Chapter 103: Early Examination
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Let’s go and take a look at the shop first.”
Since they were going to open a jade shop, the location of the shop had to be chosen well. This was all thanks to Xiang Yang and the others. Although these people were at the bottom of society, there were many things that could not be done without these people at the bottom.
At the very least, they were the most informed about which shop was at the best location and who wanted to sell their shop.
“The shop is not too far from the Hundred Herb Hall. It has two floors, which adds up to more than 500 square meters. Moreover, it has its own warehouse, which is the most suitable place to store raw stones. Previously, it was an antique shop, and the renovation was not bad. However, because the boss had some family matters, he was in a hurry to sell the shop. After we take over, we only need to renovate a little, and then we can open for business.”
Xiang Yang was a meticulous person, so he was very attentive when he did things and inquired about everything.!!
Gu Qingchen, on the other hand, felt very satisfied. If they were close to the Hundred Herb Hall, she would have the time to run to both sides.
“We’re here. It’s the antique shop in front.”
Xiang Yang pointed at it, and Gu Qingchen saw this shop. As Xiang Yang had said, it was very suitable.
Xiang Yang had already made the decision to buy the shop. When he knew Gu Qingchen thought the shop was not bad, he heaved a sigh of relief.
“The raw stones and jade that we bought from the jade trade fair can be put in the shop now. We’ll put them in the warehouse first. We still need to renovate this place on a small scale.”
Gu Qingchen felt that this place was not bad. It was also on the business street, and it was at a nice location. After a little renovation, they could manage it.
“Renovation is easy to handle. We brothers used to do construction and renovation. Ms. Gu, please feel free to tell us.”
Gu Qingchen did not know what she was thinking. She looked at Xiang Yang and said, “Don’t call me Ms. Gu anymore. Just call me by my name or Qingchen. It sounds much better.”
Xiang Yang hesitated for a moment. Indeed, he felt that calling Ms. Gu was strange. He was much older than Gu Qingchen, so he simply called Gu Qingchen by her name. “Okay, Qingchen.”
Gu Qingchen nodded her head, “It’s been hard on all of you recently. I’ve offended the Jiang family. With Jiang Zhong’s character, he will definitely try to make things difficult for me. Also, those raw stones and jades are worth a lot of money. Please don’t let anything go wrong.”
In fact, there was still a portion of raw stones in Gu Qingchen’s hands that had not been unlocked at the jade fair. She had bought all of them in the name of her father, so Jiang Zhong naturally did not notice this.
As for this batch of the raw stones, almost every one of them had excellent jades. Gu Qingchen even wanted to cut the raw stones on the opening day, as a kind of reward.
“Yes, I’ve asked them to take turns to watch over the stones. I definitely won’t let Jiang Zhong have a chance to cause trouble. Also, I’ve already done what you asked me to do previously. It’s probably going to happen in the next few days. When Jiang Zhong’s side gets into trouble, he probably won’t be able to care about us.”
“That’s good then. You can start to take care of things here. If my dad has any objections, just listen to him. Although my dad wasn’t in the jade business before, he’s still a businessman. You can learn more from him. I don’t have much time. I still have to go to school and study medicine at the Hundred Herb Hall. You should pay more attention here.”
Xiang Yang nodded his head solemnly. Gu Qingchen was trying to nurture him, so he naturally understood what she meant.
After that, Gu Qingchen explained some of the requirements for the renovation and Xiang Yang noted them down one by one. Only then did Gu Qingchen leave and go straight to the Hundred Herb Hall.
She still had to inform her master about Mr. Lin’s matter.
After entering the Hundred Herb Hall, her master wasn’t around, and he was in seclusion in the backyard. Sometimes, Gu Qingchen was really curious about what her master was studying in seclusion.
Was he studying medicine to treat Young Master Rong’s illness?
Gu Qingchen called her master a few times outside. She thought that her master would not come out of seclusion. She did not expect her master to actually come out.
When she saw Gu Qingchen, she said, “You come just in time. I have something to talk to you about.”
“Is that so? I also have something to talk to you.”
Doctor Hua came out of the room and sat on the stone chair in the courtyard, motioning for Gu Qingchen to sit down as well.
As soon as Gu Qingchen sat down, Doctor Hua took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Gu Qingchen.
“The qualification examination has been brought forward this time. You should prepare for it. Come over after school in the next few days. I’ll give you extra lessons you. Fill in the form. The exam is on weekend.”
Gu Qingchen took the form and was a little surprised. She didn’t expect the exam to be brought forward. It would be the end of the month in a few days. The school gala must be a recent event. It seemed that she would be very busy.
“Yes. Master, I will fill in the form in a moment. Are you not going into closed-door cultivation for the next few days?”
Doctor Hua shook his head tiredly. “I am not going into closed-door cultivation for the time being. We will talk about it after you finish the exam. Also, on Young Master Rong’s side, you must not treat him recklessly and do not make any fake promise. Do you understand?”
Gu Qingchen nodded. She knew what her master was worried about. Back then, her master’s boast had caused a lot of harm to Young Master Rong. Doctor Hua did not want his disciple to hurt Young Master Rong again.
“Master, I understand. Oh right, I also have something to ask you. I have a teacher who has a heart condition and does not want to do surgery. I don’t know if you have any ideas and would like you to take a look at him. Since you are not in closed-door cultivation these few days, why don’t I make an appointment with him, and you can take a look at him?”
Doctor Hua stroked his white beard. “I thought it was something big. Let him come over. I will take a look at him first. I can’t guarantee that he will be cured.”
“Alright, I’ll inform Mr. Lin as soon as possible and ask him to come over.”
Doctor Hua waved his hand. “Let’s put other people’s matters aside for now. After you fill in the form, I’ll start teaching you how to make medicinal herb formulas today.”
In traditional Chinese medicine, other than looking, smelling, asking, cutting, and identifying medicinal herbs and acupuncture, the most important thing was to make medicinal herb formulas.
Different medicinal herbs had different medicinal properties. Of course, the same medicinal herb with different doses would have different effects.
Therefore, it was not an easy task to prepare medicinal herb. One needed to be very familiar with the medicinal properties of the herb and with years of experience to be able to do it well.
Initially, Doctor Hua thought that it would take at least one or two years to teach Gu Qingchen how to prepare medicinal herb, no matter how fast it was. However, he did not expect that Gu Qingchen’s comprehension ability was so high. He even thought that Gu Qingchen would be able to grasp the essentials of preparing medicinal herb very quickly.
Gu Qingchen’s eyes lit up when she heard that her master was going to teach her new thing. Now, as long as she learned how to make medicine and practiced it, she would be able to finish her apprenticeship very soon!
Even Gu Qingchen herself did not realize that she was so eager to finish her apprenticeship. Was she trying to prove her ability or was she thinking about Rong Yu’s body.
Every time she thought about Rong Yu or heard about Rong Yu, she felt that something was wrong with her. She would always think about his illness.
When she returned to school at night, Gu Qingchen went to inform Mr. Lin and asked him to go to the Hundred Herb Hall in the next few days.
When Mr. Lin heard the news, he was overjoyed. He was grateful to Gu Qingchen. He did not expect that Gu Qingchen would help him contact Doctor Hua so soon after he mentioned it today.