Chapter 24: slap in the face
Chapter 24 Slap in the face
Hu Yuanwai stood there, looking a little confused.
He hasn't been to West Street for a few days. He didn't know that a new medicine called Chunyangsheng was released in West Street, and he didn't know that Chunyangsheng was produced by Xinglintang.
Xinglintang is run by Bai Shouyi.
Hu Yuanwai’s impression of Bai Shouyi is that he is a kind-hearted and kind-hearted man. Except that the medicinal materials he sells are more expensive than others, which is a bit too much for some poor people on West Street, he is still a good businessman.
Now that he suddenly heard the news about Chun Yangsheng, Hu Yuanwai was really surprised.
Although he is a rotten scholar, he is not completely stupid. There is only one word difference between Chunyangsheng and Chunshuisheng, and they are both medicinal teas for relieving nasal congestion. It is inevitable for others to get confused when they hear it. Backed by a big medical center like Xinglintang, in the end, most people will only hear the words The spring sun is born, but I don’t know the spring water.
This Bai Shouyi clearly deliberately copied the medicinal tea from Xue Renxin Medical Center.
When it comes to copying, I am already at a disadvantage, especially since we are all neighbors on the same street. Such an act of shamelessness is completely different from Bai Shouyi's past image of a good old man.
But why did Bai Shouyi do this? You must know that Xinglin Hall is prosperous, Bai Shouyi himself has a rich family fortune, and Du Changqing is a down-and-out young man, who has finally managed to live up to his reputation by virtue of love. Seeing that the medical clinic is about to come back to life, this is what happened to Bai Shouyi.
Does it really matter to push him to death against Du Changqing, who is inferior to him in every aspect and poses no threat?
Hu Yuanwai couldn’t understand.
Just as he was thinking about it, Mr. Chen Si on the other end had straightened his collar and stamped his feet: "I see, it must be that Xinglintang scholar who sells herbal tea in the medical clinic. He is not good at it. He is a fake and he spreads the word about its miraculous effects." . This kind of heartless medical clinic, I have to come to ask for an explanation today!" After that, Wu Zi asked the boy to get up and take a carriage to go forward.
Hu Yuanwai suddenly came to his senses and said: "Brother Chen, wait a minute!"
“What are you doing?”
Hu Yuan stepped into the carriage in two or two steps and squeezed him to the side. At this time, he couldn't care less about pulling out his beard. He only wanted to find out what was going on, so he said: "I'll go with you." !”
"what are you going to do?"
Hu Yuanwai touched his swollen chin and said plausibly: "Chun Shui Sheng was first discovered and admired by me. Now there are fakes, and my reputation has also been implicated. If I don't make it clear, wouldn't I be wronged? Of course I have to go. Just go.”
He flicked his sleeves: "Let's go!"
…
But he said that Hu Yuanwai and Mr. Chen Si took a carriage and went straight to Xinglin Hall on West Street. When they arrived at the gate of West Street, they got off the carriage and walked a few steps. They saw the gold plaque of Xinglin Hall from a distance.
Mr. Chen Si took a deep breath, flicked the corner of his robe and walked towards the door of the medical clinic. He said at the same time: "This **** has such a big sign!"
Hu Yuanwai hurriedly followed, and he was concerned that the neighbors on one of the streets were arguing and it would not look good, so he couldn't help but say a few words of comfort: "Speak well and don't get into a fight."
While the two were talking, a gust of wind suddenly passed by, and a tall, muscular woman with a round waist came from the side, knocking Mr. Hu sideways.
He stopped and was about to get angry. When he raised his eyes, he saw the woman rushing into the Xinglin Hall in a fierce manner. She slapped the table in front of the medicine cabinet and said, "Is there anyone there? Get out of here!"
Hu Yuanwai and Mr. Chen Si stopped at the same time.
Where did this come from?
…
In the Xinglin Hall, Bai Shouyi was carefully moving the Clivia into the house.
Recently, it rains continuously in Shengjing at night, destroying a lot of peonies in the yard overnight. This Clivia is too delicate to be placed outside the courtyard.
He bought the Clivia at a high price a few days ago for one tael of silver. The fragrance of the orchid was faint and fragrant, diluting the medicinal smell in the shop. After taking a deep sniff, he suddenly felt relaxed and happy.
It is true that he has been in a good mood recently.
Xinglintang's "Chun Yang Sheng" sold very well.
With the same effect, Xinglintang’s herbal tea is one or two cents cheaper than Renxin Medical Center. Moreover, Xinglintang is an old store with a good reputation. People who want to buy herbal tea don’t have to think twice and will naturally come here. I heard that the business of Renxin Medical Center has plummeted, and not many people have been seen in front of the door in the past few days. Thinking of this, Bai Shouyi felt happy.
Du Changqing, a good-for-nothing, how capable he can be. Even if it is a beautiful thing for a while, it is just a flower in the mirror, it will not last long, and it is really not worth looking at.
Bai Shouyi looked at the flower branches in front of him and calculated his income this month. It has to be said that this herbal tea is quite profitable. It has only been made for ten days, and it is already worth the income of the past few months. The ingredients for medicinal tea are not expensive. Seeing that the supply is now in short supply, I think that once spring is over, Xinglintang will definitely make considerable profits.
It would be good to earn more money. When he takes over Renxin Medical Clinic as his own, he will be the only one in the entire West Street. At that time, the fees for consultation and medicinal materials will be increased. Those ordinary people who don’t want to buy will have to buy them. Why worry about not making money in the future?
Bai Shouyi was calculating like this, his smile becoming more and more triumphant. Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a noise coming from outside Xinglin Hall, as if someone was making trouble.
He frowned, lifted the felt curtain and looked outside, and saw a tall, strong woman wearing a headscarf, standing in front of Zhou Ji and shouting roughly: "Tell your shopkeeper to come out!"
Perhaps they are here to cause trouble, these untouchables...
A trace of contempt flashed in Bai Shouyi's eyes, but a friendly smile appeared on his face. He walked out of the room and said kindly: "Auntie, I'm Bai Shouyi..."
With a sound of "poof", a mouthful of thick phlegm spat onto Bai Shouyi's face.
Bai Shouyi was stunned.
He has opened a medical clinic on West Street for many years, and is quite famous in Shengjing Medical Clinic. Since the medicines in the medical clinic are not cheap, most of the people who can afford Xinglin Hall to see a doctor are from wealthy families, and they always have to take dignity into consideration when talking. Have you ever met such a shrew? For a moment, my mind was confused, and I felt a wave of nausea welling up in my stomach.
But the woman didn't care about Bai Shouyi's expression at all, and scolded him: "What a Xinglintang, they say that Chunyang herbal tea will relieve nasal congestion immediately after drinking it, it turns out it's all a lie! It's so exciting that it makes my mother sleep. I was frugal and bought three cans, decocted them and took them, but I didn't see any effect at all, and I was able to regain my youth. I think it was the Lord of Hell who posted a notice - full of nonsense!"
The woman was tall and strong and spoke eloquently. She spoke without gasping for breath, which almost made Bai Shouyi lose his dignity. He took a deep breath, tried his best to keep his tone calm, and said, "There is no basis for this. How can you, madam, slander and ruin someone’s reputation in front of my medical clinic?”
"Reputation? You have a **** reputation!" The woman sneered, her words sharp, she turned around to face the street with people coming and going outside the shop, and shouted loudly: "If you have the guts, ask it yourself, you Chunyang born Does drinking it have any effect?"
Many people had gathered at the entrance of Xinglin Hall due to the commotion. Mr. Chen Si and Mr. Hu were hiding among them. After hearing this, Mr. Hu had not yet spoken. Mr. Chen Si seemed to have been persuaded and immediately rushed out and shouted: "No! What effect does this herbal tea have? I drank it for seven or eight days as told, and as soon as I went out, I still choked with runny nose and tears streaming down my face. They said that the nasal congestion will be relieved immediately, you are kidding me!"
"A jar of three taels of silver cost me fifteen taels of silver. I collected the money easily, but the effect was not even half of it. How can I have the nerve to slander others? Who knows that everyone in business must pay attention to genuine goods, not to mention that you are a medical hospital where human life is at stake. !”
Mr. Chen Si started out as a businessman. He used to be a sharp talker. Now that he has learned some poetry, he has become more aggressive.
There were also those who bought Chunyang Sheng among the crowd. In the past, because they were all neighbors, they could not see each other when they raised their heads but never looked down, and it was hard to be a good person after being told that the herbal tea did not work, so they considered themselves unlucky. Now, after listening to Mr. Chen Si's words, someone took the lead, and gradually, the discussion started to spread.
"That's right. I heard rumors that Xinglintang herbal tea has miraculous effects. I also bought a few cans to drink it. It's no different from ordinary nasal congestion decoction. How can it be as good as it is boasted about?"
“Yes, I thought it was my problem, but it turns out I’m not the only one who thinks so.”
Another person said: "The rumors are so strong outside, Xinglin Hall must not be worthy of its name."
“Perhaps it’s to make money. You know these people don’t even have their conscience in order to make money.”
“Tsk, a big medical clinic like Xinglintang would have no conscience...”
Such comments reached Bai Shouyi's ears, and Bai Shouyi's expression suddenly changed.
Xinglintang has had a good reputation for many years, but now it is criticized for its medicinal tea. How is it so big?
He was about to speak when someone in the crowd said, "Oh, you get what you pay for. This Xinglintang herbal tea was originally copied from Chun Shuisheng of Renxin Medical Center. It was quite popular at first. The miraculous effect is also caused by spring water. If you ask me, there is a difference between the fake and the real thing. Everyone, if you want to cure nasal congestion, you have to go to Renxin Medical Center!"
“The Chun Shui Sheng from Renxin Medical Center is the truly miraculous elixir!”
This voice was neither high nor low, and it just fell into everyone's ears, but Bai Shouyi's eyes suddenly turned dark.
Renxin Medical Center…
He gritted his teeth, it was Du Changqing again.
(End of this chapter)