Chapter 230 A little famous
The winter snow is coming, and thousands of pear trees are blooming.
It’s the end of the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye.
"Brother Zhang, where are you going when it's snowing?"
"That girl at home insisted that I go to the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion to buy some new snow plum ointment. She said I couldn't grab it if I got there late. There are more things happening every day."
The man in the cotton-padded jacket complained, shook the snow off his umbrella, and waved his hand to the person opposite, "I have to go shopping. Let's drink together tomorrow."
"Okay, the road is slippery in the snow, be careful not to fall."
The man hurried to the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion holding an umbrella.
It snowed heavily last night and there was a thin layer of ice on the road. Although it has been trampled many times by pedestrians who got up early, the coldness has not diminished at all.
The cold wind blew by, making people's faces turn red and their necks shrink from the cold.
But this did not prevent long queues in front of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
"Don't be anxious, everyone." Mrs. Lou led the store's waiters to give hot soy milk to the men and women waiting in line. "Have a bowl of hot food first, and you'll be warm when you go in."
Soy milk is not expensive, a bowl costs only two copper coins. If it is not enough, you can add more.
Most people are willing to pay for a bowl of hot drink on a cold day.
Mrs. Lou has discovered a business opportunity, and she takes advantage of the customer flow of Lingyao Pavilion and sells ice powder, jelly and sour plum soup in summer, snow pear soup to nourish the lungs and promote body fluids, and hot and sweet soy milk in winter.
Meeting customers who are in time for dinner can bring a lot of business to the store.
What? You said there are so many restaurants on this street, why don't others follow suit?
What else could be the reason? Because Mrs. Lou has a good relationship with the shopkeeper of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion. Not only can she get inside information, but she can also sometimes provide several places for internal testing of new products in the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
Do you think other restaurant owners or proprietresses have this ability? Do people pay attention to him?
Lingyao Pavilion's Jade Powder and White Jade Ointment are in short supply in Suzhou and Hangzhou, especially the white jade ointment. Almost every young girl and daughter-in-law has a box of it. Some people have traveled thousands of miles to the small Dongning County to buy it, and then they are sold to other companies in Lingyao Pavilion. Things attract people, wholesale them and bring them back for sale.
After this back and forth, the reputation of Lingyao Pavilion has been established, not only in Jiangnan, Suzhou and Hangzhou, but also in the capital city.
There is nothing wrong with the medicine from the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, whether you take it into your mouth or use it on your face or body.
Being able to use the new products of Lingyao Pavilion before others can make many people envious.
At this time, inside the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, unlike the ice and snow outside, it could be said to be as warm as spring.
Knowing that the winter in Dongning County is cold, Shang Wan took special care when renovating the shop and changed the east and west walls of the shop into fire walls. In winter, charcoal would be burned, and the smoke would circulate along the flue in the hollow wall, not only keeping the cold away Despite being outside, the whole room was still getting warm.
At first, Shang Wan wanted to build all four walls into fire walls, but if he didn't make the right decision, he might turn the whole shop into a steamer or be poisoned by carbon monoxide, so he only built two fire walls.
Even so, the heating effect is still significant.
It's just more expensive.
Fortunately, Shang Wan took advantage of the hot weather to stock up on charcoal, and now he can still afford it.
All the guests who stepped into the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion sighed in discomfort, and even stretched out their cold-shrunk necks.
"Shopkeeper, Mr. Duanmu, please come over in a moment." Liu Cheng returned from delivering medicinal materials to the two medical clinics and strode to the counter.
"I know." Shang Wan was keeping accounts behind the counter and asked without raising his head, "Have you given out all the gifts?"
Liu Cheng smiled and nodded: "I guess the return gift will arrive in a while."
"There are many people in the store today, please keep an eye on them and don't let others fish in troubled waters." Shang Wan finished writing down the last transaction before closing the ledger and coming out from behind the counter.
Today she is wearing a silver-red jacket embroidered with begonia patterns. A circle of white rabbit fur around the neckline makes her complexion pale. Her eyebrows are delicate and picturesque. When she stands out, she is a living sign of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
It's no wonder that women are so attracted to the items in the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
The men secretly lamented, why did the beauty shop owner already have a wife?
After getting on the carriage through the back door, Shang Wan said to the coachman: "Go to Zhuangzi."
The driver is from the village, his name is Liu Zhong, and he is an honest man. Because Shang Wan's medicine saved the lives of his wife and children, he volunteered to work as a coachman for Shang Wan for free. He was good at handling animals, raising the horses to be smooth, fat and strong, and his driving skills were also good, so Shang Wan kept him. Of course, Shang Wan still paid him wages.
Liu Zhong agreed, raised his whip and slapped the horse's butt gently.
The obedient horse dragged the cart out of the city.
Shang Wan was about to take a nap when something suddenly occurred to him. He raised his hand and knocked on the carriage wall, "Uncle Liu, go to the county school first."
They have been closed in recent years, and the county schools will have a holiday starting from this afternoon, and the holidays will not be closed until the tenth day of the Lunar New Year.
Calculating that it was almost time, Shang Wan thought about picking up Lu Chengjing from school.
The carriage turned a corner and headed towards the county school.
There were several carriages parked not far from the county school. Shang Wan opened the curtain and looked outside, and found that the Qiao Mansion's carriage was also there, probably coming to pick up Qiao Yu'an.
Just as he was thinking this, two figures, one purple and one white, walked over side by side.
The young man in purple said with a smile on his face, "Go to Baoyuezhai for dinner, I'll treat you."
"I..." The moon-white young man just said a word when he suddenly saw a familiar carriage and the people getting off the carriage.
"I still have something to do, you can go alone." Lu Chengjing walked quickly to the carriage, his footsteps eager, leaving Qiao Yu'an behind.
"Hey, why are you walking so fast?"
Qiao Yu'an chased after him without knowing why. When she got closer, she saw Shang Wan getting off the carriage. She couldn't help but muttered: "I value sex over friends."
Lu Chengjing couldn't see anyone else as long as his wife was around, and since he wasn't newlywed, he was getting more and more clingy. Why haven't you seen him like this before?
Thinking so, Qiao Yu'an still raised her hand to greet Shang Wan.
Shang Wan smiled back at him.
Qiao Yu'an invited: "It's just right, let's go to Baoyuezhai for dinner together, and take Yuanyuan over too. I haven't seen her for a few days."
"Not today, I have to go to Zhuangzi." Shang Wan said, "The day after tomorrow, I'll treat you to Bao Yuezhai."
"That's settled."
"Um."
It happened that A Le came to pick him up holding an umbrella, so Qiao Yu'an said goodbye and left.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a piece of black clothes disappeared in a flash.
"Qiao Yugui is in the carriage." Shang Wan looked away, stood on tiptoe to sweep the snow from Lu Chengjing's hair, and pulled the man into the carriage.
Lu Chengjing let out a sigh of relief as he spoke, "He's been quiet a lot lately."
Shang Wan lifted the copper kettle on the small stove and poured him a cup of hot goat's milk.
Lu Chengjing lowered his eyes and drank slowly. The hot air softened his cold brows.
The goat's milk was a little hot, so he puffed up his mouth and blew it gently. His cheeks suddenly felt warm, and a white and warm hand fell down.
The eyelashes trembled and slowly raised.
Shang Wan smiled and looked at him with crooked eyes.
"There's some flesh on the face."
Two fingers pinched the soft flesh on the cheek of the person next to him.
Three meals a day, two snacks and one late night snack can be regarded as nourishing a person.
It still feels better with meat.