Chapter 13: The Happiness of the Poor
The little guy was very enthusiastic, and he didn't show any disgust on his face, even if Su Yunran's clothes were patched, and he was carrying a basket on his back, he looked like a poor family.
Su Yunran put down the basket and said to the little servant: "I have some herbs that I picked myself, I don't know if you can collect them here?" ”
The little maid immediately led her to the other side of the medicine hall, where there was no one: "Is the girl picking fresh herbs by herself?" ”
Su Yunran shook his head and opened the herbs that had been packed separately in the back basket: "They are all sun-dried and processed, can they be collected?" ”
The little girl looked at the Poria cocos slices in her hand in surprise and the excellent color and very uniform slices, nodded and said, "Accept it, the girl will sit down and drink herbal tea first, and I will call the shopkeeper." ”
The service was warm and thoughtful, and Su Yunran thought that he might be a villain. I took a sip of hot tea and drank it, and it turned out to be boiled with some herbs to relieve the heat and clear the heat, which was really heartfelt.
After a while, the shopkeeper walked out: "Girl, but you want to sell herbs?" ”
Su Yunran put down the teacup and took out all the herbs in the back basket: "Shopkeeper, please take a look, these are cinnamon branches, parsnip, and vitex seeds...... These are white and madder, yellow charcoal that stop bleeding...... And these are heat-clearing honeysuckle, forsythia, summer mulberry chrysanthemum, ......"
Su Yunran packed and sorted all the herbs, and the shopkeeper said with a smile: "The girl's medicinal materials are handled very well, and they look good." can be classified so accurately, it seems that the girl understands pharmacology very well. ”
In these years, there are very few women who know medical skills, and there are some women who know some herbal medicines, and there are not many women who may be classified so carefully and handle medicinal materials so well.
The shopkeeper made a rough calculation, and the price was very happy: "Girl, you see that you have a wide variety of medicinal materials, so I won't classify and calculate them one by one, how about giving the package price of eight taels of silver directly?" ”
Eight taels of silver! Su Yunran quietly calculated in her heart, and the shopkeeper thought that she was too little and said: "Girl, these medicinal materials are all relatively ordinary herbs, and the price of these eight taels of silver has already counted the girl's skills in handling medicinal materials." ”
Most of the herbs sold by the people in the mountains are fresh, after all, there are not many people who can handle them, and the price offered by the shopkeeper is indeed higher than the price of fresh medicinal materials.
Su Yunran said with a smile: "The shopkeeper misunderstood, your price is very fair." I would also like to ask, what is the price of precious medicinal materials such as reishi and ginseng? ”
The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Ganoderma lucidum ginseng is a high-grade medicinal material, and the price is naturally expensive. However, it also depends on the vintage and condition, and the longer the vintage, the more valuable it is. The cheapest ones are dozens, and the most expensive ones I've ever seen are tens of thousands of taels. ”
Su Yunran chuckled, the hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum and thousand-year-old ginseng that was often said in ancient times actually did not exist at all. According to medical clinical research, Ganoderma lucidum ginseng is not the greater the medicinal value, and wild Ganoderma lucidum is mostly annual, and there are actually very few perennial ones.
Wild Ganoderma lucidum is also a fungus, which conforms to the growth characteristics of biological fungi. Fungi will decompose and decay, and when the environment is suitable, wild Ganoderma lucidum grows quickly. However, fungi growing in the wild will be affected by the environment, and they will also be harmed by insects and die.
However, the cheapest is also a few dozen taels of silver, which has already made Su Yunran very excited, and the shopkeeper asked her like this: "What, the girl still has Ganoderma lucidum ginseng in her hand?" ”
Su Yunran shook his head: "No, but maybe you can try your luck if you live in the mountains!" ”
The shopkeeper took out eight taels of silver and gave it to her: "Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng are precious medicinal materials, if the girl can meet it, it will definitely be a lucky star." This silver girl is so good, even if there are medicinal materials in the future, we will collect them, and the price will definitely not be a loss to the girl. ”
Su Yunran smiled and put away the silver, said goodbye to the shopkeeper, and a few drops of rain fell as soon as he went out.
Su Yunran hurriedly ran with her skirt, and before she reached her father-in-law's stall, she heard the sound of a fight. A group of people were gathered around to watch the excitement, but Su Yunran bypassed the crowd but suddenly heard Liang Erhai's voice.
"You ...... You deceive people too much, and there is no royal law in your eyes! Liang Erhai was beaten so much that his face was swollen, and he still held his money bag and didn't let go. This is the family's rations, so they used this money to buy rice, but these people said that they would rob it if they wanted to collect protection money.
Su Yunran shouted: "The official is here!" ”
This voice shouted, and the person who beat Liang Erhai hurriedly ran away. Su Yunran hurriedly went over to help Liang Erhai up: "Dad, how are you?" Let's go and see the doctor. ”
Liang Erhai shook his head: "It's okay, it's okay, it's just a little skin injury, you can't waste money to see a doctor." That is a group of ruffians and hooligans, saying that they want to charge booth fees, which is actually the protection fee that ruffians often say. ”
Su Yunran understood that the phenomenon of collecting protection fees does not seem to be unique to modern times. But she heard that when she was rushing to the market, there would be officials patrolling, were these people too blatant?
Liang Erhai whispered: "The ruffian who took the lead just now is called Wei San, and he is the brother-in-law of the county Cheng, and it will not be too difficult for him to have this relationship." If you sue the county government, I'm afraid that the person who will be hit by the board will be yourself. ”
Su Yunran was a little angry, this era really vividly embodied the law of the jungle.
While speaking, the rain became heavier, and Su Yunran helped Liang Erhai to hide from the rain under the eaves on the side of the street: "Dad, this bamboo basket doesn't seem to sell much." ”
Liang Erhai carefully wiped the rain on his face: "Yes, this thing is durable and doesn't need to be replaced often." But today is already good, at least the bamboo baskets have been sold, a whole penny! This hanging money can buy rice once and can eat it for a while. ”
Because I had to buy rice, I was reluctant to pay for the medicine even if I was injured.
Su Yunran looked at Liang Erhai, who was sad but happy in his heart, the happiness of the poor is really simple. In addition to her sadness, she is even more determined to improve her living environment.
"Dad, my herbs were sold for eight taels of silver, and we have money to buy rice. In the future, our days will get better and better, so the body is the most important thing, and we will sell some ointment to promote blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis! ”
Liang Erhai's eyes widened in surprise: "Just ...... Just those herbs were sold......" He was surprised and didn't forget to look left and right to make sure that no one was able to whisper, "Eight taels!" ”
Su Yunran smiled and nodded: "Yes, although our family still owes a lot of debts, everything will be fine." ”
Liang Erhai nodded happily and shook his head: "That can't be a waste of money, I'll be out of the way in a few days." ”
Su Yunran insisted on buying medicine, and when the rain subsided, he helped Liang Erhai through the alley to Xingyuntang, but he didn't want to be stopped.
"Where is the old man? The booth fee hasn't been paid yet! Several people surrounded them in front of them and blocked them in the back.