He Zhi returned to He's house in despair. After much deliberation, he concealed the prescription and only reported the situation of Juxianzhai.
As for the Si family on the other side, after learning who the owner of Juxian Zhai was, Si Chaoren personally brought gifts and went to congratulate him. Of course, his purpose was to get closer to the Immortal Master's family.
After the Si family took the lead, other big business owners in Yinzhou also began to go to Juxianzhai one after another. After all, apart from other things, a restaurant that could attract most of the officials in Yinzhou, regardless of its background or strength, could not be ignored by them. .
Qian Laoer waited until the evening of the fifth day after the opening of Juxianzhai before he came to Taoyaju with congratulatory gifts and invitations. However, he was scolded by Hong Tao as soon as he entered.
"At any rate, I arranged the marriage between you and Matchmaker Liao. I am also considered your big matchmaker. Tomorrow is your wedding day. You just came to send the invitation today, but you are not loyal."
Qian Laoer looked aggrieved, respectfully offered the gift, and explained aggrievedly: "Little ancestor, I know you are busy, so I didn't bother you."
Then he presented the invitation and said to Zhufeng and the others: "I'm getting married tomorrow, and I would like to invite Boss Zhu and the young masters and ladies to come and have a casual meal. I wonder if I will have such an honor."
Zhufeng naturally responded with a smile.
Qian Laoer still had to prepare for his wedding tomorrow, so after getting the accurate information, he left in a hurry.
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Early the next morning, someone knocked on the door of Taoyaju again. By that time, Zhufeng Hongtao and Wen Ya had already gone out. Because Qian Laoer's wedding was in the afternoon, everyone went about their own business in the morning.
Qingyu came to answer the door. When the door opened, it was a strange middle-aged man. Judging from his clothes, he was a businessman from out of town.
The merchant hesitated a little and asked, "May I ask if this is the residence of Boss Zhufengzhu?"
Qingyu nodded slightly, stepped aside, and invited the merchants into the courtyard.
The merchant thought she was the little girl from the courtyard, so he followed her.
Qingyu led the way and asked, "What's going on with Xu Ying now?"
The merchant was slightly startled, "Huh?"
Qingyu said slowly: "You are the merchant from Mu country that Xu Ying is looking for, aren't you?"
The merchant was shocked for a moment. He didn't say anything from beginning to end. How could this little girl see through it at a glance?
But he soon felt relieved, thinking that Xu Ying might have sent the letter a long time ago. He then admitted: "Exactly. Everything is going well for Xu Ying in the Mu country. He is now a guest of our employer, who trusts and values him very much. I’m preparing to recommend it to him.”
Qingyu nodded slightly and led the merchant to the main room. At that time, Shi'an was also setting down three cups of tea. After Qingyu and the merchant entered the room, they bowed to each other and then sat down.
"How many medicinal materials do you plan to buy?" Qingyu asked bluntly.
The merchant looked confused again, looked at Qingyu, paused, and then asked: "Dare I ask, Boss Zhufengzhu..." It shouldn't be you, little girl, otherwise it would be too ridiculous.
"That's my father, and this is my brother. Today, my father and mother have something to do, but I know why you came, and it's the same thing to talk to me."
Qingyu picked up the tea cup and took a slow sip before continuing: "I know you are here for the medicinal materials. You came all the way from Mu country, and you must be sincere, so I won't beat around the bush.
We have nearly 3,000 kilograms of dried medicine, most of which are medicinal materials for treating trauma, and the quality is above average. And you should know what I want."
The merchant was a little stunned. He was indeed here to discuss business, but he never expected to discuss business with two children.
"Miss, from what you talk about, I must have been following Boss Zhu since you were a child. It's really admirable.
But this business needs to be discussed by adults, so I'm not in a hurry. If the boss is not at home, I can wait." It's better than playing around with two children.
Qingyu got up and went into the back room. After a while, he came out with two trays. There were many kinds of medicinal materials on them.
She placed the tray in front of the merchant, raised her head and said, "Look, is the quality satisfactory?"
When the merchant saw that she was not joking, his eyes fell on the two trays, but with a movement of his eyes, he picked up a hyacinthus plant. He smelled it first and found that the smell of sulfur was very strong. Judging from his many years of experience,
, smoked at least ten times;
He observed carefully that the whole achyranthes had thin skin, fat flesh, good color, long body, thick strips, and no branches. When the flesh was broken open, the flesh was red.
It can be said that this is definitely a superior Achyranthes root medicinal material. Not only does it grow well, but the dry medicine is also made very well.
Achyranthes bidentata has the functions of promoting blood circulation and promoting menstruation, strengthening muscles and bones, clearing away heat and detoxifying, drawing blood downward and analgesic. It is a commonly used medicinal material for trauma.
Although Achyranthes bidentata is common, its quality can easily vary. Therefore, the price will vary greatly depending on the quality. It is not difficult to see Achyranthes bidentata, but what is difficult to see is the superior quality.
After digging out the roots of Achyranthes bidentata and removing impurities, they are bundled into small handfuls according to their thickness, and then placed on a rope to dry in the sun until wrinkled, and then fumigated with sulfur several times.
Ten times is the best number of times, but this process alone can eliminate many second-class or even third-class achyranthes, because some people will be lazy and smoke it less than ten times; and some people will smoke it less than ten times.
The knee itself is of poor quality.
But this is only the first step. After the achyranthes has been smoked enough times, the hair tips need to be beaten off, and then smoked with sulfur again. This process is also very cumbersome.
Finally, the sharpened and smoked achyranthes should be tied into small handfuls with red-tipped rope, then cut off evenly, and hung outdoors to dry. And this drying must be done to 70% of the root according to the thickness of the root, and then taken back.
Cover the mat for two days and then dry it in the sun until it is completely dry. This is considered complete.
As the saying goes, Achyranthes bidentata is not hard to see, but what is hard to see is the superior quality.
The merchant was actually very satisfied in his heart, but he suppressed his expression and continued to look at other medicinal materials. However, the more he looked at it, the harder it was to conceal the excitement on his face.
All are of superior quality,
However, merchants also understand a truth. Those that can be shown to people must be good. Those that have not been shown are not sure.
Then he temporarily forgot the age of the little girl in front of him, but asked: "Can you guarantee that all medicinal materials are of this quality? Could it be that you only show me the good ones?"
Qingyu smiled slightly, "Of course they are all high-quality goods. If you are not at ease, you can check them during the barter."
The merchant thought for a while, and the little girl in front of him seemed to understand quite well, so he said: "I just want to talk to you seriously. But don't let your adults come back and refuse to acknowledge you after we have negotiated the price. Wouldn't it be a waste of words?"
Qingyu directly took out the red clay and paper and pen, "The writing is in black and white." He changed the subject again, "But it depends on whether you are sincere or not. After all, Mu Country needs a lot of medicinal materials now, right?"