Marry a powerful minister and remain a widow?I’m done with the book-wearing female role!

After coming out of the bookstore, Jiang Yuzhu took the maid to sit in the teahouse and met Yan Lin.

Yan Lin was the only one in the private room, pacing back and forth irritably.

After Jiang Yuzhu entered the door, she chose a comfortable couch to sit on, raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "Why, it didn't go well?"

At present, the Xie family members are not aware of the news of Jiang Yuzhu's pregnancy. It would be inappropriate to be empty-handed when meeting the Xie family members for the first time.

In the past, Jiang Yuzhu would have gone her own way and would have been too lazy to deal with the Xie family members. However, her mother-in-law Shen and her fifth brother Xie Xuan had brought many things from the family. If she was rude, she would be embarrassed in terms of face.

What comes and goes, debts of gratitude are hard to repay.

The silks, porcelain, cloth and jewelry in the south of the Yangtze River are all better than those in the north. After thinking about it, the only thing that can be obtained is medicinal materials.

Yan Lin stood still, with a brow that could kill a fly, and said sarcastically: "Mrs. Xie, you are really good at predicting things!"

Jishitang has a large herbal medicine dealer in the city that has been supplying goods for a long time. Yan Lin sent his servant Xiaowu to deliver the post and made an appointment to have a detailed discussion at the teahouse, but he was rejected.

Xiao Wu poked his head in front of the private room and complained: "Mrs. Xie, that merchant is so arrogant and talks arrogantly. If he wants to discuss business, my young master must come to visit him personally."

"That merchant has been cooperating with Jishitang for more than [-] years. He has transformed from a herbal picker back then to become the largest herbal merchant in the city. Now he only uses his own words when he has good herbs in his hands. He has forgotten his roots!"

Xiaowuzi didn't expect to be rejected. He held a breath in his chest and couldn't let it out quickly.

Yan Lin seemed to be affected by such rhetoric and looked unhappy.

As a bystander, Jiang Yuzhu could understand the medicinal material dealer's thoughts, and pointed out the key point: "Our patent medicine shop has just opened a few days ago, and there are already signs of grabbing Jishitang's business. When you make an appointment with the medicinal material dealer, are you representing yourself or Jishi?" Tang?"

"If it represents Ji Shi Tang, the shopkeeper will naturally come to contact him. If he represents Yan Lin himself, a poacher, and if the medicinal materials merchant rushes to the market, won't he offend Ji Shi Tang?"

The medicinal material dealer wanted to be a good guy and not offend both parties, so he made the request.

If Yan Lin came to the door on his own initiative, the herbal medicine merchant wouldn't dare to kick him out because of the reputation of his young master's family in Jishi Hall.

If they really come to poach someone, the herbal medicine dealer will have an explanation for Jishitang in the future.

Jiang Yuzhu pointed out the relationship between them, and Yan Lin looked awkward and said: "Although we have opened a patent medicine shop, I always subconsciously think that I am from Jishitang."

"Mrs. Xie, do we still want to come to the door?"

The most authentic tonics in the North can only be bought in the North, such as old wild ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum from the mountains, nourishing velvet antlers, antlers, deer blood and deer bones, which are all good medicinal materials that cannot be found in the south.

"Go to the door."

This time, in addition to purchasing medicinal materials, we also need to deal with the supply of medicine shops.

Currently, the medicine stores still have pills in stock, but they won't last long.

"Didn't you find that purchasing medicinal materials is more difficult than before? There are always medicinal dealers driving up prices."

After the snowstorm in the border town, the road leading to the village was not easy to walk.

After learning that she was pregnant, Jiang Yuzhu gave up the idea of ​​finding channels.

When villagers collect medicines, most of them are first sold to the village chief, and then purchased by medicinal dealers who have cooperated with them for many years.

This is a line of interest that cannot be easily shaken even with power. The reason is that the water is too deep.

Yan Lin touched his chin and asked after realizing it, "Is it related to Jishi Hall?"

Now, the patent medicine shop has just opened and is not yet qualified to compete with Jishitang.

Are the people in Jishitang so stingy?

"Jishitang is the ancestral property of the Yan family. Do you think you can cultivate a prodigal like you without any foresight?"

After Jishitang smells the signs, he will try his best to suppress Chengda Pharmacy.

Jiang Yuzhu was relatively calm and said firmly: "Maybe there will be trouble in a few days."

"Mrs. Xie, what trouble can this cause?"

Yan Lin knew that Ji Shitang had the means, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.

After careful planning, the patent medicine shop has only been open for a few days!

"Rather than nip it in the bud, give you a chance to grow and grab business?"

Jiang Yuzhu had already expected that the soldiers would come to stop him.

Yan Lin was stunned for a moment, then gave a thumbs up and said: "Mrs. Xie, you are worthy of being husband and wife with Mr. Xie. They both have the same expression as those who are calculating."

When Xie Zhao was mentioned, Yan Lin shivered. He now locked the door before going to the toilet, and felt a shadow in his heart.

Jiang Yuzhu was surprised and said with a smile, "Really?"

Similar to Xie Zhao?Then take it as Yan Lin praising her.

The two sat down, and before they finished drinking a cup of tea, the street downstairs was noisy, and a large number of people gathered together to whisper.

Hong Li went out to inquire, and replied breathlessly: "Madam, she knows things like a god, something happened to the medicine store!"

Yan Lin showed a smile that was uglier than crying. A crow's mouth is more appropriate to describe it.

"what happened?"

Jiang Yuzhu came to the window and looked at the crowd of people watching in the dark at the door of the traditional medicine shop opposite, her brows moving slightly.

Hong Li looked anxious and pointed to the person in the middle who was holding the door panel and said: "My slave is anxious to inquire. I heard that someone died after taking a patent medicine. The family members came to the door with the body and asked the prescription medicine store for an explanation!"

"If you really eat dead people, why don't you want to report it to the official?"

Jiang Yuzhu didn't need to think about it, but she knew that there was something very fishy in this, and it was probably a villain.

She was about to go downstairs when she was stopped by Hong Jin: "Madam, there are many people downstairs and there will be collisions. The view upstairs is better."

"It's better to go and have a look. If it is true that you died from taking a patent medicine, you must find out the cause of death."

Since her family members refused to report to the police, Jiang Yuzhu decided to take the initiative.

She sent Hongxiu to the Yamen to report the matter to the magistrate, and then went to the medicine shop with Yan Lin.

At this time, people from three floors inside and three floors outside were already surrounding the door, blocking the door completely.

"Oh, my old man has a miserable life. He used to go to Jishitang for medical treatment. He heard that he opened a medicine shop. He wanted to save some money, but he didn't know that he would never waste his life again!"

An old woman was lying on the ground, talking and crying, miserable.

There were more than a dozen people, men, women, old and young, wearing sackcloth and mourning, holding up spiritual flags, kneeling in front of the shop and crying bitterly.

Because it was so conspicuous, he was recognized immediately.

Some people in the crowd explained their confusion: "This family's surname is Ma. They have opened a large sesame oil workshop. The family has a small income. Old Ma is only fifty and has a strong body. Why did he suddenly disappear?"

"Pharmaceutical stores are cheap. I was thinking of buying a bottle to keep at home for later use. I'm glad I didn't buy it. Otherwise, wouldn't I be sent to the West?"

"Tsk, tsk, why didn't the Ma family report such a big matter to the official?"

The people gathered together to watch the excitement and had different opinions.

Jiang Yuzhu also understood some basic situations through the words of the people.

It's just that it's unknown whether old man Ma is really dead or came here to have sex.