Chapter 37 Irresistible Conditions
Shen Yuexi sat on the carriage she bought, driven by Feng Zhang, and slowly returned to Feng's house.
Old man Sun really didn't lie. Although the old horse looked listless, it was quite stable in pulling the cart.
Shen Yuexi sat in the carriage, touching her pockets distressedly.
The money she earned from selling tiger skins was all spent in two days, and now there were only fifteen jingling copper coins left in her pocket. If she hadn't thought that Doctor Hua would give her a sum of money later, she would have sighed.
Feng Zhang drove the carriage into the Feng family's yard and stopped in the middle of the yard.
Shen Yuexi jumped out of the car and said to Xiao Zhuo who was coming with some anxiety: "It cost thirty-two taels."
She always felt that spending thirty-two taels to buy such a sick old horse was a bit of a loss. While sitting in the car, she regretted making the decision too early.
"You can buy it for thirty-two taels?" Xiao Zhuo seemed a little unconvinced. He grabbed the bridle and looked at it carefully, then turned to look at Shen Yuexi, "Is this horse sick?"
"Old man Sun wanted forty taels at first," Feng Zhang interjected, "it was Mrs. Pei who saw that the horse was sick, so he gave up forty taels."
"This horse...does it need to be checked by a veterinarian?" Shen Yuexi pinched the copper plate in her pocket, "I heard that it is prone to diarrhea when it is frightened."
If they really wanted to hire a veterinarian, fifteen coppers would definitely be too much to pay. If they had to wait for Doctor Hua to send the money to treat the horse, they would have to wait a few more days. They couldn't wait any longer.
Xiao Zhuo threw the reins to Feng Zhang and said calmly: "No need. Although this horse is old, its health is still good. Your medicine can cure it. Take two pairs and try it."
His tone was calm, but what he said was inexplicably convincing.
Shen Yuexi looked at him with wide, clear eyes. If, as Xiao Zhuo said, using allicin capsules could cure Lao Ma's disease, then thirty-two taels would be well spent.
She hurried back to the house and took out two allicin capsules. Then she thought that horses should eat more than people, so she took five more capsules. Then she ran into the kitchen and got a water ladle, left the house, and poured water into the water. He scooped a ladle of water into the jar and walked towards the horse.
Xiao Zhuo had already taken off the bridle from the horse's mouth. When the old horse saw her coming over with a water ladle, he raised his nostrils from a distance and blew two puffs of air at her. He turned his head to the side, but luckily Feng Zhang held him back.
"Ma, come and take the medicine. Once your illness is cured, we can go on our way." Shen Yuexi comforted him with a smile.
She knows how to give medicine to people, but her eyesight goes black when giving medicine to horses.
Probably put the medicine in the palm of your hand and let the horse lick it directly?
She was standing in front of the horse's head, thinking about it, when the horse raised its head and snorted at her twice.
The hot air from the horse's nostrils sprayed on his face, and it really didn't feel good. Shen Yuexi dodged left and right while shouting: "If you don't obey me, I will pry your mouth open and pour it in directly."
Feng Zhang scratched his head, looked at Shen Yuexi with a smile, and said, "Ms. Pei, Ma Ke doesn't understand what you said, just feed him."
After saying that, he will come up to help.
Xiao Zhuo took a step forward, seemingly unintentionally standing between the two of them, and said to Shen Yuexi: "Give me the medicine."
Shen Yuexi handed him the medicine in her hand and planned to pass the water ladle as well, but Xiao Zhuo waved her hand and refused, saying: "Yuexi, step back, if it gets angry later, it might bite you."
Shen Yuexi was startled, was Xiao Zhuo going to use violence to force Ma to take medicine?
She took two steps back and saw Xiao Zhuo grabbing the horse's reins, reaching out and grabbing the horse's ears. When the horse felt pain, he lost his temper, opened his mouth and bit Xiao Zhuo's hand. Xiao Zhuo had been waiting, He stretched out his hand and threw the capsule into the horse's mouth. Then he stroked the horse's mane a few times with his hands. The horse immediately shut its mouth obediently, snorted, and returned to silence.
Shen Yuexi stood aside and silently poured the water ladle in her hand back into the water tank in the yard.
It turns out that when giving medicine to horses, you just throw it in directly without washing it with water.
After a night, the horse recovered and its eyes brightened. It was full of energy.
How energetic he was, Feng Zhang carried a bundle of hay to feed it early in the morning. He treated it like a half-dead old horse and stood carelessly behind the horse's butt. As a result, he was kicked in the ribs by the horse with a beautiful flying kick. Lying on the bed and moaning.
Old Mrs. Feng thought her son's ribs had been broken by being kicked, so she cried and told Shen Yuexi to quickly ask Doctor You to come over and take a look.
Doctor You came and touched it, and said that Feng Zhang was strong, and the horse's kick was not hard, but that the kick was just an inch, which caused his breath to break. After lying still for half a day, he would naturally return to normal, and he didn't even need to prescribe medicine. Only then did Mrs. Feng become sad. For joy.
Feng Zhang was just giving a false alarm. Shen Yuexi turned around and started thinking about her money bag.
There are only fifteen pieces left.
She was sitting in the room and thinking, when Doctor Hua's voice suddenly came from outside the yard: "Car driver, just stop here."
Doctor Hua actually came early.
It has only been less than a day, has the medicine been sold out in advance?
"Husband, let's go." Shen Yuexi put the tea cup in her hand on the table with high spirits, stood up, straightened her clothes, and walked quickly out of the house with Xiao Zhuo.
Doctor Hua happened to walk into the courtyard gate. When he saw Shen Yuexi coming out, he quickly said:
"Mr. Pei, Madam Pei, there is something great going on."
"They sold out so quickly?"
Shen Yuexi said impatiently, as if she had already seen a hundred taels of silver shining in front of her, and she couldn't close her mouth with laughter.
"No, no, that medicine has only been sold for more than 20 pills as of this morning," Doctor Hua said with a smile, "What I want to tell you is better than this."
Shen Yuexi was a little disappointed after hearing the first half of the sentence, but she became energetic after hearing the second half.
"What's up?"
"There is a doctor who is temporarily staying in the county. I have asked you to ask if you are willing to sell him a prescription. He is willing to pay five hundred taels of silver for it."
Five hundred taels of silver!
Shen Yuexi took a breath of air. It was when she was most in need of money that the God of Wealth came to her door.
Allicin capsules were originally something that this dynasty could not produce. The other party had never seen such a miraculous drug, so it was reasonable to think of purchasing it with a large sum of money.
"Who is that person?" Xiao Zhuo was not as excited as she was and asked Doctor Hua.
"The doctor only said that his surname was Lin and did not reveal his specific identity. But his dress, speech and behavior showed that he belonged to a wealthy family."
Doctor Hua paused, and then added: "I was also worried that he was a gangster, so I went to the county government specifically to ask. The official said that this person had no criminal record, and you could safely trade with him. That's when I came."
After Doctor Hua finished speaking, he looked at Shen Yuexi and said, "The prescription is a doctor's secret. I wonder if Mrs. Pei is willing to do it?"
Shen Yuexi thought to herself: Since Doctor Hua has already investigated this person's background, what are you waiting for?
Even if Doctor Hua sells all the medicine, he will only have one hundred taels of silver. And at this rate, he doesn’t know how many days it will take to sell it. This is only five hundred taels, and it is easily available.
You have to go. You can’t fight with anyone, and you can’t fight with money.
She immediately turned around and said to Xiao Zhuo: "Husband, I will go to the county town with Dr. Hua and I will be back in the afternoon."
Xiao Zhuo frowned slightly, as if he was pondering something. After a moment, a low voice overflowed from his beautiful thin lips:
"Go back quickly."
Doctor Hua smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Pei, I will ask someone to send Mrs. Pei back when the time comes."
Chapter completed!