Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1858 Runshitang Flagship Store
"What do people say?"

"Tell me to come back in three days."

"I see."

It is reasonable to say that the matter of Zhang Dai should be handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-the Senate does not have such a role as the United Front Work Department-but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has no representative in Guangdong, and Liu Xiang's municipal government will manage it for the time being.In general united front work with famous aborigines, either he personally appeared or Lin Baiguang appeared.

Why did Zhang Dai suddenly appear in Guangzhou?Liu Xiang thought about it, and suddenly remembered something. He took down a thick memorandum from the bookshelf, searched in the "Z" column in the keyword search column, and found a summary of the telegram after a while. .

The telegram was sent from Hangzhou station more than three months ago, keywords: Zhang Dai, Hangzhou, Zhao Yingong, Lingao.Zhao Yingong reported in the telegram: Zhang Dai intends to go south, and it is very likely that he will come to Lingao.

Thank goodness I still remember this!Liu Xiang thought to himself, our level of information processing and sharing is still too low.

He immediately copied the number on a note, and rang the bell to call Xinlai's secretary: "Go get the full copy of this telegram!"

Yang Shixiang sat in the brand-new Runshitang Guangzhou flagship store, looking at the bright hall and the crystal clear glass counter, he felt extremely satisfied.

After recovering Guangzhou, Yang Shixiang moved the head office from Lingao to Guangzhou under Liu San's persuasion.Although the current prosperity and population of Lingao is not lower than that of Guangzhou, its geographical disadvantages make it too remote both for the sales market and the origin of raw materials.

Yang Shixiang is also eager to expand his business in a "big wharf" like Guangzhou.The two hit it off immediately, and the head office of Runshitang was moved to Dashijie.In addition to retail stores, Yang Shixiang is also planning to open a local Xinde pharmaceutical factory.

Because it is a brand new head office, Yang Shixiang has made a lot of money over the years and strives for "style".In terms of decoration, it can be called "spending no expense", and rented the largest facade on the commercial street of Dashijie.It has been renovated according to the model of a traditional medicine store, and the huge gold-lettered signboard was demolished from the old Lingao store - to show "never forget the original".The wall behind the counter facing the door is a huge medicine cabinet with a height of one foot. The surface is made of camphor wood, and the inside is made of white pine wood. It is not known how taller than the oak wood medicine cabinet in the old Lingao store.The counter is no longer the old-fashioned large wooden cabinet, but a glass counter like the one used by Ziming Building, which displays all Chinese patent medicines and some "Australian miracle medicines".At the time of the original design, I also proposed to change the large medicine cabinet into an all-glass one, but Liu San rejected it because "it is too traditional".Yang Shixiang deeply regrets this, and at the same time finds it completely incomprehensible—Australians themselves are the most “non-traditional” ones. Why should “losing tradition” be used as an excuse for such a high-end and elegant design of a large all-glass medicine cabinet.

I think back then my dream was just to bring my family's name back to Foshan one day, so as to give my father a good sigh of relief.Who would have expected that now Runshitang has come to Guangzhou to open such a large-scale store in a dignified way!It is quite similar to the situation when my father crossed the sea to buy medicinal materials, was plundered by pirates, the cargo was empty, and he fled back to Lingao alone, weeping in front of his grandfather and God, today's scene is enough to comfort his spirit in heaven.

Not mentioning these unbearable memories, Yang Shixiang thought of the military master surnamed Ye: the man named Ye Siman was Liu Dafu's personal bodyguard—the latest instruction delivered, and he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.Today, in addition to "inspecting and guiding the work of the flagship store in Guangzhou", he also has a special task, which is to receive a Jiangnan scholar who wants to see the "Master of Runshitang".Although this "eldest son" did not go well in the examination field, and he still failed to pass the exam in his 40s, he has gained a great reputation as a scholar in the place where people gather in the south of the Yangtze River. This paragraph is about Ye Jun What the Lord told Yang Shixiang - it can be seen that he must have something special.However, at the time when the Canton Mansion was changing, a scholar from the south of the Yangtze River appeared in the city of Guangzhou and wanted to meet the "Master of Runshitang". This is intriguing...

Liu San is an elder, and his status is undeniable. In recent years, with the expansion of the power of the Senate, the authority of the elders has become more and more serious. The gap is getting bigger and bigger.In case something happens, he, Yang Shixiang, can't afford it.

I asked the clerk who was on duty that day—according to Australian customs, it should be called a salesperson—only a young man came that day and handed over a name badge and a letter of "Eight Elements", and he didn't say that he asked to see a man that day. If it is similar, just ask the salesperson to hand over the badge and put forward the request: "I will wait for your reply in three days."

Yang Shixiang is also past his age. From this matter, he can see the other party's nervousness and expectation, and he generally believes that the other party should not be a spy or the like, and he will not have the intention of kidnapping the elders-this will be seen " "Master of Runshitang" is obviously not referring to him, Yang, but the sworn brother Jinlan Liu Sanyuan.

This morning, the boy who sent the name card came to inquire about the news again. Yang Shixiang, who had been notified by Liu San yesterday, replied, and he can meet at any time from afternoon to evening.But the old servant replied that it was very inconvenient at night, and the weather was hot and there were few customers before the middle school, so his master came to disturb the "diagnosis".The two sides made an appointment for this meeting.

Compared with Shaoxing, the sun in Guangfu is of course more poisonous. According to Kunren's book, this land in the south of the sky is closer to the equator, and the angle of the sun is higher. If you compare the length of the shadow, at the same time, you are in The shadow of Guangfu should be shorter than that of Shaoxing.After a while, Zhang Dai came back to his senses, and his "thinking diverged" again.As a middle-aged man who is no longer confused and has honorably joined the old scholar army, he understands that the reason why he can't pass the Juren exam is not only bad luck and disgusting stereotyped essays from the bottom of his heart, but more because of his "ignorance on the court." ", when I saw the test questions, my "thinking diverged" was boundless, and in the end I was "unintelligible".Speaking of which, the word "thinking divergence" used by this Kunren is really subtle... However, it seems that the thinking has diverged again...

A small sedan chair had already parked outside the small gate of the small courtyard where he lived. In order to avoid suspicion, he did not use the sedan chair of Liang's family today, but hired a sedan chair from outside.Zhang Dai was already fully dressed and walked outside the door. He only told the door of Liang's family, "Go shopping in the market today", and then got into the sedan chair with a low body. The attendant opened the rattan box in his hand. Inside was An incubator with a thick kapok insulation layer, and several bottles of kvass chilled with crushed ice from Liang’s ice cellar. The servant pressed the marbles and handed the bottles to Zhang Dai respectfully. Then he closed the box and carried Follow and serve outside.

The sedan chair stood up leisurely, and Zhang Dai took a good sip of the cold drink - he needed to calm down again.

Although today's action can be regarded as "think twice before acting", it is not frivolous after all.Although I am not considered an important person, my reputation in the Jiangnan literary world and the power of my old Zhang family in the Jiangnan generation make me look worthwhile after all.With such an embarrassing identity like myself, what will the other party think of a "visit" with unknown purpose?If the enemy is a prisoner or a thief, I probably will never have the idea of ​​​​"seeing and seeing". Even if I am unfortunately "fallen" as I am now, I should probably choose to commit suicide in addition to finding a way to escape. Be loyal and filial.What is it about this Kunren that made him want to "see and see"?

The sedan chair moved slowly—it wasn't that the bearers delayed on purpose, but that the streets of Guangzhou were undergoing major renovations, and the city was really "digging"—Zhang Dai was also slowly sorting out his thoughts in the sedan chair.

In the summer noon of Guangfu, people who can not go out will not go out casually. In the hall of the flagship store of Runshitang, apart from the clerks, there is Yang Shixiang, the big boss.The big boss was sitting in the hall, and the air pressure in the whole store dropped. The new recruits made the store staff dare not show their atmosphere. They rummaged through the boxes and chests one by one to check the medicinal materials in each medicine drawer, or wiped the glass counter with a dry and wet rag. Guang Waliang, anyway, no matter how busy he is or if he is busy, none of them dare to take time off.

The doctor sitting in the flagship store is Xu Zhiling, the second son of the Xu family in the old Baohetang in Wenchang County. Although the two families are "far apart", there are only a few medical clinics with a family and a shop on Hainan Island. , each other can be regarded as a family friend.According to tradition, Xu Zhiling is not qualified to inherit the family business, but he failed to study, and only loves to study medical skills. His talent is higher than that of his brother Xu Zhishen. Qiongzhou medical circles think that the four generations of Baohetang only pass on the lineage The long-standing tradition is afraid that it will be broken in this generation, but Xu Zhiling abandons his hometown roots when the Australian comes, and goes to Lingao to take the Australian Chinese medicine doctor qualification certificate.After getting the certificate, he passed Liu San's screening and entered the establishment. He went all the way to the countryside and up the mountain to deliver medicines to doctors and accumulated meritorious deeds. Now he has finally been promoted to sit in the flagship store of Runshitang.

Xu Zhiling saw that there were no patients coming to see a doctor at noon, and the Da Dong family was sitting in the hall coercing everyone to be busy for a while. On the contrary, they were more tired than when the sick family came, so he took out the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia" published by the Senate, and casually Turning to a chapter, I asked this "Uncle Yang" for advice.The guys in the store saw that the discussion between Dr. Xu sitting in the hall and the big boss was gradually getting heated, so they were a little relieved and stopped rushing to show their presence.

Time passed quickly amidst the debate.Yang Shixiang's attention was attracted by the yelling of bearers getting off their sedan chairs at the door of the store.Xu Zhiling resigned quickly and sensiblely - he knew that the big boss was actually waiting for someone today.That day, the guy who received the "Jiangnan scholar" knew that the big boss was waiting for someone when he saw the young guy coming up to post a post, so he nodded inward and signaled. Went to the door of the store.

(End of this chapter)