Chapter 16 Twist and twists
After the two brothers Zhu Ping'an entered the medicine shop, a young apprentice came over to greet them immediately. He did not look down upon the two because of their plain clothes. The young apprentice smiled and asked, "Are you two seeing a doctor or taking medicine?" , you will still feel numb if you go to the doctor. "Please wait a moment."
Zhu Pingchuan blushed, shook his head repeatedly, and stuttered a bit, "No, no, we don't treat patients. We don't prescribe medicines. We don't sell them." His voice became much softer when he said this. , It sounds like a mosquito, I’m really sorry.
"We sell medicine."
Contrary to Zhu Pingchuan's embarrassment, Zhu Ping'an looked at ease and was not shy at all. Seeing that his brother was embarrassed to say it, he took over the words.
"We usually don't accept medicines from selling medicines." The young apprentice glanced at the basket Zhu Pingchuan was carrying. For the sake of safety, drug stores generally have specialized suppliers for collecting herbal medicines. Most people do not know the skills of picking herbal medicines, which often leads to the loss of Chinese herbal medicines. Loss of efficacy. The two brothers were obviously not drug farmers, and if the two children could get anything good, for the sake of the drug store, they politely refused.
Another young apprentice behind the counter took medicine according to the prescription for the woman and child who was treating the doctor. He paused for a while and then whispered to the young apprentice who was receiving Zhu Pingchuan.
Seeing the senior brother calling, the young apprentice who was receiving Zhu Ping'an and the others said apologetically to the two brothers, "I'm sorry, why don't you go and look elsewhere."
After that, It's over.
Zhu Pingchuan was already embarrassed, but when the young apprentice refused, his face became even redder, and he wanted to take Zhu Ping'an away.
Is this a bad start?
However, Liu Bei could visit the thatched cottage three times, so why not visit a few more? Zhu Pingan was ready to leave.
The two young apprentices murmured for a while, and one apprentice said to the old Chinese medicine doctor in embarrassment, "Master, all the ingredients for this prescription are ready, but there is only one honeysuckle missing."
"Lack of honeysuckle?" The old Chinese medicine doctor who was stroking his beard paused and turned around to ask, "Why is there a shortage of honeysuckle? Didn't we just get a batch a few days ago?" Honeysuckle." The young apprentice told the truth.
At this time, Zhu Ping'an had already reached the door, and his keen ears caught the conversation between the apprentice and the old Chinese medicine doctor.
"Brother He, why are you going?"
Zhu Pingchuan's voice sounded at the door.
I saw Zhu Pingan break free, snatch the backpack from Zhu Pingchuan, hold it in both hands and run towards the old Chinese doctor.
The old Chinese medicine doctor was explaining to the woman apologetically, but the woman wanted to give her son some medicine earlier, with a worried look on her face.
"Old miracle doctor, I have medicine to sell." Zhu Ping'an held the basket in front of the old Chinese doctor as if offering a treasure.
"Hey." The young apprentice stepped forward to stop him, fearing that Zhu Ping'an would bump into the nobleman and disturb the master's diagnosis.
Old Miracle Doctor, a title that speaks to the heart of the old Chinese doctor. Who doesn't know a good name, especially a doctor? Because of Zhu Pingan's words, the old Chinese medicine doctor decided to take a look at what kind of herbs the kid had in his hand and give him a chance.
"Do you have herbal medicine?" The old Chinese medicine doctor just glanced at it casually, but when he glanced at it unexpectedly, his eyes suddenly lit up and he even tore off two strands of his beard.
"This is a kindness of yours. Yes, yes. It is picked properly and dried just right. It can be of top quality." The old Chinese medicine doctor pushed away the apprentice, stepped forward, and picked up a honeysuckle flower from the basket held by Zhu Ping'an. , looked carefully, put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it, a smile appeared on his old face.
When the young apprentice saw the honeysuckle picked up by the old Chinese medicine doctor, he became silent and felt a little ashamed. He almost pushed the charcoal out of the way.
"Little friend, your honeysuckle has been collected by our medicine hall. Erbao will go and weigh these honeysuckles. First, give Mrs. Liu the medicine, and then settle the bill for this little friend according to the top grade." The Chinese medicine doctor nodded with satisfaction, and spoke to Zhu Ping'an in a friendly manner. Even the names were shortened, and he asked the apprentice to weigh the honeysuckle, and then turned back to chat with the lady beside him, "Madam, this is wild honeysuckle. The medicinal effect is more than twice as good as the honeysuckle grown by medicinal farmers. It will make the young master's recovery faster."
Zhu Pingchuan, who was at the gate, heard that the old man The Chinese medicine doctor's words opened his mouth wide, as if he was falling into the clouds. The wild flowers that my brother picked randomly in the mountains turned out to be Chinese medicine, and some people actually bought the wild flowers.
“Thank you, old miracle doctor.” Zhu Ping’an naively cupped his hands and thanked him.
Chinese herbal medicines are divided into three categories: upper, middle and lower grades, and the price gap is quite large. If you buy them according to the top grade, the price may be more than double.
A young apprentice called Mrs. Liu and wrapped the medicine for Mrs. Liu, handed it to the maid standing beside her, and whispered some precautions.
Hearing that her son's condition would recover one day earlier because of this honeysuckle, Mrs. Liu was so happy that before leaving, she asked her maid to reward Zhu Ping'an with a silver nugget.
Zhu Pingchuan on the side has long been in a mess. Not only can the wild flowers in the mountains be sold for money, but some people even reward them with silver.
Zhu Ping'an took the silver nude, with a chubby face smiling so hard that he could hardly see his eyes, and he cupped his fat paws to express his thanks.
"Thank you madam, my little brother will definitely recover soon."
Mrs. Liu who walked to the door looked back, a little surprised, turned her head and whispered a few words to the maid beside her.
Then, the little maid trotted over holding her skirt and stuffed another silver nugget into Zhu Pingan's hand.
"My little brother has such a sweet mouth. Madam asked me to give it to you. Go back and buy some delicious food." After the little maid finished speaking, she touched Zhu Pingan's chubby face and weighed her skirt. I went after my wife.
Zhu Ping'an held two silver nuggets in his chubby hands, with a chubby face smiling like a bulldog.
Zhu Pingchuan blushed so much that he really didn't want to know his brother.
"The total amount of honeysuckle is two pounds, three taels and four cents. A pound of top-grade honeysuckle is 50 cents, a pound of middle-grade honeysuckle is 38 cents, and a pound of low-grade honeysuckle is 25 cents. Based on the top grade, the total is 117 cents." After weighing it, the young apprentice cleared his throat and reported loudly. Offer a price.
Zhu Ping'an is quite satisfied with the price. This medicine hall is quite fair. There is no shortage of jins and ounces. The honeysuckle weighed at home is only two jins and three ounces. Don't look at the honeysuckle and carry a basket home. , in fact, it doesn’t weigh much, let alone after drying.
It seems that this is a trustworthy medicine hall.
Zhu Pingchuan was really shocked when he heard the price given by the young apprentice. He was even more shocked when he saw the lady reward Zhu Ping'an with two silver nuggets.
Zhu Pingchuan, like Zhu Shouyi, is dull but not pedantic. He knows that rewards are just accidental. This wild flower called honeysuckle is a steady stream of profits. You must know that there are many such wild flowers in the mountains. .
Thinking about it, I feel a little short of breath.
The old Chinese medicine doctor asked the young apprentice to get a sling of copper coins from the counter. In front of Zhu Pingan and Zhu Pingchuan, he counted 120 coins and put them into the basket at Zhu Pingan's feet. He smiled kindly and said, "This Total is 12 0 big money, and the extra 3 will be used as reward for saving me just now."
"Thank you, old miracle doctor, let's go," Zhu Pingan said in a naive manner, waving his fat paw. and say goodbye.
I am afraid that Father Zhu will be worried if he waits for a long time.
Zhu Pingchuan held the basket on his back and took Zhu Ping'an's hand towards the door.
After walking a few steps, he heard the voice of an old Chinese medicine doctor from behind, "Wait a minute."
Hearing this, Zhu Pingchuan started to sweat on his forehead, thinking that maybe he had regretted it, which is true. , no one would buy wild flowers, and given such a high price, almost half a month of part-time work. Involuntarily, my heart was pounding.
Zhu Ping'an turned his head and asked, "Is there anything else going on with the old miracle doctor?"
"If there are still such medicinal materials in the future, they can be sent directly after drying. However, the price will fluctuate. You must be mentally prepared." The old miracle doctor twisted. Huzi said, on the one hand, he admired Zhu Ping'an's aura, and on the other hand, the quality of honeysuckle was really good. There was still a huge demand for honeysuckle in medicine halls. Prescriptions and dietary recipes containing honeysuckle were particularly common, so he decided to stop there. They have a good relationship.
After hearing this, Zhu Pingchuan breathed a sigh of relief and agreed repeatedly. (End of chapter)