In the next few days, Su Yue used the excuse of going up the mountain to collect firewood and ran more diligently. Because it was winter and Zhang Dong had been lying in his room, the firewood at home was used up quickly, which did not arouse Yun Ma's suspicion.
That day, she carefully put the Chinese medicine she had found in the past few days into her arms, and while they were taking a nap, she asked many people along the way before she found her way to the doctor's home.
The doctor's surname is Wang. His medical skills are considered good in the countryside and his treatment fees are not high.
"Doctor Wang, Doctor Wang, are you home?" Su Yue shouted at the top of her voice as soon as she arrived at the doctor's door.
Doctor Wang was taking a nap when he was suddenly called out. He thought someone was seriously ill, so he opened the door and ran out without even putting on his clothes.
There were no other patients in the yard. Instead, there was a skinny girl with dry yellow hair standing there. However, from the looks of her, she didn't seem to be seriously ill.
"You are the little girl from Yunma's family, right? Has something happened to Zhang Dong again?" Because of their father's deliberate concealment, they were sent to this farm late at night and Yunma was specifically told not to reveal their identities.
So no one knew their true identities, and everyone thought they were some distant relative of Yun Ma who was fostered in the Prime Minister's ancestral home.
My father went to great lengths to hide their identities because he was afraid that his family would criticize him for being ungrateful. Once the Gu family fell, he even threw his wife aside.
"He's fine. I'm here to sell herbs." After saying that, he poured all the herbs in his arms onto the ground.
"What medicine can you collect..." Doctor Wang thought it was just nonsense from the child and casually glanced at the things on the ground.
He had only said half of this mocking remark when he saw clearly that there were actually several lush green Selaginella trees on the ground. He was shocked and said, "Little girl, did you really pick these Selaginella trees?"
Selaginella is also known as the herb of nine dead things. It only grows in the cracks of the rocks on the cliffs on the back mountain and is very effective in treating injuries. Because it was winter, the old man's bones were hard and a fall would be a serious matter. Doctor Wang was in urgent need of the Nine-Lives-Resurrection Herb.
He knew that this herb was found in the back mountain, but in the winter, the mountain road was difficult to walk on, and the weather was extremely cold. If he fell, his skin and bones would ache. Every time he went to pick it, he was extremely anxious and reluctant.
I never thought that such an inconspicuous little girl in front of me actually knew this Selaginella.
"Doctor Wang, this thing is called Selaginella. I saw it by chance in the cracks of the rocks on the edge of the cliff when I went up the mountain to collect firewood. I thought that all the flowers and plants had died in the winter, but this Selaginella was extremely green, so I guessed it must be a herb." Su Yue laughed. She didn't intend to reveal the secret that she knew some medical skills.
"That's right. How could a country girl know about medicinal herbs? It was just an accident." After hearing her explanation, Doctor Wang muttered a few words in his heart.
Seeing that Doctor Wang believed her, she said nothing more. "Look, how much is this Selaginella worth?"
Looking at Su Yue, whose clothes were tattered and whose hair was not combed, Doctor Wang's eyes rolled around. "They are just some cheap herbs, not worth a few cents. You have five of them, so I'll give you three cents."
Su Yue was not a fool. Looking at Doctor Wang's expression, she knew that he was trying to trick her. Moreover, she knew about this Selaginella in her previous life, so she was clear about its market price.
She opened her eyes wide, pointed at the Selaginella with a look of disdain, "Doctor Wang is a well-known doctor in the area, he will definitely not cheat me. It turns out that I spent so much effort to pick it, but it only costs three cents. I'd better not pick it in the future. I thought it was very valuable."
Hearing the little girl praising him, Doctor Wang touched his goatee with great pleasure. But then I heard the girl say she didn't want to pick it anymore. That didn't make sense, because she was really afraid to go up the mountain to pick it.
"Well, considering your hard work, I'll give you five cents, but you have to help me pick this regularly in the future." Doctor Wang changed the subject and added two more cents without blushing.
"I can pick herbs for you, but you have to agree to one request of mine." Seeing that the doctor was falling into her trap, she began to make the request she had thought of long ago.
"Tell me, tell me, you little girl, you were waiting for me here." Doctor Wang looked as if he saw through her.
"In the future, when I sell you the herbs I dig, if Yun Ma asks you how much you paid for them, you can't tell the truth. Just like today, you have to say you paid two cents for them. From now on, I will tell you how much you should say every time."
She looked at Doctor Wang steadily. She had to let Yun Ma see that she had gotten money before she would allow herself to go out.
"Chengcheng, as long as you continue to collect herbs." Doctor Wang just thought that the little girl wanted to hide her private money and did not take it too seriously.
"Okay, it's a deal."
"It's a deal, it's a deal." Shopkeeper Wang raised his beard impatiently.
So she took the five cents with great satisfaction and said goodbye to Doctor Wang.
Walking on the street, she looked left and right, thinking about buying a small gift for her mother. Finally, she decided to buy a piece of her mother's favorite hibiscus cake. After all, if she bought some handkerchiefs or something, it would definitely not escape the eyes of those people in the house.
"Hey, have you heard? The third prince seems to be seriously ill, and the royal family is planning to marry him off as a concubine."
"Really? The emperor is so far away from us, how did you know?"
"My cousin just came back from the Imperial City. The news has spread all over the city. I heard that the Emperor seems to be interested in the Prime Minister's daughter."
"Really?"
"That's not true. I can't find a wife just because I brag."
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Su Yue was stunned when she heard this, and the five copper coins that she was holding tightly in her hand fell down. The third prince, Shangguan Nanxing, the man who gave her all his tenderness in his previous life, was finally used by her to help Shangguan Nanfeng seize the throne.
How could she be so worthy of such a person who treated her sincerely even though she was ugly and fat in her previous life? Unfortunately, at that time, she was completely immersed in the lies carefully woven by Shangguan Nanfeng.
It turned out that the third prince was already seriously ill at this time, but I had no idea about it in my previous life.
No, she must become the Medicine King's apprentice as soon as possible. She wants to cure the Third Prince!
After counting on her fingers, she calculated that the time when the Prime Minister's Mansion would pick her up in her previous life would be early summer next year, which means there is still half a year left.
However, half a year was too long and she couldn't wait! Since he couldn't wait for them to pick him up, he would find a way to have the Prime Minister's Mansion come to pick him up in advance.
She remembered that in her previous life, the Third Prince and Su Xin were arranged to be married on the Spring Equinox of the next year. However, Su Xin had never met the Third Prince at that time. She just felt that if she married a sickly man, wouldn't she be a widow?
So for a while, Su Xin was reluctant, until she saw the Third Prince's true appearance by chance, and then she nodded shyly.
She must find a way to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion before the beginning of spring. She can't wait for her third uncle to return triumphantly.
She picked up the copper coin on the ground and bought a piece of hibiscus cake for two cents. She carefully put the hot hibiscus cake and the penny into her arms. He held the remaining two cents tightly in his hand.
"You little stinky girl, you run outside all day and don't do any housework. It's better to have a dog than you."
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