Chapter 149: It's hard to buy rice
Zuo Shaoyang said: "Now Uncle Zhu can say why he wants to buy out my recipe again, right?" ”
Zhu Yaojie smiled: "Hehe, let's be honest with you, I haven't been idle this afternoon, I've been soaked in Dr. Tang's place." You should know what medicine to use, how much can be used at most, and how to prepare what medicine to meet the requirements, all of which are recorded in medical books. But this time, the aconitum and appendages concocted by your new method far exceed the maximum dose specified, which can cure diseases but not poison, which is a great thing! ”
Zuo Shaoyang said with a smile: "Yes, it would be good if everyone used the medicinal materials we concocted, which could not only cure diseases, but also not poison." ”
Zhu medicine cabinet slapped his thigh: "Photos!" Although we all know now that the aconitum and attached tablets concocted by the new method will not be poisoned if used in excess of the prescribed dose, and can also cure diseases, but it has not been written so in the orthodox medical books, and in the future, when we encounter such a lawsuit involving the use of aconitum and attached tablets to the dead, we still have to determine that it is 'not as good as this side', which is definitely unreasonable, and everyone knows it now, so we must find a way to modify the provisions of this party. ”
Zuo Shaoyang somewhat understood: "Do you want to change the standards for the use of aconitum and appendages, and set up a new standard?" ”
"Not accurate," Zhu Yaojie shook his head with a smile and said: "It should be said that I want the Yamen to stipulate below that all medical halls and pharmacies in Hezhou must use our concocted aconitum and aconite in medicine, otherwise, if something happens with the privately concocted aconitum appendage, it will be inferior to this method!" ”
Zuo Shaoyang's eyes lit up: "Oh? That's a great idea! If this herb is specified as the only designated herb, and this method is only yours, then everyone can only buy your new medicine! ”
"That's right!" Zhu Yao smiled happily, "Qian County Ling, Dr. Tang, and Medical Officer An have all witnessed the benefits of our new medicine, and they went to report to Ouyang Tingshi at noon, and I heard that Ouyang Tingshi also appreciates our medicine." So, I think it's still very promising. However, it still needs to take some effort and spend some money. ”
"Since they all think it's good and it's good for everyone, they just decide whether they can get it. Do you still spend money? ”
I wish the medicine cabinet a happy time, stroked his beard and smiled: "Now, if you want to do one or two things, can you do it without spending a few hundred silver?" I all know that if this official document goes down, I Hengchang Pharmaceutical will make a lot of money, and I will not share some benefits to others, why should people help you? That's why I said, Xiao Langzhong, your medical skills are very clever, but your business skills are still far behind. ”
Zuo Shaoyang said with a smile: "Yes, yes, this is called a flower sedan chair carried by everyone, everyone has benefits, and they can earn more benefits." ”
"That's right, it's all right, hehe. In the afternoon, I went to the Yamen to discuss this matter with Dr. Tang. He is a big celebrity in front of Ouyang Thorn History, and he is involved in medical skills, as long as he is willing to help speak, this matter will become more than half. Huh"
"Did he agree, then?"
Zhu Medicine Cabinet smiled mysteriously: "This, little brother doesn't have to worry about it." Hehehe"
Seeing his smiling appearance, I knew that it should be about the same. Zuo Shaoyang didn't ask any more.
After gossiping for a while, the son of Zhu Yao's cabinet personally brought a few men and sent a box of silver ingots. A full hundred taels. After counting, Zuo Gui issued a receipt. said that he would teach the concoction method early tomorrow morning, and the medicine cabinet took his son to say goodbye.
They walked on the front foot, and Zuo Shaoyang took two ingots of silver and followed on the back foot to go out.
Liang hurriedly said, "Where are you going?" It's going to be a curfew soon. ”
"There is still almost a meal, I will go to the rice store to see if it is closed, there is only a little bit of rice left in our house, and there will be enough to eat tomorrow." Zuo Shaoyang didn't have time to explain the worries in his heart to the second elder, so he could only say so casually. He couldn't hold that box of money, a hundred taels of silver was still quite heavy, and he couldn't run around the city, and it was not safe for him to delay time, so he only brought two ingots, which was really not good, and he could buy a little bit and count a little.
Liang said: "I know, I'll buy it tomorrow morning." ”
"Now I'm going to check it out! I'm worried about the price of rice going up. ”
"That's it, then you go and go back quickly, -- by the way, buy a red paint toilet and come back, our one is too long."
Liang hid the thousand-year-old ginseng in the toilet bowl, although it was wrapped in layers of oil paper, the toilet did not leak, and a backing plate was added below, which should not be dirty, but this thing is an entrance thing, and there is a strange fragrance, if it is hidden in the toilet for a long time, I am afraid that it will smell cross, and I will change money to help my son marry a daughter-in-law in the future, and I am worried that there will be a taste that will affect the price. That's why I asked Zuo Shaoyang to buy a new toilet and come back to replace the old toilet.
Zuo Shaoyang said as he ran out: "Mother, you can buy it at the grocery store opposite, he has it, I'm too late!" With that, he ran away.
The money in that box was placed on Zuo Gui's long case, and Zuo Gui asked Liang to put the money away first.
Liang He had hidden so much money, and when he took the best old ginseng given by Ni's mother, he was already sweaty, and he turned around like a fly for a long time before hiding the treasure in the underground compartment of the red oil toilet in the corner of the house. At the moment, this is a full hundred taels of silver, a heavy small box, naturally it can no longer be placed in the bottom compartment of the toilet, where to put it?
Liang held the box of silver in the bedroom, put it under the bed for a while, put it in the wardrobe for a while, and put it behind the flower pot for a while.
Then, Liang went to the grocery store opposite to open the door, bought a new red lacquer toilet and came back and put it in the corner of the house. The old one was carefully washed and put under the bed. Also covered with groceries.
Now that Liang is down-to-earth, under the bed is a priceless thousand-year-old ginseng, and next to the pillow is a hundred taels of silver, he never dreamed that he would be so rich one day, and he was so excited that he smirked.
However, she soon couldn't laugh, because her son Zuo Shaoyang had been out for a long time and had not come back, and the second elder began to be anxious.
Finally, the sound of the curfew and the shouting of the second watch day sounded, and before Zuo Shaoyang came back, both of them were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, thinking that this is over, and their son must have been caught and locked up by the street patrol. Liang was so anxious that he burst into tears, and wanted to go to the yamen to see if his son had been arrested, but Zuo Gui stopped him, saying that if she went at this time, not only could she not save her son, but she also had to put herself in.
Zuo Shaoyang was indeed in trouble.
He ran out of the door and came to the rice shop of the shopkeeper Qu who had been arrested for illegal fundraising. There are several rice shops in Qu shopkeeper, which is the largest in the whole Hezhou. The yamen is selling the property of the Qu shopkeeper's family, paying off many debtors, and these days they are selling noodles for takeaway rice. In order to be able to realize it as soon as possible, the price should be slightly lower than the market price.
Zuo Shaoyang ran to Namixing, and it was completely dark at the moment, and it was nearly two shifts. Mi Xing has already closed the door. However, there were still several people at the door, all holding boxes of silver in their hands, talking to the people at the door.
Zuo Shaoyang stepped forward to take a look, and saw a small window on the upper part of the Mihang gate, and an old man was looking at them inside.
Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly said: "Uncle, please open the door, I want to buy some rice." ”
Others followed suit and shouted to buy rice.
The old man looked at them coldly: "The door is closed! Everyone, please go back, you want to buy Mi Ming and come again. ”
Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly said: "Uncle, please sell me some rice, I buy a lot of it." All in cash! I have cash. ”
Several other people also shouted: "Yes, we have cash, you can sell it to us!" ”
The old man sneered and said, "Nonsense, at this time, whoever buys rice is not for cash, who will sell it to you?" ”
"That's right, old man, you can just open the door and sell me some rice."
When the old man saw that he was polite, he patiently said: "This little brother, let me tell you the truth, my old man is only a gatekeeper, and the people in the yamen are responsible for selling rice. The rice sellers will not open their doors until early tomorrow morning, after the curfew ends. You'd better come tomorrow morning. ”
Zuo Shaoyang was dumbfounded when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "What about other rice lines?" Is it closed too? ”
"Why don't you close the door at this time? It's all closed! After the curfew, except for the pharmacy and medical hall, nothing else is allowed to open, otherwise you will have to hit the board and be heavily fined, and no rice store will open your door to do business. You better go back quickly, or you will be discovered by the night patrol, and you will be fined for squatting in prison! ”
With that, the old man slammed the door shut.
Zuo Shaoyang listened to the sound of the stick, and sure enough, it was about to be the second watch, and those who were waiting to buy rice heard this, and they all shook their heads, and went back with a depressed face.
Zuo Shaoyang still didn't give up, and rushed towards the nearest rice line with a speed of 100 meters of sprint.
Where, just in time for the curfew. A few people were leaving the door of the rice shop in a panic, all of them holding money boxes and not buying rice.
Zuo Shaoyang was shocked, which showed that there were already people in the city who had received the news that the grain and grass of the officers and soldiers had been burned like himself, and estimated the result, but the number of people was not large, and he didn't know how many people would know by the dawn of tomorrow. At that time, I could not buy rice.
He was so anxious that he didn't care about the curfew, so he stepped forward and knocked on the door, and someone inside answered, only saying that the curfew would not sell rice, and no matter how much he begged, he couldn't do it.
Zuo Shaoyang heard the footsteps patrolling the street from a distance, and hurriedly got into the small alley.
What to do?
He was thinking in his head that tomorrow morning more people would definitely gather in the rice shop to buy rice, relying on his own bones, even if he added his father's left expensive, he was afraid that it would be difficult to squeeze in to buy rice. And such a large amount, how to get it? You have to find someone to help, who to turn to?
Flying Squirrels!
Zuo Shaoyang immediately thought of the snitch Xiao Feiqi in his mind, of course he didn't let him steal rice, to be honest, he couldn't do it, he stole money, he stole a few thousand catties of rice noodles bought with a hundred taels of silver, but he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to steal it. It should be no problem for him to help buy rice, he has martial arts, and he can fly the eaves and walk the wall, although it is a curfew now, he can also avoid the detection of the street patrols, and arrive at the door of the rice shop to buy rice as soon as the curfew ends.
(To be continued)