Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

This pharmacy is called Huichuntang. It doesn't look very big, and there's a doctor with white hair and beard practicing medicine inside.

There were still many patients in line, and two other staff members were busy dispensing medication.

Now that she saw the pharmacy, Zhao Lian was no longer in a hurry. She planned to continue walking and see if there were any other pharmacies.

After walking another 100 meters or so, Zhao Lian found a second pharmacy. This pharmacy was called Tong An Tang, and it was more spacious and upscale than the previous one.

Even the row of medicine cabinets on the wall looks like mahogany, and the tables, chairs, and counters for the doctors are all different.

Besides the doctor on duty, there was also a middle-aged man who looked like a shopkeeper standing to the side, smiling as he greeted and saw off a customer dressed in fine clothes, saying, "Mr. Yang, please take care!"

There were also two or three shop assistants dispensing medicine. Quite a few patients were also queuing.

However, unlike Huichuntang, the patients here are mostly dressed in silk and satin, and the women wear pearl hairpins.

The patients queuing at Huichuntang were mostly dressed in coarse cloth.

Comparing the two pharmacies, Zhao Lian realized that they had different target customers.

Tong'an Hall is decorated in a high-end and elegant style. The patients who come here are mostly dressed in fine cotton or silk clothes, and they seem to be people with some money.

Huichuntang, on the other hand, was poorly decorated and catered to the common people. The patients there were mostly dressed in coarse cloth, clearly from farming families.

Now Zhao Lianxin had an idea. The consultation fees and medicine costs at Tong'an Hall must be higher, so selling the medicine here would definitely be more expensive than at Huichun Hall.

Having made up her mind, Zhao Lian straightened her clothes and went inside.

The shopkeeper's surname was Li. Shopkeeper Li had just seen off a patient, and his smile hadn't even faded yet.

Turning his head, he saw Zhao Lian walk in, and his smile froze on his face. He looked Zhao Lian up and down with a look of disgust.

The little girl in front of me was wearing faded, patched clothes and looked pale and thin.

The shoes he was wearing were almost worn through at the toes. His trouser legs were covered in mud and dust, making him look filthy.

Before Zhao Lian could speak, Manager Li interrupted, waving his hand impatiently at her: "Where did this beggar come from? This isn't a place for beggars. I'm here to see a doctor. Go away, go away."

Zhao Lian knew that, no matter the circumstances, business people always respected appearances before character. If you were dressed smartly, they would greet you with smiles; otherwise, they would look down on you and ignore you.

It's not surprising that the shopkeeper mistook me for a beggar because of my shabby clothes.

Zhao Lian bowed to the shopkeeper and said with a smile, "Shopkeeper, I have some herbs here. Would you like some?"

"You~"

The shopkeeper looked Zhao Lian up and down, his face full of disbelief. What kind of medicine could this little girl who looked like a beggar possibly have?

Zhao Lian noticed his question, put down her basket, and said, "I have moneywort and honeysuckle here~"

The shopkeeper saw it too, and his eyes lit up immediately. He could tell at a glance that the honeysuckle and moneywort were quite old.

These days, it's quite rare to find honeysuckle and moneywort that look so good; most people bring over pieces that are broken and fragmented.

The little girl brought over such a big ball. It not only looks good, but it's also of high quality.

"I also have chicken bone grass, ox-dali stolonifera, and smilax glabra."

At this moment, the shopkeeper's smile immediately changed: "Yes, yes, I'll take all of you, however many you have."

Seeing the shopkeeper's expression, Zhao Lian had a better idea of ​​what to expect. She calmly said, "I don't know how much to charge. Please name your price."

The shopkeeper looked Zhao Lian up and down. It was the first time he had seen this young girl. She was so young, he probably didn't know the market price.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "Honeysuckle, as well as moneywort and chicken bone grass are all priced at 5 coins per catty. In addition, Smilax glabra and oxtail grass are 15 coins per catty."

Zhao Lian noticed that the shopkeeper had looked her up and down before giving her a price, probably as a test. As the saying goes, an emperor's daughter has no worries about marriage, and she wasn't worried about selling these things either.

Zhao Lian calmly replied, "Shopkeeper, your price is too low. These are top-quality goods."

As she spoke, Zhao Lian put the things back into her basket and prepared to carry them on her back.

Unexpectedly, this young girl was quite shrewd. When the shopkeeper saw that his trick had been seen through, he quickly grabbed her basket and said with a smile, "Young lady, don't be in such a hurry. In business, prices are negotiable."

Zhao Lian stopped and said casually, "Shopkeeper, to be honest, I have quite a few good goods on hand. I just came to take a look and see if you can afford the price so we can cooperate in the future."

Unexpectedly, this young girl spoke with such confidence and eloquence, clearly a seasoned veteran, which made Manager Li admire her.

When she said that she had a lot of good stuff, Manager Li started to make plans. Almost all the people who came here for treatment were from wealthy families and wanted good medicine, so they didn't mind paying a higher price.

The herbs this young girl has are quite good; good herbs naturally have good therapeutic effects. And with good therapeutic effects, business naturally thrives.

So it's okay to pay a higher price; we can cooperate long-term in the future.

The shopkeeper gritted his teeth: "Alright! Here's what we'll do: I'll give you honeysuckle for 10 coins a pound, and Smilax glabra and Achyranthes bidentata for 25 coins a pound. That's the most I can offer."

Unexpectedly, her slight gesture caused the shopkeeper to immediately raise the price significantly. Zhao Lian felt a surge of joy, knowing that the price probably wouldn't increase much further.

For example, when I sold motherwort to Doctor Liang, it only cost me 5 coins per catty.

Although she was happy inside, Zhao Lian pretended to be at a disadvantage: "Alright! Seeing how sincere you are, I'll sell these things to you."

"The people from Huichuntang just said they wanted to buy it, but I haven't given it to them yet!"

Manager Li said with a smile, "My surname is Li, you can call me Manager Li. In the future, if you have any good medicine, just send it to me. You won't be shortchanged. Huichuntang only treats poor people, how can they afford to pay such high prices!"

Zhao Lian nodded, then showered him with compliments: "Manager Li is clearly someone who does big business. He speaks so frankly. Okay, I'll send you any good goods I have from now on."

These words of praise made Manager Li beam with joy.

Immediately afterwards, the shopkeeper asked the waiter to weigh the honeysuckle and chicken bone grass, which totaled five catties and eight taels.

Five catties and seven ounces, at ten coins per catty, that's 57 coins.

The Smilax glabra and Achyranthes bidentata together weigh 10.7 jin, and each jin costs 25 wen, which is 268 wen. Adding them all up, the total cost is 325 wen.

While the waiter weighed the items, the shopkeeper calculated the price on an abacus.

The shopkeeper took out the money box, counted out 325 copper coins for Zhao Lian, and handed them to her: "Here, little girl, count them."

Zhao Lian took the copper coins, counted them, and carefully put them back in her pocket.