Chapter 5 Making Money

"Miss, can these black pokes really be exchanged for silver?" Mother Xue has been following Xi Ningyu to concoct several medicinal herbs in the past two days, which are nothing more than cutting and drying them, and they are not much different from some wild vegetables. Only this He Shou Wu, at first glance, he Shou Wu, who had become like carbon after steaming, frowned and asked uneasily.

"Hey, hey, hey...... Naturally, it can be exchanged for silver coins, and this flavor of medicinal materials has to be concocted like this to get money. If you dig it up and sell it like that, it won't be worth much after you make it like this. Unless it is dug up to a hundred years old, it can be sold at a high price without concocting. Xi Ningyu remembered the He Shou Wu that Yu'er had picked up by luck before, and answered Mother Xue's question with a sly smile.

"I really can't see that this black charcoal is still valuable!" Mother Xue sighed.

In the past few days, Xi Ningyu took Yu'er and Xue's mother to concoct herbs in the morning, and took the time to pull Yu'er to collect a lot of new ones in the afternoon. In this way, the courtyard is almost covered with several kinds of medicinal herbs that are drying, and there are a lot of portions. In addition, God has also given face these days, and it has always been a sunny day, but it is convenient to dry all kinds of medicinal materials that have been concocted. Xi Ningyu was also in high spirits in her heart, and everyone who saw the sky had a smiling expression on her face.

"Miss...... Anyway, how do you know that these things are medicinal herbs? Also, why do you even know so much about how to concoct it? "Mother Xue, who has been busy for so many days, finally realized that something was wrong with her young lady, not to mention the gate of Xi Ningyu in the past, and even her west wing rarely came out. When have you ever seen anything like fiddling with these herbs?

"This ...... This is ......" Xi Ningyu, who was still in the clear sky, heard Mother Xue's question, and her face was instantly covered with dark clouds.

"Oh, Mother Xue. These are the skills that the eldest lady used to teach the young lady, but the eldest lady was alive at that time, and the young lady didn't need to work on these. So Miss never showed it! Yu'er was busy with the work in his hands, and took Xue's mother's words smoothly.

"Ahh It's the big lady...... It turned out to be, no wonder. It turned out that the eldest lady taught it! Mother Xue suddenly continued to be busy with the things at hand, and she didn't notice Xi Ningyu, whose face was a little strange.

And when Xi Ningyu was still waiting for Mother Xue to continue to ask, she saw that Mother Xue turned her head and went to work, and at the same time, a trace of doubt arose when she was relieved. Could it be that his excuse really fooled Mother Xue? It can be seen that Mother Xue's expression clearly has a different meaning, and Xi Ningyu, who was up and down in her heart for a while, didn't dare to wait any longer, and turned around to deal with the dandelions that were almost dry. It's just that this doubt is buried in my heart for the time being.

After making such a fuss just now, Xi Ningyu instantly accepted the mentality of being impetuous because of the smooth pharmaceutical industry in the past few days. Thinking that I came to this world differently, resting in my previous life is just a story of people laughing.

And in this era, it may be regarded as a demon and a monster, and when I listened to the story in my previous life, it was said that in the old times, people had the custom of burning some people alive as demons. What if your own business leaks out, what if you are burned to death? Looking at the blackened pieces of He Shou Wu, it can be used as medicine for silver, but if he is burned so black, even if he is really only left with a pile of ashes!!

After the medicinal materials were dried and sealed, Xue's mother made some breakfast at random early in the morning. Uncle Wen took Xi Ningyu and Yu'er with a basket of medicinal herbs on their backs, ready to go to the pharmacy in the county seat to see the situation.

Although Xi Ningyu confidently said that he could exchange money, Uncle Wen, who had never done this since he was a child, had no score. So with a nervous mood, I walked to the Renxintang of the two Chinese medicine shops in the county.

Renxintang is located in the southwest of the county, and there are some small shops scattered around, and the whole street is relatively lively in this small county, so there are many people who usually come to see the disease. The doctor in the hall is called Shi Hanxue, and it is said that the ancestor was the imperial doctor of the previous dynasty. Later, when the old man returned here, he opened Renxintang to treat diseases, and later after the old imperial doctor passed away, his descendants have been running this pharmacy and passed it on to the generation of Shi Hanxue.

Therefore, Dr. Shi is the owner of Renxintang, and his medical skills are also profound. The door opened early this morning, just in time for Uncle Wen to come to the door with Xi Ningyu and Yu'er to sell medicinal herbs.

"Alas, isn't this Brother Wen? Isn't there anything wrong with coming to me so early? Doctor Shi saw Uncle Wen walk into the pharmacy and got up and asked.

"This ...... Doctor Shi, in fact, I didn't come to see a doctor today. It's ......" Uncle Wen timidly couldn't finish a sentence......

"Oh! Didn't you come to borrow money? Doctor Shi joked with a smile.

"We're here to sell medicine!" At this time, a sweet and crisp word with a crisp heart came from behind Uncle Wen, which came from Xi Ningyu's mouth.

Only then did Doctor Shi see the two little girls who were following Uncle Wen and were tightly covered by the board.

One was wearing a slightly old pale yellow open-necked pendant, wrapped in a white plain gauze shirt with a fitting collar, and a water-green pleated straight skirt. Although he is still young, he looks like he has distinct eyebrows. The apricot eyes are full of water. Thin willow-like curved eyebrows, Qiong's nose hangs in the middle, and the corners of a small mouth with natural red are slightly upturned. Some thin bodies just stand like that, but it makes people feel a little indistractable.

And another girl dressed in ordinary girl's clothes followed closely behind the girl in yellow, staring at herself with a pair of spirit crystal eyes.

Seeing this strange scene, and just hearing the words from the mouth of the little girl in yellow. Doctor Shi turned his head to look at Uncle Wen again, as if he wanted Uncle Wen to explain which play this was.

"Doctor Shi, my young lady is indeed here to sell medicine. Why don't you take a look at it first?" Uncle Wen said gently. He removed the basket from his back, and helped Xi Ningyu and Yu'er to unload the things on their backs.

"Yes, Doctor Shi. These are all our homemade medicinal materials, and they are all fresh goods in good condition. Let's see if you can see it. Xi Ningyu followed Uncle Wen's words and said to Shi Hanxue.

"Your young lady? Could it be the one sent back by the Xi family to recuperate? Doctor Shi asked strangely.

"That's right, that's me. You know me? Xi Ningyu answered directly.

"Yes, yes. I also touched your pulse when you just came back, I'm afraid you don't remember it. Dr. Shi said.

At this time, the two young men who were sorting out the medicinal materials in the medicine cabinet curiously ran to lift the cover on the back basket, and casually fished out a handful of concocted motherwort to show Dr. Shi.

Seeing his buddy open the medicinal herbs, Dr. Shi, who was going to take a look, also felt rare after seeing the very skillful motherwort concocted. Because apart from the serious workshop of making herbs, few people know how to concoct herbs. Especially the private concoction is so good, which is even more surprising.

After seeing the two baskets of herbs, Doctor Shi said to Uncle Wen, "These herbs are indeed good, but Brother Wen." I don't know when you'll know when you'll know how to concoct herbs! Let's just leave these herbs behind. I took it at the price of the best grade. ”

"Wait." Xi Ningyu said.

"Huh? Little girl, didn't I already agree to buy these herbs? Could it be that you are still not willing to sell? Doctor Shi really liked this little girl who seemed a little weird and not afraid of people, so he laughed and teased her.

"That's not it, I'm just here to sell medicine, how can I not sell it. It's just that I still have a basket here, and you haven't finished reading it yet. Xi Ningyu's eyes sparkled and said.

"Hehehe, you girl. Could it be that there is nothing better in the rest of this basket? Doctor Shi felt that Xi Ningyu was cute and tight, and he was not unhappy at all because of Xi Ningyu's reckless behavior.

So Doctor Shi reached out and lifted the back basket in front of Xi Ningyu.

As the contents of the basket were revealed, Doctor Shi's body trembled visibly. He looked up and asked, "Concocted Shou Wu?" ”

"Exactly, and only in the last few days. The highest retention of medicinal properties and the strongest efficacy. Xi Ningyu looked at Doctor Shi with a little smug and said.

"This can't be, as far as I know, it is extremely troublesome to concoct such a medicine as He Shou Wu. It is difficult to make such a good medicine without special tools, which is ......," Dr. Shi said in disbelief.

"I don't know about others, but it's really made by our family. Besides, I have my way. Just see if you can see if this medicine is good, and if you like it, give it silver. Xi Ningyu said stinkily.

"Look, look! How can He Shou Wu, who is so good, not look down on it. I just don't know if there's more? I'll take it all! Dr. Shi said excitedly.

"Of course, there is, but it will take a few days to fully concoct it. Moreover, there is also a cost to concoct these medicinal materials, so only by selling this batch of medicinal materials first can you have the money to concoct the next batch. Xi Ningyu said.

"Yes, yes, yes, the girl said. Girl, wait a minute, I'll weigh it and give you the money. After saying that, Dr. Shi instructed the two men to go and get the medicine to weigh it.

At this time, Uncle Wen, who was already in a daze, stood aside and thought dizzily, "This is really sold, these can really be exchanged for silver......." And Yu'er, who had been brainwashed by Xi Ningyu for such a long time, raised her chin beautifully, looked at the two guys who were busy weighing the medicine and thinking, "Hmph, it is worthy of being a young lady." The medicine was sold in two sentences, and it seems that Mother Xue and Uncle Wen are still a little unconvinced. It's okay now, let's slap my face (I slapped my face). Hum! ’。

By the time Xi Ningyu walked out of the Renxintang Pharmacy with Uncle Wen, who had not fully awakened, and Yu'er, who had not yet fully awakened, there were already people on the street. After all, the county usually waits for the morning to exchange some things saved at home for other things or silver coins to be used at home, so the morning is the most lively time in this small county.

Xi Ningyu looked at the fourteen taels of silver and another hundred coins in his hand, thinking about adding some utensils and things for the next time he concocted medicinal materials. There is also food and drink under the improvement, well, there are also one or two silver taels each for Yu'er, Xue's mother, and Uncle Wen as dividends. Count the remaining ten taels of silver, and save it yourself! Then Xi Ningyu took a good look at the small county town where she was born for the first time.