Chapter 5 The First Pot of Gold
Grandpa Zhang came back before five o'clock in the afternoon.
As soon as he arrived, he smiled and asked Jiang Nianzi: "Nianzi, are there any patients this afternoon?"
"some."
Jiang Nianzi handed the account book to Grandpa Zhang, which recorded the medicinal materials used to treat Zhao Fangru today.
The old man took the account book and looked at it, then said with a smile, "Hey, is the patient here to adjust his complexion today?"
As expected of an old Chinese medicine practitioner, he is really good at what he does.
Jiang Nianzi was not arrogant: "Yes, the patient said that he is getting married next month and wants to look better."
"Yeah." The old man nodded with satisfaction: "But it takes time to adjust your complexion. I'm afraid the effect won't be very good in a month."
"So I gave that girl a whitening cream for external application." Jiang Nianzi pointed to the herbs used under the account book: "These herbs are combined to make a beauty cream for external application. When combined with internal medicine, the effect will be faster."
Mr. Zhang looked down with a look of surprise in his eyes.
Being well versed in medical knowledge, he understood the specific effects of this whitening cream at a glance.
Some of these herbs have no whitening effect at all, but they can neutralize other herbs and easily remove yellowness.
He had never thought that it could be matched like this before.
"Did you come up with the recipe for this whitening cream yourself?"
Of course, this is something she figured out.
Jiang Nianzi nodded happily: "Yeah, that's right."
Her affirmative answer surprised and delighted the old man.
Although it is not a prescription for curing any disease, it is indeed remarkable that one can come up with a prescription by himself.
He had had many apprentices before. It's not that they were all unintelligent, but most of them were a bit rigid, including him. They always followed the recipes and skills passed down by their ancestors and never thought about creating something new on their own.
"Little girl, you're just as your grandma said, smart." The old man tapped Jiang Nianzi's forehead with satisfaction.
Jiang Nianzi was indeed very happy to receive the compliment, because she wanted to get the approval of her grandfather and then talk to him about something.
"Okay, it's time. You should go home too. Remember to come early tomorrow."
"Well, okay..." Jiang Nianzi looked at the old man with a smile and did not leave.
The old man looked at her suspiciously: "Anything else?"
Jiang Nianzi felt a little embarrassed, but she was eager to improve her family's living conditions.
"Grandpa Zhang, um... all the patients who came to see me today were charged according to your price list, but I added a little extra labor fee to the price of the whitening cream..."
Seeing that she was a little embarrassed, Master Zhang understood instantly and smiled. This calculating look was exactly like that of his junior sister.
“How much did you charge for the labor?”
Jiang Nianzi pointed a finger and said, "One dollar."
The total cost of the medicinal materials was four yuan, and Jiang Nianzi charged one yuan for labor, which accounted for a large proportion.
Of course, this is not just the labor cost, the recipe is the most important.
The old man was immediately amused, the charges were quite high.
"Okay, this dollar is yours."
"No, no, no." Jiang Nianzi shook her head quickly: "Master Zhang, this patient is also your old customer. Without you, even if I know the prescription, I can't make money. I want to say, I will take half of this dollar and give the remaining half to you. What do you think?"
The old man has liked his junior sister all his life, and the reason why he has not married yet is because of her.
He already liked her granddaughter, and the little girl knew her limits.
But can the old man still take her?
He just needs to make money from selling medicinal herbs.
"Grandpa doesn't want yours. I see you have your own ideas. From now on, all the patients you see in the store, after deducting the medicine fee, the rest will be yours."
"Really?" Jiang Nianzi was very happy, but she was not a greedy person.
"Grandpa Zhang, I can accept this dollar today because my family is really short of money, but I will give you half of the medical expenses in the future. Please don't refuse, otherwise I will not be able to work for you."
Looking at the little girl's serious eyes, the old man suddenly saw through the little girl's obsession.
Knowing that she didn't want to take other people's kindness for nothing, he smiled helplessly: "Okay, it's settled."
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After receiving the money, Jiang Nianzi was so moved that she almost cried.
This is the first time she has made money since coming to this world.
Thinking about how good her family was to her, Jiang Nianzi's heart was filled with hope.
She believed that with her abilities, she could live a good life.
So she had no intention of hiding this money.
She planned to buy some fat to make lard.
Because there is no gas at home.
The old man knew that she was going to buy fatty meat, so he gave her two meat tickets.
Jiang Nianzi then realized that one needed a meat ticket to buy meat.
She couldn't refuse the old man's temptation of the ticket because she really needed it.
She did not hesitate and directly accepted the old man's meat ticket, and secretly promised in her heart that she would repay Grandpa Zhang for his kindness in the future.
These days, fat meat is more popular than lean meat.
When Jiang Nianzi left, there was only one pound left.
Fatty meat was 80 cents a pound. Jiang Nianzi took out 80 cents and bought a pound of fatty meat.
Then we went to a small alley on another street. Now that things have been liberated, many people were openly selling vegetables in the alley.
Jiang Nianzi only spent ten cents and bought a pound of cabbage and two pounds of beans.
At this time, Jiang Nianzi finally had a clear understanding of the prices of goods in this era.
She had a dime left, which she put in her pocket.
It took Jiang Nianzi an hour to reach the village.
In her previous life, she was used to running for several kilometers without getting hot or out of breath, but she didn't expect that with her frail body, she had to rest several times after walking for an hour.
This problem of being delicate and frail.
She held her chest and gasped.
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from a distance.
“Zizi…”
"sister……"
"Um?"
Jiang Nianzi looked up and saw Jiang Cheng pulling Jiang Doudou, both of them running towards her quickly.
"Brother, Doudou? Why are you here?"
"I came to pick you up. Mom said she was worried that you would be bullied by others if you were alone."
This simple sentence left Jiang Nianzi at a loss for words.
So, is this what it feels like to be thought of all the time?
Jiang Nianzi felt a little strange. She knew very well that she was not the original owner, so why did she always have an lingering sense of closeness to this family?
She smiled and took the fat and vegetables in her hand and said, "I bought some fat and will make some oil for you later."
This is meat.
She said it lightly, but Jiang Cheng and Jiang Doudou widened their eyes in surprise.
These days, people can’t even afford rice, and meat is a rare treat that can only be eaten once or twice a year.
Poorer families cannot even afford to eat it once a year.
Jiang Cheng and Jiang Doudou stared with their eyes wide open.