Chapter 831 Ways to Make Money
Manbao took out a piece of silver from his purse and placed it on the table, saying, "I'll buy it with money. There's no need for the herbalists to come to the city in person. If you find the fresh herbs I want, just have someone bring them to me. I'll pay for it. Two plants or two pieces of fresh herbs make one share, and I'll take one share as a pound of prepared herbs."
Shopkeeper Lao Zheng looked at Manbao in surprise. "This isn't cheap. Some herbs are very expensive. Why do you always think of using raw herbs?"
Shopkeeper Old Zheng said, "You are a doctor, not a drug dealer, much less a herbalist. You just need to know how to identify well-prepared herbs."
Manbao shook his head. "But what if there are no prepared herbs for you one day? You have to go and collect the herbs yourself and prepare them yourself. My fifth sister-in-law's family has been doing this for three generations."
Shopkeeper Old Zheng said with a smile, "You'll have plenty of opportunities in the future. Why rush now?"
He really felt that Manbao didn't need to spend this money. Even though she took out a piece of silver and it seemed like a lot, there were so many medicinal herbs in the world, and many of them were precious. If she just took out a few of them, the money would be gone.
This is a bottomless pit. She has opened the first step, and she doesn't know how much money she will have to spend to fill it in the future.
Manbao was very persistent. "I have already noted down the herbs in the medicine shop. I want to see some of the raw herbs. Shopkeeper Lao Zheng, please help me talk to the herbal farmers."
Doctor Ji came over and said to the shopkeeper, Old Zheng, "Please tell her that it's a good thing that the child is eager to learn."
He turned to look at Manbao and asked, "Have you prepared the money?"
Manbao nodded seriously and said, "I'm ready. I will work hard to make money in the future."
Doctor Ji was very curious, "How do you make money?"
"I haven't thought of it yet. I'll tell you when I do."
Doctor Ji: ...
However, Manbao still comforted Doctor Ji, "But don't worry, I have a lot of money on me. I have kept the thank-you gifts that the Ji family gave me before."
Doctor Ji was visibly relieved when he thought of the gold he had received.
Even though she had gold, Manbao decided to prepare for a rainy day. She didn't want to rush to earn points when she needed them like she did now. She didn't want to cram at the last minute like this anymore.
So after seeing the patient at noon, Manbao put on his backpack and went to the county government office to find County Magistrate Tang.
County Magistrate Tang had just finished lunch and was about to take a nap. When he heard that Manbao wanted to see him, he got up from the couch and asked someone to call him in.
The two sat opposite each other, and County Magistrate Tang asked casually, "Have you had lunch?"
Manbao shook his head, "No."
County Magistrate Tang paused, looked up at Manbao, and said to Mingli, "Go to the kitchen and get a bowl of noodles."
Then he said to Manbao, "You're late, just eat what you have."
Manbao nodded nonchalantly, "I came here to check on you. Are you okay?"
County Magistrate Tang looked at her for a moment and asked, "Are you talking about Bai Er scratching at my window?"
Manbao said embarrassedly: "He didn't do it on purpose, he was just very curious."
"People with strong curiosity usually have more hardships," like him. County Magistrate Tang waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's okay. I've found a good excuse."
God knows how he felt when he returned to the Taoist temple the day before yesterday and knelt down in front of Mingli to apologize?
He was a wise man all his life, but he fell into the hands of several young boys and girls one after another.
County Magistrate Tang crossed his legs and asked, "Tell me, do you have anything else to ask?"
Man Bao asked seriously, "Tang County Magistrate, what are some ways to make money quickly, profitably, and legally in Yizhou?"
County Magistrate Tang also looked serious and nodded, "Yes."
Manbao's eyes lit up and he asked, "What method?"
"Gambling in the gambling house."
Manbao sat back in his chair, looked at County Magistrate Tang with a stern face, and snorted, "No."
County Magistrate Tang smiled and said, "That's a good boy. How old are you, and you're already thinking about making money? I see you have a large family. It shouldn't be difficult for you to study in Yizhou City, right?"
"I have my own money for studying."
Magistrate Tang had heard plenty from Magistrate Yang about his three children. He knew that despite their young age, they had already become self-reliant. He nodded and asked, "So why are you suddenly asking about ways to make money?"
"I need a lot of money."
County Magistrate Tang frowned. "What do you want so much money for? Ahem, Manbao, don't think of using the money to do anything bad. If you break the law, I won't show favoritism."
"I'm using the money to buy medicinal herbs."
County Magistrate Tang was stunned and asked, "Buying medicinal herbs?"
Manbao told me that she wanted to learn about raw medicinal herbs and needed to buy them. She said, "The herbal farmers are afraid that someone will steal their jobs, and they also think it's troublesome to preserve the raw herbs. So it's been more than half a year, and they still haven't brought me a single raw herb. I have no choice but to pay for it. The price can't be too low, otherwise people won't be willing to make an extra trip. So it costs a lot of money to buy the herbs."
County Magistrate Tang couldn't help but give her a thumbs-up and boasted, "Manbao, your dream might actually come true in the future. Come, come, let me call you Doctor Zhou first."
"Who is Doctor Zhou?" Mrs. Tang just happened to hear this last sentence when she arrived.
When Magistrate Tang saw Madam Tang, he immediately waved and said, "You've come just in time." He turned to Manbao and said, "If you want to ask about making money, it's best to ask Madam."
Mrs. Tang smiled at County Magistrate Tang, sat down next to Manbao, and asked, "Why, do you want to make money?"
Manbao nodded repeatedly and looked at Madam Tang expectantly. "Madam, do you know of any ways to make money quickly in Yizhou City that are not illegal?"
Mrs. Tang tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "Gambling?"
Manbao: "...Madam and Lord Tang are indeed from the same family. Even their ideas are the same."
Madam Tang turned her head to glance at Magistrate Tang, who was leisurely drinking tea from his cup, and said to Manbao with a smile, "This is indeed the most profitable, but we girls can't go to a dirty place like a gambling house. We can open a game ourselves."
Mrs. Tang asked Manbao, "Can you play leaf cards?"
Manbao shook his head.
"If literary fighting doesn't work, how about physical fighting? Do you know how to play pots?"
Manbao shook his head.
"What about polo?"
Manbao still shook his head.
Mrs. Tang sighed and spread her hands, saying, "That's all I can do. The ladies I know love to play these things. Just tell me what you can do."
"I know medical skills."
Madam Tang looked her over and shook her head, saying, "You're too young. Every family has their own doctor. If things don't work out, they can hire someone else. Can your medical skills be better than those of the old doctors?"
Manbao shook his head, "Not yet."
She thought for a moment and then said, "I can read. Well, they should be able to do that, and they can also hire a teacher themselves."
Manbao counted on his fingers, "I also know many kinds of plants in the world. I may know some of them, whether they are known to people or not."
The next update will be around 8pm
(End of this chapter)
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