Chapter Twenty-Five: A Tael of Silver

The middle-aged man with a goatee grabbed Liu Qianshan excitedly, "Dendrobium nobile grows under harsh conditions, and it generally only grows in the territory of Jiannan Road. Even we have dendrobium in Hebei Province, and most of them are dried flowers transported from long distances, and you actually have fresh dendrobium flowers. Where did you get it? And how do you nurture success? ”

Liu Qianli was shocked that these wildflowers were really medicinal materials, and it seemed that they were still extremely rare medicines, and he was still stunned, and he was asked one after another, and he couldn't help but be even more confused.

Liu Chenxing breathed a sigh of relief, she really didn't admit her mistake, this is Dendrobium nobile hairpin.

"Abel, I just said that this is fairy grass, you didn't believe it at first!" Liu Chenxing rushed before his Aya responded, and hurriedly said in a child's speech: "This fairy grass is rare, we have picked all the flowers, and there are only ninety-eight in total!" And do you want to plant too? It's simply impossible! This is fairy grass, it has to grow in the deep mountains and old forests that no one dares to go to, and the stones that have to be spent are hot, and there is water coming out of the ground! ”

Paradoxically described a dendrobium flower, making people think that she was a person who understood dendrobium, Liu Chenxing concluded: "My aunt said that there is a specialization in the art industry, and Uncle should not plant it yourself!" But if Abel can give you a good price, we'll sell you all these fairy grasses. ”

When the middle-aged man with a goatee heard this, he immediately understood everything.

He said how could they have dendrobium flowers here, they had to be planted high in the mountains inaccessible, and there were geothermal and hot springs under the growing place to ensure the temperature and humidity needed for the growth of dendrobium flowers.

The above are only the objective conditions for the growth of dendrobium, not counting the careful care of the four seasons of the year.

As the little girl said, they had only ninety-six flowers after they had harvested them. He estimated that this dendrobium was extremely difficult to grow, and they cultivated a lot, but only thirty or forty survived.

The more I think about it, the more this reason is, and then contact the little girl's sentence "There is a specialization in the art industry", and he is sure that he doesn't want to plant it himself, so I guess that Liu Chenxing's family is not an ordinary farmer, at least the family is literate and hyphenated, and knows how to cultivate dendrobium.

The middle-aged man with a goatee is a decisive and not greedy person, and after a little thought, he broke off his idea of cultivating dendrobium flowers, and warmly welcomed the father and son to talk in the hall.

Liu Qianli is not stupid, he has come to his senses at this time, and he also realized that his little daughter accidentally caused a big deal, so he hurriedly brought his children in.

At this time, no matter the city or the countryside, there are dirt roads with yellow sand rolling, especially in the countryside, and the trouser legs and shoes are full of mud.

When they walked to the door of the inner hall, Liu Qianli noticed that the three of them had left a lot of yellow sand and dust marks on the shiny bricks of others, and they immediately stood in place with a little crampedness, and their faces were also apologetic.

The middle-aged man with the goatee saw it in his eyes, and he had a plan in his heart.

It seems that they are a simple and simple family, and they don't have to worry about them taking Qiao in the future, as long as they have a solid relationship, this deal should last for a long time.

It is estimated that the ancestors blessed him, in order to prevent the medicine shop from declining in his hands, he let the father and son give themselves charcoal.

With such thoughts in mind, the middle-aged man with a goatee greeted the father and son more enthusiastically into the inner hall, and also talked about his current predicament in a heartfelt manner.

It turned out that this person's name was Du Shiyou, and this Tzu Chi pharmacy was opened by his ancestors, and it has been in Qingyang County for 70 or 80 years, and it has been passed down to Du Shiyou's generation for the fourth generation.

As the saying goes, there is no 100-day red flower, until three years ago, the pharmacy in the city opened, because its owner is from Qinghe County, it is said that it was opened by the children of a certain family, this person has a deep background, not only the channels of medicinal materials are very wide, but also have some friendship with them in Qingyang County, and now the reputation of the pharmacy has vaguely surpassed that of Tzu Chi Pharmacy, and it has the momentum of becoming the first pharmacy in Qingyang County.

Seeing that the ancestral pharmacy was going to decay in his own hands, Du Shiyou was so anxious that he couldn't sleep at night, and he was already racking his brains to find a way to find a source of precious medicinal materials, but he was suffering from thin connections and insufficient financial foundation, and he has not been able to turn things around.

Especially in the past year, there are no big families in Qingyang County who come to their pharmacy, so they rely on their past reputation to take over some solid families and rural landowners to see a doctor and get medicine.

Speaking of this, Du Shiyou sighed, and called Liu Qianli a brother, "Brother Liu, don't worry, I, Du Shiyou, will definitely give you a fair price, and I won't let you suffer!" ”

Although Liu Qianli did not know Du Shiyou, he also knew the reputation of Tzu Chi Pharmacy, and their Du family had been practicing medicine for generations, and they had always been benevolent and benevolent, and they were good doctors in the hearts of their people.

According to the impression of the past, coupled with Du Shiyou's current enthusiasm, Liu Qianli has been inclined to cooperate with Du Shiyou for a long time, and when he looked back, he saw the little daughter sitting next to him as a well-behaved and sensible look, knowing that he was letting himself make up his mind, so he said: "Brother Du is polite, I am at home for two, and you call me Liu Er." If there is any more dendrobium in the future, we will sell it to Brother Du. ”

On this occasion, there is no room for children to interject.

Two adults who are in charge of the house can make up their minds.

has already talked about feelings first, and then it is time to talk about business.

Although the fresh dendrobium flowers in Liu Chenxing's back basket are rare, the amount of the commission is small, and the ninety-eight flowers together are less than half a catty, and they are only sold for a total of 1,000 wen.

Thinking of Qianwen's purchasing power at the moment, Liu Chenxing's heart is still hot.

And only the flowers of Dendrobium were sold, and then there were stems of Dendrobium that could be sold, and its medicinal effect was better, Liu Chenxing didn't feel that a thousand Wen was sold less.

However, Dendrobium flowers can be fooled by the ghost stories of the grandmothers in the village, but other matters related to Dendrobium are not easy to say, Liu Chenxing asked with a smile: "Uncle Du, you are a famous doctor who is familiar with pharmacology at a glance, the fairy grass is so precious, what if it is not small when we pick it?" Tell us about the fairy grass again. ”

When the major matter in his heart was solved, Du Shiyou was in a good mood, and when he heard Liu Chenxing praise him as a famous doctor, he immediately laughed, and was stunned to explain the dendrobium hairpin in detail from beginning to end.

By the time the father and son came out of the Tzu Chi pharmacy, it was already an hour later.

Before leaving, Liu Chenxing also made a joke.

She knows that a penny is a penny, and a thousand wen is consistent, which is a tael of silver.

She hasn't seen ancient silver yet, she used to watch TV dramas, and as soon as the hero and heroine made a shot, it was hundreds or thousands of taels of silver, so she wanted to exchange the usual money for one or two pieces of silver, one to satisfy her curiosity, and more importantly, a thousand copper plates were heavy, and she was held in her arms with a big bag, and she was not discovered by the Liu family when she went back.

Who knew that she had just asked for silver, which startled Du Shiyou, and looked around at the door of the pharmacy like a thief, before whispering: "Ah Xing, Du Bo's shop is small, but he doesn't dare to hide silver." If you think that the copper money is heavy, Du Bo will replace it with silk for you, okay? ”

Just kidding, silk is cloth, how can it be compared with real money?

Liu Chenxing shook his head and waved his hand, refusing again and again.

After asking in detail, Du Shiyou vaguely told her that the current silver refining technology is low, and the silver is either paid tribute to the emperor in the Daming Palace of Chang'an City, or stored in the imperial treasury.

Therefore, gold can be used for large-scale transactions nowadays, the most commonly used is copper coins, and silk silk is used for medium-sized transactions. As for silver, it is a folk legend, and if you don't get it right, you think it is stealing the silver from the imperial treasury.

After this popular science, Liu Chenxing finally understood.

And secretly warn himself that he must be more cautious in his words and deeds in the future, and he can no longer apply the fixed impression of his past life to the present, so as not to live in vain.