Man Bao opened the curtains and looked at the excitement outside with great interest. She had been wandering around the drug store, how could she not know the benefits of this?
But profit is not so easy to come by. Panax notoginseng is now only found in the southwest, and most of it is wild. If you want to buy it, you have to send someone to the southwest.
There is so much miasma in that area, not to mention Lao Zhou's family, even other drug stores that seem to have a strong foundation would be difficult to send a large number of people to the southwest area to collect Panax notoginseng.
After the acquisition, it has to be escorted all the way back, not to mention selling the finished product.
Hemostatic ointment has many uses, but the thing that most reminds people of hemostasis in the world is weapons, so this medicine involves armaments.
Only the deep foundation of Jishitang can finally succeed in this business. The old Zhou family, let alone doing it, may be carried to the front and used as a chopping board and used as a sieve.
But now, more than half a year has passed since the advent of medicine. Man Bao and Lao Zhou's family are living a carefree life, free from illness and disaster. Obviously, Ji Shi Tang has taken all the benefits and blocked all disasters.
With this alone, Man Bao can continue to exchange medical skills with them with peace of mind.
Moreover, there was another thing that Manbao didn't tell anyone. She didn't come up with this medicinal material and this recipe out of thin air, but was told to him by Teacher Mo.
Teacher Mo didn't even ask her for anything.
He said that this is a treasure left by history, and their descendants are also benefiting from it.
Medicine is different from other subjects. It is a subject that saves people. He is not a businessman, but a doctor and teacher. The former heals lives, and the latter teaches people to fish, so he does not need to care too much about interests.
The human heart can only hold so many things. If the things you care about are wider, these two things will become shallow in your heart and your knowledge will become less. Teacher Mo hopes that Man Bao will be the same.
He always felt that Man Bao had learned too much and should focus on medicine instead of wasting his talent.
Mr. Zhuang also told Man Bao that she didn't need to learn too much, she just needed to study with him to understand the principles of the world and learn medical skills well.
If only one teacher said this, Manbao might be a little unconvinced, but if both teachers said this, Manbao knew that she should listen to them, so she never cared too much.
In Mr. Zhuang's words, things in this world are not black and white. If you really want to calculate everything clearly, I'm afraid you will have to live in calculations for the rest of your life. That would be too boring and a waste of time.
Therefore, Man Bao feels that some things need to be taken care of, but there are many things in the world that do not need to be taken care of one by one.
Daji didn't quite understand this, but he felt relieved when he saw Miss Man knew that she was not deceived by Ji Shitang, but that he didn't want to care about it.
Back in Changqing Lane where they rented, Mr. Zhuang and his apprentice had just finished their morning classes and were waiting for lunch.
When he saw Man Bao coming back, he asked with concern: "How is it? Is Jishitang in Beijing easy to talk to?"
"It's easy to talk to," Man Bao said happily: "Shopkeeper Zheng Da is very kind, but he is too polite and still wants to pay me for sitting in the hall."
Mr. Zhuang, who was drinking tea, almost spit out the tea. He asked: "Did you agree?"
Man Bao shook his head regretfully, "How dare I ask for it? I'm only going to sit in court for half a day, and I have to learn skills from the doctors. It's okay if I don't pay. What's it like to get money again?"
Mr. Zhuang swallowed the tea, put down the cup and asked, "How much will you pay for sitting in the hall?"
"Fifty taels a month."
Zhou Lijun raised his head in surprise, "So many?"
Man Bao nodded, "Yes, being a doctor is really profitable."
Mr. Zhuang asked: "The money I promised you?"
"No, you have to sign a contract. In addition to money, you also get clothes, shoes and socks every quarter. Their treatment at Jishi Hall is really good." Man Bao said: "I have thought about it. When I graduate from school, I will go
Sitting in the Jishi Hall and sitting in the medicine shop, you can earn more than farming at home."
Zhou Lijun nodded repeatedly. In a few years, they will no longer be able to sell new wheat seeds. The entire Jiannan Road will slowly be replaced by new wheat seeds, and people can keep the seeds themselves. By then, their family will make a profit from farming in a year.
The money is really not as much as my sister-in-law makes from sitting in court.
Sure enough, a craft is good, but it's a pity that she can't memorize the medicinal materials and can't learn medical skills, otherwise she will learn from her sister-in-law.
Mr. Zhuang saw that both his aunt and nephew had regretful expressions on their faces. He suppressed his smile and asked, "Besides this, what else is written in the contract?"
"I didn't look down." She held it back with a strong willpower, "I'm so embarrassed after looking at it for so long. What if he misunderstood that I was moved?"
Bai Shandao: "You are already moved."
"But it's hard to let him know."
Mr. Zhuang shook his head and said with a smile: "You should keep reading, silly girl, the benefits are not free. If you get the Jishi Hall sitting fee, then you will be the doctor of Jishi Hall in the future, and you will be the doctor of Jishi Hall in the future.
How much can you get in fees?”
"This is still a detail. The most important thing is that the contract has always stipulated the number of years. You may have to stay in Jishi Hall for ten or twenty years, but you are still young and you still have a long way to go in the future.
, There is really no need to make a decision so early." Mr. Zhuang was really afraid that the child would be embarrassed, so he signed the contract because he was moved.
Man Bao opened his mouth wide, "Then I have to stay in the capital forever? I still have to go home to see my parents."
Bai Shan immediately said: "Then there will definitely be no time. You are equivalent to selling yourself as a long-term laborer."
He said: "This shopkeeper Zheng Da is not sincere, are you still going?"
"Go, why don't you go?" Man Bao said, "I want to learn from him, no, I want to exchange medical skills. Don't worry about this kind of thing. Anyway, I know now, and I won't sign the contract."
Mr. Zhuang nodded, "Yes, you came to Beijing not only to gain experience, but also to learn knowledge. The Zheng family has several imperial doctors, including one in this generation. If you study there, even if you don't meet anyone, you will.
If you have difficult questions, you can also seek advice from others. This alone makes it much more convenient for you than many doctors."
"Sir, have you ever asked about Jishi Hall?"
Mr. Zhuang glanced at her and then smiled and said: "Do you really think that Mr. Zhuang has no ears to hear what is happening outside the window and only wants to teach you to read the books of sages?"
Since he agreed to Mrs. Liu and Mr. Bai to take them to Beijing, he naturally had to be prepared.
As she spoke, Aunt Rong shouted from the kitchen, "The food is ready, you can eat."
Zhou Lijun immediately got up and went to the kitchen to serve the food. Man Bao and Bai Shanbai Erlang also went to help.
Aunt Rong took out the pot with rice and said, "Master, there are many people in the family. I might not be able to handle it all by myself. How about we hire two helpers?"
Now their family not only has a master, but also servants.
Bai Erlang brought two servants to the capital, and there were even more members of the Bai family. Including her, there were six in total, including the young master and the boy in the lobby next door...
It's tiring to cook for so many people every day.
Zhou Lijun immediately said: "We can all help."
Aunt Rong smiled and said: "How can I let Mrs. Zhou do this? I'd better hire two helpers. You guys are very busy with things outside."