UGB Chapter 53 The Medicine Cabinet is Empty and the Happy Farm in the System
Chapter 53 The Medicine Cabinet is Empty and the Happy Farm in the System
No sooner had Lin Meijuan left than the supplier called.
The person who answered the phone was Mr. Liu.
He held the receiver, his face turning from rosy to deathly pale, and finally slumped into the chair like a deflated balloon.
"It's over, it's all over." Boss Liu hung up the phone, his hands still trembling. "Old Zhang said he can't supply us anymore. All the astragalus, angelica, and codonopsis, as long as they're even slightly high-grade herbs, have been bought up by Kangmei Pharmaceutical. And Zhao Dezhu has declared that anyone who dares to supply Renxin Pharmacy is going against Kangmei."
The pharmacy fell into a deathly silence.
For a traditional Chinese medicine clinic, running out of medicinal herbs is like running out of food.
Even the most skilled cook can't cook without rice; no matter how skilled Wang Minyu is, he can't treat people with air.
"Those bastards, they're utterly despicable!" Guan Shan slammed his fist on the counter, making the water in the teacup slosh around. "Boss, I'm going to break that old bastard Zhao Dezhu's legs!"
"Sit down." Wang Minyu didn't even look up, he was scribbling on a piece of paper. "Can you conjure up medicine by breaking a leg? In today's society governed by law, we should be civilized."
"What should we do? The inventory can only last for three more days at most." Zhao Na was pacing anxiously. "And recently there have been more and more patients, especially those with difficult and complicated diseases, which consume a lot of medicine."
Wang Minyu put down his pen and looked at the list on the paper.
[Urgently needed: Astragalus (to replenish Qi), Angelica sinensis (to nourish blood), Atractylodes macrocephala (to strengthen the spleen).]
"Three days? That's enough." Wang Minyu stood up and stretched. "Guan Shan, you don't need to keep watch tonight. Go and turn over that empty space in the backyard. Si Yuan, go and buy some large flowerpots, the more the better. Zhao Na, go and buy a few bags of organic fertilizer, the smelliest kind."
"Huh?" The three looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Boss, are you going to... plant them now?" Li Siyuan looked bewildered. "The growth cycle of Chinese medicinal herbs is at least a year and a half, and astragalus takes more than three years. If we plant them now, by the time they grow, the grass on the graves of the pharmacy will be two meters tall."
"Who said I'm going to grow ordinary herbs?" Wang Minyu smiled mysteriously. "I'm growing high-tech and ruthless techniques."
That evening, Renxin Pharmacy was closed.
Wang Minyu locked himself in the backyard, strictly forbidding anyone from entering.
He stood before the land that had just been turned over by Guanshan, his consciousness sinking into the system space.
[Current mood score: 12000.]
[Activate the Intermediate Herb Garden feature? Cost: 5000 Emotion Points.]
【confirm. 】
Inside the system space, the originally gray mist dissipated, revealing a patch of black earth gleaming with a faint golden light.
Time flows differently here than outside, and the soil contains a high concentration of spiritual energy.
"Exchange for 'Fast-Growing Spiritual Astragalus' seeds, and 'Mutant Angelica' seeds."
A lot of emotional points were spent like water, only to be rewarded with two unremarkable bags of seeds.
Instead of planting them directly in the system, Wang Minyu used the system's [Transplanting Function] to soak the seeds in "spiritual liquid" and then planted them in flowerpots and backyard soil in the real world.
[Effects of soaking in the elixir: shortens the growth cycle by 99%, and increases medicinal efficacy by 500%.]
After doing all this, Wang Minyu redeemed another bottle of [Plant Growth Hormone (System Version)] and poured it into the watering can.
Early the next morning.
When Li Siyuan sleepily pushed open the back door to go to the toilet, he let out a scream, which startled Guan Shan, who had just gotten up. Guan Shan thought someone was coming to attack him and rushed out shirtless.
"Holy crap! What... what the hell is this?!"
The once barren backyard is now lush and green.
Those seeds planted just yesterday have already grown into plants half a person tall.
Astragalus leaves are thick and emerald green, emitting a strong bean-like smell; Angelica stems are thick and sturdy, and the purplish-red rhizomes even cracked the flowerpot.
The most outrageous thing is that these plants seem to be breathing, swaying gently in the morning breeze, with crystal-clear dewdrops hanging on their leaves.
"Boss..." Li Siyuan pointed at the plants, his tongue tied, "Did you plant these last night? Did you use some kind of fertilizer or hire a druid?"
Wang Minyu walked out carrying a teacup, glanced at it calmly, and said, "This is our 'specially supplied' medicinal herb. Don't ask, it's a family secret recipe, a genetic mutation."
"Will this work?" Zhao Na carefully plucked a leaf, and her fingers instantly felt a slight tingling sensation.
"Whether it works or not, we'll know once we try it." Wang Minyu pointed at Guan Shan. "Who said their back was a little sore lately?"
Guan Shan scratched his head: "I've done too much manual labor, that's true."
Wang Minyu casually plucked a stalk of astragalus.
The root was as thick as a wrist. When cut open, the cross-section revealed a golden chrysanthemum pattern, and a rich, sweet aroma instantly filled the air.
"Cut it into three slices and steep it in water to drink."
Guan Shan obediently did as instructed. He added three slices of astragalus root to the water, and the boiling water instantly turned golden yellow.
He downed it in one gulp.
Five minutes later.
"roar!"
Guan Shan suddenly let out a low roar, his muscles swelled up as if inflated, his skin turned red, and white smoke rose from his head.
"Hot! So hot!" Guan Shan grabbed two stone millstones from the ground and started pushing them around like they were made of styrofoam.
One, two, a hundred...
"This..." Li Siyuan looked at Guan Shan, who seemed like a perpetual motion machine, and swallowed hard. "This isn't replenishing qi, it's nuclear power!"
"Its medicinal effect is about ten times that of ordinary astragalus." Wang Minyu nodded in satisfaction. "It seems the dosage needs to be controlled to one-tenth."
Just then, a black Rolls-Royce pulled up at the entrance.
Qian Dafa (a coal boss) and Steven arrived together.
"Dr. Wang, I heard Kangmei cut off your supplies?" Qian Dafa shouted as he entered, twirling two walnuts in his hand. "Damn it, that bastard Zhao Dezhu is so shameless. Just say the word, and I'll send my convoy to Gansu to pick up goods! I don't believe he can block all the roads in the country!"
"No need for that trouble." Steven adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses. "I have connections in Australia that allow me to directly airfreight high-quality medicinal herbs. Although the cost is higher, we're not short of money."
Looking at the two "big leeks" vying to help, Wang Minyu felt a warmth in his heart.
These days, those who are truly righteous are often from humble backgrounds. Although one of these two is a nouveau riche and the other is an elite, they are both warm-hearted.
"I appreciate the thought," Wang Minyu said, pointing to the backyard. "However, we don't lack medicine. Besides, they can't buy our medicine."
Qian Dafa and Steven walked curiously to the backyard and were stunned to see Guan Shan still frantically lifting the stone mill, as well as the plants that filled the yard with a strange fragrance.
"This..." Qian Dafa took a deep breath, feeling the smell of tobacco oil in his lungs being purified. "What kind of product is this? It smells so invigorating."
"This is 'Renxin No. 1'," Wang Minyu casually made up a name. "Since Kangmei wants to block us, we'll turn the tables and let our products speak for themselves. Steven, haven't you always wanted to open a high-end health club? These medicinal herbs are your admission tickets."
Steven's eyes lit up.
As a business elite, he keenly sensed the business opportunity.
"Dr. Wang, you mean...?"
"I'm going to launch a 'Qi-boosting tea'." Wang Minyu plucked a mutated mint leaf, "It's specially formulated to cure the 'fatigue' of modern people. Since Zhao Dezhu makes money off women by selling 'Jade Complexion Cream,' then we'll make money off everyone."