pastoral fragrance

Chapter 22
The doctors and drug boys in this pharmacy are all so busy that they don't even touch the floor, it seems that they won't be able to spare time to negotiate business for a while.The siblings thought about it for a while, and they still thought it would be better to go to another pharmacy.At this time, a figure appeared out of nowhere, with a happy face, but he was a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old. "You guys have stood in the shop for so long but didn't line up, are you here to sell medicine?"

Qiuyue turned around and took a good look at the boy. This man was dressed like the drug boy in the shop, and he seemed to be from the drug shop as well. "Exactly. We have some Smilax cocos here. I wonder if your shop will accept it?"

"Smilax cocos? Show me it." The man's eyes lit up when he heard this. This soil poria cocos is a delicious medicine, and many prescriptions contain this medicine.

Qiuyue immediately took some Smilax tuckahoe from the back basket and gave it to the man.

The man looked at it carefully for a while, and saw that it was freshly dug out and dried in the shade. "You guys, come in, let's talk about the price." This pharmacy is full of people coming and going every day, and the medicines are not available anymore. , so the master specially sent him to buy medicinal materials.

As soon as Qiuyue saw that there was something going on, she hurriedly dragged her younger siblings to follow the man to the backyard.

"Your soil tuckahoe is not bad, and it's fresh. It costs two hundred yuan a catty. Do you think that's a good price?" The man looked at the pannier that Qiu Song was carrying on his back. How many goods.However, there is a shortage of medicinal materials in the shop these days, and they only accept as much as they have.

When Qiuyue and the others heard this, their eyes lit up.For two hundred Wen, they have to sell thirty catties of wild vegetables to earn this little income. Isn't this money too good to earn?Qiuyue is a little dazed at the moment, did she hear it wrong?It's just some broken tree roots, how can they be so valuable?

The two hundred Wen coins also made Qiulin's eyes shine. It seems that he was digging this right.However, since the price is paid for by this medicine, it should be able to be added.Qiulin then gritted his teeth and said, "Three hundred Wen, my little brother, our Smilax cocos was dug up just a few days ago, and it was not exposed to the sun, it was all dried in the shade. If the little brother thinks this price is okay , we still have quite a few of these herbs at home, and we will send them all to your pharmacy in the future, what do you think, little brother?"

Qiuyue and the others were dumbfounded when they heard that, the price of two hundred Wen was already high enough, how many baskets of dustpans and wild vegetables would they have to sell to catch up with this price?And the little girl opened her mouth and raised a hundred pennies. Isn't this asking for a lot of money?Qiuyue's face was a little uneasy, for fear that the little brother would think that they were talking too much and the business would collapse.

"You girl is really smart, you know how to bargain at such a young age. How about this, I won't treat you badly, 230 Wen, if you think it's okay, in the future, you can send Smilax to our place. It’s still the same price.” To Qiuyue’s surprise, the man was not angry, but smiled cheerfully.

Originally, Qiulin wanted to add another 250 liters, but thinking that [-] was a curse word, besides, the price was really not low, so he nodded and agreed.

The business was completed, and the siblings bought some medicinal materials of jujube and goji berry, which were all for my mother. Dr. Sun in the village said that these things were good for my mother's health.After leaving the pharmacy of Rong'antang, Qiuyue was finally able to say what she had been holding back, "Little sister, you can do it, just for your words, you have added [-] Wen, which is enough to buy several catties of wild vegetables." .It’s really unbelievable that those roots can be sold for a fortune!”

Qiu He was also amazed, "I was so shocked by the price that the man offered, my little girl, you dare to add it, but the man didn't get angry, it's amazing!" Qiu He carefully looked at her little sister several times. Over and over again, a pair of pupils flickered, and his face was full of joy.

Qiu Lin also laughed heartily. She never thought that Smilax smilax could be sold for so much money. The 230 Wen, if saved, can cover their family's expenses for several days.

If you tell your parents the good news, they will be very happy.And the most important thing is that there are still a lot of medicinal materials in that forest, if they dig up all of them and sell them to this pharmacy, they will surely sell for a lot of money.

Qiulin is now very glad that she was interested in Chinese medicinal materials in her previous life, otherwise, no matter how valuable those medicinal materials are, she would be blind.Qiulin smiled and took the elder sister's arm, "Now the medicinal materials are sold out, let's go home early, don't let parents wait at home for a long time. And the ox cart in the thatched shed also needs to be paid for." of."

Qiuyue quickly put the purse containing the money next to her body, took the little sister's hand and went out of the town, "Well, good. Let's go back quickly. If my parents know that the thing that my little sister dug is so valuable, they will definitely be happy." Yes. Let's go back quickly, so that parents can be happy too."

"Third brother, why don't you hurry up and follow up, why are you dawdling behind?" Qiuyue led Qiulin for a while, but vaguely felt that something was wrong, turned around and looked at Qiulin. He poked her head around the door of the pharmacy, looked left and right, stomped her feet, and turned back again.

But Qiuhe suddenly jumped up to Qiuyue, and said in amazement: "Sister, Ah Huang is gone. He was still there just now. Why don't you turn around and disappear... the dog shadow is gone." Qiuhe widened her eyes and swept across the medicine shop. Kaka corner, and rounded his eyes to look around, but still did not see the figure of his big yellow dog.

All right, where did the dog go?Qiu He scratched his head in doubt.

"What, Ah Huang is gone?" Qiuyue froze, looked left and right, and she didn't see the big yellow dog at home. She scratched her head in confusion, "What's wrong with Ah Huang today? It's really abnormal?" Qiuyue Mouth nagging, impatience has risen in my heart.I told you not to bring this dog to town, but the younger sister refused to listen. Now it's all over, Ah Huang is gone!
Qiulin felt the anger coming from the elder sister's eyes. Before coming, she had made a promise with the elder sister, but she didn't expect that the dog could really run, and now her son really disappeared.

Now it is understandable for the eldest sister to blame her. Qiulin lowered his head, and secretly cursed where did Ah Huang die. He really likes to cause trouble for himself! "Sister, let's look around. It has always been obedient, so it shouldn't run far."

Having said that, Qiulin has no idea. This dog is too willful. He must think that the street is fun, and everything he sees is new, so where to go to play.

This town is much more chaotic than the village. If this dog runs around like this, if he encounters those rascals, where will he get good fruit?

Thinking of these in a daze in his mind, Qiulin's heart tightened all of a sudden.

"Hmph, third brother, let's go over there and look for it!" Qiuyue snorted coldly, pulled Qiuhe and walked to the street on the left. When she pulled Qiuhe past, she didn't even look at Qiulin. Obviously he was angry with Qiulin.

Qiulin looked discouragedly at the disappearing figure of the eldest sister, and sighed helplessly.She didn't want to do this either, but how did she know that Ah Huang dared to run around without listening to greetings.The next time she was beaten to death, she would not dare to take it to the town.Qiulin fell into annoyance.

Seeing the little girl pouting, Qiu Song walked over and patted her arm lightly, and comforted her: "Okay, your eldest sister has this kind of temper, she has a sharp mouth and a heart, and her temper comes and goes quickly, so don't be sad." It's gone." Qiu Song is about ten years old now, a full head taller than Qiu Lin, now he lowers his head slightly, and smiles warmly at Qiu Lin.

Qiulin raised his head and looked at the warm smile on his second brother's face, as if the boredom and uneasiness shrouded in his heart were suddenly dispelled.

She nodded obediently.The second brother doesn't talk much on weekdays, most of the time Qiulin sees the second brother busy.

Qiusong gave her the feeling that it was his name, as calm as pine and unwavering.

But the second brother is only in his early ten years old, and only two years older than the third brother.During the time when my mother was ill, he did all the work of carrying water and chopping firewood at home.

According to the third brother, the second brother studied in a private school in the village before his father's legs were broken.

After the father's accident, the mother's health was not good, and the affairs outside the family fell on the elder sister and the second brother. The second brother is a frail scholar, but the second brother has no complaints, shoulders the burden of the family, and is busy I am busy thinking about this family.Qiulin's heart was both sad and distressed.

"Little sister, you nodded and don't be sad anymore. Let's go find Ah Huang." Seeing that Qiu Lin didn't speak, Qiu Song thought she was still sad because of the elder sister's attitude towards her. sister's hand, running counter to the elder sister and the others.

"Hey, where did this dead dog come from? He dares to run around anywhere. Next time you run around again, see if I don't break your leg!" Suddenly, there was a sharp scream from the overcrowded Rong'an Hall. The female voice quickly pierced Qiusong Qiulin's eardrums.Upon hearing the word "dog", the two turned their heads in a tacit understanding.

Turning around, I saw two drug boys in Rong'an Hall carrying a big yellowish-brown dog and throwing it at the gate of Rong'an Hall with a "bow".Just when they were wondering, they suddenly saw a pretty woman in a pink shirt squeezed out of the overcrowded Rong'an Hall. Contempt, life and death destroyed the beauty of that face.

The little girl put her hips on her hips, pointed at the big yellow dog's nose and scolded: "You bastard, you dare to break into any place, give me a break, you two are here to stare, this dog If you still dare to break in, you will chop him up and eat him!" Recalling the scene just now, the little girl shook her shoulders in fright, and then ruthlessly gouged out the dazed-eyed big yellow dog. , twisting her slender waist, disappeared in front of the siblings.

Qiulin withdrew his eyes from the woman, and cast his eyes on the big yellow dog thrown out by everyone. The dog... Qiulin suddenly opened his eyes wide, tugged at the sleeve of the second brother, and spoke incoherently, " Second brother, Ah Huang, Ah Huang, that dog is Ah Huang..."

(End of this chapter)