Shen Tianshu didn't mind what everyone thought. Her purpose was to slowly dispel Xu's authority as the prefect's wife, and she was not in a hurry.
Everyone chatted for a few more words, and the carriages from each mansion had basically arrived, so they went home.
Mrs. Xu was in a bad mood. She didn't have a good rest in Mingshui Garden for the past two days. When she got home, she didn't bother to set any rules and just asked everyone to go back to their houses to have a good rest.
When Shen Tianshu returned to Shuangtang Courtyard, Aunt Yang had already prepared everything for bathing.
She took a comfortable bath, and as soon as she returned to her room, Mingyu sent in a greeting card.
"Girl, someone from Renhe Street just sent a greeting card."
Shen Tianshu took it and opened it. It was the Luo family she had been waiting for.
She knew in her heart that the Luo family was still in the stage of observing and testing Mrs. Tong, so the person who came to visit this time could never be the old man of the Luo family.
According to her understanding of the situation of the Luo family, if it is better, Luo Shisheng, the eldest father of the Luo family, will come to visit, which proves that the Luo family has paid enough attention to her.
If the second master, Luo Shiren, almost came, it would mean that what he had done had only aroused the interest of the Luo family, and it was far from significant enough.
But to Shen Tianshu's surprise, the next day, three brothers from the Luo family came to the door together.
In fact, Shen Tianshu's original guess was not a problem, because the Luo family's original plan was just for Luo Shisheng to visit alone.
But because of this epidemic, Lady Tong's deeds of stepping forward at a critical moment have now spread throughout the streets and alleys of Yongzhou Prefecture, and even the Luo family has heard about it.
That's why Luo Shiren temporarily decided to come with his elder brother to see what is so special about this goddess doctor who is almost rumored to be the reincarnation of Hua Tuo.
As for the third child, Luo Shizhong, he had no contact with the Luo family's business at all. He came here purely to express his gratitude and give gifts to Lady Tong because of his wife's pregnancy.
Upon closer inspection, the three brothers of the Luo family do have similar facial features, but their temperaments are very different. At first glance, it is hard to tell that they are biological brothers.
The eldest brother, Luo Shisheng, is upright and calm. He already has the aura of a patriarch. He looks very serious when he is not smiling.
The second eldest child, Luo Shiren, has a businesslike air. Even if he is sitting honestly on a chair, he will give people a sense of cynicism. However, a pair of eyes that smile at first glance but hide a secret light upon closer inspection also show that This person cannot be judged by his appearance.
As for the third eldest brother, Luo Shizhong, I didn't think anything of it just by looking at him before, but sitting with his two elder brothers clearly made him look like a child who hasn't grown up yet.
The four people exchanged polite greetings and then took their seats.
Luo Shisheng did not speak in a hurry, but Luo Shiren was the first to speak with a smile: "I have heard of Madam Tong's name for a long time, and today I finally got to meet her. Madam Tong went to the nursing home for a free clinic, and went deep into the epidemic area regardless of her own safety. All the incidents were... Luo Mou admired him endlessly. Now that we have met, I finally understand what it means to be a hero!"
Shen Tianshu knew that Luo Shiren's previous compliments were all foreshadowing, and the purpose was actually the last sentence.
This is to say that she is too young, her reputation is false, and she may not have any real talents.
“Princess Gaoyang became famous in Shuntian Mansion at the age of fifteen and entered the palace to treat the Queen Mother at the age of twenty.
"I'm just not talented. Although I dare not compare myself to Princess Gaoyang, it also shows that age means nothing. What do you think, Mr. Luo Er?"
Luo Shiren did not expect that Mrs. Tong was quite confident. She smiled slightly when she heard the words, but did not answer or say whether she agreed or not.
Luo Shisheng, who had been silent all this time, spoke next: "My second brother is outspoken and speaks without thinking. Madam Tong, don't be as knowledgeable as him."
Luo Shizhong, sitting at the bottom, also smiled and agreed casually.
Shen Tianshu could tell immediately that the Luo brothers were playing tricks on her.
As for Luo Shizhong, he didn't look good enough in front of these two people. At best, he was just a silly follower.
Based on Shen Tianshu's attitude just now, Luo Shisheng stopped his brother's further probing in time and said: "Since Mrs. Tong is in this business, she must know something about it. Our Luo family is the largest medicinal material merchant in Huguang.
"Today, at least half of the medicinal materials transactions in Huguang are our Luo family's business, and this is only the Luo family's own business, excluding our partnership with other families.
"I'm not afraid of making fun of you. In Huguang, our Luo family is the golden brand of medicinal materials. You will never find anyone better than us."
Shen Tianshu picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Although Mr. Luo is boasting, he is not exaggerating. The Luo family is indeed the largest and best medicinal material dealer in Huguang."
"Now?" Luo Shisheng heard that there was something in Shen Tianshu's words and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and look at her.
"In every industry, there will be an endless stream of rising stars, right?" Shen Tianshu smiled slightly, "What's more, my choice doesn't have to be limited to Huguang, what do you think?"
"From what Madam Tong said, could it be that there are already other alternatives?"
"I wonder if Mr. Luo has heard of the Qiu family in Nanzhili. They have been trying to contact me recently and want to discuss cooperation.
"As far as I know, the Qiu family is a herbal medicine dealer that just emerged two years ago. If the Luo family is the leader among medicine dealers, then the Qiu family should be considered a rising star, right?
"I think as they are new to the industry, they probably won't mind my age!"
Luo Shisheng can take charge of the Luo family's business on behalf of Mr. Luo. Naturally, he will not be someone who chooses people based on their age and does not make any preparation before coming.
In fact, before he came to visit her, he asked Lao San to learn more about Lady Tong.
But as the saying goes, seeing is worth hearing a hundred times.
After just a few words of conversation, Luo Shisheng made his own judgment in his mind.
This Lady Tong is by no means an ordinary person, and she is not as pure and kind as the third child said.
As for the Qiu family, as a colleague who has been in the spotlight recently, he certainly knows something about it.
As Shen Tianshu said, the Qiu family is a medicinal herb dealer that has suddenly emerged. I don’t know who is the backer behind it, but it is indeed very wealthy.
In the first year, they spent money to pave the way almost regardless of the cost, and also successively stole a lot of business from the Luo family.
It's just that Luo Shisheng didn't expect that the Qiu family would be so well-informed about the news, and that people as far away as South Zhili would also discover the value of Lady Tong.
Seeing Luo Shisheng's increasingly serious attitude, Shen Tianshu knew that he had made the right move.
She had no plans to cooperate with other medicinal material dealers, but since the Qiu family came all the way to come to her, wouldn't it be a waste if they didn't need them to stimulate the Luo family.
The two sides talked nonsense back and forth for several times, and Luo Shisheng finally realized that although he was much older, he could not gain any advantage by playing word games in front of Shen Tianshu.
He finally gave up wasting time and asked straight to the point: "It seems that Mrs. Tong has already thought about how to cooperate?"
"This is natural." Shen Tianshu raised his head as he spoke, his eyes swept over Luo Shiren and Luo Shizhong, and asked, "Just say it so directly?"
Luo Shisheng nodded and said: "Regarding the family business, there are no secrets between the three of us brothers, but Mrs. Tong just says it doesn't matter."
"I want the same cooperation method as the Jiang family back then."
This sentence was so shocking that Luo Shisheng couldn't hold back his face after hearing it, and the corners of his mouth kept twitching.
When Luo Shiren heard this, he jumped up and said, "I think you are crazy!"
