Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 36
Zhao Min cared about the sick woman, so he quickened his pace a lot, and arrived at the entrance of the village in less than an hour.

Back home, Zhao Min untied half of the cloth behind him, put it inside the house, ran out, scooped a ladle of water from the water tank, and gulped it down.

Seeing that she only took a piece of cloth, Gu Po couldn't help wondering: "Why did you leave in such a hurry, why did you only buy cloth?"

Zhao Min directly took some herbs from the yard drying on the ground, wrapped them in the bag just now, and carried them on his back.

"Gu Po, I don't have time to say more, I have to go to the market again."

"Hey!"

Zhao Min didn't understand that Po Gu asked the reason carefully, but Zhao Min hastily left the door again.

Hurrying quickly, Zhao Min finally returned to the town within two hours.

At this time, the market had already dispersed, and only fixed shops were open on the whole street, and those who set up street stalls had already closed their stalls.

Zhao Min went back to the alley just now, but he didn't see the two people, and he was still surprised, why didn't those two people wait for him?
Looking at the burden she had just untied from her back in disappointment, Zhao Min sighed, and when she was about to turn around and go out, she heard a child's voice: "Sister, we are here."

Zhao Min looked here and there, only to find that the woman and child were hiding behind a pile of haystacks.

It turned out that the two of them hid there because they were afraid that people passing by would bully their mothers.

Zhao Min hurried to the side of the two of them, spread out his burden, and handed over the herbs inside to the two of them.

"Here is the dose of six medicines. You can divide it evenly when you go home. Take it twice a day, and you will definitely be cured within three days."

The woman looked at the hard-won herbs in her hand and was about to kneel down facing Zhao Min.

Zhao Min quickly supported her, "Sister, what are you doing with such a grand ceremony? It's just a little effort."

When Zhao Min came out of the alley, looking at the empty market, he couldn't help but sighed in his heart. It seemed that he had nothing to eat in the past five days, so he could only borrow some food from the lady next door.

However, Zhao Min was very satisfied after helping someone today.

With nothing in mind, Zhao Min's footsteps were brisk, but he was not in a hurry, and walked on the country road in a leisurely manner.

It was almost dusk when I got home, and Mrs. Gu was preparing food in the kitchen. After seeing Zhao Min coming back, she told her to teach her a lesson: "You child, you just went out without saying a word. You must not do this in the future."

Zhao Min stuck out her tongue, but she looked very happy, "Got it, Mrs. Gu, I did a good deed today."

"Oh?" Gu Po asked with great interest, and took out the dishes that were being fried in the pot.

Zhao Min told Granny Gu all the things she heard on the street today and the good things she had done.

Gu Po also had an expression of disbelief, "Why is it sold so expensive?"

Normally, when Po Gu and Gu Lingqing had some minor illness, she would go up the mountain to gather herbs by herself. Naturally, she didn't know how expensive the medicines in this town were.

Zhao Min shrugged, thanking the capitalist game, I really don't understand it.

After eating, Mrs. Gu called Zhao Min into the house.

"Zhao Min, come here, let me measure your clothes for you."

As soon as Zhao Min heard that there were new clothes to wear, she jumped in quickly, opened her arms obediently, and asked Po Gu to measure her size.

While Gu Po was gesticulating on the fabric, Zhao Min sat on the chair next to her and said a thought that was lingering in her heart.

"Gu Po, I want to sell medicine at a street stall every time I go to the market."

Gu Po was stunned for a moment, "Why do you suddenly have such an idea?"

Zhao Min shook his head, "It wasn't sudden. Today I saw that child and her mother are so pitiful. That Renjitang is really worthy of his own name! The medicine is so expensive, how abominable?"

Speaking of this, Zhao Min was indignant.

Gu Po smiled, and felt very novel because she had this idea in her heart. She had never heard of any woman setting up a street stall to sell medicine. There are indeed few female doctors in this era, and most of them are male doctors.

Gu Po thought that Zhao Min was just making a fuss, and it took three minutes to become popular on a whim.

Unexpectedly, the next day, as soon as the sky was dim, Zhao Min put the little pig on his back and took his own scythe into the valley.

This stay was for a whole day, and he didn't come back until the evening. After returning, he spread all the medicines he picked on the ground and dried them.

The next day, Zhao Min still lived like this, time flew by, and the five-day market came again.

Zhao Min excitedly got up early, asked Gu Po what she wanted to buy, asked Gu Lingqing to make a list for herself, and then carried the medicine that she carefully packed last night.

Most of them are for colds and colds, and I have also made a few bottles of medicine for bruises. I plan to try it today and see how the sales are.

When we arrived at the market, there were already people coming and going, and it was very lively.

Zhao Min casually placed all his belongings on the ground in an open space in the market, sat on the ground, and started his one-day career as a drug seller.

She didn't sell her own things like other stallholders, but after spreading all the medicines on the ground, she took out a medical book and began to study it carefully.

There was an endless stream of people nearby, and some stopped in front of Zhao Min's booth, but they just looked at it, and no one asked, let alone bought it.

Finally, someone couldn't help but stepped forward and asked, "Girl, what are you selling?"

Zhao Min put down the medical books in his hand after hearing someone's inquiry, "These are some medicines for treating wind-cold and bruises."

The man looked at the ground wrapped in pieces of cloth, which was bulging inside.

After Zhao Min answered, the man didn't ask any more questions, and left straight away. Presumably, he didn't believe in the medical skills of this female doctor, Zhao Min.

Finally, an old woman in her 70s and [-]s came over and broke Zhao Min's retail sales record.

"Ahem, girl, this, this medicine, ahem, how do you sell it?"

Zhao Min stretched out a finger, "One penny."

The old woman's eyes widened, with a look of disbelief, "A penny? Cough, girl, are you kidding me? Cough"

"It's really only a penny." Zhao Min nodded, "It's the real deal, and it's nothing to deceive anyone."

The old woman was also hesitant, and somewhat doubted the authenticity and curative effect of these medicines.

However, due to the lack of cash, they couldn't afford the medicines in the pharmacy, so they bought two patches of medicines. After this beginning, some people bought some medicines one after another, most of them were from poor families.

The market slowly dispersed, Zhao Min lowered his head and looked at the ten cents he earned today, feeling very satisfied in his heart!
(End of this chapter)