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Chapter 22 Maosheng Grocery Shop

Xianglai was a little angry, and was unwilling to come here for nothing, and said: "My mother is very thin, doctor, can you prescribe some tonics or something first, and I will bring her here when the weather is warmer."

Mr. Han looked at her again and said, "Are you sure you want tonic? If she is really sick, taking tonic will be expensive and have no effect."

Xiang Lai thought about whether there is something wrong, it is right to fix it first, so she nodded and said: "Yes, yes."

Mr. Han shook his head, picked up a pen and wrote a prescription for her.

Xiang Lai took it into his hand and looked at it. He didn't understand anything except barely understanding the words on it. After thinking for a while, he said: "Doctor, my uncle suffered a stroke due to anger, and now he can't move his whole body. Can this be cured?" .”

Mr. Han said: "Oh, tell me about the symptoms in detail."

Xianglai talked about the situation before and after the uncle's illness.

Mr. Han sighed sympathetically after hearing this: "Oh, it's hard to grow old if your sons and daughters are not filial..."

As he spoke, he picked up a pen and opened the prescription. After writing the prescription, he asked Xianglai, "How much do you want to pay?"

Xiang Lai asked, "How long will it take to finish eating?"

Mr. Han said: "Stroke is a stubborn disease, and it will take three months for it to be effective."

Xianglai made some calculations, the weather will be warmer in three months, maybe I can take my mother to see a doctor, and if the uncle finds the effect, I can continue to buy medicine, so I said: "Then it will be prescribed for three months."

Mr. Han marked the prescription with a pen and handed it to Xianglai, saying: "This prescription is taken in the same way as your mother's medicine. Okay, go to the opposite side to get the medicine."

Xianglai got up and left her seat, and went to the opposite counter to grab the medicine.

The person who got her the medicine happened to be the guy who received her when he entered the door. The guy was startled when he took the prescription, and said in surprise, "Why do you prescribe so much? Have you brought enough money?"

Xianglai was interrogated by him when he entered the door, and now he was asked about the silver. He felt that this guy really looked down on people, so he patted the silver bag on his waist and said: "I have enough, grab your medicine Bar."

At the same time, he thought: "One tael here can be exchanged for five hundred Wen. My 35 taels are equal to more than 7000 Wen. If I buy some Chinese medicine made of grass roots and bark, I will die with seven thousand Wen. The remaining [-] Wen." It is useless to buy rice seeds."

The man saw that she was sure, so he went back to grab the medicine.

Seeing him grabbing medicines one after another, Xianglai felt a little dizzy, mother and uncle, each of them had medicines for three months, stacked up half a person's height on the counter.

She had never grasped traditional Chinese medicine in her previous life, and she did not expect the scene to be so spectacular.

She was dumb there, the man had already finished the calculation, and said to her: "The medicine for invigorating qi and nourishing blood costs 14 taels of silver, and the medicine for suppressing liver and quenching wind costs 13 taels of silver, so the total is 28 taels of silver!"

After hearing this, Xianglai gasped, and cried out in her heart: My mother! 28 taels of silver!How much is this? More than 1!I've been playing for a whole winter, and now I'm about to lose it all!
The man looked at her in a daze, his eyes were a little unfriendly, he stretched out his hand and sneered, "Boy, hurry up and pay, now that we have finished all the medicines, don't say you didn't bring enough money!"

At this time, Xianglai was still thinking: what should I do, if I buy medicine, I will have seven taels of silver left, is it enough to buy rice seeds?But I have to buy this medicine. It is said that it is not my business to buy medicine for my uncle, but when I came out with Dachang, I only bought my mother’s medicine and not my uncle’s. , more or less have their own reasons, how to ignore it.

Thinking of this, she became ruthless, and thought to herself: Let's buy it, after all, there is still seven taels of silver left, even if the rice is one hundred yuan a catty, I only bought a few dozen catties of seeds, and it doesn't cost much.Besides, since Dachang also wants to hire a doctor for his uncle, he must have money with him, maybe he will give the money to himself in a while...

While thinking, she dug out the silver bag at her waist and dumped it on the counter, counting one by one.

Seeing that she really took out the money, the man withdrew his hand and counted the money with her embarrassingly.

After the two confirmed that they were correct, Xianglai asked the assistant to help him find a cloth bag, and put all the horrible over-the-counter medicines in it. Like a coolie, he carried the medicines back to the market to find Dachang.

When Xianglai came back, less than half of Dachang's fish had been sold. Seeing her come back with a big bag on her back, she asked, "Xianglai, what good things did you buy? You got such a big bag."

Xianglai said: "It's my mother's and uncle's medicine. I asked about it, but the doctor's fee was too expensive, so I asked my mother and uncle's medicine, and the prescribed medicine came back."

Dachang said: "Which family's sir, how much is the medical fee?"

Xianglai said: "Mr. Han from Ji'an Hall, it costs 100 taels of silver for a visit in Philadelphia. If we can't come back that day, it will be even more expensive!"

Dachang sighed and said, "Hey! You actually went to Ji'an Hall. That's where poor people go to see a doctor...By the way, this medicine must cost a lot of money!"

Xianglai said: "It's okay, my mother and uncle spent a total of 28 taels of silver."

Dachang's eyes suddenly became like bull's-eyes, and then he put on a bitter face, touched his pockets with his palms awkwardly, and said, "This, this is too expensive! That, that... I didn't bring that much money when I came here!"

Xianglai sniffed and thought calmly: I really misjudged you, it seems that Wu Zhaodi is honest on the surface, but in private this family is still in front of others.

So she said indifferently: "Oh, it's okay. I bought this medicine for my uncle. I didn't want to ask you for money. Well, you can sell the fish first. I still have something to do, so go out and take a walk." .”

This time Dachang didn't tell her anything anymore, only this time he could tell that this girl seemed to be better at messing around in the city than he was.

After Xianglai left Dachang, holding the seven taels of silver in her hands, she walked and thought: What should I do?Hengwang Rice Shop...to go or not to go?If you don't go, your plan will be completely ruined!Go, what do you say when my mother asks?
After much hesitation, she still decided to go and have a look. As for her mother, if she could hide it, she would hide it first.

She inquired again about the location of the constant meter line and found it.

This rice store is not as low-key as the Ji'antang Medical Center. There are seven or eight stores in a row, and the door faces are covered with bright red paint. Although they don't use any high-end things, the plaques and door faces are all brand new. Know the boss is a good fancy.

Xianglai opened the door and went inside, but saw rows of grain cabinets inside. The guys were busy weighing rice and bargaining for the guests. There is no interest at all, let alone come to say hello.

Xianglai didn't care, she walked in front of the rice cabinets one by one, looking around, she really saw the rice, but it was not stored in the rice cabinet, but in an exquisite celadon rice jar, and it was only half-filled. I don't know if the one above was bought away, or I was worried that it would be ruined if it was put too much.

(End of this chapter)