After the group left, the pharmacy remained as busy as ever.
Not long after, the pharmacist from the back rushed over in a panic.
"Dong Yang, there are still many people outside, and the pharmacy is out of medicinal herbs. What should we do?"
There have been so many people these past two days that the supply of medicinal herbs simply cannot keep up.
The pharmacist said anxiously, "The shopkeeper told us to hurry up and collect the medicinal herbs, or he'll deduct money from our pay."
Dong Yang was anxious when he suddenly remembered the two large sacks of medicinal herbs placed at the door.
He quickly ran over and brought it in; it was heavy, clearly indicating a large quantity.
"Look, is this enough?"
The pharmacist opened the sack, and a strong aroma of medicine wafted out.
"This, this is..."
Dong Yang was just a errand boy in the pharmacy and didn't know anything about medicinal herbs.
Seeing the pharmacist's expression change drastically, they assumed there was something wrong with the medicinal herbs.
People from the mountains wouldn't have any good products, and even if they did, they wouldn't know how to process medicinal herbs.
The pharmacist grabbed Dong Yang's hand and asked excitedly, "Where did you get these medicinal herbs?"
"It's from the mountains, so I'll leave it here."
"These are top-quality medicines, each one individually packaged, and their medicinal properties are extremely potent."
Dong Yang looked at him, "So?"
"The medicinal properties of this piece of Sichuan lovage root are four ounces more potent than the ordinary Sichuan lovage root in our shop!"
"So amazing!" Dong Yang exclaimed in shock.
At this moment, the shopkeeper came over.
The pharmacist quickly pulled Fu Liu over.
"Shopkeeper, please take a look at this medicine."
Fu Liu had been seeing patients for half a day and was finally able to take a short break when this kid dragged him over.
"Fu Tang'an, you're a pharmacist, but I'm not."
Before he could finish speaking, Fu Liu placed the pill in his nostril.
In just one moment, Fu Liu was greatly invigorated.
He picked up the pills, overjoyed.
"Where did these come from? Are there any more?"
Dong Yang stammered, "A medicine seller came at noon. I thought it was one of those guys from the mountains who didn't know anything about medicine. So I chased them away. They thought it was too heavy and didn't take it with them."
Fu Liu slapped Dong Yang on the head, "You little bastard, do you know how valuable this medicine is!"
Dong Yang stood with his head down. He didn't know. If he had known, he definitely wouldn't have driven those people away.
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Nanzhi and his group bought quite a few things, all of which they needed immediately.
Back at the carriage, the village chief and Niu Da had been waiting for a long time.
Nanzhi apologized profusely and handed the two jugs of wine to the two men.
"Many thanks to the village chief and Uncle Niu for leading the way. This wine is a token of my gratitude."
"Girl, I'm just showing you the way, no need to be so polite."
Niu Da: "That's right, we only drive in the city, so leading the way is nothing."
Wang Zhenmin pushed the wine back.
Nan Chunxian stuffed the wine into their arms again, saying, "Village Chief, Uncle Niu, we've only been in Ping'an Village for a short time, and we'll need your help a lot in the future. It's just a pot of wine; it's nothing special."
The two men exchanged glances, and Wang Zhenmin said, "Alright, if you need anything in the future, just come to me."
Niu laughed and said, "Go to town, just give the word, and I'll be there whenever you call."
Nanzhi then asked, "Village chief, does our village have any bricklayers?"
Wang Zhenmin: "The girl wants to build a house?"
Nan Zhi nodded, "Thatched huts leak wind and rain, and are prone to collapse; you can't live there for long."
Niu Da laughed: "You've come to the right person. Our village chief was the most famous bricklayer in the surrounding villages when he was young."
"Really?" Nanzhi was overjoyed.
Wang Zhenmin was quite proud; back then, his reputation was known throughout the surrounding villages.
"If you need to build a house, just come to me."
"Okay. It's settled then!"
Nanzhi truly didn't expect that this matter would be settled so quickly.
It didn't take much effort.
Go back and discuss it with Song Hanyan again, and the matter will be settled, and the house can be built.
As soon as she arrived at the gate, Nanzhi saw a crowd gathered around Wenkou.
"Tan Jiu, you better watch your mouth, or I'll beat you to death!"
Tan Jiu, hands on his hips, said, "What? I didn't say anything wrong. We all came together. Why did the village chief give you so much timber? What's wrong with us using two logs?"
Qian Lanfang retorted, "The village chief gave it to us, why should we give it to you?"
"Besides, is that using it? That's stealing it!"
If the open approach doesn't work, try the covert one.
Of those few dozen logs, half were stolen by the Tan family.
The two families were arguing, and things escalated. As the village head, Wang Zhenmin couldn't just ignore it.
"What are you doing? What are you doing!" Wang Zhenmin shouted.
When Tan Jiu saw the village chief arrive, he immediately burst into tears.
"Village chief, look! We only used a few pieces of wood, and this family is making a fuss and insists on taking them from us. Village chief, you must stand up for us!"
Qian Lanfang was furious: "Isn't this a case of the thief crying 'stop thief!' you old slut!"
Both families had been relocated here during this famine, and the villagers gathered outside to watch the spectacle.
"Oh dear, it's nothing for them to use two pieces of wood, why are the Nan family so insistent?"
"I think it's just that the Nan family is too stingy."
"These two women both look quite feisty," said one of the onlookers.
"Just a few pieces of wood..."
"Our village is going to start arguing again."
Wang Zhenmin had already learned about what had happened from the people around him.
“Mrs. Tan, these pieces of wood were a gift from me to the Nan family. If you want to use them, you can, but you should explain the situation to them.”
Tan Jiu wiped away non-existent tears from her face.
"Village chief, there's so much wood, why aren't you giving it to us?"
Qin Zhou, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore.
"I'm sending it to you because you eat a lot, or because you're shameless."
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