Chapter 38: The Pharmacist
"Beloved gods, please bless me and let me pick mushrooms that will fill me tonight......"
In the middle of the camp, a young girl kneels in front of a pile of rocks, folds her hands, and recites a prayer with her eyes closed.
"Hey! That little sister! ”
Chang Jiang parked the wooden cart outside the camp and greeted the other party.
"Woo Woo ——!"
Frightened, the girl sat down on the ground and looked at the two outside the camp with an incredulous expression.
"You, you, you, you, ......"
"Don't worry, I'm a Blue Starfish survivor like you, this is a local traveling merchant, and we're here to do business. Anyway, it's not easy to see a fellow who is still alive, I've come all the way......"
Chang Jiang's advantage is that he is talkative, regardless of whether he knows it or not, he will go up and fool around first.
"I was more prescient and repaired the house before the cold winter came. I was able to survive the snowstorm by saving money on food beforehand...... By the way, how did you survive? ”
Chang Jiang asked casually.
"I ...... I built an igloo, I can get firewood in the bushes, there are a lot of fish in the river on the other side of the food, I used to like ice fishing, although there are no tools here, but there is no way to ......"
The girl was a little frightened by Chang Jiang's chattering enthusiasm, and shrank back.
"Aren't you sick?"
Chang Jiang noticed the girl's complexion, although she looked a little malnourished and depressed, but it seemed to be completely different from the state she was in when she was about to live or die.
"I ...... I listened to the 'warden' and built an altar to pray to him, and my illness was slowly relieved...... But now I still have a headache all over my body, and the cold has never gotten better......"
Chang Jiang touched his chin.
He didn't point out that there was an obvious grammatical problem with the "headache" of the girl.
The altar that the other party said surprised him.
Chang Jiang naturally heard the warden's words.
But he really didn't expect that the phrase to be literal - it turned out that building an altar and praying to it could actually alleviate the disease!
Like Lu Ning, he had always thought that this was the warden's mockery.
But he had nothing to regret. Although I was tormented by illness for a while, I almost sent it. But he also met Ye Rang Qinke in time and exchanged the medicine from that "benefactor" to him.
Now, judging from the results, it is clear that the effect of this diluted medicine is much more reliable than praying to the "warden".
At least he didn't have any pain anymore.
"If it's still uncomfortable, we have better medicine here, do you want to try it?" Chang Jiang came forward and said, "I was so sick before, I have only taken medicine for a few days, and I am better than you sooner."
"And let me tell you, this medicine is even made by survivors like us, they are all fellow villagers, support the business? Don't worry, most of that fellow also wants to help us, those who have that kind of stone can be exchanged for stones, and those who don't have or don't want to take anything can do it, it's very cost-effective.
"Don't worry, didn't the warden also mention the matter of the traveling merchant, this Brother Ye should be the traveling merchant that the warden said, the real thing.
"And we've got other good stuff here, you see......"
Chang Jiang enthusiastically recommended Ye Rang Qinke's goods to the girl.
I have to say that although Ye Rang Qin Ke himself is a very experienced businessman, Chang Jiang, a "fellow from the same place", has a close buff that comes with it.
In addition, Chang Jiang is a warm and positive character, and his appearance, complexion and spirit at least don't look like a bad person, so the girl's doubts were quickly dispelled.
After a while, Chang Jiang sold a lot of things.
Ye asked Qin Ke to watch the whole process, and couldn't help but be glad for his original decision.
Although there was a suspicion of being fooled by Chang Jiang at that time, judging from the results, one more person did improve a lot of efficiency.
Leaving the girl's camp, the two set off on their way to the next camp.
The girl waved goodbye to the two with some reluctance.
"It turns out that there are other survivors in this world, some people trying to help others, and there are also local residents......
"I'm not alone in this world......"
The girl stood at the intersection, countless thoughts surging in her heart.
The loneliness, tension, and mental pressure under the torture of illness for days were instantly released at this moment.
The girl cried bitterly and fell to her knees.
……
"Collect it, it's a packet of seeds, a box of white meat, and a jar of herbs. Oh, buddy, you have to remember that the containers of seeds and white meat are attached to the miracle of preservation of their tribal temple, but this jar of herbs was made by survivors, and it has no function of keeping fresh, so it is better to store it in a meat box like us, otherwise it is easy to spoil. ”
Chang Jiang wiped his sweat and turned around to say hello.
But the other party stopped him.
"That...... Brother, I have one more thing to ask you. ”
"Okay, what else do you want?" Chang Jiang immediately turned around.
"I ...... I still have a few family members, I don't know where they are, if, if you meet them, can you give them a message for me, and...... I'll give you more things, don't you accept this kind of stone, I'll give it all to you, I want to ask you to leave more supplies for them, especially this medicine, she has been in poor health, I, I'm afraid ......"
"Don't worry, this little thing, as long as we can meet it, we guarantee that it will be done." Chang Jiang patted his chest, "We don't need so much, we don't deceive in business, a rainbow stone, or two berries, mushrooms, or a piece of animal skin, can be exchanged for a jar of medicine, this is set." If you want to change a few cans, I'll take a few. ”
"I ...... I have a wife, Qiu Rui, and a son, Zhao Qing, and I also have an old father and mother-in-law, and my father-in-law and mother-in-law, they are not in good health, I ......"
"Oh! You said they," Chang Jiang suddenly said, "I've seen them before." Rest assured, they're all in this together...... In short, they are a big camp, there are many people, resources are quite rich, and your son is also very sensible and capable, and can barely survive, and he should be doing well now. ”
"Thank you, thank you...... You really saved my life, and the lives of my whole family, I, I can't repay ......"
The other party, a man with one meter and eight heads, burst into tears at this moment, knelt down directly, and Bang Bang Bang gave Chang Jiang three kowtows.
Chang Jiang and a certain camp they went to was the family of this big man.
Chang Jiang's words have a great element of comfort - a group of old and weak women and children who are not in good physical condition, how can they have a good life after experiencing this kind of cold winter.
His wife and son and father-in-law are still alive, which is a blessing of all blessings.
And the other three old people did not survive this winter. He had a heart attack and passed away one after another.
The other three were also in poor condition, but fortunately, at the suggestion of their father-in-law, they built an altar to pray to the warden, and they were able to survive for the time being.
After Chang Jiang arrived at the camp, he couldn't bear it, and after making a deal with them, he took out the iridescent stone himself to buy some more supplies and medicines, and gave them in his own name.
Ye asked Qin Ke to think of Lu Ning's instructions, and he didn't know whether to stop it.
"The medicine wasn't given away for free, I paid for the iridescent stone, didn't I?" Changjiang Zhenzhen has words.
"But ......" Ye made Qin Ke hesitate.
"Hey, even if the 'pharmacist' is here, he won't object to me." Chang Jiang patted his chest.
"Yakushi", this is the name that Change and the survivors have given to the survivors who have made medicines to help them along the way.
Because Ye asked Qin Ke to leave, he was driven away by Lu Ning before he had time to ask Lu Ning's name, so they could only call Lu Ning like this.