"I've heard people say before, isn't this herbal tea over there in Liujin Village priced at one penny a bowl?" Someone kept muttering, "How come we, the people in Bishui Village, are selling it for two pennies?"
"That's right, Doctor Zhu, the people in our village trust you, and you can't join forces with outsiders to steal our money like this. We haven't lost a penny in medical fees today."
Zhu Xiangyi couldn't even get in to explain what you said to me.
Before these few murmurs were finished, someone else came over with an empty bowl: "Doctor Zhu, this herbal tea is great. After drinking it, everyone feels more energetic. Here are two more bowls!"
The villagers next to him immediately grabbed him, winked a little angrily, and cursed in a lowered voice: "You took advantage of me!? Didn't you see that we were bargaining with Dr. Zhu?... The people in Liujin Village only wanted one penny a bowl.
If you ask us for two cents a bowl, isn't this bullying?"
The man holding the bowl hesitated.
Although this summer-relieving herbal tea is a bit bitter, after drinking it, the whole body does feel much better, and the heat all over the body is almost wiped away, which is simply magical.
but……
It would be a good thing if it could be a penny cheaper.
Then with the money he originally planned to buy two more bowls, wouldn’t he be able to buy four bowls?
The villager holding the bowl thought this and immediately said: "Doctor Zhu, Madam Qiao, we are all fleeing the famine together, so we can't be so different."
Zhu Xiangyi blushed.
It's not that he feels embarrassed, it's actually that Qiao Huaping has worked so hard to prepare such a pot of herbal tea to relieve summer heat, and yet he is being criticized like this. He feels really sorry.
"...No," Zhu Xiangyi finally found an opportunity and hurriedly explained with a blushing face, "This time, I mainly used better medicinal materials and the efficacy was better, so I changed it to two cents.
... On such a hot day, Madam Qiao has to go to the woods to dig up herbs and boil medicine, which is not easy. Madam Qiao’s herbal tea is particularly effective against fever. To be honest, in normal times, it would cost five cents.
It’s a cheap sale for a bowlful of money.”
"But it's not easy for us to earn some copper coins." Someone murmured, "Two coins a bowl, which is twice as much as what we got in Liujin Village."
"That's right!"
Qiao Huaping was not angry at all, she smiled and said: "It's okay, the price is here, and we don't force everyone to buy. Originally, this business is a matter of mutual consent, and there is no reason to buy or sell by force, right?
If it’s too expensive, just don’t buy it.”
It is said that you should not hit someone with a smiling face. Qiao Huaping smiled so brightly, and her voice was crisp and bright, with a refreshing sweetness, just like the crispy water chestnuts swimming in the well water in summer. Take a bite and it will be crispy.
The sweetness makes the body fluids, and the heat all over the body is dissipated a bit.
The people in Bishuitun didn't want to complain anymore, but some people changed their attitude and tried to make Qiao Huaping sell it cheaper.
Zhu Xiangyi was extremely embarrassed and felt that he had caused trouble for Qiao Huaping.
Qiao Huaping's attitude was very firm and he would not lower the price no matter what.
Even if she can't sell these herbal teas, she can still put them into a water bag and drink them as water for her pups.
Being coerced by public opinion to haggle the price in half, we absolutely cannot set a precedent like this: "Buy if you like, forget it if you don't."
Some people are so proud of themselves that Qiao Huaping refused without any room for change. They threw away their sleeves angrily and walked away: "I've never seen you do business like this!"
Qiao Huaping ignored them.
Those few people who drank the herbal tea and truly felt the benefits of this summer-relieving herbal tea hesitated for a while, but still took out their copper coins, bought a few bowls at the price of two cents a bowl, and took them back to share with their families.
Zhu Xiangyi took a deep breath and said loudly: "Ms. Qiao, this herbal tea is made with real ingredients. It costs two cents for a bowl. It's really not expensive. Think about it, if you have a fever, lack of energy, and delay
If the trip is over, how can the loss be equaled by one or two copper coins?"
This was indeed true, and a few people hesitated for a moment, then took bowls from home and came to Qiao Huaping to buy herbal tea.
The Qiao family got the news and squeezed out from the crowd. The eldest daughter-in-law of the Qiao family, Yu Shi, laughed and said, "Isn't this my third aunt?... I heard that this summer-relieving herbal tea is good, so I will share some with my family."
?”
Qiao Huaping knew what Yu meant.
She looked at her second niece Qiao Jing'er, who was holding Yu's hand.
It was probably the bitter summer, so Qiao Jing'er didn't look very good and looked skinny.
The five-year-old girl screamed, "Sangu" in a soft voice.
Qiao Huaping raised her eyebrows. For the sake of the child, she was very happy.
She took the bowl handed over by Mrs. Yu and filled it with a bowl of herbal tea generously. She didn't mention the money and just said: "This is for my second niece. The child doesn't look very good. Is she overheated?"
"It doesn't matter if it's hot for the kid." Mrs. Yu took the herbal tea and took a sip first, sipping the taste, with a slight look of disgust on her face: "...it's a bit bitter, so don't add sugar.
Forget it, why not put more licorice or something?"
Qiao Huaping was not angry at all, and said with a smile: "If you add sugar, the cost will be higher. I'm afraid it will cost three cents a bowl. As for licorice, it's also unfortunate. It's not that I don't want to add it. I haven't been there recently."
I came across it in the woods, but I didn't dig it up."
Zhu Xiangyi answered from the side: "Good medicine tastes bitter, whether it is sweet or not is secondary. The main thing is that it can relieve summer heat."
Mrs. Yu muttered something and put the bowl into Qiao Jing'er's hand: "It's ready."
Qiao Jinger took a few sips from the bowl and frowned.
"Okay, okay, let's go back." Mrs. Yu gently pushed Qiao Jing'er's shoulder, and Qiao Jing'er almost lost her balance and staggered.
Qiao Huaping frowned.
In fact, Qiao Jing'er is less than two years older than her Ying Bao. Looking at Qiao Jing'er reminds her of her Ying Bao.
Yu felt a little disgusted, so she brought Qiao Jing'er the unfinished half bowl of herbal tea and led her away.
Qiao Huaping looked away.
The sales of this herbal tea in Bishuitun were average. Even with Zhu Xiangyi here, there was still less than half a jar left unsold.
Zhu Xiangyi sighed repeatedly: "I guess it's night now, and it's not as hot as before. Many people have calmed down." He felt a little sorry for Qiao Huaping, "...it's so late at night, you are so tired.
It’s been a hard run.”
"What the heck, business is always smooth." Qiao Huaping didn't take it seriously, and even turned to comfort Zhu Xiangyi, "Fortunately, most of the patients with severe fever bought this herbal tea.
It should be better tomorrow."
Zhu Xiangyi was deeply moved.
The herbal tea that Qiao Huaping had not sold out in Bishui Village was quickly robbed when it was returned to Liujin Village. Even if Qiao Huaping told them that it became two cents a bowl because of the medicinal materials, they were even happier.
He said: "Ah, wouldn't that be more effective?"
However, in the middle of the night, Qiao Huaping suddenly woke up from his light sleep, sat up, frowned slightly and looked somewhere.
That is where the people of Bishui Village rest.
Now, in the dark night, the place was in a mess, there were two fires, and I didn't know what happened.