Chapter 53: Hitting Someone
"Shopkeeper Lin——"
Su Tong shouted helplessly.
"Don't be impatient! Just listen to me!"
Shopkeeper Lin smiled and said, "My nephew works in a pharmaceutical factory in Beijing. The factory uses a lot of raw materials, so they should be short of this. If you are not in a hurry, I can ask for you. However, it is almost the end of the year, and the factory has stopped working for the holiday, so you may have to wait for some time."
Jingshi Pharmaceutical Factory?
Su Tong originally thought that this medicinal material would be most valuable in pharmaceutical factories. She didn't have time to go to each store in the provincial capital to sell it, and she wasn't doing business. Coriolus polypore was something that was hard to come by, and if she sold it this time, it would be hard to come by next time.
Now that he heard that Shopkeeper Lin actually had a relative working in a pharmaceutical factory, he was overjoyed and nodded:
"Thank you very much, Manager Lin. Please help me find out and let me know if you have any news."
Shanzi was holding the scale, still looking confused.
Shopkeeper Lin then called him to weigh the small bunch of Coriolus polygoni multiflorus. It weighed one pound and four ounces, and the scale bar was still high.
Shopkeeper Lin asked Shanzi to bring a thick stack of 112 yuan.
However, Su Tong only took out one hundred yuan and insisted on returning the twelve yuan.
Shopkeeper Lin smiled and said, "You are very generous, girl. These twelve yuan can buy several hundred kilograms of grain." Rice now costs 1.2 cents per kilogram, so you can buy several hundred kilograms of grain.
Su Tong smiled and said, "It was Shopkeeper Lin who took care of me. I am very satisfied if I can sell it for 100 yuan."
Shopkeeper Lin laughed and had a better impression of Su Tong. He asked Su Tong to leave his address and said that he would find a way to send her a message when he had news. At the same time, he also asked Su Tong to consider his proposal again. Su Tong had no choice but to agree with a smile.
With money in hand, Su Tong simply bought some nourishing herbs in the pharmacy. Last time, she had less money and did not dare to buy expensive ones, but this time was different. As long as they were good for her body, she bought them without hesitation.
Shanzi accompanied him throughout the whole process. He was both surprised and respectful of this girl at this moment. After all, it was rare for someone to be treated like this by his own master.
After buying the herbs, Su Tong went to the backyard to say goodbye to Shopkeeper Lin, then left the shop carrying a small backpack.
Although she only sold a small bunch of Coriolus polytrichum on this trip, one hundred yuan is not a small sum of money. It is enough for her to spend lavishly for a while. But she has to find a way to store the remaining Coriolus polytrichum when she returns.
The street where "Ji Fu Tang" is located is considered the most prosperous and grand street in Jiangping County. Although it is not as prosperous as later generations, at a glance, it is also full of signs and hustle and bustle.
Su Tong randomly picked a direction and prepared to go for a walk. Since he was here already, he might as well buy some things before going back.
Before I had taken a few steps, I heard a horn honking from the street ahead. A car drove over on the already crowded street, and pedestrians and cyclists in the middle of the road all tried to get out of the way.
Nowadays, trucks and jeeps can be seen on the road from time to time, but cars are rare, and it attracted a lot of people's attention along the way.
Su Tong was also a little curious and couldn't help but take a few more glances. After all, cars from the 1970s were rare in her eyes.
However, something unexpected happened the next second. There was a scream, followed by the sound of sudden brakes, and an old man fell in front of the wheel. The crowd around him surrounded him.
"Oh! The car hit someone!"
"Oh my god! He can't stand being hit at his age! This is trouble!"
"Be careful! There are so many people on this street, something bad could happen if you're not careful!"
The onlookers were talking about it. The old man was lying on the ground groaning, looking very painful.
Others may not have noticed, but Su Tong saw it clearly...
The old man clearly screamed first, scaring the driver into slamming on the brakes, and then he fell to the ground. However, this whole process was completed smoothly and skillfully. If Su Tong had not happened to be staring at the car, he would not have noticed anything strange.
At this time, the door of the car's driver's cabin opened, and a young man rushed out. The panic on his face was clearly visible. When he saw the old man in front of the car, he was so scared that his face turned pale. "What, what's going on? Why did an old man suddenly appear?"
"Hey boy! You hit someone! Get him to the hospital right away!"
"I, I stepped on the brakes! How did we crash?" The young man grabbed his hair, his face full of disbelief.
The car door opened and a young man walked out from the back door of the car, and everyone's eyes lit up.
The young man was gentle and fair-skinned, with neatly combed hair. He wore a black woolen coat and a smoky gray cashmere scarf around his neck. He stood out among the crowd of people wearing bulky cotton-padded jackets.
"Third brother! What, what should we do?"
The young man in front shouted to the one who just got off the car.
The young man called "Third Brother" squatted down, looked at the old man on the ground, and spoke in authentic Beijing dialect, "Old man! I'm sorry! Let me help you see where you are injured first?"
“It hurts! It hurts!”
The old man's speech was a little unclear and his actions seemed somewhat resistant.
The young man had already stretched out his hand and quickly examined the old man's entire body. His movements were skillful and professional, and he actually knew some medical knowledge.
Then he said to the old man, "Old man, can I help you stand up and see?"
"I've been hit like this! How can I stand up! Don't you look at the road when you drive? I'm too old, how can I withstand the impact!" The old man's voice became louder and louder.
"Then shall we carry you into the car and send you to the hospital for a checkup?"
Although the young man asked a question, his tone left no room for doubt. He gestured to the man next to him, "Quanzi, come over and give me a hand."
The young man named Quanzi came over quickly and prepared to help lift the old man up.
Unexpectedly, the old man howled, "My whole body hurts! Don't touch me! If you hit me, you have to pay me!"
"Let's send you to the hospital first. Your health is important, right? We will definitely pay you the compensation." Quanzi said anxiously.
"I won't go to the hospital! Just compensate me!" The old man insisted and refused to get up.
The people around were watching the whole time. They hadn't said anything because they saw the young man had a good attitude. But now that they saw the old man didn't want to go to the hospital, they started to persuade him.
"We still have to go to the hospital. If there are internal injuries, it would be very dangerous!"
"That's right! This is a piece of iron, it's no joke!"
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Everyone was talking at once, but the old man ignored them and insisted on sitting on the ground.
The young man called Third Brother chuckled and said in a friendly manner, "Old man, since you don't want to go to the hospital, how much compensation should we pay?"
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