Chapter 39 Pushengtang buys ginseng
"If you want to say that the best pharmacy in Jiuyang City is Pushengtang, I heard that even ginseng is sold."
It's like dozing off and someone sends a pillow. "Is Pusheng Hall big?"
"It's big! You'll find out when you go. ”
"How about Brother Huzi wait for me for a day, take me to Pusheng Hall tomorrow, and I'll add two hundred more."
The first time Huzi saw such a wealthy girl, he felt a little unhappy, the previous price was his casual nonsense, and now he added two hundred Wen is simply his usual half a month's income. But it's a bastard to have money and not make money, take care of this little girl yourself, don't let people cheat her.
Huzi took Xiao Xia to an inconspicuous side street, and there were small inns on the street, most of which were lived by coachmen or poor people who were in a hurry, and the price was cheap.
The two discussed that Xiao Xia is Huzi's sister, so as not to have a bad heart, and set off tomorrow after breakfast.
Xiao Xia didn't sleep well all night, after all, he was not familiar with life, and he didn't know much about Huzi, so he had to guard against people.
The next day, Huzi was refreshed, and drove the carriage with Xiao Xia to Pusheng Hall. In addition to the solemnity at night, Jiuyang City during the day has a little more prosperity and liveliness. Most of the buildings on both sides of the road are made of red glazed tiles, blue bricks and mahogany, tall and strong. The lane in the middle of the road is very wide, which can accommodate two horse-drawn carriages of the size of a tiger driving side by side, and there are various vendors on the sidewalks on both sides.
"Here we are."
Xiao Xia was lying on the window of the car and looking at it, and after being reminded by the tiger who was driving the car, she immediately noticed that the archway not far ahead, with blue bricks and red tiles, and two big stone lions at the door, was full of guests at the door.
"Brother Huzi find a place to wait for me."
After Xiao Xia finished speaking, he walked in generously, there was no comparison between Pusheng Hall and the medical hall in Gushan Town, and the rows of medicine cabinets inside were dazzling. Although the inner hall is large and there are many guests, it is not noisy at all. Everything is in order.
Xiao Xia stood in front of the counter, not as tall as the counter! Naturally, it will not be noticed.
"Hello!" Xiao Xia's crisp voice finally caught the attention of the medicine boy behind the counter.
"Grab the medicine? Give me the order! "The medicine boy is very dedicated.
"I want a hundred years of ginseng."
The medicine boy put down the work in his hand with disdain in his eyes. "Little girl, don't make trouble here, do you know what ginseng is? Still a hundred years? ”
"If you don't have it, you say no, really, who said that Pushengtang is the largest pharmacy in Jiuyang City? Deceitful. Xiao Xia complained loudly, shaking her head, indicating that she had been deceived.
"Wait...... "As a dedicated medicine boy, how can I sit idly by when I hear that someone dares to question the status of Pushengtang in Jiuyang City." If you want to buy ginseng, the entire Jiuyang City is the only one we have in Pushengtang. ”
Xiao Xia smiled in his heart when he saw the arrogant appearance of the medicine boy, the method of agitation is still very effective. "I want to buy a hundred years of ginseng, if you have it, sell me!"
Only then did the medicine boy seriously look at the little girl who was not ashamed of her words, she was not tall, she was wearing clothes that were still made of cloth, and her skin was not good, she looked like a girl in the field, but her eyes were big and shrewd.
"Do you know how much a 100-year-old ginseng is?" The medicine boy laughed.
"If you have it, I'll buy it."
The two had been arguing for a long time, and someone had already noticed it, and an old doctor walked out and looked at the back of the medicine boy's head. "Hurry up and do your work, you will know that you are lazy."
"Yes, master." When the medicine boy saw that his master was angry, he immediately wilted.
"Little girl, come with me." The old doctor had been standing aside for a while, and that stupid apprentice was really embarrassed by himself, and was led by a little girl.
Xiao Xia followed the old man into the back hall, which was the most luxurious room Xiao Xia had ever seen in this time and space. As soon as she sat down on the chair, a little boy brought a cup of tea, the cups were all blue and white porcelain white, very exquisite.
The old man looked at Xiao Xia's every move, and saw that although she was very curious about everything here, she was not surprised or timid. This is the room where the guests are received in the Pusheng Hall, and the furniture and decoration are of the highest quality, and people who have never seen the world will be cramped and uneasy to receive such a reception. But this girl's demeanor reveals an unusual upbringing, could it be that the young lady of the family changed into the maid's clothes and came out to experience the people's feelings? The mentality is immediately different. It can only be said that the old man's brain hole is really big, and the misunderstanding arose.
"I heard that the little girl wants to buy ginseng?" The old man took a sip of tea elegantly.
"Preferably a hundred years." Xiao Xia looked at the old man, no matter how the other party looked at her, she didn't care.
"There is no one for a hundred years, there is a shortage of medicinal materials this year, and our Pushengtang has not received a hundred years of ginseng for two years."
"And what's the best vintage?" Xiao Xia didn't think he would lie, because he didn't have to lie to himself, even if he didn't want to sell it to her, just say it.
"There is only one left of the sixty-year-old one."
Xiao Xia frowned, the difference between sixty years and a hundred years is not a star and a half, a slight mistake, a thousand miles, and the efficacy of the medicine is also far from the same.
"My mother is weak and wants to find a century-old ginseng to recuperate. These sixty years, I don't know if it works. ”
When the old man heard that he was looking for a hundred years of ginseng just to condition his body, it must have been the handiwork of women from large families. Pay more attention to Xiao Xia.
"Of course, sixty years is not as good as a hundred years, but it is enough to regulate the body."
Xiao Xia thought that something was better than nothing, and she would just look for it slowly in the future, so she nodded. "How much silver?"
"Eighty taels." The old man didn't dare to ask for more, thinking that big families had a bit of background and didn't want to cause trouble.
Xiao Xia didn't bargain and handed over the silver happily, looked at the ginseng in the brocade box, and smiled with satisfaction. He kept a calm smile on his face from beginning to end.
It is effortless to take out eighty taels at once, it is definitely a young lady from a rich family, the folds on the old man's smiling face are a little deeper, and he enthusiastically sent Xiao Xia to the door, watching the little figure disappear into the corner before turning around.
A red-incense wood double-headed carriage just stopped in front of him, and the carriage had a sign of Mufu hanging on it. To say that there is really no one in Jiuyang City who doesn't know, the current prefect's surname is Mu, and Mufu is the mansion of the current biggest leader of Jiuyang City.
First, a maid dressed in emerald green clothes got out of the carriage and took out her pedal and put it in front of the carriage. Whispered 'Miss' back. A white and tender little hand lifted the curtain, a red silk short gown and pink skirt eight or nine years old girl walked out, the girl was very white and clean, her hair was combed in a double bun, wearing a pair of red gold glass flowers, a gold collar around her neck, engraved with the words Fu Shou Mian.
"This is Pushengtang?" The little girl's voice is sweet, and her expression is a little innocent and romantic.
"Yes, Miss." The green-clothed maid helped the young lady get out of the car while carefully helping her tidy up her slightly wrinkled skirt.