Chapter Forty-Eight: The Adventure of the Pharmacy
Zhao Yu didn't stay outside for long before he was called back to the house by Yuan to take a nap.
Although when she went back, she was still a little reluctant.
Yuan had already laid out the futon in the room, clapped his hands, and let the three leather monkeys who had been playing all morning go to the kang.
Wow -
"Bang Bang"
"Lie down honestly"
Yuan patted the dishonest children angrily, ignored the giggles, and did not forget to cover them with a thin sheet quilt.
The place where they live is shady, they can't see the sun all year round, and the temperature in the house is low.
Zhao Yu was not sleepy, but she didn't make a fuss, she looked at her eyes and pretended to sleep for a while, until the two sides were quiet, and she opened her eyes carefully.
Yuan didn't sleep, so he sat on the kang not far from them to mend clothes.
Zhao Yu could recognize that the dress sewn by her mother was Zhao Mingteng's, this kid fell by the river today, and tore a hole in the sleeve to the shoulder.
Knowing Suosuo –
Yuan looked up when he heard the sound and saw his eldest daughter crawling out of the bed.
Zhao Yu grinned and showed a flattering smile at Yuan.
"Why don't you sleep?" Yuan asked in a low voice.
"I can't sleep," Zhao Yu leaned over to Yuan's side, grabbed Yuan's thigh, and pressed most of his weight on it, "Mother, when will Dad come back?" ”
"Will my dad buy me the little jar I want?"
Zhao Yu didn't know the bottom in her heart, her father, wouldn't really forget about her stubble.
"Come on, you're waiting, don't worry, your dad can't."
Yuan took the time to reply, and the corner of his eye was still on the sewn clothes.
Ay......
Zhao Yu was even more sad after hearing this, somehow, her intuition that her father would forget.
Not to mention, Zhao Shanchuan really didn't forget, and he promised Zhao Yu a few small jars, and he bought several in one go.
But there's also a story to tell.
On this day, the foursome who entered the city were also busy.
Rushed into the city early in the morning, and first sent the three hundred catties of fish from Qixianglou.
Then, they went to the south of the original city to continue selling fish.
This time the fish was sold more smoothly than yesterday, and it didn't matter how they made a fuss, so a bunch of people ran over to buy it.
It took nearly an hour to sell out the fish they brought, and Zhao Fuxiang and the four of them drove the ox cart, intending to continue to buy grain.
Of course, before buying grain, Zhao Fuxiang did not forget the basket of wild vegetables on the ox cart.
He asked Li to prepare it, thinking that ginger is valuable, wild onions and wild garlic can also be fishy, maybe there are treasures that can be sold for money in these wild vegetables.
In the past, he had seen a lot of people carrying various kinds of vegetables to the pharmacy.
The appearance of those children smiling when they came out made Zhao Fuxiang itch to look at it.
Now that he finally dared to muster up the courage to try it by luck, Zhao Fuxiang was bold and let the family's ox cart stop next to the pharmacy.
Before getting out of the car, he made all kinds of mental hints for himself, and then rushed in with a basket of wild vegetables.
When Zhao Fuxiang came in, there was no one in the lobby of the pharmacy.
The only old Chinese medicine doctor who can sit in the clinic is drying medicine in the backyard, and there are only two young medicine boys in the hall who are sorting things.
Seeing Zhao Fuxiang come in, a medicine boy immediately came over to greet him, with a good attitude, and did not show any contempt because of Zhao Fuxiang's dress.
The medicine boy smiled, "Guest, you still need to see a doctor or take medicine, if you see a doctor, Dr. Wang is still in the backyard, you need to wait for a while." ”
After hearing the words, Zhao Fuxiang was a little weak, he opened his mouth, and shook his head again and again, "I don't see a doctor, I don't take medicine, I came, I just want to ask, are you here, do you accept medicine?" ”
He licked his lips uneasily, and his voice was much quieter.
"Collect," the medicine boy nodded, and glanced quickly at the back basket in Zhao Fuxiang's hand.
At first, he didn't care about it, but now he noticed that this basket should be the medicinal herbs this person said.
"So, how do you collect it here?"
Zhao Fuxiang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the pharmacy was collecting medicine.
Whew-
Just accept it, but if you don't accept it, they will prepare in vain.
"This, it's a bit troublesome," the medicine boy didn't hide it, looked at Zhao Fuxiang, and seriously explained the rules of the pharmacy for receiving medicines, "The herbs collected in our pharmacy are all for patients." ”
"Therefore, the medicinal effect of the herb must be good."
"We also have requirements for the picking of herbs."
"Generally speaking, the herbs collected by our pharmacy are all from medicine farmers or medicine suppliers, who know how to deal with them, and the herbs can retain their original medicinal properties to the greatest extent possible."
"Then, don't we, like us, pick herbs from others?"
Zhao Fuxiang was a little anxious when he heard this, his tone was excited, and his hand carrying the basket trembled slightly.
"No," the medicine boy quickly waved his hand to explain, "Guest, listen to me. ”
Seeing that Zhao Fuxiang's mood had stabilized, the medicine boy continued to speak, "The medicinal materials you brought, our pharmacy will also accept them." ”
"But in terms of price, it may be low."
Zhao Fuxiang didn't ask in a hurry this time, but continued to look at the medicine boy.
"Because of the efficacy, after all, you are not a medicine farmer specializing in herbal medicine, if the herbs are not handled well, the medicinal properties will be lost, we give money, and we also look at the processing methods and drying degree of the herbs, the more complete the medicinal properties of the herbs, the higher the price."
"Then, do you collect the undried herbs here?"
"I also accept it, but the price is lower, after all, the herbs have to be processed and dried, and the wet herbs that have not been processed are raw materials."
There is naturally a difference between raw materials and finished products.
The medicine boy didn't say this explicitly, but Zhao Fuxiang had a lot, as long as he thought about it, he could understand.
Looking down and looking at the back basket in his hand, Zhao Fuxiang said in his heart that these wild vegetables he brought really contained the herbs needed by the pharmacy, and the price was probably the cheapest.
Whoever asked him to bring it were all freshly picked wet herbs.
Zhao Fuxiang quickly thought of a way, he arched his hand at the medicine boy, "That's the case, Xiao Lao'er has many herbs at home, but Xiao Lao'er doesn't know the medicinal properties, I'm afraid I will destroy them." ”
"Can I trouble the little brother, help the little old man palm his eyes, see how these herbs are handled, and how to meet the standards of your pharmacy."
Only in this way, prepared according to the standards of the pharmacy, can they make money.
"The guest is polite," the medicine boy happened to be fine, thinking that this work would not be difficult, so he agreed, "This is naturally possible." ”
After hearing this, Zhao Fuxiang hurriedly handed over the back basket.
The medicine boy found a clearing around, took out the wild vegetables in the basket one by one, and began to identify them one by one.
Zhao Fuxiang was lucky, the medicine boy brother took out a bamboo-shaped wild vegetable at random, looked it up and down, and said, "This is horsetail, also known as knotted grain grass, which can clear heat, diuretic, expectorant and cough, not bad." ”
"Motherwort is often used for women's diseases, but it is picked early, and it takes some time, and it is best to pick it when the flowers are not fully blooming."
"Sunflowers, roots and leaves can be used as medicine, but the means are too brutal and the medicinal properties are lost."
"Knotweed, a herb that clears away heat and dispels fire, the knotweed is just right now, when you go back, remember to dig and pick, remove the fibrous roots, wash them, cut them into short sections or thick slices while they are fresh, and dry them in the sun."
"Nettle, this is poisonous, although it can be used as medicine to cure diseases, it is too dangerous and inedible."
"Water celery can also be used as medicine, but women should not overeat it, and it is difficult to have children."
“……”
I saw a lot of wild vegetables in the back basket, and I didn't understand what I didn't understand at first, but now the medicine boy understands it.
This old man looks honest and speaks well, in fact, where is he said, he just wants him to identify medicinal materials.
Zhao Fuxiang couldn't hide it, and smiled embarrassedly, he didn't want to, but if he didn't do it, the other party wouldn't agree to help him look at each other.
The medicine boy saw so much, and he also gained something, so he didn't care.
It took about a quarter of an hour to finish reading the basket of wild vegetables brought by Zhao Fuxiang, and the medicine boy picked out most of the herbs from them, except for the ones that had less time, there were still several things left to pick right now.
At this time, the medicine boy listened to another medicine boy standing behind the counter.
Seeing the call of his junior brother, the medicine boy who was receiving Zhao Fuxiang was a little apologetic, "Guest, these herbs, it's time to pick them now,"
"You can concoct the herbs as I told you and send them next time."
After speaking, without waiting for Zhao Fuxiang to reply, he hurriedly went to another medicine boy.
Zhao Fuxiang thought about it, and without delay, he put the wild vegetables back in the back basket, turned around and left the pharmacy.
As a result, as soon as he climbed into the ox cart, he was hurriedly called back by the medicine boy who ran out.
But it was the old Chinese medicine doctor who came out of the back hall who asked him to call it.
The old Chinese medicine doctor learned about Zhao Fuxiang's question from the medicine boy, and he was worried that the medicine boy did not have enough knowledge and would harm others and himself, so he called the person back again.