"Doctor Wen, we can't find an antidote right now. Can you make us a medicine that can temporarily suppress our pain?"
After a brief discussion, the group decided to make the next best request.
Xiushui and Xu Yiding looked at each other, but did not agree immediately. Instead, they looked at Wen Ruzhu who had been accompanying them to see the patient.
"Auntie, you prepare an antidote to suppress these toxins first, and Doctor Xu will prepare one as well. We'll see whose recipe is better."
Several families looked at them with gratitude. This trip was really worthwhile. They didn't expect that suppressed medicines could also be prepared.
Moreover, judging from their posture, it is not something that can be done by one person alone, but by three people.
So can we understand it this way, that even if they cannot find the antidote in this lifetime, they will not be controlled by others.
When the time comes, just come to get the medicine, pay the money, and the two sides will do the transaction. Other things will not be the same as before.
Being controlled by the old bald man, the lives of the whole family are out of control.
With this motivation, several families have a stronger desire to make money.
No one dared to disturb them and just watched the three people busy writing prescriptions.
Wen Ruzhu was the first one to start writing prescriptions, but the last one to put pen to paper.
Wen Xiushui was the last one, but she was also the one who wrote the fastest.
Soon, the prescriptions for all three people were written.
As usual during medical consultations, Xu Yiding stood up and gestured to everyone to calm down, and the three of them went to the next room to discuss.
No one knew how the discussion went in detail, but what came out in the end was a revised prescription.
This time Xiushui is no longer the host, because she has a new patient, and Xu Yiding is the host here.
“After the three of us discussed it together, the final recipe we came up with is the most suitable for your current situation.
This medicine only requires one pill every month. It's a bit expensive, so you should be prepared for that."
Everyone was really trembling in their hearts, but the older generation represented by Mrs. Luo and Old Man Feng still nodded hesitantly.
"Go ahead. No matter what the cost, being alive is better than anything else."
Xu Yiding paused, then gave a slightly awkward explanation.
"Don't act like you're being ripped off. I'm just saying this out of habit. After all, most people who come here for treatment aren't short of money. I'm sure these prescriptions aren't so expensive that you can't afford them."
Having said that, he handed the prescription to everyone and asked them to go to the place where the medicine was picked. After getting the medicine, he asked several girls in the backyard to make honey pills.
"Making it into balls will make it much more convenient for you. From now on, you only need to get the medicine according to this recipe once a year and then make it into balls."
No one asked whether they could take the prescriptions away, because they had inquired and knew that it was not impossible to take the prescriptions away.
However, according to many people's personal experience, once the prescription is taken away, the effects of some of the medicines are not as good as those obtained here.
Moreover, it may be because the production methods are different. In short, many people say that the ready-made medicine pills prepared in Wen's Medical Clinic are much better than those made outside.
For this reason, people don't ask this question at all.
The accountant quickly calculated the price of the prescription, because they had warned beforehand that the medicine would not be cheap, so everyone thought that the medicine that nearly 200 people from several families would need to take would cost at least tens of thousands of taels of silver.
"How much did you say?"
"One thousand two hundred taels."
"Girl, are you sure?"
Both Mrs. Luo and Old Man Feng asked again in a sharp voice.
The girl who was doing the accounting thought they were surprised that the amount of money was so high, so she patiently explained a few more words.
"Your prescription contains precious herbs like ginseng, purple ganoderma, and mulberry fungus. More importantly, you've got 200 prescriptions, so it will cost 1,200 taels."
"I know, I know. Come on, girl, keep it."
Everyone felt the impatient urging of the people behind them, and quickly handed over the money.
After putting piles of medicine into the hands of the girls who were decocting the medicine, the group was still confused.
"This is very expensive. Why is it different from what I imagined?"
Old Mrs. Luo muttered to herself.
Old Man Feng chuckled. "Oh my, so... it's really expensive here, over a thousand taels. Tsk tsk, I thought it would be at least over ten thousand, close to twenty thousand taels."
I was also thinking that after this trip, I would have to urge my children and grandchildren to be frugal, so as to avoid losing their lives.
Now it seems... this... is just a drop in the bucket."
Mu Qiping also reacted and was also smiling foolishly.
"I'm still regretting that I didn't even get any medicine this time, and I actually spent a lot of money on other things.
I was thinking that I would save money on purchases in the future, but now it seems that there is no need to save at all. I will just focus on eating and drinking on this trip.
When I go out, I have to buy something happy, have fun, and eat as much as I want..."
Everyone looked down on this greedy guy, but at the same time, they all laughed.
Old Mrs. Luo even sighed while holding her eldest daughter-in-law's hand.
"It's great to have the Wen's Clinic. The doctors here are so skilled, yet the prices are surprisingly affordable."
Someone who happened to have picked up some medicine and passed by also sighed when he heard it.
"It's not that bad. In our little shabby place, if you wanted to see a doctor, get a consultation, or get some medicine, you would have to pay at least ten taels of silver.
After arriving here, although I still have to spend nearly ten taels of silver each time, my condition is clearly getting better."
"Me too. Our county isn't big, but seeing a doctor is very expensive, and getting medicine is even more expensive. So, you spend the money. The key problem is, they can't even treat even the most minor illness.
My visit here only gave me a prescription and acupuncture. Now the doctor has told me to go home without having to stay in the hospital. From now on, as long as I don't eat too much, I'll rarely get sick again. This trip was really worth it.
In our small town, it would take tens of thousands of trips and hundreds of taels of silver to see the sight. But here, it only cost less than five taels of silver. I don't want to rush home after saving so much money. I have to take advantage of the food festival and the blind dates here to buy and eat together.
"You've really saved money, saving so much that it's like finding something. You have to spend it before you can leave. That's great! You don't have to take too much medicine, and the money you save can be used to bring things home for your family."
I thought, if there are suitable things here, maybe I can save money and take them back home, and even make some money back home."
"Oh, that's a good idea. I have to think about it. I can't just go out without coming in. Maybe I can find a way out."
After the two patients left, everyone looked thoughtful.
Can these families also consider buying things from here and then selling them locally?
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