Xu Banxian turned around for a long time, but couldn't find an answer, so he had to bow to the big Buddha in the main hall that had fallen down to show his gratitude, and then began to sort out the herbs.

Ling'er went up to look and saw that the house was close to the wall, and the wall was intact, and there were rags under the root of the wall, and there were many herbs sorted and dried on it. Some of them look fresh, as if they were recently picked, and some of them are completely dry.

Xu Banxian picked out the herbs in the basket one by one and put them until the basket was empty, and then sorted the fresh herbs that were dried and wrapped them into the basket. Ling'er said strangely: "Doctor Xu, what are you doing with medicinal herbs?" Do you want to go out and set up a stall? ”

"These are going to be sold!"

"Sell? Don't you know how to prescribe your own medicines? Wouldn't it be better to use it directly to dispense prescriptions? ”

"That's a lot, you can't use that much for prescriptions! Besides, there are some herbs that we don't have here, so we have to go to the pharmacy to change them, otherwise many prescriptions won't be available! ”

"That's it!" Ling'er glanced at the medicinal herbs on the ground, many of which had been seen nearby, and her mind turned, "Hey, Doctor Xu, what is the price of selling these fresh herbs to the pharmacy?" ”

Xu Banxian paused his hand, raised his head and squinted at Ling'er, Ling'er smiled and said, "Doctor Xu, for the sake of me helping you carry the basket, you can tell me!" ”

Xu Banxian simply stopped what he was doing, sat on the linen, picked up a herb and said: "This is called Sun Grass, the root is used in medicine, harvested in summer and autumn, it can clear heat and brighten the eyes, and it costs half a catty and a penny; This Ba Ren grass, the whole herb is used as medicine, harvested in summer and autumn, it can dispel wind and kill insects, invigorate blood and promote dampness, and it costs a penny a pound......"

Xu Banxian introduced more than a dozen kinds of medicinal herbs in a row, the prices were very low, Ling'er frowned and said: "Doctor Xu, this grass is so small, and it is not easy to find, as long as the roots, it is good to be able to find two or three taels a day, how is it worth so much money?" What is the price of the pharmacy? ”

"It's not low, the price I'm talking about is still high, and some black hearts can't get half of the price. Pharmacies generally do not sell herbs alone, but give them to patients according to the formula, which should be at least twenty times higher! ”

"Two... Twenty times!! That's too tricky, isn't it? Are all their hearts black? ”

Xu Banxian glanced at Ling'er, "The pharmacy has to hire doctors and men, pay rent, pay taxes, and make money, how can it be opened when the price is low?" ”

Ling'er was stunned for a moment, by the way, I forgot that this old man used to open a medical hall pharmacy in the provincial capital, and he was naturally clear about the detours and detours! Alas, it seems that the plan to make money by digging herbs yourself will not work!

Ling'er was a little frustrated, stood up and patted her clothes and said, "Doctor Xu, if it's okay, we'll go back first!" ”

"Wait!"

"What's wrong, Dr. Xu?"

"Girl, you... Literate? ”

"Literacy? This one...... Can I help you? ”

Xu Banxian squinted his eyes and stroked his beard to look at Ling'er for a long time, got up and groped in the corner, took out a shabby booklet and handed it to Ling'er: "Take this back and take a look, if you can dig up good herbs, you can use it to change the medicine with me!" ”

Ling'er took the booklet and flipped to the front, only to see a few big characters on it "Baicao Collection", she opened it and looked at two pages, which were all recorded in the properties and functions of some herbs and their pictures, these are nothing, what surprised her was the dense annotations next to it, there are do's and don'ts, prescriptions, cases, etc., etc., which are much more detailed than the content itself!

Ling'er flipped through a few pages in a row, and although the handwriting was sloppy and full of traditional characters, she was still surprised that she could understand the sixth layer. Xu Banxian has been paying attention to Ling'er's expression, and seeing that she can't put it down with the booklet and looks surprised and admired, Xiaohuzi also came up to see this, but after reading it for a long time, he couldn't recognize a few words!

Xiaohuzihu said suspiciously: "Ling'er, what are you looking at?" I don't know any of these words, do you know them? ”

"Huh?" Ling'er raised her head and blinked, laughed dryly and said, "Hehe, I don't know either, isn't there a picture on it?" A lot of them are common to us, you see this... Isn't this a dog's tail grass, the back mountains are everywhere, and this ......"

Xiaohuzi suddenly realized: "Oh, it's true!" Doctor Xu, this thing can also be used in medicine? ”

Xu Banxian nodded slightly: "Of course, everything in the world has advantages and disadvantages, as long as it is used properly, it can be used in medicine!" ”

Ling'er took the booklet and leaned over: "Doctor Xu, did you write these marginal notes?" ”

"Of course!"

"Hehe, you're amazing, you can write so many words! Doctor Xu, didn't you just say that some medicinal herbs are precious and difficult to find here? Can you point it out to me, I'll bring it to you if I find it, so you don't have to run to the pharmacy again? ”

Xu Banxian nodded, took the book, and found more than a dozen herbs in a row to show Ling'er! After being so busy until mid-afternoon, Ling'er and the others sent Xu Banxian to the entrance of the town before returning home with a large bag of things.

Xiaohuzi said: "Ling'er, didn't the aunt who sold cloth before say that Dr. Xu was a liar?" Why did you go to him to grab medicine? And help him do so much! What if something goes wrong with the prescription? ”

Ling'er smiled: "Didn't the aunt also say that this old man used to be a famous doctor in the provincial capital?" No matter who it is, if you have a terminal illness and go to the doctor, it is normal for the doctor to be unable to return to heaven, and you can't put all the blame on him alone! ”

"But he didn't just die by healing, and he died many times in a row! In case ......"

"How can there be so many whatevers? He can open a medical clinic and become famous, which means that he has been practicing medicine for many years before, and he has been fine before, why did he come later when something happened? There must be something wrong inside! ”

"But everyone is afraid, why aren't you afraid?"

"Little Huzi, you can't just look at the surface of things, you can be suspicious of things, but you must not believe them all! Besides, I didn't plan to take this medicine back and give it to my father! I plan to boil it up and try it myself, and then give my dad half a dose of the medicine if there is no problem in two days, and then add it slowly, if it is no problem, it means that the medicine is fine!

If you think about it, each medicine is cheaper than fifteen wen, my father has to take it every day, how much cheaper it can be in a year! ”

Xiaohuzi blinked and calculated for a long time, and Ling'er said: "Stupid, three taels of silver is more, this will not be counted!" ”

Xiaohuzi touched his head embarrassedly: "Hehe, I went to school for a year, I don't know many words, and my arithmetic is not good!" By the way, Ling'er, what is the booklet that Dr. Xu gave you? I don't understand it at all, so why don't we go to the old village chief and see what happens? ”

"Looking for the village chief? Why look for a village chief? He's not a doctor! ”

"Although the old village chief is not a doctor, he is the most well-informed person in our village, and I heard that his old man has opened a private school before!"

"Oh? It's true? As soon as Ling'er heard about the private school, she immediately became interested, although she knew the words, it was very troublesome to pretend to be illiterate, and it was easy to show her stuffing, she was still thinking about what reason to perfunctory, now it's okay! The old village chief, the benefactor who can be regarded as taking in his father, is time to visit!