Chapter 33: The First Payment (Three Thousand Chapters)
Zhou Huaian parked the chicken bus on the side. The two men untied the ropes tied to the bamboo basket, took the herbs down and carried them into the clinic. "Doctor Wang, have you had breakfast?"
"I've eaten it!" Doctor Wang, who was reading a book with his reading glasses, looked up and saw the two people. He smiled and said, "It's you!" Then he looked at the bamboo basket and said, "Are these the herbs you dug?"
Zhou Huaian nodded with a smile, "Yes, Doctor Wang, we went up the mountain to dig some herbs, can you take a look?"
"Okay, let me take a look." Doctor Wang put down his reading glasses and walked towards the bamboo basket.
"Yan'er, bring out the medicine to show Doctor Wang. I'll go bring in another basket." Zhou Huaian said as he walked out.
"Doctor Wang, I'll go help him carry it." After saying this, Yang Chunyan quickly turned around and helped Zhou Huaian carry the herbs into the clinic.
Doctor Wang picked up some Houttuynia cordata and looked at it. "Houttuynia cordata, clean it well."
"I washed the Houttuynia cordata and left it to air overnight. I placed it on top of the Leonurus japonicus and Patchouli for fear that it would get damaged." Yang Chunyan hurriedly picked up the Houttuynia cordata and put it in the backpack, revealing the herbs underneath.
After checking them one by one, Doctor Wang smiled and nodded, "These are all good. I'll take them all. Houttuynia cordata is 3 fen per jin, Leonurus japonicus is 6 fen per jin, and Patchouli is 7 fen."
Although Yang Chunyan heard that the price was slightly different from her previous price, she knew that she could buy more things with the money now. Now that the two of them had their first income, the money would only get more and more in the future.
She said happily: "Doctor Wang, we also dug up Chuanxiong, cut some Polygonum multiflorum vines, and dug up two pieces of Polygonum multiflorum that were a bit old."
"Not bad, you two are pretty quick!" Doctor Wang said with a smile, "Let me see it."
Zhou Huaian took a piece of Shouwu from the bamboo basket and handed it over, "This one is smaller, there is a bigger one."
Doctor Wang took it, smelled it, looked at it again, and nodded, "Not bad, it's quite old, and it's cleaned very well."
Zhou Huaian handed over the other piece attentively, "These two are grown together, two steps apart."
Doctor Wang took it and looked at it for a while, then smiled and said, "It's old and the quality is pretty good, but it's not as valuable as you think. Chunyan should know something about it, right?"
Yang Chunyan nodded repeatedly, "I know." This thing is particularly easy to grow here, and the price will not be high even after thirty or forty years.
Doctor Wang nodded, and looked at the Polygonum multiflorum and Chuanxiong. "The Polygonum multiflorum is also of good quality, I'll give you 1.2 cents per pound, and Chuanxiong is also of top quality, I'll give you 2 cents per pound."
After hearing this, Zhou Huaian smiled and looked at Yang Chunyan happily. He felt that he was capable and had found a capable wife.
Looking at the two pieces of Polygonum multiflorum, I thought that if I could sell them for three or four yuan per catty, it would be about ten or twenty yuan.
After Dr. Wang told the two the prices of several herbs, he looked at the two pieces of Polygonum multiflorum, thought for a moment and said, "These two pieces of Polygonum multiflorum are of good quality. I'll give you 80 yuan. What do you think?"
Yang Chunyan was stunned for a moment and found that the price was a bit different from what she expected. Then she thought again, the environment is good now and it is easy to find wild Polygonum multiflorum, so the price may be lower.
Zhou Huaian glanced at Yang Chunyan, and seeing that she had no objection, he smiled and said, "We believe you."
He could earn dozens of dollars a day. He felt that digging herbs and selling them was too good to be true. It was almost a business with no capital investment.
Oh my god, I'm rich now. I've always listened to my wife. I've never made so much money in my life! I never knew that making money could be so easy?
My mother, my husband, and several brothers and sisters-in-law work hard in the fields all year round, but they don't make much money. It seems that they have to find the right way to make money, which will make it easier.
Doctor Wang looked at Zhou Huaian, who was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "The Polygonum multiflorum that is not old enough and of poor quality is only two or three yuan per pound."
Zhou Huaian nodded repeatedly, "Oh!"
"Thank you, Doctor Wang. You've already given me a good price." Yang Chunyan asked gratefully, "Where can we carry the herbs to be weighed?"
"I'll take you to the backyard to find Wang Zhen to weigh you."
"Okay." The two men carried the herbs and followed Doctor Wang to the backyard. Wang Zhen and a man in his thirties were weighing the herbs in the yard.
Doctor Wang told Wang Zhen something and went back to the clinic.
Yang Chunyan and Zhou Huaian carried another basket of herbs to the yard and saw that the man had already weighed the herbs. She saw that the man's herbs were all dried.
The man glanced at the two men, pointed at the bamboo basket and asked Zhou Huaian, "Brother, where did you dig these herbs?"
Zhou Huaian glanced at him warily and said, "I dug it from the mountain behind my house." Then he dragged the bamboo basket to the beam scale and said politely, "Doctor Xiao Wang, please weigh it for me."
The man looked at him, a little speechless: "You can't even speak clearly, you must be a fool! You dug it from the mountain behind your house, how would I know where the mountain behind your house is?"
Yang Chunyan pretended not to notice the man's speechless expression and stepped forward to help weigh the herbs.
After weighing, Wang Zhen recorded the amount while reporting: "13 catties of Houttuynia cordata, 19 catties and 8 ounces of Patchouli, and 36 catties and 7 ounces of Leonurus japonicus."
After weighing one basket, they weighed the second basket. The Polygonum multiflorum vine weighed 47 jin, and the Chuanxiong was about the same as the two people estimated, 58 jin and 5 liang.
Doctor Xiao Wang picked up the abacus and fiddled with it: "Houttuynia cordata is 0.3 cents per pound, 13 pounds totals 0.39 cents... Chuanxiong is 0.2 cents per pound, totaling 11.7 yuan.
Add two pieces of Polygonum multiflorum, the total is 101.31 yuan," he calculated, and tore off a bill for the two people, "you can calculate it, is it correct?"
Zhou Huaian looked at it for a while, then nodded with a smile, "That's right, Doctor Xiao Wang."
Wang Zhen smiled and glanced at Yang Chunyan. "Please bring the herbs and put them in the winnowing basket. I will pay you."
He always felt that he was very familiar with Yang Chunyan, but after thinking about it, and considering that he had only met her twice this time, he couldn't figure out why he had this feeling.
"No trouble." Zhou Huaian diligently picked up the Polygonum multiflorum vine and put it into the empty winnowing basket on the bamboo rack, and carefully helped to spread it out.
It was rare for Yang Chunyan to see him so active, but she thought it was a good thing. She stepped forward and poured the Chuanxiong into the winnowing basket and spread it out, then went to help Zhou Huaian dry the Polygonum multiflorum vines in the sun.
Wang Zhen came out of the room with the money. Seeing that the two did not put it randomly but spread it out carefully to dry, he said politely, "Thank you for your help."
Zhou Huaian smiled and said, "It's not a big deal, just some hands-on work." Things for the God of Wealth's family must be done well!
Wang Zhen smiled and handed him the money. "Brother Zhou, can you count it?"
Zhou Huaian took the money and handed it to Yang Chunyan who was standing beside him with a smile, "Boss, take the money."
Wang Zhen laughed after hearing this, "Great job, Brother Zhou!"
"Hehe!" Zhou Huaian laughed innocently, "..." I'm just a laborer.
Yang Chunyan glanced at Zhou Huaian in a reproachful manner, took the money handed over by Wang Zhen, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Doctor Wang, we will go back now."
Wang Zhen nodded and pointed at the money in her hand, "Sister, please count it. If you have to hurry back, put the money away."
Yang Chunyan counted and said, "That's right, thank you very much!" Thinking that the water in the kettle was gone, she asked Wang Zhen for another kettle of boiling water.
While Wang Zhen went into the house to pour water, Yang Chunyan put the money into her waist bag and buckled it. Zhou Huaian had already stacked two bamboo baskets together. The two took the kettle and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.
Wang Zhen thought about it and called the two of them, "Sister, next time you can dry herbs like Houttuynia cordata and Leonurus japonicus before bringing them, it will be more cost-effective."
Yang Chunyan said gratefully: "Thank you, we will bring it back next time after drying it."
After saying goodbye, the two walked out of the yard, looked at each other, and a satisfied smile appeared on their faces.
"Yan'er, that's great. I earned so much after working hard all day!"
"As long as you work hard, you will always make money." Yang Chunyan thought that the snake medicine made by Doctor Wang was particularly good, and turned to look at him, "Huaian, there are many snakes and insects in the mountains. Let's buy some snake medicine and bring it with us. It will be useful in case of any trouble."
Zhou Huaian thought that he had just sold it for 100 yuan, and 20% would give him 20 yuan, so he said generously: "If you want to buy it, buy it!"
The two of them arrived at the clinic door together, put the bamboo basket on the chicken bus, and entered the clinic.
Yang Chunyan stepped forward and said, "Doctor Wang, I want to buy some snake medicine to take with me up the mountain just in case. I also want to buy some hemostatic powder and a bottle of active oil."
"Okay, I'll get it for you." Doctor Wang took a jar from the medicine cabinet and found an empty small medicine bottle. "For the first snake venom, take eight pills, and the second time, four pills, three times a day. Chew them up and swallow them.
For other wild animals that bite you, take three pills each time, chew them up and swallow with water. I'll give you enough for two days. If anyone is bitten, it's best to send them down for me to take a look."
Yang Chunyan nodded: "I remember. How much is it?"
Doctor Wang handed her the medicine and said, "It's one dollar and fifty cents in total."
Yang Chunyan took the medicine bottle and gave him the money. "Thank you very much."
Doctor Wang nodded, thought about it and then reminded: "If you are bitten by a snake, don't panic and run around, sit down and check the wound first." He found a medical book, opened it and pointed to the illustration on it:
“You see, the bites from venomous snakes usually leave a pair of large, deep teeth marks, or a pair of large teeth marks on top of two rows of small teeth marks, while the bites from non-venomous snakes usually leave only two rows of symmetrical, small teeth marks.
If the snake was frightened and bitten, there may still be fangs left in the large tooth mark. After checking carefully, find a rope or shoelace to tie it above the wound, and untie it every ten minutes to prevent muscle tissue necrosis.
Never suck the wound with your mouth. If you have a knife, immediately cut a cross on the wound with the knife to squeeze out the poisonous blood. It is best to use a cupping jar to remove the poisonous blood. Remember to pull out the poisonous tooth and rinse it with clean water.
Seeing that Zhou Huaian was also carefully remembering what Dr. Wang said, Yang Chunyan said gratefully, "Thank you, Dr. Wang. We will remember it."
Zhou Huaian also looked grateful, "Doctor Wang, we are going back now. We will send you herbs next time."
Doctor Wang smiled and nodded, "Take care."
The two came out of the clinic, and Zhou Huaian looked at her, "Yan'er, you can just buy snake medicine, why buy active oil?"
Yang Chunyan glanced at his arm and said, "You pushed such a heavy object today and walked such a long distance. Your arm will definitely hurt tomorrow. I'll apply some active oil to you and rub it at night. It will stop hurting tomorrow."
"Hehe, my wife is still good to me." Zhou Huaian pushed the chicken bus happily.
Yang Chunyan stopped him and said, "It's not convenient to dig herbs with a hoe. We have to buy two more hoes."
Zhou Huaian looked at her with some pain in his heart, "Using my money again?"
Zhou Family Figures
Female lead: Yang Chunyan, Male lead: Zhou Huaian
Zhou family, Zhou's father: Zhou Dasong, Zhou's mother: Chen Guilan,
The eldest brother: Zhou Huairong, the second brother: Zhou Huaijun, the third brother: Zhou Huaishan,
The eldest sister-in-law: Zhao Huifang, the second sister-in-law: Zhang Xiuxiang, the third sister-in-law: Li Qiuyue
The eldest son of the Zhou family, Zhou Huairong, married Zhao Huifang and had two sons and one daughter. The eldest son was Zhou Jiaming, the youngest son was Zhou Jialiang, and the daughter was Zhou Xiaowen.
The second son of the Zhou family, Zhou Huaijun, married Zhang Xiuxiang and had a son and a daughter, a daughter named Zhou Xiaoqian and a son named Zhou Jiakang.
The third son, Zhou Huaishan, married Li Qiuyue and had two daughters, the eldest, Zhou Xiaoru, and the second, Zhou Xiaolin.
The eldest father of the Zhou family, Zhou Dachun, the eldest aunt, Li Yinfu, the son, Zhou Huaixing, the third father, Zhou Dahe, and the third aunt, Zhang Hongmei
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