The Little Lucky Girl

His son was the child to whom they gave the bamboo tube of tea.

Ming Youyou remembered, "Oh, you are the big brother who didn't like to drink the medicine made by his family."

The young man touched his head shyly and smiled: "That's good. With your herbal tea, my family doesn't have to worry about me getting a heat stroke."

"Actually, I have something else I want to discuss with you." He had heard from his father that the herbal tea was made by a young lady, so he guessed that the person who could really make the decision was probably this child.

He said somewhat embarrassedly, "If I buy more, can it be discounted?"

"How much do you want to buy?" Ming Youyou asked curiously.

"Let's have a bucket first."

She was shocked. "There are almost a hundred bowls in this bucket. Can your family finish them?"

"I didn't buy it for my family," the young man chuckled, "I have to take people from our county to the capital every day. I have a group of friends who drive carts there, and they can't drink our tea."

"I thought I would deliver a bucket to them every day and sell it for one cent a bowl. The money I earned would be my reward for my hard work."

Ming Youyou praised, "Brother, you are quite kind-hearted."

The young man blushed and said, "We are all friends. It is not easy for everyone. How can I make money from them?"

Ming Youyou called the village chief to discuss the matter, and finally decided to charge a minimum of twenty cents per bucket.

The young man left happily. Ming Youyou stared at his back for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.

When it was getting dark, the people in Xiaguan Village packed up their stalls and went home. Everyone held torches and walked carefully on the newly opened mountain road. They were all very happy.

Because it was their first day doing business, they didn't dare to bring too many things out. Most people only brought a basket of food. But even so, they earned much more that day than working in the county town.

What's more, some smart ones went home to replenish their stocks and made double the profit.

Village Chief Guo called everyone together for a meeting. "Although business is good today, that's because everyone is looking for something new, and the popularity brought by the county magistrate. It may not be so good tomorrow. So we can't make too much food, otherwise it won't sell, and it will go bad in the hot weather. Don't come to me crying."

Everyone laughed and said, "Don't worry, Village Chief, we know what's going on."

When the old man saw that they had all listened, he waved his hand and asked them to leave.

The villagers immediately ran back home and happily counted the money with their families.

Village chief Guo was originally very happy holding the heavy bag of money, but he felt particularly upset when he thought about the foreign merchants.

So he couldn't help but chatter to Ming Youyou, "Do you think he would really send someone to mess with us?"

Ming Youyou was not afraid. She thought Zheng Huan and the others were quite good at beating people. At worst, she could let them take over if anything happened.

But seeing the worried look on Village Chief Guo's face, she thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go find Mr. Tao tomorrow and tell him about this?"

Village Chief Guo was relieved. "Yes, talk to the adults nicely. It's better to say it's serious."

He added, "You can take the ox cart that delivers herbal tea tomorrow, and bring a few chickens to the yamen runners. They have helped a lot today."

Ming Youyou was surprised, "Second Grandpa, when did you become so generous?"

Village Chief Guo laughed and said, "It is said that the current officials are not as good as the current managers. Tell them to come to the tea stall more often when they are free. I can't say anything else, but we will definitely provide enough herbal tea."

The old man blinked and said, "If they stayed here more often, those hooligans wouldn't dare to cause trouble."

As a result, when I arrived at the county government office and mentioned the matter, I didn't even have to go through the procedures of the yamen runners, and the county magistrate took charge of the case.

He was worried that no one would catch them. "Don't worry, I'll send a few people in disguise to guard them. If they come, they won't be able to escape."

Lord Tao is also good at maintaining public order. After he took office, the hooligans in the county were cleared out soon.

But there were some fish that slipped through the net and escaped to the village below, but the area was too large, so they were temporarily let go.

If someone came to him, he would be happy to have a chat with them.

Speaking of the herbal tea recipe, Madam Tao also came over and said, "People from the Yan Family Pharmacy have been asking me about it openly and secretly these days. Your recipe is quite eye-catching."

Magistrate Tao nodded. "Even if it's only one cent per bowl, the volume is huge. Over the summer, the profit will be considerable."

Mrs. Tao joked, "Since you don't think highly of thirty taels of silver, then let me hear how much you plan to sell this recipe for?"

Ming Youyou said: "It can't be a buyout, otherwise I won't sell it no matter how much money you offer."

"Okay, then just sell it as normal."

She frowned and said, "Actually, I have never thought about selling the wine. But if the clinic or pharmacy wants it, it's not impossible to sell it to them. This way, it will be convenient for everyone to drink it in the future."

"But I'm afraid of those small shops. Even if I only sell it for one or two taels of silver, they are not willing to pay that much."

Magistrate Tao asked, "Do you think they want to make the herbal tea themselves?"

Ming Youyou nodded, "Of course, it will be like when a restaurant launches a new dish, other restaurants will also have it in a few days."

She repeated what the foreign merchant said, "He is not talking nonsense. A skilled doctor could really make it. For example, my grandfather could figure out the finished medicines from other pharmacies."

"It would be fine if we figured it all out; but there are still many unskilled doctors out there. Herbal tea is also medicine and it can harm your body if not used properly." She said with a frown.

Mrs. Tao was worried, "Will the injury be serious?"

She has been drinking a lot these days.

"Of course not, what I made won't. You can even drink it as water." Ming Youyou said proudly.

"But if the proportions of the herbs are not right, and too many cold ingredients are added, it will cause the spleen and stomach to become unbalanced, making it difficult to eat, and in severe cases, it may even cause diarrhea."

Diarrhea is a serious matter these days, and it may even lead to death.

Magistrate Tao thought of this and frowned, saying, "But it's not a good idea for the government to rashly intervene in such matters."

They just say they figured it out themselves, what can they do?

"However, you are becoming more and more thoughtful now," said Magistrate Tao with some surprise.

It was rare for Master Tao to praise her, so she felt quite embarrassed. "It was also because someone had always been concerned about my facial cream. When my family members talked about it, I followed them and listened, so I knew more."

In fact, the real reason was told by Grandma Yao, who taught her how to make herbal tea.

Grandma Yao said that her ancestors spent their entire lives researching and developing the current recipe that is harmless to the body and can relieve heat because of this drawback of herbal tea.

"So I thought, why not just give this recipe out." Ming Youyou waved her hand and said, "Let everyone stop speculating about it, and they won't get sick from drinking."