Song Tan's Notes

Dr. Guo is very dedicated to maintaining relationships with her long-term clients.

When there were no rosehip pills, she would use moxa sticks to make empty promises.

When Ai Zhu was unavailable, she would use pills to make empty promises to everyone.

The two cookies kept looping endlessly, to the point that my phone was constantly buzzing with messages from people asking for them.

Now that we've finally achieved some of both, the priority should naturally be appeasement.

Now, she counted the pills she had made—not many, only 700 in total.

This is all thanks to the abundance of rose hips in the Song family this year, which covered large areas of the newly leased land. As a result, after the first batch of flowers faded, the fruits were harvested by her before the weather got hot.

But the real bumper harvest won't come until late autumn.

Therefore, these 700 pills must be given out gradually and not casually.

She made a plan in her mind and decided to arrange two or three for her regular customers first.

Oh dear, they spent a lot of money last year and their health has improved considerably. These pills are just icing on the cake, they're practically unnecessary.

But men are just such superficial creatures.
As soon as they heard about kidney tonics, they would go all out to buy them.

Dr. Guo was even quite helpless, saying that many women also need to nourish their kidneys, and what they need is kidney qi, not necessarily sexual activity...

Sigh! Superficial adults.

And look at Ai Zhu—hey! This is a real bumper harvest!

The Song family did prepare some things for the villagers, but that was just a drop in the ocean—how many talented people are there in the village anyway?

Most of them were bought by her.

Now, Dr. Guo is eager to get started, notifying each client one by one, and then sighs to her boyfriend:
"Oh dear! Your homestay's positioning is still wrong."

She pointed to dozens of unread messages on her phone: "My clients are all willing to travel long distances to recuperate; they're very wealthy."

“If your guesthouse were even a little bit upscale, and each of them stayed for a week, that would still cost money.”

Zhang Yanping smiled smugly: "For high-end options, Lu Chuan is there, so I can't compete. As for mid-range options, the local tourists aren't willing to spend money. We have to make some sacrifices and some gains, right?"

Many customers who come to the village to buy things are now willing to stay overnight:

One reason is the legend that people here sleep exceptionally well and can easily enter a deep sleep state.

Secondly, his regular double room is on sale for only 99.

In the service industry like hotels, as long as the premises are clean and hygienic, even if they are a bit basic, people won't be too picky about the price.

What's more, you can even get a set meal for an extra fee!

Master Jiang's cooking skills on the mountain are solid and delicious, and the ingredients are all fresh. Occasionally, you can also get tea from Old Song's family, such as white fungus soup, mugwort tea, and so on.

This is what customers call opening a blind box.

Who knows, maybe one weekend they'll come over and have a delicious meal?
Previously, a customer even ordered a sweet potato leaf bun with minced garlic, and those sweet potato leaves just happened to be the flawed leaves that Qiaoqiao had picked out from her home...

Fresh, but not pretty.

Oh dear! After that meal, Chef Jiang steamed basket after basket of food in the kitchen, and they almost couldn't keep up with the demand.

The customers were overjoyed. They had only come to buy some tofu on the way, but they ended up eating so much that the steering wheel was pressing against their stomachs when they got in the car, and they almost threw up again.

I absolutely can't bear to part with this!

So everyone discussed it and decided to have another meal there that night, and naturally they booked a guesthouse.

To be honest, Zhang Yanping and Xin Jun are under much less pressure now because their income is relatively stable.

As for what Dr. Guo said about her clients...

He chuckled.
"Don't be fooled by the fact that some people are willing to travel a long way to recuperate. But for men, no investment can compare to that kind of investment, and some of them may not be willing to spend the money."

"My guesthouse is still able to attract some customers."

He has discounted rooms, but he has more than just discounted rooms.

Men, when they're out recuperating, just need a clean and hygienic place to sleep; many don't care much about accommodations. Especially some bosses who worked hard in their early years, who slept in trucks and roadside stalls, naturally can sleep in their small hotels too.

Dr. Guo thought about it and realized it made sense.

In fact, when it comes to doing business, she is not as clear-headed as Zhang Yanping, but she has a special skill, so she is more stable than him.

And now, my phone rings, and another message comes from a long-time customer with a special note:
I've been quite busy lately; the round trip by car takes almost 8 hours, so finding the time isn't easy. Can you send the moxa sticks and medicine by express delivery? We have a doctor here.

Under normal circumstances, it won't work.

If it could be shipped by express delivery, why would Dr. Guo bother with all this trouble? He could sell out all the items he bought in less than half an hour.

But she has a long-term plan to maintain her customers. If she could really ship via express delivery, why wouldn't Song Tan sell online?

Giving it to her is to let her build a good reputation.

Now that she has earned a lot of money, she doesn't need it so urgently, so logically she should refuse.

only……

Dr. Guo saw the sender's note: 【Director Wang Qing from Ningxia Province】

Well! The boss's photo is still hanging on Song Tan's wall. She wanted to discuss it with Zhang Yanping, but since it involves privacy and the boss's identity is sensitive, she usually wouldn't tell others.

Therefore, after a moment's hesitation, I agreed:
Normally, these items are not sold to the public; they can only be used for treatments at a clinic. However, you two do live quite far away…

It's best to be considerate in your words to both sides.

She did it for no other reason than to earn a small favor for Song Tan, in case she needed it someday.
She wouldn't lose out even if she didn't use it, since she had already increased the price.

only--

[It is recommended that the doctor experience the effects of this moxa stick themselves before prescribing it to you. It is different from ordinary new moxa and also different from regular three-year aged moxa.]

Three-year-aged mugwort has a long-lasting and profound effect with strong penetrating power, while new mugwort can easily cause excessive internal heat if not handled carefully, and its medicinal properties are strong but not lasting.

But the Song family's are different.

This year, the harvest was especially timely, occurring right on the Dragon Boat Festival. In traditional Chinese medicine terms, this means the yang energy is particularly abundant.

It possesses both the fierce momentum of new Ai and the profound and lasting effects brought by its powerful medicinal properties.

To use an inappropriate analogy, conventional new mugwort is like slashing the lesion with a knife, while aged mugwort is like slowly carving away the rotten flesh with a small knife.

But Song Tan's family's approach was like a wild, chaotic knife being wielded, first irrationally digging out all the lesions, and then leaving room for repairs...

In short, it's difficult to describe this complex medicinal property. This special ability is like the fruit of the rosehip, which Dr. Guo simply summarized as "good medicinal properties".

She even couldn't help but wonder: Is it possible that in ancient times, the ability of medicine to cure diseases did not necessarily rely entirely on the doctor's precise prescription, but rather on the effectiveness of the medicinal materials?
The Chinese medicinal herbs she purchased before were already exceptionally good quality on the market; many clinics' herbs were simply unusable upon inspection.

But compared to Song Tan's family, they are truly far inferior.

In other words, the entire Song family has no interest in growing medicinal herbs. Otherwise, with their mountains, rivers, land, and farming skills, they would succeed at growing anything.

Her mind raced, but she kept sending messages:
I will prescribe a course of seven Jin Ying Zi pills for you.

Seven long mugwort sticks are perfect for use during the hottest days of summer.

[However, these moxa sticks are all made with new moxa medicine, which is very potent and can easily cause internal heat. You need to tell your healthcare provider before using them...]

After thinking about it, I deleted the "health care" option.

Just one more thing: [Mr. Wang's health also needs adjustment. We can provide three moxa sticks and a course of medication. Would that be necessary?]

……

Ningcheng.

Secretary Wang finally saw the message after a long day of work, and without hesitation, she replied: "Yes! Thank you! How much does it cost?"

Dr. Guo pondered for a while. The moxa sticks were long, and she hadn't bought them cheaply. Selling them like this now would be unreasonable if they were too cheap, and unreasonable if they were too expensive...

I could only say with a heavy heart, "199 each then."

When she treats clients, her prices are higher!

Then I quickly calculated the total price and sent it over.

Without hesitation, the other party quickly transferred the money. Dr. Guo thought for a moment, checked his own inventory, and then went to find Song Tan.

"What other snacks, herbal teas, or similar items do you have at home? Give me a little of each, I'll send them to that person as free gifts."

The air conditioning in the living room was blowing comfortably. She casually pointed to the photos on the wall, and Song Tan was taken aback:
“You really think the same way as Secretary Zhu. She also just went on a big shopping spree and has to appease her dozen or so grandfathers.”

That's right, some time has passed, and her grandfathers have increased in number again.

But this year there's no tobacco, no alcohol, so we can only try to find some food and drink to get by.

Nowadays, mugwort sticks, mugwort tea, mosquito repellent cream, and the like are often bundled with piles and piles of snacks and tea bags.

Song Tan understood Guo Dong's meaning, and at that moment, she skillfully gathered another box of things:
"There are so many delivery slips, but I haven't seen whether they've bought anything or not."

But thinking about it, someone so busy probably wouldn't have time to watch the live stream, so they probably didn't buy anything.

That being the case...

He's a government official who's done a lot for traffic management! And whether it was at his behest or what, the city is perfectly safe and sound now!
Song Tan then said, "Ask around here again. They have tea dust and old tea leaves for sale cheaply, 5000 yuan a pound. Want some?"

This price is understandable for tea dust, but for old tea leaves it's simply outrageous.

But now everyone knows that their tea is truly excellent! Therefore, Guo Dong didn't hesitate:
"I will tell them it's your idea."

Song Tan just smiled and remained silent.

With their shrewdness, they knew exactly what was going on.

The reply was slow; almost half an hour later, the other party finally replied urgently.

"Thank you, three catties each, please!"

Without hesitation, another transfer was made.

Song Tan raised an eyebrow: "I knew it. People in their line of work can't do without tea."

After tidying up, I packed all the odds and ends into a large box:
"Thank you for your hard work!"

She smiled at Guo Dong.

Guo Dong also said, "It's not all for you; I have my own career too. Maintaining good relationships with important people is never a bad thing." (End of Chapter)