HLnovel Chapter 277 Some Effect
Chapter 277 Some Effect
As time went by, the hungry wolf moved further and further away from the meat and dared not get closer.
One of them was probably very hungry and its mind was not very clear. It growled a few times and rushed towards the meat.
As a result, after running only a few steps forward, the hungry wolf fell headfirst to the ground and couldn't get up. Not long after, the hungry wolf foamed at the mouth and died.
The people who were watching were instantly frightened to death and quickly retreated, fearing that they would be like the hungry wolves and die after smelling the poisonous mugwort.
The remaining hungry wolf ran to the place farthest from the meat, stuck close to the guardrail, tucked its tail between its legs, and trembled in fear.
"Brother, are the moxa sticks you ordered harmful to humans?"
Some people in the crowd had already inhaled several breaths of the pungent smell of mugwort and were so scared that they quickly asked the guards standing by the guardrail.
"Do I need to ask? If they can poison wolves to death, then it shouldn't be difficult to poison a human to death."
The person who was speaking stood at the back of the crowd and even covered his mouth with a handkerchief, for fear that he would smell any poisonous smoke.
The guards laughed.
"Don't worry, everyone. The moxa sticks are specially prepared by our boss. They are not poisonous to humans. We have already used them once on the way to Nanping City."
"We used more than 50 kilograms of medicinal herbs, which killed seven wolves. We don't know how many were driven away. We encountered a large wolf pack, and we couldn't even count how many there were."
"Even though we burned so many herbs, our people are fine and not poisoned."
The guards kept chatting with the onlookers. Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo, who were not far away, were very satisfied with the results after watching the experiment.
"A stick of moxa can last for a cup of tea, so this time is fine. We won't be afraid even if we are attacked by wolves."
The moxa sticks they lit just now were less than a foot long. Any businessman could carry 10 or 8 sticks with him, which would be enough to save his life.
"I didn't expect moxa sticks to be so durable, and the smoke they produce is quite big."
"Now you have a better idea of what to do."
"Well, the moxa stick business is worth doing. I calculated that 100 coins for a moxa stick is a very good price. Most businessmen can afford it."
Because moxa is added, the amount of medicinal materials is reduced and the cost is also reduced.
Ye Jintang gets half of the gross profit from selling moxa sticks for 100 wen each.
She didn't rely on moxa sticks to make a fortune, but wanted to use it to establish the reputation of her grocery store.
It has to be said that Ye Jintang's experiment with moxa sticks killed two birds with one stone.
Not only did it confirm the specific effects of the moxa sticks, but it also let the people of Nanping City know that the moxa sticks that their grocery stores were about to sell could really drive away wolves.
The grocery store hasn't opened yet and the guys are spreading out the goods. From time to time someone comes to ask when they'll start selling moxa sticks.
The rumor that moxa sticks could drive away wolves spread quickly throughout Nanping City as if it had wings.
The merchants and ordinary people who had suffered from the wolves asked each other for information to confirm the authenticity of the matter.
Ye Jintang struck while the iron was hot. She did not have anyone remove the fence immediately. Instead, she replaced two wolves and repeated the experiment every hour.
It didn't end until the sun set in the evening.
Whether they were there to watch the fun or to buy moxa sticks, the experimental site was almost packed with people.
I'm afraid that half of the people in Nanping City have personally gone to see the moxa stick experiment.
After the first experiment, Manager Qiao did not dare to delay and immediately recruited more than 40 young and strong men from the city to work overtime to produce moxa sticks.
Originally, the grocery store was not to open for two days, but there were so many people asking about moxa sticks that Manager Qiao did not want to miss this good opportunity, so he opened the store the next day. More than 2 moxa sticks were sold out as soon as they were put on the counter.
After some people bought moxa sticks, they were afraid that the ones sold in grocery stores were different from those in the experiment, so they took them home and used them to test the effects of the moxa sticks.
They had no place to let the wolves out, so they burned moxa sticks next to the iron cage.
The wolf had nowhere to hide, and the moxa stick was only half burned when the hungry wolf died with foam at the mouth.
Now everyone firmly believed that moxa sticks could drive away wolves.
A stick of moxa can save the lives of merchants and common people when they pass through Nanping City. So the price of a moxa stick at 100 wen is not expensive.
There was a long queue outside the grocery store; as soon as the finished moxa sticks priced at RMB 100 were put on the counter, they were immediately sold out.
Ye Jintang never expected that moxa sticks would sell so well. She asked the shopkeeper Qiao to hire more people to increase the quantity so that those who were in a hurry to leave Nanping City could buy the moxa sticks they wanted.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but when Ye Jintang was packing up to leave Nanping City, a fire broke out in the workshop where moxa sticks were made in the middle of the night for unknown reasons.
Fortunately, there were workers working overtime in the workshop to produce moxa sticks, and the fire was put out in time after it was discovered. Otherwise, not only the workshop would have been burned to ashes, but also the houses next to it would have been affected.
Ye Jintang was shocked when he received the news, and quickly changed his clothes and went to the moxa workshop to check.
Moxa is very easy to catch fire, even a small spark can make it burn.
Therefore, before producing moxa sticks, Manager Qiao made all the necessary preparations. There must not be any sparks around the warehouse where the moxa was stored. He even placed ten large vats filled with water to be ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
I didn’t expect that these ten large vats would actually come in handy in the end.
"What on earth is going on, Shopkeeper Qiao? How could the moxa catch fire?"
Even if the fire was put out in time, the warehouse where the moxa was stored was burned terribly, and all the moxa inside was destroyed and could no longer be used.
"My lady, I'm afraid someone set the fire on purpose. Tonight everyone was busy making moxa sticks in the front yard. When the fire started in the backyard, someone saw two men in black carrying a bucket and running from the roof."
"We could clearly smell kerosene when we were putting out the fire. Someone didn't want us to produce moxa sticks."
"That's strange. Our moxa sticks are used to drive away wolves. They don't bother other people. Why would someone target us like this?"
Xiao Mo on the side frowned slightly, a little confused.
"People who come to burn moxa must be because the appearance of moxa sticks has damaged their interests."
For a moment, Ye Jintang couldn't figure out what was going on.
After returning to the inn, Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo were not sleepy at all. They sat in the room discussing matters concerning moxa.
"Could it be that someone is jealous of the money we make and is burning our moxa?"
Xiao Mo thought about it for a long time and felt that this was the only reasonable reason.
"I don't think so. We have only been in Nanping City for a short time. Compared with the wealthy businessmen in Nanping City, the little money we make from moxa sticks is simply not worth mentioning. It doesn't seem like it was caused by conjunctivitis at all."
Ye Jintang, who had been in business for many years, had some experience. She always felt that the arsonist had other intentions.