Chapter 178 Dried bitter melon
Observing the waiter's attitude, Xiaohuan was a little worried, "Sister, what if they don't buy our medicinal materials?"
"If you don't want to buy it, don't buy it. There are many medical clinics in the city, and there is always someone who knows the goods." Old God Shang Wan was there, "To put it bluntly, even if no medical clinic is willing to buy it, we can still sell it to a drug store. It's not too much. If you make some money, you won’t be able to sell it.”
Before long, the waiter led an old man with a white beard out.
When I crossed the threshold, the waiter reached out to help me, but the old man waved his hand impatiently, "My legs and feet are strong, I don't need your help."
After that, he raised his legs and easily crossed the threshold.
Seeing this, the waiter had no choice but to retract his hand.
The person who came was none other than Dr. Sun. He didn't see anyone at the door. He stroked his beard and asked doubtfully: "Who has good medicinal materials?"
"Old sir." Shang Wan, who was standing on the side, called out at the right time and walked over with Yuanyuan in his arms.
Old Doctor Sun had a good memory and recognized Shang Wan and the baby in her arms at the first sight.
Yuanyuan also recognized this old man with a white beard and smiled and waved her little hand to say hello.
"This little face is round again." Dr. Sun skillfully grasped the round little hand to feel for the pulse, and nodded while stroking his white beard, "Not bad, this baby is really well raised."
Shang Wan smiled, could a person with psychic powers not be in good health?
"You want to sell medicinal materials?" Dr. Sun let go of Yuanyuan and looked at Shang Wan.
Shang Wan nodded and asked Xiaohuan to bring a bag of ginger slices over to show to Dr. Sun.
"What can you tell when you put it in your pocket?" Old Doctor Sun turned to the waiter and asked, "Bring me a bamboo basket, a bigger one."
The guy agreed and ran to get it.
Old Doctor Sun turned around and walked towards Gu'antang, calling for Shang Wan and his party to follow him, and asked another waiter to help carry the medicinal materials.
There are a lot of things on the oxcart, so someone needs to keep an eye on them.
Xiao Huan stayed to look at the car, while Shang Wan carried Yuanyuan and walked inside. Chu Xu followed with her short legs to join in the fun.
"Wow -" All the ginger slices in the pocket were poured into the big bamboo basket, spreading out into a beautiful brown-red color.
"The color is good." Old Doctor Sun randomly picked up a few handfuls and put them to the tip of his nose to smell. He couldn't help but nodded when he didn't smell any peculiar smell.
He took another piece alone and put it into his mouth. After a while, he spit it out, looked closely at it, and affirmed, "It is indeed a good medicine."
He looked up at Shang Wan who was standing opposite and asked, "But it was picked from the mountain?"
Shang Wan nodded. It was indeed picked from the mountain at first.
Old Doctor Sun asked again: "Are all those cloth pockets on the oxcart like this?"
"Yes." Shang Wan said, "We picked them together and prepared them in batches."
Old Doctor Sun nodded, not afraid that Shang Wan would pass off the quality as a good one. After all, you can tell clearly when you open your pocket, so there's no need to lie.
He turned to the waiter and said, "Take it all."
Guy is dumbfounded, why don't you ask the price first? That's it, how can we lower the price later?
"Why are you staring?" Old Doctor Sun frowned, "Good medicinal materials are hard to come by, and they don't cost you any money."
Guy: "..."
He smiled apologetically at Shang Wan and took old doctor Sun to the side to talk.
Old Doctor Sun was impatient, but he followed him.
Shang Wan had already figured out the price. When the waiter came back, the two of them went back and forth, and the five large pockets of ginger slices were finally sold for nine taels of silver.
If it were sold to a drug store, due to its good quality, it would be sold for five taels at most, which is almost double the price. This shows how profitable it is to be a middleman.
Compared to Dr. Sun, the guy is much more cautious.
He and the other two waiters poured out the remaining four bags of ginger slices and looked at them to make sure they were of similar quality before paying Shang Wan the money.
Old doctor Sun said: "In the future, there will be medicinal materials of this quality. Just come to Gu'antang and collect as much as you can." Shang Wan agreed with a smile. Taking this first step, this market was initially opened.
Gu'antang's reputation in the city is not small. With Gu'antang's endorsement, as long as her medicinal materials are good, other medical clinics will not refuse.
In the future, when a large number of herbal medicines are grown, they can open their own pharmacy and connect with major medical clinics, eliminating the need for middlemen to earn the price difference.
Before leaving, Yuanyuan waved her little hand to the old grandfather, smiling sweetly with crooked eyebrows.
Older people inevitably like to tease cute little dolls.
Old Doctor Sun followed suit and asked Shang Wan to wait, then turned around and ordered the waiter to go to the backyard to pack a bag of dried bitter melon he made for the little baby to take as a snack.
Shang Wan's eyes twitched, taking bitter melon as a snack. Are you serious?
The waiter is also honest, and he packed a bag full of baggage, weighing at least two kilograms.
Remembering that Dr. Sun also had good intentions, Shang Wan thanked him and took it, thinking about bringing some gifts next time.
As if she knew it was for her, Yuanyuan quickly stretched out her short arms to hug her, and her big eyes that were already smiling turned into two arcs.
Old Doctor Sun smiled kindly and said, "Come here to play with Grandpa."
With a little round head, he stretched out his short fingers to hook up with Dr. Sun.
One big and one small played hooks in a serious manner, making everyone in the medical center laugh.
After saying goodbye, Shang Wan took a dried bitter melon from his pocket and put it in his mouth to taste.
Unexpectedly, dried bitter melon is not bitter, has a refreshing and slightly sweet taste, and is quite delicious.
Xiaohuan also took one and smelled it before putting it in his mouth.
Dried bitter melon has a faint medicinal aroma when you smell it, and it tastes sweet. The bitterness should have been removed in advance and marinated with sugar.
Bitter melon clears away heat and can prevent internal heat, making it a great summer snack.
Xiaohuan said to Shang Wan: "Sister, let's buy two kilograms of bitter melon later. I'll think about it and make some for snacks."
She likes to study food, and whenever she encounters food she has never cooked before, she always wants to try to imitate it.
Shang Wan also thought that dried bitter melon tasted delicious, so he naturally agreed to Xiaohuan's suggestion.
She grabbed a small handful of bitter melon from her pocket, dried it and handed it to Chu Xu and Yuanyuan, "It's very delicious, try it both."
Yuanyuan grabbed a piece of bitter melon and took a bite, grinding it with millet.
Chu Xu was not in a hurry to eat. He glanced at Shang Wan, his big eyes unable to hide anything.
Shang Wan looked down at him and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Chu Xu shook his head and said, "We'll talk about it later when we get back."
Shang Wan: "..."
The little kid has learned to tell the truth.
She jumped onto the bullock cart and greeted the three of them, "Sit tight."
The scalper dragged the cart to the West Market. When he passed the cloth store, he stopped and asked the waiter to help look after the cart. The four of them went in to buy cloth.
With Shang Wan's connivance, Xiaohuan picked out a lot of cloth and purchased a lot of silk thread.
Shang Wan bought new clothes for everyone in the family. Although the fabrics are not as good as those made by the Lu family, they are already very good compared to those made by ordinary people.
After coming out of Buzhuang, more than half of the money I just earned went away.
Shang Wan had a great time.
Earning money is to improve your life. Spend it when you need to, and make money after you spend it.
After going to Xishi to buy all the things he needed at home, Shang drove an ox cart to the county government office in the evening.