Chapter 102 Going to the Yamen
Song Yuntang also recommended three kinds of pills he made to the shopkeeper.
It was just because of the limited medicinal materials and small quantities of medicines produced before, and there was no one to try today, so the shopkeeper ordered ten pills of each to try first, and compare them with several products with similar effects that they already had in their shop. If Song Yuntang's was better, he would naturally switch to hers in the future.
The three kinds of pills had the same price, one hundred and twenty wen each, so thirty pills were worth a total of three taels and six qian of silver. They agreed to pay when the next delivery was made, and then Song Yuntang left with Song Jinsheng.
The other is a grocery store located in the market.
Song Yuntang encouraged Song Jinsheng to negotiate with this grocery store. The proprietress saw that the young man was honest and motivated, so she accepted the can of shampoo he sent and directly gave him three taels of silver to order 100 cans without any trial. When he walked out of the grocery store, he was still in a daze, as if he had not expected to succeed so easily.
The negotiations with these three parties ended just after the Si hour.
Song Jinsheng had just negotiated with a family, and was feeling extremely strong. He looked eager to try, "Tang'er, shall we continue?"
Song Yuntang shook his head, "No, three in the county are enough."
Moreover, the positioning and location of these three companies are all very good.
If she spread out too much in the early stage, she might make a lot of money at the time, but she would be biting off more than she can chew and it would be difficult to control. What she wants is long-term development.
When Song Jinsheng heard this, he immediately became deflated.
"So what are we going to do next?"
"Go to the government office."
After Song Yuntang finished speaking, he walked towards the government office based on the direction he remembered.
"Why are you going to the government office for no reason?"
Common people have always been afraid of seeing officials. When Song Jinsheng heard that Song Yuntang was going to the yamen, his heart almost jumped out of his throat.
"I want to go to the county magistrate to ask for something." Song Yuntang said in a calm voice and quickened his pace.
Song Jinsheng couldn't believe it.
"You want to kill yourself? Are you asking the county magistrate for something?"
Song Yuntang glanced back at him lightly, "Master Zhu won't eat people, what are you afraid of? If you are afraid, find a place to wait for me, I'll be back soon."
Seeing that she was determined to go to the yamen, Song Jinsheng had no choice but to follow her.
When the two arrived at the yamen, Song Yuntang approached the yamen runner who was guarding the door and asked, "Hello, sir. Is Lord Zhu still in the yamen?"
"If you have a grievance, go and beat the drum. Our adults are busy."
The yamen runner, who had been standing guard in the scorching sun for almost half a day, obviously had no patience.
Song Yuntang quickly stuffed a small piece of silver into the hand of the yamen runner and said, "I know Lord Zhu. We have met before. Please help me pass on the message. If Lord Zhu refuses to see me, I will leave immediately."
After quietly weighing the silver in his hand, the bailiff looked at her and asked.
"May I have your name?"
"Song Yuntang from Cile Town. Lord Zhu met me there before." She said with a smile.
"He went to see you?" The bailiff looked a little surprised.
"Yes." Song Yuntang nodded.
The bailiff thought about it and stuffed the silver back into Song Yuntang's hands.
What if this girl is a relative or acquaintance of Lord Zhu? If we accept her money, wouldn't she have something to hold against us in the future?
"You should keep the money yourself. You are lucky today. Our master is stuck in a case. Usually at this time, he would have gone home. I will help you pass the message. Whether he sees you or not is not something I can decide."
Song Yuntang smiled happily.
"Hey, thank you, sir!"
Seeing the yamen runner turned around and went back to the yamen, Song Jinsheng then walked forward cautiously, "Sister, will Lord Zhu really see you?"
Song Yuntang shook his head, "I'm not sure, just like when we went to discuss business just now, we have to give it a try."
She wanted to go directly to the Zhu Mansion, but she didn't know Mrs. Zhu. If she went there rashly, she would be in big trouble if she was misunderstood.
After a short while, the bailiff walked out of the yamen, followed by a man in his forties or fifties with a goatee.
"Master Qin, she is Miss Song." The bailiff introduced her to the man.
Master Qin came to Song Yuntang and gestured to the government office, "Miss Song, Master Zhu is in the backyard, please follow me."
Song Yuntang returned the greeting.
"Please lead the way, Master Qin."
Song Jinsheng followed Song Yuntang into the yamen with trepidation. It was his first time in a yamen and he did not dare to look around openly. He only dared to glance at the surrounding scene with his peripheral vision, and felt that the yamen was extremely majestic.
The yamen runner just now was secretly glad that he did not accept Song Yuntang's bribe.
Lord Zhu asked Master Qin to come out to greet him, which showed that he valued this girl. If he knew that he had accepted money from the girl, he might lose his job in the yamen.
Qin Maoshi led Song Yuntang and Song Jinsheng to the backyard. At this moment, Zhu Deming was in an open room with a corpse in it. An old coroner who looked to be in his fifties was performing an autopsy.
"Mr. Xu, you still can't figure out the cause of death?" Zhu Deming asked.
The old coroner shook his head and said, "I have been doing autopsies for quite some time now. From what I can see so far, it doesn't look like the body was killed by external forces."
"Master Zhu, have you encountered any difficulties?" Song Yuntang walked towards Zhu Deming with a smile.
She was originally a doctor and had seen many corpses when she studied medicine in her previous life. Naturally, she remained calm when she saw this situation.
Song Jinsheng was different. He had lived in Rongshu Village since he was a child and had never even been to the county town. Although there were occasional funerals in the village, he had never seen a corpse. After learning that there was a corpse in the room, he was so scared that he stuck to the pillar outside the door and dared not get close.
Zhu Deming, who was worried, saw Song Yuntang and hurried forward to pull her into the house.
"Miss Song, you came at the right time. You know medicine. Can you help me see if the body died of illness?"
Song Yuntang was stunned.
"Just now, Coroner Xu said that it was not caused by external forces, so it must be due to illness."
Asking her to perform an autopsy in front of the coroner, isn't that just showing off one's proficiency before an expert?
It is true that she can treat illnesses, but she is not good at performing autopsies. In her previous life, this kind of work was done by forensic doctors.
"But the family of the deceased repeatedly stressed that although the deceased had an illness before his death, it was not serious, and he had recently taken medicine on time and his condition had improved."
Zhu Deming looked at her and said, "Miss, please help me this time. I will definitely repay you later."
"Master Zhu, your words are too kind. How dare I ask you to repay me?" Song Yuntang said in embarrassment, "Although I know medicine, I am not good at autopsies."
Coroner Xu, who was standing next to the corpse, looked at her.
"I see that you are not afraid of corpses. Why don't you give it a try? You are a novice, so it doesn't matter if you can't find anything. After all, you have no experience as a coroner."
He didn't think that a little girl like Song Yuntang could find out anything. He was the most experienced coroner in Anyang County. If he couldn't find out anything, it would be even more impossible for others to do so.
There are no shortcuts in this line of work.
Song Yuntang thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll give it a try. Does Coroner Xu have any extra gloves and masks?"
"some."
As Coroner Xu spoke, he took out a pair of clean old clothes and a new mask that had never been used from his box.
Song Yuntang took it and put it on himself very skillfully. His movements were so smooth that both the coroner Xu and Zhu Deming were stunned.
If they hadn't just heard her say that she was not good at autopsies, they would have thought that this girl was an old hand. After all, doctors these days don't need hand clothes and masks unless necessary.
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