Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 214: The Collapse of Rituals and Music
For four or five nights in a row, Chen Xuan came to the deserted house to make medicine, leaving late and returning early.

After repeated experimental summaries and adjustments, the success rate has been steadily increasing. After a few days, the drug success rate has reached 45%. It is difficult to improve at this level. After all, the time is still short. If you want to continue to improve, you need to spend time accumulating experience.

His talent in this area is really average, but fortunately it's not to the extent that even dogs would shake their heads when they see it.

In fact, he was demanding too much of himself and strictly followed the instructions on the prescription. Any flaw was considered defective waste to him. In fact, the so-called defective products did have certain effects, but they just could not achieve the effects described in the prescription.

If we really want to give a fair evaluation of his behavior, the spirit of craftsmanship is the most appropriate, which is the pursuit of excellence.

Anyway, he was already very satisfied with the 45% success rate. With one batch of medicinal materials, he could get about 150 pills that he approved of.

At this point, with enough experience, he began mass production, lighting up a furnace to boil the medicine every ten minutes or so, producing non-stop, very busy, just like an assembly line.

In one night, he made nearly two thousand pills at most, and stored them all in a gourd. This thing will not deteriorate if kept in a cool and dry place for one or two years.

Until all the medicinal materials he bought in the first batch were used up, he got more than 4,000 pills, which was much better than expected. He originally thought that it would be good to get 2,000 to 3,000 pills.

Although he produced nearly two thousand pieces in one night, that was the night he actually started the assembly line operation. Before that he was just trying to accumulate experience.

He also secretly tried many "clinical trials" of the pills, using different animals for experiments, including monkeys, dogs, cows, horses, foxes and tigers.

After the experiment on animals, he also secretly tried it on more than ten people. Those he chose were not good people. If it were serious, it would not be too much to kill them ten times. He had no psychological burden at all to use those people for experiments.

After those people tried the medicine, Chen Xuan secretly exposed their crimes, and what awaits them is the judgment of the law.

Chen Xuan was trying his best to control his inner thoughts. He was not at the stage where he could do whatever he wanted at his innate level. It would be nice for a while when A-Zu didn't eat beef, and it wasn't impossible for him to feel nice all the time. But if he completely released the beast and dark side in his heart, there would probably be no turning back.

Anyway, the drug's effect was just right, far exceeding his expectations, without any side effects. The animals and humans he experimented on had no negative reviews, and some even gave it rave reviews...

After the materials were used up, his pharmaceutical business came to a temporary end. If he sold all the more than 4,000 pills, it would be enough for him to make a fortune. The premise was that if he could sell them, at the price he had in mind, the cost would be almost negligible.

These days, his neighbor has been going out late and coming back early, and it seems that he is extremely busy with his business. No one knows what he is busy with, and Chen Xuan doesn't care. The two of them are simply strangers living under the same roof, each busy with their own things and unrelated to each other.

After a few days of hard work, Chen Xuan calculated that there were only about ten days left before Wu Sanniang was due to deliver the goods. He had to cash in the pills beforehand, otherwise he would have to resort to some shady means to make money. He didn't want to resort to those shady ways as long as he could do it honestly.

He'd already figured out how to monetize his product. Good wine needs no bush, but who would have known he had something good without a reason? And he didn't have the time to slowly build word-of-mouth, so he had to find another way to create some buzz to attract attention.

"I'll start the operation tomorrow night, but I can't show my true face to anyone. What 'others' do has nothing to do with me."

Thinking about the things he was selling and the methods he had come up with to sell them, Chen Xuan was a little hesitant. In the context of this era, it was really unorthodox and would not be recognized by the mainstream. Not to mention those who knew him, even those who didn't know him would probably point fingers at him, so he would never operate in his true identity.

As for finding an agent, forget it. Not to mention why would others help him? What if they find out the efficacy and price of the medicine and run away with it? He worked hard to make it, and although the cost is low, he doesn't want others to get it at a lower price.

After putting the things away, Chen Xuan left before dawn and spent a peaceful and ordinary day. He came back again in the evening, took the products and set off.

In order to open up the market in one go, he dressed up specially and even brought props.

He disguised himself as a middle-aged man who looked to be in his thirties. He had a handsome face and wore a respectable robe. He looked very handsome to anyone.

What made him laugh and cry was that this costume and props cost nearly ten times more than what he spent on buying raw materials and tools. He could only say that it was normal for promotion to be more expensive than the cost.

"Deyixuan, this is it."

Under the night sky, Chen Xuan looked at the brightly lit building in front of him and determined the sales location.

Deyixuan is a brothel, no worse than Wenxiang Pavilion, and is one of the five best brothels in Mocheng. Some time ago, its business was taken away because of a poem by Wu Junyao. As that incident faded, things here have almost returned to normal.

The reason why Chen Xuan did not sell near Wenxiang Pavilion but went to Deyixuan on the other side of Mocheng was to avoid seeing acquaintances at Wenxiang Pavilion. After all, others did not recognize him after his disguise, but he himself was a little embarrassed.

Although his identity is a book boy, he is a scholar after all, but he is unorthodox and sells some medicines that are not worthy of being presented. How can he not feel embarrassed when he sees acquaintances?

In order to avoid being driven away or even being charged a share of the bill for doing business in front of someone's door, Chen Xuan chose an alley entrance about a hundred meters away from Deyixuan. It was not remote, nor was it in front of or behind anyone's house. It was a public place, and there was a lot of traffic on this busy street.

The night is deep, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, which is the best time for Deyixuan's business.

After choosing a location, Chen Xuan set up a small table, put up a sign, and even placed a piano on the table. He was ready to open the shop.

As for the medicines he was selling, they were placed in a small box nearby. He had even custom-ordered a batch of thumb-sized porcelain bottles. They weren't expensive; one ounce of silver could get him a thousand, each containing a single pill. Although he was targeting the mid- to high-end market, there was no need for custom jade bottles; that would be too expensive and not worth the effort. He was in it for the money, so a huge investment was unnecessary; the efficacy was the key.

There is an advertising slogan written on the sign, which tries to be attractive and tells others what the company is selling in a simple, clear and intuitive way.

"Be a real man, it's good for you and her, Xiaoyao Pills, you deserve it."

It’s a simple advertising slogan that anyone who can read will understand.

That’s right, Chen Xuan spent so much time making that kind of aphrodisiac, so he felt it was not presentable and he felt embarrassed.

It is said that it is easy to earn money from women and children, but in fact, it is easier to earn money from men. The prerequisite is to understand what they really need and prescribe the right medicine. Men are the most willing to pay.

Chen Xuan has full confidence in his Xiaoyao Pills. The effect has been strictly verified and there is absolutely no doubt about it. Even a man with kidney deficiency can be virile and become a real man to restore his dignity. There are no side effects. Not only will he not feel empty and tired afterwards, but he will feel refreshed. Long-term use can also truly regulate the body's state to make a real man. It has a certain effect of nourishing the body and can even make men develop again in certain aspects, even if they have passed the age of development. The premise is that they must be taken for a long time.

He is honest and trustworthy, and those who were sent to jail for drug testing by him have a deep understanding of this.

What Old Liu left behind are all good things, and they are top-notch in the world. In this world that is already full of fantasy, it is not surprising that Xiaoyao Pills have such an effect.

Xiaoyao Pills is of course not the original name of the prescription. It was randomly named by Chen Xuan himself to match the efficacy of the medicine.

The main ingredient of this pill is bamboo juice. According to the prescription, bamboo is a plant that is extremely strong even though it is hollow, and it can stand firm even in wind and rain. Therefore, an expert used bamboo to create this prescription. As for who created it, there is no way to verify it. Old Liu just instilled it into Chen Xuan without introducing the source at all.

When Chen Xuan put up the sign, it immediately attracted some night owls passing by. How could anyone be a decent person if he didn't go home to sleep so late at night?

They immediately sneered when they saw the advertising slogans on the sign, and some even felt offended.

No one came forward to accuse Chen Xuan directly, but many people looked at him with contempt and said some unpleasant words.

"It's a disgrace to society to attract attention and show the decline of morality."

"Look at what's written there. How can it be posted so bluntly? Can something like this be displayed openly? It's simply... simply..."

"Humph, be a real man. You're so arrogant. Who isn't a real man? Why would you need that kind of thing? Who are you looking down on?"

"Haha, this is hilarious. Selling this kind of stuff on the street, don't you even care about your dignity?"

“Does it really work…?”

Chen Xuan remained indifferent to the ridicule and contempt from those around him. They were talking about this face, what did it have to do with him, Chen Xuan?
Although many people passing by saw it, no one came forward to ask. Even if someone was interested, as a man, you have to have dignity in this kind of thing. It would be embarrassing to do it secretly, let alone in front of others.

You can question anything about men, but in this area their mouths are harder than dead ducks.

However, this won't work. Xiaoyao Pills were created to be sold, and no one asked Chen Xuan who he was going to sell them to?

So we have to add more fuel to the fire and attract more people. With more people, there will always be a few who can't help but try it. Once it sells well, Chen Xuan doesn't believe that they will not be reluctant to spend money after experiencing it.

The piano he placed on the small table was a prop to attract attention.

Chen Xuan was unmoved by the pointing and talking of the people around him. He sat upright on a small stool, his body straight, his eyes half-closed, and his hands raised to place on the strings. He seemed dignified and elegant, but then his demeanor changed. He quickly plucked the strings with both hands, and his whole body began to sway.

Thump thump~thump thump thump…thump thump thump…

As soon as he started playing the piano, he immediately attracted the attention of countless people from all directions, and some people even couldn't help but stare in amazement.

Because Chen Xuan's playing style is too different, it's almost unorthodox.

Because he played the originally beautiful song with a rock effect, and he was still shaking his head and enjoying it.

This rock-style piano sound is really intoxicating, and some people can't help but sway their bodies while listening to it.

The alternative style of piano music had a strong penetrating effect, and it had a street-shaking effect. When it spread out, half of the street became quiet. Many people couldn't help but stop and look over here. Even people in Deyixuan, a hundred meters away, had their heads tilted to watch.

Countless people were stunned. Someone sighed and said in grief, "This, this, this... This is simply nonsense. The rituals and music are broken. The rituals and music are broken..."

(See you next year, I wish you all good fortune and prosperity in the new year)
(End of this chapter)