XXVII. The Ancient Medicine Sutra
After listening to him give the answer, everyone recalled the scene of Xiaobai and the pharmacy owner just now, and couldn't help laughing, after laughing, the others were not doing anything, but Ji Zihan was dumbfounded, feeling that since the acquaintance with these two people, he had been out of trouble several times one after another, seeing the three of him laughing together, he didn't even have the heart to join in for a while, thinking that if the star fruit Ruoruo said that there was a task to take in the pharmacy, she threw down a sentence vaguely: "I'll go in to get the medicine, you wait here." ”
Carambola Ruoruo was standing next to her, but she heard what she said clearly, and saw her go straight to the pharmacy, thinking that she was going to pick up the medicine by the way, and she didn't suspect him, so she answered "Okay", turned her head and continued to laugh with the second man.
Ji Zihan listened to the giggle coming from behind her, and exhaled softly, it seemed that no one cared, so it would be good, otherwise she would be so embarrassed.
Entering the pharmacy, the boss was filling the medicine bag with a light yellow bud, Ji Zihan came closer to see that the buds were covered with dense fluff, which made these sun-dried buds look strange and cute, she couldn't help but ask curiously: "Hey, what kind of flower is this?" ”
When the boss heard this, he just raised his eyes to look at her, but the work in his hand never stopped, and continued to skillfully stuff the buds into the small medicine bag, while explaining: "This is Xinyi flower, which is mainly used to treat rhinosis, and then combined with Huoxiang, acacia flowers, and wild chrysanthemums, together with the medicine, can relieve the girl's itchy nose." ”
As he spoke, all the flowers in the medicine bucket were also packed into the medicine bag, the boss tightened the belt, handed the medicine bag to Ji Zihan, and advised: "They are all easy to obtain medicinal materials, which can be found in the field or in large and small towns, and can be used. He handed her the red and blue medicine they wanted, and said with a smile: "A total of 3 taels of silver, this medicine bag is not worth a few dollars, and it is a gift, and I will come to the shop next time." ”
This boss is really a business talent, Ji Zihan smiled and nodded, this Sword Immortal City is just a pharmacy, and it is not okay if you don't want to patronize it. Sweeping the things on the counter into his treasure bag, just about to leave, remembering the stubble of the task, he turned around and asked, "By the way, I heard that you are recruiting pharmaceutical apprentices here, why didn't you see a notice or something?" ”
As soon as she asked about this, the boss who was holding a thick account book and keeping an account closed the account page with a snap, and the professional smile that had been hanging on his face disappeared, and he changed to an angry look, and said angrily: "Don't mention the matter of accepting apprentices, I am angry when I mention it, you must know that I am also a small name in Guangjitang, and there are really many people who come to seek medical advice every year, and many apprentices have been recruited before, but you also know, the income of the pharmacy is not much, in order not to affect the business." , usually only teach the preparation of some basic potions, which is understandable, right? But the ability to dig up medicine and distinguish medicine is to teach, without selfishness, there are apprentices to dig rare medicinal materials, the store can also buy at a high price, for the people who dig medicine is also a lot of income. ”
Speaking of this, the boss's face changed a few times, and gradually became a little hideous, only to see him gritted his teeth and continued: "In this world, there are people with good intentions like me, and there are those greedy pigs and dogs, I don't know where I learned that my family has an ancient medicine scripture, and I actually mixed it incognito in a group of apprentices, and stole the medicine scripture in the middle of the night, ran away without a trace, reported to the government, and caught it for a few months without results. Do you know how many rare formulas are recorded in that medicine scripture, and there is also the medicine that brings back the dead, you say why my pharmacy is so famous, it is famous for selling some strange medicines. Alas, since the loss of the medicine book, the pharmacy can not make new medicines, the business is not as good as before, poor my family of dozens of people, all pointing to this pharmacy to live, in the long run, but how is it good? When he said that, he sighed and lamented one after another.
Ji Zihan thought for a while and said, "Could it be that your competitors are jealous of your business and find someone to steal it?" ”
"It's not impossible, it's just that I'm the only one in this Sword Immortal City, and I haven't seen any new shops, it's definitely not the people in this city, but the medicine shop outside the city is unknown." The boss said with a frown.
"Then why don't you go to the pharmacy outside the city to have a look?" Ji Zihan said strangely.
The boss glared at her, and said angrily: "I want to be able to go out of the city and forget about it!" There are so many monsters outside the city, you look at my powerless appearance, isn't going out the same as sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth? ”
As a pharmacy, it is strange that he does not dare to go out of the city to dig medicine, Ji Zihan asked: "I see that you have a lot of medicines in this store, where did you get the medicinal materials?" ”
"Close. An apprentice dug up medicine and sent it to me, and I just had to pay for it, wouldn't it be much safer. The boss said as a matter of course, and finally glanced at Ji Zihan, and suddenly approached her and asked, "Why don't I teach you to distinguish medicines, I will buy all the medicines you dig up at a high price in the future, and process them into medicines for you for free, how about it?" ”
So good! Ji Zihan raised his eyebrows, looked at the pharmacy owner in disbelief, and saw that he didn't look like he was joking, and couldn't help but wonder: "You still dare to accept apprentices?" ”
"The medicine scriptures are gone, what else dare not, besides, I will only teach you to distinguish medicines, not to teach you to make medicines, don't you still have to come to me to buy medicines?" The boss said with an unchanged face, not at all consciously taking advantage of the player.
It doesn't matter if she can't make medicine, Ji Zihan doesn't like refining medicine anyway, so she nodded in response, the boss was afraid that she would change his hexagram, so he took out a set of shovels for digging medicine from the counter, a stack of drawings with the appearance of various herbs, and eagerly stuffed them into her hands, while saying: "Anyway, you have to go out of the city to dig medicine, and you are not afraid of those beasts outside the city. The medicine of the Nine Turns Soul Rejuvenation Pill', this medicine has the effect of reviving the dead, but it is the formula contained in my medicine scripture. ”
"The one who sells this medicine is the thief who stole your family's medicine scriptures. Do you want me to snatch the medicine back for you? Ji Zihan said casually.
"Since the government can't catch that thief, and I think that person has some ability, it's good to be able to get it back, but I don't want to harm your life, you just need to find out where the shop is and come back to report to me, remember not to act recklessly." The boss said with a pretentious advice.
This requirement is very simple, just go in and take a look when you pass by the pharmacy, Ji Zihan nodded and took the task.