The Little Lucky Girl

The two decided that the two villages would each contribute half of the medicinal materials, and the plasters would also be divided equally. Since Ming Youyou had to process and boil the medicinal materials, the kid would get 40% of the money.

Fortunately, a large pot can be made from it once, and hundreds of patches can be made from it. It is not too hard for Ming Youyou, and she only needs to make it once or twice during her rest time.

Zheng Huan and his fellow villagers were in charge of sorting out the medicinal materials, but only the apprentice Zheng Song helped to make the ointment.

It worked once or twice, and it was acceptable because he was learning a skill. Later, when Ming Youyou saw that Zheng Song had become very skilled, she started to give him money. Zheng Song couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it with a blushing face, and then he worked even harder.

Seeing that they sometimes lacked medicinal materials, he helped purchase some from the pharmacy. Although there was a discount, the sales volume was large and the pharmacy also made some money.

At first, Dr. Meng was too embarrassed to ask more questions to avoid suspicion, but every time Zheng Song came back, the smell on his body always made him wonder what kind of medicine he had used.

Moreover, after the visit, this kid seemed to have taken a tonic pill, and was full of energy, like a different person, which made the old doctor very curious.

"What do you do every time you go there?"

When Zheng Song heard the old doctor's question, he sighed in his heart, thinking that what was supposed to come had finally come.

He didn't dare to be perfunctory to his master, so he simply introduced the process of boiling the medicine and took out the medicine plaster to show the old doctor.

The old doctor brought the patch closer and sniffed it, "So you know the steps, then what do you think of this thing?"

The apprentice lowered his head and said softly, "This medicine is not expensive, but it requires a lot of medicinal materials, and it is very easy to overcook it. From time to time, a pot will be scrapped, and they just earn hard-earned money."

The old doctor glanced at him and said, "I heard that the Weiyuan Escort Agency buys several large bags every time?"

The apprentice nodded. It was more than just a few big bags. In recent times, they bought as much as was made. Not only did they use it themselves, they also sold it to other escort agencies. They could make a lot of money just from the difference in price.

Moreover, that young man named Feng Xu has established connections with the Northwest Army and is clamoring to send a batch of medicine to the army. Recently, the people in Xiaguan Village are almost plucking all the medicinal herbs out of the mountains.

Of course, these were just gossips he heard casually and could not be taken seriously, so he did not plan to tell his master.

The old doctor had been looking at the plaster over and over for a long time, and he was about to scoop out a little to taste it. He even put it on his waist and closed his eyes to feel it. "It really has the effect of dispelling wind and cold, relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation. Ask next time you go. If our pharmacy also imports some goods, can you give it a lower price?"

Seeing the apprentice looking a little dumb, the old doctor sneered and said, "I, your master, am not so mean as to send my apprentice to steal someone else's prescription. But ask that girl if she is willing to come over and exchange medical skills with me?"

He suddenly thought of something and pointed to a few exquisite porcelain bottles on the table. "Return these to the grocery store owner Wu and tell him that I am not interested in imitating other people's things."

Shopkeeper Wu was a stingy person, but this time he took out a lot of money and wanted him to help research the formula of facial cream. Fortunately, he was smart and took it back to let his family smell it, and they realized that this was Ming Ji's product.

Zheng Song happily agreed, "Should I tell them about this?"

The old doctor thought for a moment and said, "You have to speak quietly and don't mention the name of Shopkeeper Wu. Also, tell her that it's best if the items in your store have your own logo, so that people can buy them by the sign. Otherwise, if someone changes the bottle of your product and claims it's theirs, it's easy for outsiders who don't know the truth to believe it."

"That's why we have to pay extra money to have the words 'Bai Cao Tang' engraved on our bottles." The apprentice suddenly realized, "Then can I also tell them about the kiln we are cooperating with?"

"Why do I feel like your elbow is bent outward?" The old doctor scolded with a smile, "Okay, whatever you want."

After Zheng Song left, the grandson of the old doctor who had been silent came over and said, "Grandpa, you have to be careful of this kid who might betray you."

The old doctor glared at him and said, "Weren't you just chatting and laughing with someone, asking him to help sell more of our medicinal herbs? How come you're making things up in the blink of an eye?"

The grandson blushed, "He is our apprentice, isn't it normal for him to do this?"

The old doctor shook his head. "He also paid a salary to learn the craft from us, not to mention doing so much work for you for free. The kids over there are nice to him, so it's normal for him to say something to help. It proves that this kid is kind and righteous."

The grandson was not convinced, "Aren't you afraid that he will tell them about our craftsmanship?"

The old doctor smiled. "Zheng Song won't do that. I originally thought that this kid was a bit naive, but after observing him for a few times, I found that he is a bit shrewd, and he knows what he can and cannot say. You, on the other hand, need to practice your ability to judge people."

The old doctor handed over a patch and said, "Look carefully at the craftsmanship. It's not worse than what we make at home. The key is that they just let a few kids make it for fun. Do you know what this means?"

"It means that he doesn't care at all. He must have something much more important than this, and the quantity is quite large." The old doctor sighed, "We should be thankful that he doesn't work as a doctor, otherwise he might really be better than us."

Seeing his grandson mumbling quietly, seemingly still unconvinced, the old doctor patted his shoulder and said, "A clinic is not an ordinary business. It relies on real skills. You must always put curing diseases and saving lives first. Don't learn the tricks of competing with each other in the market. People in the same industry are not necessarily enemies. You must take a long-term view."

"And don't you see it?" the old doctor said meaningfully, "There are a lot more patients coming to see the doctor this year. I expect there will be even more in the future. I'm afraid we're too busy to handle it all. Is there any need to think about anything else?"

The grandson immediately became curious, "Why do you think there are so many people in our small county?"

The old doctor smiled but said nothing. This should be related to their county magistrate, but he was not going to tell his silly grandson. He just warned: "In short, if the children of the Ming family come over, you must treat them with courtesy and don't offend them."

Ming Youyou didn't know that her facial cream had been targeted again. At this moment, she was happily tying the sandbags to her legs and jumping happily on the spot just to listen to the sound of the little jade beads colliding with each other.

Zheng Huan and the other two also tied up their sandbags with sad faces. They couldn't convince Ming Youyou, so they could only accompany her.

The four people jumped off the carriage at the foot of the mountain and walked towards the academy. At first, it was fine, but after climbing halfway up the mountain, they walked slower and slower, especially Ming Youyou, who finally began to shuffle forward.

The classmates who arrived later than them walked past them with laughter, ran to the top of the mountain proudly, and waited for them to come up from a high position.