Chapter 063 Thoughts
At night, after Wang Qiaolian had taken care of her husband and put him to bed, she whispered, "Master, today I want to send some pork to my mother-in-law. She always sends us gifts, but my eldest daughter refused, saying that she would send it to her when she kills a hare or a pheasant. What do you think this girl is thinking?"
Wen Jiancheng thought for a moment and said, "Maybe the eldest daughter is afraid of her second aunt and her husband, and doesn't know the seriousness of the matter and doesn't want to tell outsiders."
Wang Qiaolian nodded repeatedly and said with relief: "That's right. Although her second aunt and her husband seem nice on the surface, who knows if they can keep their mouths shut."
The couple knew very well that if this matter were to get out, the gossips in the village would gossip about it for a long time, and they would no longer have the face to live in the village.
The two of them would never have dreamed that the problem was not with Second Sister Song and the others, but that the eldest girl was worried about that boy Goudan.
A few days later, Wen Kexin brought the dried yam slices, Panax notoginseng rhizomes and other medicinal materials.
We took the bus to the town together with Sister Song, who was also carrying a backpack filled with dried honeysuckle, dandelions and other medicinal herbs.
According to Second Sister Song's idea, she wanted to walk there to save money.
Wen Kexin firmly opposed it. Although Shanhetun was not too far from the town, it would take more than an hour to walk there even if she carried her belongings on her back. Spending a little money to take a ox cart would save time and avoid getting tired.
You must never talk about enjoying yourself, you can only convince the other person from another perspective.
"Second sister, taking the bus will save time. Time is money. When we come back, it will be early, so we can go up the mountain to collect more herbs."
These words touched Sister Song's heart.
"Sister-in-law, it's my second sister who is confused. If we have time, we can go and collect some herbs and earn back the money for the trip. Then we can go by ox cart."
The persuasion was successful, Wen Kexin smiled and nodded.
The second sister of the Song family is smart enough, but money limits her imagination.
"Second sister, this is right!"
The two of them got on a ox cart and arrived in town half an hour later, where they quickly found the Chinese medicine store.
Wen Kexin clearly remembered that Mr. Zhou from the county pharmacy said that his apprentice named Danggui worked in the town pharmacy. She wondered what kind of person this was.
If you can't find Doctor Danggui, or the town doesn't sell the herbs, you can only go to the county pharmacy to find Grandpa Zhou.
Therefore, we must save time. If we walk to the town and then to the county, there will not be enough time.
She walked into the drugstore with uncertainty in her heart, and saw a round-faced young man in his twenties sitting at the counter.
I asked politely, "Excuse me, comrade, I would like to see Dr. Angelica."
The round-faced young man's face suddenly darkened, and he looked at her with displeasure and asked, "It's me. My master asked you to come, right?"
I actually guessed it right!
No, why does he have this attitude?
Wen Kexin was confused, but she continued politely, "Yes, it was Dr. Zhou who asked me to come to you. We are here to sell processed Chinese medicinal materials."
Doctor Danggui's attitude remained the same, and he said indifferently, "Take it out and let me see it!"
Wen Kexin felt even more uneasy and took out the yam slices and processed Panax notoginseng from her backpack.
Second Sister Song also nervously put down her backpack and took out the dried honeysuckle, dandelions and other medicinal herbs to show the other party.
After looking at the herbs, Danggui's expression eased a little and said, "We will buy all of them. The quality of the processing is good. Different herbs have different prices. These are considered high-quality products. Here is the price list. You can check it out. If there is no problem, I will weigh them and buy them."
Wen Kexin was not sure about the current price of Chinese medicinal materials. She took the price list and looked at it. It was lower than she expected.
Second Sister Song also leaned over to take a look.
Wen Kexin was worried that she might not be able to recognize so many words, so she explained a few words in a low voice.
Second Sister Song's face was immediately filled with joy.
"Okay, Doctor Angelica, please weigh mine first."
Wen Kexin could see that her second sister was very satisfied with the price, and muttered to herself: Forget it, I might as well sell mine!
After weighing the herbs, Danggui said, "The total weight of honeysuckle is 10.2 jin, and each jin is 1 yuan, which is 10.2 yuan in total. As for these worthless herbs, I'll give you 70 yuan. Is that ok?"
Sister Song understood that although the honeysuckle looked like a lot, it didn’t take up too much weight, so she nodded and said, “Okay!”
She carefully took the eleven yuan and ninety cents and held it tightly in her hand.
Danggui looked at Wen Kexin impatiently and asked, "Are you selling these herbs?"
"Sell!"
Continue to weigh the angelica, yam slices are not valuable, and Panax notoginseng is much more expensive than honeysuckle.
Wen Kexin exchanged all of her medicinal herbs for sixteen yuan and ten cents.
After the work was done, the two were about to leave when Angelica asked tentatively, "Do you know my master's name?"
Wen Kexin shook her head. She had asked before, but Doctor Zhou didn't tell her.
Danggui gnashed his teeth and said, "His name is Dahuang. My master gave it to him. Of course he won't tell anyone. Remember, don't call me Doctor Danggui in the future. Call me Doctor Zhang."
Wen Kexin suddenly understood, and finally realized that Danggui was resentful of her name, which was why she was rude to her.
He suppressed his smile and nodded repeatedly, saying: "Doctor Zhang, as the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime. We really don't know this matter. You are young and promising, and you will definitely surpass me in the future."
Angelica, that’s not right! Doctor Zhang's baby face soon showed a smile, and his attitude changed drastically. He said, "Thank you for your good wishes. Feel free to send me the herbs when you have them. I see that you are an expert. As long as the herbs are good, I will not lower their grade."
Wen Kexin had just looked at the price list, which included not only the prices of high-quality medicinal herbs, but also those of medium- and low-quality herbs.
Although Dr. Zhang was unhappy with his name, he obviously did not lower the price, which shows that he is a good person.
After the two of them walked out, Sister Song, who didn't know the inside story, said in a puzzled voice: "Sister-in-law, there is actually someone called Da Huang, why did Dang Gui ignore us at first, but then his attitude changed..."
Wen Kexin patiently explained the whole story to her second sister.
They both burst into laughter at the same time.
After laughing enough, Wen Kexin asked, "Second sister, are you buying anything? The supply and marketing cooperative is in front."
Second Sister Song shook her head and said, "I don't want to buy anything. This money is earned by my brother and sister-in-law. I want to earn more so I can borrow less to build a house."
That’s a wise thing to say!
Even though she was borrowing money from her mother, Second Sister Song had no intention of keeping it for herself, which is commendable.
"I don't want to buy anything, let's go back."
Second Sister Song held her back, unfolded the money she had been holding in her hand, left a Big Unity note, and took out the remaining one yuan and ninety cents and handed it to her.
He said sincerely, "Sister-in-law, I calculated that your second brother-in-law and I collected about ten baskets of honeysuckle, including your two baskets. You told us that honeysuckle is a medicinal herb. We will talk about it later. This little money will be considered as the money for your two baskets of honeysuckle."
Wen Kexin knew that not only was the backpack of Song Erjie and his wife bigger than her own, but it was also her second sister who helped her dry the honeysuckle she picked and threw it at her husband's house.
She was really conscientious in taking out one yuan and ninety cents.
She hurriedly pushed it over and said, "Second sister, it's not easy for you. This little money is my help to you."
Sister Song said stubbornly, "No, we have to accept the money! My husband and I have already taken advantage of you and we want to continue to make money from you. If you don't accept it, we will not be able to ask you to help us any more."
Wen Kexin immediately understood what Song Erjie was thinking. She didn’t hate her for it and was willing to continue helping.
She took the sweat-stained money and comforted her, "Don't worry, second sister, I'll take it!"
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