The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 323
After the snow had passed and the sky cleared, Jing Shu went to the front hall in the first half of the morning to take care of everything in the mansion, and in the second half of the morning, she took Ziyun Danzhu out of the mansion to the pharmacy.

Jingshu's pharmacy called Cangji has basically not made any money in the past six months since it opened, and since the typhoid fever epidemic, Jingshu has lowered the price of medicines. In the past two months, not only has it not made any money, but it has also paid for it. Not a lot.

Jing Shu is busy with things, most of the business in this pharmacy is left to Ziyun to watch over, Ziyun and Jing Shu are sitting in the car together, while she looks at the account book in her hand, she can't help but feel distressed: "This month has been a long time. We put in 1000 taels of silver, we opened this shop with the idea of ​​making money, but we didn’t make any money, and we still lost so much money, if it continues like this, it’s going to be a miserable loss.”

Jingshu heard the words, took a look at the account book, and replied: "How can it be so easy to make money in business? In the spring of next year, I will follow the example of my sister-in-law and turn those grain fields into medicine gardens. We will produce and sell them ourselves." , so that the cost of medicinal materials can be greatly reduced, and the current shop has only just opened, so it is better to accumulate some reputation."

The two masters and servants were talking, and the horses and horses drove to the door of Cang Ji Pharmacy. Dan Zhu helped Jing Shu out of the carriage, and the three of them entered the drug store, where they saw people, old and young, women and children, bustling with people who came to buy medicines. The crowds in the shop are full of people, because there are too many people buying medicines, the order has long been chaotic, there are not only gray-haired old people with stooped backs in the crowd, but also many women with sick children, willing to come and squeeze Those who snatched the medicine were all poor people, and the whole shop was full of noise and noise, and the shopkeeper and a few assistants were so busy asking questions and prescribing medicines.

Ziyun saw how messy the crowd was, and was worried about bumping into his wife, so he quickly protected Jingshu and went upstairs. After a while, Danzhu brought the shopkeeper to see Jingshu. Seeing Jingshu, shopkeeper Wang hurriedly apologized: "This building I'm so busy, I didn't notice Madam coming here, I'm really rude."

Jingshu replied that there was no problem, and asked shopkeeper Wang, "Are there still many typhoid fever patients in the city?"

Shopkeeper Wang replied: "This winter is cold, and the number of people suffering from this disease will only increase. Our medicinal materials for treating typhoid fever are [-] to [-]% cheaper than others', so poor people are crowded here. It’s sold at cost price, it’s really no profit if it goes on like this, ma’am, look.”

Jingshu knew shopkeeper Wang's worries, and replied, "I know this well, but our pharmacy has just started, and it can't compare with those famous pharmacies."

After hearing this, shopkeeper Wang sighed, "The doctor is benevolent. It's true that Madam wants to use this to win people's hearts and build a reputation. It's just that the pharmacy has indeed lost a lot of money in the past two months."

Jing Shu just started the pharmacy business, and she really wanted to make money. When she heard that there was a typhoid fever in the city, she lowered the price to buy medicinal materials, and she really wanted to create a reputation for the pharmacy so that she could make profits in the future.Jing Shu was born in a family of officials and officials. Since she married into the government as the supreme and honorable headed mistress, she has come into contact with people who are either rich or noble, and her life is full of beautiful people. The world is miserable.When she came to the shop today and saw with her own eyes the scene of those poor people in rags scrambling to buy medicine, Jing Shu unconsciously experienced a subtle change in her heart.

Jing Shu now really wants to do some good deeds for these poor people, and doesn't care about making money or not.

Seeing the misery of these poor people, Jing Shu felt heavy in her heart. She sighed and said, "Let's lose money, I want to help the common people get through this typhoid fever."

As she spoke, she winked at Ziyun.Ziyun knowingly took out a bank note from her sleeve pocket and handed it to shopkeeper Wang.

Jing Shu then told shopkeeper Wang: "If there are patients who are too poor to afford money, just give them the medicinal materials on credit, and pay them back when there is money in the future."

Seeing Jingshu's kindness, shopkeeper Wang said with emotion: "Now that disasters have been hit for years, and the Holy Majesty has built a lot of construction work for the princess, the common people are living in untold hardship. If this medicinal material is sold on credit, it is unlikely that it will be repaid."

Jingshu didn't know this truth, but she really couldn't bear to let her watch those poor people die of illness, so she simply made a living in this pharmacy and did her part.

Jingshu left behind the turnover bank note and explained clearly to shopkeeper Wang, and took two maidservants out of the medicine shop. Just as they were about to get in the car, they saw a few officials from a distance forcibly escorting three or five strong men to the outside of the city. direction.

The eighth princess, Qingyuan, is insane, and the marriage has not been settled until now. Emperor Ming took pity on his beloved daughter. In the past few years, he spared no expense in building the eighth princess, building one after another extremely luxurious palaces for the princess to have fun and enjoy.

There have been natural disasters year after year, and Emperor Ming is so ignorant of the suffering of the people, the life of the common people is simply miserable.

"In the winter, you still have to arrest strong men to rush to build some kind of palace. There is really no way for the poor to survive." Ziyun, who also came from a poor background, looked at those young men in thin clothes who were crying and being detained by officials, and she was touched by the scene. Heartbroken, he couldn't help sighing in a low voice.

"Isn't it?" Dan Zhu agreed with a bitter face.

Now that the factional disputes in the imperial court have reached a feverish level, talking about court affairs in the street will cause trouble if not done well, Jing Shu looked deeply at the two girls, Ziyun Danzhu immediately understood, and both of them He shut his mouth tightly, and the three of them boarded the carriage and headed towards the palace.

The carriage drove into the alley, and happened to be on top of the oncoming Yiliang float in front of it. The float was extremely gorgeous, and the body of the carriage was wrapped with flower branches and ribbons, like a colorful big flower ball. Behind the body, it followed on horseback Three or two playboys from wealthy families who are drunk.

The women sitting on such a float are all the oirans or the top names in the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion.

The entrance of the alley was narrow, and two carriages could not pass through at the same time. Seeing that it was an official carriage, the tortoise slave who drove the float immediately yelled to turn the carriage to make way.

The carriage turned around suddenly, causing a jolt, the woman in the carriage didn't know why, she frowned slightly, and asked, "Why did you turn back for no reason?"

Guinu replied: "Girl, the front is the carriage of the Zhen Guogong's mansion."

When the woman in the car heard the words "Zhen Guogong Mansion", her face changed suddenly, she raised her hand and opened the curtain to look out.

When Jing Shu went out this time, seeing all the sufferings in the world, she couldn't help but feel depressed. She sat in the car and looked out aimlessly, just in time to meet a pair of deep eyes staring straight at her.

The woman in the float was none other than the dancer Cailing who was kicked out by Mrs. Zhang Chao and wandered around the capital.

(End of this chapter)