Chapter 5 Meditation in the Little Medicine Hall
When Bao Liang saw her ask, he smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just that when I was concocting medicinal materials, I was tired, and the salary was small, so I couldn't find anyone for half a month." ”
Naturally, Qiu Yehong can't treat people, but she knows medicinal materials and knows a little about concocting, so it's still okay to be a buddy in an ancient pharmacy, right? So he hurriedly whispered his plan.
Bao Liang was a little surprised and asked, "Sister Hui also knows medicine?" ”
Qiu Yehong nodded vaguely, Bao Liang thought of what people said about her mother's death, secretly said that she had been sick for a long time and became a doctor, and thought that Sister Hui was the most filial, and it was normal to study medicine with her heart.
Bao Liang naturally didn't say a word, and pulled her to the old man who was squinting at the account book: "Shopkeeper Huang, my sister wants to recruit a buddy." ”
The shopkeeper raised his head when he heard this, and saw that it was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl with sideburns, and couldn't help but be surprised: "She? What will she do? I'm not looking for a girl. ”
said and lowered his face, "Baoliang, I value you, you can't stuff people here indiscriminately." ”
At this time, there are not many people who understand medicine, not to mention that it is still a girl's family, Qiu Yehong understands the surprise and suspicion of this shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper Huang, this sister has learned a little medicine, and she can do it by picking medicines, and she can also concoct medicinal materials." Bao Liang said big things with a little weakness, and while looking sideways at Qiu Yehong, he saw that she looked safe.
The shopkeeper Huang looked at Qiu Yehong suspiciously, closed the account book, and happened to be handed over by the person who had just seen a doctor to pick up the medicine, so he raised his chin and said, "You go to pick up the medicine." ”
Qiu Yehong responded, and really took the prescription, a trace of worry flashed on Bao Liang's face, and he deliberately leaned on the counter closely, just waiting for her to pick the wrong one and reminded him, listening to the yellow shopkeeper humming on the side, knowing that his mind was recognized, he had to stand up in a sneer, and raised his eyes to see that Qiu Yehong had already stood in front of the medicine cabinet, and was looking down at the prescription, his little eyebrows were clustered, and he was secretly anxious in his heart, and he was really talking big.
Seeing the shopkeeper test this little girl, the two medicine pickers sat in the hall and the doctor was interested.
"Hehe, Baoliang, this girl can also pick medicine, it's not you talking big, right?" The skinny guy patted Bao Liang on the shoulder and laughed.
Bao Liang smiled a little wryly, he did say a big thing, no wonder the guy laughed, but at this time the doctor in the hall spoke.
"Brother Xiaoyi, don't laugh, this little girl will." The doctor said slowly, squinting a little dizzy, "And it's not an ordinary understanding." ”
Bao Liang was a little surprised when he heard this, and then turned his head to look at Qiu Yehong, and saw that she had already taken out a few flavors of medicine, and was weighing it awkwardly.
"Dr. Li, where did you see that? Could it be that she is also related to you? The other chubby guy laughed.
The doctor in the hall smiled, stretched out his hand and said: "Did you see it, the little girl only looked down at the prescription, and didn't look up at the medicine cabinet at all, and walked directly to the northeast, this patient has a bad spleen and stomach, and I prescribed him Poria cocos, Astragalus, Banxia, Bupleurum, and Perilla Terrier, do you understand?" ”
The chubby guy was stunned for a moment, and he was still a little puzzled, but Bao Liang said with a sigh of surprise: "Banxia and Bupleurum are all local medicines, and according to the old rules, they are all placed in the northeast, she... She..."
What Bao Liang wants to say is that he just learned this habit from the pharmacy shopkeeper, and this Sister Hui has known it for a long time, so it can be seen that she has really learned it.
"I'm not allowed to peek at her." The skinny guy said unconvinced.
"Brother Xiaoyi, take the medicine." The yellow shopkeeper glared at them, interrupting their idle conversation.
Brother Xiao Yi took the medicine that was clumsily bandaged by Qiu Yehong, carefully examined one side, and glanced at Qiu Yehong with some surprise, it was really right, and then he was unconvinced, and deliberately showed off the general three or two wraps it and handed it to the guest.
"Shopkeeper, how's it going? Can you keep her? Bao Liang asked as he couldn't hold back his excitement.
Qiu Yehong also looked at the shopkeeper Huang with some apprehension, and saw that he was still pulling his face, and snorted from his nose: "When you finish picking up the medicine, the guests will run out........"
Bao Liang and Akiba Hong suddenly turned gray.
It's really not good, Autumn Leaves Red lamented, it was an ancient person who wrote the brush words to cursive, she was not familiar with the traditional characters, this time she had to look carefully to recognize, not to mention that she had never weighed the medicine, the small scale plate was almost unstable, this, in fact, it would be good to give her some time to practice more.
In disappointment, I heard the shopkeeper continue: "...... The master of concocted medicinal materials is in a hurry, you had better act quickly, otherwise he will blow you away and I will not care. ”
Is this agreed? Qiu Yehong was a little stunned, Baoliang had already shook her sleeves, smiled from ear to ear, and watched the shopkeeper Huang slowly go back, and the two of them hurriedly chased after him to thank him.
"Regardless of room and board, one hundred and fifty wen a month, and I have to work at night, it's not appropriate for you to mention it earlier, don't delay me in recruiting people." Shopkeeper Huang still had a calm face, and said as if someone owed me money.
Qiu Yehong nodded, although it was not as much as a reward from a rich wife, but it was better to choose a career independently, and close to the bank, which can be regarded as taking the first step in professional life.
Next, Bao Liang introduced her to the concoction master, this is a nearly fifty-six-year-old man, surnamed Zhang Mingcai, all shouted Master Zhang, smiled and spoke very well, and introduced two guys, the thin one is called Brother Xiaoyi, the fat one is called the fat brother, and the doctor who sits in the hall Mr. Li, all of them have been introduced, Bao Liang instructed her some rules of the pharmacy, and she was verbose for a long time.
Back at the rich family's courtyard, Fu Wencheng came back early, was cooking there, saw Qiu Yehong, beckoned with a flattering smile: "Hui Niang, come and see, Daddy bought you something delicious." ”
On the table was a plate of crystal clear walnut-sized buns, the famous Qibao buns in Shaoxing Prefecture, and the price of this plate was enough for three days' food.
Fu Wencheng is so hurt that his daughter spends money indiscriminately, this kind of thing, I have seen a lot of autumn leaves in the past six months, but if there is a little spare money in his hand, he must spend it indiscriminately, fresh barbecue, freshly listed fruits, etc.
Fu Wencheng never seemed to have paid attention to money, maybe he had been rich before, so he developed this habit.
Autumn leaves will naturally not hit his heart, money, can be bought to be happy, it is worth the money.
The father and daughter met to eat steamed buns, but Fu Wencheng just made a pretense and stopped eating, squinting at his daughter one by one, and his dark blue face bloomed.
"Dad, I've got a job." Akiba Hong grinned.
Fu Wencheng was startled, glared and said, "Don't make a fool of yourself, don't go to other people's houses to be a female envoy!" ”
Qiu Yehong smiled and waved her hand, and said with a hint of childish pride: "No, I'm going to grab medicine, it just so happens that the pharmacy is short of a guy who concocts medicinal materials, so I should go down." As he spoke, he raised two fingers and lowered his voice, "It's nearly 200 yuan a month, and I have two meals in the middle and evening." ”
Fu Wencheng was still full of doubts, "How can you do that?" Don't be deceived. ”
"It's just learning, it's just stir-frying, washing, and washing medicinal materials, and it has its own master to point to it, and it's okay." Qiu Yehong waved his hand and said, "I'm bored when I'm idle at home, so it's better to go out and earn some money." ”
said that Baoliang was also there, Fu Wencheng breathed a sigh of relief, sighed again, and said: "Good boy, Dad knows that life at home is not good, and you are tired ........"
Qiu Yehong saw that the atmosphere was about to be sad again, so she hurriedly changed the topic and said: "Dad, the two of us make money, and you and I are in charge of two meals, it won't be long before we can save money to buy a house and live." ”
It seems that Fu Wencheng is reluctant to live here, and when he heard this, his face, which has always been full of sorrow, also showed a smile, and said: "It's only a few dollars, but I'm afraid I won't be able to buy half a house." ”
Qiu Yehong said excitedly: "A year and a half, two years will not be one, three or four years, we will definitely have a big yard, oops, this is tiring, how hard it is to clean every day....."
Fu Wencheng also laughed, clapped his hands and said, "Then buy another girl.....
As they spoke, both of them looked happy, as if that beautiful vision had become a reality.
The curtain of night slowly opened, enveloping the entire rich family's courtyard, and the scene of the woman's scolding and children's cries was staged on time, with a little orange candle flame, the laughter of Fuwen's family from time to time was particularly warm in this thick night.
Early in the morning of the second day, Qiu Yehong first delivered medicine to Song's sister-in-law, and when she passed by the carriage shed, she deliberately took a look and saw that the sick horse was lying in the shed, and the little maids were busy cleaning and did not pay attention to her.
Entering the small kitchen, only Sister-in-law Song and a few rough mothers-in-law were there, Qiu Yehong handed her the medicine, and said that she could not come often in the future, Sister-in-law Song listened to it, and was speechless for a long time.
"The eldest girl is right, she is a young lady who has become a slave at home." Sister-in-law Song nodded, looking at Qiu Yehong with a smile, "I'm not too young, it's time to find a mother-in-law." ”
Speaking of family affairs, Qiu Yehong was not as shy as other girls, but pursed her lips and smiled, and said generously: "My father is the only one who is me, I can't leave him behind, our family is looking for a door." ”
Sister-in-law Song opened her mouth in astonishment, and she didn't know what to say for a while, so she muttered for a long time: "It's good to come to the door, I went to someone else's house, and I don't know how good, look at the eldest girl, I climbed up to such a family that day, and the whole family was jubilant, and it was only two years later, and I cried two or three times when I went back to my mother's house.......
Halfway through speaking, he noticed the loss of words, and hurriedly smiled in disguise.
Autumn leaves red only when not heard, a few words of gossip and then leave, since then every day early to go back late, in the pharmacy miscellaneous work, she a foundation, two is humble and studious, within seven or eight days, those medicinal materials have all been recognized, and in the spare time to see Baoliang apprentice, quite a heart to do the idea of human medicine.
The master of the concocted medicinal materials and the doctor sitting in the hall are very kind, especially when she looks at a girl's family, and she is smart and studious, and she likes it even more, and she likes it when she is free, and she has a good temper and is very good at talking, only Brother Xiao Yi is not very friendly, and from time to time instructs Autumn Leaf Red to pour a tea and cut a paper bag.
"If you are a relative of the shopkeeper, you will treat yourself as the second shopkeeper, and you should ignore him." Bao Liang said in a low voice.
Qiu Yehong just laughed, but she didn't care, it was a gloomy afternoon, and the pharmacy was even more deserted than before, and the doctor was almost asleep there.
"Since Dr. Song was hired by Renhetang in the north of the city, business has not been very good." Bao Liang held the medical book in one hand, and whispered to her from time to time, "Doctor Song is very powerful, it turns out that our business here is good, and the shopkeeper is angry, and it is said that he also had a fight with the shopkeeper of Renhetang for this." ”
While he was talking, a seven or eight-year-old child ran in, staring and shouting, "Where is Sister Hui?" Is Sister Hui of Uncle Wencheng's family here? ”
Qiu Yehong recognized that this was the child in the courtyard, and her heart suddenly chuckled, and she walked out a few steps, but before she could speak, the child had already seen her and shouted: "Sister Hui, your father has fallen, go back and take a look." ”