frightfiction Chapter 205 Is this an elixir?
Chapter 205 Is this an elixir?
When Team Leader Zhou of the Big Red Team saw Shen Zhiqiu and his team had bought some dry food, he gave the order, "Let's go, everyone follow."
There were twenty yamen runners leading the group, and they all spoke politely.
One of the yamen runners told us, "Jiezhou City has been distributing porridge for so many days, and the people don't have much surplus food at home. When we get to the next county, there will be dry food and hot porridge prepared by the wealthy families for the villagers."
When the people from Shenjia Village heard this, they were so polite. They even prepared hot porridge to warmly welcome them?
I was just getting excited when I heard the yamen runner say, "But we still have a long way to go to the next city. When we get to the city gate, we have to sell the cattle and horses we need to buy. Otherwise, we won't be able to keep up with the pace and will suffer on our legs."
Shen Zhiqiu and Shen Youyou looked at each other. They were in perfect sync with each other. They thought, "Sir, you think too much. We are on this journey of fleeing famine. Anything is possible, except that we are afraid of walking on our legs."
But before we reached the East City Gate, we passed by a medicine shop, and Team Leader Zhou greeted:
"We can't wander around when we get to other cities, let alone stay for too long. So if we get a headache or fever along the way, we won't be able to find a doctor. If necessary, we can go in and prepare some more medicine."
As soon as he finished speaking, the big red card team suddenly became more than ten times more lively than Shen Zhiqiu selling dry food.
Except for Shenjia Village, everyone started queuing up to go to the pharmacy to see a doctor, and even Mr. Meng was no exception.
What's the mentality of this old man? He has already spent a lot of big money, so why is he afraid of spending these small amounts?
But don't fall ill on the way to your destination.
Although he also knew that Shen Zhiqiu's team had a doctor, Doctor Guo had limited medicinal materials, and it was estimated that Shenjia Village would not have enough. It would be better to buy more medicine pills to take with him.
This person came in and rushed in like shopping, calling out directly: "Doctor, please check my family members quickly, take the pulse of everyone who is sick or not, prescribe medicine for those who are sick, and we can rest assured if they are not sick."
He even waved his hand and said, "What medicine do you have? It's best if you can take it directly without decocting it. Prepare some for us to prevent headaches, fever, and injuries."
The official's son-in-law also followed suit: He had to check the pulse of his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and examine them all. The loyal servant who escorted his father-in-law and mother-in-law all the way still had knife wounds on his body.
Give them the best medicine and re-bandage them. These are the servants who have made great contributions in protecting his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and they must be treated no matter how much it costs.
The other companies had the same attitude, and they were clearly saying, "We have plenty of money. Don't worry, we can't afford it. We have to check everything inside and out."
The doctor at the city gate only checked whether there was a plague and did not care about other patients.
Even if it's a waste of money, we'll just consider it as buying peace of mind.
Pills that can be taken directly are in powder form, and these companies buy a lot of them.
For a moment, the doctor and the waiter in the pharmacy were busy as hell.
A group of people from Shenjia Village stopped their carts and waited obediently by the roadside.
Team leader Zhou came over to remind them: "It's best for you to buy some in reserve. After all, we rarely go into the city, and the soup kitchen is built at the city gate. If you don't buy enough food, you can still buy it at the post station, but you probably won't be able to find medicine later."
Shen Zhiqiu said that he understood. They had a doctor in their team, but there were not many herbs left. He would go and check what was missing first and then try to make up for it.
Team leader Zhou looked at Shen Zhiqiu in surprise, and his meaning was very clear: Not bad, your team has a doctor, no wonder there are such young kids in the team.
After Shen Zhiqiu greeted Team Leader Zhou, he went to find Doctor Guo to check.
When Grandma Guo saw her colleagues, she was curious and wanted to find out about the market, so she dragged Grandma Hua in to take a look.
She held onto Old Lady Hua's arm and said, "Come with me and take a look. Let's see if the medicine here is more expensive than ours."
Old Lady Hua nodded: "Okay, we're just standing outside waiting anyway, whether we want to buy or not, why don't you let us take a look?"
Tian Cuifen and Old Lady Tian also became interested and followed him in.
Old Lady Guo, leaning on a cane, asked the pharmacist who was dispensing medicine, "Is there anything for headaches or fevers?
Although the waiter was extremely busy, he was extremely enthusiastic and said: Yes, not only that, we have the medicine, we have also made pills. Their shop is the largest pharmacy in Jeju City, and even the doctors who provide free medical treatment at the city gate have their shop.
Sir, it is very convenient to take the pills with you on the road. You can just take them with warm water. And since honey is added, they are not bitter.
Good guy, just one word from old lady Guo and the waiter is ready to say a bunch of nice things.
What’s more, his attitude is so good, he even speaks with a smile. His sales ability is almost catching up with Hyundai’s sales champion.
Unfortunately, the target was not the right one, because Mrs. Guo asked again: "How much is your pill?"
As a result, the waiter took out a small porcelain bottle with a smile and said, "Sir, one bottle contains ten pills, ten taels of silver."
Hearing this number, before Mrs. Guo could say anything, Mrs. Hua exclaimed:
"Oh my God, what kind of medicine is this? Is it the elixir made by Taishang Laojun? You dare to take one or two ounces?"
This was when I was living in a cave in the winter when it was snowing. I heard my granddaughter telling me about the havoc in Heaven. I learned that the magical monkey stole a lot of elixirs from Laozi and became skin of steel and bones and eyes of fire!
Old lady Tian also followed my mother! If you want us to eat one, we don't ask for immortality, but can you keep us from getting sick for a year?
The smile on the waiter's face stiffened noticeably, and he thought: What kind of medicine is this? One pill can keep me healthy for a year. If our pharmacy could have pills like that, wouldn't we have opened a shop in Kyoto long ago?
But he tried to maintain his expression on his face, not to reveal his true thoughts: "Guest, you are joking. How can taking one pill keep me from getting sick for a year?"
Old Lady Guo held Old Lady Hua on one hand and pulled Old Lady Tian with the other, muttering to herself, "How cruel! How cruel! Let's go! We can't afford to let them bully us!"
The waiter couldn't keep smiling any longer, maybe his skills were not good enough.
I thought: If you don't want to sell it, then don't sell it. There are so many customers, one or two won't make a difference. But aren't you shouting the words "you're so mean" a little too loudly?
As a result, the three old ladies shouted at the people of Shenjia Village as soon as they left the pharmacy:
"Emma, headaches and fevers cost one liang per pill, ten pills cost ten liang, can our family earn ten liang per year? Such a black shop will close sooner or later."
How loud can your voice be!
The waiter's hands were trembling slightly as he continued to dispense the medicine.
Shen Zhiqiu and Shen Youyou looked at each other, and Shen Youyou stepped forward quickly: "Grandma, things are valuable because they are scarce. Maybe there are too many refugees passing by here, so the prices may have risen."
It's not that she can't see what's going on, but it's a thankless task to say more at this time, and it's expensive, and the really rich people don't care.
Shen Zhiqiu also came over specially: "We still have some medicine, but not much. We still need to buy some commonly used herbs. But since Master Guo is here, we can buy herbs."
Old Lady Hua pulled Shen Zhiqiu's arm, looking surprised as if she had heard wrongly: "San'er, we may be able to see some common herbs while we are on the road, so we can pick them ourselves. Their pills can be sold for ten taels of silver, how much cheaper can herbs be?"