Doctor Ling stroked his beard with one hand and pointed at Gu Xinran with the other. "You're getting more and more naughty, girl. I'll wait for Mingzhan here and keep an eye on the shop."
Then he shook his head and sighed, "Alas, it's not easy to do good things. The food supply is running out."
Nowadays, there is a shortage of food everywhere in the three western states. Xiao Mingzhan must have spent a lot of money to get so much food.
Gu Xinran smiled and consoled him, "This has been on sale for quite a while now. Just do your best. Personal strength will eventually reach its limit."
"These people are pitiful. It's not easy for them to support their families."
Doctor Ling really has a kind heart, but this is the way the world is, and it is impossible to save all living beings.
Gu Xinran couldn't help but ask, "Where did Brother Xiao get all this food?"
"Some of it is surplus food from the farm here, and some was bought on the way here.
Unfortunately, it is not an easy task to provide Jianzhou with grain to support Yunzhou and resettle these disaster victims.
The food available in the nearby states is limited and will soon be sold out, so we won’t be able to help the refugees who come later.”
Gu Xinran thought of the food in her space. If she took it out secretly, it would be considered a good deed.
The money from the sale went into Xiao Mingzhan's hands and no one else got any benefit. Maybe they could really become a family in the future, and then everything that belonged to him would be hers.
Thinking that such rich golden legs belonged to her, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Doctor Ling saw her inappropriate smile and knew she must have been distracted.
He tapped her forehead twice and said, "Hey, come back to your senses! I'm so worried, and you're still happy."
Gu Xinran finally reacted and said, "I remembered a capable acquaintance of hers. She has over 10,000 kilograms of food, but it's just a drop in the bucket for you."
Doctor Ling's eyes lit up. "That's a lot. Contact them and buy it at our selling price, or even double it."
Gu Xinran hated herself for being so quick-witted. She bought it for free and wanted to give it away for free, but it would be nice to receive money for it, and it would be more comfortable to put it in her own pocket.
He smiled and nodded, "No need to increase the price. She is a kind-hearted person and wants to do good deeds and help the victims. But it's all refined rice and white flour, is that okay? There aren't many coarse grains."
Doctor Ling was even happier. "Fine grains are good for nourishing people. They can also nourish the old, weak, sick, and disabled people on the road."
Seeing how happy Doctor Ling is, just sell it to them. Nowadays, food is in high demand and providing food is a good deed.
"She has ten thousand catties of white flour, five thousand catties of refined rice, and two thousand catties of whole grain flour. I'll go find her now, and you can send someone to help me move the goods."
Doctor Ling was stunned. Is this someone else's or hers? She's the boss now. She just arrived in Hong County. How could she have such acquaintances?
Half-believing and half-doubting, he said, "Ran girl, you are not lying to me, are you?"
Gu Xinran knew that Dr. Ling would have questions, so she told him to keep it to himself since she couldn't explain it anyway.
He smiled cunningly, "Am I that kind of person? Don't ask anything. If you ask again, the food will be gone."
Doctor Ling's eyes revealed a hint of doting, and he believed in her unconditionally, just like when she took out the heaven-defying Spirit Gathering Water, and he didn't pursue the matter any further.
"Okay, I'll take someone with you."
Doctor Ling ordered the guards to prepare the carriage and horses, and to go with him to collect food.
He then asked the waiter to bring 700 taels of silver notes and handed them to Gu Xinran. "Five times the previous price of grain, 30 wen per catty of white flour, 45 wen per catty of fine rice, and 10 wen per catty of coarse grains, a total of 620 taels. The remaining 80 taels are for your travel expenses."
Gu Xinran happily took it and put it into her sleeve pocket. It felt good to receive the receipt.
With sparkling eyes, she said, "Thank you, Grandpa Ling. I have a gift for you too."
After saying that, he took out a bottle of premium ginseng and antler pills from his sleeve pocket (space) and handed it to him.
Doctor Ling was a connoisseur. When he opened the bottle and smelled it, his eyes widened immediately. He quickly put the cork back in, his eyes shining, and a smile appeared on his kind face.
"Ran girl, this is the best of the best! I have never seen a ginseng and antler pill with better efficacy than this. Just smelling it can make people feel refreshed.
This is what you prepared, right? It's better than the Spirit Gathering Water. It seems that the medical book I gave you is extraordinary, and your medicine-making ability is even stronger."
After saying this, he looked at the porcelain bottle containing the medicine with disdain, "Such a good medicine should be contained in a jade bottle, only then it is worthy of its status."
Haha, the old lady still doesn't forget to flatter herself, but the medical book did benefit her a lot.
I have learned how to take a simple pulse, know a lot about the interactions between medicinal herbs, and have learned many methods of preparing herbal medicines.
Gu Xinran had never really considered the bottle issue. She touched her nose and smiled awkwardly, "How can I have such a precious thing? This porcelain bottle is almost used up. I plan to wrap it with oil paper next time."
After hearing this, Doctor Ling stared at her. She was so irritating. She dared to wrap such a priceless thing in oil paper. What a waste of resources!
I have to prepare some bottles for her, otherwise she might really do it. It's really worrying.
Doctor Ling called a young apprentice and told him to look for small porcelain bottles in Jishiditang in Hong County and bring them all over if there were any.
Then he said unhappily, "Come here and get the bottle later. Good medicine must be kept properly, otherwise it will lose its effectiveness over time."
The free bottles were great, especially since I couldn't find any place to buy them right now. Gu Xinran nodded obediently.
At this time, the guard came to report that the carriage and horses were ready.
Gu Xinran went to the door first, said goodbye to Grandpa Gu who was still in line, and went out with Doctor Ling to do something and would be back soon.
Doctor Ling was very enthusiastic when he saw the Gu family whom he had not seen for a long time. He wanted to open a back door for them, but Grandpa refused. It was not originally for the purpose of buying food, but just for show.
Then, Gu Xinran brought everyone to an empty yard. Such empty yards are everywhere now. She randomly chose one with doors and windows intact.
Tell everyone to wait outside.
She went in and took a look around. After making sure that no one was there, she piled most of the food collected from the Sun Mansion, most of the grain and flour she had just collected at noon, and a pile of vegetables and fruits into the spacious main room.
In this way, there were only a few hundred to a thousand kilograms of various foods left in her space.
It doesn’t matter. We can harvest new grain in fifteen days.
After observing carefully and finding no loopholes, he walked out of the yard and invited them in to get the food.
He also told Doctor Ling that these fruits and vegetables were used to reward him and his guards.
When Doctor Ling saw the room full of grain and rare fruits and vegetables, he smiled. He did not ask about the owner of the grain, but just asked her to convey his gratitude.
No matter where the food comes from, as long as it exists, it’s fine.
Soon, all the things were transported back to the backyard of the grain store. With these grains, they could help many more people.
Gu Xinran was about to say goodbye when his young apprentice brought in a box of porcelain bottles with a few jade bottles in the middle.
After thanking him, he asked Xiao Ba to put the box on the mule cart and put it back into the space when it was convenient.
Suddenly I remembered that there were not enough bags to hold the food. I had used up a lot of sleeping pills in the mine the day before yesterday. If I don’t replenish them now, when will I?
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