Jiang Xueying and Doctor Li walked in the mountains for a while and both felt a little tired. The mountain road was difficult to walk on, with potholes covered by newly grown weeds everywhere. It was easy to fall if you were not careful. It was really difficult to find a new path.
But they all knew that they came out this time to help the village find a way out, so they could only grit their teeth and persevere, and no one complained.
Thank goodness our hard work, they finally found a way to another town!
"That's great. We can finally leave the village. As long as we can find the medicinal herbs, the villagers can be saved."
Doctor Li sighed and only thought about going to the town to buy medicinal herbs. How many lives could this save?
Jiang Xueying nodded, "Yes, Doctor Li, please have a drink of water first. You have worked hard on the journey. After you drink, we will continue on our journey to get the medicine."
After about an incense stick of time, they finally went out.
The two did not dare to delay and went to the pharmacy to buy medicine immediately.
"I'm sorry, I've already prepared the medicine according to the prescription you gave me, but we've sold out the costus root and white peony root. These two herbs are hard to find, and we don't have them in stock in the store. I'm afraid... I'm afraid you'll have to look for them somewhere else."
The pharmacy clerk explained the situation as he was packing the herbs.
Upon hearing this, Doctor Li was stunned. This wouldn't work. The two missing herbs were indispensable. These were the main ingredients. Without them, the prescription would not be able to exert its ideal medicinal effect.
Jiang Xueying had not expected to encounter such a thing, and asked, "Isn't there any other place? To be honest, we are waiting for medicine for emergency. White peony root is the main medicine and it is indispensable."
"I'm not sure about this. Why don't you go to other pharmacies and ask around. Maybe someone knows where it is. We can't do anything about it. There are so many people coming here to see a doctor and get medicine. Medicinal materials like white peony are even more rare. Most shops don't have it."
What the guy said was true. After this flood, people in many places fell ill and were in short of medicine.
Now that things had come to this, Doctor Li had no choice but to bow.
"Thank you. We'll ask elsewhere."
The weather was hot and the light was scorching, and both of them were a little overwhelmed. However, when they thought of the villagers who were still waiting for their help, they gritted their teeth and persevered.
After asking around, the two finally got some useful information. An old lady who ran a tea shop said, "It's not difficult for you to find medicinal herbs. Just keep going east. When you see a wine sign in front of you, turn left and keep going. When you reach the end, you will find the herbal medicine merchant Chen's shop. They specialize in selling medicinal herbs. They have some herbs that you can't buy in the market."
Jiang Xueying's eyes lit up after hearing this. Since they were medicinal herb merchants, they would definitely not be short of medicinal herbs and it was very likely that they had what they needed.
After thanking the old lady, the two hurried to Chen's pharmacy.
They wanted to buy the two main medicines as soon as possible, otherwise this trip would be in vain.
Chen's pharmacy does have a more complete range of medicinal materials than other pharmacies, including costus root, but the only thing missing is white peony root.
"We are in urgent need of white peony root. Can you help me find a way to find this medicine? We are in a hurry."
Jiang Xueying's tone was anxious. Many people in the village were now infected with the disease and needed treatment as soon as possible, otherwise it would spread and the consequences would be disastrous. Moreover, being one step faster might save a life.
Thinking of the emaciated body of Mrs. Qiao that she had seen before, she became more anxious.
The shopkeeper looked at her, put the abacus aside, thought for a moment, and said, "Oh, now I remember, we have white peony, but it's not in our pharmacy. It's with our master."
"Thank you, shopkeeper!"
Seeing them leave in a hurry, the shopkeeper shook his head slowly. He hadn't finished what he said just now. Although Bai Shao was with Mr. Chen, whether he was willing to give her to her was another matter. It would probably be in vain for them to go there.
Sure enough, after the two hurried to Chen's house, they couldn't even get through the door.
The servant who opened the door stopped them and refused to let them in.
"You are not familiar guests of our house, so I can't let you in casually. Besides, our master is not at home now, so you can't see him. You'd better leave quickly."
The servant had an arrogant look on his face, almost looking down on them, and it was obvious that he was a dog looking down on others.
Jiang Xueying didn't have the time to argue with him. She thought that all the servants in this wealthy family were like this. Working in such a lavish house, they felt that they were rich people too.
"Young man, we really have something urgent to discuss with Master Chen. It's a matter of life and death. Please pass on the message."
This epidemic is very serious. We need to get the medicine and find a way to treat it quickly, otherwise the longer we wait, the worse it will get.
The servant glanced at them and sneered slowly, not caring about what she said.
"What's the point of human life? Aren't you two alive and well? Why are you cursing at yourselves in broad daylight? You should go somewhere else. We don't allow idle people in here."
If it were someone else, they would have been angry and left long ago, but Doctor Li did not intend to back down. He walked forward and begged in a good-tempered manner.
"Brother, it's like this. Actually, we came here to look for medicinal herbs. The clerk at your Chen's pharmacy said that your master has white peony, so we took the liberty to come here. Since you said that Master Chen is not here, when will he be back?"
This was intended to be a polite and considerate inquiry, but unexpectedly the servant mocked him.
He sneered and said, "Just because you want medicinal herbs, does our master have to give them to you? You are not a beggar asking for food. It is not that easy. I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible, so as not to make people laugh at you!"
These words were extremely harsh to the ears. This servant really looked down upon people.
"No, brother, we need this herb to save lives. I'm not kidding you. We are just missing one herb, which is white peony root..."
Doctor Li was still trying to speak kindly to him, but the servant was too arrogant and was still mocking him.
"Stop talking about this. Most of the people who come to our place are looking for medicinal herbs. I've seen a lot of people like you. Why don't you go out on the street and ask everyone one by one to see if you can find out what your family's death has to do with my master? Go away, go away!"
As he spoke, he glanced at the two of them with disdain, as if they were shameful.
Hearing this, Doctor Li's face changed. Even if he was a living Buddha, he would be angered by such nonsense!
"You...what do you mean by that? We came to ask for medicine in a nice way and didn't force it. Why do you have this attitude?"
Doctor Li was so angry that he wanted to argue with him. He felt heartbroken when he thought about those poor villagers who were still waiting for medicine to save their lives.
Jiang Xueying reached out and grabbed Doctor Li, signaling him not to say too much to the servant. It was obvious that the servant was used to being arrogant and domineering, so his words were so sharp.
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