Chapter 37 Irresistible Conditions
Shen Yuexi sat in the newly bought carriage, driven by Feng Zhang, and slowly returned to the Feng family.
Old Man Sun hadn't lied. Although the old horse looked listless, it pulled the cart quite steadily.
Shen Yuexi sat in the carriage, touching her pocket with heartache.
The money she earned from selling tiger skins was spent in two days, and now she only had fifteen jingling copper coins left in her pocket. If she hadn't thought that Dr. Hua would give her some money later, she would have sighed to the sky.
Feng Zhang drove the carriage into the Feng family's yard and stopped in the middle of the yard.
Shen Yuexi jumped out of the car and said to Xiao Zhuo who came to greet her with some trepidation: "It cost thirty-two taels."
She always felt that spending thirty-two taels to buy such a sick old horse was a bit of a loss. While sitting in the car, she began to regret making a decision too early.
"You can buy it for thirty-two taels?" Xiao Zhuo seemed a little unconvinced. He grabbed the bridle and examined it carefully, then turned to look at Shen Yuexi, "Is this horse sick?"
"At first, Old Man Sun asked for forty taels," Feng Zhang interrupted, "but it was only when Madam Pei saw that the horse was sick that he gave up four taels."
"This horse...should we see a veterinarian?" Shen Yuexi pinched the copper coins in her pocket. "I heard that it tends to get diarrhea when it's frightened."
If they really needed to hire a veterinarian, fifteen copper coins would definitely not be enough. If they waited for Dr. Hua to send money before treating the horse, they would have to wait for several more days. They couldn't wait any longer.
Xiao Zhuo threw the reins to Feng Zhang and said calmly, "No need. Although this horse is old, it's still in good health. Your medicine can cure it. Try taking two doses."
His tone was calm, but his words were strangely convincing.
Shen Yuexi looked at him with her clear eyes wide open. If, as Xiao Zhuo said, the garlic extract capsules could cure Lao Ma's illness, then the thirty-two taels would be well worth it.
She hurried back to the house and took out two garlic capsules. Then, thinking horses probably eat more than humans, she took five more. Then she ran to the kitchen, got a ladle, left the house, scooped a ladle of water from the water tank, and walked towards the horse.
Xiao Zhuo had already taken the bridle off the horse's mouth. When the old horse saw her coming with the water scoop, he raised his nostrils and blew two puffs of air at her from a distance, then turned his head to the side. Fortunately, Feng Zhang held him back.
"Horse, come and take the medicine. Once you recover, we can hit the road again." Shen Yuexi said with a soothing smile.
She knew how to give medicine to people, but she was completely clueless when it came to giving medicine to horses.
Maybe you put the medicine in the palm of your hand and let the horse lick it directly?
She was standing in front of the horse's head, thinking, when the horse raised its head and snorted twice at her.
The hot air from the horse's nostrils sprayed on his face, which was not a very pleasant feeling. Shen Yuexi dodged left and right, shouting: "If you don't obey me, I will pry your mouth open and pour the water directly into you."
Feng Zhang scratched his head, looked at Shen Yuexi with a smile, and said, "Madam Pei, Marco doesn't understand what you are saying. Just feed him directly."
After saying that, he was about to come up to help.
Xiao Zhuo took a step forward, seemingly unintentionally blocking the two of them, and said to Shen Yuexi, "Give me the medicine."
Shen Yuexi handed him the medicine in her hand and was about to hand over the water scoop as well, but Xiao Zhuo waved his hand to refuse and said, "Yuexi, step back. If it gets angry, it might bite you."
Shen Yuexi was stunned. Was Xiao Zhuo going to use violence to force the horse to take the medicine?
She took two steps back, only to see Xiao Zhuo grab the horse's reins and yank its ear. The pain infuriated the horse, which opened its mouth and bit at Xiao Zhuo's hand. Xiao Zhuo had been waiting for this, reaching out and dropping the capsule into the horse's mouth. He then stroked its mane a few times. The horse immediately shut up, snorted, and returned to its quiet state.
Shen Yuexi stood aside and silently poured the water in her hand back into the water tank in the yard.
It turns out that when feeding horses medicine, you just throw it in without flushing it with water.
After a night, the horse recovered, its eyes became bright, and it looked very energetic.
How energetic was Feng Zhang? He carried a bundle of hay to feed it early in the morning. He treated it like a half-dead old horse and stood nonchalantly behind its butt. As a result, the horse gave him a beautiful flying kick in the ribs and he lay on the bed groaning.
Old Mrs. Feng thought her son's ribs were broken, and she cried and asked Shen Yuexi to quickly ask Doctor You to come and see him.
Doctor You arrived and felt Feng Zhang's body. He said that Feng Zhang was in good health and that the kick from the horse was not severe, just a slight side kick that had caused him to get out of breath. He would recover naturally after lying down for half a day, and there was no need to prescribe any medicine. Only then did Mrs. Feng's sadness turn into joy.
Feng Zhang's alarm was just a false alarm, and Shen Yuexi turned around and started thinking about her wallet.
There are only fifteen cents left.
She was sitting in the house mumbling to herself when suddenly Dr. Hua's voice came from outside the yard: "Driver, please stop here."
Dr. Hua actually arrived early.
It's been less than a day, could it be that the medicine has been sold out in advance?
"Husband, let's go." Shen Yuexi put the teacup in her hand on the table with great enthusiasm, stood up, straightened her clothes, and walked out of the house quickly with Xiao Zhuo.
Doctor Hua just walked into the courtyard. Seeing Shen Yuexi coming out, he quickly said:
"Master Pei, Madam Pei, there is great news."
“It’s sold out so quickly?”
Shen Yuexi couldn't wait to speak, as if she could already see a hundred taels of silver glittering in front of her, and she couldn't close her mouth with laughter.
"No, no, I only sold a little over twenty pills of that medicine this morning," Doctor Hua said with a smile, "What I'm going to tell you is better than this."
Shen Yuexi was a little disappointed after hearing the first half of the sentence, but she became energetic after hearing the second half.
"What's up?"
"There's a doctor who's staying in the county town. He asked me to ask you if you'd be willing to sell him your prescription. He's willing to pay you five hundred taels of silver."
Five hundred taels of silver!
Shen Yuexi gasped. Just when she needed money, the God of Wealth came knocking on her door.
Garlic extract capsules were something that could not be produced in this dynasty. The other party had never seen such a magical medicine, so it was reasonable for them to want to pay a large sum of money to buy it.
"What is that person's identity?" Xiao Zhuo was not as excited as she was, and asked Doctor Hua.
"The doctor only said his last name was Lin, and didn't reveal his specific identity. But his dress, speech and behavior showed that he was from a wealthy family."
Doctor Hua paused and added, "I was also worried that he was a criminal, so I went to the county magistrate's office to ask. The officer said he had no criminal record and that we could do business with him without worry. That's why I came here."
Doctor Hua finished speaking, looked at Shen Yuexi, and said: "The prescription is a secret of the doctor. I wonder if Madam Pei is willing to share it?"
Shen Yuexi thought: Since Dr. Hua has already investigated this person's background, what are we waiting for?
Even if Doctor Hua sold all his medicine, he would only have a hundred taels of silver. And at this rate, it was unclear how many days it would take to sell. This was five hundred taels, and it was within easy reach.
You have to go. You can't get along with anyone, but you can't get along with money.
She immediately turned to Xiao Zhuo and said, "Husband, I'm going to the county town with Doctor Hua and will be back this afternoon."
Xiao Zhuo frowned slightly, as if pondering something. After a moment, a slow and low voice came out from his beautiful thin lips:
"Go quickly and come back quickly."
Doctor Hua smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Pei. I will have Madam Pei sent back when the time comes."
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