The doctor stood up again and examined his injuries. He walked around and cleaned Hua Song's wound before returning to the table and speaking slowly, "It's a serious inflammation. I gave it a quick wash. Here's a medicine to stop the bleeding and heal the wound. Five taels of silver a bottle. Would you like it?"
Hua Song tried to stay awake, but when he heard the price of the medicine, he was stunned for a moment and was so dazed that he didn't know what was going on.
Hua Zhu, who was standing aside, suddenly widened his eyes and was shocked by the price of the medicine. He was dumbfounded and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Ever since Hua Shi was willing to pay to redeem them, he knew she must be kindhearted. He was grateful, but also convinced that she was their brother. She gave them new names and called them the eldest brother and the younger brother... and now she was bringing them to see a doctor...
The doctor seemed afraid that the price he quoted would scare the patient away, so he slowly explained, "Don't look at the high price of this medicine. It's the same price elsewhere, maybe even more expensive. Besides, there's a reason why it's expensive. This is a secret recipe passed down from our ancestors. If a wound like this that's about to fester isn't treated and cured in time, it can easily cost you your life. This medicine is sure to be effective. Within a month, the wound will heal with it..."
The doctor chattered on and on about his medicine.
When Hua Shi heard the price, he started to bargain. Five taels of silver was too expensive. Although he had plenty of money on hand, it was just for looking at. He had to spend money elsewhere, and money didn't come from the wind, so he naturally couldn't spend it lavishly.
But after the doctor said that, he bent down again, rummaged through the cloth bag under the table, picked up the large medicine jar with both hands, and silently swallowed the sound of Hua Shi preparing to bargain.
For such a large jar, five taels of silver is not unacceptable...
This porcelain medicine stall is almost as big as the salt jar at home. Judging from the amount of medicine, it should be enough for a month.
"This jar costs five taels of silver?" Hua Shi asked.
The doctor looked up at her, then lowered his head and concentrated on unscrewing the wooden cork on the medicine jar. A strong smell of medicine wafted into his nose. Just the smell made his tongue feel bitter. He took a look and saw that the medicine inside was black and sticky, and he had no idea what it was.
"Five taels of silver, no bargaining."
Perhaps the doctor thought that when buying flowers, he would have to bargain like the people before, so he spoke first.
From this sentence and the expression on her face, it can be seen that the doctor has set a price. He looked away and didn't want to bargain with her.
Hua Shi's gaze fell on the medicine jar that had been spread out on the table. Suddenly, his sleeve was tugged lightly. He looked down and saw Hua Zhu's uneasy expression.
"Husband... Second sister, no need, this is too expensive..." Hua Zhu's mind was wandering for a long time, but he still couldn't help it. He pulled Hua Shi's sleeve and refused.
Hua Song, who was sitting on a chair, listened quietly to the conversation. His confused expression gradually became clear, and he realized that five taels of silver was not a small amount of money.
After hearing Hua Zhu's voice, he turned to look at Hua Shi and said weakly, "...It's too expensive. No need."
The wound will be fine after a simple treatment... He's tough, so he shouldn't die that easily...
The doctor, who had been looking away and waiting for Hua Shi to speak, heard the two injured people taking the initiative to persuade them not to buy the product before Hua Shi could say anything. How could this be possible?
The doctor gritted his teeth and looked at the four people several times. He was reluctant to lower his medicine price. After thinking for a while, he said with pain: "Alright, alright, let's do this. I can treat your wounds for free, which means I can see you for free. Normally, I charge nearly one or two taels of silver for each person. Now that I don't charge you for the consultation, the price of the medicine can't be reduced any further."
It takes almost two months to prepare the medicine for such a big jar. If the price is lowered, he will not be able to make any money.
"OK."
Unexpectedly, Hua Shi agreed very readily, but the doctor choked back the words that were on the tip of his tongue and looked at her strangely several times.
Hua Shi originally had no intention of bargaining further. The dosage of the medicine was large enough. There were many children in the family, and they would always get bumps and bruises. If he bought one or two bottles and it was useful, it would be worth it.
In the end, the doctor cleaned the wounds on Songzhu and the other man for free, and applied some black medicine on them. After a lot of trouble, Hua Shi finally bought two bottles of medicine.
The doctor saw her readily handing over the money, and he felt a bit like a dumb person swallowing bitter herbs. Perhaps it was only after he received the money that he realized that this little girl had been pretending to be stern the whole time, making him mistakenly believe that she really didn't want to buy it. Once he relaxed, she happily gave him the money, which cost him a lot of money for the consultation...
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