nycdaug Chapter 232 was smelled!
Chapter 232 was smelled!
Tang Shiji is the owner of Huichuntang. The Tang family is a famous medical family and also a businessman. Almost everyone in the family knows some medical skills. Other families have to take the imperial examination, but the disciples of the Tang family are proud to enter the Imperial Medical Bureau.
The ancestor of their Tang family started out as an imperial physician. His medical skills were just as good as those of the current Imperial Physician Zhang in the Imperial Hospital. In the past, members of their Tang family were very famous throughout Daning, and everyone from the Tang family could cure diseases and save lives.
In the past, there was even a saying that the Tang family was comparable to the Imperial Medical Service, which was enough to show the people's trust in the Tang family's medical skills and the superb medical skills of the Tang family. But later, as the family became wealthier, fewer and fewer descendants of the Tang family were willing to work hard on medical skills.
Medical skills require too many basic skills, starting from the enlightenment of learning the recipe song, to later remembering various herbs, prescriptions, herbal medicine collection, preparation, acupuncture and massage, each of which cannot be neglected. From enlightenment to mastery, it takes decades of homework. Not only must the content be memorized, but also must be integrated. After all, treating a patient does not allow for carelessness.
It is no exaggeration to say that if you learn Chinese medicine well, you can easily pass the imperial examination and become two top scorers. Your family is wealthy and you don't have to worry about food and drink. However, many children are unwilling to put in such hard work and most of them give up after just the beginning. They would rather study than learn medicine.
As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although the famous doctor of the Tang family has gradually become ordinary people, his background is still there, and he has slowly begun to shift to the field of medicinal materials.
Knowing medicinal materials is much easier than studying medicine, so the Tang family gradually stipulated that the descendants of the Tang family did not have to study medicine, but must know about herbs. Gradually, the Tang family's medicine shop was able to operate successfully.
People in the Tang family may not know medical skills, but they must know how to recognize medicinal herbs. For example, when choosing a head of the Tang family, they don’t look at age or ability, but only at your ability to identify medicinal herbs. Otherwise, even if you are the top scorer in the imperial examination and have a high position and power, it will be of no use.
Tang Shiji was the third child in the family. In an ordinary family, he would never be the one to inherit the family business. But he had a sensitive nose. No matter what kind of medicinal material it was, as long as he smelled it, he could immediately tell the variety, year, and effect. That was why he was able to bypass his eldest and second brothers and take charge of the Tang family directly.
With the original foundation, plus the many prescriptions left by their ancestors, and the many connections they have accumulated, their Tang family still has some power in Kyoto.
This time the imperial court suddenly collected a large amount of medicinal materials, and they soon received news that it was the prescription offered by Master Ye. Behind Master Ye stood Doctor Ye, so it was normal for him to have a prescription.
They were not jealous. Not to mention other prescriptions, just the "Ningyu Paste" was enough for the Tang family to have food and clothing. Since Lord Ye had given the prescription, wouldn't the Tang family still need the medicinal materials? It was a win-win situation for them.
Seeing Master Ye like this, does he want to buy medicinal herbs? It's normal to learn some medical skills from Doctor Ye. Master Ye is now a hot figure in Kyoto. Since there is an opportunity to make friends, he will naturally not miss it and will definitely come over to say hello.
Tang Shiji hurried downstairs to greet them and said warmly, "Master Ye, gentlemen, I am Tang Shiji, the owner of Huichuntang. I am sorry for not coming to greet you. What medicinal herbs do you want? You can choose whatever you want. I guarantee the best effect."
This Mr. Tang has regular features, a gentle face, a sincere gaze, and a gentle smile on his lips. He is very approachable, not like a boss, but more like a doctor. The faint smell of herbal medicine on his body should be due to his frequent contact with herbs.
Shu Tingyun clasped his fists in return: "Boss Tang, you are too polite. It is my cousin who wants to buy some medicinal herbs. Thank you for your hard work, Boss Tang."
Tang Shiji looked at Shu Xiaoxiao and asked, "What kind of herbs does Master Ye need?"
It is more convenient for the boss to buy things here, so Shu Xiaoxiao directly handed the list she had written in advance to the boss Tang.
Tang Shiji was shocked when he saw the amount on the list. It required a lot! Qi-replenishing, blood-replenishing, yang-replenishing, and yin-replenishing medicines were basically all included, and there were also many precious and common ones. Just based on the list, he really couldn't guess what medicine Ye Bo wanted to prescribe.
Although it is a pharmacy, it is also open for business. Although I am a little curious, I can't ask questions that I shouldn't ask. I carefully read the list and said, "The herbs that Master Ye needs are also available in the store, but because the quantity is relatively large, if it is convenient, Master Ye can come directly to the warehouse to take a look."
Seeing that Master Ye needs a lot of medicinal materials, you can also go into the warehouse to see the strength of their "Huichuntang". The medicinal materials of "Huichuntang" are genuine and fair.
It's mainly a drug store's warehouse, so it's no big deal to take a look. The warehouse in their house is the real treasure.
And more importantly, thanks to his nose, he smelled the scent of medicine on Master Ye. If his nose had never been wrong, he would have found it hard to believe that Master Ye had ever come into contact with such precious medicinal materials.
Not to mention the rarity of herbs such as ginseng, ganoderma lucidum, gastrodia elata, panax notoginseng, snow lotus, polygonum multiflorum, and dendrobium, the ones he smelled were also of high age. If he had not been sane, he would really like to ask Master Ye where the herbs came from and whether he wanted to sell them. He could offer a high price. His sense of smell told him that the herbs Master Ye had come into contact with were of higher quality than the treasures in their mansion.
I really want to know, but Master Ye is of noble status, he definitely doesn't need to sell medicine for a living, and I can't reveal what I smelled, so I can only take Master Ye to have a closer look, maybe there will be hope?
Since Mr. Tang had invited her, Shu Xiaoxiao naturally would not refuse. The warehouse of Huichuntang occupied a large area and was filled with medicinal materials. It was well ventilated and it was obvious that it was very professional.
The medicinal materials inside were arranged according to different categories, and some were clearly separated according to their quality. It was just as Mr. Tang said, and he was honest to everyone. There were not many people who sold inferior products as good ones these days.
Shu Xiaoxiao nodded and ordered all the necessary medicinal materials with satisfaction. It was best to solve the problem in one trip.
Seeing Master Ye's satisfied attitude, Tang Shiji smiled and said, "'Huichuntang' not only sells medicinal herbs, but also buys them at high prices. If Master Ye has any medicinal herbs that he wants to sell, 'Huichuntang' will definitely satisfy you."
Although Shu Xiaoxiao didn't know how the Tang family collected the medicinal herbs in advance, she had no herbs to sell. The more common herbs she collected were usually just enough for her use, and she still had to buy them. As for those rare and good herbs, she didn't even have enough for herself.
Moreover, she promised that if she dared to sell those herbs, her grandfather would come from Qinglian Village to settle accounts with her, so she had no herbs to sell.
Although he felt a little disappointed to be rejected, Tang Shiji didn't say anything. Such precious medicinal herbs were offered by him, and he would not sell them. The medicinal herbs bought by Uncle Ye were of many kinds and not cheap. In order to smell the scents, he thought of selling them at a good price. Maybe he could get some information from Uncle Ye in the future.
So I drew a zero, which was exactly two thousand taels.