Chapter 134 Buying a Gift for Apprenticeship
Seeing the man leaning down again, Lin Siqiao quickly covered his mouth.
How could there be anyone like this, kissing anyone endlessly whenever he catches them!
Having tasted the sweetness, Lu Jianchuan stopped teasing her and just hugged her tighter.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Siqiao heard a sigh from above his head.
"I'm leaving soon. I have training these few days, so I may not be able to come here often."
"You live here alone, so be careful."
"knew."
Lin Siqiao is not a three-year-old child, and with her current skills, she has no problem protecting herself.
When going downstairs, Lin Siqiao asked Lu Jianchuan about his height, weight, waist circumference and what size shoes he wore.
She planned to go shopping in the afternoon and buy anything he could wear if she saw one.
Lu Jianchuan usually doesn't care about food and clothing, but this is a benefit given by his future daughter-in-law, so he naturally wouldn't refuse it.
"Take these money and bills, and buy whatever you need."
"If there aren't enough tickets, I'll find a way."
Lu Jianchuan took out all the money and receipts he had on him, leaving only a little money for food.
Apart from being serious about the house, Lin Siqiao really didn't care about anything else.
Anyway, the two of them have decided to be together, so there is no need to be so clear about the differences.
Lin Siqiao picked out some bills that he didn't have and took some of the money as well.
"Keep the rest for yourself. These are enough for me."
"If a man is too tight, he will be laughed at by others."
Lin Siqiao is quite protective of her son in this regard. After all, she should love her own man and if anyone wants to make fun of her, she has to be the only one to make fun of him. Others... that's not okay!
Lu Jianchuan smiled, took the money as she asked, and helped her tighten her collar.
"It's cold outside, don't go down."
"If you feel sleepy later, take a nap first and talk about it when you wake up."
"Um."
Lin Siqiao nodded, and waited until Lu Jianchuan left the guesthouse before she went upstairs.
In fact, she was not sleepy at the moment, but she just felt a little tired.
Fortunately, there was hot water in the room 24 hours a day, so Lin Siqiao quickly took a hot bath.
I went to the massage chair in the space and massaged for another half an hour, and finally the pain was almost relieved.
She was too lazy to go out for lunch, so she just ordered some takeout in her space.
After eating and drinking, Lin Siqiao went out with his backpack.
The last time she went to Liang's home, she didn't have time to prepare anything. Although her master didn't mind, that's not how things are done.
Lin Siqiao had also inquired about the gift of becoming a disciple. Generally speaking, it only requires four items, no matter what they are.
But she walked around for a long time and couldn't find a suitable one.
I can only say that Haidian is still remote now. When you ask about many things in the supply and marketing cooperative, the answer is just two words - No!
Lin Siqiao had no choice but to take the bus to the city. It was a bit far, but there were many choices in the city, so at least it was not impolite.
Lin Siqiao’s first stop was Wangfujing Department Store, where she picked out a Hero brand fountain pen at the stationery counter on the second floor.
The last time when the master was testing him, Lin Siqiao discovered the pen that the master used.
The pen tip no longer releases ink and writing on paper is not smooth.
As a disciple, this was the most appropriate gift for her.
In addition to this, Lin Siqiao also noticed that the master particularly liked to drink jasmine tea.
Fortunately, she came to the department store, where there are more than ten varieties of jasmine tea alone.
Following the salesperson's suggestion, Lin Siqiao picked two models, each weighing one pound.
After buying these, Lin Siqiao went to the nearby pastry shop to buy some cakes, but she was troubled by the last item.
The master doesn't like smoking or drinking.
How about buying some fruit?
Lin Siqiao walked along Chang'an Avenue while thinking, and unknowingly came to the vicinity of Qianmen Dashilan.
All the shops on this street are time-honored brands that are joint ventures between the public and private sectors.
In addition to clothing, restaurants, pharmacies, teahouses, cinemas, food stores, and barber shops, there are also many small shops selling special handicrafts.
When Lin Siqiao saw so many people, he immediately gave up the idea of squeezing in.
Just as she turned around and prepared to leave, her eyes suddenly caught sight of the three shops next to her.
On the wooden sign next to it were written "Beijing Chinese Medicine Factory" in large letters.
Lin Siqiao became excited instantly!
Come to think of it, she has been in Beijing for quite some time. How could she forget such an important thing!
It’s true that this is a traditional Chinese medicine factory in Beijing, but it also has another famous name – Beijing Tongrentang!
If you come to Tong Ren Tang and don’t buy some Angong Niuhuang Pills, you will be missing out.
You should know that Angong Niuhuang Wan has been a famous imperial medicine since its development and use, and it contains many precious medicinal materials.
The unique wax pill packaging technology allows the pills to be stored at room temperature for decades, and their medicinal properties and efficacy remain unchanged.
Most importantly, this medicine works wonders for stroke! Otherwise, the price wouldn’t have skyrocketed to around 300,000 per coin in later generations!
Don't get me wrong, not all Angong Niuhuang Pills can be sold at this price.
The reason why Angong Niuhuang Pills of this period could be sold at sky-high prices in later generations was because it contained two extremely precious medicinal ingredients.
These two medicinal ingredients are Asian rhinoceros horn and natural bezoar.
But later, with the extinction of the Asian rhinoceros and the introduction of animal protection laws.
These two medicinal ingredients have been replaced by buffalo horn and artificial bezoar respectively. The names remain the same, but the therapeutic effects are completely different.
Now that he has the chance to buy Lao Angong Pills prepared with traditional Chinese medicinal materials, Lin Siqiao will naturally not miss it.
Lin Siqiao walked in excitedly, and sure enough, he saw boxes of individually packaged Angong Niuhuang Pills on the counter.
I asked about the price, and found out that no ticket is required, it’s 2.2 yuan a box.
This price is really not expensive.
Lin Siqiao bought 30 pills at once. If she hadn’t been afraid of others’ suspicion, she would have really planned to buy all of these hundreds of pills.
However, she is in Beijing now, so she can come here anytime she wants to buy something, and slowly she can accumulate a little bit into a lot.
The salesperson didn't seem surprised at all.
After all, nine out of ten people on this street are from other places, and every family has relatives and friends.
Even though she works here, she has to bring some for her neighbors every month.
Just as the salesperson was filling out the form, Lin Siqiao found something good in the counter next to him.
Seeing that she was very interested, the salesperson introduced the product to her.
"That's tiger bone wine, the signature of our store."
"A total of 147 precious medicinal materials were used, including tiger bones, rhino horns, bezoars, musk, cordyceps, saffron, ginseng, deer antlers... This old man used them the best."
"But whether it's good or not, my words don't count. If you need it, buy a bottle and try it and you'll know."
As they were talking, a few more customers came over. They all came for the tiger bone wine, and each of them ordered two or three bottles.
When Lin Siqiao saw this, he was also very excited. This is real tiger bone wine!
Lin Siqiao decided that she would send 2 bottles each to her grandparents, Grandpa Lu and Grandma Lu.
They are old, and there is more rainy weather in the south, so it is inevitable that their joints will feel uncomfortable.
This is very suitable for drinking or as a medicinal wine.
My uncle and Brother Lu are soldiers and they suffer from injuries a lot, so Lin Siqiao prepared 2 bottles for each of them.
Just when Lin Siqiao was thinking about whether to buy two bottles for his master, the staff member in charge of dispensing medicine suddenly opened the medicine cabinet at the back.
A whole drawer full of Cordyceps sinensis caught the eye, and they were plump and very rare.
Lin Siqiao has been eating this since he was a child, so he naturally knows its benefits.
Judging from the appearance, these should be of special grade or above quality, which means each piece weighs about 1 gram.
Due to environmental reasons, such large Cordyceps sinensis is rarely seen in later generations.
The kind that Lin Siqiao usually eats is only half the size of this one, and costs about 400 yuan per gram.
I don’t know how much Cordyceps sinensis is worth now.
"Comrade, how much is that?"
"Are you talking about this?"
The salesperson grabbed a big handful and broke several Cordyceps sinensis, which made Lin Siqiao feel heartbroken.
"This one is 15 yuan per pound."
How many?
Block...1 jin?
When Lin Siqiao heard the price, he was stunned, but he was silently calculating in his mind.
How should I put it? I'm used to hearing prices quoted by gram, and then suddenly they tell me prices are quoted by kilogram. Who wouldn't be confused?
Forget it, don’t think about it.
This price is super worth it no matter how you calculate it!
Lin Siqiao hurriedly said, "Comrade, please weigh two kilograms for me!"
"Two, two kilograms?" Now it was the salesperson's turn to be stunned.
Lin Siqiao didn't say anything just now, and she thought the girl thought it was too expensive.
After all, this pound is equivalent to half a month's salary for an ordinary worker. Who would be willing to spend that money?
I didn’t expect this girl to spend so much at once!
"Comrade?"
"Yes, yes. I'll weigh it for you right away."
The salesperson came to his senses and quickly weighed out two kilograms of Cordyceps sinensis.
Lin Siqiao asked her to divide it into two packages, each weighing one kilogram, and then give one package to the master, so that the gift of becoming his apprentice would be complete.
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