Chapter 24 Selling Fish

After arriving at the place, the two little girls stood aside, and the buying and selling still had to be done by the adults.

"Go away! Where did you come from, you dirty beggar?"

The waiter didn't even wait for Yin Huaixi to say anything. He just picked up a rag and shooed the people out, as if the three of them were infected with the plague.

We swear to God, the three of them wore clean clothes today in order to go into the city, it’s just that the fabric was cheaper.

Jiang Wan couldn't hold back the smile on her face for a moment. She was about to step forward to say something when her mother pulled her back.

"Don't be angry, little brother. I just wanted to sell a fish. If you don't want it, just talk it over. We'll leave now."

When Yin Huaixi mentioned selling fish, everyone's eyes fell on the wooden barrel and saw the red color in the barrel.

The waiter's heart skipped a beat. He recognized this fish. It was a grouper!

"Ahem... that sister-in-law..."

Without waiting for the waiter to finish his words, Yin Huaixi picked up the bucket and left. He left so decisively that the waiter was so angry that his face turned pale.

The three of them continued asking questions and went to Fengweilou.

From a distance, this restaurant is not as big as Dongfuju, but its business is better than Dongfuju. There were few people in the lobby of Dongfuju just now, but this one is mostly full.

As soon as the three of them walked to the door, the waiter came to greet them warmly.

"Please come in, my three guests! There is still room by the window."

Yin Huaixi waved his hands and refused.

"Don't bother, we're not here to eat. I have a fish here, can you please ask the shopkeeper if he will take it?"

She pointed to her wooden barrel, and the waiter's eyes lit up immediately.

My cousin's uncle has been worrying about what rare food to serve to the guests these days, and now it's here!

"Madam, our shopkeeper is in the backyard right now. This is not a good place to talk. How about we go to the backyard to talk?"

"That's fine."

The three of them followed the waiter to the backyard, and the aroma of food that filled the yard made them drool.

"The shopkeeper!"

The waiter called out, and Shopkeeper Yu turned around and saw that his cousin was not outside to greet people at this time. He ran in and was about to scold him when he noticed that there were three people beside him.

"Shopkeeper, this lady wants to sell fish. Would you like to take a look?"

Promise you won't scold me after you finish reading it.

Shopkeeper Yu saw this in his cousin's eyes.

Hmm? What kind of fish is so prestigious?

He would never...

Wait! What is this?! Is he seeing things?!

"Seven-star spot!"

Shopkeeper Yu was afraid that he had seen it wrong, so he buried his head in the bucket to make sure that the person in the water was the rare fellow with good intentions.

Good, good, good!

The eldest daughter of the Dong family has just married a good man. If I present this thing to her, it will definitely be of great benefit.

Good nephew, haha~

"Madam, please take a seat here, and let's talk about the price of this fish."

Shopkeeper Yu waved his hand to send his nephew away, then turned around and invited Yin Huaixi and the other two to sit down at a stone table nearby.

"Seven-star grouper is relatively uncommon, so there is no exact price. It is almost always sold by the piece. I wonder if Madam has an idea of ​​a suitable price in mind?"

Yin Huaixi adheres to the principle of cutting the price by half first, and raising the price by half if necessary.

"Ten taels of silver."

Shopkeeper Yu was stunned.

That's it?

He thought the lion would ask for a huge sum, but he didn't expect it to be just ten taels. He even felt a little guilty.

"Well... the last seven-star grouper I bought was from Dongfuju, and I spent twenty taels of silver. Madam, yours is a little smaller, but it shouldn't be sold for only ten taels."

Yin Huaixi's heart twitched and his expression was indescribable.

As soon as Shopkeeper Yu saw the mother and her two daughters, he knew they were poor people. He himself had worked hard to make a living in the countryside and knew how hard life was in the countryside, so he couldn't bear to cheat them out of their money.

"How about this, I'll take this seven-star grouper for fifteen taels. Madam, if you're willing, we can make the deal right now. If you're not sure, you can take it to Dongfuju to ask. If they offer a higher price, that's fine too."

Yin Huaixi was silent for a moment, her rhythm completely disrupted. It was because of the five taels of silver that the old lady on the boat and Mr. Yu had mentioned.

Now it seems that the news of the five taels of silver is unclear. If it is true, then the fisherman must have been cheated and the middleman made a fortune. If it is false, then the middleman did not want to show his wealth and only told others about the five taels. I was stupid and believed it without thinking carefully.

There is no point in saying those things anymore, as I already know the price range.

Yin Huaixi was also straightforward and nodded directly.

"My dear shopkeeper, you are kind and I am not ignorant. Fifteen taels is fine."

"Okay, wait a moment while I get the silver."

Shopkeeper Yu left happily, and soon happily sent the three people out of Fengweilou.

They had clearly earned fifteen taels, and the two maids were very happy, but Yin Huaixi always felt that it was not that great. Seeing that A Niang was not in a good mood, Jiang Wan quickly changed the subject.

"Mother, let's go to the pharmacy and have a look."

This is A Niang's strong point, and she was ready to get excited as soon as she entered the pharmacy.

It must be said that a daughter is best known by her mother, and the same is true in reverse. After the three of them found the pharmacy, Yin Huaixi immediately became energetic and walked in with a backpack on his back, looking very proud.

The herbalist saw the contents of the basket and immediately understood that the person was selling herbs. He could inspect the herbs himself, so he did not ask his master to come out.

"Auntie, do you mind checking it out?"

Auntie...

Yin Huaixi froze for a moment, shook his head and said he didn't mind.

She knew the herbs she made herself, and except for the fact that they were not prepared, everything else was absolutely good.

The medicine boy took out the herbs one by one, and then untied them to carefully check the inside to make sure there was something fishy inside. When he was halfway through the inspection, a young woman holding a child came to the medicine shop with a prescription to get some medicine. The medicine boy put the herbs aside and went to work.

Yin Huaixi watched carefully as the medicine boy grabbed the Chinese medicine from the counter.

Pinellia, white aconite, Prunella vulgaris…

These are all medicines for drying dampness and resolving phlegm, eliminating lumps and dispersing nodules. Let's look at the symptoms listed in the prescription: palatal congestion, which is palatal abscess or palatal nodule.

People with this disease should have difficulty extending and retracting the tongue and swallowing, but this little kid was actually eating a candied haws with gusto.

If a doctor has doubts, he must of course find out. It would be best if he is wrong. If the prescription is wrong and the disease is delayed, the child will suffer.

Yin Huaixi walked towards the young woman and asked if she could take a look at the child since she knew some medical skills.

"I don't charge money."

When the woman heard that she didn't want to charge any money, she was not so resistant to her, but she was still a little reluctant.

"I just went to the Jemin Hall to see the best pediatrician. How could there be a problem?"

The medicine boy listened to the whole story and saw that Yin Huaixi had a gentle look and didn't look like a bad person, so he spoke up to help her.

"Madam, it's okay for you to take a look. This lady is indeed a medical practitioner."

If you don't know medicine, you can't collect so many herbs. Some of them are roots and some are leaves. She arranged them all carefully. It takes some skills to do this.

After hearing what the medicine boy said, the young woman agreed to let Yin Huaixi look after the baby.

The little fat kid is about four years old, with eyes rolling around and a lot of intelligence. He opens his mouth when asked to, and raises his head when asked to, and he is very well behaved.

Yin Huaixi carefully examined his upper jaw and found a dark cyst-like thing near his throat. She borrowed a chopstick from the medicine boy and poked it gently. It was very hard.

"Does it hurt?"

The little fat kid didn't even frown, but he opened his mouth and cried out in pain, which made his mother so distressed that she burst into tears.

"Don't be afraid, Heng'er. I'll buy you another string of candied haws later."

Yin Huaixi couldn't help it, so she carried the chubby baby to the door and checked it in the bright sunlight, then used the chopsticks to gain some strength and poke at the base of the "cyst".

"Pah!"

The little fat kid spat out half a lotus seed shell.

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