The free plasters given away by Liu Ruonan really benefited everyone, and many people came back to buy them.
However, Liu Ruonan started charging for the medicine. Everyone started to complain about Liu Ruonan. "We're just fellow villagers, but she's asking for money for this little medicine?" Besides, the medicine was collected from the mountains and didn't cost much. Why was she so stingy?
People have said a lot of things like this.
This made Chen Jianmin very unhappy. He retorted to everyone, "There are so many herbs on the mountain. Just go and pick them. No one's stopping you, right? Let's not talk about whether you know which herbs are which or what medicines are effective for which symptoms. It's just that Nan Nan goes out early and comes back late, and he still boils herbs. It's not a waste of effort! You should also get some wages for doing some work outside. Why do you become petty when it comes to Ruonan?"
What Chen Jianmin said is not without reason, and it is actually pleasing to the ear.
A clear-minded person would think about it for an entire afternoon before coming to get the medicine. A dull-minded person would think about it for two or three days before coming back.
Liu Ruonan's plaster costs 1.5 yuan, which is considered a high price in rural areas in that era. After all, a pound of salt costs only a few cents, and a pound of vinegar costs only a few cents.
But Liu Ruonan refused to lower the price, arguing that good medicine deserves a high price. Later, Liu Ruonan also added acupuncture, which also cost 1.5 yuan per session.
Everyone was even amazed at Liu Ruonan's medical skills. How could such a girl who never left the house learn such a trick? And how could it be so advanced?
The news of Liu Ruonan's medical treatment even spread outside the village, and it was indeed effective.
Speaking of this, it has been almost a month.
Under Liu Ruonan's meticulous treatment, Tian Ni now has no problem walking and can even be described as walking briskly. Now that her legs are healed, she visits Zhuang Sheng from time to time.
Zhuang Sheng was now sitting for longer and longer periods of time, and he was beginning to regain some feeling in his lower body. Everyone had witnessed Liu Ruonan's resurrection, her Hua Tuo-like medical skills earning her respect. More and more patients were seeking Liu Ruonan's help.
Previously, Chen Jianmin had only cleaned out a warehouse. However, now that room was no longer big enough for anyone to sit, so he often set up a few simple beds in the yard, while those who needed acupuncture were doing acupuncture and those who needed to apply herbal compresses.
Although Liu Ruonan was very satisfied with the current situation, she could not rest on her laurels. She had to go to the city as soon as possible to buy the two medicines.
Today, Liu Ruonan got up early and pushed out the bicycle she had received as a wedding gift. She hadn't ridden a bicycle when she went to the city earlier, so as not to draw attention to herself. After all, Liu Ruonan had never even seen a bicycle in her life, so how could she possibly ride one?
Sometimes, she would ask Chen Lei to help her hold the bicycle and pretend to learn. Over time, everyone knew that she could ride a bicycle, and now she had no scruples.
It only took Liu Ruonan fifteen minutes to ride a bicycle to the town, and then she took a bus to the city.
After more than forty minutes, she arrived in the city safely and found the Chinese medicine clinic she had visited last time.
The Chinese medicine clinic was still bustling with customers. However, the doctor from before was nowhere to be seen. Instead, the apprentice from last time was in attendance.
"Comrade, please line up to see the doctor." The speaker was the young man from last time. Liu Ruonan recognized him immediately and pointed at him and smiled, "Don't you recognize me?"
The young man stared wide-eyed, looking again and again, but he still couldn't remember who this person was. He had met so many people here that it was inevitable that he couldn't remember them.
Liu Ruonan smiled and said, "I came here to buy acupuncture needles a month ago."
After this reminder, the young man remembered.
"Oh! It's you! By the way, are you here to buy acupuncture needles again this time?"
Liu Ruonan nodded and responded, "That's part of the reason."
"What about the other part?"
Liu Ruonan found that this young man was quite smart.
"Another reason is that I want to meet your boss."
"I'm afraid it's not possible today. Our boss is meeting an important guest!" The young man said, shielding his mouth with his hand. He approached Liu Ruonan and said in a low voice, "This guest is an honored guest who came all the way from Hong Kong. Our old boss came to meet him in person."
"Oh?" Liu Ruonan was a little disappointed. As a distinguished guest who had come from afar, he certainly couldn't leave her alone for her. However, after coming all this way, only to come back empty-handed, she still felt a little bit unwilling.
"Little brother, how about this? Can you ask for me if you can spare some time to see me today? Look, it's not easy for me to come all the way here. It takes several hours to go back and forth! If you can see me, I'll wait here."
Seeing that Liu Ruonan was well-behaved and sensible, the young man agreed and said, "Let me give it a try. If the shopkeeper really doesn't show up, there's nothing I can do."
"Thank you for your help."
The young man waved his hand and walked through the side door into the backyard. The building in the backyard was an antique courtyard house, a legacy left by the ancestors of this Chinese medicine shop. It looked quite old. The decoration was also antique, and many of the furniture were also left by their ancestors.
If I sell it in an antique shop, I'm sure it will fetch a good price.
The young man came to a door and knocked gently. An old but powerful voice came from the room.
“Who is it?”
"Boss, it's me!" the young man responded, bending over.
"What's the matter? Come in and tell me!"
The young man opened the door and saw the old boss sitting in the upper seat, a middle-aged man wearing a suit and tie, who looked quite gentlemanly, sitting in the lower seat, and the shopkeeper sitting in the side seat.
The old shopkeeper was already in his sixties. He was leaning on an elm cane and looked kind, with an air of an immortal.
As an experienced Chinese medicine practitioner, he paid close attention to his health, so he didn't look his age. If it weren't for his graying hair and chest-length beard, some people would have believed he was in his forties or fifties.
"Shopkeeper, the comrade from last time is here."
The shopkeeper turned to look at the young man, frowning slightly: "Which comrade?"
"He's the comrade who came to buy acupuncture needles, ambergris, and musk."
"Oh! It's her! How come she has collected all the money?" The shopkeeper suddenly realized that Liu Ruonan was quite impressed. He had seen people who could boast, but he had never seen anyone like Liu Ruonan. She always gave people a very arrogant feeling.
"What's the matter?" The old boss asked curiously. After all, the distinguished guest was here, but they were talking about some irrelevant issues, which was quite impolite to him.
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