CHAPTER 214: CHAPTER 214: LET’S SEE HOW LONG YOUR SHOP LASTS

Yun Jiao smiled, "It must be hard to keep clean, only then does it look truly clean."

"There are two sets of clothes, you should alternate wearing them, always making sure they are spotlessly clean every day."

Since the owner said so, Zhang Shun and Liu Zhu both agreed.

Today, Yun Jiao wore a blue ruqun, purposely dressing a bit mature to make herself appear older, looking steady and reliable.

Jiang Youzhi came over and said, "It’s almost time, I’ll go set off the firecrackers."

Six Lang and Gu Chuan ran out with him, watching as he lit the fuse with an incense stick.

Amidst the crackling sounds, Yun Jiao used a long pole to poke down the red silk covering the signboard.

Then she saw the black background with golden letters of the signboard, displaying three large characters, "Renxin Hall."

Next, Jiang Youzhi pulled down the red silk covering the couplet, the upper line reading: "May there be no illness among the people of the world."

The lower line reading: "What’s dust on a shelf of medicine to begrudge?"

As the red silk was being uncovered, Jiang Youzhi heard someone nearby sneer, "Hypocritical benevolence."

"If you truly think that way, why open a pharmacy at all?"

Yun Jiao turned around and saw a middle-aged man wearing a coffee-colored robe with longevity symbols.

The man was thin, with hollow cheeks and eyes that shone brightly.

Yun Jiao glanced at him without speaking.

In business, harmony brings wealth.

On opening day, there’s no need to quarrel with others.

At this moment, Zhang Shun stood nearby, appearing extremely uncomfortable.

Jiang Youzhi cast a disinterested glance at the man and said to Yun Jiao, "This couplet is good, it clearly signifies a pharmacy."

"Moreover, it matches the store name well."

The man suddenly followed up with Yun Jiao, asking, "Little girl, I saw you uncovering the sign, could it be that you are the shopkeeper of this pharmacy?"

Yun Jiao smiled at him, "Indeed, I am."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man chuckled, "How strange! In today’s world, anyone dares to open a pharmacy, not afraid of poisoning people to death!"

Yun Jiao thought he was merely mocking briefly, but unexpectedly, he began with personal attacks!

She frowned, ready to retort, when Zhang Shun tugged at her sleeve from the side, whispering, "Owner, this is Manager Sun from Qilin Hall opposite."

Yun Jiao immediately understood that he was looking for trouble.

Presumably worried that the nearby pharmacies would steal his business.

Zhang Shun then smiled apologetically at Manager Sun, "How have you been lately?"

Manager Sun snorted, "You’ve found a better position now, do you even see me in your eyes!"

He glanced up at the signboard, snorted, "You deliberately opened a pharmacy across from me and even took my staff."

"Do you think I, Sun, am easy to bully?"

He gave Yun Jiao a crooked smile, "Just wait and see, let’s see how long your pharmacy lasts!"

After saying this, he flicked his sleeves and walked away.

Mrs. Chen beside Yun Jiao was shaking with anger, "What kind of nonsense is that? If it weren’t opening day, avoiding bad omens from noise and disorder, I’d scold him to death!"

Yun Jiao held Mrs. Chen’s arm and led her inside, "Mother, forget it, let’s not bother with him."

She turned her head, "Ah Tie, clean up the entrance."

The assistants also followed Yun Jiao inside.

Everyone sat inside for almost half an hour, the shop was strangely quiet, not a single customer came.

Liu Zhu and Zhang Shun felt very uneasy, exchanged a glance, both seeing the worry in each other’s eyes.

If the business didn’t go well, the pharmacy couldn’t continue, and the monthly wages of a tael of silver would be gone.

They both desperately wished to run to the pharmacy entrance to draw in customers.

But historically, pharmacies have never solicited customers.

You can’t just randomly grab someone on the road and ask, "Do you need medicine, sir?" People will surely beat you.