Genius Agent

Chapter 136 Pharmacy Opening

After seeing Su Yuncheng off, Fu Jiu returned to his room, his mind racing.

He had a peculiar feeling that this young man was different from others, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it; he just felt that he was different.

The next morning, Fu Jiu had just finished eating and returned home when he saw someone standing at his door.

"You must be Fu Jiu?"

Chen Ming took the initiative to ask. He was wearing plain clothes and carrying a bag containing books, paper, and pens.

"It's me. And who are you?"

"My name is Chen Ming. Mr. Su sent me here. I'll teach you to read today."

Chen Ming himself doesn't know many characters, but he has no problem teaching Fu Jiu.

The teaching method was very simple: he taught Fu Jiu the same way Su Yuncheng had taught him.

You Tiao reassigned Chen Ming to different shifts. Su Yuncheng didn't have time during the day, and Mian Tiao was busy with the renovation of the pharmacy, so the task fell to Chen Ming.

"You can read, good, thank you, please come in."

Fu Jiu was very surprised. Yesterday, Su Yuncheng had just said that he would teach him to read and broaden his horizons. He thought that Su Yuncheng was just saying it, but today he sent someone to come.

"I'll teach you from the basics. In the morning, I'll teach you the characters you recognize, and in the afternoon, you can write them yourself. Make sure you remember them all, and don't forget them."

Chen Ming had to return to the police station, so he could only teach Fu Jiu for half a day. But half a day was enough, as Fu Jiu was just beginning to learn to read and write, and he couldn't teach too many characters at once.

I study in the morning and review on my own in the afternoon to avoid forgetting the words after learning them.

"Okay, thank you."

Fu Jiu was naturally willing to learn to read, even though Jiang Mushan treated him so well, he never offered to teach him to read.

They didn't even ask.

The morning passed quickly, and Chen Ming discovered that Fu Jiu was very smart and learned to read faster than he had at first.

In just one morning, he learned more than a dozen words.

"I'm going back now, I'll come back at the same time tomorrow."

"Have a meal before you leave."

Fu Jiu hurriedly stood up, while Chen Ming shook his head: "No, there's a canteen at the police station, I'll just eat at home."

"Police station?" Fu Jiu asked in surprise.

"That's right, I'm currently at the Central Police Station. Mr. Su arranged this job for me."

Chen Ming smiled, while Fu Jiu was quite surprised, even though he and Chen Ming had only met today and spent half a day together.

But he could sense that Chen Ming also came from a poor background.

Most importantly, every time Chen Ming talks about Su Yuncheng, he feels a deep respect, just like he respected Jiang Mushan back then.

Fu Jiu is now even more curious about Su Yuncheng.

"Okay, I'll take you there."

Fu Jiu did not keep Chen Ming any longer. After seeing Chen Ming off, he returned to continue writing, forgetting to eat lunch.

He wrote these characters several times in the afternoon. Although they weren't written very well and he even made some mistakes, he was extremely happy because he had learned more than a dozen new characters.

If Chen Mingzhen comes to teach him every day from now on, he believes that it won't be long before he can read books and newspapers like those cultured people.

They can also write letters themselves.

Previously, Fu Jiu envied those cultured people who could write and earn money by writing letters for others. He thought that people who could write letters and couplets were the coolest.

For a month straight, Chen Ming came every day, while Su Yuncheng came only occasionally.

Fu Jiu's injuries have almost fully recovered. He has been eating well and in a good mood during this time, and has even gained some weight. He has now learned more than 300 characters, can look them up in the dictionary, and can even read the newspaper by himself when he has nothing to do.

This was something he never dared to even imagine before.

Su Yuncheng still didn't ask him to do anything.

The pharmacy has finally been renovated, and it looks simple and elegant. Including the shopkeeper and the noodle shop, the pharmacy has a total of seven employees: three who know Chinese medicine and three who know Western medicine.

These people were all personally interviewed and selected by Su Yuncheng.

For more than a month, Noodles has been busy. Even when the renovation is not busy, he will study hard so that he knows the name and effects of each medicine. When people ask, he can know whether the store has that medicine.

He, as the shopkeeper, would never let Su Yuncheng down.

Su Yuncheng did not hold an opening ceremony, but let the noodles host it, which can be regarded as a training exercise for the noodles.

As for the store's future performance, Su Yuncheng wasn't paying attention at the moment. With the dividends from Horiuchi Sousuke, he could manage even if the daily sales were zero.

"Noodles?"

The noodle shop had just finished its opening ceremony when a rickshaw driver stood on the road, staring at him in disbelief.

Today, the noodles are wearing a brand new robe. Although their skin is still a bit dark, at least they look presentable.

Especially now that the noodles can read, their demeanor has changed somewhat.

"Doggy, you're pulling the cart here now."

Noticing the person calling him, Noodles was slightly taken aback, then exclaimed in delight.

"It really is you, Noodles! I heard you stopped pulling the cart last time, I thought you went back to your hometown. What happened to you?"

"Dog exclaimed in surprise," Noodles' clothes looked expensive, made of high-quality material. Considering the attitude of the people around him towards Noodles, Dog couldn't quite believe it.

"I didn't reply. My husband opened a pharmacy and asked me to be the manager. We just opened."

"Come in, have a seat, we'll eat together later."

Noodles was also happy to run into an acquaintance. Su Yuncheng had given Noodles a lot of authority at the pharmacy. Although Su Yuncheng hadn't come, he had Noodles book several tables at the restaurant.

First, there were the people in the store, and second, they hired some pharmaceutical suppliers to provide them with goods.

Thirdly, there were the surrounding neighbors and the police captain in charge of the area.

This area falls under the jurisdiction of the Xiafei Road Police Station. The captain's surname is Liu, and he came after receiving the invitation.

Knowing that Su Yuncheng's pharmacy had opened, Captain Wu, who was not responsible for this area, took the initiative to come over.

There were quite a few people in total; five tables of noodles were booked, so one more person wouldn't be a problem at all.

"Congratulations, Manager Chen!"

Congratulations!

While greeting the others, some people were congratulating the noodles.

The noodle's surname is Chen, and Su Yuncheng has already given him a formal name, Chen Zhimo, which comes from the Book of Changes: "The way of the superior man is to go out or stay at home, to remain silent or speak."

Noodles is simple-minded but very clever, a wise man who appears foolish. He likes his name very much, but now only a few people know his real name.

Many people still prefer to call it noodles.

"Doggy, have a seat. There's some tea here."

Noodles had to serve a lot of people, and Dog followed him in, looking rather flustered. He noticed that both captains of the police station were very polite to Noodles, and many other people were also very respectful to him.

At that moment, he suddenly realized that the noodles were no longer like him, or rather, they were no longer the same kind of people.

Watching the noodle shop bustling about, Gouzi left a dollar as a congratulatory gift, carefully loaded it onto his car, and drove away.

One silver dollar was a lot for him. He knew the pharmacy didn't belong to the noodle shop; the noodle shop had a boss, as the noodle shop owner had just mentioned.

But now that he'd seen it, he couldn't leave empty-handed.

He envied the noodles for having a better life, but unfortunately he still had to pull the cart, and keep pulling until the day he couldn't pull it anymore.

Besides pulling the cart, he didn't know what else he could do.