Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 26

Chapter 26: Selling Medicinal Herbs (1)
Parking the bullock cart near the town gate, Sun Dagou said, “Everyone, I will go back to Yunshan Village at two o’clock in the afternoon. If you want to go back by bullock cart, please be sure to get here before that time.”

After saying that, he got on the bullock cart, took out a pack of pancakes, and ate breakfast.

Seeing that the villagers had already left with their things, Chi Xiyou looked at his younger sister and Duan Yixin and said, “I will go to Tian Xiang Pavilion to see if they want to buy pheasants and rabbits. Ru’er, please stay with Xin Xin. Let’s meet here again in two hours.”

Chi Xinru nodded, held Duan Yixin’s hand, and said, “All right. I will take care of Xin Xin.”

Chi Xiyou patted their heads and said, “Be careful.”

After saying that, he walked to the largest and most luxurious restaurant in Chunshan Town. After her elder brother left, Chi Xinru turned to look at Duan Yixin and said, “Xin Xin, let’s go to Xi Qian Medicine Hall first. If they don’t want to buy your medicinal materials, then we can try to sell them at Chang Shou Pharmacy.”

Duan Yixin didn’t know if the medicinal herbs could be sold, so she just nodded and let Chi Xinru lead the way.

Arriving at the busiest area of ​​Chunshan Town, Chi Xinru pointed to the long queue in front of a building and said, “That’s Xi Qian Medicine Hall. In addition to selling medicine, they also provide medical services. These people should come for treatment.”

Duan Yixin looked at the crowded building but said nothing. The two walked to Xi Qian Medicine Hall, and Duan Yixin saw only two physicians treating patients inside. As for the other people who work there, it’s just the servants and the shopkeeper.

As she and Chi Xinru lined up in another line, Duan Yixin observed how the physicians examined and treated patients. Seeing that they only asked a few questions and then directly prescribed the medicine, Duan Yixin knew that these two physicians were not qualified to treat patients since they lacked the basics.

Their queues are faster than the queues for people seeking medical treatment. Soon, it was their turn.

The servant looked at them and asked, “Young Lady, is there anything I can do for you?”

Duan Yixin put down the bamboo basket, took out the medicinal herbs samples, and said, “I want to sell these medicinal herbs.”

The servants could only prepare the medicine according to the prescription and did not understand the medicinal herbs at all. He glanced at the half-dried medicinal herbs on the countertop and said, “Please wait a moment, Young Lady. I need to consult the shopkeeper about this matter.”

After saying that, he left quickly. Duan Yixin frowned and thought, ‘He doesn’t even know these common medicinal herbs, and he is still working in a medicine hall. It seems that the level of medical knowledge in this world is lower than I thought.’

Just as she was thinking about it, the servant came back with a man in his fifties wearing brocade clothes. Judging from the quality of his clothes, his salary as a shopkeeper must be very high. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the shopkeeper to afford such luxurious clothes.

The servant pointed at Duan Yixin and Chi Xinru and said, “Shopkeeper, these two young ladies want to sell medicinal herbs.”

The shopkeeper scanned Duan Yixin and Chi Xinru from head to toe, then frowned when he saw their old clothes covered by patches.

He glared at the servant and said, “This is why you called me here? Didn’t I tell you not to accept any random cat or dog into our place? Do you know how difficult it is to find and identify medicinal herbs? Do you think these two yellow-haired girls know how to do it? Stupid!”

Listening to the shopkeeper’s words, Duan Yixin knew that he scolded the monkey on purpose to warn the chicken. Since he showed obvious disdain for her medicinal herbs, Duan Yixin didn’t want to waste her time here.

Putting the medicinal herbs back into the bamboo basket, she looked at the angry Chi Xinru and said, “Let’s go.”

Before leaving, Chi Xinru glanced at the shopkeeper and walked out from there without looking back.

Coming out of the Xi Qian Medicine Hall, Chi Xinru said, “Who does he think he is? He is so arrogant that he looks down on us without even taking a look at your medicinal herbs.”

Duan Yixin patted her arm and said, “Don’t be angry. Most people are like this. Didn’t you say that Chang Shou Pharmacy also buys medicinal herbs from outside? Let’s go there and take a look.”

After hearing her words, Chi Xinru nodded and led the way to Chang Shou Pharmacy. Xi Qian Medicine Hall and Chang Shou Pharmacy are not far away and are located on the same street.

After only walking for a few minutes, Chi Xinru pointed to a building smaller than Xi Qian Medicine Hall and said, “That is Chang Shou Pharmacy. Because they don’t provide medical services, their business is less than that of Xi Qian Medicine Hall. But the quality of their medicines is better than that of Xi Qian Medicine Hall.”

As soon as the two of them entered the Chang Shou Pharmacy, a servant approached them and asked politely, “Welcome to Chang Shou Pharmacy, Young Ladies. Are you two here to buy medicine or sell medicine?”

Hearing this question, Duan Yixin looked at the servant thoughtfully. From this simple question and the courtesy of the servant, she knew that Chang Shou Pharmacy had experience in buying medicine from villagers.

Thinking about this, Duan Yixin said calmly, “I want to sell medicinal herbs. Does your pharmacy want to buy it?”

As soon as these words came out, the servant’s eyes lit up. Based on their dealings with people who come to sell things, the most profitable ones are those who come to sell medicinal herbs and not medicine.