Of course he has to pay. Does he think he doesn't have to pay for medicine just because he's the city lord? That's wishful thinking.
She immediately took several packets of medicine and handed them to him.
"Fifty coins..."
This scene left everyone present dumbfounded.
The city lord needs to pay silver to buy medicine? This is truly a strange tale.
Xie Tianyang hesitated for a moment, then took the medicine and handed it to the officer behind him, before flicking his sleeve and giving the order:
"Pay the medicine and let's go."
Having said that, he turned and left. The constable hurriedly took out a string of coins and handed it to Luo Zhiwan. As she accepted the money, the constable gave her a hateful glare.
“In Phoenix City, the city lord is like heaven. You even dared to accept his money. You really don’t know what’s good for you.”
Luo Zhiwan unceremoniously put away the hanging money, raised her eyebrows, and replied:
“My medicinal herbs also have costs. I didn’t sell them to him at a high price; that’s already giving him face.”
The officer was so angry that he rolled his eyes and turned away in a huff.
After the city lord and his officials left, the people who came to buy medicine became much quieter, and they began to line up and buy medicine in an orderly manner.
That afternoon, the Luo family's pharmacy sold over a hundred taels of medicinal herbs, roughly calculating that they earned at least thirty taels.
In the evening, the pharmacy closed. Luo Zhiwan was working on an abacus behind the counter, Zhiruo was cooking in the makeshift kitchen behind the pharmacy, and Jiawang was tidying up the herbs that had been rummaged through.
Although the three of them were very tired, they all felt very fulfilled.
"Knock knock knock..."
Just then, there was a rapid knocking on the door.
"Young lady of the Luo family, open the door quickly, your aunt needs to see you."
That sound?
Li Dazui?
Zhiruo took two steps forward and called out towards the door:
"It's closed. Come back tomorrow if you need anything."
"Zhiruo, open the door and get some medicine for the aunt..."
Zhiruo retorted without any politeness.
"Has someone in your family contracted the plague?"
"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"
After spitting a few times, Li Dazui spoke again through the crack in the door in a conciliatory tone:
"No, I heard that only your family in the whole of Phoenix has medicine to treat the plague. I want to take some medicine back as a precaution. We've been neighbors for a long time, so you'll be accommodating, right?"
A compromise?
Zhiruo glanced back at Zhiwan, raised an eyebrow, and chuckled softly:
"Big sister, this is the first time Li Dazui has spoken so humbly. Should we sell our medicine to her?"
Zhiwan shook her head without even thinking.
"We won't sell them. It's a waste for people who aren't infected with the plague to buy the medicine. These medicinal materials should be left for those who need them."
Zhiruo nodded in agreement, then took a few steps closer to the door and peeked through the crack to reply:
"Aunt Li, no one in your family has contracted the plague. It's unlucky to buy medicine and take it home. You should go back and wait until someone in your family has contracted the plague before you come back!"
Li Dazui was immediately enraged by her, put his hands on his hips, and began to curse.
"You brat, how dare you curse my family to get the plague? Your family is the one who gets the plague, your whole family will get the plague..."
After muttering to herself for a while, seeing that the door wouldn't open, she had no choice but to leave dejectedly.
The noise outside finally subsided. Zhiruo then turned around, looked at Luo Zhiwan, and stuck out her tongue.
"Sister, these people are really something. They're hoarding medicine even when they're not sick. Wouldn't it be better to buy medicine after they get sick?"
“I can understand their feelings. Right now, the medicine for treating the plague is already in short supply. They must be thinking that if they really get the plague and can't buy the medicine, they will just have to wait to die.”
"What should we do then? Can our medicinal herbs really feed the entire population of Phoenix City?"
Luo Zhiwan sighed and shook her head.
"If the disease continues to progress and spread from person to person, it will definitely not be enough."
"What can we do then? If this plague can't be controlled, even if those who were infected first are cured with medicine, they will still be infected by those who come after them. This cycle will continue indefinitely. When will it ever end?"
This is also a problem that Zhiwan is considering, so right now, we must first control the epidemic and prevent it from continuing to spread.
Thinking of this, she said to Zhiruo and Jiawang:
"You all stay in the shop and don't go out. I have to go out for a bit."
"Hey lady, where are you going so late at night?"
"I'm going to the government office. The only way to control the plague and prevent it from spreading further is through the government office..."
"Big sister, didn't you see how the city lord treated you when he came today? He looked at you with a menacing gaze, as if you were the one who caused the plague to spread in Phoenix City. If you go to see him now, do you think he will see you? Even if he does, do you think he will give you a kind look?"
"We can't worry about that now. Didn't you hear those people who came to buy medicine saying that people outside the city are blocking the city gate, and people inside the city are running around in panic asking for information? If this continues, this plague will be out of control. It's only just begun, so maybe there's still time."
After saying this, she covered her mouth and nose with the handkerchief, putting it on like a mask, and then walked towards the door, reminding everyone as she went.
"Lock the door. If anyone comes to get medicine, just pass it through the crack in the door. There are many people from both inside and outside the city now, so we must not be careless."
Jiawang ran to her side at that moment.
"Sister, it's not safe for you to travel alone at night. Let me go with you!"
Zhiwan turned her head to look at Jiawang, and smiled.
"You brat, your eldest sister is incredibly strong. Even three or five men couldn't get close to her. You should stay home and protect your second sister!"
After leaving those words, she unlocked the door and went out. Only after watching Zhiruo lower the door did she stride towards the City Lord's Mansion.
On the way, she thought that if her family were better off, she would definitely buy a horse; her feet had really suffered because of her.
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