The drug store has arrived.
Wang Decai was sitting inside with a sad face.
Seeing Zhao Chuan come in, Wang Decai hurriedly stood up to greet him.
After sitting down, Wang Decai asked his wife to come out and make tea as usual.
Zhao Chuan said no, I really can’t get used to your Chuanxin tea, which is as bitter as Coptis chinensis.
Zhao Chuan got straight to the point, took out two five hundred taels of silver notes, and said that I was here to pick up the medicinal materials that you and I ordered for the first time.
Wang Decai said politely that you were serious. Yesterday I just said that a southern drug dealer had the goods and could trade them in advance. If you are in such a hurry, could it be that you need it urgently?
Zhao Chuan nodded and said it was urgent, but in his heart he said it was you who urged me to pick up the goods early. In fact, these medicinal materials are not needed at all now, but I have no choice but to break the contract because I am too shy.
Wang Decai asked Zhao Chuan to take a moment and went to the backyard to pick up the goods.
Zhao Chuan saw Wang Decai carrying medicinal materials back and forth several times, and said that you are the only one in this store, why don't you find a man to help?
Wang Decai said that the town is small and has a small population, so there is not much business. If you hadn't taken care of me this month, I wouldn't be able to eat next month.
Zhao Chuan said that shopkeeper Wang was too humble, how could he not have enough to eat? People would get sick wherever there were people, and those who were sick needed treatment and medicine. You were the only pharmacy in this town, so the business would not be too bad.
Wang Decai smiled bitterly and said that you don't know something. This place is too close to Qingfeng Temple. The Taoists in Qingfeng Temple know how to treat doctors. Rich people go to Qingfeng Temple to see doctors and ask for medicine. Only some poor people come to me. What money can be made?
Zhao Chuan thought about it. They looked down upon the poor people for treating serious illnesses, and they couldn't make much money for minor illnesses. It seemed that Wang Decai could only support his family.
"But the situation may be different in the future, because all the Taoists in Qingfeng Temple have left. It's hard to say whether Qingfeng Temple can survive!" Zhao Chuan said.
"Well, you said this situation makes sense. Business has been a little better recently. But I heard that the Marquis' soldiers were plagued by a plague. I don't know how my business will be in the future." Wang Decai said worriedly.
Wang Decai took out all the medicines ordered by Zhao Chuan and placed them on the counter one by one. He also took out the order that Zhao Chuan had written to him before, carefully checked the product name, quantity and weight one by one, and finally asked Zhao Chuan to come forward and take a look.
Zhao Chuan said no need.
Wang Decai was very happy to see Zhao Chuan trusting him so much, so he said there are so many medicinal materials, I will pack them for you and send them to where?
Zhao Chuan was thinking about this. He didn't have a car to take away so many medicinal materials. Besides, he was just a doctor, not a medicine dealer. It was inconvenient to travel with these things.
Zhao Chuan thought for a while and said, let's borrow the tools in your shop and process them into semi-finished products for me. It will be convenient to take them away.
Wang Decai said that's fine, just agree on what kind of processing you want.
Looking at the medicinal materials, Zhao Chuan recalled Ghost Master Xiaotian's "Elixir Pill" in his mind, picked the simplest alchemy formula, recombined it, and planned to make a phlegm-removing and lung-clearing elixir to try it out first.
Zhao Chuan told Wang Decai how to process it.
The tools for alchemy include alchemy cauldron and alchemy furnace.
The alchemy cauldron is relatively large and is heated with ordinary fire to assist in alchemy. The materials used to make the fire include kerosene, flint, coking coal, charcoal, etc. Generally, when refining meat elixirs of other grades, grass elixirs are more commonly used. It is characterized by large output, fast elixir production, and is not prone to failure, but the quality of the elixirs is poor. But no matter how bad it is, it is still better than the decoction. The decoction is not easy to store or take.
The alchemy furnace is relatively small and is used by people who practice martial arts. To heat the alchemy, you need to use the fire of the five elements or the three flavors of true fire to quench the high-grade rare elixirs and medicine stones in the furnace, or simply further refine and upgrade the low-grade elixirs.
The alchemy furnace that Ghost Master Xiaotian gave to Zhao Chuan is now in the Qiankun Bag, and Zhao Chuan plans to put it to use this time.
Seeing Wang Decai working hard to process these medicinal materials alone, Zhao Chuan said that you should find a helper, even an apprentice. Apprentices don't need to pay wages.
Wang Decai said that the temple was too small to support him.
Zhao Chuan said that you are the only one who works as the shopkeeper, doctor and clerk. It is not an option to continue like this.
Wang Decai gasped and said what to do.
Seeing that Wang Decai had been busy for a while and now started processing semi-finished products, he was indeed a little tired, and it was not easy to talk to Zhao Chuan. Zhao Chuan walked out of the store and called the two brothers Da Mao and Mao Hai who had been waiting not far from the door. Come in.
Do you recognize these two people, Zhao Chuan? This big guy was the waiter at the inn where I stayed just now. He was raped by the shopkeeper and insisted on being my target. This little one is his younger brother. He wanted me to find something to do. I felt that you were lacking someone here, so I brought him here.
Wang Decai waved his hands and said, "No! My business is really not good. This small pharmacy can barely make ends meet for me and my wife. It will be difficult to have another child after the Chinese New Year. We can't add any more!"
Zhao Chuan smiled and said, "This little boy is really good. I'll be your apprentice. I'll pay for the wages and the food. I'll lend it to you for the time being. I'll treat it as your training! Don't be afraid, you Business will be good in the future! Don’t answer me in a hurry, you should think about it first.”
Wang Decai frowned and said nothing.
Zhao Chuan said that was settled, and then asked the two people to help process the medicinal materials, chopping those that should be chopped, and grinding those that should be ground.
The three people worked for two hours to process these medicinal materials.
Wang Decai said, Mr. Zhao, you are really big-hearted. Each of these medicinal materials is precious and each portion costs dozens of taels of silver. You ask these two laymen to help process it. In case a handful of medicinal materials are given to you. You were blinded, how could you do it?
Zhao Chuan laughed and said it's okay, it's such a big thing, it's just a matter of more than a thousand taels of silver, let them do it, more important things have to be done later.
However, Wang Decai looked at these processed medicinal materials and was a little puzzled. If they were processed like this, they wouldn't need to be so broken to make decoctions. Aren't you wasting such good medicinal materials and wasting the natural resources, right?
Zhao Chuan said, let's stop guessing. Let me tell you the truth. In fact, I am a doctor. But don't worry, I only treat people and don't sell medicine, so I won't conflict with you.
Wang Decai said I'm not worried, I don't like being a doctor, I like doing business, otherwise I wouldn't be selling medicinal materials all over the world before my father died. Being a doctor is too risky and it is not easy to make money.
Zhao Chuan said it was just right and we could cooperate.
Wang Decai said that's what I meant, but I just don't understand what you mean by processing such good medicinal materials into pieces.
Zhao Chuan laughed again and said that actually, I am mainly a gynecologist, but my favorite thing is not to treat women, but to make elixirs...
Wang Decai had a dark look on his face.
"I heard that the Supreme Master in the sky has a Bagua furnace to make elixirs. Do you know how to make elixirs? Did you eat the three-turn Yang-returning elixir that my wife gave you? It saved you and your brain is still recovering?"
Third turn of Yang Yang elixir?
Zhao Chuan said that when you saved me, you gave me the Third Transformation Yang-Returning Pill?
Wang Decai said yes, I am just a medicine dealer, otherwise I would not have such high medical skills to treat you. When I went to the inn, you were already dead.
"Three Turns of Returning Yang Pill? Are you saying this thing is really that powerful?" Zhao Chuan looked suspicious.
Wang Decai said that this was absolutely true. I brought this Yang-Returning Pill from my mother's family, and there was only one of it. Oh, what a pity. If I had known that she had this thing, why would I have been the drugstore shop owner... Wang Decai seemed unwilling to accept his words.
Zhao Chuan was surprised and asked Wang Decai why he spent so much money to save him.
Wang Decai was a little frustrated. He told the truth that it was his wife's idea. She said it was to save you and continue the business that you had placed an order before, but she used this elixir that only gods can have to save a thousand taels. As for the silver business, you have to ask her in person why...
Zhao Chuan came back to his senses, smiled, and said, Shopkeeper Wang, don't worry, I won't let you suffer. Your life-saving elixir is worth it, and I will make some elixirs to repay you.
Wang Decai's eyes lit up, "Mr. Zhao, can you also practice the Three Turns of Returning Yang Pill?"
Zhao Chuan said that's not possible, but I will definitely be able to refine the life-saving elixir, but I may not know it in the future. I just mastered this technique and am currently studying it.
Wang Decai was a little disappointed when he heard this.
Zhao Chuan told Damao to pack all the medicinal materials for me, and then go out and find a place for me. I want to refine the elixir.
Damao said, what kind of place does Master need to be the most suitable place for alchemy?
Zhao Chuan said that the inn was definitely not good, and no one was allowed to come and go.
"What about renting a private house?"
"It's not good to have idle people. I'm afraid of disturbing you." Zhao Chuan shook his head, "We need a quiet environment and convenient food, housing and living."
Da Mao said he knew and went out.
As soon as Da Mao went out, a man in his fifties came into the store.
"Hey, dear friend, I asked people all over, but they all said they didn't see any letters." When Wang Decai saw the man, he hurriedly pulled the man aside and whispered.
"I also looked for the owner of the coffin shop. He said he didn't see any letter in front of the door." The man said.
"That's right. It's just a piece of paper, not a banknote. Whoever picks it up doesn't think it's a good thing. Besides, most of the people here can't read. If that thing is useless, it can be used as a wipe for you at best. ..." Wang Decai said.
"Sigh, what a bad luck." The man said regretfully, saying that he really shouldn't have come to this poor town.
Zhao Chuan has spiritual energy cultivation, and if he pays close attention, he can hear a needle drop to the ground within a few feet.
"Did you lose a letter?" Zhao Chuan stood up, went over and said directly.
The man stared at Zhao Chuan suspiciously, "How do you say this?"
Seeing that his expression was not very friendly, Zhao Chuan said, "I picked up a letter yesterday. I seemed to have heard you talking about the letter just now. It seems that I heard it wrong. It seems that the letter I picked up was It's not yours."
Zhao Chuan stomped to the counter and looked at the medicinal materials he had just processed as if nothing had happened.
"Where's the letter?" the man asked Zhao Chuan.
Zhao Chuan pretended not to hear and continued to fiddle with his broken medicine residue.
Wang Decai laughed twice and came over and said, "This man is a good friend of mine. He did lose a letter from home. Have you ever picked it up?"
Zhao Chuan said that I picked up a letter, but it was not an ordinary letter from home. I wanted to sell it for money.
