The next morning, Chen Xi had breakfast and came to the medicine shop. The carpenter had already brought the carved signboard. The big gold-plated characters were extremely eye-catching, which was the one written by Chen Xi yesterday.

Hui Niang found someone to come over, decorate the signboard, covered it with red silk cloth, and then asked someone to go up the ladder and hang it on the lintel. She then uncovered the red silk cloth when it opened.

"Sister, is the handwriting written by Lang?"

Zhou, who had just come after the housework, didn't see the words. He raised his head and looked at the plaque that was hanging. Although he couldn't see anything with a layer of red cloth, he still asked anxiously.

Hui Niang said, "Well. Lang's handwriting is very good. Even the master who created the plaque, I'm afraid no one in the city can write such good words. Just this sign can add a lot of glory to our shop."

Zhou shook his mouth disapproved: "I'm afraid that the stinky guy has only learned how many days of writing to write. How good can it be?"

Hui Niang didn't argue, she looked up at the plaque with a smile on her face.

Soon after, the firecrackers were hung, Hui Niang specially invited a drum team for the fun, beating the drums and drums, which quickly attracted the attention of the pedestrians.

When it was auspicious, the sound of firecrackers sounded. In the lively and festive atmosphere, Zhou personally pulled down the red silk cloth to reveal the sign of "Lu's Pharmaceutical Shop". At this time, the owners of the pharmacy shops and chambers of pharmacies in the city came to congratulate themselves, or sent someone to send gifts to celebrate the opening.

The drug is open, and the joy is festive, but the business is extremely bleak.

Hui Niang received the people from the Chamber of Commerce and sent them away, waiting for the guests to be crowded, but there were only ones who came to ask about the medicine all morning, and they still bought the most common medicinal materials, and there was no profit at all.

Even if Hui Niang is famous for her "Goddess Doctor", the pharmacy business focuses on time-honored brands and good reputation. The newly opened shop will not be recognized by neighbors and people entering the city for a while.

Hui Niang and Zhou poured great enthusiasm for the pharmacy, but in less than a day, it seemed like someone was poured a basin of cold water from head to toe. When lunch was lunch, there was no word on the table.

Chen Xiyi and Shen Mingjun were supervising craftsmen to manufacture printing tools in the printing workshop in the morning. They didn't know the sales of the pharmacy, but when they saw the depressed expression of everyone, he guessed it was true, and he simply didn't even bother to ask questions.

Before finishing the meal, Zhou stared at Chen Xi and asked, "Why didn't your father come back at noon?"

Chen Xixin was about to be vented by my mother! He quickly lowered his head, tried his best to avoid contacting my mother's gaze, and he stammered: "Dad's printing workshop needs someone to watch, he asked me to come back, and he would eat whatever he could there to cushion his stomach at noon."

"This is a heartless person. The pharmacy business is not good, so he doesn't know how to come and help." Zhou was in a bad mood and liked to lose his temper. Chen Xi stuck out his tongue and said nothing. Xin Pharmacy business is not good, so he has not accumulated a good reputation. Even if his father comes back, he can't help!

Hui Niang hurriedly comforted her: "The business was just starting. My husband and I opened a medicine shop in Ninghua City, but no one visited me for a long time. It was not until the neighbors met each other and knew that the medicinal materials we sold were not adulterated, so we gradually accumulated reputation. Sister, don't get angry. Brother-in-law has been out early and back late these days, and is so busy that you should be more considerate."

Zhou's family has nothing more.

Hui Niang looked at Chen Xi again, "Lang, you should do the medicine! I originally planned to delay it first, but now it seems that it is urgent. You knew some prescriptions before, so why not merge them. Let's try to prescribe medicine first?"

"OK."

Chen Xi agreed happily, but when he saw that my mother looked at me with a bad look, she immediately took her head down again.

Hui Niang is extremely serious in doing things, either not doing it, and she can’t stop doing it. When she saw that the business of opening a pharmacy in Fucheng was light and she had a high chance of facing losses, she immediately realized that she would carry out reforms and make profits through other channels.

In the afternoon, Chen Xi did not go to the printing workshop, so he stayed to write down more than ten prescriptions for Hui Niang, half of which were prescriptions for treating difficult and complicated diseases. The business was really not easy to do, and no customer came in to ask about the medicine until Guanpuzi. Hui Niang had plenty of time to discuss the medicine with Chen Xi.

To make a medicine, the first thing to do is to limit the dosage. Simply put, the dosage of Western medicine "two to three times a day, three to four tablets" is summarized into traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. According to some standards, the dosage of some medicinal materials is slightly increased or decreased, and a fixed prescription is used to draw out several dosages. In this way, even if you don’t need to ask a doctor to prescribe medicine, you only need to ask the patient’s physical condition and cause, even Hui Niang can prescribe medicine.

In the following days, the business of the pharmacy was still bleak, and there were very few customers coming to visit every day.

But the printing workshop started to get on the right track.

On October 16th, the printing workshop was basically prepared. Hui Niang invited more than 40 female workers to come back. In addition to the friend, there were more than 60 workers in the entire printing workshop.

Hui Niang sent a message back to Ninghua County, and asked the printing workshop there to start printing semi-finished New Year pictures. It is estimated that by the end of October, the first batch of New Year pictures could be transported to Tingzhou Prefecture City. Before that, Chen Xi would teach the female workers the skills of drawing colors and guide the male workers to do the final step of coloring, so that as long as the goods arrive, the work can be started immediately.

As the process increases significantly, it is even more difficult for others to steal.

In the pharmacy, due to poor business, the patent medicines configured according to Chen Xi's prescriptions have no sales yet, so Hui Niang asked Yang's Pharmaceutical Store to sell them on behalf of others. After all, Hui Niang is not only the shopkeeper of Lu's Pharmaceutical Store, but also the major shareholder of Yang's Pharmaceutical Store. She has the final decision-making power over the operation of Yang's Pharmaceutical Store.

No matter how old Yang's Pharmaceutical Store is, it is a century-old brand in Fucheng. After the launch of the patent medicine, the market response is good. After all, it saves patients' medical treatment and can save patients' large expenses. In a few days, with the accumulation of reputation, the business of Yang's Pharmaceutical Store has improved greatly.

In the blink of an eye, it was late October, and the two families finally settled down in the city. It was time to find a teacher for Chen Xi to continue their studies.

Not only Zhou and Shen Mingjun attach importance to this matter, but even Hui Niang is quite enthusiastic about it.

Hui Niang hired people from the Chamber of Commerce to inquire about the schools and teachers in Fucheng and what their reputation is.

The news has been passed back one after another. The best academy in Changting County must belong to Yaoyun Academy in Zhongwu Village, Nanshan. This academy has a history of nearly a hundred years. It covers an area of ​​about fifty acres and has a quiet and beautiful environment. To date, it has cultivated more than ten juren and twenty or thirty scholars, and is well-known in Changting.

However, Yaoyun Academy is located more than 80 miles southeast of the city. It is not realistic to study in this academy, so it can only be found in the city.

After many twists and turns, I finally found out that there was a school called "Xueer" in the west of the city. The tutor Mr. Feng once taught three juren and many scholars, and had a high prestige throughout the city.

However, Mr. Feng's conditions for accepting disciples were extremely harsh. He could not send his children there to study after sending them to Shu Xiu, but had to undergo an assessment.

To Shen Xi, it seems that in the future, if you want to enter a prestigious school, you must take the exam. Famous schools refuse to accept it if they fail to take it well. Only by accepting good students can you ensure the "enrollment rate".

Hui Niang and Zhou Shiyi concluded that even if Chen Xi was studying in the county town, she might not be able to keep up with the teaching rhythm of the schools in Fucheng, but she would have to send Chen Xi to the "Study School" to study. If you don't get used to it, then study for two more years until you keep up, even if you spend more money, you can do whatever you want.

ps: The first update!
Chapter completed!