Chapter 14: The Peculiar Apothecary
Since Magu was reborn, Hu Caiyu has come back to life again, she doesn't care about the strange looks of outsiders when they look at her, and she doesn't care about outsiders pointing behind her back. She didn't feel that there was anything to be ashamed of, she felt proud to have had such an experience, which of them had?
They happened to meet an uncle who happened to be going to the market, and they took his donkey cart and followed them to the market.
This is Qi County, Hujia Village is in the east, and it is only a small village in Qi County. It can be regarded as the poorest village in Qi County, and several other villages are much richer than Hujia Village. Therefore, Hujia Village is a place that ordinary people are unlikely to go to in the entire Qi County.
The bazaar is located in the middle of several villages, and at first it was occupied by people from nearby villages who opened shops here to do some business. Later, there was a rich man in a village called Yujia Village in the neighboring village, who made some big business outside, made a windfall and returned to Yujia Village in Qi County, and opened a lot of shops, which made this market lively all of a sudden.
The uncle brought some home-grown rice and grains and sold them to the restaurant in exchange for silver. When they made an appointment with Magu and the others to go back to Hujia Village together, they went separately to do their own things.
Today, she came to the pharmacy to ask about anesthetics, and she had to rush back to prepare other surgical equipment, and she didn't even have the leisure to visit the ancient bazaar.
Although women rarely went out in ancient times, here, it is different. Hujia Village is poor, and women also have to work in the fields and go up the mountain to cut firewood. In order to make a living, some rules have been abolished by themselves.
In the bazaar, those women wearing hats, although they can't see their faces clearly, but by looking at their figures, and then looking at the materials of their clothes, they can guess that they are the daughters of rich families.
Magu followed Hu Caiyu to a pharmacy called "Baorentang", "Second sister-in-law, this is the largest pharmacy in our Qi County." ”
Magu snorted, and then raised her feet and went in. Sure enough, it is a big pharmacy, the front is to grasp the medicine, and the back is to check the pulse.
A pharmacy can also be full of people coming and going, and people who come to see a doctor and grab medicine come in and out, in an endless stream.
Magu suddenly found that the people who came out from both sides were dressed very differently. To put it bluntly, the people who come out on the right are all illustrious people dressed in rich and noble clothes; And the people who came out from the left were ordinary people dressed in cloth. It is clear that it is the rich who come in and out, and the poor who come in and out.
Looking up again, I saw that there was a delicate small sign hanging horizontally on the upper sill on the right, which read "Powerful People", and two slender cylinders, one on the left and one on the right, were respectively engraved with "An Neng broke his eyebrows and bent his waist to deal with the powerful" and "Make me unhappy". On the upper sill on the left side, there is a delicate small plaque, which reads "Basil people", and the same two slender cylinders, one left and one right, are respectively engraved with "Look up to the sky and laugh and go out" and "How can I be a Basil person".
A pharmacy is so meticulously divided, and what makes Magu even more interested is, who is the one who opened the pharmacy? It turned out to be so elegant, rich and poor, described as powerful people and basil people. And from the verses, it can be deduced that the owner of the pharmacy is not a person who hates the poor and loves the rich, on the contrary, he must still be a person who is willing to give. Magu was in awe of the boss of Bao Ren Tang, and admiration arose.
Hu Caiyu saw it in her eyes, and felt remorseful in her heart, and said unhappily: "Second sister-in-law, you don't have to be interested in this pharmacy, I just brought you to grab the medicine." This pharmacy is all over the place, and this one in Qi County is just one of the semicolons. Maybe this is the only medicine you're looking for. I was worried that the herbs you need were not available in other pharmacies, so I brought you here. ”
It doesn't seem to be particularly happy to bring Magu here, and it looks very unhappy.
This is the first time Magu has seen Hu Caiyu unhappy, since knowing her identity, Hu Caiyu has looked like adoring and looking up every time she sees her. Like today, with a pouting mouth, it is the first time that he has made a face to Magu.
"What's wrong with you?" She didn't seem to say anything wrong, make Hu Caiyu unhappy, Magu frowned.
"Do you want to see a doctor or take medicine?"
They had been standing here for a long time, and finally a fellow came up to them and asked them.
"Uh......" Magu was speechless. She is a modern doctor, and this is an ancient "hospital". She really wanted to go into the inner hall to see where they had taken their pulse, and to see how the doctors here treated people.
Magu had an idea, "My legs and feet are a little uncomfortable, and I want to ask the doctor to take a look at me." ”
Hu Caiyu's eyes widened, and she tugged at Magu's sleeve a few times to remind her not to do this.
Magu ignored it and insisted on following the guy into the inner hall. Of course, the guy took them to the Bahao people on the left according to Magu's clothes, "Doctor Li still has a patient at the moment, and I can show you after reading it." The man said as he walked.
"Little brother, I'm the first time I've come back, I don't know the consultation fee?" Magu is really worried about the consultation fee, she came out today to grab medicine, although she brought enough silver, but even if this poor family brought enough silver, it was only a few dozen copper plates at most.
The guy was stunned for a moment, then continued to move forward, stopped in front of a doctor, and introduced to Magu, "This is Dr. Li, who studied medicine at the age of twelve and has been practicing medicine for thirty years. If you are shy, Dr. Li will charge the consultation fee according to the actual situation. You just need to tell them the truth, and the consultation fee has never been in our Baorentang Basil people's clinic. ”
After Magu nodded in thanks, the man left.
For those who see a doctor in the Penghao people, how much can the consultation cost? Magu is suspicious, is there such a thing? What does this mean? There is no doubt that the people who come to see a doctor in Penghao must be poor, and they have specially subdivided it in this way, so that those patients who cannot afford to see a doctor also have a place to see a doctor? In modern times, is this considered a free clinic? It's just that they charge a symbolic fee for the consultation, while the modern free clinic does not take a penny.
Magu has added a bit of goodwill and admiration to the boss of Bao Ren Tang.
"Second sister-in-law, let's go out and grab the medicine and go back." Hu Caiyu's low voice was a little anxious, but also with a hint of fear, and her voice seemed to tremble.
Magu was puzzled by her appearance today, but at the moment she didn't want to ask, "Don't worry, they have all said that they will not charge the medical fee indiscriminately." She thought Hu Caiyu was worried that she would not have the money to pay for the consultation.
Seeing that Magu was so disobedient, Hu Caiyu gave up stopping it, forget it, anyway, this time, I will never bring my second sister-in-law here next time. Hu Caiyu thought to herself.
"Where is the little sister-in-law unwell?" Doctor Li had already finished looking at the patient before and motioned for Aunt Ma to sit down.
According to the introduction of the guy, it can be concluded that Dr. Li is 42 years old this year. He was dressed in a clean navy blue brocade, of medium stature, and had a beard on his upper lip. He smiled slightly, and looked very kind.
"I'm having some discomfort in my legs and feet." Originally, she mixed in under this excuse, but Magu touched her knees and looked pained.
Dr. Li's expression obviously disagreed, "Are the legs and feet a new problem or an old problem?" "I didn't debunk it, and seriously inquired about Magu's condition.