Practicing business and practicing medicine

"For breakfast, look for Lao Yao." It's a small brick and concrete bungalow, the store is not big or small, it's still early, there are three or two diners sitting inside and outside, it looks very clean.

During the hot season, just sit outside the store.

Two portions of tofu puffs, one portion of beef meatball soup, a big bowl, half a pound of fried dough sticks, three bean buns, and five tea eggs. As side dishes, Mu ordered shredded kohlrabi with light sauce, lettuce in sauce, and cold cucumber and yuba. , the two chatted while eating.

"Uncle! I was discussing a prescription with Mr. Huang Boxi some time ago. I heard him casually say that at that time, one kilogram of bezoar only cost 150,000-170,000 yuan. How come it suddenly increased to 300,000 yuan?! Too much! Isn't it too fierce?!" Bian Mu asked in surprise.

"It's so popular, otherwise I wouldn't be going down the mountain right now! At this time in previous years, I would have been raising seedlings on the mountain!"

"Generally rising? What's the price of Codonopsis pilosula now?" Bian Mu asked casually.

"260 per kilogram." Lao Pei responded.

"Good guy! Has it risen so much?"

"No! Wulingzhi, people usually use less of it! The price has been relatively stable, roughly in the 40s and 50s. Recently, they have all been raised to more than 80. Good quality, at least 100!" Lao Pei is a professional , naturally understand the market conditions.

"Then do you think this market trend can last for a while?" Bian Mu asked.

"That's about it. I plan to sell out the inventory in batches and try to maximize the profits." Lao Pei responded with a smile.

"Your approach is somewhat similar to the stock market's 'selling stocks in batches'. You are in a hurry to ship, and your family is in a hurry to use money?" Bian Mu asked casually.

"Alas! The pressure of life is increasing, and it is not easy for the children. The performance of the two companies they work for has declined year by year. Both companies are about the same. The income gap is quite large. House loans, car loans, children's schooling... all aspects of expenses are only rising. "If the two of us don't subsidize it, the supply may really be cut off, and the surplus will be used to make up for the shortfall. Maybe this is how the economy and society are balanced," Lao Pei responded.

Lao Pei's words sounded full of connotations of "spoiling one's own children", and Bian Mu was too lazy to talk about such boring topics.

Bian Mu smiled slightly and continued to eat his fried dough sticks.

"You just mentioned stocks, what? Are you still doing that Qingchi Pharmaceutical?" Lao Pei has been very sensitive to money recently. As long as he can make money, he wants to hear about it.

"I have recently started to get promoted, and I don't have much confidence. Logically speaking, Qi Yuewei of the Qi family should know more technical details. Considering that we are just casual acquaintances, I don't have the nerve to ask her. I usually rely on myself. Just thinking about it, by the way, the calculation method you taught me can be linked to the stock calculation, which helped me a lot! However, there are many technical barriers involved. I won't know it for a while, and I don't want to do that. Too much time wasted and procrastinated, and the small clinic still has nothing to show for it!" Bian Mu responded with a smile.

"Don't worry! I know you are eager to make money and want your family to live a comfortable life, but haste makes waste! Take your time! Huang Boxi is great, isn't he? Medical fellow practitioners, in some respects, Nie Yixiong, Cen Songxue, Meng Shulan... Even the famous people at that level can't compare. He opened a drug store, built a hospital, and ran a pharmaceutical factory in partnership... He was able to do a lot of things. But what was the result? Didn't he end up being hired to "Huikang" to survive? Nothing else. Said, in terms of total income, he is far behind Nie Yixiong. Why? He is too impatient! He is not small-minded and has no plans. You are so young, so naturally you cannot make the same mistakes again. "Old man. Pei gave a few words of persuasion solemnly.

"Well... when I have nothing to do, I always compare myself with Teacher Huang. However, it is really difficult to overtake in corners. As you know, with our kind of character, the most we can do when opening a clinic is just to make a fuss. Living from hand to mouth, if you are lucky, you can only ask for food and clothing at most. If you ask for anything else... the medical supplies will be thrown on the ground and stained with dirt. So... if you want money, you have to find another way." Bian Mu told the truth.

"No! Many years ago, I knew a Chinese medicine doctor. She was a woman. Her overall medical skills were not inferior to yours. If she had any herbs that were difficult to prepare, she would come to my place. I got to know each other as we came and went. She was also single-minded. She had to make money, not to mention medical supplies. As a result, she had to go to outpatient clinics, sell medicines, and receive physical therapy such as massage. She was reluctant to spend money to hire a few more helpers. As a result, she became sick all over the body. The year before last year, she probably had advanced gastric cancer. , she left not long after, which is a pity. If you follow her old path, you will only end up with a disability in the future. You are right! You have to find another way. Nowadays, society is developing so well. As long as your IQ is online , If you don't give up, you will come forward sooner or later." Lao Pei followed Bian Mu's words and responded a few words.

"Then I have to start it as soon as possible. Otherwise, if I don't come into contact with patients for a long time, I will get handjobs over time."

"Let's look at the house first! How big do you plan to rent it?" Lao Pei asked.

"I want to rent a house of about 200 square meters, but my friends say it's a bit big and a waste!"

"Don't listen to them. It would be better if you can rent a house with 300 square meters. I support you! You have to follow Xiao He's path on this matter." Lao Pei had a limited appetite and had already eaten and drank well. When he said this, he casually The dishes and chopsticks were simply tidied up.

Lao Pei belongs to that class with very high personal qualities. Even if he eats in an inconspicuous shop, he will try to maintain a certain degree of cleanliness in front of the table and behind the chairs.

"Xiao He? Prime Minister Xiao, the Three Great Heroes of the Han Dynasty?"

"Yes! After pacifying the world, Liu Bang asked him to be responsible for building the capital of Chang'an. From the beginning, Xiao He designed the construction plan to be very grand. Liu Bang was so angry that he directly cursed, saying that the country was still poor and was spending money in vain. What did Xiao He say? I’ll definitely remember it.”

"Understood! Get it right from the beginning, so that future emperors won't have to carry out large-scale construction, redundant construction, and repeated waste."

"That's right! The path taken by the Ming Dynasty was exactly the opposite of that of the Han Dynasty. As a result, Chongzhen's generation suffered a big loss. Let's rent a house for more than 200 yuan, preferably with two floors upstairs and downstairs, so that in the future you can You can advance and retreat freely, and you can save a lot of wasted money." Listening to Lao Pei's words, he seems to be quite experienced.

"I plan to rent a store in a remote community. Do you think it's suitable?"

"Appropriate! According to ordinary people's thinking, at such a young age, your medical skills have already caught up with Qi Shangqi's level. You can just rent a small shop in a prosperous area to treat the rich, and sell some medicine at the same time. You don't need more, you can see 40 per day. One patient is enough. After a year, if you make some money, you can’t just pocket it! In fact? Is that what it is? Haha..."

"I think so too. There isn't even a nurse around me. I have to do everything by myself. Let alone taking pulses and prescribing prescriptions. The messy chores that I can't think of are enough to distract me. What's more, I am more or less I have offended a lot of people. I am in the light, and others are in the dark. I can do a little harm, but it is enough for me to make a fortune. If I can keep even in the first year, I am considered a master." Bian Mu echoed a few words.

"How about you being young and mature! What's different is different. If you think about it this way, it should be no problem to make some money in the future." Lao Pei said with a smile.

As the flow of people at work continued to increase, "Eat breakfast, see Lao Yao." More and more diners gathered inside and outside the store. It was a bit inconvenient to sit there and talk. Bian Mu had almost eaten, so he got up After entering the store and paying the bill, Lao Pei and I walked out of the east corner gate of the Ningguo Temple Medicinal Materials Wholesale and Retail Market.