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Anna could focus on her postpartum recovery while the rest of the group began tending to the newly planted rubber trees.

Xu Qing went to the prefectural city to see if anything had happened during the two weeks she was gone.

After checking the accounts and finding nothing she needed to handle, she returned to Datong Town.

After Qian Baizhi and Xu Gong got married, they planned to bring Doctor Qian over and set up a herbal medicine workshop.

The construction team is very familiar with building a new herbal medicine workshop. As long as the building materials are in place, they can complete the construction in a few days.

While Xu Gong was busy buying bricks and tiles, Xu Qing decided to inquire about the market price of medicinal herbs in town beforehand.

Xu Qing took the yam that Doctor Qian had stir-fried and some other collected herbs to the town's herbal medicine shop.

The shop assistant at the herbal medicine shop wasn't as enthusiastic as those at other shops. After all, you can't just ask every customer, "Are you here for a medical consultation or to get medicine?"

Some people are superstitious about this, and doing this would only invite criticism.

Xu Qing asked proactively, "Do you buy medicinal herbs?"

The waiter replied, "That depends on what kind of medicinal herb it is. If it's too common, our pharmacy already has it all and won't buy it."

Xu Qing took the basket off his back, uncovered the cloth covering it, and handed it to the waiter: "Then take a look, are these medicines any good?"

The waiter took the basket and carefully examined the medicinal herbs inside.

Upon seeing the yam slices and pinellia, he became excited: "Madam, did you prepare these medicinal herbs?"

Xu Qing truthfully replied, "It was prepared by my grandfather, but is there something wrong with these medicinal herbs?"

The waiter shook his head like a rattle drum:

"No, it's because the yam and pinellia are processed extremely well. Our shop is in dire need of these two medicinal herbs."

Do you have any left at home? We'll take as many as you have, and you don't need to worry about the price—it'll definitely be the fairest!

"Please wait a moment, ma'am. I'll have the manager come and speak with you personally."

The waiter quickly ran to the backyard and called the shopkeeper out.

Manager Zhou said impatiently, "How many times have I told you not to be so hasty in your work? Why won't you listen?"

"If this batch of medicinal herbs isn't as good as you claim, just wait and see how I deal with you!"

Manager Zhou's words were not only meant for the waiter, but also served as a warning to Xu Qing.

Everyone in Datong Town knows that when it comes to processing medicinal herbs, Zhou Feng's skills are second to none.

To come to his shop to sell medicinal herbs is like showing off your skills in front of Guan Yu—it's overestimating your abilities.

The waiter assured him, "How could I dare to deceive you, my sir? You'll see for yourself."

Xu Qing didn't know the true meaning behind the shopkeeper's words this week, but she understood that he valued quality.

The waiter's reaction just now proved that the quality of this batch of medicinal herbs was up to standard, so she generously handed the basket back to Manager Zhou.

Manager Zhou accepted it with pride, then lowered his head slightly to look inside.

Shopkeeper Zhou paused for a moment when he saw the barely noticeable yellowish yam slices and pinellia.

Then, excitedly, he picked up a Pinellia ternata seed, held it under his nose, and smelled it. The aroma was faint and had a sweet taste.

I put it in my mouth and tasted it; it had a slightly numbing sensation on my tongue.

"Good good."

Manager Zhou said "good" three times in a row, and then said the same thing as the waiter:

"Did you prepare these medicinal herbs? I want them all."

Do you have any left at home? I'll take as many as you have, and don't worry about the price—it'll definitely be the fairest.

Xu Qing couldn't help but laugh and said, "We still have some at home. To be honest, the elders in my family are planning to set up a workshop to mass-produce these medicinal herbs."

You can pre-order any medicinal herbs you need, and in any quantity; quality is guaranteed.

Shopkeeper Zhou asked in surprise, "Is there really such a convenient thing? Then send me some samples first."

If the quality is as good as what you delivered today, my family's pharmacy will order from you from now on.

It's no wonder Zhou Feng was surprised, since their pharmacy usually bought its medicinal herbs from herb dealers.

The herbal medicine dealers also collect the herbs piecemeal from individual farmers, and since they don't know how to process them, the quality varies greatly.

Often, after purchasing them, they need to be sorted and processed a second time before they can be used in medicine.

It's very troublesome and takes a lot of effort.

Nowadays, there are medicinal materials that have been processed directly and are of high quality, and can be used directly in medicine.

Zhou Feng was naturally more than happy to accept this offer.

Xu Qing naturally fulfilled Zhou Feng's requests, but the samples provided were not free.

"What samples does Manager Zhou need? I'll send them to you tomorrow. Our workshop hasn't officially started operations yet."

Currently, my grandfather handles all the processing of the medicinal herbs by himself, and as you know, it's very hard work. Therefore, this sample will be paid for at the market price.

Zhou Feng waved his hand and quickly wrote down the types of medicinal herbs he needed on the paper: "Of course, we'll exchange money for goods."

Xu Qing put away the list Zhou Feng gave him and left satisfied.

Qian Baizhi was already waiting at the door. As soon as Xu Qing's carriage stopped, she ran up to him and asked, "Little sister, how is it!"

She was understandably anxious and impatient because it concerned whether or not her grandfather could come and live with them.

Xu Qing jumped down from the carriage: "Second sister-in-law, don't you trust me to handle things? I've already accepted a batch of orders!"

"Let's bring Dr. Qian here tomorrow—no, tonight! Our herbal medicine workshop will officially open for business!"

Qian Baizhi breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had great confidence in her grandfather's skills, concern can cloud judgment.

Hearing Xu Qing's affirmative answer, he finally felt relieved.

The opening of the herbal medicine workshop has led to a shortage of manpower.

The herbal medicine workshop was nominally run by Xu Gong and Doctor Qian, and the selection of staff was naturally handled by Xu Gong and Doctor Qian.

Xu Qing considered that the demand might not be large at first, but once the business developed, herbs would be easy to transport and could be sold all over the country.

However, relying solely on picking from the nearby mountains is far from sufficient to meet the demand.

Therefore, Xu Qing came up with a solution: why not have the villagers grow medicinal herbs?

After the medicinal herbs are harvested, they can be sold to their workshops, where they will process them before being sold to pharmacies.

Some villagers own land that is not fertile, resulting in low yields of grain.

Furthermore, medicinal herbs are much more expensive than grains. Even if they don't grow grains, they can still feed their families and live better than if they did.

Xu Qing found the village chief and told him his thoughts.

"I can provide seeds and seedlings to anyone who is willing to plant, and teach them how to plant them."

However, the condition is that the harvested seeds and seedlings can only be sold to us. And I will keep a record of the quantity received by each person.

One more thing: those who previously worked in my workshop and were dismissed are not eligible. Also, those I specifically mentioned who are not hired by the workshop are also ineligible.

If the village chief agrees, then let the villagers know. If not, I'll go find the villagers of Qianjia Village.

"Agreed! I'll gather the villagers right away and spread the word!" He agreed almost as soon as Xu Qing finished speaking.

There was no way anyone would disagree; he was afraid that if he was too slow to agree, Xu Qing would go find someone else.

The village chief's hands trembled with excitement as he looked at Xu Qing as if he were seeing a god of wealth.