Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

The owner of the cloth shop next door is named Fang.

Two days ago, he had stopped Chen Shao's carriage outside Luoyanju with the account books.

When he heard that Chen Shao wanted to see him about something, he had already guessed something in his mind. Without showing any sign, he followed Fu Jiu to Huimin Pharmacy, trotted forward, and bowed to Chen Shao and Qi Ye respectively.

Chen Shao nodded slightly as a return gesture, and then got straight to the point: "I asked you to come here for no other reason than to quickly clear the cloth shop and give it to Huimin Pharmacy. Huimin Pharmacy is too cramped to accommodate all the needs, and we urgently need a wider area to expand."

Shopkeeper Fang asked carefully, "The cloth shop..."

Chen Shao originally wanted to say that there was no need to open the cloth shop, but seeing the hope in his eyes, he thought for a moment and asked, "How was the business of the cloth shop in the past? I mean before Huimin Pharmacy opened."

Shopkeeper Fang spoke frankly, "Business is neither good nor bad. It's mainly because the rent is not cheap because the shop is located in this location, which results in the fabric being sold at a slightly higher price than elsewhere."

Chen Shao was surprised: "Isn't your cloth shop owned by the Zhu family?"

Shopkeeper Fang smiled bitterly: "The Zhu family has a good business, but the rent that should be deducted will not be reduced by a single cent."

Chen Shao asked: "Why?"

Shopkeeper Fang sighed, "This is the rule of the Zhu family. They say that they spent a lot of money to buy the shop, so the corresponding rent should be deducted from the annual turnover to offset this amount. Not only the Zhu family, but also the Gu family, the Fan family, the Qi family, the Wen family, etc. do the same."

Chen Shao was not good at business, so he didn't know whether this was their original creation or had always been the case, so he couldn't judge whether it was right or wrong. After thinking for a while, he continued to ask, "How about the fabrics in the shop?"

Shopkeeper Fang immediately puffed out his chest and said proudly, "Although our fabrics are a little more expensive than other fabrics, the quality is definitely the best, but..."

Shopkeeper Fang said sheepishly, "The quality of our fabrics is indeed very good, but there are few patterns. So in addition to the price, this is also one of the reasons why our business is average."

Chen Shao ordered: "Go back and get one piece of each pattern and each fabric... Never mind, let's go and take a look together."

Shopkeeper Fang quickly extended his hand to invite him in.

When they arrived at the cloth shop, Manager Fang quickly instructed his staff to take out cloth of various materials and patterns and place them in front of her one by one.

"The patterns are indeed monotonous, but the materials are really good. It's a pity to close down like this." After looking at each piece of cloth one by one, Chen Shao made a few simple comments and instructed, "How about this, you go find Miss Quan. I remember she mentioned the day before yesterday that the Wen family also has several cloth shops whose business is not very good. Go and have a good talk with her to see if you can combine your cloth shops to complement each other's strengths and weaknesses."

Shopkeeper Fang was afraid that something might happen if he was late, so he immediately said, "Then I will go find Miss Quan right away."

"Go ahead." Chen Shao nodded, "After we've discussed it, quickly clean this place up for Master Qi."

Shopkeeper Fang nodded in agreement, and after sending her and Mr. Qi back to Huimin Pharmacy, he excitedly pounded his palms twice and headed towards the Wen family at a brisk pace.

When the Seventh Master saw that she had arranged everything, he immediately arranged for someone to write a notice about recruiting women to study medicine and posted it at the door of the pharmacy. At the same time, he also arranged for someone to shout loudly a few times next to the notice.

While they were busy with their own things, Chen Shao returned to the outside of the ward.

Chan Yi has finished giving the injection to Sister Chunhua and is now seeing Grandma Qiu and Aunt Lan.

Grandma Qiu and Aunt Lan both have gastritis.

Grandma Qiu suffered from stomach bloating and pain due to upward flow of gastric qi, a feeling of heaviness, loss of appetite, belching, heartburn, nausea, and occasional vomiting. This time she came to see a doctor because of severe stomach pain, which caused her to faint while working in the fields. The village doctor tried to save her several times but to no avail, so she was rushed to Huimin Pharmacy.

Aunt Lan suffered from upper abdominal pain, vomiting, dizziness and weakness in her limbs due to a weak spleen. She was unable to get out of bed, let alone eat. Her ten-year-old daughter didn't want to see her die, so she pushed her here step by step on a wheelbarrow.

After Chan Yi examined the two people, she looked at the prescription the doctor had given them, and made sure there was no problem before leaving the ward.

When she told Chen Shao the diagnosis results of several people, two sons of Grandma Qiu came, one carrying two chickens and two geese, and half a bamboo basket of eggs, and the other carrying two full baskets of various vegetables. After seeing Grandma Qiu, the eldest son forced the eggs to Wang Yue and asked him to lead the way to carry the chickens, geese, vegetables, etc. to the kitchen at the back.

After watching them walk away, Chan Yi muttered, "Looking at them, Grandma Qiu's family should have plenty of food and clothing. How come Grandma Qiu has such a serious stomach problem?"

Chen Shao reminded: "Although the two brothers are wearing clean clothes, they are almost white from washing. And judging from the creases on the clothes, it is obvious that they are reluctant to wear them normally."

Chan Yi was surprised: "Master, are you saying that they sent all their belongings here?"

"Not all of their belongings, but they must have sold a lot of food for these." Chen Shao sighed, "Go ask which village Grandma Qiu is from, and ask someone to find out if they have sold the food allocated to them recently. After finding out, tell Master Qi that when Grandma Qiu goes back, give her the money for the chickens, geese, eggs, and vegetables they sent today."

Chan Yi nodded.

The Seventh Master was already busy, and now he had to recruit a female apprentice, which undoubtedly made him even busier. Chen Shao did not stay to disturb him. He entered the ward, said a few words to Grandma Chunhua, Grandma Qiu and Aunt Lan to comfort them, and then left the medicine shop.

Outside the pharmacy.

With the clerk's publicity, the news that Huimin Pharmacy was recruiting female students to study medicine spread like wildfire, attracting many people to gather here, either to inquire or to watch the fun.

In order to avoid them, Chen Shao walked all the way to Shiweizhai before getting on the carriage.

Just as Fu Jiu was about to drive the carriage away, two figures suddenly rushed out from the crowd of onlookers and knelt down in front of the carriage.

"Please, sir, make the decision for us!"

Chan Yi leaned out of the car window, took a quick look, and said coldly, "It's Xu Chengmei and Wang Su."

"Please, sir, make the decision for us!"

The two voices rang out again.

Many people who had originally gathered at Huimin Pharmacy to watch the fun had already gathered around them.

Seeing this, Xu Chengmei and Wang Su couldn't help but shout again while crying.

Chan Yi laughed in anger and said, "A little bit of kindness will lead to a big bit of hatred. You've even saved two ungrateful wolves!"

After Chen Shao signaled her to stay calm, he stood up and got off the carriage, glanced at the people pointing and talking around him, and then looked at Xu Chengmei and Wang Su.

When the two saw her, they burst into tears and screamed even louder.