349: Chapter 359 Banxia 349: Chapter 359 Banxia Manchurian ash is actually considered a high-quality wood, but because the local area abounds with this type of lumber, its price is not too expensive.
Gu Youyou looked on with satisfaction, as Jin Zijin hung it up and then covered the plaque with red cloth.
According to custom, one had to wait until the grand opening day to pull off the red cloth from the plaque.
The craftsman master Gu Youyou had hired ntioned to the niece who lived next door yesterday, and today the young girl ca along with him.
Her family was worried because such a daughter with a tarnished reputation was unable to marry off, and keeping her at ho also led to gossip; naturally, they were eager to send her away if there was work she could do.
Gu Youyou looked at the girl; because she was shy, she appeared sowhat uncomfortable, with a sallow complexion and thin.
Her hands, from long-term farm work, were rough, like those of a woman in her thirties.
In farming households, most girls’ hands are like this, and she did not find it strange.
“Doctor Gu, this is my niece, what do you think?”
The girl looked reliable and honest at first glance, and Gu Youyou thought she was acceptable, but so harsh words still had to be said upfront.
She said, “Whether you know dical skills or recognize a lot of dicinal herbs is not too important, I can teach you slowly.
I value character in the people I hire, and also that they work diligently, and are honest and upright.
Master Lu, I think this girl is not bad.”
Her words both praised and cautioned the girl, hitting just the right note.
Master Lu hurriedly laughed and said, “People from the countryside may not boast much, but they are sincere, and my niece has always been a reliable worker at ho.”
It was apparent she was a reliable worker; otherwise, her hands would not have looked that way.
Gu Youyou smiled and said, “Then thank you, Master Lu.” She then turned to the uneasy girl and asked, “Miss, what is your na?”
The girl timidly replied, “My na is Banxia, Lu Banxia.”
Master Lu laughed again and said, “Their family nas their children after dicinal herbs.
She is called Banxia, and she has a younger sister nad Bai Zhi too!”
Gu Youyou thought it was quite amusing, no wonder they were a family of physicians.
“Alright, Miss Banxia, co with !”
Opposite the kitchen in the back courtyard was a storage room, which Gu Youyou cleaned up and converted into two small cabins.
She planned to hire two people to co in, so they would just live in these cabins.
Leading Banxia to one of the cabins, she told her to live there for now, and handed her a piece of paper with writing on it, saying, “Master Lu ntioned you can recognize so characters.
This paper lists your daily tasks and your pay.
Take a look, and if there’s anything you don’t understand, ask .”
Banxia took it and looked over it, then furrowed her brows.
After a mont, she relaxed and said, “Okay, thank you, Doctor Gu.”
“You don’t have to call Doctor Gu, my na is Gu Youyou.
In Jisheng Hall at Qingshui Town, everyone calls Sister Youyou.”
Probably feeling that Gu Youyou was quite approachable, Lu Banxia finally showed a smile, “Sister Youyou!”
…
The news that Gu Youyou was opening Jisheng Hall in Lingnan had long since reached Qingshui Town.
When she left in a hurry, she didn’t bring many things.
Now, just before the opening, she received items sent by Qin Changlin through soone.
Her personal necessities, a complete set of surgical tools, and quite a few silver notes, which could directly be cashed in at the banks in Lingnan.
Just when Gu Youyou was short on cash, these silver notes were like a lifesaver.
With a total of two thousand taels, she could purchase a lot more dicinal herbs.
As Gu Youyou was sorting her things, she said contentedly, “I didn’t expect Qin Changlin to be so generous, giving two thousand taels.”
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