bookcurios Chapter 119
Chapter 119
Zhong Laoer took the oil-paper bag handed to him by the waiter, paid the money, covered himself with the black cloth and left. The waiter was very confused watching his series of actions.
Watching Boss Zhong leave, the young man stopped thinking about it and closed the door while humming a little tune.
It was late at night. Zhong Laoer walked very fast, looking left and right from time to time to see if there was anyone following him.
There was no other way. Since they were being targeted, they could only come up with this stupid idea to hide from that family.
He was almost at Zhong Ji's. His mother and younger sister were waiting for him at the door. He took a few quick steps and went straight into the store.
"Mom, little sister, didn't I tell you to go to bed first and not wait for me?"
He tore off the black cloth covering his face, placed the spices he had bought on the table, sat down, took a breath and spoke.
Zhong Ruyi took the black cloth that her second brother had torn off and thrown aside, and put it away for the time being so that she could use it next time.
"Stop talking nonsense." Zhong's mother rolled her eyes at him and said, "Go to bed quickly. We still have business to do tomorrow!"
She closed the door swiftly and told her son to go to bed quickly, as he would have to get up to poop the pigs in two or three hours, so the longer he could sleep, the better.
Zhong Ruyi yawned and slowly fell asleep. She felt that she should get up and do something after sleeping for a while.
She didn't feel it at first, but when she got up to wash up in a daze, she suddenly thought that if they were not followed, they would not have to wait until midnight to go to the pharmacy to buy aniseed.
How annoying!
Since they knew they were being followed, Zhong Ruyi and the others decided not to go out. Even if they went out, they would just buy something and come back.
Sometimes Zhong Ruyi had bad intentions and deliberately dragged Zhong's mother for a walk around. They would spend the whole afternoon without buying anything, just looking around.
The people who followed them everywhere were so angry that they gnashed their teeth and went back to tell their boss, "The people from Zhongji are so cunning! I have followed them for so many days and have never seen them go to the pharmacy again!"
The name of the newly opened braised food store is Wang Ji Braised Food, and the owner’s surname is Wang.
Boss Wang frowned, "Go to the pharmacy where they bought the aniseed and ask them how much they took. See if they prepared the mixture at the pharmacy before taking it back?"
The man could only agree, thinking that he had asked before but got no result. It would be the same if he asked again. He was grumbling in his heart, but he still had to ask.
"What?" The medicine shop clerk was a little confused. "Are you asking what spices Mr. Zhong buys every time he comes? Didn't I tell you?"
He smiled awkwardly, "Brother, do you know how Zhongji's ingredients are prepared?"
As he spoke, he took out a few coins from his pocket and said, "Can you tell me about it? I'm just a little curious and want to ask, nothing else."
The young man rolled his eyes. Zhong Ji was a frequent customer of their pharmacy. Not only that, he also introduced the business of Manxianglou and Lao Wu Tavern to them.
Manxianglou is the largest restaurant in the town. By cooperating with them, he can earn dozens more taels of silver every month than before. Last month alone, although he didn't know how much more silver he earned, the shopkeeper said that the boss increased his salary by 100 coins!
He was so happy that he got even better news when he got home: Manxianglou and Lao Wu Tavern also started selling braised food and were hiring people.
My younger brother went to work at Manxianglou, and my mother became a temporary worker at Lao Wu Tavern.
Although it was only temporary, he could earn dozens of coins a day. His mother said that she would find him a good wife when he saved more money. He felt excited just thinking about it.
All this started after Zhong Ji started selling braised food. He was grateful, so when other people came to ask about him, he pretended not to understand and just answered them casually.
This person came several times. One time, it happened that the boss Zhong's sister came to buy spices. This person eavesdropped on the side and waited until the boss Zhong's sister finished buying.
I immediately came to him and said that I wanted the same one that Boss Zhong’s sister had just made, and asked him to make it exactly as it was.
He knew at that time that this person was planning to sell braised food, but he would prepare it if the customer asked. He gave the herbal prescriptions that Miss Zhong bought to the medicine boy and asked him to prepare some more according to the prescriptions.
The man took it and left, as if he had already got the recipe for the braised food. He was very happy and kept muttering to himself that he had made a fortune!
He and the medicine boy watched him leave, then they looked at each other, shrugged, and went on with their own business.
Now this person came to inquire again. As far as he knew, a new braised food store opened on Sesame Street after this person came that day.
It seems that they have already figured it out, so what are they doing here now?
He didn't take the few coins handed over, but just smiled politely and said, "Sir, I'm really sorry, this is the privacy of other customers, and our store has a rule that you can't tell anyone, otherwise I will lose my job. Please don't embarrass me!"
What a joke! Who would offend the old customers of the store for a few coins? Even if he was given a few dozen taels of silver, he would not do such a shameful thing!
Besides, he really didn't know. Every time people from Zhongji came to buy spices, they would just buy as much as they needed and mix it themselves. They knew the spices in the marinade recipe, but they didn't know the specific proportions.
The man's face looked a little grim. Remembering that his boss had told him to get the braised food recipe as soon as possible, he gritted his teeth and took out a piece of silver from his pocket.
He handed the change to the clerk with a flattering smile, "Look at this, little brother..."
The young man was getting a little impatient. Why were these people not doing business properly but instead thinking about finding out other people's secret recipes?
He smiled coldly, not even looking at the silver, "If you don't need anything, I'll go and serve other guests first."
After saying that, he left, leaving the man standing there awkwardly holding a few pieces of silver.
Zhong Ruyi came in at this moment, and she didn't even look at the man who had been following them for the past few days.
She saw this man as soon as she came in. She heard him talking to the waiter and she didn't know what he was asking.
She walked straight to the medicine boy and handed him a prescription, "Young man, please help me get the medicine according to what is written on this prescription."
As soon as he heard the word "Fangzi", a gleam of light flashed in the man's eyes, and he stood aside quietly waiting.
The medicine boy took the prescription, opened the drawer and got the medicine according to the name of the medicine on it.
When Zhong Ruyi and others were bored, they started chatting with the waiter, and the man eavesdropped with his ears perked up.
The medicine boy prepared the medicine and packed it skillfully. Zhong Ruyi took it, paid the money and left.
As soon as she walked out of the drugstore, she couldn't help but laugh. This prescription was prescribed by her at the drugstore next door, and it was specially used to treat internal heat and reduce fever.
The drugstore and the pharmacy are owned by the same owner. After seeing the patient in the pharmacy, you just need to take the prescription to the drugstore next door to get the medicine.