The two chatted enthusiastically for a while, and no one else dared to interrupt.
When the time was almost up, Su Ruyi said that she would go see another doctor quickly.
"But there is one more thing I want to ask Dr. Song. Is there any grain store in Tongzhou City that offers more cost-effective food? How many bags will we take back when we go back?"
Doctor Song was stunned: "I really don't know this, so it doesn't matter. I'll ask Xiao Liu to find out. But, doesn't Madam Su have land at home? Why do we have to buy grain again after we have just harvested it?"
Su Ruyi smiled bitterly: "Doctor Song, you don't know that the harvest in our field this year is not good. When we handed over the public grain, we somehow offended the official who collected the grain... Anyway, there wasn't much left, and our family was in trouble." We do some pasta business in the town to support our family, but the food is used up quickly. If we don't buy some back, we will starve to death this winter."
Doctor Song was startled. Why, Mrs. Su's family was still being embarrassed by the grain collector?
Su Ruyi said again: "No need to bother Brother Xiaoliu, we can just ask along the way. Then we'll leave now."
Xiaoliu said from the side: "Ms. Su, if you have good medicinal materials in the future, don't forget about our shop!"
Hu Langzhong looked at Su Ruyi: "Well..."
Su Ruyi: "Okay, of course I won't forget it. Come back again in the future."
Hu Langzhong frowned and hesitated: "Ahem... I have one more request..."
Doctor Song hurriedly said: "Doctor Hu, do you have any other requests?"
Hu Langzhong was hard-headed and took out two medical books from his arms: "I want to exchange these two medical books with Doctor Song for two. I wonder if Doctor Song can take a fancy to them?"
I was looking through the medical books at home these days and found that I had read them all. I boasted about the one hundred taels of silver, and I couldn't stop moving forward. I happened to be in Tongzhou City this time, and I wanted to find a small drugstore to exchange two books with someone. ——At first, I never thought about coming to such a big shop to exchange with others. I always felt that I was not worthy.
But seeing that Su Ruyi was familiar with her, she wanted to give it a try again.
When Doctor Song heard this, he stretched out his hands to receive it, and Hu Langzhong also hurriedly offered it with both hands.
Doctor Song nodded repeatedly as he read through it: "Good book, good book!"
After flipping through it for a while, he closed the book and put it on the counter, with a happy face: "Doctor Hu, wait a minute, I'll get the book right now!"
After the book exchange was completed, Hu Langzhong's face also glowed, and he carefully put the two books into his arms.
Dr. Song added: "It's getting late today and it's too late for you to go back. In this way, you don't have to look for a place to stay after asking other doctors. I'll open three rooms in the inn opposite. You can just go there when you're done."
I turned around and called Xiaoliu to find a laborer. This man was both a woman and an old man, and it was inconvenient to carry a big man around on his back.
When several people heard this, they couldn't sit still. Ordinary people felt very uneasy after such a huge favor and didn't know how to return it.
Su Ruyi pushed twice and accepted it happily.
The group of people then left the drug store.
The waiter lamented: "I didn't expect Mrs. Su's family to live in such hardship. No wonder she couldn't bear to change into good clothes even after taking so much money."
Doctor Song pondered for a moment: "You stay in the shop while I go to the Yang Mansion to check on Miss Yang."
By the way, let’s talk about the incident where Mrs. Su’s family was embarrassed by the official who collected grain.
Liu Cuier, who had left the beautiful pharmacy here, finally dared to speak loudly: "Ruyi, please don't buy food in this city. It's much more expensive than in our town! My natal family suffered a loss once before I got married. Let’s go back and buy it!”
Su Ruyi looked at Liu Cuier who was serious, smiled, and said, "It's okay, I just mentioned it."
Hu Langzhong, who was beside him, held Hu Yun, who was looking around, with one hand, and sighed faintly: "I didn't expect that an old guy like me would take advantage of you, Su Ruyi, today."
Su Ruyi was puzzled: "Uncle Hu, why do you say that?"
"If it weren't for your favor, I wouldn't be able to get these two good books today."
"This is really nothing! Uncle Hu, didn't you see that Dr. Song was so polite to you? As the so-called expert knows when he makes a move, Dr. Song's diagnosis is no different from yours, Uncle Hu, so he knows that he has met his opponent. Naturally, Be polite!”
These words touched Hu Langzhong's heart, and his beard trembled with joy, and he quickly raised his hand to stroke it.
Su Ruyi was curious: "Uncle Hu, are there no medical books in those bookstores?"
Why do you want to exchange books? Because it’s a good deal?
But when Su Ruyi saw that old book being exchanged, her heart ached. If she kept it in her hand, couldn't she still pass it on to her children?
"You don't understand this. What bookstores usually sell are story books and things that scholars read. Wherever such books are sold, they are sold at sky-high prices. People like us can't afford them at all. That is, from our ancestors A few books are uploaded and passed down from one generation to the next. If you really want to read new books, just exchange them with your peers. It’s all like this. How can ordinary books that teach skills be easily sold?”
Su Ruyi felt even more distressed when she said this: "What a pity. Without the knowledge in that old book, people behind will not be able to learn from it..."
Hu Langzhong glanced at her proudly: "You don't understand this. Usually, when books are exchanged, they will keep a handwritten copy for themselves. In this way, they will leave more and more books to their descendants, and they will also learn more. More and more. I’ve asked Hu Yun’s father to copy those two books.”
"Then why don't you give the codex to others?"
"That's not nonsense. What I gave to people was actually a handwritten copy. It has been in my hand for a long time and the handwriting is not so clear. It is better to leave it clear. Hu Yun's father's calligraphy is much better than those two books. I also checked it word by word, there were no mistakes, and I have corrected all the mistakes."
Su Ruyi thought about it, yes, since it was originally a handwritten copy, it would be fine. Counterfeits are worthless...
He also lamented that it is not easy to learn skills in this era. No wonder people with skills are popular. In modern times, when you are an apprentice, you have to pay wages to the apprentices. At this time, it is the apprentices who pay to support the masters.
The skills that people have are also passed down from generation to generation, which is precious and sacred.
With Dr. Song's souvenir, all the senior doctors gave him face, but the results were not satisfactory.
When they came out of the last pharmacy, it was already dark. Liu Cuier looked tired. Although Lu Duotian kept silent, he could still feel the frustration emanating from him.
