After Zhu Ping'an and his two brothers entered the drug store, a young apprentice immediately came over to greet them. He did not look down upon the two because of their plain clothes. The young apprentice smiled and asked, "Are you two seeing a doctor or taking medicine? If you want to see a doctor, you have to wait a moment. "
Zhu Pingchuan blushed, shook his head repeatedly, and stammered a bit, "No, no, we don't treat patients... nor do we prescribe medicine... we sell..." Speaking of this voice I can't help but feel a lot smaller, like a mosquito, which is really embarrassing.
"We sell medicine."
In contrast to Zhu Pingchuan's embarrassment, Zhu Ping'an looked at ease and was not shy at all. Seeing that his brother was embarrassed to speak out, he took over the words.
"You sell medicines, we usually don't accept them..." The young apprentice glanced at the basket Zhu Pingchuan was carrying. For the sake of safety, drug stores usually have specialized suppliers for collecting herbs. Most people don't know how to pick herbs. Skills often lead to the loss of efficacy of Chinese herbal medicine. The two brothers were obviously not drug farmers, and if the two children could get anything good, for the sake of the drug store, they politely refused.
Another young apprentice behind the counter was taking medicine according to the prescription for the woman and child who was treating the doctor. He paused for a while and then whispered to the young apprentice who was receiving Zhu Pingchuan.
Seeing the senior brother calling, the young apprentice who was receiving Zhu Ping'an and the others said apologetically to the two brothers, "I'm sorry, why don't you go look elsewhere."
After that, it was over.
Zhu Pingchuan was already embarrassed, but when the young apprentice refused, his face became even redder, and he wanted to take Zhu Ping'an away.
Is this a bad start?
However, Liu Bei could visit the thatched cottage three times, so it didn't hurt to visit a few more. Zhu Ping'an was ready to leave.
The two young apprentices murmured for a while, and one apprentice said to the old Chinese medicine doctor in embarrassment, "Master, I have prepared all the ingredients for this prescription, but there is only one honeysuckle missing."
"Short of honeysuckle?" The old Chinese medicine doctor who was stroking his beard paused and turned around to ask, "Why is there a shortage of honeysuckle? Didn't they just get a batch a few days ago?"
"The store clerk didn't take good care of it, and the water damage soaked the honeysuckle in stock." The young apprentice told the truth.
At this time, Zhu Ping'an had already reached the door, and his keen ears caught the conversation between the apprentice and the old Chinese medicine doctor.
"Brother She, why are you going?"
Zhu Pingchuan's voice sounded at the door.
I saw Zhu Ping'an break free, grab the backpack from Zhu Pingchuan, hold it in both hands and run towards the old Chinese doctor.
The old Chinese medicine doctor was explaining to the woman apologetically, but the woman wanted to make some medicine for her son earlier, with a worried look on her face.
"Old miracle doctor, I have medicine to sell." Zhu Ping'an held the basket in front of the old Chinese doctor as if offering a treasure.
"Hey." The young apprentice stepped forward to stop him, fearing that Zhu Ping'an would bump into the noble man and disturb the master's diagnosis.
"Old Miracle Doctor" is a title that speaks to the heart of the old Chinese doctor. Who doesn't know a good name, especially a doctor? Because of Zhu Pingan's words, the old Chinese medicine doctor decided to take a look at what kind of herbs the kid had in his hand and give him a chance.
"Do you have herbal medicine?" The old Chinese medicine doctor just glanced at it casually, but when he glanced at it unexpectedly, his eyes suddenly lit up and he even tore off two strands of his beard.
"You are...well, not bad, not bad. It is picked properly and dried just right. It can be of top quality." The old Chinese medicine doctor pushed away the apprentice, stepped forward, and picked up a honeysuckle flower from the basket held by Zhu Pingan. , looked carefully, put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it, a smile appeared on his old face.
When the young apprentice saw the honeysuckle picked up by the old Chinese medicine doctor, he became silent and felt a little ashamed. He almost pushed the charcoal out of the way.
"Little friend, your honeysuckle has been collected by our medicine hall. Erbao is going to take these honeysuckles and give them to Mrs. Liu first, and then settle the bill for this little friend according to the top grade." The old Chinese doctor nodded with satisfaction, and he was kind. He told Zhu Ping'an, even the names were shortened, and he asked the apprentice to weigh the honeysuckle, and then turned back to chat with the lady beside him, "Madam, this is wild honeysuckle, and its medicinal effect is better than the honeysuckle grown by farmers." It's more than twice as good, and the young master's recovery will be faster."
Zhu Pingchuan, who was at the gate, opened his mouth wide when he heard what the old Chinese doctor said. He felt like he was falling into the clouds. The wild flowers his brother picked randomly in the mountains turned out to be traditional Chinese medicine, and some people actually bought wild flowers.
"Thank you, old miracle doctor." Zhu Ping'an naively cupped his hands and thanked him.
Chinese herbal medicines are divided into three categories: upper, middle and lower grades, and the price gap is quite large. If you buy them as high-grade products, the price may be more than double.
A young apprentice called Mrs. Liu and wrapped the medicine for Mrs. Liu, handed it to the maid standing beside her, and whispered some precautions.
When she heard that her son's condition would recover one day earlier because of the honeysuckle, Mrs. Liu was overjoyed and asked her maid to give Zhu Ping'an a silver nugget before leaving.
Zhu Pingchuan on the side was already in a mess. Not only could the wild flowers in the mountains be sold for money, but some people even offered them silver rewards.
Zhu Ping'an took the silver nude, his chubby face smiled so hard that he could hardly see his eyes, and he cupped his chubby paws to thank everyone.
"Thank you madam, my little brother will definitely recover soon."
Mrs. Liu who walked to the door looked back, a little surprised, turned her head and whispered a few words to the maid beside her.
Then, the little maid trotted over holding her skirt and stuffed another silver nugget into Zhu Pingan's hand.
"My little brother has such a sweet mouth. Madam asked me to give it to you. Go back and buy some delicious food." After the little maid finished speaking, she touched Zhu Pingan's chubby face, then picked up her skirt and went to chase Madam.
Zhu Ping'an was holding two silver nuggets in his chubby hands, with a chubby face smiling like a bulldog.
Zhu Pingchuan blushed so much that he really didn't want to know his brother.
"The total amount of honeysuckle is two pounds, three taels and four cents. A pound of top-grade honeysuckle is 50 cents, a pound of middle-grade honeysuckle is 38 cents, and a pound of low-grade honeysuckle is 25 cents. Based on the top grade, the total is 117 cents." After weighing it, the young apprentice cleared his throat and reported loudly. Offer a price.
Zhu Ping'an was quite satisfied with the price. This medicine hall was quite fair. There was no shortage of jins and ounces. The honeysuckle weighed at home was only two jins and three ounces. Although the honeysuckle was carried home in a basket, it actually didn't weigh much at all. Not to mention after drying.
It seems that this is a trustworthy medicine hall.
Zhu Pingchuan was really shocked when he heard the price given by the young apprentice. He was even more shocked when he saw the lady reward Zhu Ping'an with two silver nuggets.
Zhu Pingchuan, like Zhu Shouyi, is dull but not pedantic. He knows that rewards are just accidental. This wild flower called honeysuckle is a steady stream of profits. You must know that there are many such wild flowers in the mountains.
Thinking about it, I feel a little short of breath.
The old Chinese medicine doctor asked his young apprentice to get a bunch of copper coins from the counter. In front of Zhu Pingan and Zhu Pingchuan, he counted 120 coins and put them into the basket at Zhu Pingan's feet. He smiled kindly and said, "This is a total of 120 big coins. The extra three can be considered as your reward for rescuing me just now."
"Thank you, old miracle doctor, let's go then." Zhu Pingan waved his fat paws and naively cupped his hands to thank him and said goodbye.
I'm afraid that Zhu's father will be worried if he waits for a long time.
Zhu Pingchuan held the basket on his back and took Zhu Ping'an's hand towards the door.
After walking a few steps, I heard the voice of an old Chinese medicine doctor from behind, "Wait a minute."
Hearing this, Zhu Pingchuan started to sweat on his forehead. He thought that maybe he had regretted it, which was true. How could anyone buy wild flowers and pay such a high price? He had almost been working as a part-time worker for more than half a month. Involuntarily, my heart was pounding.
Zhu Pingan turned his head and asked, "Is there anything else wrong with the old miracle doctor?"
"If there are still such medicinal materials in the future, they can be sent directly after drying. However, the price will fluctuate, so you must be mentally prepared." The old miracle doctor said while twirling his beard. On the one hand, he admired Zhu Ping'an's aura, and on the other hand, The quality of honeysuckle is really good. There is still a huge demand for honeysuckle in medicine halls. Prescriptions and dietary recipes containing honeysuckle are very common, so I decided to call them and make a good relationship.
After Zhu Pingchuan heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and agreed repeatedly.
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