Chapter 19: Selling Medicinal Herbs
They were covered in mud and smelled of sweat, it smelled terrible!
Lin Mianmian couldn't help but wrinkle his nose and stay away from them.
But she also had a stench on herself, so she sighed.
"Hey, let's get home tonight and take a shower!"
In the ancient countryside, bathing was also a luxury, and only those who were particular would take a bath every day.
And the so-called bathing is nothing more than a basin of cold water poured from head to toe.
Lin Mianmian thought for a while, picked some herbs nearby, made them into simple soap, and prepared to wash a few dolls well when she went home.
Hot water was steaming in the pot, and soon the water was boiling. Several dolls had never used soap, and they were very curious for a while, so they refused to put it in their hands.
"What is this?"
"Wet the soap first, then rub it in your hands and rub it on your body." Lin Mianmian patiently taught them.
"I know, big sister, go out quickly!" Lin Yin blushed and hurriedly pushed Lin Mianmian out.
The place to take a bath was in the kitchen, and they went in and washed one by one.
After Lin Mianmian finished washing, he remembered Leng Feibai, and couldn't help but call him: "Second uncle, come here!" ”
However, Leng Feibai didn't buy it and left on his own.
"Eldest sister, you don't want to bathe that fool yourself, do you?" Lin Yin frowned, "Leave this kind of thing to me!" ”
As he spoke, he grabbed Leng Feibai in and closed the door again.
Within a few minutes, Lin Yin sent out a drenched Leng Feibai, "Wash it!" ”
Leng Fei's white hair was still foaming, and the wet hair was sticking to his face, and the whole person was embarrassed.
"You didn't wash it, and I have to rework." Lin Mianmian said helplessly, but there was no hot water in the pot at all.
She had to boil another pot of hot water, and soon the heat came up.
"Just rinse it with cold water." Lin Yin muttered unhappily, "It's a waste of firewood to use hot water for this fool." ”
Leng Feibai lay on the bench obediently, and the whole person unexpectedly cooperated.
Lin Mianmian adjusted the temperature of the water, so that the water temperature was neither too cold nor too hot, and his slender fingers picked up the warm water, and slowly poured the water on his long hair.
"What's the temperature like?" She whispered, "Do you want it to be hotter?" ”
Leng Feibai didn't answer, but closed his eyes lazily.
Lin Mianmian continued to wash Leng Feibai's hair until his long white hair became supple.
After a basin of water went down, his hair was washed clean. After washing, the hair becomes whiter, and the sky is as bright as five brighter.
Lin Mianmian took another hand towel and wiped Leng Feibai's hair.
Wet hair is wrapped in a soft hand towel and slowly wiped off the moisture.
"Alright." Lin Mianmian said, "Get up." ”
only to find that Leng Feibai had fallen asleep on the bench.
"Very well, I'll let him sleep here every night from now on." Lin Yin snickered, "In this way, the eldest sister doesn't have to sleep in the same room with a fool." ”
Lin Mianmian looked at Leng Feibai's quiet sleeping face, and said in her heart that this is fine, and it is close to the stove, and it is also warm.
In this way, Leng Feibai slept here.
More than ten days have passed, and the bellflower on the Lin family's land has grown and is ready to be harvested.
The harvested bellflowers were piled up in a small half of the room, and Lin Mianmian made up his mind that half of these bellflowers would be kept for his own use, and half would be sent to the county town to sell for money.
They picked a sunny day and went to the county seat together.
"Why do you have to bring a fool to the county seat!" Lin Yin was not convinced, "We still have to pay him an extra oxcart money!" ”
They sat on the ox cart that entered the city, sat with the herbs, and swayed with the ox cart.
"Anyway, Leng Feibai has never been to the county seat, this time he should go to play." Lin Mianmian touched Lin Yin's head, "Wait a minute, we'll sell the medicinal herbs, and I'll buy you something delicious, how about it?" ”
"Yes, yes, yes!" Lin Baobao and Lin Huahua clapped their hands.
But in the next second, the ox cart suddenly collapsed.
Several of the dolls stumbled forward and almost rolled off the cart.
"Yikes!" The owner of the ox cart was a little panicked, "The wheel of the cart is stuck in a puddle!" ”
The owner raised the whip and tried several times, but to no avail.
Lin Mianmian had to take her younger siblings and Leng Feibai to get out of the car and push the oxcart from behind.
"Count to three, let's push together!" Lin Mianmian gave the order, "One, two, three - push!" ”
By brute force, they pushed the wheels of the ox cart out.
They got back into the ox cart and soon arrived at the county seat.
They found the largest herb shop in the county and asked them if they wanted to harvest bellflowers.
"Hmm...... The color is okay. The shopkeeper crushed a handful of bellflower with his hand, "Fifteen cents a catty, how?" ”
The shopkeeper's eyes are shrewd.
"It's too cheap to sell!" Lin Mianmian bargained, "I'll sell it for twenty wen!" ”
"Deal!" The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, and suddenly said.
They traded on the spot, and these bellflowers were sold for a total of several hundred wen, and they were exchanged for silver and carried them in their arms.
"I won't hide it from you, in fact, most of our family's medicinal herbs were imported from a landlord in your village." The shopkeeper said, "That man's name is ...... Zhao Yunxiao. ”
"Zhao Yunxiao?" Lin Mianmian was stunned.
"You know him?" The shopkeeper continued, "The price he has opened recently has become higher and higher, and a pound of bellflower costs forty yuan, what is the difference between this and robbing money, our small pharmacy is also overwhelmed!" ”
The shopkeeper paused and said: "If you are willing, you will grow medicinal materials according to today's standards in the future, as long as the quality is passed, I will accept it!" ”
"Deal!" Lin Mianmian's eyes were boneless, "In the future, I planted medicinal herbs, and I will send them directly!" ”
After Lin Mianmian made an agreement with the shopkeeper, he took the Lin family brothers and sisters and Leng Feibai out.
When she was going out, she bumped into someone.
This man turned out to be ...... Steward Lee!
"Lin Mianmian, what are you doing here?" Steward Li's face sank.
"You can control the heavens and the earth, and you can control where the old lady is!" Lin Mianmian ignored him and walked out directly.
Steward Li looked at Lin Mianmian's figure leaving, and his face was still surprised.
"Ouch, isn't this Steward Li?" The shopkeeper stepped forward to greet him, "Long time no see!" ”
"I'm here to deliver medicinal herbs to our host." Steward Li handed over a list, "There are a total of twenty-nine kinds of medicinal materials here, a total of one hundred and eighty taels-"
"Wait, this bellflower, I don't want it." The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Remove the bellflower, a total of one hundred and seventy taels, and the account office will calculate it later!" ”
"Shopkeeper, why don't you want this bellflower?" Steward Li was surprised, "This is a high-quality bellflower!" ”
"I'll tell you the truth, your bellflower is a bit expensive, hehe!" The shopkeeper still smiled and said, "I have just received a batch of cheap bellflowers, and the condition is also good!" ”
Steward Li recalled the scene where Lin Mianmian bumped into him just now, with a complicated look on his face.