as Manager Liu said, she was not yet capable of earning that much money.
"I was wondering why the clinic has been charging high prices for herbs recently. It turns out that you, the shopkeeper, paid for them yourself. Shopkeeper Liu, even though this is not your own clinic, the boss treats you well! You can't let the boss lose money!"
Suddenly, an inopportune sound was heard, and the door was pushed open. Jiang Youzhen looked back and saw a man in his forties.
"Manager Zhao, how dare you eavesdrop on our conversation? This is not gentlemanly behavior, it is really despicable. Besides, the boss has entrusted the management of the clinic to me, so I have the final say here. I have collected so many precious medicinal materials for the clinic, and the boss knows whether it is profitable or not.
The herbs I collected two days ago made my boss praise me a lot. What happened? Didn’t Shopkeeper Zhao hear it? I remember you were there at the time! "
Shopkeeper Liu was not easy to deal with. The boss did praise him two days ago. The herbs he collected were of good quality, and the boss even used them as a favor and was reluctant to sell them.
He knew at a glance that the deer antlers this time were top quality. If the boss saw them, he would definitely give them to those people as a gift.
"Hmph! Manager Liu, if I hadn't been more careful, this clinic would have been lost by you sooner or later. Don't take chicken feathers as an order! The quality of those medicinal materials is good, but the price is too high. The boss only didn't point them out because you have been practicing medicine for the clinic for many years, and you didn't count them either."
Shopkeeper Zhao snorted coldly. He had long disliked the shopkeeper. The boss said that the shopkeeper was invited by his father himself and should be respected.
If Manager Liu had no ability, then he would just find a mistake to get rid of him, and it would not be impossible for him to take over.
But some time ago, Manager Liu received precious medicinal materials one after another, which made his boss very satisfied and he didn't even mention this matter anymore.
Shopkeeper Liu had two small mustaches on his lips, which swayed as he spoke, almost making Jiang Youzhen laugh out loud.
Watching the two of them arguing back and forth, Jiang Youzhen felt bad.
But she didn't want to get involved in other people's personal grudges. If there was a dispute here, she would have to go somewhere else.
"Whether the antlers are good in quality, whether the boss is satisfied, and how much money to give are all my business. I am the one who makes the decision in the clinic now. If the boss is not satisfied, I will buy them with my own money. But if the boss is very satisfied, then don't interfere with my decisions in the future."
Shopkeeper Liu has tolerated Shopkeeper Zhao for a long time, but this guy always finds faults in everything and tries to disgust him.
"How about you two discuss it again?" Jiang Youzhen said and wanted to put the antlers away.
Shopkeeper Zhao suddenly realized that he seemed to have overlooked something. When he saw Jiang Youzhen picking up the deer antler, he immediately exclaimed, "Deer antler? You actually cut winter antler?"