Chapter 2226 Cooperation
Even someone like Liu Huan, who knew nothing about pharmacology, was shocked to see the herbs piled haphazardly on the shelves, let alone Man Bao and Zhou Liru.
The room was not big and everything was within easy reach from the door, but Manbao still walked in and took a look around, then stood in front of a wall and looked at the medicine bottles, boxes or jars on the shelves above, all of which had the names of the medicines written on them.
The mayor came over and introduced, "These are all finished medicines we bought from passing merchants."
There was no other way. Ah Man only knew some simple medical skills, and they were all for external injuries. In the past, they had to go to Liangzhou, Suzhou or Yumen Pass to buy hemostatic medicine. They would only ask Ah Man to treat the wound when there was an emergency and there was no medicine.
Everyone wants to live, especially the mayor as he gets older. So since four or five years ago, they have liked to buy medicine from passing merchants. Occasionally, when they take orders to escort a caravan out of the desert, they will also buy some ready-made medicines in other towns and store them.
It's just that they are too fierce, so many pharmacies don't like to sell their ready-made medicines. In addition, there are restrictions on some ready-made medicines, and you can't buy more than a certain amount at a time.
Of course, they were people who didn't care about the rules and restrictions of the government office, but those pharmacies did not dare and were unwilling to break these rules.
In addition, not all pharmacies sell ready-made medicines, so he accumulated these ready-made medicines over a long period of time.
Manbao and Zhou Liru identified some patent medicines and picked out two that did not match the names of the medicines. "The rest are fine."
As for the medicinal herbs in this room, it was really hard to describe them in a few words. She felt that if she selected them carefully, she could filter out half of them and throw them away.
Medicine is different from other things. Some medicinal materials can be poisonous if not stored properly.
The mayor gritted his teeth and finally asked Zhou Man to help him choose.
She might be the most suitable person to sort it out. After her, they might never meet such a great doctor again.
Of course, in order to make the other party do his best, he took the initiative to mention the escort team sent to Shazhou, and he said that he could send them ten more people.
In other words, if they paid one hundred taels of silver to hire ten people, he would let twenty people escort them there.
Judging from their quote, Manbao and his team earned fifty taels of silver in one trip.
Of course, it was not something that could be done in one trip. Manbao and Zhou Liru initially looked through the medicinal materials and threw those that were obviously unusable into the basket.
"Please find some baskets and compost the unusable items. Bury any that are poisonous to prevent them from being accidentally eaten by humans and livestock. I'll do my best to dispose of what can be handled."
The mayor watched Zhou Man picking up herbs from the shelves and throwing them into the abandoned basket. He also smelled some of the herbs in the boxes and chests, picked up a little, put it in his mouth to taste, and then threw it into the basket. A small amount was put aside.
I heard her instruct the little girl, "This can still be used, but it needs to be processed and re-cooked."
Zhou Liru pinched it and said, "But, aunt, the medicinal properties will be lost a lot after it's been prepared, right?"
Manbao said, "If it's not processed, it will be useless in half a year, and it can't be made into medicine now."
The mayor immediately interrupted, "What kind of medicine can this thing be made into?"
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "You can make a hemostatic ointment, but the effect isn't very good. It's useful for ordinary wounds, but not for large ones. It can stop bleeding and prevent small wounds from getting worse."
The mayor's eyes flickered, and he said, "Then make it into a hemostatic ointment."
Manbao looked up at him and asked, "Is there anyone under the mayor who can do this?"
The mayor paused and then gave her a warm smile. "Doctor Zhou, shall we discuss this?"
So everyone moved to the living room.
When Mr. Zhuang arrived, Manbao and his six companions had already negotiated with the mayor the remuneration for the finished medicine.
Manbao and his team only need to work, and all the materials for making the medicine are provided by the mayor. Naturally, they won't be too expensive, and in any case, they cannot exceed the value of the medicine itself.
It is because there are few doctors in this place (almost none) and few people buy medicinal materials (people basically rely on resistance to treat illnesses), so it would be a waste to keep the medicinal materials, so we spent a lot of money to hire Zhou Man and others.
This high price is what the mayor and his colleagues think.
Manbao and the others don't think so. She thinks they are already cheap enough. If it weren't for the mayor's sincerity, she wouldn't waste her precious time making medicine here.
The mayor was a little scared after being bitten by a snake. So he sighed repeatedly during the meal. "Actually, I had some small grudges with those merchants, but I apologized afterwards. I didn't expect them to sell me fake medicine anyway. Alas, it's a good thing that my brothers haven't been sick much in the past two years. Otherwise, who knows how many people would have died if they had taken those medicines."
Man Bao said, "Doctors have medical ethics. There is nothing wrong with these medicines themselves. The problem is that the medicines were mixed up and someone deliberately misled you. This is not the doctor's fault, but the fault of the merchant who sold you the medicines."
The mayor asked, "Isn't it possible for a doctor to do something like this?"
Man Bao smiled and said, "Of course, I can't guarantee that all doctors in the world will strictly abide by medical ethics, but doctors can refuse to treat patients, but they cannot intentionally harm the patient's body during the treatment process. This is not only medical ethics, but also the law. If a doctor exceeds this, he will not only be punished by law, but also be expelled from the medical profession. Any doctor who hears about this will not recognize his identity."
Although the world is big and the flow of information is limited, people who violate this taboo can just move to another place and start over.
But it is impossible for them to go further and achieve further success in this industry.
The mayor took one look at the serious expression on her face and felt a sense of peace. Although they hadn't gotten along very well before, she didn't seem like the type to take revenge.
To show his appreciation for Zhou Man and the others, the village chief had someone catch two whitebait from the lake. He smiled and said, "Of all the fish in the lake, this one is the most delicious. It's delicious whether boiled or steamed. I heard that Doctor Zhou really likes this fish, but it wasn't available before. Why not try some today?"
Manbao didn't take it to heart. He should be able to know what they did in the town, but he definitely didn't know what was happening in their yard.
Otherwise he would know that Manbao and his friends had just eaten whitebait yesterday.
However, the silverfish made by Mrs. He is a little different from the one made at the mayor's home. The taste is a little different. It is smoother and more tender than the one made by Mrs. He, and it is not fishy or greasy. It looks delicious.
Manbao was very satisfied, so after dinner he took the initiative to list the materials needed to make the medicine, such as wooden barrels, big pots, pestles, etc.
Manbao said, "We need to sort out your storehouse first. Make some of the hard-to-keep ingredients into finished medicines, and keep the rest. I'll teach you how to preserve them."
But whether you can learn it depends on your aptitude. Manbao decided to mention it when he sorted it out, and he does not plan to teach it separately.
She also wants to go to the Gobi Desert to find other unrecorded creatures.
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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