Chapter 2855 Spending Money
Man Bao believed her, there was no way she would believe it. The two children wanted to eat more than they missed their father.
She pulled out the needle from Dahua's body without much expression, and said to the rich woman who had been chattering in her ear, "How much does it cost for your family to marry a daughter-in-law?"
Dafu Niang was stunned for a moment and then said, "Including the betrothal gifts and the banquet, it would cost at least four or five taels, right?"
"Three taels!" Dahua, lying on the bed, said, "The betrothal gift was one hundred coins, enough red cloth for the wedding dress, and then some cakes and meat. The wedding banquet cost about fifteen hundred coins. I borrowed the ox cart that brought me here from my cousin's house. All in all, it cost less than three thousand four hundred coins. At the price of copper coins back then, it was less than three taels."
Rich lady: "..."
Manbao said, "If your son is a widower with two children and is old, it would cost more money to marry him, right?"
Before Dafu Niang could say anything, Dahua interrupted, "It'll cost at least five hundred yuan, and she can only be a widow, possibly with children. Forget about a virgin girl. Who would marry their daughter off as a stepmother? They're not particularly wealthy."
Dafu Niang's face turned black. She glared at her daughter-in-law and said, "Why are you talking about this? You're not going to die."
Manbao sighed and said, "She is about to die."
Dafu Niang was stunned for a moment, and when she understood what she meant, everything went dark before her eyes. When a figure reappeared in front of her, she saw Zhou Man holding her with one hand and pressing on her philtrum with the other.
Manbao sighed and said, "Auntie's health is not very good either."
The rich woman couldn't listen any more. She burst into tears and knelt down beside Zhou Man on the edge of the bed. She held Zhou Man's hands tightly and cried loudly, "My wife, Madam, Bodhisattva, please help my wife. I will definitely set up a longevity tablet for you when I get back..."
Manbao: "...I might give it a try, but I'm only 80% sure."
Although the rich lady thought it was too little, it was better than spending a lot of money to marry a daughter-in-law, right? So she nodded repeatedly and said, "80% of it is 80%. Please give me a hand, Madam."
"How about this? I'll come over every day to give her acupuncture, and you can bring her some medicine to go with her."
"well."
Manbao called outside, and Xibing immediately took out ink, pen and paper from the medicine box and gave them to Manbao.
Manbao wrote down a prescription and handed it to Dafu Niang, saying, "Go get the medicine."
Dafu Niang wiped her tears and took it. Then she remembered something and asked hurriedly, "Is this medicine expensive?"
Manbao said, "About eighty cents."
The rich woman's eyes widened and she asked in disbelief, "What kind of medicine is so expensive?"
Manbao said, "Is it expensive? It's a human life. Considering the blood your daughter-in-law shed yesterday, it's not expensive."
Although she thought so, Dafu Niang still felt it was too expensive and asked anxiously, "Can it be cheaper?"
Manbao: "...I'm not selling medicine."
She said somewhat unhappily, "I don't want your consultation fee anymore."
But this didn't make Dafu Niang feel much better. She begged, "Maybe we can change to a cheaper prescription?"
"The most expensive ingredient in this prescription is the few cents of ginseng root, which is used to replenish qi. The other ingredient is angelica root, which is used to replenish blood. In your daughter-in-law's current condition, none of them can be missing." Manbao said, "Actually, you should think positively. One dose of medicine can be boiled twice and taken once a day. She will take this dose for a maximum of ten days. If she survives after ten days, I will switch to a cheaper prescription for her. After she takes it for two months, she will be completely alive. All in all, it will only cost you two hundred yuan. Isn't it better than marrying another wife?"
Manbao said, "Besides, given your family's situation, even if you have five hundred yuan, you might not be able to marry a wife. Who knows if you've borrowed money?"
Dafu Niang only felt more uncomfortable in her heart.
She looked at Zhou Man, then at Dahua lying on the bed, and finally said distressedly: "Okay, I'll buy them. I, I'll buy two pairs first..."
Take it for two days first, and see if it works. If not...
Dafu Niang reluctantly went out to buy medicine.
When Zhou Man went to see the doctor yesterday, he asked about the prices of various medicinal materials in the pharmacy. Most of the prices were similar to those in the capital. Some were cheaper, but some were more expensive.
Manbao thought it might be related to the distance from the place of production. Anyway, they were roughly the same, so she calculated it according to the prices in Beijing.
In fact, because this place is remote, ginseng and angelica are more expensive, so a set of medicine costs eighty-six coins.
The rich woman's heart was trembling as she took out the money.
Dafu occasionally did odd jobs outside, doing hard work like carrying bags and running errands, and he only earned fifteen cents a day. On a good day he could earn eighteen cents. His daughter-in-law would spend many days' wages on him in just one day.
How many days is this "many days"?
Dafu Niang was confused and asked the doctor who was busy reading her prescription, "Doctor, my son earns 15 cents a day. How many days will it take for him to earn enough money to buy this medicine?"
The doctor, who was immersed in the prescription, was also stunned when he heard this. He counted on his fingers and said uncertainly, "Five and a half days?"
He turned his head and looked at the shopkeeper beside him.
The shopkeeper said angrily, "Workers don't need to eat or drink, so let's just count it as six days."
Dafu's mother cried: "Oh my god, damn the daughter-in-law of the Guo family, I don't know how she could be so vicious and hurtful. Not only did she hurt my daughter-in-law, she also hurt my son..."
The wealthy woman cursed Diao profusely. Seeing the shopkeeper and the doctor gathered together to look at the prescription she had brought, and neither of them accepted the money on the counter, she carefully placed her hand on the edge of the copper coin and said, "Shopkeeper, I'll give you this prescription. Can you give us a discount?"
The shopkeeper said thoughtfully, "You gave us the prescription. What will you use to get the medicine next time?"
She said confidently, "Anyway, the prescription is here with you, just prescribe it for me."
Anyway, she can't read, so it's useless for her to keep this thing. Seeing that the shopkeeper and the doctor seem to like the prescription very much, it should be... okay, right?
She herself was a little unsure.
The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll give you a discount of five cents on this prescription. Next time Mr. Zhou prescribes you another medicine, you can take it and I'll give you five cents more."
"You only have this one dose of medicine? Will you give it to me when I come to get it tomorrow?" Although Dafu Niang was not good at accounting, she was very shrewd in these matters.
The shopkeeper said, "Of course not. We don't make much money from this prescription. If we keep giving it away, how can we make any money?"
He continued, "Auntie, I'm willing to spend money to buy it today because I feel sorry for you. Honestly, you've already gotten the medicine from me, and we're not stupid. How could we not remember it after getting it once? This prescription is dispensable to us."
The wealthy lady, who wanted to bargain further, didn't dare to say anything more and nodded, "Okay."
The shopkeeper completed the deal with her. As soon as she left, the shopkeeper and the doctor immediately took the prescription to the backyard and continued to study it together. "This prescription is great! With the woman's condition, even if I were given a whole ginseng plant, it might not be able to save her. This prescription directly saves a lot of money."
There was a power outage today. I was so happy that I played with my phone and stubbornly waited for the power to come back. As a result, the power didn't come back at 4pm, 6pm, or 8pm. I had no choice but to ride my electric donkey out to find a teahouse to charge my laptop so I could write.
Oh, why can't it call at the right time?
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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