The ugly pouted impatiently under the veil: "Tell me to go, and it will fall for a while." Since you don't want to use my method, you still tell me to do something! ”

Tian Sheng's face was embarrassed, and he almost fell to the ground: "Hey, the matter of the day, the little one also feels that the girl is right." But in the Xue Mansion, what our eldest young master said counts; In the medical hall, it's what the old gentleman said. Now it's also the old gentleman who wants to see the girl, maybe he wants to apologize? It's not easy for us to guess what the people above mean, that is, to do what we are told, can the girl be, don't be embarrassed? He bared his teeth and saluted, looking pitiful.

Ah Chou knew that what he said was true, and besides, they could still kill her, but it was too troublesome. It's just that people came to invite them, and they couldn't say anything if they didn't go, so they waved their hands: "You guy, you are clever." Lead the way! ”

Xue's Medical Center arrived soon, and it was approaching dusk, and there were many fewer people seeking medical treatment than during the day. Ah Chou walked through the middle hall and came to the backyard, but it was not a hall in the daytime, but a courtyard.

Walking into the courtyard, I saw the begonias in full bloom, a beautiful red cloud. Under the tree, the white-bearded old man sat on a stone bench, with a pot of fragrant tea in front of him.

Ugly raised his eyebrows: This is a trend, is it to drink tea and talk about your heart?

"Little girl," the white-bearded old man gestured to the seat opposite, "Sit!" ”

Ah Chou didn't say much, and sat down in silence.

The white-bearded old man smiled: "Your recipe today is indeed a good recipe." "There is no praise or contempt, and there is no longer contempt for the narrative, which is completely decent.

Ah Chou didn't answer, but asked: "What is the old gentleman looking for Ah Chou?" ”

"You girl is not shocked, you are really old except for the old apprentice. The best endowment I've ever seen. It's a pity! The white-bearded old man sighed.

Pity? It's funny: "Ugly, I don't know what's a pity." ”

"It's a pity. It's a pity that you are a daughter, otherwise if you have a good life. It will definitely become a great material for medicine! The white-bearded old man stroked his beard and looked at the sunset.

Ah Chou disagreed: "What about my daughter's body, it makes no difference to me." However, what is the old gentleman trying to say when he says so much? Ugly looked him in the eyes, trying to see something in them.

The white-bearded old man smiled kindly with a bit of calm and wisdom: "Little girl, it's not easy for you to have such achievements at your age, dare to ask who is Lingshi?" ”

The ugly hooked the corners of his lips: Another one to check the account. But it's also human nature.

She shook her head and said, "I studied medicine when I could speak, and my medical skills were passed down by word of mouth. However, when he was a little older, his parents died, and only his grandmother was left to rely on him. She had already thought about this statement earlier, so that she would not be inconsistent when asked.

The white-bearded old man seemed to be a little surprised, he had asked the people of the Xue family to know about the situation of the ugly man, but no one knew about her past before she came to Qian County.

"Who is the girl?" The white-bearded old man asked. "I've been injured before, and I can't remember a lot of things. I only know that Lu Dao has rarely seen people since he was a child. Ah Ugly's tone was flat but not calm, and there was some confusion in the coldness.

The white-bearded old man thought: It is rare to see people, and the medicine is different from that of the world, about after the hidden masters. It's a pity that he died. The clan is gone!

Thinking about it this way, he couldn't help but feel pity for Ah Chou, a girl in the prime of her life. Lose your reliance on your own livelihood

"Ugly girl, if it weren't for what we learned, it wouldn't be the same thing. The old man intends to take you as an apprentice. It's just that judging from your medication, if you follow me to learn some other medical theories. On the contrary, it will be complicated, and it will not benefit you in the future, so I will not do it again. The white-bearded old man looked serious.

Accepting apprentices? Ah Chou was a little stunned, but as the old man said, it was not beneficial to her, and she also planned to bring thousands of years of Chinese medicine to the black. However, since people have said so, I still have to say a few polite words.

"Thank you for the kindness of the old gentleman, Ah Chou also understands that it is not good to be complicated. I didn't learn much, but it was the only thought in my life, so I wouldn't give up anything. When Ugly said this, his clear eyes were dyed with a little dampness. Only her thoughts and knowledge came from the original world. Father, grandfather, Ji's Pharmaceutical, what she has learned has become the only thought

The white-bearded old man couldn't help but sigh when he saw her slightly revealing his relatives: "I was a little heavy during the day, and it was because I didn't understand you. Later, when I looked at the medication you have been using, I realized that it was just a different sect, and looking at your prescription also inspired me a lot. If you are free, often come to Xue's Medical Center to sit, and the old man must prepare tea and wait! ”

"The old gentleman praised," Ah Chou knew that he had to be humble when his age was here, "It is an honor for Ah Chou to have the opportunity to ask the old gentleman for advice." ”

"In the future, you can call me Yang Lao, and everyone in the medical Tao will call me that." Yang Lao stroked his beard and said with a smile.

Ugly nodded: "Thank you Yang Lao!" ”

It's just that at this time, she didn't know that Yang Lao's reputation in the medical world.

It was getting late, Ah Chou said goodbye and left, walked to the middle hall, and suddenly heard someone whispering: "The list has been sent?" It's those herbs, right? ”

Ugly hurriedly flashed to the side and hid in the flowers.

"Don't worry, my mother has already intercepted it, and I will wait for two days to be vacant." Another voice said.

"Okay, a few more times, and it's time for them to stop." A ugly man was shocked and suspicious: Knowing mother? Who's stockpiling too? And also cut off the goods? Could it be Yonghetang? And the Xue family, is the Xue family a major force behind Yonghetang?

After flipping his mind, Ah Chou decided to wait and see: to determine the intricate relationship behind them, he only needs to look at Yonghetang's reaction this time. As for the matter of knowing the mother, only she and the Xue family know that if Yonghetang takes precautions, it will be the Xue family who is ventilating the news!

If the Xue family really participated, this game would be really messy

The next day, on Zhao San's sister-in-law's birthday, Ah Chou gave a pair of silver bracelets, and the rest of the few people who were usually diligent also gave gifts, but it was a friendship between the girls.

Zhao San's sister-in-law liked the pair of silver bracelets, so she immediately brought them with her, and praised them very much.

Two days later, on March 27, Ah Chou and Tong Ningxin came to the county town to catch the market, and found that the situation in the medicinal herb business had changed dramatically.

Honeysuckle began to go on the market, but now the most lacking is Zhimu. Not to mention the soaring price of Zhimu, I may not be able to buy it with a lot of silver. Yonghetang has a daily limited quantity, and the only two stores that have Zhimu to sell it, Baekje Pharmacy, also have a daily limited supply.

At this time, Ah Chou had already affirmed that the Xue family was 100% involved in the affairs of Yonghetang. However, since the Xue family controls half of the county, Yonghetang wants to occupy the market of the county, and medicine is not separated, how can it not be a piece of the Xue family?

"Ugly, you said that it is good to end a place that produces medicine, why don't you know your mother today, you don't know the grass tomorrow, and you don't know what is lacking the day after tomorrow." Tong Ningxin scratched his head, half helpless and half suspicious.

"Yes, it's a good medicine," Ugly sighed, "It's all man-made!" Someone is manipulating behind the scenes, and no matter how much medicine is produced, it will not reach the people. You see, the price increase, the shortage of medicine, the struggle of several pharmaceutical companies, the most difficult is the people. ”

This has been the case since ancient times, and it is consumers who are caught in the middle of the struggle between industries. The natural exception to this is the price war, which will indeed favor the consumer in the first place, buying things at a cheaper price. But in the long run, merchants will reduce the quality of products to reduce costs in order to obtain lower prices, so it is the consumers who suffer.

"Let's go to the Baekje Pharmacy to see what is going on!" Ugly proposed.

Tong Ningxin nodded happily: "Okay, I'll go buy sweet cakes for the fourth brother!" ”

In the corner outside the door of the Baekje Pharmacy, Tong Ningzhi held the sweet cake and said while nibbling: "Originally, there was no limit, but the shopkeeper saw that Yonghetang was limited, so he learned from it." ”

"Your shopkeeper's response is very fast, Yonghetang is limited to you, and your mother will definitely sell out soon. At that time, Yonghetang will definitely be more unscrupulous, and the price of Zhimu will only be higher," Ah Chou first approved, and then sneered, "Every time he uses this kind of trick, he is tired of me!" ”

Tong Ning didn't know why, he only knew that Yonghetang was doing bad things: "Then what should we do now?" ”

"Keep consuming! People are small and weak, what other way is there besides consumption? Ugly shook his head.

As he was talking, he saw a familiar mother and daughter appear at a stall selling hairpins on the street.

"What do you think of this hairpin?" Aunt Zhou picked up a phoenix hairpin and wanted to gesture on Zhou Ling's head.

Zhou Lingdexterity brushed off her mother's hand expressionlessly: "The Xue family has sent the wedding dress and headdress, and what are you doing with these Laoshizi!" ”

Aunt Zhou put down the phoenix hairpin and inserted her waist: "The Xue family belongs to the Xue family, and the things that are married are not worn on weekdays." You shook your head and waved your hands for everything you said along the way, you married so plainly, the dowry was not enough to fit into the box, it's no wonder they don't despise you! "It's up to you to pay for yourself.

Zhou Lingqiao sneered: "These things you bought, I'm afraid they are not as good as the head of a maid of the Xue family, so you don't have to be ashamed!" ”

"You! Why are you talking? Yes? You used to be an aunt and grandmother, look at your listless appearance these days, and take a maid seriously! Aunt Zhou counted her daughters proudly.

"It's just a concubine, or a ninth concubine. Is being a concubine something you can be proud of? What kind of identity are you, people have already weighed it clearly, and you can raise your head and be a man by buying a few broken hairpins? Blind work! Zhou Lingdexterity turned around and left.

"You've turned against you! If you haven't been married, you have this virtue, and if you marry in the past, you can't remember your father! Aunt Zhou's anger went straight up.

Zhou Lingqiao stopped and tilted his head: "Daddy? What did you talk to your dad about at that time? You said that it was a good thing for me to marry in the past, so I sold it as a daughter, and the money for the dowry was worth it! I don't know how much the dowry is worth, and now you are embarrassed to buy this kind of thing to make up for me? ”

Ah Chou looked at the mother and daughter who were arguing on the street without scruples: Is this the other way around? (To be continued......)

PS: The signal on the train is really poor, and the chapter was sent out when it came to Beijing