Yu Qingqing didn't think it was a big deal. She didn't care that much and thought that maybe washing it with spiritual spring water would be fine.
"These three packets of medicine can be boiled in three bowls of water into one bowl of water. One packet of medicine can be used for one day, and the total cost including the consultation fee is three hundred and ten cents."
The clerk in the pharmacy quickly prepared the medicine according to the prescription written by Doctor Yu.
"Thank you, is your shopkeeper here?" Yu Qingqing didn't rush to get the medicine bag. She wanted to sell the herbs and see how much she could get.
"Why are you looking for the shopkeeper? We don't sell on credit. If you don't want the medicine, you still have to pay the consultation fee. Doctor Yu's consultation fee is ten cents"!
As the waiter spoke, he took a look at Yu Qingshu's clothes and thought they wanted to buy on credit, so he prepared to take the medicine back.
"Hey, little brother, don't get me wrong. We're not selling on credit. We need to pay. We just picked some herbs in the mountains and wanted to ask if you would accept them?" Yu Qingshu looked at the waiter's eyes and movements, and immediately understood that he thought they wanted to default on their debt.
"Herbs? Where are they? Let me see them?" The waiter was obviously a little bit unconvinced. Dressed like that, was he someone who knew about herbs?
After saying that, he stretched his head and looked into Yu Qingshu's backpack.
"Here, take a look?" Yu Qingshu immediately took off his backpack, picked up a handful of Viola yedoensis, and showed it to the boy.
"Wait, I'll go call someone for you." Seeing that it was really herbs, the waiter ran to the back to call someone.
After a while, a middle-aged man with a big belly came out. He was the owner of the Huiren Medical Clinic, and everyone called him Manager Liu.
"Can I see what kind of herbs they are and where they are?" Shopkeeper Liu asked as he walked to the front desk of the clinic.
"Look, these are motherwort and violet yedoensis. Do you accept them?" Yu Qingqing took out all the herbs.
"Little girl, do you know about herbs? Shopkeeper Liu asked with a smile, "Did you pick all these? They look very clean, but they are all common herbs, not very expensive."
"That's right, Shopkeeper Liu, see how much you can sell it for?" Yu Qingqing said as she pushed the herbs forward.
"Waiter, use the scale to weigh it and see how heavy it is." Shopkeeper Liu said to the waiter.
"Motherwort: It promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis, relieves pain, clears away heat and detoxifies to reduce swelling. It is very friendly to women, but is contraindicated for pregnant women."
"There are thirty catties of motherwort in total. Yours looks to be of top quality. We charge thirty cents per catty.
There are ten jin of Viola yedoensis in total, and we charge ten wen per jin. That's exactly one liang of silver. After deducting the cost of the medicine, I'll give you six hundred and ninety wen. "See, is that correct?"
Yu Qingshu was counting on his fingers beside him, and Yu Qingqing quickly figured it out. He was right, so he took the 690 coins and handed them to Yu Qingshu.
"Yes, thank you, Shopkeeper Liu. Dad will keep this for you." Yu Qingqing gave the money to Yu Qingshu.
"Qing'er, you are the one who found these herbs. You can keep them. And the silver that the young master gave as compensation will be kept for your mother after you buy the food." Yu Qingshu put the prescribed medicine in the backpack and prepared to go buy food with Yu Qingqing.
"Little girl, if you find any medicinal herbs later, you can send them over," Shopkeeper Liu said to Yu Qingqing.
"Okay, Manager Liu, my father and I will leave first." Yu Qingqing said and followed Yu Qingshu to the place where the grain was sold.
After a while, I arrived at a place called "Zhu Zi" grain store. I saw that there were already many people there, queuing up. I quickly joined the queue.
"The price of food changes every day now. It's only been a short time and it's gone up again!"
"That's right, the weather has been a bit abnormal recently."
"The price of food has been rising, and it's almost unaffordable. Will God let us live? The court is so far away, and we can't rely on it."
"Who says it's not true, sister? There are six people in my family, and we can only eat until we are 70% full every day. Any more is not enough."
Yu Qingqing only heard the complaints from the people in front of her. She was also thinking silently in her heart that she had to find a way to buy some seeds and plant them in the space later, otherwise it would be very difficult later.
"Please queue up carefully and don't cut in line. If you are caught cutting in line, just queue up again." There was a waiter nearby, maintaining order.
"Sir, what kind of food do you need and how much? Brown rice is 15 wen, corn is 18 wen, and white rice is 30 wen. Which one do you want?" The young man in front asked enthusiastically, and finally it was Yu Qingshu's turn.
"Uh! Is it so expensive? What's going on?" Yu Qingshu was still a little shocked. The price was rising like a rocket.
"Sir, there is no other way. These grains are transported from other places. I heard that there are refugees in some places. The world is in chaos, and food is for survival, so it is naturally precious."
The waiter at the grain shop continued speaking patiently.
"Dad, let's buy more brown rice and corn," Yu Qingqing suggested.
"Okay, give me 100 kilograms! No, 200 kilograms of brown rice, and 50 kilograms of corn." Yu Qingshu also felt that he couldn't delay too long, so he made a decision immediately.
"Sir, please wait for a moment over there. I will pack you some food right away. The total is three thousand nine hundred coins."
Since he had no pocket money on him, Yu Qingshu took out a gold ingot and handed it to the waiter.
"Dad, the food will be packed soon, I want to go to the grocery store and buy some things I need." Yu Qingqing finally came up with a not-so-lame excuse, because time really doesn't wait for anyone.
"Go ahead, I'll wait for you here. Be careful," Yu Qingshu said as he took the six taels and one hundred coins from the waiter. He then sat on a nearby stool, waiting for the food to be loaded.
Soon, Yu Qingqing came to the seed shop next door, but the result was a bit disappointing. The number of seeds here was really pitifully small.
"Waiter, what kind of seeds are these and how much are they?" Yu Qingqing casually pointed at the green seeds lying in the box next to her.
"Sir, please tell me what seeds you need. This is the seed of Buddha's hand melon. It has a high yield and is imported from foreign countries. The fruit is green and oval. It is not expensive, five for ten cents. How many do you need?"
"Give me fifty grains, please. Also, do you have wheat seeds? Give me some, too. Do you have dogwood? Do you have unthreshed rice? I want all of them, fifty grains each."
Yu Qingqing listed several options in one breath, which made the waiter very happy. This was really a big customer, right? Therefore, the waiter became more attentive, fearing that the customer would be snatched away by someone else.
"Yes, sir, please wait a moment!" The waiter immediately went to get a cloth bag and put all the seeds in it.
"Take it, sir. It's four hundred coins in total." The waiter happily accepted the money from Yu Qingqing. Yu Qingqing put the seeds into the backpack, actually throwing them into the space.
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