Fu Huang: Husband, here is a ginseng

"This? You've asked the right person, young lady. We have three pharmacies here: Baicaotang, Huichuntang, and Renshoutang."

"Baicaotang is in the east of the city. The shopkeeper's surname is Qian, Qian Silin. The owner of Baicaotang is Qin Haoming, a century-old medical family. His doctor is Guan Feng, who has insights into difficult and complicated diseases. Many dignitaries go to him for consultation. The consultation fee and medicine cost are relatively expensive, and many people cannot afford it."

"Huichuntang is in the south of the city. The owner's surname is Zhao, Zhao Qi'an. The owner of Huichuntang is a retired imperial physician Pan Mingxuan. He is a retired imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital. He has superb medical skills. Many dignitaries come from thousands of miles away to see him. His medicine is very expensive, and he basically does not treat ordinary people."

"Renshoutang is in the south of the city, opposite Huichuntang. The shopkeeper's surname is Han, Han Yidong. His boss is Ge Shangwu, the son of Marquis Huairen of the capital. He has Renshoutang all over Daliang. He sells herbal medicine fairly and does not pass off inferior products as good ones. He treats the common people with sincerity."

"If you want to see a doctor, I suggest you go to Renshoutang. They won't charge exorbitant prices. Their fees are reasonable."

The officers and soldiers introduced three pharmacies in Liangzhou, as well as the owners and doctors of the three pharmacies, thinking that some of their patients needed medical treatment.

Knowing the charging standards of the three pharmacies and the character of the owners, Gao Zhijun knew which pharmacy to go to to sell herbal medicine: "Thank you, sir, I know which pharmacy to go to."

"You're welcome. Now that I've brought you here, I'm leaving."

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the officers and soldiers wanted to go home early.

"Sir, please take care!"

Gao Zhijun, Huo Jinqian, the head of the village said politely and respectfully.

After the soldiers left, Gao Zhijun, Huo Jinqian and the village head went to look for Manager Tong.

"Manager Tong, how much is a room in the big shop?"

Huo Jinqian bowed to Shopkeeper Tong with a smile on his face and asked politely.

"Sir, the big bunk bed costs 100 coins a day."

The shopkeeper also answered with a smile.

One hundred wen a day is not expensive. A large dormitory can accommodate twenty people, which means five wen per person a day. There is hot water, so it is indeed not expensive.

"Manager Tong, we need ten large bunk beds. Do you have any?"

The head of the village thought of the villagers. There were not many of them. Some of them wanted to live in an ordinary room with their family, while ten rooms with large dormitories would be enough.

"Yes, yes! If it is not usually here, we won't have it. There is a severe drought this year, so not many people are staying at the inn."

Shopkeeper Tong was so happy that he was beaming with joy. It had been a long time since he had such a big business, and he could finally have money to buy rice.

"Manager Tong, how much is an ordinary room?"

The head of the village asked the shopkeeper Tong again, he only needed to live in an ordinary room in his home!

"The price for an ordinary room is thirty cents per room."

Shopkeeper Tong saw that the answer was quick.

"Okay, give me five regular rooms."

Including his family, there are a total of five families living in ordinary rooms.

"Okay, since you want so many rooms, I'll give you a discount.

The big bunk bed will cost you 97 wen per room, and the ordinary room will cost you 28 wen per room. What do you think?"

When Shopkeeper Tong saw the big business, he immediately gave them a discount.

"Okay, okay, thank you, boss."

The head of the village smiled and thanked Manager Tong.

"Manager Tong, how much is your medium-sized room per day?"

Gao Zhijun chose a medium-sized room for herself and the Huo family so that everyone could sleep comfortably.

"A medium-sized room costs fifty cents a day. How many would you like, young lady?"

Shopkeeper Tong said excitedly.

This is really a big guest. He is so lucky today that he met someone from the village who is so rich that he can afford to stay in an inn during a famine.

You know, there is the prefect outside who is providing porridge and there are greenhouses for people to live in, and all of these are free of charge.

Gao Zhijun calculated and said, "Give us eleven rooms.

Please calculate how much silver is needed in total."

Gao Zhijun planned to advance the money to the villagers first and then collect the money after selling the herbs.

"Okay, okay, I'll give you a discount for the medium-sized rooms. I'll charge you 47 cents per room."

"Wait a moment, I'll calculate for you how much silver it will cost."

Shopkeeper Tong really didn't know how to express his current mood. He was simply too happy and excited.

This month, almost no one comes to stay at the inn. If there is no business anymore, he will have to close it down.

Unexpectedly, a big customer came today and he earned enough money to cover his living expenses for this month in one go.

Isn’t this the same as the old saying “If you don’t open the market for three years, you will make a living for three years after you open it”?

Soon, Manager Tong used an abacus to calculate: "Miss, there are ten large bunk beds, and each bed is charged at 97 wen, which is 970 wen. There are five ordinary rooms, and each bed is charged at 28 wen, which is 146. There are 11 medium rooms, and each bed is charged at 47 wen, which is 517 wen. The total is 1,627 wen, which is 1,627 wen. Do you think it is correct?"

Gao Zhijun also did some calculations in her mind and found that it was indeed this number, so she said, "Boss, this is the number. We will stay here for two days temporarily. If we need to stay longer, we can resupply then. One tael a day is six hundred and twenty-seven coins, and two taels is three taels two hundred and fifty-four coins."

Gao Zhijun took out three taels of silver from her sleeve, and then took out a dozen copper coins, and counted out two hundred and fifty-four copper coins to give to Manager Tong.

Shopkeeper Tong collected the silver and began to register the villagers of Huojia Village. He also asked them to go to the kitchen to boil water for bathing and cooking.

Because there are many people in Huojia Village and few people in the inn, they are unable to be responsible for boiling water and cooking.

Therefore, Manager Tong gave each room an extra two cents discount and allowed them to cook their own meals and boil their own water.