Chapter 143: Ride
Xiaohuan thought for a while and reluctantly agreed.
A small hand grabbed the hem of her clothes and tugged. Xiaohuan looked down and met Yuanyuan's big black eyes.
"Auntie, nest." Yuanyuan pointed her little finger at herself, then swung it down hard, "Hit!"
Zaizai also wants to beat up bad guys!
Xiao Huan was delighted and agreed, "Okay, I'll let Yuanyuan hit her twice as well next time."
Stone:"……"
No, why are we still treated differently?
At the same time, Shang Wan was asking Lu Chengjing about his reply to Qiao Yuan.
Qiao Yuan's letter first boasted about Shang Wan's ancestral secret recipe, and then said that the ointment was particularly effective for his eldest cousin's injuries. He wanted to buy a few more boxes, and also wanted to discuss a business deal with Shang Wan.
The eldest cousin Qiao Yugui has a medical clinic under his name and wants to use Shang Wan's ointment as their treasure.
The two parties adopted a cooperative model. Qiao Yugui provided the medicinal materials, and Shang Wan was responsible for making the ointment. Shang Wan was given one tael of silver for each box of ointment.
For every box of ointment sold, Shang Wan will be given another three taels of silver. The more he sells, the more he will get, which is equivalent to letting Shang Wan Tech become a shareholder.
If Shang Wan agrees to cooperate, he can no longer sell the ointment to other people, nor can he cooperate with other medical clinics. Qiao Yugui has the final say when the cooperation stops.
On the surface, Shangwan costs almost nothing and seems to be a good deal.
But if you think about it carefully, cooperation is very restrictive. Although the so-called ancestral secret recipe is still in Shang Wan's hands, under such restrictions, it is equivalent to becoming Qiao Yugui's property.
And there is another obvious disadvantage, that is, the secret recipe of the ointment is likely to be prepared by Qiao Yugui's people through the required medicinal materials.
The restrictions were real restrictions, but Shang Wan didn't have to worry about the secret recipe being revealed.
After all, her secret recipe is spiritual spring water. Even she doesn’t know where it comes from. Who can figure out the formula of spiritual spring water?
Taken together, this is indeed a way to make money, but the specific cooperation needs to be discussed in detail, at least the initiative cannot be left entirely in Qiao Yugui's hands.
Shang Wan was not going to agree for the time being. She had to visit the thatched cottage three times to make her secret recipe valuable.
The more reluctant you are, the greater the room for negotiation. Rushing is not a deal.
Lu Chengjing also meant the same thing.
Things that are too easy to obtain tend to be devalued.
They are not in a hurry to spend money now, so they can wait until Qiao Yugui comes to visit in person.
"Have you written your reply? Once you've written it, I'll take it to you on the way into the city."
Shang Wan changed her clothes and said to Lu Chengjing: "Yuanyuan goes to the mountains every day to play wildly. Her clothes are not made well, and Xiaohuan has started to put patches on her clothes. I will go to the city to buy some cloth and bring it back to my dear boy. Some new clothes and some seeds."
"It's done." Lu Chengjing took out the written letter from under the book and handed it to Shang Wan.
Shang Wan put the letter into his sleeve and went out to harness the ox cart.
When she left the village, she saw Liu Yuzhi, whom she hadn't seen for a while. She thought Liu Yuzhi had gone back, but he was still at the Lin family.
Liu Yuzhi sat in a daze on a big rock not far from the village entrance. He looked fatter than last time and his face was rounded.
The sound of the oxcart passing by brought her back to her senses. She raised her head and saw Shang Wan. She was startled and asked, "Are you going into the city?"
Shang Wan nodded and drove the bullock cart to continue walking.
"Wait!" Liu Yuzhi jumped down from the stone and caught up with her skirt.
"Hey!" The ox cart stopped and Shang Wan turned around, "Is something wrong?"
"I..." Liu Yuzhi stared at Shang Wan, "Can you take me into the city with you?"
"I want a ride, that's okay." Shang Wan was very talkative, "It's thirty cents for a trip into the city."
"Thirty cents!" Liu Yuzhi's eyes widened, "Others only charge five cents."
Shang Wan leaned back and glanced sideways at her, "This is the price of taking my car. If it's too expensive, don't take it."
Liu Yuzhi looked back at the entrance of the village, gritted his teeth, climbed onto the bullock cart, and said, "Let's go."
Shang Wan looked at her thoughtfully, stretched out his hand and said, "Give me the money first and then take the ride." Liu Yuzhi reluctantly counted out the coins and handed them to Shang Wan.
Shang Wan simply collected the money and drove the ox cart to the city. He didn't mean to talk to Liu Yuzhi the whole time.
Liu Yuzhi couldn't help but ask: "Why didn't you ask me what I was doing in the city?"
Shang Wan looked back at her, "Just tell me if I ask you?"
Liu Yuzhi pursed her lips, looked away at the scenery along the way, and stopped talking.
After entering the city, the two went their separate ways.
"Hey." Shang Wan called to Liu Yuzhi, "Do you want to take the bus back? I'll give you an advantage."
Liu Yuzhi glanced at her inexplicably, shook his head, hurriedly walked into the crowd, and disappeared after a while.
Shang Wan went to Dongshi for shopping first, and after buying everything, he went to Qiao Mansion.
Qiao Yu'an was in the mansion. The concierge ran in and announced that Shang Wan was waiting by the bullock cart.
After waiting for a while, Qiao Yuan hurriedly walked out with A Le.
Shang Wan handed him the letter directly.
Qiao Yu'an put the letter in her arms and signaled A Le to give Shang Wan the blue baggage he was carrying.
Shang Wan opened the bag and took a look and found that there were account books and some odds and ends inside. She put the bundle directly in the bullock cart.
"Buying so many things." Qiao Yu'an glanced at the half-loaded oxcart and asked about Lu Chengjing's current situation, "How is Chengjing's recovery from his injury?"
Shang Wan said vaguely: "It's okay."
Qiao Yu'an was not very satisfied with this statement. Good means good, bad means bad. What does "okay" mean?
When he was about to ask further questions, a blue sedan stopped in front of the Qiao Mansion.
The blue door curtain opened, and the maid helped Qiao Weiwei out of the sedan. She looked up and saw Shang Wan and Qiao Yu'an standing together talking.
A look of surprise flashed in Qiao Weiwei's eyes, and she came over with gentle steps to greet Qiao Yu'an.
Qiao Yuan asked her with a smile: "Where did you go to play?"
Qiao Weiwei said: "Go to the temple to fulfill your wish."
Qiao Yu'an nodded. Seeing the tired look on her face, he urged her to go home and rest.
Shang Wan moved the tip of his nose slightly, looked at Qiao Weiwei's back, and kindly reminded Qiao Yu'an, "Be careful, sister."
Normally when going to the temple, she would dress simply and elegantly, but Qiao Weiwei dressed up in a flashy style. Not only did she not have the scent of a temple, but she smelled of blood.
Although the fragrance of the powder was very strong, it still couldn't hide it from Shang Wan's nose.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Qiao Weiwei is menstruating.
But if menstruation occurs, according to the customs of this world, menstruation is dirty, and women who have menstruation cannot enter temples.
In short, Shang Wan felt that something was wrong with Qiao Weiwei. Qiao Yu'an really cared about his sister, so it wouldn't take much trouble to remind her by the way.
However, Qiao Yu'an misunderstood and explained: "Weiwei treats Chengjing like an elder brother, don't get me wrong."
Shang Wan: "..."
Forget it, she already reminded her anyway.
"Let's go." Shang Wan jumped on the bullock cart and drove away.
When we arrived at the entrance of the village, the sunset had already appeared on the horizon.
Shang Wan looked at Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Wei who were blocking the bullock cart. Could it be that they wanted to be hit by the bull again?
Of course the two of them are not here to fight.
Mrs. Wei looked unkind and asked: "Where is Yuzhi, surnamed Shang? Where did you take her?"