Yan Funing put down the backpack and lifted a corner of the oil paper to show him.
The guy's eyes sparkled, but with a hint of disbelief.
"Where did you get such precious medicinal herbs?"
"Of course I picked it."
Yan Funing didn't like the tone of his question, as if the Ganoderma lucidum was stolen by her.
So he put the oil paper cover back on, stopped carrying the backpack, and just carried it in his hand.
The clerk looked at her again, and after a long while, he said, "Wait a minute, I'll go ask."
After a while, a man who looked like a doctor came over.
He glanced at the Ganoderma lucidum hidden under the oil paper and raised his hand and said, "Young lady, please come this way."
Yan Funing followed him.
To the right from the clinic hall is the medicine shop inside the clinic.
Inside the pharmacy, some shop assistants were cutting herbs, while others were dispensing and weighing them.
The man stopped and held up five fingers.
Yan Funing asked, "Five taels?"
The man shook his head: "Five hundred coins a flower, two flowers equal one ounce."
"These two Ganoderma Lucidum were picked by my husband at great risk. Your price..." Yan Funing smiled, "It seems that you are not sincere in buying medicinal herbs."
The man said, "We are the only clinic in the whole town. Where can you sell it to?"
At this moment, another man came over, led by the waiter from before.
Yan Funing recognized him as the doctor who had insisted that Tong Cheng pay the consultation fee first before he was willing to examine Tong Ya's arm.
The doctor in charge also recognized Yan Funing and said with a smile, "So it's you, young lady. Last time, you caused my clinic to lose a customer. Today, I'm offering you 500 coins per flower, which is already a courtesy."
"Sorry to bother you then."
Yan Funing quickly picked up the backpack and walked out.
Unexpectedly, the head doctor ordered the waiter to stop her.
Yan Funing smiled faintly: "Are you trying to force me to buy such a big clinic? My husband is outside. Since the price is not right, I will take my leave."
After saying this, he calmly walked around the waiter and walked out of the clinic.
Only she herself knew that her heart was beating wildly.
After what happened today, she finally saw the true face of this clinic. They called patients guests and were clearly trying to rip them off.
The consultation fee alone is ridiculously high. The subsequent medication costs and other miscellaneous expenses are likely to be even higher.
There is only one such clinic in the whole town, no wonder they charge so much unscrupulously.
When buying medicinal materials, they try their best to lower the price.
A pheasant can be sold for five hundred coins, and a top-quality red Ganoderma lucidum is only sold for five hundred coins.
Inside the clinic, the man said to the doctor in charge, "I've seen them. Those two Ganoderma lucidum are of excellent quality. If we take them and sell them later, the price could be increased dozens of times."
Upon hearing this, the head doctor quickly walked to the door of the clinic and shouted at Yan Funing's back, "Miss, if you miss this clinic, no one will buy your herbs anymore."
Yan Funing walked quickly. She came to the town alone today. If the people from the clinic came to steal her Ganoderma lucidum...
Thinking of this, he walked even faster.
Should I take shelter in the restaurant, or return to Coachman Li’s ox cart?
As she was thinking this, she accidentally bumped into a little girl.
Yan Funing quickly supported the little girl and said, "I'm sorry, did I hurt you?"
Although she was speaking to the little girl, she turned her head to observe the reaction of the people in the clinic.
Unexpectedly, the little girl called out sweetly: "Sister Benefactor, I am Tong Ya."
Yan Funing then looked at the little girl and called out happily, "Xiaoya."
Tong Cheng, who was buying pastries for his daughter, turned around and found that his daughter was missing, so he started looking for her everywhere.
Turning around, she saw the benefactor girl who had cured her daughter's arm, and she walked quickly towards her.
"Girl, what a coincidence!" Tong Cheng smiled shyly, lowered his head and asked his daughter, "Did you call me sister?"
Tong Ya smiled sweetly: "Yes."
Seeing that the doctor in charge was staring at her, Yan Funing smiled at Tong Cheng and pointed at the back of a man in a crowded area.
The doctor saw them chatting and the young lady's husband was not far away, so he flicked his sleeves and went into the clinic.
Seeing that people finally stopped staring at her, Yan Funing breathed a sigh of relief.
Tong Cheng seemed to have sensed something and asked in a low voice, "Miss, what happened?"
Yan Funing whispered, "I went to the clinic to sell Ganoderma lucidum, but the price they offered was too low. When I came out, they stopped me, probably trying to force me to buy it."
Tong Cheng spat, "That's a black-hearted clinic!"
"I'll go to another town tomorrow." Yan Funing reached out and touched the top of Tong Ya's head. "Xiao Ya, I'm going back."
The Ganoderma lucidum cannot be sold and it is not safe to keep it in the backpack, so she has to go home as soon as possible.
I can only buy the clothes and other things I want next time.
At this time, Tong Cheng said: "I know there is a place that buys precious medicinal herbs such as ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum. The better the quality, the more they buy."
Tong Ya said: "I also know that there is a noble person living in that house. He is very rich."
Seeing that the father and daughter didn't seem to be pretending, Yan Funing asked, "Where?"
"Walk a mile down the east street, past my blacksmith shop. Then walk another mile or so, and you'll see a house with high walls." Tong Cheng said, "The young lady is my family's benefactor. I'll take her there."
Tong Ya held her hand and said, "I'll take my sister there too."
Yan Funing looked towards the street to the west and saw coachman Li sitting on an ox cart waiting for customers.
Seeing that his ox cart was empty, she thought for a moment and said to Tong Cheng, "The cart driver is from the same village as me. I'll ask them to take us there. This way we can save time."
She had been to this town several times and was quite familiar with it, but once she left the market and walked out, she was completely unfamiliar with the place.
Although she had helped Tong Ya cure her dislocation before, she still had to be cautious before going there with them father and daughter.
It wasn't that she was overly vigilant, but after what happened at the clinic, she had to be careful.
The coachman Li was from the same village as her, and considering the previous incident of the Hu family stopping the carriage, this man was still trustworthy.
Tong Cheng saw her wariness, but didn't expose her. He smiled and said, "It would be great to have an oxcart to ride in."
My benefactor is beautiful, and men passing by will turn around to look at her from time to time.
Besides, the clinic wanted to force her to buy the Ganoderma lucidum, so she had to be careful when carrying such a precious medicinal herb with her.
So the three of them walked towards the ox cart of Coachman Li.
Li, the coachman, saw her coming over with the basket in her hand and was surprised, "Your basket is empty, and you're coming back like this today?"
"Brother Li, I want to go to a house about two miles from Dongshou Street. Can you give us a ride? I can prepay the fare."
Yan Funing took out a copper coin from her purse.
Coachman Li felt embarrassed when she called him "Brother Li", and his wheat-colored face turned red visibly.
"We'll talk about the fare later. I'm free right now, so I'll just take you there."
As he said this, he asked them to get in the car.
After the three got on the car, the coachman Li waved his whip.
The ox cart passed through the market, went out of the east street, and headed east.
Halfway through the journey, the driver Li asked Yan Funing, "Why are you going to another village today, young lady?"
Yan Funing didn't hide it from him and said directly: "This Brother Tong said there is a house over there that collects medicinal herbs, so I want to go and take a look."
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