Denghuaxiao

Chapter 22: Counterfeit goods are rampant

No one in Renxin Medical Center knew about the lawsuit in Xinglin Hall.

Chun Shuisheng's reputation is getting bigger and bigger. No matter whether they are scholars, elegant guests or ordinary people, as long as they have used this herbal tea, they can't say anything bad about it in their conscience.

There are many people coming to buy herbal tea, but there is only one person making herbal tea, Lu Zhuo, which is quite hard. Sometimes before Renxin Medical Center opens, people buying herbal tea will be waiting at the door early in the morning.

In the early morning of this day, another young man dressed as a boy came to West Street, mumbling: "Master wants to buy Chunfeng Sheng? No, it's Chunfeng Sheng? What exactly is Chunfeng Sheng?"

Nalaoshizi nose-suffocating herbal tea has become very popular recently and is highly praised among scholars. My master is used to suffering from nasal congestion. Hearing about this herbal tea, he specially ordered him to buy it. However, the young man has a bad memory. He remembers the beginning and the end, but not the words in the middle.

When we arrived at West Street, the shops were busy and customers were being greeted. The boy was almost dazzled by what he saw. When he looked up again, he saw a large medical clinic not far away. It was very grand and spacious. There were three words written on it: " Xinglin Hall".

The boy wanted to ask, so he stepped forward and asked the middle-aged man in front of the medicine cabinet: "Excuse me, is there a medical shop selling nasal congestion medicinal tea on this West Street?"

The middle-aged man turned around and asked with a smile: "Is the guest talking about Chunyangsheng?"

 “Chunyangsheng?” The boy was confused. Is that his name? It seemed that they were close, so I asked, "Is it for treating nasal congestion?"

"Exactly!" The man warmly put a jar of medicinal tea into his hand and said kindly, "It can relieve nasal congestion and is quite effective. Three taels of silver for a jar, little brother, why don't you bring a jar back to try it out?" try?"

Three taels of silver per pot, the boy asked curiously: "Isn't it four taels of silver per pot? When did you adjust the price?"

 The man smiled but said nothing.

"That's all." The boy took out a few ingots of silver from his arms and handed them out, "Let's buy five cans first." He was secretly happy that the price adjustment by the medical clinic was a good thing, and he kept the extra money for himself, God knows. He knows that the medical clinic knows, but the master still doesn't know.

The boy bought herbal tea and went happily. Bai Shouyi looked at his back, played with the silk ribbon around his waist, smiled and said to himself: "The sun is above, the water is below, and I am above you, so I will crush you. The birth of spring sun..."

 He sighed: "What a good name."

 …

This Xinglin Hall is gradually getting busy, but the front door of Renxin Medical Center in West Street Alley is not as busy as before.

Except for Mr. Hu who occasionally comes to buy some medicinal tea to take care of business, there are few new customers. Seeing the jars of spring water on the table in front of the door gradually piled up into a small tower, Du Changqing couldn't sit still.

He was half-lying on the table, looking at Lu Huan who was picking up herbal tea from the jar, and asked: "Doctor Lu, I wonder if there was something wrong when you made this herbal tea. The one we sold before The batches are indeed effective. The new batches made in the future may not be as effective as the previous batches. Otherwise, how could you drink and drink the guests?" He said tentatively, "I have absolutely no doubt that you are not good at studying. What I mean is, is there a possibility that your pharmaceutical technology is not sophisticated enough?"

His suspicious tone made Yin Zheng immediately angry, and he immediately retorted: "What my boss said is strange. If the medicinal tea prepared by my girl is really not effective, why would Mr. Hu continue to buy it? Even if it is to take care of the business of the medical clinic, He comes too often."

Du Changqing was speechless. This is true. Mr. Hu will come to buy some medicinal materials every two months for his father's sake, but he will not be as interested in medicinal tea as he is now. These few times I saw Mr. Hu, I didn't see him covering his nose with a kerchief. The problem of nasal suffocation should be alleviated.

Since the efficacy of medicinal tea is no problem, why are there fewer and fewer people buying tea?

While he was thinking hard, Acheng ran in from outside, panting: "My boss, my boss is in trouble!"

Du Changqing said impatiently: "What's wrong?"

Acheng glanced at Lu Chen who was carefully sorting the medicinal materials, and then spoke cautiously: "I just went to West Street for a walk, and I heard that Xinglin Hall has recently released a new herbal tea. It only costs three taels of silver, and it can relieve pain." The nose is suffocating and the nose is deep..." Faced with the increasingly ugly look in his boss's eyes, the boy stammered out a few words: "It's called 'Chun Yangsheng'."

Yin Zheng was stunned.

It is both a herbal tea for nasal congestion and a Chunyang Sheng. Isn’t it just copying what I learned? He was still one tael less than them, and he clearly came to Renxin Medical Center on purpose.

Du Changqing immediately yelled: "Shameless! I'm just telling you why the medical clinic's business has been so sluggish these days. It turns out Xinglintang has cut off the business. Bai Shouyi is still as shameless as ever, using such despicable means!"

Xinglintang’s shop is large and spacious, and its reputation is also great. Whenever a stranger enters West Street, they will definitely go to Xinglintang first. The customers have been snatched away by Xinglin Hall, and no one will take the initiative to come to Renxin Medical Center.

Du Changqing was about to rush out the door angrily, as if he wanted to ask Xinglintang for an explanation, when Lu Huo said: "Shopkeeper Du."

Du Changqing looked at her fiercely.

"You're not going to stop me, are you?" Du Changqing pointed to the door, his hands trembling with anger, "This is the new herbal tea made by Renxin Medical Center. Bai Shouyi didn't copy what he learned, and he named it like this. Are you trying to deliberately disgust someone? We have worked so hard to build a reputation, and it’s all for him to make wedding dresses for Xinglintang? Can I accept this? Anyway, the medicinal tea business has been robbed, and the medical clinic still can’t open, so I went to the door of Xinglintang to embarrass him , it’s not a loss!”    “Then what?” Lu Zhu looked at him calmly, “People who buy herbal tea will still buy cheaper herbal tea after hearing this. Xinglintang’s income will not decrease, and shopkeeper Du can get more What?"

Du Changqing hesitated.

Yinzheng and Acheng were a little uneasy.

Lu Chen put down the medicinal tea in his hand, took the handkerchief and wiped the shavings of the medicine in his hand carefully, and said lightly: "New medicine is different from practicing medicine in a hospital. As long as you find a recipe, use the same materials and the same processing techniques, you can make something with the same effect." . Not to mention Xinglintang, in a few days, other medical clinics will also sell the same herbal tea. In addition to 'Chun Yang Sheng', there are also 'Chunfeng Sheng' and 'Chun Peanut'. Does shopkeeper Du have to go door to door to make the smell? ?”

Du Changqing was choked and speechless for a long time, and said angrily: "Then what do you think we should do? We can't swallow this breath in vain. Or," he stared at Lu Zhu hesitantly, "we can also follow their example and lower the price, three taels of silver a jar. ?”

"Xinglin Tang has a good reputation in Shengjing Medical Clinic, and its reputation is far better than that of Renxin Medical Clinic. For the same three taels of silver, ordinary people will only choose Xinglin Tang to buy it first. Selling it at a low price is not a long-term solution."

Du Changqing became even more frustrated and said bitterly: "Heaven wants to kill me! Does God really want me, Du Changqing, to be a waste my whole life and not be able to make any progress?"

Lu Zong looked at him: "Shopkeeper Du, I told you that others may not be able to make my herbal tea."

Du Changqing was stunned.

 At the tea stall at Laiyi Inn, Du Changqing had indeed foreseen what would happen today. At that time, he asked Lu Yan, if other medical clinics learned how to make herbal tea, what chance would Renxin Medical Clinic have of winning?

At that time, Lu Chen replied, "Regardless of whether others can learn my herbal tea, Mr. Du, why don't you think about it, if I can make a herbal tea for nasal congestion, wouldn't I be able to make other herbal teas?" He was confident in his words. No anxiety.

Now that things have come to this, there is still no trace of worry on Lu Zhen's face.

He thought again and again, and after a while, he hesitated and said: "Doctor Lu, is it possible that there is a secret in your herbal tea that is difficult to copy?"

Lu Yan picked up the jar of herbal tea in front of him, brushed the poplar flower pattern on the jar with his fingertips, and said softly: "If you want to prepare the same herbal tea, you need to identify the recipe used for the herbal tea. I added an ingredient to the herbal tea. It’s hard for others to tell the difference. I think even the doctors at Xinglin Hall shouldn’t be able to tell the difference either.”

Du Changqing's heart moved and he said happily: "Really?"

Lu Zong put down the tea can and looked at Du Changqing again: "Shopkeeper Du, if I were you, instead of being angry here, I'd rather do something else."

"Something else?" Du Changqing was confused, "What are you doing?"

Lu Chen smiled and said: "After the Peach Blossom Club, thanks to the recommendation of Mr. Hu, the supply of Chun Shui Sheng was in short supply. At that time, it was rumored in the market that Chun Shui Sheng had miraculous effects. Taking it after decoction would relieve nasal congestion. There are few panaceas with immediate effects in the world, and for a new drug It is said that such exaggeration of the effect is a disaster rather than a blessing. Fortunately, the effect of spring water is true, and it has just sustained its reputation."

Du Changqing nodded and cursed: "That's right, I don't know who is going around killing him with a thousand swords!"

 Lu Zong looked at him.

Meeting her gaze, Du Changqing was startled for a moment, and then his expression gradually changed: "You mean..."

Lu Yan said calmly: "Xinglintang wants to copy Chunshuisheng, but if it can't figure out the formula, the effectiveness will be greatly reduced. It can be sustained in a short period of time, but over time, those who buy back the medicinal tea will find that the name is not worthy of the name, and the reputation will inevitably collapse. Shopkeeper Du," she looked at Du Changqing: "Another person should be treated in his own way. Since Xinglin Hall has made a start, why not add fuel to their fire?"

"If I were you, I would immediately send people to spread rumors in the market. The Chunyang Sheng from Xinglintang has a very miraculous effect. The medicine can cure diseases, which is far better than the Chunshui Shengduo from Renxin Medical Center."

 She finished speaking slowly, and there was silence all around.

Acheng and Yinzheng were stunned.

Du Changqing looked at Lu Shu's bright and dark eyes, and for some reason, he suddenly shuddered.

 After a moment, he swallowed his saliva and whispered: "Okay, okay... I'll do as you say."

Du Changqing: Sister! You are my only sister!

 (End of this chapter)