Chapter 102: Good news. If you are not sick, why take medicine? Does your family have too much money?
Before Lin Shu came, Zhou Ye stood here in line. Although he kept his mind busy, he still felt that time was unbearable. But after Lin Shu came, Zhou Ye felt that time passed too quickly.
Lin Shu stood behind him, and even though she didn't say a word, he was happy in his heart. As a result, before he knew it, the door of the pharmacy was already very close.
He Guixiang and Lin Xiaopu calculated the time very accurately. I don't know if they were hiding in some shop to peek, but they arrived late when the line reached the front.
"Brother Aye, Sister Aye, hehe, thank you for your hard work." Lin Xiaopu said.
Lin Shu: ...
If you hadn't chuckled like that, I might have believed more that you really felt I was working hard.
As expected, Lin Xiaopu changed the subject, "But just now, my mother and I were looking at you two from afar, talking and laughing. Perhaps my sister and brother Aye don't feel tired?"
Lin Shu immediately smacked her in the face. "You little brat! Who are Aye and I queuing up here in the scorching sun for? You even think of teasing me."
Lin Shu rubbed her forehead, took her arm, and said apologetically, "Sister, I know you and Brother Aye did this for me. You must have worked hard."
"Have you been shopping with your mother? Was it fun?" Lin Shu asked, reaching out to tuck a loose strand of hair back up at her temples.
"There's nothing fun to do here, and it's not busy, but the sight of all the shops is overwhelming. There's a pastry shop with so many people buying that the line is almost as long as here! I wanted to buy one for my sister, but when I asked the owner, he told me it was ten cents a piece. That's way too expensive! I don't know why so many people are buying it; they really are spending money on it."
"But sister, it doesn't matter if we can't eat cakes. I brought this from home!"
Lin Xiaopu mysteriously pulled out two fingernail-sized pieces of rock honey from his sleeve, giving one to Lin Shu and one for himself. "Hey, we have so much rock honey at home. We don't even need to buy candy from outside."
After saying this, Lin Xiaopu threw the rock honey into his mouth. He was reluctant to chew it, so he held it in his mouth and sucked it slowly.
Lin Shu deliberately asked, "Xiao Pu, you didn't bring only these two, did you? Isn't your mother going to eat any? Isn't your brother Ye going to eat any?"
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Lin Xiaopu smiled mischievously, "Sister, how did you know I didn't bring it?"
After she finished speaking, she produced two more candies as if by magic and gave them all to Lin Shu. "Here, sister, you divide them. I am young and my words have no weight at home. Mother and brother A Ye don't listen to me. If I give them candies, they will definitely say they don't want to eat them and give them all to me. But it's different, sister. You have a high status at home. Mother and brother A Ye listen to you." She winked at Lin Shu while speaking.
Lin Shu was amused by her mischievous appearance. "Okay, so you were waiting for me to ask you on purpose? If I hadn't asked just now, would you have refused to give it to me?"
"I'll give it to you, but not in a hurry." Lin Xiaopu sucked the rock honey, and a small bag bulged on one side of his cheek due to the rock honey.
Lin Shu raised her hand and pinched her other cheek, making a symmetrical small bump. "You little brat, you've plotted against me."
"Hmm."
But in fact, Lin Xiaopu was not wrong.
Lin Shu spread the two rock honeys on her hands and poked Zhou Ye, "Aye, have some candy."
Before Zhou Ye could speak, he interrupted him, "Don't talk nonsense, just eat when I tell you to. Didn't you say you'll listen to me? You have to give it to me even if you don't like it."
Zhou Ye:......
Zhou Ye had no choice but to take a rock honey from her hand and put it in his mouth in front of her.
It was much simpler when it came to He Guixiang. He Guixiang knew her temper and, without waiting for her to say anything, she had already taken the rock honey and eaten it. "None of us can argue with you. Mother won't argue with you. Just eat it."
Lin Xiaopu chuckled twice, and suddenly had an expression that said, "Look, what did I say?"
They refused each other's candies, which looked harmonious and warm, but it made many people feel sad, especially the old lady from before.
This big family has big and small, boys and girls. Her two sons are busy, so aren’t others busy too?
The old lady did not rest and thanked Lin Shu, saying, "Good children, it will be your turn soon. I will wait in line myself."
"You're welcome, Auntie." Lin Shu came out of the team and stood aside.
The old lady waved her hands, looking lonely and less interested in chatting.
About a quarter of an hour later, it was finally Lin Shu's turn. The pharmacy attendant politely reminded her that no more than two relatives could accompany her for the consultation. Without even needing Lin Shu to speak, Zhou Ye said, "You go in. I'll wait outside."
Lin Shu glanced at him and whispered, "Find a place to sit down. Don't just stand there like an idiot. Got it?"
"Okay." Zhou Ye nodded.
There was a separate clinic room in the pharmacy with a wooden table inside. An old doctor sat behind the table. He looked to be in his fifties. Although his hair was gray, he looked energetic.
Several people paid a consultation fee of twenty copper coins before entering.
The consultation fee of twenty copper coins is not much, and the doctor is such an experienced old doctor, so it is no wonder that so many people are queuing up to see him.
When the three people came in, the old doctor looked up and said, "Which patient is this? Come and sit down quickly."
Lin Xiaopu sat obediently at the other end of the table.
"What's wrong with you?" asked the old doctor.
He Guixiang subconsciously wanted to say that Lin Xiaopu was weak and sickly and had been taking medicine for treatment, but was interrupted by Lin Shu who gently squeezed her hand.
Lin Shu stepped forward and asked, "Doctor, my sister isn't as strong as other children her age. Could you please take her pulse and see if it's weak? Is there something wrong with her body?"
When the old doctor heard this, he frowned slightly, but still took Lin Xiaopu's pulse carefully as instructed.
After taking her pulse, he immediately said with a serious face: "This little girl's pulse is strong and powerful. She is in good health."
Lin Shu still looked worried. "But doctor, my sister was always sick when she was little, and she wasn't as sturdy as the other children in the village. Do you think you should prescribe some tonic to help her recover?"
The old doctor's face darkened when he heard this. "Why take medicine if you're not sick? Don't you have too much money to spend? You were weak when you were young, but that's just childhood. You'll get better as you grow up! I see how you're dressed, you're not rich, so why are you still spending money like that?! She's short because her parents aren't tall, and she's thin because she doesn't eat well! Go home and feed her well. If you have enough money, buy her a pound of pork every few days, stew fish and roast chicken every ten days or half a month. I guarantee she'll be as plump as a calf in no time!"
As he said this, he waved his sleeves in annoyance and said, "Go away, go away quickly, don't waste my time here, there are many patients waiting to see a doctor." He almost said that a few people were occupying the toilet without doing anything.
Lin Shu, far from being annoyed by his dismissive tone, was delighted. He Guixiang and Lin Xiaopu were even more delighted; one's eyes widened with surprise, while the other grinned idiotically.
Generally, after seeing the old doctor, the patient would go to the side to find the waiter to get medicine. After the waiter read the prescription written by the old doctor, he would use a scale to weigh the medicine, this medicine weighing a few cents, that medicine weighing a few taels, and after weighing out a portion, he would tie it up with oil paper.
Patients generally need to take the medicine for three days, two doses a day, which means six doses are needed. If the patient needs to take it for a longer period of time, more than six doses may be needed.
But Lin Shu and the other two's consultation time was short, they didn't even take any medicine, and they came out very quickly. The auntie waiting in line behind them was stunned.
Zhou Ye didn't run far, he just squatted at the door of the pharmacy. He was slightly surprised for a moment, then he understood.
However, it was still a little unexpected for him that the three of them came out so quickly.
Lin Shu pouted and explained, "The doctor said there's nothing wrong with Xiao Pu and he doesn't need any medicine." Then she said hello to the woman, "Come in quickly, Auntie. The staff is calling you. We'll be leaving first."
The old lady sighed and hurried inside. Before going in, she couldn't help but glance around. She watched the family walking away, talking and laughing on the way, and felt quite envious.
It’s better if you are not sick. Who would be willing to come to this pharmacy?
Because Zhou Ye didn't follow in, Lin Xiaopu chattered with him about what had just happened. When she was excited, her saliva flew out. Fortunately, Zhou Ye was tall enough to prevent her saliva from flying into his face.
"…At first I didn't understand why my sister didn't tell my mother that I'd been taking medicine. But then I saw the old doctor's reaction, and I suddenly understood. Hey, my sister is so smart! As long as the doctor can't find anything wrong with my pulse right now, it means I don't need to take medicine. Why bother about the past! Brother Ye, the doctor said my pulse is strong and powerful, and I'm in good health! Mother, you heard that too, right?"
"I heard it, I heard it!" He Guixiang said with a smile, and then asked Lin Shu curiously, "A Shu, if I told the old doctor that Xiao Pu had been taking medicine, what would he say?"
Lin Shu smiled and said, "What else can I say? He'll definitely tell her to stop it immediately. He might even scold her and ask why she didn't bring Xiao Pu in for a follow-up visit sooner."
He Guixiang was both delighted and puzzled. "But the old doctor also said that this medicine should be taken until the child is at least ten years old. This, this is still a full year short!"
"Mother, everyone's constitution is different. The old doctor gave a time based on most people's constitutions, but our Xiao Pu is very hardworking and has recovered without taking so many medicines. If you, Ping'er, had let Xiao Pu jump around more, he might have recovered even sooner! However, the main reason is that Xiao Pu eats and sleeps well every day. With good food, good sleep, and the nourishing herbs, his body has recovered well, hasn't it?"
"Sister, you're right. That must be the case!" Lin Xiaopu suddenly remembered something and said to He Guixiang slyly, "Mother, the doctor said we should cut a pound of pork every few days and eat it, and roast fish and stew chicken every ten days or half a month. We don't have to eat pork every few days, we can just eat pork once a month!"
He Guixiang was in a good mood at the moment. Although she knew that her youngest daughter was craving meat, she still agreed generously: "Eat it. Mother will go to the pork stall and buy a pound of pork!"
Lin Shu glanced at Zhou Ye and coughed lightly, "Mother, I'm afraid one pound isn't enough. Xiao Pu must have told you about the sale of the chicken mushroom sauce. We made a lot of money today, so let's buy three pounds of pork!"
He Guixiang would never be willing to spend the money no matter what.
There weren't many pig farmers in Jingxi Town, and a pound of pork sold for 40 wen. Three pounds was 120 wen. With that much money, what could you do? A meal of pork was gone.
But today Ah Shu made money from selling chicken mushroom sauce, and Xiao Pu also received such good news. In the future, the biggest monthly expense, the money for medicine, can be saved, which is five or six hundred coins!
"Buy it. Don't mention three pounds of pork. Mom will buy five pounds of pork today!" He Guixiang responded happily.
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