Chapter 31 Luck and Change
As soon as he entered the house, Lu Qing saw a brand new big iron pot placed there.
Doctor Chen went back to the inner room and took out a cloth bag.
"These silver coins are from selling the Red Moon Carp. Keep them."
The old doctor handed the cloth bag to Lu Qing.
When Lu Qing took it, he was surprised to feel its heavy weight.
"So many, Grandpa Chen, how much did the Red Moon Carp sell for?"
"You are lucky." The old doctor said, "The nobleman I sent the herbs to this time has a wife who has been weak recently and needs to nourish her body. When she heard that I had a red moon carp, she offered to buy it for one hundred taels of silver without saying a word."
"One hundred taels?" Lu Qing glared. "Grandpa Chen, didn't you say before that my Red Moon Carp had grown too big and its value had decreased?"
He remembered that the old doctor had said before that the best Red Moon Carp only cost one hundred taels each.
"That's why I said you're lucky." The old doctor stroked his beard and said, "Generally speaking, only the best Red Moon Carp is worth a hundred taels."
"But that nobleman dotes on his wife. Besides being very delicious, this red moon carp also has an excellent tonic effect. That's why that nobleman directly asked me to buy it at the highest price."
What a coincidence.
After listening to this, Lu Qing had to agree with the old doctor.
He is really lucky.
"I'll give you all the cash you asked for from this hundred taels. Excluding the ten taels I used to pay for your treatment and the five taels I used to pay for the iron pot and salt, there will be eighty-five taels left."
Lu Qing opened the cloth bag and took a look. The white silver inside was dazzling.
Almost all of them were silver ingots, some big and some small, the big ones were ten taels each, the small ones were five taels each, and there were also some small silver pieces.
Obviously, the old doctor changed part of it into small change because he had to use it in his daily life.
As for the fifteen taels that were spent, Lu Qing didn't care too much.
The old doctor charged ten taels of silver for the consultation and medicine, which sounded quite expensive.
But based on his understanding of the old doctor, he suspected that the old doctor had charged too little.
And the cost of buying iron pots and salt.
Not to mention the salt, but he expected that the iron pot would be expensive.
After all, in his memory, the original owner made a lot of money when he sold the iron pot at home.
Even now, there are not many families in the village who can afford iron pots.
You can imagine how valuable an iron pot is.
But no matter how expensive the iron pot is, Lu Qing will buy it.
I have been in this world for so long, and almost everything I eat is either boiled or stewed, which has made my mouth taste bland.
With an iron pan, he can cook many more dishes.
It doesn't matter if you don't have enough clothes, but you must not treat yourself too badly when it comes to food. This is Lu Qing's consistent life principle.
"Also, I have already opened this iron pot for you last night. You can use it directly when you go back. You don't have to open the pot yourself." The old doctor added.
When Lu Qing took a look, he saw that the iron pot was shiny and oily, and it had been thoroughly cooked.
"Grandpa Chen, it takes a lot of oil to cook. I'll give you money." Lu Qing opened the cloth bag.
"No need." Doctor Chen waved his hand. "It's just two pieces of fat pork. It doesn't cost much. I'm too lazy to cut the silver for you."
Seeing that the old doctor was unwilling to accept the patient, Lu Qing had no choice but to give up.
He knew that people in this world looked down on pork.
Especially the upper class nobles, they believed that pork was lowly and was something only the poor people at the bottom of society would eat.
People who are a little richer tend to eat beef and mutton.
So the price of pork in this world is not expensive.
Of course, this is not expensive, only compared with beef and mutton.
For the lower-class civilians, meat is not cheap.
So even pork cannot be eaten often.
I only buy some to eat during festivals, or when I have extra money and have guests at home.
However, Lu Qing also knew that the old doctor was obviously not short of money, and he probably wouldn't care about the two pieces of fat pork at all.
"Thank you, Grandpa Chen."
"Okay, don't bother about such a small matter." The old doctor said nonchalantly, "Just lie down on the bed and I'll give you an injection."
Lu Qing took off his shirt as instructed and lay on the wooden bed.
The old doctor took out the silver needle.
He said, "Today is the third time I'm giving you acupuncture, and it will also be the last time. After this, you won't need to do it again."
"Grandpa Chen, are you saying that my health is better now?" Lu Qing asked in surprise.
"I can't say you have fully recovered, but your vitality has basically stabilized. In the days ahead, you just need to eat well and get some rest, and you will slowly recover. You don't need to use the strengthening needle anymore."
"Thank you, Grandpa Chen."
"Okay, relax and don't move."
Doctor Chen started to give the acupuncture. After a while, Lu Qing fell asleep.
The old doctor frowned slightly as he looked at Lu Qing who had fallen asleep.
Although Lu Qing has been recuperating here during this period, he has recovered very well.
But he still couldn't find out why Lu Qing suddenly got better.
During this period, he also took the opportunity of acupuncture to carefully examine Lu Qing's body.
There was indeed nothing abnormal in his body, and he had no underlying disease.
It really made him confused.
After thinking for a while and still failing to come to the point, the old doctor finally relaxed his brows.
It would have been fine if he couldn't find the cause, but fortunately Lu Qing's body was finally recovered, so his treatment was not in vain.
"Grandpa Chen, is my brother asleep?"
Xiaoyan at the side asked softly.
After seeing Lu Qing give injections a few times, the little guy was no longer as scared as before.
But when Grandpa Chen was giving her the injection, she still didn't dare to watch.
"Well, he fell asleep. Let's go. Let's not disturb your brother's rest. Let's go outside. Grandpa bought some cakes from the city yesterday. I heard they tasted very good."
"Really? What kind of cake is it?"
“It’s called osmanthus cake…”
When Lu Qing woke up from his deep sleep, he felt that his whole body was full of energy.
And he was sure that this time it was no longer an illusion like the first time he had the acupuncture, but his body had really almost recovered.
All this is thanks to Dr. Chen.
Just as he was thinking, Lu Qing heard Xiaoyan's laughter coming from outside the yard.
He smiled slightly, put on his shirt and walked out of the yard.
I saw Dr. Chen and Xiaoyan still sitting on the stone bench. The little girl was holding a piece of cake in her hand. I don’t know what they were talking about. Her feet were swinging back and forth, and she was smiling happily with her head tilted back.
This scene was almost the same as what Lu Qing saw when he first woke up from the acupuncture.
However, at that time he was weak, had nothing, and even had difficulty surviving.
Now, his body has basically recovered and he has just earned hundreds of taels of silver.
In the future, I will also have the opportunity to study medicine with Dr. Chen.
Everything has become different.
This chapter is to make up for last night's. I had a headache yesterday and couldn't finish it. Sorry, there will still be two chapters in the evening.
(End of this chapter)
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