Chapter 27 Discovery of Dead People
Li Molan bought the old ginseng for 40 taels of silver.
Seeing that she was reluctant to part with the ginseng seedling, Lu Qingqing had no choice but to agree to give her one.
"But I'll take it to the city for you in a few days. It's just starting to recover, and it'll die if we move it any further."
"Thank you, Qingqing!"
Li Moran was overjoyed: "Next time you come to the city, I'll treat you to a meal!"
After Li Molan left, Lu Yun let out a "ha".
“If I weren’t your brother, I probably would have been sold out by you and you would still be counting the money for me.”
Lu Qingqing was neither guilty nor embarrassed. "As long as the result is good, why do you care what methods I used in the process? I didn't harm anyone."
We got the money, and she got high-quality ginseng and a good remedy.
I'm not bragging, but my recipe is worth a fortune.
Moreover, she doesn't care about money; if it can cure her illness, she's willing to give several hundred taels of silver.
So now it's a win-win situation for both sides!
"Yes, yes, I've learned it!"
Follow your sister, and you'll never have to worry about food or drink.
Lu Yun is ready to go all out!
"Quickly, tell me what those hemostatic herbs look like, I'll go up the mountain to dig them up."
Today, he only sold two ounces of medicinal herbs. Before, he couldn't even earn three ounces of silver a month selling cloth. Selling medicine was much more profitable.
The main point is that this is my own business!
Old Man Lu and Lu Feng were also amazed, and they laughed as they planed the wood.
Lu Qingqing sold the ginseng at a high price, so she charged a higher fee for her hard work.
After deducting eleven taels of Lin Zhuang's medical expenses from the forty taels of silver, and leaving nine taels as a trouble fee, the total came to a round twenty taels.
She gave twenty taels to Old Man Lu and kept two taels for herself.
"Dad, if we save up a little more, we can open the general store."
Having your own shop in town is a matter of great pride.
He would be highly regarded in the village.
Previously, the father and son worked as laborers while also running the shop, selling pots, pans, hoes, and sickles. Business was quite good.
Lu Qingqing kept this in mind.
"No rush, no rush."
“Daughter, do you need a stand for all this medicine? Dad will make one for you.”
Lu Qingqing really needs it!
There are more than a thousand kinds of Chinese medicine, including both plant-based and animal-based ones.
She only picked the common medicinal herbs that the clinic collected.
She kept the rest for herself as backup!
"Then Dad, you have to make me two frames."
"We can make as many as we want! But where will we put the shelves?"
The Lu family only has four rooms: one for Lu Qingqing, one for the eldest son and his wife, and one for Lu's father and Lu Yun.
And then there's a small kitchen.
The yard is fairly large, with some chives and scallions planted on one side, and now a small patch of herbs has been added.
On the other side was a dry toilet and an empty chicken coop.
There used to be a pigpen where they kept a piglet. One night, Lu Qingqing was craving braised pork knuckle and forced her older brother to slaughter the pig.
Old Man Lu was so frightened that he sold it overnight.
After looking around, Old Man Lu made a decision: "Let's build another room over the chicken coop and pigsty, specifically for storing medicinal herbs!"
Right now, my daughter's affairs are the most important thing!
Inside the house, Feng Xiaowan called out, "Little sister, I made you a bag. Come and see if it suits you."
Lu Qingqing ran inside.
"Perfect, perfect, just perfect! Now I have a place to put my silver needles."
Lu Feng grinned from outside.
The two sisters-in-law are getting along really well now, and the daughter-in-law is smiling more and more every day.
Two swallows flew over, chirping, and circled around the eaves.
"Huh? Don't swallows usually build their nests in new houses? Why have they taken a liking to our dilapidated house?" Old Man Lu exclaimed in surprise.
"Dad, I heard that swallows like to come to the homes of harmonious people!"
"Yes, that's right!" Old Man Lu beamed with joy.
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A rumor gradually began to circulate in the village.
They said Lin Zhuang's health wasn't actually good; it was all just a facade.
I don't know when I'll die from a rotten stomach.
The Lin family kept their doors tightly shut and ignored the matter.
The best proof is to appear lively and energetic in front of everyone; then the rumors will be dispelled on their own.
At the Lin family home, Lu Qingqing finally punctured the last thorn in Lin Ye's side.
She dipped the wooden handle in her homemade ointment and smeared it little by little on Lin Ye's face.
"Wash it off on the third day, and it will never grow back. Then apply this medicine again and keep applying it until your skin turns white."
Come back to me for another prescription when you run out.
Lu Qingqing spoke in a very calm tone.
But Lin Ye thought she was very gentle.
And when she picks at the bumps, she doesn't feel any pain at all.
She is also very beautiful.
Lin Ye couldn't even remember what Lu Qingqing used to look like.
But she knew clearly that she hadn't found Lu Qingqing attractive before.
The scar is still the same scar, and the person is still the same person, so why does it feel different?
Lin Ye was somewhat dazed.
She dared not recall some of her earlier memories.
Because Lu Qingqing no longer remembers.
"Qingqing, you are a great benefactor to my family."
From now on, I'll be your slave.
The two siblings said the same thing.
Lu Qingqing smiled and said, "There's no need to be a slave to doctors. It's a doctor's duty to charge money for treatment."
However, the two siblings were equally stubborn.
Lin Ye insisted on giving Lu Qingqing a pair of embroidered shoes.
She sewed it herself.
After leaving Lin Zhuang's house, Lu Qingqing asked several people on the road to treat her illness.
She glanced up and caught a glimpse of lilac in the distance.
Ning Xiuwen has now finished the academy examination. Because of what happened before, he is looked down upon by the villagers and is keeping a low profile. He has been staying at home these days and hasn't seen many people.
Lu Qingqing really hoped that he could pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, so that he could be paired with Dingxiang.
To avoid the villagers always arguing about her and that scoundrel together.
It's disgusting.
"Little Aunt." Little Sixi was waiting for her with a bamboo basket on her back.
The way she called out "little aunt" was stiff.
Today, Lu Yun went to the city to sell medicinal herbs, while Lu Qingqing and Xiao Sixi went up the mountain together.
She carried the crossbody bag that Feng Xiaowan had made for her, which contained two eggs, a few pieces of brittle, and a handful of roasted peanuts.
Let's go.
As the weather gets warmer, more and more herbs sprout up on the mountain.
As Lu Qingqing dug, she explained the medicinal properties of each herb.
She also catches woodlice, scorpions, and centipedes.
After a while, Lu Qingqing started taking out food and giving it to Xiao Sixi.
"Eat up, you'll have the energy to work for me when you're full."
I'm a doctor, after all. With this skinny kid by my side, who would believe in my medical skills?
So Xiao Sixi ate it one small bite at a time.
As they spent more time together, he figured out Lu Qingqing's new personality.
Refusal is useless.
Anyway, he won't eat for free; at worst, we'll deduct it from his wages.
Xiao Sixi used to wander around in the mountains a lot and had a lot of experience in finding food.
In return, he found some wild berries and gave them to Lu Qingqing.
I even managed to touch a wild rabbit, but unfortunately I couldn't catch it; it escaped through another hole.
They also found a nest of bird eggs.
Lu Qingqing said, "It's not even enough to fill a tooth gap. A whole piece is not as good as an egg. It won't do any good. Let's not do it again."
They made him climb the tree again and put it back.
"Auntie! Come quick!"
Little Four Joys is calling again.
This time, instead of finding food, they found... a dead body!
No, it's not a dead person.
But it's almost like being dead.
I've been poisoned.
Lu Qingqing recognized this person; he was one of the three people the original owner had stopped that day.
The one wearing a mask.
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