Chapter 29: Ideas
Qiao Ruyi nodded in response, took Qiao Laixing to say goodbye to the Xue family, walked home, and just walked into the house, he saw Qiao Ruxin sitting on a small horse, holding a big steamed bun in both hands, eating a big bite.
Come on, you're hungry too, let's have something to eat.
Qiao Ruyi said, then stepped forward and took out two steamed buns from the dustpan, one was given to Qiao Laixing, and the other was eaten by himself, Qiao Ruyi ate it, and asked Qiao Ruxin:
Nina has eaten a few, since we left, and still eating when we come back
Sister, I ate two.
When Qiao Ruyi heard this, he felt that something was wrong, this steamed bun was not small, the size of a man's palm, how could he eat so much, if he ate too much, there was something wrong with his stomach, it would be bad.
Qiao Ruyi thought of this, so he hurriedly said:
Ruxin, don't eat anymore, eat so much, don't eat bad.
Sister, it's delicious.
Qiao Ruxin was a little reluctant not to let go.
It's not delicious, you can't eat it.
Qiao Ruyi raised her face, took the rest of the steamed buns from Qiao Ruxin's hand, and saw that she seemed a little unhappy, so she said again:
If you want to eat it, you can eat it in two hours.
Got it.
Qiao Ruxin listened, so she had to nod, and Qiao Ruyi was relieved.
Qiao Ruyi thought that the sky was already dark, so he sent Qiao Laixing, Qiao Ruxin just went to sleep on the kang, and after a while, the two fell asleep, Qiao Ruyi saw it, and took the quilt next to him and covered the two of them. I also fell asleep.
Early in the morning of the second day, Qiao Ruyi woke up and saw that the two of them were asleep peacefully, so she walked out lightly, she remembered that she had to send herbs to Dr. Chen, and she was scheduled to go today, so she couldn't break her promise, Qiao Ruyi thought, came to the yard and picked up the back basket, and went out with a sickle.
Qiao Ruyi has come to this back mountain several times, this time he came to the back mountain by the way, the back mountain is still quiet as usual, no one has been seen, most of the people in Qiaojiazhuang are farming, working in the fields, and getting the needs of life, as for this back mountain, few people pay attention to it, let alone the idea of hitting the back mountain, which also gives Qiao Ruyi the opportunity to calmly develop this back mountain.
Qiao Ruyi climbed halfway up the mountainside, first hit half of the basket of weeds, and then dug up ten plantain plants and native ginseng, which was previously agreed with Dr. Chen, and Qiao Ruyi also put the plantain and native ginseng under the back basket as several times before, and covered it with the weeds that had been laid.
Qiao Ruyi picked up the basket on his back and walked along the road to the town.
Oh, who is this, isn't this your second uncle's sister?
Qiao Ruyi walked forward with his head down, not paying attention to anyone on the road, and didn't raise his head until he heard this voice.
She looked up and saw that the people in front of her were Qiao Sai'er and a girl she didn't know, the two were holding their arms and walking across from her, Qiao Sai'er looked at her with a disgusted look, as if it was her shame to know Qiao Ruyi, and the girl next to her was also arrogant, looking up at Qiao Ruyi with a smile.
Sai'er, what's the matter with your sister, you see that she is wearing shabby and old clothes, is her face muddy, such a big girl doesn't know how to be shy, hahaha.
Qiao Ruyi wiped her face with her sleeve when she heard her words, thinking that when she was beating grass just now, she got mud on her face.
Okay, Zhang Ni, let's go quickly, I just got a new trick these days, go to my house to open your eyes.
Qiao Sai'er pulled Zhang Ni and didn't look at Qiao Ruyi, walked straight past Qiao Ruyi, and whispered in Zhang Ni's ear:
I'll tell you, the three of them have been separated from our family, and our family will have nothing to do with them in the future—
Qiao Ruyi heard it in his ears, so he didn't hear it, and continued to walk forward, and after walking for a while, he came to the town, Qiao Ruyi came directly to Airentang and took off the back basket on his body. There were no patients in the Ai Ren Hall at the moment, only Dr. Chen was there, and Dr. Chen looked at it and said:
Ruyi, did you send herbs?
Yes, Dr. Chen, didn't we say okay, these are twenty plants, and I brought them to you.
Qiao Ruyi said, took out the plantain and native ginseng from the back basket, and handed them over.
I thought you wouldn't be able to come today, I went to your Qiaojiazhuang today to go to the doctor, and I heard that you came out of your home, right?
Dr. Chen and Qiao Ruyi have done these few business, and they also know some things about the Qiao family, and the Zhuang family has nothing to hide.
Qiao Ruyi listened, smiled, and said:
Yes, Dr. Chen, you are well informed.
Qiao Ruyi didn't want to say more about these words, so he didn't say more.
Doctor Chen was not a talkative person, but today he saw that Qiao Ruyi didn't hold back and asked, seeing that Qiao Ruyi was not interested, he didn't continue to ask, took the herbs, looked at them for a while, then nodded, and said:
Here are these two herbs, no problem.
Doctor Chen said, took out sixty copper coins, and said:
Ruyi girl, you take the money.
After speaking, he said:
If there is any difficulty, you come and tell me, although I can't help much, but if someone in the family is sick and comes to me, you can rest assured, Ruyi girl, the medicine fee will definitely be waived for you.
Doctor Chen was also well-intentioned, seeing that the three children were living alone, life would not be much better, but when it came to people who were sick and did not charge for medicine, it was like cursing others, and after Dr. Chen finished speaking, he felt that there was something wrong with what he just said, and quickly shut his mouth.
Qiao Ruyi listened to Dr. Chen's words, and saw the remorseful expression on Dr. Chen's face, and couldn't help but burst out laughing, throwing away the bad mood he had just met Qiao Sai'er, and said:
Doctor Chen, I know you have good intentions, you have been taking care of my business for the past few days, I am already very grateful, if it really comes to that time, how can you take Dr. Chen's medicine for nothing, it still costs money.
Taking medicine is not a good thing, Ruyi you must pay attention to your body and never take medicine.
Dr. Chen said busily.
Qiao Ruyi smiled again when she heard this, and then talked about business:
Dr. Chen, you can try these two herbs, if you think the medicine is good, I will dig it up and send it again.
Good.
Dr. Chen replied
After Qiao Ruyi finished speaking, he said goodbye to Dr. Chen, picked up the basket and walked out of Airentang.
Qiao Ruyi put the sixty yuan she had just gotten in the money bag and put it close to her, she calculated in her heart, and now she has earned a total of three coins of silver and one hundred and ten yuan by selling herbs. Although this silver can live for a while, it is now autumn, and it is almost autumn, and the wild vegetables and grasses on the mountain are not growing, so we have to recalculate what we will rely on to make a living in the future.
Thinking like this, Qiao Ruyi didn't rush back, walking around the street, this street is a cross street, there are shops on both sides, Qiao Ruyi looked around, and found that he didn't see the shops selling food, although there are also inns, teahouses, restaurants, that are all people wearing satin robes in and out, those wearing coarse cloth shirts but not entering.
Qiao Ruyi thought in his heart, this also makes sense, those ordinary people who wear coarse cloth are generally not willing to spend that money to eat in these places, they usually eat at home, or they take a bite of hunger outside with rations