Chapter 6 Procurement
There were already a few people queuing at the entrance of the clinic to have medicine dispensed to them. Seeing that there weren't many people, she went in. A medicine boy nearby saw Li Zheng come in and came forward to ask, "Little girl, are you here to get medicine or to see a doctor? If so, then line up over there."
"I don't prescribe medicine or treat illnesses. I just picked some herbs myself and wanted to see if they are sold here?" Seeing that the medicine boy had a good attitude, he said it directly.
"Hey, little girl, I won't hide it from you. Our clinic has fixed herbalists and delivery channels. Unless you bring some slightly more precious herbs, our clinic will be likely to accept them." It is also because we see that the little girl is young and her family is in financial difficulty that we are giving this advice. The main thing is that the clinic is not doing charity. Otherwise, if you accept her medicine, the next day someone will ask why you didn't accept mine. The clinic also has rules to follow.
"Well, I know, so I brought some medicinal herbs." Fortunately, I prepared them in advance.
"Come on, little girl, let's go to the back hall and talk." It seems that this little girl has something.
"Yeah." After all, there are many people in the front hall.
When she arrived at the back hall, Li Zheng took out the two ginsengs wrapped in her arms. She was not afraid of being snatched away anyway, after all, she still had some confidence.
The medicine boy's eyes widened when he saw the two ginseng stems. After all, ginseng was rare these days and could only be found in the mountains. Not only were humans but even animals loved it. And seeing as the roots were intact and not a bit damaged, it looked like they had been carefully dug. "Girl, wait a moment. I'll call my master to take a look." With that, he hurried off.
It seems that this ginseng can be sold at a good price.
After a while, the medicine boy brought an old man who was about forty or fifty years old. He was wearing brown linen clothes with his sleeves rolled up. I guess he was just preparing medicinal materials. The preparation methods were also in the book in the space, but he had no tools and no time, so he had never tried it.
"Girl, are you trying to sell medicinal herbs?"
"Yes, doctor."
"Okay, let me see." The doctor picked up two ginseng stems and examined them. "Girl, these two ginseng stems are good quality, but as far as ginseng is concerned, those that are over a hundred years old are the best, but those that are only a few dozen years old are also good. Girl, I won't lie to you. These two ginseng stems are only ninety taels from me, but if you go to Mr. Cheng's house in town, they should be worth over a hundred taels. Think carefully."
"No, Doctor, I'll sell it to you." Although going to Mr. Cheng's house would earn more money, the herbs would still have to be sold to the clinic. It was more appropriate to sell them there, and I didn't want to run errands anymore. He took out the wrapped Ganoderma lucidum from the basket on his back, which he actually took out from the space. "Doctor, take a look at this."
The doctor saw it was Ganoderma lucidum and glanced at Li Zheng. It seemed this girl was quite lucky. "This Ganoderma lucidum looks to be over ten years old. Hmm, how about this? The ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum together are 130 taels of silver. Okay?"
Li Zheng came out of the clinic carrying an empty bamboo basket and the silver in the space, and went straight to the grain store to buy several hundred kilograms of black flour, white flour, brown rice, and polished rice, as well as dozens of kilograms of various grains. She moved to a deserted place and put them all into the space. She went to another grain store and bought several hundred kilograms of grain, and went to a grocery store to buy various oils, salt, sauces, and vinegar, and stockpiled them. However, there was a limit on salt and she couldn't buy too much. When she passed by the pork shop, she stopped. God knows how she felt after eating only vegetables and not meat for the past two days. She was so greedy that her mouth was watering, especially the big fat meat, which was even more tempting.
"Uncle, how much is this meat?" Seeing the man selling pork was a strong man with bare arms, I didn't know whether to call him shopkeeper or boss. The boss seemed a little wrong, so I called him uncle. Oh, shame.
"Little girl, this fat is 15 cents a pound, lean meat is 10 cents a pound, pork belly is 13 cents a pound, and this lard is 20 cents a pound. Which one do you want?"
Li Zheng looked at the half pork left and said generously: "Uncle, I want them all, wrap them all up." Anyway, they won't go bad if they are kept in the space, and it is inconvenient to leave the village, so it is better to stock up.
The butcher was dumbfounded and asked, "Are you sure? Little girl, don't lie to me." After all, few people buy so much meat at one time, and this is the only one who buys so much meat at one time, unless there is a wedding in the family.
Li Zheng took out a few coins and said, "I want it, but uncle, you have to help me cut the meat."
"Okay." The butcher saw the silver and started cutting the meat without any hesitation.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Zheng hurried to the city gate carrying a basket of things on her back. The basket contained only a can of salt, a bag of cakes, two pounds of meat, two candied haws, and a piece of blue cloth to make clothes for two people. When Li Zheng arrived, the three sisters-in-law were already sitting in the carriage. "Sorry, I'm late."
"It's okay, it's not too late, it's just right." Sister Lian waved her hand.
Li Zheng saw that the things her three sisters-in-law bought were similar to hers, so she didn't say anything.
When I got home, I picked up Bao Ge'er first and gave Goudan a candied haws. Bao Ge'er also took a candied haws and licked it, "Is it delicious? Bao Ge'er."
"Delicious." Baoger's mouth was full of candies, and he was still smiling. Alas, she forgot that children like to eat candies, and she had not let Baoger eat any in the past two months.
"There's something even better to eat tonight. Bao Ge'er, do you want some?"
“Eat, eat.”
Li Zheng first cut the pork belly into pieces, put it in cold water with a few slices of ginger, and blanched it to remove the blood foam. Then she poured oil into a pot and added some rock sugar to fry over low heat until it turned brown and bubbling. Then she added the blanched meat to the pot to color it. After it was colored, she added some water and simmered it. When it was almost done, she added some seasonings. Alas, the seasoning was insufficient, otherwise it would have been better. Bao Ge'er was already staring at the pot, swallowing his saliva. "Sister, it smells so good." Bao Ge'er had only eaten meat a few times so far, and it was not like the people here who only bought meat during the New Year and other festivals.
"Wait a little longer, it'll be ready soon." I was craving it too, having not tasted meat in two months. When the meat was almost done, Li Zheng chopped up some radishes. Potatoes would have been better, but there weren't any. I had to send a bowl to Aunt He's house later, so I didn't have that much meat, so I could only add some vegetables.
After eating and drinking their fill, Li Zheng and Bao Ge'er lay on the bed, rubbing their bulging bellies. Alas, it felt so good. This was the most comfortable day in the past two months. Shopping really makes people happy. "Bao Ge'er, is it delicious?" Li Zheng turned her head to look at Bao Ge'er. "Delicious." Bao Ge'er had only eaten three pieces of meat tonight, and it wasn't enough. He wanted more, but he was too small to eat so much. "Bao Ge'er, from now on, sister will let you eat every day." While buying meat today, Li Zheng remembered that she should go to the back mountain to hunt some prey to practice her actual combat skills. Without anyone else, she would have to hunt in the back mountain.
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