Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 279 Medicinal Materials
At the end of March, Zhao Wangshu went to Zhixiang Pavilion, and it was another quarterly dividend day.

She arrived first, and Yao Shanzhi hadn't arrived yet, so He Yiniang asked her maid to bring her a cup of ginseng lotus soup.

Zhao Wangshu leaned against the window, enjoying the street view and sipping the soup one mouthful at a time.

The soup cup bottomed out, but Yao Shanzhi still hadn't come. Zhao Wangshu was confused. Yao Shanzhi usually arrived first. What happened today?
"Is there something that's holding her back?" Zhao Wangshu whispered to himself.

After waiting for a while, there were hurried footsteps outside the door. The door banged and someone pushed it open. "Wang Shu, the boat has capsized and the medicinal materials are gone."

Zhao Wangshu looked at Yao Shanzhi, who was panting at the door, "How could it be? It's sunny and windy these days, how could the boat capsize?"

Yao Shanzhi pointed at the steward following behind him, "You tell me."

The steward wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "The younger one went to the pier to pick up the goods early in the morning, but after waiting for half an hour, the Shen family's ship was not seen. The younger one wondered if the ship was delayed. When I arrived tomorrow, I saw Suozi and the others ashore in a mess. When I went over to ask, I found out that the boat hit a reef last night and all the medicinal materials on the boat sank to the bottom of the river. "

"How is that possible? This river is as gentle as a mirror, how could there be a reef?" Zhao Wangshu didn't believe this argument.

"Yes, since the river was repaired, there have been tens to millions of ships coming and going. I have never heard of a ship capsizing after hitting a reef." Yao Shanzhi also reacted.

The steward hurriedly said: "I don't believe it either, but Suozi and the others swore it."

Zhao Wangshu snorted coldly, "If swearing and swearing is useful, what else will the government do?"

Yao Shanzhi's eyes widened, "Is the Shen family trying to steal our medicinal materials?" After a pause, "This is unlikely."

"The Shen family may not do this, but what about the crew members? Our medicinal materials alone are worth three thousand taels, plus other goods, the value is over ten thousand. It is inevitable that some people will become greedy for money." Zhao Wangshu analyzed.

"Go and report to the official. If you dare to touch my property, the Lord of Yixing County, you are very smart." Yao Shanzhi said coldly.

The steward took the maid next to Yao Shanzhi to the government office to report to the government and arrest the person.

Yao Shanzhi asked Zhao Wangshu: "Yue'er, the medicinal materials in the warehouse can only be used to make ointment for ten more days. What should I do?"

Zhao Wangshu thought for a while, "Let's go to Qinghetang and buy some. It will be fine when we find the medicinal materials."

"Can it still be found?" Yao Shanzhi asked doubtfully.

"It's best if you can get them back. If you can't get them back, you have to buy another batch." Zhao Wangshu sighed.

Qinghetang is the largest pharmacy in the city. It has a complete range of medicinal materials, with high quality and reasonable prices. Of course, it is still much more expensive than buying them from other places. After all, Qinghetang needs to make money to open its business.

"I asked the steward of the workshop to buy medicinal materials." Yao Shanzhi picked up the teacup on the table and took a few sips of tea.

"After you drink the ginseng lotus soup, we will do the accounting again." Zhao Wangshu put down the account book in his hand and said to Yao Shanzhi with a smile.

The maid brought another cup of ginseng and lotus soup. Yao Shanzhi took the bowl and finished it in a few mouthfuls. "These days of keeping filial piety have taken a toll on my mouth."

She likes delicious food and enjoys all kinds of meat. During her mourning period, she could only eat vegetarian food, which made her feel even more tortured.

"Eat something vegetarian and clear your stomach. You are getting fat." Zhao Wangshu ordered the maid to remove the remaining tea and brew another pot of Biluochun.

Yao Shanzhi nodded, watched the maid remove the bowl, and then sighed, "I hope the medicinal materials can be found as soon as possible, otherwise we will lose money this time."

"I'll get it back." Zhao Wangshu opened the account book and began to do the accounting.

Yao Shanzhi took another account book and said, "This Qizi powder facial mask is the best-selling, so we have to ask the workshop to make more." "We can only make more after we find the medicinal materials." Zhao Wangshu moved the abacus on the abacus.

"Let me find out who is using our medicinal materials. I can't spare him." Yao Shanzhi said bitterly.

Anyone who delays her from making money and buying delicious food is a bad guy.

After finishing the accounting, I found that this season’s profits were considerable.

"Each of us can get one thousand six hundred and twenty-seven taels of silver." Yao Shanzhi smiled from ear to ear.

"Divide one thousand and sixty taels, don't ask for any change." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

"Okay, keep it for the girls in the shop and workshop to buy delicious food." Yao Shanzhi said generously.

After putting away the account books, at Yao Shanzhi's insistence, they went to the bank in person and withdrew 3,200 taels of silver notes from the store's account.

Instead, they deposited it into their own accounts. Zhao Wangshu deposited 1,200 taels and asked for 400 taels of silver notes. Yao Shanzhi deposited 6,000 taels and asked for 1,000 taels of silver notes.

"You can't go to the restaurant now, so what are you doing with so many banknotes?" Zhao Wangshu took so many banknotes because he wanted to buy rice and grain to send to Jiren Bureau.

"Learn to do good deeds from you." Yao Shanzhi held her hand, "I also want to light an ever-burning lantern for the Queen's grandmother at Wenxin'an."

"Very good, let's go to the grain store to buy rice and noodles first." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

Huguang had a good harvest last year, and the price of rice and noodles is not too expensive, especially brown rice and broken rice.

Yao Shanzhi was puzzled, "Wangshu, why don't you buy good rice?"

Zhao Wangshu explained: "The people assisted by Jiren Bureau are all poor people. What they want is to fill their stomachs. Furthermore, money is limited. Good rice can only buy a hundred catties, but brown rice can buy several thousand catties. Eat for a long time.”

"Wangshu, you are really thoughtful, I have learned a lesson." Yao Shanzhi said with a smile.

After shopping at several grain stores, I bought fifty carts of brown rice. I also went to a cloth store and bought a dozen pieces of coarse cloth, which were sent to Jiren Bureau together with the brown rice, and then I went to Wenxin'an.

Meeting the abbot of Wenxin'an, Yao Shanzhi asked straight to the point: "I want to light a lantern for my grandmother, but I don't know what to do?"

The abbot clasped his hands together and nodded slightly, "Amitabha, the female donor has a kind heart. It is a great kindness to light a lamp for the ancestors. Just go to the backyard and donate some incense money, and a young novice will guide the donor."

Yao Shanzhi and Zhao Wangshu followed the little novice to the backyard and saw small Buddhist niches. Each niche had a long-bright lamp. The dim and swaying light seemed to illuminate the road to bliss.

Yao Shanzhi donated one thousand taels of incense money, and the abbot personally lit the everlasting lamp for her and chanted sutras and prayed.

In the sound of the abbot's chanting, Yao Shanzhi felt an unprecedented tranquility.

After the ceremony, the abbot smiled and said to Yao Shanzhi: "Female donor, the eternal lamp has been lit, and your grandmother will be blessed by the light of the Buddha."

Yao Shanzhi nodded gratefully, with red eyes, "Thank you, Master Abbot. I will come here from time to time to pray for my grandmother."

Zhao Wangshu also stepped forward and bowed with his hands together, saying, "Thank you, Master Abbot."

"Amitabha." The abbot floated away.

Yao Shanzhi and Zhao Wangshu were in the nunnery and left after having a fast meal.